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Sale on FireTv and FireTv stick for Prime Members
Posted on 3/14/18 at 9:01 am
Posted on 3/14/18 at 9:01 am
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Posted on 3/14/18 at 9:04 am to Jimbeaux28
wonder if this means they are about to release a new one
Posted on 3/14/18 at 9:05 am to Jimbeaux28
Looks like there is a sale on all the Amazon devices today.
All of the Echo suite of products are on sale as well.
All of the Echo suite of products are on sale as well.
Posted on 3/14/18 at 9:09 am to Neauxla
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wonder if this means they are about to release a new one
That is a possibility. With the Echo also being on sale as well, I wonder if they are starting a price war?
Posted on 3/14/18 at 9:12 am to Jimbeaux28
The new fire tv is trash and you need to get an Ethernet adapter.
its not an upgrade from the previous FireTV other than HDR.
its not an upgrade from the previous FireTV other than HDR.
This post was edited on 3/14/18 at 9:14 am
Posted on 3/14/18 at 9:12 am to Neauxla
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wonder if this means they are about to release a new one
They've been pretty regularly discounting Amazon devices. The deeper you are in the ecosystem the more stuff you order. They're still trying to get you to order through Alexa and it makes sense. Why say "Alexa add X to the list" when you can say "Alexa, order X"?
Posted on 3/14/18 at 9:16 am to StraightCashHomey21
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The new fire tv is trash and you need to get an Ethernet adapter.
Please elaborate on this because people that have complained about it aren't clear. Is it JUST the Ethernet issue? My Fire TV box runs on the WiFi and I have no problems with it. Maybe if I were streaming a 4K movie through Kodi I'd care about Ethernet, but that's not what I'm doing, most feeds I find are 720 anyway. So if the issue is just the Ethernet it might be just fine for many people and more a bad fit for you than trash for everyone.
Posted on 3/14/18 at 9:24 am to TigerinATL
The new fire tv is only set up to run over wifi. You have to buy an adapter if you want to hardline the device.
I've noticed a huge difference in picture quality running apps like PS Vue or Netflix with the older Fire TV looking better than the new one. My gen 2 fire tv runs great over wifi as well.
If anything this new fire tv is just a nicer fire stick.
I've noticed a huge difference in picture quality running apps like PS Vue or Netflix with the older Fire TV looking better than the new one. My gen 2 fire tv runs great over wifi as well.
If anything this new fire tv is just a nicer fire stick.
Posted on 3/14/18 at 9:25 am to Jimbeaux28
the FireTV HDR is bullshite. it says it can read HEVC H.265 but it cant. Im pissed about that. Whats what all my movies are in and i dont want to code them to h.264.
Posted on 3/14/18 at 9:26 am to StraightCashHomey21
quote:agreed/
If anything this new fire tv is just a nicer fire stick.
quote:then yo have crappy wifi. wifi is easily fast enough to watch 4k quality movies. granted cat is more stable.
I've noticed a huge difference in picture quality running apps like PS Vue or Netflix with the older Fire TV looking better than the new one. My gen 2 fire tv runs great over wifi as wel
Posted on 3/14/18 at 9:27 am to TigerinATL
quote:yes. really the only thing is lacks in is the no cat port. Thats where the hate stems from. This should have been marketed as the new FireTv Stick. But doing that they couldnt charge 100$ at first.
Please elaborate on this because people that have complained about it aren't clear. Is it JUST the Ethernet issue? My Fire TV box runs on the WiFi and I have no problems with it. Maybe if I were streaming a 4K movie through Kodi I'd care about Ethernet, but that's not what I'm doing, most feeds I find are 720 anyway. So if the issue is just the Ethernet it might be just fine for many people and more a bad fit for you than trash for everyone.
Posted on 3/14/18 at 9:29 am to CarRamrod
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then yo have crappy wifi. wifi is easily fast enough to watch 4k quality movies. granted cat is more stable.
I have a GB capable netgear router with the device 5 feet from the router.
My other devices easily pull 150+ download. I'm saying the hardware on the gen 2 works better than the gen 3.
Posted on 3/14/18 at 9:33 am to StraightCashHomey21
so do i, and my is about 30' away going through 2/3 walls. and im getting h.264 4k quality.
not saying i dont like my gen 2 box better
but anyway, im done with AFTV...... any new box i buy will be Shields.
not saying i dont like my gen 2 box better
but anyway, im done with AFTV...... any new box i buy will be Shields.
This post was edited on 3/14/18 at 9:35 am
Posted on 3/14/18 at 9:40 am to CarRamrod
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it says it can read HEVC H.265 but it cant.
Could the problem possibly be the app you're using needs to be rewritten to support it? I was just googling the specs and that's at the very top of their developer device specifications page. LINK Why would they list that for developers if it wasn't an actual feature?
Posted on 3/14/18 at 9:47 am to TigerinATL
quote:no, i tried a bunch of things. Plenty of people have tried to run it and it cant. LINK
Could the problem possibly be the app you're using needs to be rewritten to support it? I was just googling the specs and that's at the very top of their developer device specifications page. LINK Why would they list that for developers if it wasn't an actual feature?
that link saying that the high bitrate of HEVC has is what is keeping it from playing. it can run HEVC with very small bitrates but why have a HEVC movie coded for that. Kinda seems like they got it to run small HEVC movies just so they could put it on the lable.
This post was edited on 3/14/18 at 9:48 am
Posted on 3/14/18 at 9:48 am to CarRamrod
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but anyway, im done with AFTV...... any new box i buy will be Shields.
Yea until they come up with a legit replacement for the gen 2 4K I wont get another one.
by then hopefully they fix the ethernet port issues
Also the lack of a USB port is stupid on the new one.
This post was edited on 3/14/18 at 9:54 am
Posted on 3/14/18 at 9:51 am to StraightCashHomey21
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StraightCashHomey21
I warned you about tempting the soccer gods
Posted on 3/14/18 at 9:52 am to Draconian Sanctions
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I warned you about tempting the soccer gods
I was waiting for you to find me
Liverpool fans already tempting them as well.
Posted on 3/14/18 at 10:40 am to StraightCashHomey21
We’ll see what happens to them
Criticism fairly muted at the moment compared to what PSG faced for losing to a much better RM squad. Things that make you go hmmm.
Criticism fairly muted at the moment compared to what PSG faced for losing to a much better RM squad. Things that make you go hmmm.
This post was edited on 3/14/18 at 10:58 am
Posted on 3/14/18 at 11:21 am to CarRamrod
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any new box i buy will be Shields.
I've been looking at these as well but I don't run Plex, I don't run Kodi and I don't game a lot, although my kids are getting older and so maybe they will eventually?
Is the Shield TV useless for me given those 3 things above? I think I'd like it because we use Google TV and that doesn't run on Amazon.
This post was edited on 3/14/18 at 11:23 am
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