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leebase · 01-05-2015, 11:27 PM

Now that we've all gotten our FireTv Sticks...how is it going?

I'm extremely pleased. I'd pay $39 for it now, but it's truly great at the $19.99 I paid.

I have 3 "smart tv" devices now: Apple Tv, Samsung Smart Bluray player, and FireTv Stick.

Worse device by far is the Samsung Bluray player...it's a great bluray player, and a so so "Netflix" player. It's on a living room Tv and the kids watch Netflix on it all the time.

The AppleTv is the best experience device. Great for iTunes media, and AirPlay streaming from iPhone, iPad and Mac. My 50" tv can be used as a second monitor to my Mac. Netflix app is best on the Apple Tv. But no Amazon Prime video and no Plex app. And it was $100.

The FireTv Stick lives on my bedroom tv. Great for watching prime videos and netflix. I also installed Plex so that I can stream movies from my Windows PC (attached to my downstairs living room tv along with the Apple Tv). The Plex experience is actually better than running movies from the Windows PC that is directly attached to the tv.

I'd love it if the Fire Tv remote had a headphone jack like the Roku has. Basically, if I want to watch tv in bed while wife sleeps, I'll watch on my iPad rather than the tv.

I bought a couple apps claiming to add Airplay abilities to the FireTv Stick. None of them worked. On the same wifi network I successfully Airplay to an AppleTv so it's something wrong with the apps.

Fire Tv Stick traveling is a mixed bag. Worked great at my mom's house over Christmas. Did not work at the hotel I went too. The hotel actually blocked the tv from being able to change the input source. I was expecting trouble connecting it to the wifi and for it to have bandwidth issues. I never expected the tv's from being locked to the point you can't connect an external hdmi device.

I have hopes that other hotels won't be that way. And with the Plex app, I should be able to use the FireTv Stick to stream movies from my laptop via an ad-hoc wireless network when the hotel has too poor of service for streaming video (very common).

For now, though, the FireTv Stick is earning it's keep as my bedroom Netflix, Amazon Video and Plex streamer device.

01-05-2015, 11:27 PM	#1
leebase Karma Kameleon Posts: 2,973 Karma: 26738313 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: iPad Mini, iPhone X, Kindle Fire Tab HD 8, Walmart Onn	FireTv Stick Experiences Now that we've all gotten our FireTv Sticks...how is it going? I'm extremely pleased. I'd pay $39 for it now, but it's truly great at the $19.99 I paid. I have 3 "smart tv" devices now: Apple Tv, Samsung Smart Bluray player, and FireTv Stick. Worse device by far is the Samsung Bluray player...it's a great bluray player, and a so so "Netflix" player. It's on a living room Tv and the kids watch Netflix on it all the time. The AppleTv is the best experience device. Great for iTunes media, and AirPlay streaming from iPhone, iPad and Mac. My 50" tv can be used as a second monitor to my Mac. Netflix app is best on the Apple Tv. But no Amazon Prime video and no Plex app. And it was $100. The FireTv Stick lives on my bedroom tv. Great for watching prime videos and netflix. I also installed Plex so that I can stream movies from my Windows PC (attached to my downstairs living room tv along with the Apple Tv). The Plex experience is actually better than running movies from the Windows PC that is directly attached to the tv. I'd love it if the Fire Tv remote had a headphone jack like the Roku has. Basically, if I want to watch tv in bed while wife sleeps, I'll watch on my iPad rather than the tv. I bought a couple apps claiming to add Airplay abilities to the FireTv Stick. None of them worked. On the same wifi network I successfully Airplay to an AppleTv so it's something wrong with the apps. Fire Tv Stick traveling is a mixed bag. Worked great at my mom's house over Christmas. Did not work at the hotel I went too. The hotel actually blocked the tv from being able to change the input source. I was expecting trouble connecting it to the wifi and for it to have bandwidth issues. I never expected the tv's from being locked to the point you can't connect an external hdmi device. I have hopes that other hotels won't be that way. And with the Plex app, I should be able to use the FireTv Stick to stream movies from my laptop via an ad-hoc wireless network when the hotel has too poor of service for streaming video (very common). For now, though, the FireTv Stick is earning it's keep as my bedroom Netflix, Amazon Video and Plex streamer device.