Amazon Fire TV

Mary Bailey · ‎03-09-2010

Any comments?

$99.00 Looks interesting:

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Amazon Fire TV is a tiny box you connect to your HDTV. It's the easiest way to enjoy Netflix, Prime Instant Video, Hulu Plus, low-cost movie rentals, and much more

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Tiny box, huge specs—Fast quad-core processor, 2 GB of memory, dedicated GPU, plus 1080p HD video and Dolby Digital Plus surround sound
Easy to set up and use—Pre-registered to your Amazon account so you can enjoy favorite titles and personalized recommendations
Instant streaming—Exclusive new feature ASAP predicts what movies and TV episodes you’ll want to watch and buffers them for playback before you hit play
Perfect for parents—Amazon FreeTime lets you easily limit screen time and create personalized profiles just for kids (coming soon)
Great for gaming, too—Play blockbuster titles like Minecraft-Pocket Edition, The Walking Dead, and Monsters University, plus free games and Amazon exclusives. Paid games start from just 99 cents

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adelle38 · ‎03-09-2010

I'm sticking with my Roku which I paid $30 for and still works great after 2 years.

It's always a victory for me when I remember why I entered a room.

ilovedaisies · ‎07-20-2010

I think my Roku does all that. I don't know about games because we don't play them anyway.

LilyBell2 · ‎01-05-2011

Interesting review here: Amazon Fire TV Preview

willdob3 · ‎11-01-2010

I got an email about it bright & early this morning & never bothered to open it. I thought it was about the Kindle Fire.

I just caught a bit about it on the news & it sounds interesting. I do not currently have cable or any TV service. I get pretty poor and inconsistent reception and would like more options.

I wonder how much you'd end up paying for access to the shows...

ritasNo1Fan · ‎03-12-2010

CNET review was good. States that this is the ""strongest"" of all the streamers. Wonder if that means it does not stop in the movie to buffer?

glb613 · ‎03-09-2010

On 4/2/2014 LuvMM1 said: CNET review was good. States that this is the ""strongest"" of all the streamers. Wonder if that means it does not stop in the movie to buffer?

Buffering is caused by your internet service not the device. The only exception is if a site is overloaded.

okBlonde · ‎09-23-2013

You can supposedly talk to the Amazon Fire remote control. I will keep my Roku's. There are more channels available vs. the Fire.

okBlonde · ‎09-23-2013

On 4/2/2014 LuvMM1 said: CNET review was good. States that this is the ""strongest"" of all the streamers. Wonder if that means it does not stop in the movie to buffer?

That is due to your internet speed 99% of the time.

Lynnj · ‎03-21-2010

I think amazon missed to boat on this one. This device is no different than others already out there, roku and Apple TV for example. If they discontinue amazon prime streaming on those devices, because they want people to buy their device for streaming, then they may risk people cancel prime membership. There is nothing on amazon prime streaming that I can't stream from netflix or hulu using my Apple TV. I hope I won't need their device to access amazon prime streaming as it's a nice benefit for amazon prime customers, but if they locked me out because I didn't have the device, I wouldn't miss it.