re: Amazon Fire TV Streaming Devices
Outside of the voice search and android games, it doesn't have anything that my other streaming devices don't already do. And neither of those features are worth $99. I think I'll pass. Too bad it wasn't around $50.
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Originally Posted by TGM
(Post 12065334)
how much, and does it come with a free year of Prime as speculated?
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Originally Posted by Easy
(Post 12065371)
The voice search is nice but that is the only thing of interest to me that my Roku 3 doesn't have. Pass.
Originally Posted by TheBigDave
(Post 12065378)
Outside of the voice search and android games, it doesn't have anything that my other streaming devices don't already do. And neither of those features are worth $99. I think I'll pass. Too bad it wasn't around $50.
This could be a great starter piece for someone new to streaming and console gaming. |
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Originally Posted by TheBigDave
(Post 12065378)
Outside of the voice search and android games, it doesn't have anything that my other streaming devices don't already do. And neither of those features are worth $99. I think I'll pass. Too bad it wasn't around $50.
One thing that got my attention was the claim that you can share movies and photos from your tablet to the tv. That would be really cool to display home videos and facebook pics on the big screen. Not sure if that feature is only for Amazon's tablet. |
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I dunno. It just seems like between all the devices I already have, every feature of their device is already covered.
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Another +1 for BigDave. It looks like Amazon is pricing this so that it makes sense for existing Prime subs who do or may want to watch VOD on their TV, but without that existing service in place it is not undercutting or significantly out performing other devices in the segment. Perhaps it is intentional so they can refine the product before positioning it for large scale adoption.
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I ordered one, but mainly because I have a ton of Amazon credit to use.
The coolest feature may be the "fling" option - where anything you're viewing on your Kindle Fire can be thrown onto your TV screen. So basically if an app (like, say, HBO GO) is available on the Kindle but not on the Fire TV, you can still "fling" the video onto your TV if you have your Kindle in the room. |
re: Amazon Fire TV Streaming Devices
No thanks. I'll stick with my Roku.
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Originally Posted by Shannon Nutt
(Post 12065477)
I ordered one, but mainly because I have a ton of Amazon credit to use.
The coolest feature may be the "fling" option - where anything you're viewing on your Kindle Fire can be thrown onto your TV screen. So basically if an app (like, say, HBO GO) is available on the Kindle but not on the Fire TV, you can still "fling" the video onto your TV if you have your Kindle in the room. Related, and maybe I missed it earlier, but I just noticed this morning that I can now download Prime content to my Fire. |
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If I didn't already have a Roku 3 I might be tempted, but honestly it's just so incredibly un-remarkable. Nice specs though. Has a lot of future potential. The price is appropriate but it simply doesn't stand out.
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Originally Posted by RichC2
(Post 12065536)
If I didn't already have a Roku 3 I might be tempted, but honestly it's just so incredibly un-remarkable. Nice specs though. Has a lot of future potential. The price is appropriate but it simply doesn't stand out.
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No streaming local media? No sale.
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even tho I have a Roku 3 I'd consider it if it was around $70 AND came with the controller. At $140, for what it offers over the Roku, it just isn't worth it.
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Originally Posted by RichC2
(Post 12065536)
If I didn't already have a Roku 3 I might be tempted, but honestly it's just so incredibly un-remarkable. Nice specs though. Has a lot of future potential. The price is appropriate but it simply doesn't stand out.
I think the FireTV looks good, but not good enough to replace what I've already got. |
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Originally Posted by Hokeyboy
(Post 12065558)
No streaming local media? No sale.
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Too bad it lacks Vudu and HBO Go, at least for now. Amazon's Instant Video does have some HD titles that Vudu doesn't have that aren't on Blu-ray yet, so I may give it a try.
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Originally Posted by Trevor
(Post 12065507)
That's interesting. Not just on the newest HDX ones?
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In for $140 for box and remote on May 11th :) I have Prime, Netflix, and Hulu, and the voice search sounds great and I have a Fire, the flinging sounds great.
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I decided to order 2. My bedroom BD players have awful wi-fi so hopefully the Fire will do a much better job. It's lacking Vudu right now, but at least it offers Flixster which I don't have access to outside of my computer. They also have some HD titles not on Vudu such as The Truman Show. Looking forward to trying it out.
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Amazon should get back to being an etailer not Google or ebay
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Here's a preview of upcoming games from Amazon Games Studios:
<iframe width="640" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/ZlVLhqj1weY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> |
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Engadget has a good write-up:
http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/02/a...h-the-fire-tv/ <iframe width="640" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/oEGWrYtOOvg" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> |
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If you're buying this make sure you add an HDMI cable, because it's not included.
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Too bad you can't get FyreTV on FireTV.
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