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June 2014
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The editors liked
Easy to set up
Simple slick interface
Can do basic 4K
This is an easy to use streamer with great voice-controlled search. The hardware has plenty of features and it's fast. A reasonable number of UK services are supported
Including iPlayer. If you have an Amazon Prime subscription
It's the best way to watc
Beautiful design
Powerful hardware
Amazing voice search
4K UHD playback
Responsive
Huge selection of paid
For content
Beautifully designed
Impressive voice search
Fast and powerful
Open to third-party services
Original in-house games available
Simple setup and UI
Good AV performance
Compact
Tidy design
Fast
Attractive user interface
Excellent voice search
Highquality video streaming (broadband permitting)
Deep integration with other Amazon music and photo services
Superfast menu system thanks to quad-core processor
4K Ultra HD video playback
Dual-band dual-antenna Wi-Fi
MicroSD card slot for storage expansion
Thousands of shows and movies available
Lightning-fast
Easy to use
Improved voice recognition
MicroSD
Slick hardware look and feel
Voice recognition works well
Snappy
Easily navigable user interface
Great remote
Gaming is better than expected
Incredibly easy to set up
A cinch to use
Superb Prime Video Integration
Slick Netflix and iPlayer Apps
Sideloading
Great for casual gaming
Very responsive
Elegant design and interface
Lots of content and apps available
Voice search is functional
Puts video
Apps and game content at the fore
Slim and sleek design
Simple UI
Faster CPU and enhanced graphics
The editors didn't like
Really needs Prime
Non-universal search
Some codec limitations
A cheaper model currently on sale in the US will probably arrive in the UK soon. There's no ITV
Channel 4 or Now TV support
And the voice search only works with Amazon material. It's expensive too
That voice search that is so amazing? It only searches content available on Amazon. Gaming is cool
But nothing to write home about. Home screen favours Amazon content while relegating other channels to out-of-the-way submenus
Amazon Prime is effectively a must
Non
Universal search
No HDMI cable included in the box
Voice search only works with a few services
Needs more of the main broadcaster apps
Voice search limited to Amazon content
Occasional remote lag
Limited catchup
Media streaming functionality dependent upon apps
Not that much 4K content is on the platform yet
Ultra HD movies are very expensive
If you haven't got an Amazon Prime or Prime Instant Video membership you won't get the most from it
Published: 2014-04-03, Author: Sean , review by: tomsguide.com
Comfortabl, ergonomic remot, Promising voice-search capabilit, Responsive interface with Amazon service, Doubles as entry-level game console
Major video and music providers missin, Voice search doesn't support enough apps ye, So-so games not yet worth price of $49 controlle, Interface not customizable
There are many pluses to Amazon's Fire TV. The remote is attractive and comfortable; and voice search works well (with a limited set of content). Amazon has also done a good job in the performance department, as the Fire TV cued up videos so that they ...
Abstract: Lisa Gade reviews the Amazon Fire TV. This $99 small black box with comfy remote is a streaming player similar to the Roku 3 and Apple TV. It offers easy access to Amazon content including Prime videos (TV shows and movies), photos and video stored on Ama...
UI favors Amazon's offerings, Lacks native local streaming, Unrefined game controller
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Published: 2015-07-27, Author: Jared , review by: macworld.com.au
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Abstract: With the removal of global mode across New Zealand IPs, the Amazon Fire TV should be useless, yet with services such as Unotelly, the Amazon Fire TV makes a lot of sense, and gives you access to much more of a range of shows and movies than you can get in...
Abstract: New Zealanders have quite a few options for online entertainment (check my personal blog on Music Downloads and Streaming Options and Video, movie and TV Downloads and Streaming options) but what everyone agrees is that none of these offer the same var...
Abstract: The Amazon Fire TV Stick is the bargain version of Amazon's super-fast voice search-enabled Fire TV. The HDMI version certainly sacrifices a lot of things that make Fire TV great, but is that bargain worth it? Absolutely.First of all, what is Fire TV and...
Better hardware than competition, Tons of content, Voice functionality on remote control
Expensive to achieve full potential, Prime Music not yet available
The hardware on the Amazon Fire TV is quite powerful and the interface is quite polished. Pair that with Amazon Prime and the deal becomes a lot more sweeter. if you were living in the US. For us folks in India this device is a luxury and it is the livin...
Besides promised features like FreeTime, and beefier voice-search capabilities, the Fire TV would benefit from some more apps. HBO Go is a big omission, but Amazon says it's working on adding that one ASAP. Fire TV doesn't need 1000-plus content sources l...
Abstract: Media streaming is a crowded space these days--you've got set-top boxes like the Apple TV and Roku competing with streaming sticks like the Chromecast and Plair, not to mention game consoles , networked DVRs , and smart TVs . At first the Fire TV might se...
