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Thank you, Manabi and OtinG. You have worthwhile ideas.
I asked on facebook Amazon Echo speaker group if there was a way to pair my original Echo with my fire tv. I had tried to do this a few weeks ago but failed. I did not ask Echo to pair with bluetooth. Someone answered me and told me say Alexa, start bluetooth. I asked it to pair with bluetooth and it worked. At first it wouldn't connect, but I got it connected to the Tap. Tried again with the Echo and got it working. So now I am using my Tap for the laptop sound, since one speaker won't pair with two devices at one time.
The picture has been fine all along (not in HD with the old fire tv box, of course, but still very good), so I don't think the HDMI port on the TV is the problem (I may be wrong).
Next time there is a deal on fire tv cube (just missed one), I will probably buy it and see if it is better. I don't want to pay full price. Since I have a workaround with the Echo speaker for now, I'll watch with that connected via bluetooth.
Amazon still updates the fire tv software in mine. I check once in a while to make sure it is up to date.
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