Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K bundle

I pre-ordered this a few weeks ago, and it just arrived on 10/31. Ok guys, real talk, i’m not 17 any more. What i care about now is function, design and efficiency. So the fact that this new edition of the fire stick can control the volume and the power to my tv. Umm, put me down for 200 please, and i’ll throw them out to the parents as they slug along behind their sugar-fueled 5 year old trick or treaters tonight. And i will instantly become their hero. Well, second only to the guy pouring the witches brew cocktails later. We all have had half a dozen fire sticks by now, and we can all agree- they’re great.

I recently updated to this new fire stick and it well worth it.

Let me tell you, i was super excited for the launch of the new firetv stick with its leading edge technology and processing power. Well, it’s got that but there’s a couple bug, game breaking problems i have with this thing. 1) the amazon platform is basically retooled android, which is a crap interface. It’s cluttered, redundant, and amazon being amazon wants you to use all their services over everyone else’s so not only does their menu get in the way but the top third of the home screen is promotions for whatever they want to push. 2) also because it’s amazon they want you to use their streaming services to rent movies so much so that there is no vudu or google play app available to install. If prime video had a decent selection of rentals (it doesn’t) or a halfway usable interface (it doesn’t) i would have less of a problem. 3) our firetv stick has issues with flickering and sound dropout. Tech support immediately supplied a series of less than helpful troubleshooting tips. “did you try a different tv?.Did you try a different hdmi port?” despite my roku working just fine.

I found the new 4k (hdr) firestick to function much better than the 2nd gen firestick. It downloads app pages much faster. And with the added on/off function of the tv, and controlling my surround system volume/mute, awesome. There are no special settings to get through to use those functions.I was using the ethernet adapter on the 2nd gen stick, but found it useless to use with this stick. It only caused interference problems and appears to only see wifi. So i unplugged the adapter and went with just using the wifi. The interference stopped and now it works great.

I really like it, picture quality is great & there are lots of shows to watch on it. I was under the impression i would be able to watch all the shows for free though, that is not true. There are lots of movies you have to pay for to watch but it was still a good buy.

Features and Spesification

• This bundle includes a Fire TV Stick 4K and an Echo Dot. Pair to get hands-free voice control of your Fire TV with Alexa, just say “Alexa, play Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan.”
• Fire TV Stick 4K is the most powerful 4K streaming media stick with a Wi-Fi antenna design optimized for 4K Ultra HD streaming. Enjoy brilliant picture with access to 4K Ultra HD, Dolby Vision, HDR, and HDR10+.
• Choose from 500,000 movies and TV episodes. Watch favorites from Netflix, YouTube, Prime Video, STARZ, SHOWTIME, CBS All Access, and others.
• Use the Alexa Voice Remote with dedicated power, volume, and mute buttons to control your compatible TV, soundbar, and receiver.
• Echo Dot is our most popular voice-controlled speaker, now with improved sound and a new design.
• Do more with Alexa. From across the room, ask Alexa to play music, read the news, check the weather, set alarms, control compatible smart home devices, and help with other requests.

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