Amazon FireTV Stick announced - Page 5

xendula · 10-27-2014, 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Earlier in the day, Amazon offered up to two per customer. In the fine print, they said it could change to one; and it did.

So glad I ordered two right away. My delivery date is 11/26 as well.

xendula · 10-27-2014, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by tubemonkey

I use this website -- AFTVnews -- to find free Fire TV apps. This blog also has lots of information about anything to do with the Fire TV, including deals, guides, rooting, updates, etc.

And you don't even have a Fire TV stick yet! Excited much?

(Thanks for the link!)

tubemonkey · 10-27-2014, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by xendula

And you don't even have a Fire TV stick yet! Excited much?

(Thanks for the link!)

I've been doing it since the Fire TV was released. I figured one day I might get a Fire TV (or a variation) and if I didn't get these apps when they were free, I'd kick myself later.

A wise monkey plans ahead

xendula · 10-27-2014, 11:39 PM

The Wise Monkey ponders the meaning of life... or just bananas by MonkeyPolice, on Flickr

tubemonkey · 10-28-2014, 12:47 AM

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Originally Posted by xendula

The Wise Monkey ponders the meaning of life... or just bananas by MonkeyPolice, on Flickr

It's bananas; after all, life has no meaning without them

...LOL ...I need a shave

disconnected · 10-28-2014, 01:04 AM

I got it for this --

"Coming soon—take Fire TV Stick with you to use with HDTVs in hotels, college dorms, or anywhere with captive portal Internet access that requires entering a password or a log-in."

I wonder how long I'll have it before I accidentally leave it in a hotel room TV.

fjtorres · 10-28-2014, 01:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Catlady

I'm not very savvy about this sort of thing. Other than Prime Music, does this do anything I can't do with my Roku 1?

Here's a comparison of the hardware and streaming aspects:
http://www.cnet.com/news/measuring-s...reaming-stick/

The android app side of the FireTV stick is what has a lot of folks intrigued.
(And, for now, the price.

)

CWatkinsNash · 10-28-2014, 01:26 AM

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Originally Posted by disconnected

I got it for this --

"Coming soon—take Fire TV Stick with you to use with HDTVs in hotels, college dorms, or anywhere with captive portal Internet access that requires entering a password or a log-in."

I wonder how long I'll have it before I accidentally leave it in a hotel room TV.

I saw that too. Very cool feature to have.

Also, it comes with a HDMI extension, so you can use that and it will at least be down where you can see it.

tubemonkey · 10-28-2014, 01:39 AM

So, where's the the Android remote app? These websites keep saying it exists and that the iOS app is coming soon. Yet, it's not in the appstore.

kennyc · 10-28-2014, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Catlady

I'm not very savvy about this sort of thing. Other than Prime Music, does this do anything I can't do with my Roku 1?

Yeah, I'm still trying to figure out why I might need this and if it requires a Netflix/Hulu/Etc subscription on top of Prime and everything else.... ??

my Vizio TV can access Amazon Prime content, Hulu, Netflix etc directly but I only have Prime no Netflix or Hulu subscription...

booklover6 · 10-28-2014, 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

Yeah, I'm still trying to figure out why I might need this and if it requires a Netflix/Hulu/Etc subscription on top of Prime and everything else.... ??

my Vizio TV can access Amazon Prime content, Hulu, Netflix etc directly but I only have Prime no Netflix or Hulu subscription...

Yes, if you want to watch content on Netflix or Hulu Plus, you have to subscribe to them.

In our family, we feel Netflix is an incredible value. I don't think Hulu Plus gets watched all that often, but we have it, too.

kennyc · 10-28-2014, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by booklover6

Yes, if you want to watch content on Netflix or Hulu Plus, you have to subscribe to them.

Thanks. Then I have no use for it.

booklover6 · 10-28-2014, 08:01 AM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

Thanks. Then I have no use for it.

No, not if you are not going to watch that type of content. I have 4 munchkins that all love Netflix. Don't watch it much, myself.

kennyc · 10-28-2014, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by booklover6

No, not if you are not going to watch that type of content. I have 4 munchkins that all love Netflix. Don't watch it much, myself.

and as I said, my Vizio TV already has apps for those so.....meh...

Thanks again.

tubemonkey · 10-28-2014, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

and as I said, my Vizio TV already has apps for those so.....meh...

Thanks again.

You don't want to be in the Fire Dongle club?

How's it goin'?

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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	The Wise Monkey ponders the meaning of life... or just bananas by MonkeyPolice, on Flickr

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disconnected Fanatic Posts: 527 Karma: 4504715 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: US Device: Kobo Forma, Libra, H2O2e2, Clara, Auras, Kindles, Nooks, Sony, iPAQ	I got it for this -- "Coming soon—take Fire TV Stick with you to use with HDTVs in hotels, college dorms, or anywhere with captive portal Internet access that requires entering a password or a log-in." I wonder how long I'll have it before I accidentally leave it in a hotel room TV.

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tubemonkey monkey on the fringe Posts: 45,858 Karma: 158733736 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Seattle Metro Device: Moto E6, Echo Show	So, where's the the Android remote app? These websites keep saying it exists and that the iOS app is coming soon. Yet, it's not in the appstore.