Amazon Fire TV Stick
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http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GDQ0RMG
Looks like Amazon's version of a ChromeCast, but with the FireTV software.
Should be released Nov 19 for $39, for the next two days it's $19 if you're a Prime member.
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Nice! I think I'll actually get that.
I like that they know their competition with that opening line in the description. I don't have any compelling reason to switch from Chromecast to this that I can see.
I'd be more interested if I didn't already have a Wii on both of my TVs and get all these features already.
Damn I just want A tv
It has its own apps/games, which is probably the biggest thing for me.
For $20, I figured why not. Had a credit, anyway.
I ordered one to check it out. At $20, not much of a risk.
I am tempted to order one actually if just to use it at work
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Haha, if you don't have Prime, here is how to get a cheaper price for free, just for reading!
Have Prime? Check. $20? Check. Sure, why not.
I ended up buying it just so I can plug into the giant TV at work and watch Netflix when I am bored, or listen to some Pandora. The HDMI ports on our work laptops suck.
Mine arrived Friday night. It works quite nicely. Got Netflix, Pandora, and Amazon Prime Video set up without a problem. Next up will be the Plex client.
I have been using Plex on it and it is pretty smooth.
I am excited about getting mine and pissed they changed the delivery date on me without saying anything. Some how I managed to miss the deadline for delivery on the 19th, and got pushed to the 24th of December.
I'm digging mine so far (launch day master race). My kids love it and my 7 year old has been playing Ski Safari almost non-stop since I installed it.
So I just got one of these. And I love it.
I love it also
I like it until I remember I got it to watch esports at my tv, and I can't search for specific channels on the twitch app. You know, Twitch.tv, the site owned by Amazon, the people that made the damned thing.
It's like Google making you use IE on Android
@d3k0y Amazon did not make twitch. They just bought it, and fairly recently too, give it a little time.
6+ months for a search bar seems like a long dev time.
I'm am waiting, it just seemed like a basic function that should have been in inception.
Aside from that, I use it as a replacement for my Netflix Wii for my bedroom. Wireless connection is much more stable and the UI is pretty good