All-new Fire TV with 4K Ultra HD and HDR support in a compact and portable form factor.
Experience true-to-life picture quality and sound with access to vivid 4K Ultra HD up to 60 fps, HDR and Dolby Atmos audio.
10,000+ channels, apps and Alexa skills with access to over 200,000 movies and TV episodes from BBC, Prime Video, Netflix, YouTube, ITV, Curzon, UKTV Play, and more. Additional charges may apply.
Launch apps and control content with the included Alexa Voice Remote. Simply say "Launch ITV Hub" or "Skip ahead 5 minutes" and Alexa responds.
Do more with Alexa by playing music, ordering a pizza and controlling compatible lights or other smart-home devices-just ask.
Prime membership unlocks thousands of movies and TV episodes, including Amazon Original Series, Amazon Channels and ad-free listening to millions of songs with Prime Music. Channels are available as individual subscriptions so you only pay for the TV channels you want.
Simply plug into an HDTV and start streaming in minutes. With an ultra-fast processor and 802.11ac Wi-Fi, you can rely on smooth and responsive performance.
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Dabstar
27 Sep 17#1
There's apparently a 4k box with Alexa voice control built in I was hoping would be announced today
sam_of_london to Dabstar
28 Sep 17#34
Maybe for USA only. Echo Show is now available to preorder in UK . Before it was only available in USA
COUPONKEV
27 Sep 17#2
In the USA Amazon is also bundling together the Fire TV and the Echo Dot for $79.99 for a limited time, as well as a similar offer for the Fire TV Stick and Echo Dot for $59.99.
Can't see such a deal here.
In the USA the Echo can be used to control the Fire TV by voice without touching the remote. According to Amazon this will be available too here in the UK soon.
rollmesome
27 Sep 17#3
lol this is rubbish. No Ethernet, sd card slot 905 chip? Apparently a "high end" fire tv is to be announced later this year
ocelot20 to rollmesome
27 Sep 17#5
No Ethernet but they do have a Ethernet adapter for £13.
ST3123
27 Sep 17#4
Yeah, fail to see what is so great here too. Aside from the alexa stuff, which is of zero interest to me personally, i dont see what it does the current fire tv doesn't do already?
In some ways it seems a step back e.g. no ethernet port, which is surely the best option for trouble free streaming especially at uhd, which is surely the main reason to own the fire tv box over the cheaper stick...
doveman007
28 Sep 17#6
Does this have More4 and Ch.5 apps, as it mentions BBC and ITV but not those?
Jameseh to doveman007
28 Sep 17#7
It has both All 4 and My5 yes.
doveman007 to Jameseh
28 Sep 17#17
Great, thanks for confirming. I thought it must but wanted to be sure.
dotnetter
28 Sep 17#8
For anyone considering one of these, some points to consider based on personal experience of both previous Fire TV's and Fire TV Stick and various android based streaming boxes plus the Nvidia Shield and Xiaomi Mii box...
The Amazon products are the only products that offer all of the UK catchup services (BBC, ITV, More4 and My5). Other boxes generally only offer one or two of these.
The amazon voice control for media is gimmicky at best however it is currently much better than its rivals in my opinion and is officially supported by Plex with their own skill.
Only the fire tv products and the shield support Amazon video... If you use this service then it's something to consider... I missed this when I had my Mii box which is why I bought the shield!
The only product I've had working consistently with 4K content (and currently use) is the Nvidia Shield... But it's £100 and doesn't support some of the catchup services mentioned above... Plus some users don't like it's remote which doesn't have dedicated play, fast forward or rewind buttons.
The new Fire TV doesn't have a built in ethernet port or USB port for external storage... While it is technically capable of playing high end 4k HDR from my experience of using the shield and Mii box, the bottleneck is connectivity to the source... Even the shield struggles with 50GB+ files over a wired network (caveat here being that it could be my network) however it works much better over ethernet than it does over my 5ghz WiFi with no other devices connected to my WiFi and the router 2 foot away! Streaming amazon or Netflix 4k is fine on the Shield on wired but can be hit and miss over WiFi. For what it's worth, I have 80Mbps fibre broadband and all of my devices are connected via ethernet.
So this turned into a rather long post!... But hopefully it's answered the usual questions people post.
EDIT: for what it's worth, there are well founded rumours that amazon will be launching another fire tv product that is going to have a higher spec than this that will be a combination of a fire tv and an Amazon echo... This will likely have an ethernet port and USB for expandable storage.
alg to dotnetter
28 Sep 17#15
I think that depends on your definitions - Amazon Video is available in the Google Play Store nowadays, and my Freesat box has access to all the catchup services you mention (including STV Hub - as ITV Hub is region specific). The more interesting one in terms of catchup/alternative services is which box supports everything including NowTV.
pabosotf123 to alg
28 Sep 17#16
That's why I bought a Roku Stick, it's not the fastest or 4K but you can access all the services I need from one device including NowTV, Netflix and Amazon Prime. Just wish Roku would update their lineup over here as the US market has had several new boxes and we're still stuck with the old models for some reason.
doveman007 to dotnetter
28 Sep 17#18
I know it's not true that only Amazon products provide all the UK catch-up services. My free BT Youview box does and so did my cheap NowTV box, although the interface was very sluggish on that.
cocogumbo to dotnetter
28 Sep 17#24
Actually, the NOW TV box offers BBC iPlayer, ITV Hub, All 4, Viceland and Demand 5.
Borntooslow to dotnetter
28 Sep 17#32
Excellent post
I have a Shield as well as a Phillips Android TV, it's infuriating to find that they don't offer all the Android/Fire based UK streaming services, despite them all running on an almost identical OS
ranja81 to dotnetter
28 Sep 17#40
Sorta right except Roku boxes have all catchup services, amazon prime, now tv and netflix
darren_85
28 Sep 17#9
I’ll wait til Black Friday
Zooicidal
28 Sep 17#10
Don't forget this is the new stick not box, some of you appear to be mixing them up.
The new box hasn't been officially announced yet but will have the same connectivity as the current Fire TV 4K, better hardware, proper built in Alexa with mic and speaker so you don't have to use the remote and a built in IR blaster to control your TV, AV equipment etc similar to logitech harmony products.
AndrewBickers to Zooicidal
28 Sep 17#11
Is this correct? Whilst I agree it looks like a hybrid of a stick / box it's been touted as the new Fire TV with no mention of stick in the title and the price point is along the lines of the former two generations of Fire TV with a prime pre order discount.
But it is missing the built in Alexa I keep seeing mentioned.
Zooicidal to AndrewBickers
28 Sep 17#14
I suppose it's technically a dangling box but to me it seems targeted as an upgrade for stick users, while the new box (more of a cube) that will be announced in the next few months an upgrade to the box.
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Can't see such a deal here.
In the USA the Echo can be used to control the Fire TV by voice without touching the remote. According to Amazon this will be available too here in the UK soon.
In some ways it seems a step back e.g. no ethernet port, which is surely the best option for trouble free streaming especially at uhd, which is surely the main reason to own the fire tv box over the cheaper stick...
The Amazon products are the only products that offer all of the UK catchup services (BBC, ITV, More4 and My5). Other boxes generally only offer one or two of these.
The amazon voice control for media is gimmicky at best however it is currently much better than its rivals in my opinion and is officially supported by Plex with their own skill.
Only the fire tv products and the shield support Amazon video... If you use this service then it's something to consider... I missed this when I had my Mii box which is why I bought the shield!
The only product I've had working consistently with 4K content (and currently use) is the Nvidia Shield... But it's £100 and doesn't support some of the catchup services mentioned above... Plus some users don't like it's remote which doesn't have dedicated play, fast forward or rewind buttons.
The new Fire TV doesn't have a built in ethernet port or USB port for external storage... While it is technically capable of playing high end 4k HDR from my experience of using the shield and Mii box, the bottleneck is connectivity to the source... Even the shield struggles with 50GB+ files over a wired network (caveat here being that it could be my network) however it works much better over ethernet than it does over my 5ghz WiFi with no other devices connected to my WiFi and the router 2 foot away! Streaming amazon or Netflix 4k is fine on the Shield on wired but can be hit and miss over WiFi. For what it's worth, I have 80Mbps fibre broadband and all of my devices are connected via ethernet.
So this turned into a rather long post!... But hopefully it's answered the usual questions people post.
EDIT: for what it's worth, there are well founded rumours that amazon will be launching another fire tv product that is going to have a higher spec than this that will be a combination of a fire tv and an Amazon echo... This will likely have an ethernet port and USB for expandable storage.
I have a Shield as well as a Phillips Android TV, it's infuriating to find that they don't offer all the Android/Fire based UK streaming services, despite them all running on an almost identical OS
The new box hasn't been officially announced yet but will have the same connectivity as the current Fire TV 4K, better hardware, proper built in Alexa with mic and speaker so you don't have to use the remote and a built in IR blaster to control your TV, AV equipment etc similar to logitech harmony products.
But it is missing the built in Alexa I keep seeing mentioned.
AFTVnews laid out the 2 in a recent article
aftvnews.com/exc…17/