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Amazon fire box, is it worth the extra over the stick?
Posted on 4/4/15 at 10:56 am
Posted on 4/4/15 at 10:56 am
Trying to get this cord cutting going, was wondering if I should get a box for the main TV and a couple sticks for the other TV's or just get all sticks.
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Posted on 4/4/15 at 11:15 am to burgeman
Do you have a hard wired network connection and space for the box? If so, get the box.
The stick is nice, but it can be laggy and mine gets pretty hot. Only advantage is go with box is if I could have a wired connection.
The stick is nice, but it can be laggy and mine gets pretty hot. Only advantage is go with box is if I could have a wired connection.
Posted on 4/4/15 at 11:19 am to LSUtigerME
I do have the capability to hardwire it to the main tv
Posted on 4/4/15 at 11:38 am to burgeman
why the fire over Roku?
Posted on 4/4/15 at 11:44 am to 756
Seems like easier to get KODI installed on it
Posted on 4/4/15 at 12:21 pm to burgeman
fire box >>>> fire stick
better reliability
better reliability
Posted on 4/4/15 at 12:37 pm to hawgfaninc
So would a fire stick be good for a bedroom across the house?
Posted on 4/4/15 at 12:51 pm to burgeman
not sure since I have neither.
what I posted is just what I've read in several reviews. will be getting a fire box soon
what I posted is just what I've read in several reviews. will be getting a fire box soon
This post was edited on 4/4/15 at 12:52 pm
Posted on 4/4/15 at 1:06 pm to LSUtigerME
quote:only? there are several advantages to go with the box. like you said, the hard wired connection is one, but the box has twice the RAM and twice the processors. twice the RAM gives it a huge advantage because you can increase the buffer size in Kodi for streaming, which is mostly dependent on available RAM.
Only advantage is go with box is if I could have a wired connection.
Posted on 4/4/15 at 5:19 pm to link
I had the stick and it lost signal a lot so I sold it and got the box and never had a problem with it and runs faster
Posted on 4/4/15 at 5:21 pm to Byrdybyrd05
That's kinda concerning with my plan for using it in the bed room
Posted on 4/4/15 at 6:06 pm to burgeman
The stick is not the greatest wifi antenna. I got spotty service on iPhone in my bedroom. Put the stick in there and it basically didn't work. Ran a new AP to the hallway just outside, and it works great now. A little laggy on the processor side at times, but it's fine.
If you don't have a strong signal, it might not be the best option. Box would allow a hard wired connection, or drop another AP near.
If you don't have a strong signal, it might not be the best option. Box would allow a hard wired connection, or drop another AP near.
Posted on 4/4/15 at 7:12 pm to LSUtigerME
Anybody know if you can watch the Braves on anything other than a Mlbtv subscription? I'm considering the Amazon Fire Box and that appears to be the only route is Mlbtv. Foxsports go doesn't cover any regional events.
Posted on 4/4/15 at 7:34 pm to LSUtigerME
I will grab one and find out, if it doesn't I will put it in the living room. I just would hate to have to run wire across the house through the attic
Posted on 4/5/15 at 7:08 pm to LSUtigerME
I like how the box just hangs out of sight on the TV as well.
Posted on 4/5/15 at 7:16 pm to burgeman
I love my stick, no issues with speeds both network or app related for me, but my router is also 10 feet away.
Posted on 4/5/15 at 8:42 pm to UltimateHog
Hog,
Did you load up xbmc on it?
Did you load up xbmc on it?
Posted on 4/5/15 at 10:07 pm to UltimateHog
I've also been looking at these Android boxes, they seem interesting as well, everything is open
Posted on 4/5/15 at 10:10 pm to The Eric
Not yet, not sure I'll ever get around to it as little as I use it overall.
Posted on 4/6/15 at 5:32 am to LSUtigerME
quote:
The stick is nice, but it can be laggy
Not if you have good internet and a good router.
My router is downstairs and my stick works perfect in the upstairs bedroom
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