Amazon Fire TV Stick is a good product to watch one of the best contents.
Amazon Fire TV Stick Review
Design & Build
The Amazon stick measures 85.9 x 30.0 x 12.6mm. There are no changes in screen resolution. It’s still a 1080p, non-HDR streaming stick. However, the interface has been redesigned. The main navigation menu is now located on the top, and a new picture-led carousel with suggested content rules the top half of the display.
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The packaging box contains Amazon Fire TV Stick, Voice Remote, 2AAA batteries for remote, Power Adaptor, USB Cable, HDMI extender cable.
Hardware & Performance
The fire TV stick is powered by a quad-core processor coupled with 1GB of memory. Performance of fire TV Stick is quite impressive which can even play H.265 (HEVC) files flawlessly. Amazon fire TV stick runs on Fire OS 5.2.4.1, which is based on Android 5.0 Lollipop. The 802.11ac Wi-Fi guarantee more secure and stable streaming, faster downloads and quicker buffering. There is 8GB of onboard storage for apps and games.
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This speedy device provides a smooth user interface as well as Scrolling through menus is also delightfully quick. Amazon fire TV stick is compatible with high-definition TVs with HDMI capable of 1080p or 720p at 60/50Hz, including popular HDCP-compatible models from Samsung, LG, Sony, Panasonic, Videocon, Onida, Micromax, Vu, BPL, and others. It lacks to support graphically demanding games.
Setting an Amazon Fire TV Stick is easy. Its set up process is quite similar to Google Chromecast. There is no configuration required.
What you need for setting up the Fire stick is a TV with at least HD resolution, and a Wi-Fi connection, with speed, recommended at over 4MBPS for easy streaming. Insert the dongle into the HDMI port of your TV. Once you’re signed into your Amazon account, you’re ready to go.
Home screen display recently accessed shows and apps. However, you can’t access different content and apps directly from the home screen. For that, you need to navigate to the app first, and then find content within the app. The Fire TV Stick’s search functionality is quite frustrating. One of the major drawbacks of the Fire TV stick is that the built-in mic only works for Amazon Prime Video. So if you are searching on YouTube or Netflix you have to type it in manually which is quite tiresome.
Connectivity
On the front of connectivity, the Amazon Fire TV stick supports Bluetooth 4.1 and Dual-band, dual-antenna Wi-Fi supporting 2×2 MIMO 802.11a/b/g/n/ac.
Amazon Fire TV Stick Tech Specifications:-
- MediaTek Quad-Core ARM 1.3 GHz
- Mali 450 MP4
- 1 GB + 8 GB internal includes Free cloud storage for all Amazon content
- Dual-band, dual-antenna Wi-Fi 2×2 MIMO 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
- Bluetooth 4.1 |
- Dimensions 85.9 mm x 30.0 mm x 12.6 mm and weight 32g
- Voice Remote (included)
Verdict
If you want to watch TV via internet, then clearly the Amazon Fire TV stick is for you. Go ahead, Buy it and enjoy. But if you’re looking for a system packed high graphics games, Amazon fire stick is not for you.
