Amazon have finally gotten around to shipping their cool-sounding Fire TV stick. This is a gadget that people have been pretty hot for for a while now, but what’s all the fuss about?
Basically, this is one of the easiest devices out there for getting access to thousands more TV shows, movies, songs and more. It’s only $39 and all you need to do is plug it into your TV’s HDMI port. Do that and you’re already all set up! You do need external power (via a USB port) and you also get a small remote with your usual media buttons. Alternatively you can control the device via your smartphone apps which provide extra control. Setup is easy basically and it’s also easy to interact with.
Fire TV Stick connects to your TV’s HDMI port. It’s an easy way to enjoy Netflix, Amazon Instant Video, Hulu Plus, YouTube.com, music, and much more
Powerful performance—4x the storage and 2x the memory of Chromecast, plus a dual-core processor and 1 GB of memory.
Massive selection—Over 200,000 TV episodes and movies, millions of songs, and hundreds of games.
Free 30-day Prime trial—Unlimited access to thousands of popular movies and TV episodes including award-winning series from HBO and exclusive titles like Alpha House, plus new Prime Music
Instant streaming with ASAP—No more waiting for your movies and shows to buffer—ASAP learns what movies and shows you like so they start instantly
Dedicated remote and app for easy use—With the Amazon Fire TV Remote that comes in the box or the free app on your Android device (iOS coming soon), you have all the controls you need to easily search, navigate, and play games
Voice search that actually works—Simply say what you want to watch and start enjoying in seconds with the free app or Amazon Fire TV Voice Remote (sold separately)
Connect your small screen to your big screen— Fire TV Stick lets you fling your favorite apps to your TV to free up your small screen for other uses. Or mirror your phone or tablet to your TV.
Great for gaming, too—Play favorite titles like Flappy Birds Family, Toy Story: Smash It!,Monsters University, and more great games
From there you then get access to a huge amount of content including all the regular services and much more. You even get voice search ala Xbox One which is pretty impressive for the price!
Huge Selection of Content
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Compared with something like Chromecast you get a lot more features and the specs themselves are pretty impressive too. All in all, Fire TV is awesome so far and can only get better with firmware updates!
Fire TV Stick combines all your favorite subscriptions and streaming services with Amazon's massive selection of digital content. Watch over 200,000 TV episodes and movies, rent videos from just 99 cents, or kick back with your favorite sports, news, music, and games. Eligible customers get a free 30-day trial of Netflix and Amazon Prime when they purchase Fire TV Stick. Additional payments such as subscription fees or affiliated video subscriptions may be required to access certain content on certain channels (for example, HBO GO, Netflix, and WatchESPN). Participating television providers only; some channels may not be available in every market Fire TV Stick is sold.
