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Amazon Fire TV vs Fire stick
Posted on 3/5/15 at 3:52 pm
Posted on 3/5/15 at 3:52 pm
If my internet is spotty at best and I get intermittent loss of wireless which should I look at getting. I'm confused by the specs of each and what they do.
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Posted on 3/5/15 at 3:54 pm to Broke
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If my internet is spotty at best and I get intermittent loss of wireless which should I look at getting. I'm confused by the specs of each and what they do.
if your wireless is spotty, go with the Fire TV since it has an ethernet port. If you can't get an ethernet cable directly wired to it, buy a set of powerline adapters (~$30) and connect one end near router and one end by Fire Stick.
Posted on 3/5/15 at 3:58 pm to busbeepbeep
I have Ethernet at my TV
Posted on 3/5/15 at 4:23 pm to Broke
I ran a new access point in my house for my Fire Stick, otherwise connection was terrible. I like it, but it can be a bit slow when loading. I assume the Fire TV would be a bit better. Streaming is fine though.
Posted on 3/5/15 at 4:26 pm to Broke
fire stick works great at my house, and I just have the U-Verse basic speed for wireless.
The amazon prime content has to buffer from time to time, but netflix works perfectly.
The amazon prime content has to buffer from time to time, but netflix works perfectly.
Posted on 3/5/15 at 5:02 pm to Broke
just got a free fire stick in the mail with my 3 month subscription to sling tv, and i was pretty bummed to open the package and find you had to plug it into the wall. i thought it went straight into the tv and was USB powered or something.
if i could do it again, i'd just get another box. broke is rich and wipes his arse with $100 bills, so the extra $40 or $50 is nothing. if i were you, i'd get the box.
if i could do it again, i'd just get another box. broke is rich and wipes his arse with $100 bills, so the extra $40 or $50 is nothing. if i were you, i'd get the box.
Posted on 3/5/15 at 5:46 pm to link
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i thought it went straight into the tv and was USB powered or something.
If your TV has a USB port, it's very possible that it's a powered USB port and all you need. If it's 5+ years old, you may not be so lucky and may require the wall to power it. It can definitely be powered straight from some TVs.
Posted on 3/5/15 at 6:33 pm to Hopeful Doc
Still requires the extra connection. I also thought it was all self contained. Figured it could plug directly into USB and that was it. I was wrong.
It's not a big deal for me, but definitely an extra wire/plug I didn't expect. If you have the space for it, the box is probably better.
It's not a big deal for me, but definitely an extra wire/plug I didn't expect. If you have the space for it, the box is probably better.
Posted on 3/5/15 at 7:27 pm to LSUtigerME
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Still requires the extra connection. I also thought it was all self contained. Figured it could plug directly into USB and that was it. I was wrong.
Are you. Saying that it plugged into a USB port and provided picture while being self powered and that was it? Or, in other words, you did not realize it was actually an HDMI stick that requires power over micro USB that terminates in a full-sized USB plug that can go into a USB port on the TV or wall adapter?
Posted on 3/5/15 at 10:29 pm to Broke
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I have Ethernet at my TV
I would probably go with a box then. I originally bought 2 of the fire sticks at the prelaunch price ($19), but ended up giving 1 as a Christmas gift and selling the other 1. I found that the stick had weak WiFi reception (compared to other devices) and had to be rebooted (unplugged) from time to time to reset the WiFi connection (even though my stick was only 2 ft from my router)
Now I have 2 fire TV boxes that are hard wired with Ethernet and never have issues. I also needed an optical audio output for 1 of my receivers., if you are planning to run kodi/ xbmc, the extra processing power & ram doesn't hurt
Posted on 3/6/15 at 8:58 am to jennyjones
I can't speak to the Fire stick but we have the fire box and it is awesome. Besides the ethernet port, it also comes with the voice search, which works really well and I believe a bit faster processor and/or more storage space. We use ours on a daily basis and wouldn't give it up for anything.
Posted on 3/6/15 at 9:45 am to NEMizzou
I came to this board to start this exact thread. I thought I was getting the stick, but this thread has me worried.
It will go on a TV where I have Apple TV currently and that works just fine. I want to move the Apple TV to another room so I can play Spotify through Fire Stick on my main TV's sound system.
It will go on a TV where I have Apple TV currently and that works just fine. I want to move the Apple TV to another room so I can play Spotify through Fire Stick on my main TV's sound system.
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