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Old 10-27-2014, 01:02 PM   #16
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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?
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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.
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...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.
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Old 10-27-2014, 01:33 PM   #19
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I'm hoping for a reading app or at least a browser.
Browser sounds good.
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Old 10-27-2014, 01:38 PM   #20
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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
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Old 10-27-2014, 02:25 PM   #21
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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.
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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?
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Old 10-27-2014, 02:37 PM   #22
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Old 10-27-2014, 02:40 PM   #26
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...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
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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.
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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.
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