Amazon Fire TV

[Vae]

Has been released in the UK for pre-order (23rd Oct) for £79 but is only £49 until Monday if you are an Amazon prime member.

I'm interested in it as a replacement for my tlbb (the little black box) which runs XBMC but isn't quite where I thought it would be speed, reliability and capability wise. I'll admittedly have to set up Plex to do so but it'll also make using amazon prime easier and at £49 I'm prepared to gamble on the higher spec box.

 

[soze]

I have just ordered one too. I like the RPi but this can run Netflix and Amazon Prime Video too so I am all over this for £50.

 

[ECA]

Honestly, after picking up my chromecasts I can't see a reason for this unless your TV is out of your wifi range. ( well my chromecasts were £18 each so if you're a prime member £30 vs £50 the fire is attractive ).

 

[soze]

Honestly, after picking up my chromecasts I can't see a reason for this unless your TV is out of your wifi range. ( well my chromecasts were £18 each so if you're a prime member £30 vs £50 the fire is attractive ).

You need the App that supports ChromeCast and a device to Cast it. The Fire is standalone the extra £32 is not an issue to me. I have a ChromeCast as well but I will get more use out of this I think.

 

[Hawkwind]

Just ordered, along with the game controller just in case the kids want to play something

 

[leggy]

Thanks for that, just bought one. I was looking for something that was netflix and prime video compatible... I can now retire my ATV3 with plexconnect.

 

[Embattle]

Got a Roku 3 so not worth it since I would lose some stuff to gain some other stuff.

 

[Tilda]

Very tempted to get one for my parents. Think they'd use it a lot. Only problem is my dad is obsessed with surround sound, and the Plex app is currently struggling to play Dolby surround unless you sideload Plexbmc, which sounds messy.

 

[Gwadien]

Is this purely so you can stream shows through the interwebs or is it also normal 'channels'?