Amazon Fire TV Stick is a $39 streaming stick set to take on Google's Chromecast
Amazon is preparing to take on Google's Chromecast with its newly-announced Fire TV Stick, which has better internal specs and a much cheaper price.
The world of streaming media is going to get just a little more crowded now that Amazon is announcing its Fire TV Stick.
The Fire TV Stick will feature twice the memory of the Google Chromecast with 1GB of RAM, a dual-core processor, dual-antenna (MIMO) Wi-Fi, 8GB of storage, and a number of exclusive features like ASAP, which allows for instant streaming and the inclusion of both a physical remote control and the option to use your phone as a remote that offers voice search.
The Fire TV Stick includes a number of popular video and music services, which includes Netflix, Amazon Prime Instant Video, Hulu Plus, Pandora, Spotify and more. Those who own a Fire tablet or Fire phone will be able to fling their movies and TV shows to their Fire TV Stick as well as the ability to mirror your device’s screen onto your display. You’ll also be able to play games with the Fire TV Stick.
The Fire TV Stickl will be available starting today for $39, and for the next two days, Amazon Prime members will be able to pick up the device for just $19.
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replyDaniel Perez posted a new article, Amazon Fire TV Stick is a $39 streaming stick set to take on Google's Chromecast
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Amazon Prime Canada kind of sucks. :(
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Actually, the continued lack of access to all of Amazon's other benefits just made me cancel it. It was great while I was a student for fast shipping for books, but now, I'm done with it.
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I learned through my time with Chatty that the Canadian version of Cartoon Network sucks as well.
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Nice! Just ordered two of them!
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yeah - and with comcast/xfinity, i can't even log into hbo go on some of the streaming devices anyway (iirc the Roku and Android app are both a no-go, but the 360 is fine)
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I broke down and signed up for Plex Pass for the Xbox app. Media boxes are done. I loved my Rokus, but if you have a modern console they are rapidly becoming redundant.
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They're probably just ripping fire phones apart and shoving them in these. http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/10/amazon-sitting-on-83-million-of-unsold-fire-phones/
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Oh good more Fire products. Everybody loves fire products.
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I love Amazon but I just feel like they are fighting a losing battle here.
The disconnect between the main Google store and theirs is annoying and it must confuse the shit out of people who have regular Android devices.-
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But for $15 bucks more you get a Chromecast that already has a ton of support and is being well supported
I guess if your in that ecosystem it might be worth the few bucks... prime video and what not.-
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any idea what tech the chromecast app > roku streaming runs on (and how likely it is the fire tv stick would do the same thing)? if it's possible to use the fire tv stick as basically a $20 higher-powered chromecast with 5GHz, i'd be pretty golden
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$20 and supports plex... all I need.
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I own the fire TV box, it's pretty nice. That's coming from a prime member with Netflix and occasionally Hulu. Most importantly it's fast and looks great in terms of the UI and physical appearance. I find instant video to be a pretty good service when I want to watch a movie that's recently out for rental for instance. The prices vary and sometimes it's not available for rent/one time, but I can usually find a movie anyway.
