Amazon FireTV Stick announced - Page 2

fjtorres · 10-27-2014, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Ordered two. Sure glad I kept downloading those free Fire TV apps that weren't compatible with my other devices. You never know when you might get something they'll work with.

Anything other than games officially supported?

tubemonkey · 10-27-2014, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by fjtorres

Anything other than games officially supported?

...and streaming services. Not sure what else is compatible. Here's a link to the Fire TV appstore. It shows 634 compatible apps.

fjtorres · 10-27-2014, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by tubemonkey

...and streaming services. Not sure what else is compatible. Here's a link to the Fire TV appstore. It shows 634 compatible apps.

I'm hoping for a reading app or at least a browser.

tubemonkey · 10-27-2014, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by fjtorres

I'm hoping for a reading app or at least a browser.

Browser sounds good.

tubemonkey · 10-27-2014, 12:38 PM

Amazon now has two really cool stocking stuffers at impulse buying prices - Fire TV Stick ($39) and Fire HD 6 ($99).

Ho ho ho from Amazon Santa

tubemonkey · 10-27-2014, 01:25 PM

The mixed-up math of Amazon's Fire TV stick discounts

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Amazon has a bevy of discounts wrapped up in its launch of the Fire TV Stick, the e-tailer's answer to Google Chromecast -- but some of the deals aren't all that they appear.

From Amazon

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Eligible customers get a free 30-day trial of Netflix and Amazon Prime when they purchase Fire TV Stick.

Bottom line -- this is a false deal. The free month of Netflix and Prime are free to new customers only; and both services already offer free 1-month trial periods to new customers. So, where's the deal?

xendula · 10-27-2014, 01:37 PM

Ordered two. I had preordered the Fire TV when it first came out, and sent it back because I did not like the user interface, missing browser app, and non-Amazon search (one long line of letters, so imagine going from a to z with a remote that only allows you to go forward or backward by one single letter. plus I like that my Roku 3 treats every app like in a real democracy on the home screen and in search

At $19, I can live with the issues I had, probably.

ApK · 10-27-2014, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Bottom line -- this is a false deal. The free month of Netflix and Prime are free to new customers only; and both services already offer free 1-month trial periods to new customers. So, where's the deal?

I don't know how they justify the Netflix, but maybe the Prime thing is the same as the one from the initial Fire launch: The Prime month activated automatically with the device, with no need to give payment info and no automatic renewal. And you could use it, IIRC, even if you used the regular one month trial. Just guessing.

DiapDealer · 10-27-2014, 01:39 PM

...and the number of free-range, unpicked nits drops even lower.

delph · 10-27-2014, 01:39 PM

I have two Chromecasts that I'm extremely happy with, to the point that I resent using a remote anymore. I also have a Roku stick that came with my last tv purchase. But for $20? Yep, that's worth an impuse try.

tubemonkey · 10-27-2014, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by xendula

...because I did not like the user interface, missing browser app, and non-Amazon search (one long line of letters, so imagine going from a to z with a remote that only allows you to go forward or backward by one single letter.

Just use Amazon content - problem solved

pidgeon92 · 10-27-2014, 01:42 PM

I just ordered two. One for my husband to travel with, one for my mother-in-law.

ucfgrad93 · 10-27-2014, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by mewmartigan

For $19? Heck yeah I pre-ordered one.

As did I. This will be my first device like this I have ever owned. I'm looking forward to it.

QuantumIguana · 10-27-2014, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by booklover6

The product page shows that it does work with Prime Music.

Your partner in Prime—Enjoy unlimited access to more than 40,000 movies and TV episodes with Prime Instant Video, including The HBO Collection, and original shows like Transparent and Alpha House, plus new Prime Music

Also the stick comes with a remote, but it's not a voice remote.

It looks like by the time it is released, Prime Music will be available. I would expect an update for the Fire TV box to come out around the same time. I got my Fire TV in June, if I had known this stick was coming out, I probably would have held off buying it. Still, it will make good Christmas presents. If they want the voice search, they can buy their own remote, otherwise, they will get the one that comes with it.

Purple Lady · 10-27-2014, 04:18 PM

I ordered one at lunchtime about four hours ago and the delivery date was December 2 already.

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10-27-2014, 12:38 PM	#20
tubemonkey monkey on the fringe Posts: 45,852 Karma: 158733736 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Seattle Metro Device: Moto E6, Echo Show	Amazon now has two really cool stocking stuffers at impulse buying prices - Fire TV Stick ($39) and Fire HD 6 ($99). Ho ho ho from Amazon Santa

10-27-2014, 01:37 PM	#22
xendula eBookworm Posts: 2,300 Karma: 4525746 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: East Coast brrrrr Device: Kindle 4B/K ~ Nexus 7 ~ Kindle Paperwhite 1&2 ~ iPad Air	Ordered two. I had preordered the Fire TV when it first came out, and sent it back because I did not like the user interface, missing browser app, and non-Amazon search (one long line of letters, so imagine going from a to z with a remote that only allows you to go forward or backward by one single letter. plus I like that my Roku 3 treats every app like in a real democracy on the home screen and in search At $19, I can live with the issues I had, probably.

10-27-2014, 01:39 PM	#24
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,880 Karma: 207000000 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	...and the number of free-range, unpicked nits drops even lower.

10-27-2014, 01:39 PM	#25
delph Tabby Posts: 154 Karma: 225372 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Portland, OR, US Device: Kobo Glo HD, Kobo Mini, Lenovo Yoga 2 10"	I have two Chromecasts that I'm extremely happy with, to the point that I resent using a remote anymore. I also have a Roku stick that came with my last tv purchase. But for $20? Yep, that's worth an impuse try.

10-27-2014, 01:42 PM	#27
pidgeon92 Wizard Posts: 3,144 Karma: 8426142 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Chicago, IL Device: Kindle PW2, Kindle Voyage, Kindle DXG, Boox M90, Kobo Aura HD	I just ordered two. One for my husband to travel with, one for my mother-in-law.

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Purple Lady Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,698 Karma: 16542228 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Pennsylvania Device: Huawei MediaPad M5, LG V30, Boyue T80S, Nexus 7 LTE, K3 3G, Fire HD8	I ordered one at lunchtime about four hours ago and the delivery date was December 2 already.