FireStick v. Fire TV

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FireStick v. Fire TV

#1 Post by Boac » Mon Jun 24, 2019 10:53 am

Does anyone have experience/opinion on the relative merits of the Firestick v. Fire TV? I have a series 1 Firestick which is labouring with the usual Firestick overheating issues, and I see the price of the latest 4k Firestick and Fire TV are very similar now.

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#2 Post by Capetonian » Mon Jun 24, 2019 12:08 pm

Can't give you relative merits, but earlier this year I bought a Firestick (4k I think) as a present for a friend in CPT. His internet speed is not great, and neither of us is very technical, but we got it up and running in about half an hour and he is very happy with it.

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#3 Post by Boac » Mon Jun 24, 2019 12:32 pm

Thanks, Cape

A little more research now indicates that the 'old' Fire TV box is no longer and the new 'Fire TV-cube' is significantly more expensive - so that really says 4k Firestick. Waiting now for the next Amazon Prime sale day!

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#4 Post by Pontius Navigator » Mon Jun 24, 2019 2:55 pm

Boac, they presently have a £49.95 device discounted to £39.95 but on Black Friday the discount was to £29.95. Not sure about the Fire Stick but we have a Gen 2, the voice one. I power it through the TV USB socket. Never a problem.

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#5 Post by Woody » Mon Jun 24, 2019 3:09 pm

Capetonian wrote:
Mon Jun 24, 2019 12:08 pm
Can't give you relative merits, but earlier this year I bought a Firestick (4k I think) as a present for a friend in CPT. His internet speed is not great, and neither of us is very technical, but we got it up and running in about half an hour and he is very happy with it.
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#6 Post by Boac » Mon Jun 24, 2019 3:47 pm

PN - does it not overheat and lose the wifi signal like the Series 1?

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#7 Post by Pontius Navigator » Mon Jun 24, 2019 8:14 pm

BOAC, never had a problem. Just checked, it is hand hot. It is plugged in to the HDMI socket on a short lead with a USB cable to the TV USB port. As it is hanging in space there is plenty of air circulation.

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#8 Post by llondel » Mon Jun 24, 2019 9:32 pm

I have to admit I prefer neither stick nor TV to have any fire component whatsoever.

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#9 Post by Pontius Navigator » Tue Jun 25, 2019 8:07 am

Did you know, you can even get a Kindle Fire Fire App?

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#10 Post by Pontius Navigator » Tue Jun 25, 2019 9:00 am

BOAC, just had an email from Amazon, they have announced a Prime Day on 15/16 July with non-stop deals. If you are a Prime member this might be your chance.

You can also, I guess, buy before hand and either return it as 'cheaper elsewhere' if the price drops 😁

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