Anyone else buy the new Amazon Fire Stick?

TerryMason

TerryMason

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I just picked up the new Amazon TV Firestick, and it's pretty cool. I've also got a Google Chromecast, and think the Amazon Firestick is probably as good as the Chromecast. I must admit I'm alittle disappointed with the game selection, but overall I'm pretty happy with it.

For those that haven't seen it, the Firestick is a way to play Amazon videos (for Prime members), Netflix and other stuff on your TV. I preordered it for $20, but it's probably still pretty good at $40.

Anyone else out there have one of these things? Any game recommendations (I just ordered the controller)?


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We use Roku, AppleTV, and the xBox. Glad we dumped our local TV service for streaming.
 
I tried the Chromecast but didn't like that I had to stream it from my phone and worry about the battery life all the time. I've used the Roku for awhile now and LOVE it.
 
I've heard that the Roku is the best, but I've never used it. I got the Chromecast (2 of them) and FireTV stick cheap (something like $30 and $20). I haven't convinced myself to pony up the money for Roku

The Chromecast doesn't do much, but what it does, it does well.
I bought the FireTV stick so that I could play Amazon Instant videos, as well as games. It has a few Android based games, and I've ordered the controller. I'm not sure how that will turn out, but we'll see.


I'm not a cord cutter yet - I still have $20 a month TV, with access to ABC, FOX, PBS, etc. Right now it's still too hard to hunt down all my shows through the dozens of apps and websites that we end up using.
 
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