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Old 03-26-2015, 04:15 PM   #661
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My TV is 33 years old. It does not have any ports.

Is there a converter which will allow me to plug the Fire Stick into an RCA jack?
Have you considered a new TV?
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LOL! NO! I guess that tells you how often I watch television!
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Old 03-26-2015, 05:56 PM   #663
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LOL! NO! I guess that tells you how often I watch television!
Maybe a PC monitor with audio?

Rather like this:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EZSUWFG/..._t3_B00413PHDM

Although actual TVs are somewhat cheaper:

http://www.amazon.com/Seiki-SE19HE01...rds=tv+hdmi+17

Either way, if you get a streamer you may end up watching enough video to justify the new display. Of course, that might take away from your reading time.
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LOL! NO! I guess that tells you how often I watch television!
I would definitely encourage you to at least consider this option. Right now, you can get a very nice 40" 1080p Samsung smart tv for $320 shipped. You might watch tv more ;-)

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Old 03-26-2015, 09:49 PM   #665
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My TV is 33 years old. It does not have any ports.

Is there a converter which will allow me to plug the Fire Stick into an RCA jack?
There is a converter cable, about $6.50 on Amazon. http://amzn.com/B002ZUI68G
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That cable will let you plug the fire stick into an RCA jack, but it will not let you watch what is at the hdmi end of the cable on what is at the rca end of the cable.
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Old 03-26-2015, 11:42 PM   #667
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I currently use this splitter to connect my DVD player and my VHS player to my TV.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004T8KZCM/

Is there something I could use to plug my Fire Stick into this splitter?
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I currently use this splitter to connect my DVD player and my VHS player to my TV.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004T8KZCM/

Is there something I could use to plug my Fire Stick into this splitter?
The converter box that Wizwor linked to above will do it:

http://www.amazon.com/enKo-products-...ct_top?ie=UTF8

But it costs 40% of what a new TV does so unless your old one is much bigger...

Gotta say, 33 years is amazingly durable for a TV. You obviously take good care of your toys.
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Since starting using the stick regularly, we've been seeing problems with audio and video glitches.
The audio will just cut out for second or two and then start again. The video will freeze, and then catch up similarly.
We primarily watch Netflix, and I'm not sure if the problem is restricted to that app. I'll have to watch Prime for a while and check.

I'm curious if anyone here has had similar issues and found a solution, before I call Amazon support.
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Since starting using the stick regularly, we've been seeing problems with audio and video glitches.
The audio will just cut out for second or two and then start again. The video will freeze, and then catch up similarly.
We primarily watch Netflix, and I'm not sure if the problem is restricted to that app. I'll have to watch Prime for a while and check.

I'm curious if anyone here has had similar issues and found a solution, before I call Amazon support.
That happened a lot with ours, watching the WWE app. I sold the stick and got a Fire TV Box instead, and it's perfect.
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Since starting using the stick regularly, we've been seeing problems with audio and video glitches.
The audio will just cut out for second or two and then start again. The video will freeze, and then catch up similarly.
We primarily watch Netflix, and I'm not sure if the problem is restricted to that app. I'll have to watch Prime for a while and check.

I'm curious if anyone here has had similar issues and found a solution, before I call Amazon support.
I have trouble syncing the YouTube app on the Fire Stick with my phone. YouTube syncs with my Roku box and phone with no problem but not the Fire Stick.
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So far, we haven't had any issues at all that couldn't be solved with a simple reboot of the stick. And that only twice since we got it (at the original release date).

I continue to be very, very happy with this little thing.
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I did a factory reset and it's been ok so far. Fingers crossed.
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So far, we haven't had any issues at all that couldn't be solved with a simple reboot of the stick. And that only twice since we got it (at the original release date).

I continue to be very, very happy with this little thing.
Glad to hear something positive about it. I have pre-ordered the stick, and it's due out here on April 15th.
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I was using the stick upstairs to bingwatch a series we bought, and my husband was trying to do it downstairs through the DVD player. He was having problems, I had none. So we got a fire TV stick for downstairs-it works perfectly. I am going to order 2 for our vacation house-I convinced my husband to cut the cord there, and we are saving $600 a year. I will use one in the TV in the family room, and one in the TV in the bedroom.

I love this thing.
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