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Old 11-16-2014, 12:07 PM   #211
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I wonder if the Echo will be able to control the stick?
Echo comes with a voice remote and it looks the same as the Fire TV voice remote. That's why I was wondering if the voice remote would work with multiple devices. But having the Echo control the stick sounds pretty good too.
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Old 11-16-2014, 12:46 PM   #212
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I was wondering about this as well. If you already have a voice remote will it work on two different devices?
Probably. The Fire TV voice remote is a BT device that can be purchased separately and paired with the Stick.
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Old 11-16-2014, 02:25 PM   #213
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Old 11-17-2014, 01:30 PM   #216
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I know this for Fire TV but I just got Google Play Movies on my Roku! You might want to think about that before jumping into the world of streaming. It's seem the Roku is becoming the best of all worlds in movies and videos.
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Old 11-17-2014, 01:43 PM   #217
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I know this for Fire TV but I just got Google Play Movies on my Roku! You might want to think about that before jumping into the world of streaming. It's seem the Roku is becoming the best of all worlds in movies and videos.
Our Roku 2 is our primary streaming device. We distribute its output to all the TVs in the house, along with our Tivos.

Secondarily, we have two Chromecasts, which are primary used for casting from our mobile devices, like if my wife wants to show us all a video she stumbled across, but also used occasionally as an alternate Netflix player, and to mirror my Android device screen.

The Fire stick has things in it's favor that is making me still look forward to it as well:

1. It was under $20!! (That makes it the cheapest and most portable option for both Netflix and Prime video, which I think will be great for travel.)

2. You Don't Know Jack


Jessica Lares, rather than cancel, did you consider taking advantage of the low price, and simply returning it if you didn't like it?
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Old 11-17-2014, 01:56 PM   #218
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Our Roku 2 is our primary streaming device. We distribute its output to all the TVs in the house, along with our Tivos.

Secondarily, we have two Chromecasts, which are primary used for casting from our mobile devices, like if my wife wants to show us all a video she stumbled across, but also used occasionally as an alternate Netflix player, and to mirror my Android device screen.

The Fire stick has things in it's favor that is making me still look forward to it as well:

1. It was under $20!! (That makes it the cheapest and most portable option for both Netflix and Prime video, which I think will be great for travel.)

2. You Don't Know Jack
Oh I am getting one because I believe Audible will be added further down the line and you can already listen to Prime Music on it. Roku doesn't have that ability and I can play Life on it and that's our family game. For $19 you can beat it.

I'm just saying those who would look at it full price or the Fire TV box. Roku has much more for movies and TV Shows. Netflix, Hulu Plus, Vudu (Ultra Violet) Google Movies, Amazon Instant Video, Redbox are just a few options.
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Old 11-17-2014, 02:44 PM   #219
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Oh I am getting one because I believe Audible will be added further down the line and you can already listen to Prime Music on it. Roku doesn't have that ability and I can play Life on it and that's our family game. For $19 you can beat it.

I'm just saying those who would look at it full price or the Fire TV box. Roku has much more for movies and TV Shows. Netflix, Hulu Plus, Vudu (Ultra Violet) Google Movies, Amazon Instant Video, Redbox are just a few options.
Prime Music and possible Audible addition are the draw for me too; also, I wonder if down the road Amazon might pull its channels from Roku ...
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Prime Music and possible Audible addition are the draw for me too; also, I wonder if down the road Amazon might pull its channels from Roku ...
I would be surprised if Amazon pulled their app from Roku. They want to sell content more than devices. That's probably why they finally got their videos on Google Android.
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Old 11-17-2014, 04:27 PM   #221
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Prime Music and possible Audible addition are the draw for me too; also, I wonder if down the road Amazon might pull its channels from Roku ...
Nah I don't see Amazon doing it. They don't care about which device you use they just want to sell videos. Even though Amazon is a Walled garden so to speak they've always been smart in getting their apps on all platforms. It's content that Amazon wants to sell. The devices are secondary.
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I would be surprised if Amazon pulled their app from Roku. They want to sell content more than devices. That's probably why they finally got their videos on Google Android.
I totally agree. What surprised the heck out of me was Google Play Movies being released on Roku. Talk is music is next. So maybe Google is seeing how well Amazon is doing and giving it a try.
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The Fire TV remote app can do voice search - http://www.aftvnews.com/amazon-fire-...-what-we-know/

There's a bunch of other Fire TV and TV stick info here - http://www.aftvnews.com/
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I totally agree. What surprised the heck out of me was Google Play Movies being released on Roku. Talk is music is next. So maybe Google is seeing how well Amazon is doing and giving it a try.
Yes that was a nice feature. I also got 2 free movies from Google just this past week.
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The Prime Music addition is a nice one. I have a roku already so its not like I "needed" this stick. But $19

I don't buy anything from google account, I assume this google movies is just like amazon and vudu and such? I only rent from amazon if I do rent pretty much. Usually when I do a search and compare the prices are almost always the same on all the providers and sometimes cheaper on Amazon. And one less payment account to keep track off.
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