![]() Access to premium films and TV series not included in Prime Video is available on a one-time charge basis. Naturally the focus here is Amazon’s Prime service, which includes free video and TV series in (mostly SD) quality, Amazon music and Amazon photos. In summary Fire TC Stick is an Internet streaming device that can connect to online services for media content playback and download. There’s an app available for iPhone and Android that will also drive the Fire TV Stick and enable voice control but I’m not testing that here.įire TV Stick powered through a TVs USB port. ![]() The attractive Fire TV packaging includes the HDMI ‘stick’ and the tidy little remote control along with a small HDMI extender, a USB power supply, a micro USB to USB cable, batteries for the remote. ![]() ![]() Google Chromecast is angled towards Google media services and Fire TV Stick is angled towards Amazon’s Prime services, as you’d expect. The Fire TV Stick, however, is a standalone unit with remote control and has a big-screen user interface. There’s no built-in user interface and there’s no remote control. Chromecast is designed to be driven from an Android device or the Chrome browser. Both are small HDMI-connected Internet media streaming devices. Read on for a review of the Fire TV Stick, a focus on Miracast and some thoughts about KODI, iConsole Micro and Chromecast.Īmazon’s Fire TV Stick is similar to Google’s Chromecast. All of them worked but there are still some issues that need sorting out. ![]() Early firmware builds for the Fire TV Stick didn’t support Miracast from Windows 8.1 but I’ve just received a stick here in Germany, upgraded the firmware and tested Miracast on two Windows PCs, a Windows smartphone and an Android tablet. For Prime customers it’s a must-buy but for those of us with Miracast-enabled devices it means that the Miracast feature (Screen Mirroring) also brings extra value. At €39 the Amazon Fire TV Stick is very interesting. ![]()
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