Better than the Fire Stick, though a little more expensive. (Amazon Prime Users only - Normally £79.99).
Main benefits over Fire Stick:
* Voice Remote as standard
* H.265 support (Stick only supports H.264)
* USB port for USB mass storage (to watch movies/play music) or to plug USB keyboard/mouse/wireless dongle to control Kodi and other apps etc.
* More RAM (2GB) to play full 1080p videos smoothly (or even 4K as per the name!)
* SD Card slot for extra storage (though admittedly only really useful if you pop your own files e.g. movies/music on it)
* Wireless tends to be more resilient (less random signal drops, but that may just be my personal experience)
I'll leave the rest to the Amazon description, but its a very good piece of kit that I actively use everyday (and yes it does Kodi....very very well :-P)
Description:
- Amazon Fire TV, now 4K Ultra HD compatible. Enjoy movies and TV episodes in stunning 4K Ultra HD with your compatible 4K UHD TV. See compatibility details below.
- No 4K UHD TV? No problem. Amazon Fire TV lets you stream thousands of titles in high definition, up to 1080p.
- Tens of thousands of TV episodes and movies, from Amazon Video, Netflix, BBC iPlayer, ITV and more, plus games, music and apps.
- Now 75% more processing power, a dedicated graphics engine, better Wi-Fi support and 2GB of memory.
- Say it. Watch it. Simply speak into your voice remote to find TV shows, movies and games.
- No more buffering - ASAP learns what Amazon movies and TV episodes you like and buffers them for playback so they start right away.
- Great for gaming with a quad-core processor and dedicated Imagination GX6250 graphics engine. Add to the fun with optional game controllers.
- Amazon Prime members get unlimited access to Prime Video, including original programming such as Transparent, plus over 1 million songs with Prime Music.
Top comments
trf197
12 Jul 165#11
Get it for 49.99 if you use the £5 off on PrimeNow app code: SAVE5
Interloper
12 Jul 163#25
It doesn't. Only the BT Ultra HD Sports channel broadcasts in 4K which requires the UHD YouView box and needs to be wired to your Home Hub.
Great price for this box - superb for 4k on Prime, YouTube and Netflix. I've also installed Kodi, Mobdro etc on mine without issue.
All comments (28)
unreality
12 Jul 16#1
Anyone know if its possible to get the Sky Go and BT Sport app working on a Firestick or Fire TV? I've just ordered a Fire TV (already got Firestick) for this purpose as I've got legit logins for both bt and sky go, but I'm not finding much up to date info
KendallC to unreality
12 Jul 16#2
Sky Go won't work. No idea about BT though.
EDIT: See other comments below....seems I could be wrong on this!
IronGlaive to unreality
12 Jul 16#7
Some users have posted that they could sideload and get skygo working in the fire stick thread. If this is true, then it would also be possible on the fire 4k tv.
buyer101 to unreality
12 Jul 16#26
Use Kodi.
greencode
12 Jul 16#3
Can you install a VPN on this without having to install on the router itself?
DocJones to greencode
12 Jul 162#4
Yes you can. IP Vanish works fine on mine.
DocJones
12 Jul 161#5
Great price. Lowest yet I believe.
IronGlaive to DocJones
12 Jul 16#6
The lowest it's been before is £64.99. Though notice its colder this morning than shortly after I went to bed last night ... oh well hehe
axgod2
12 Jul 16#8
They were lying
parabootz
12 Jul 162#9
i sideloaded sky go, and it was working (mostly, occasionally had a fit) but needed to connect a mouse to the box to navigate.
jfowler
12 Jul 16#10
Great price if you wanted a Fire TV! :innocent:
Any one know how this one compares with the old one?
Which is a better buy for Kodi - Stick(£19) or Fire TV(£54)? I find the Fire stick a bit sluggish with Kodi at times.
Taking away optical digital form Fire tv is also a downer!:disappointed:
trf197
12 Jul 165#11
Get it for 49.99 if you use the £5 off on PrimeNow app code: SAVE5
Bossworld
12 Jul 162#12
Cheers, purchased, using the £10 discount via Audible. The £5 discount for £30 of gift vouchers hasn't appeared but I'll use that on something else (damn you Amazon).
Hopefully should provide a slightly more robust experience with ServerWMC than the stick does.
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Opening post
Main benefits over Fire Stick:
* Voice Remote as standard
* H.265 support (Stick only supports H.264)
* USB port for USB mass storage (to watch movies/play music) or to plug USB keyboard/mouse/wireless dongle to control Kodi and other apps etc.
* More RAM (2GB) to play full 1080p videos smoothly (or even 4K as per the name!)
* SD Card slot for extra storage (though admittedly only really useful if you pop your own files e.g. movies/music on it)
* Wireless tends to be more resilient (less random signal drops, but that may just be my personal experience)
I'll leave the rest to the Amazon description, but its a very good piece of kit that I actively use everyday (and yes it does Kodi....very very well :-P)
Description:
- Amazon Fire TV, now 4K Ultra HD compatible. Enjoy movies and TV episodes in stunning 4K Ultra HD with your compatible 4K UHD TV. See compatibility details below.
- No 4K UHD TV? No problem. Amazon Fire TV lets you stream thousands of titles in high definition, up to 1080p.
- Tens of thousands of TV episodes and movies, from Amazon Video, Netflix, BBC iPlayer, ITV and more, plus games, music and apps.
- Now 75% more processing power, a dedicated graphics engine, better Wi-Fi support and 2GB of memory.
- Say it. Watch it. Simply speak into your voice remote to find TV shows, movies and games.
- No more buffering - ASAP learns what Amazon movies and TV episodes you like and buffers them for playback so they start right away.
- Great for gaming with a quad-core processor and dedicated Imagination GX6250 graphics engine. Add to the fun with optional game controllers.
- Amazon Prime members get unlimited access to Prime Video, including original programming such as Transparent, plus over 1 million songs with Prime Music.
Top comments
Great price for this box - superb for 4k on Prime, YouTube and Netflix. I've also installed Kodi, Mobdro etc on mine without issue.
All comments (28)
EDIT: See other comments below....seems I could be wrong on this!
Any one know how this one compares with the old one?
Which is a better buy for Kodi - Stick(£19) or Fire TV(£54)? I find the Fire stick a bit sluggish with Kodi at times.
Taking away optical digital form Fire tv is also a downer!:disappointed:
Hopefully should provide a slightly more robust experience with ServerWMC than the stick does.