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Amazon Fire TV

Mary Bailey — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 01:46:05 GMT

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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Re: Amazon Fire TV

adelle38 — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 02:31:05 GMT

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

Re: Amazon Fire TV

ilovedaisies — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 02:33:27 GMT

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

Re: Amazon Fire TV

LilyBell2 — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 04:20:01 GMT

Interesting review here: Amazon Fire TV Preview

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willdob3 — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 04:26:11 GMT

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...

Re: Amazon Fire TV

ritasNo1Fan — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 06:54:42 GMT

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?

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glb613 — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 10:53:53 GMT

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.

Re: Amazon Fire TV

okBlonde — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 14:40:21 GMT

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

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okBlonde — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 14:41:12 GMT

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.

Re: Amazon Fire TV

Lynnj — Fri, 04 Apr 2014 01:01:01 GMT

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.

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chickenbutt — Fri, 04 Apr 2014 21:44:02 GMT

Yeah, I think they should have brought this out before Roku3. It seems most like Roku3, except that it (the Amazon Fire) doesn't have HBO GO but, on the positive side, it claims to have a faster processor.

I have two of the Roku3 units and I could not be more pleased. I highly recommend this. But you must have HDMI inputs to use the Roku3. Same price, although if you watch, it sometimes goes as low as $89.

One of the little features of the Roku3 that I really REALLY love is the earbuds that plug into the remote. That is just a perfect thing for somebody like me with hearing problems due to tinnitus. The sound is tremendous and I can walk around my house, plus they are small so I can lay down while using them.