Amazon Fire TV Stick

[Philw]

Amazon have released their rival to the Chromecast: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Amazon-W87CUN-Fire-TV-Stick/dp/B00KAKUN3E?ie=UTF8&redirect=true

Fire TV Stick connects to your TV's HDMI port. It's an easy way to enjoy Netflix, Amazon Instant Video, BBC iPlayer, YouTube.com, music and much more

• Powerful performance—4x the storage and 2x the memory of Chromecast, plus a dual-core processor for fast streaming and smooth performance. Learn more
• Massive selection—Watch what you want, when you want. Tens of thousands of TV episodes and movies, plus millions of songs and hundreds of games. Learn more
• Effortless to set up and use—Simply plug in and start streaming in minutes. Take it from room to room and turn your HDTVs into streaming media centres

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  Free 30-day Prime trial—Unlimited access to thousands of popular movies and TV episodes including Vikings, Ripper Street and original shows like Transparent
• No buffering with ASAP—ASAP learns what Amazon movies and TV episodes you’ll want to watch and buffers them for playback before you hit play
• Dedicated remote and free mobile app for easy use—With the Amazon Fire TV Remote (included) or the free app for your Android and iOS phones and tablets, you have all the controls you need to easily search, navigate and play games
• Connect your small screen to your big screen— Fire TV Stick lets you fling your favourite apps to your TV to free up your small screen for other uses. Or mirror your phone or tablet to your TV. Learn more
• Great for gaming, too—Play favourite titles like Flappy Birds Family, Toy Story: Smash It!, Monsters University, and more great 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)

See how Fire TV Stick compares to Chromecast
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Anyone seen anything about this or planning on getting one? I have Prime already, so can get one for £19, and they're £7 if you sign up for Prime. Does the Chromecast have a built in browser? Is there one on this?

 

[Sapie88]

I think @Del would like one.

 

[tmgc]

Amazon have released their rival to the Chromecast: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Amazon-W87CUN-Fire-TV-Stick/dp/B00KAKUN3E?ie=UTF8&redirect=true

Spoiler: More Details

• 
  
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  Free 30-day Prime trial—Unlimited access to thousands of popular movies and TV episodes including Vikings, Ripper Street and original shows like Transparent
• No buffering with ASAP—ASAP learns what Amazon movies and TV episodes you’ll want to watch and buffers them for playback before you hit play
• Dedicated remote and free mobile app for easy use—With the Amazon Fire TV Remote (included) or the free app for your Android and iOS phones and tablets, you have all the controls you need to easily search, navigate and play games
• Connect your small screen to your big screen— Fire TV Stick lets you fling your favourite apps to your TV to free up your small screen for other uses. Or mirror your phone or tablet to your TV. Learn more
• Great for gaming, too—Play favourite titles like Flappy Birds Family, Toy Story: Smash It!, Monsters University, and more great 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)

See how Fire TV Stick compares to Chromecast
Compare streaming media players

Anyone seen anything about this or planning on getting one? I have Prime already, so can get one for £19, and they're £7 if you sign up for Prime. Does the Chromecast have a built in browser? Is there one on this?

I was thinking about getting one of these, but I'm going to wait till @Del has posted a review.

 

[l4toffee]

Does anyone know if the nfl game pass will work through this ?

 

[maddison]

I bought one it was £19! I still have absolutely no idea what I'm going to do with it..... Impulse buyer

 

[Groucho]

In terms a knackered dad of a toddler, up since 5AM on the day the clocks went forward, would understand, what does it do?

 

[roydo]

In terms a knackered dad of a toddler, up since 5AM on the day the clocks went forward, would understand, what does it do?

Hahahaha!

Oh yeah. See, they now know more than you about 98% of the modern world.

See! I can 100% guarantee that if your lass was 16, she would be face palming and groaning, "Oh Dad, you are soooo old" And you would be miles away, dreaming of a Seamus Coleman keepie uppie against Arsenal.

 

[Groucho]

Hahahaha!



See! I can 100% guarantee that if your lass was 16, she would be face palming and groaning, "Oh Dad, you are soooo old" And you would be miles away, dreaming of a Seamus Coleman keepie uppie against Arsenal.

Since 5AM mate. I'm getting sleepy now.

Is it like a "smart tv" device? Because I've already got one of them and have Netflix.

 

[roydo]

Since 5AM mate. I'm getting sleepy now.

Is it like a "smart tv" device? Because I've already got one of them and have Netflix.

I have absolutely no idea Grouch.

 

[l4toffee]

I bought one it was £19! I still have absolutely no idea what I'm going to do with it..... Impulse buyer

Yeah I bought it myself for £19

 

[l4toffee]

In terms a knackered dad of a toddler, up since 5AM on the day the clocks went forward, would understand, what does it do?

Pretty much turns your tv into a smart tv and similar to Apple tv etc. watch, YouTube , Netflix and all other stuff through your tv. There is a lot more to it as well but I'm thick so not sure what else lol.