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Amazon - Fire TV Stick - Black
Amazon Fire TV Stick connects to your TV's HDMI port. Just grab and go to enjoy Netflix, Prime Instant Video, Hulu Plus, YouTube.com, music, and much more.
Is this a streaming device or an ad for Prime?
Customer Rating
1.0
Posted by: lpnc
on March 25, 2015
I owned this stick for less than 24 hours before exchanging it for a Roku stick. I got a Roku 3 last December and loved it. I decided to get a Amazon Fire Stick because #1 the reviews were pretty good and #2 it's cheaper. I figured it'd be very similar to the Roku device so I went for it. I knew I may have made a bad decision when I saw the display was very similar to the display of the Wii app store/channels; just bland and basic. It became evident to me that I definitely should have spent the extra $10 on the Roku stick when I noticed the Amazon Fire was pushing Amazon Prime like a mofo. Personally, I don't like that I'm streaming my way through countless adds (Amazon Prime TV shows & Movies) as I'm trying to get to the Netflix app. It's annoying. If I wanted Amazon Prime I'd sign up for it. It's so bad that when you hit the home screen, it doesn't take you to your app list, it takes you to Amazon Prime home. WTH. But the absolute deal breaker for me is when some of the apps wouldn't work, specifically the TWC app. The TWC app is basically mini-digital cable. It's pretty cool. When that wouldn't work I boxed the Amazon Fire TV Stick up and took it back. I exchanged it for the Roku stick and it works exactly like the Roku 3; easy to navigate with no constant ads!!
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Roku - Streaming Stick - Purple/Black
Roku Streaming Stick: Get a hub of entertainment in one convenient, compact device. Access more than 2,000 channels and cast from Netflix, YouTube and personal media directly from your smartphone or tablet to your TV.
So much better than the Amazon Fire TV Stick
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: lpnc
on March 25, 2015
I bought a Amazon Fire TV Stick and less than 24 hours later I returned it for the Roku stick. I have the latest Roku 3 in my living room and I loved it so much I decided I should get a streaming device for my bedroom. I got the Amazon Fire TV Stick because the reviews were pretty good, and let's be honest it was cheaper. I found that device so cumbersome, I returned it immediately. The Roku stick works just as well as the Roku 3. The design, ease of use, non-buffering streaming, and pretty cool remote (that has more buttons than the Roku 3 I bought last December# makes this a perfect streaming device for me. The TWC app/channel #which is like mini-digital cable) works on the Roku where it didn't work at all on the Amazon Fire TV Stick.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Roku - Streaming Stick - Purple/Black
Roku Streaming Stick: Get a hub of entertainment in one convenient, compact device. Access more than 2,000 channels and cast from Netflix, YouTube and personal media directly from your smartphone or tablet to your TV.
My son doesn't have Internet or wifi or cable but his TV has an HDMI can he use one of the RoKu's?
No, you have to have Wi-Fi to use this device.
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