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Fire TV Stick with Voice Remote

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  • Fire TV Stick, our best-selling streaming media stick, now comes with a voice remote. Find all your favorites just by speaking into the remote.
  • Now with Alexa, use your Fire TV Voice Remote to check local theater times, sports scores, the weather, play music, and more - just ask
  • Just plug into your HDTV and start streaming in minutes. The easiest way to enjoy over 4,000 channels, apps, and games including access to over 250,000 TV episodes and movies on Netflix, Amazon Video, HBO GO, Hulu, and more.
  • Cutting the cord? Watch the best of live TV on NBC News, NBA, and Sling TV, which includes ESPN, CNN, HGTV, AMC, A&E, Cartoon Network, and more.
  • A powerful streaming media stick with 4x the storage and 2x the memory of Chromecast plus a dual-core processor, 1 GB of memory, and ASAP so the Amazon movies and shows you like start instantly
  • Never miss out. Bring Fire TV Stick with you to watch your favorites away from home, even in hotels and dorm rooms.
  • Amazon Prime members get unlimited access to Amazon Video, including original programming like Transparent, plus over 1 million songs with Prime Music. Now get a subscription to apps like Showtime and STARZ to watch TV episodes, movies, and sports, without cable.

Technical Details

Technical details

Fire TV Stick

Size

3.3” x 1.0” x 0.5” (84.9 mm x 25.0 mm x 11.5 mm)

Weight

0.9 oz. (25.1 g)

Processor

Broadcom, Dual-core 2xARM A9 up to 1 GHz

GPU

VideoCore4

Storage

8 GB internal

Memory

1 GB

Wi-Fi Connectivity

Dual-band, dual-antenna Wi-Fi (MIMO); supports 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi networks

Bluetooth

Bluetooth 3.0 with support for the following profiles: HID, SPP

Voice Support

Yes, with Fire TV Voice Remote (included) or free Fire TV Remote App (available for download on Fire, Android, and iOS)

Game Controller Support

Yes, optimized for Amazon Fire TV Game Controller and most games are compatible with other Bluetooth controllers

Cloud Storage

Free cloud storage for all Amazon content

Ports

HDMI output, Micro USB for power only

Audio Support

Dolby Audio, 5.1 surround sound, 2ch stereo, and HDMI audio pass through up to 7.1

Content Formats Supported

Video: H.264,
Audio: AAC-LC, AC3, eAC3 (Dolby Digital Plus), FLAC, MP3, PCM/Wave, Vorbis,
Photo: JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP

Output Resolution Supported

720p, and 1080p up to 60fps

System Requirements

High-definition television with available HDMI input, Internet connection via Wi-Fi, a power outlet.

TV Compatibility

Compatible with high-definition TVs with HDMI capable of 1080p or 720p at 60/50 Hz, including popular HDCP-compatible models from: Hitachi, JVC, LG, Mitsubishi, NEC, Panasonic, Philips, Pioneer, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, Toshiba, Vizio, Westinghouse, and others.

Warranty and Service

1-year Limited Warranty and service included. Optional 2-year and 3-year Extended Warranty available for U.S. customers sold separately. Use of Fire TV Stick is subject to the terms found here.

Regional Support

Certain services may not be available outside the U.S.

Closed Captioning

Watch videos and TV shows with closed captioning displayed. Captions are not available for all content.

Included in the Box

Fire TV Stick
Amazon Fire TV Voice Remote
5' USB cable and power adapter
HDMI adapter
2 AAA batteries
Quick Start Guide

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Customer reviews

4.2 out of 5 stars
4.2 out of 5
20,691 global ratings

Customers say

Customers like the ease of use and set up of the digital device. They mention that it's very easy to use and setup, with a simple and responsive remote. They are also satisfied with performance. However, some customers report connectivity issues with the remote and the television. Opinions are mixed on value, voice recognition, speed, remote, and quality.

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6,077 customers mention4,678 positive1,399 negative

Customers like the performance of the digital device. They say it works well with Netflix, and most apps work well, despite some playback issues. They also mention that the voice-activated remote control works well, and the streaming works well in both Amazon Prime and Netflix.

"...signal strength or a perfect full bar signal strength, the system performs very nicely. Nothing that I would consider sluggish by any means...." Read more

"...It all works great. I love that I can discreetly watch my shows on the headphones if needed.-ASAP!..." Read more

"...The stick worked straight out of the box - very easy to get started...." Read more

"...I get no sound, no picture, nada! I have tried unplugging and plugging it back in...." Read more

3,832 customers mention3,302 positive530 negative

Customers find the digital device easy to use and set up. They mention that the remote is small, simple, and responsive. The setup went reasonably well, and the product is user friendly. The manual remote is easy to operate, and is not computer illiterate. The menu is pretty easy after poking around in it a little, and selecting options is easy. The interface is cool.

"...I tried Sling for 7 days and I liked the price and it wasn't too hard to use. I'll probably get it one day when I'm done with school.-Games...." Read more

"...etc. etc. The remote is small, simple and responsive - plus you can get the remote on an app for your phone so if you lose the actual remote you're..." Read more

"...This seems to be a well made, high quality, and user friendly product. Our Fire TV Stick and Voice Remote is exactly as described and works well...." Read more

"...It's so easy! In reference to the voice remote, it took a little trial and error to get that right but it works great...." Read more

1,827 customers mention923 positive904 negative

Customers are mixed about the remote. Some mention that the voice remote is fantastic and makes finding apps and viewing various things easier. However, others say that the remote has become increasingly unresponsive.

"...your smartphone as a remote for the Fire TV Stick, this gives you the voice search function AND allows you to bring up a keyboard on your phone to..." Read more

"...-The remotes voice control features are lacking at this point. (enough to not recommend. Save the 10 bucks or whatever)..." Read more

"...etc. etc. The remote is small, simple and responsive - plus you can get the remote on an app for your phone so if you lose the actual remote you're..." Read more

"...small, flathead screwdriver to get the back off and it scratched up the back of the remote, leaving a few small nicks and rough spots along the edges..." Read more

1,590 customers mention1,032 positive558 negative

Customers are mixed about the value of the digital device. Some mention that Alexa alone is worth the price, while others say that it's a total waste of their money.

"...I tried Sling for 7 days and I liked the price and it wasn't too hard to use. I'll probably get it one day when I'm done with school.-Games...." Read more

"...yet for some reason the Fire TV Stick will only give me Marginal (one bar on the icon displayed) signal strength when I have it simply plugged into..." Read more

"...I am extremely happy with this product and feel it is worth the price...." Read more

"...member of Amazon Prime, this is a great deal for you because it's not expensive and it's an awesome quality product!..." Read more

1,269 customers mention540 positive729 negative

Customers are mixed about the speed of the digital device. Some mention that it's very fast, streaming is lightening fast, and the HD is great across every service they've used so far. However, others say that it is a bit slow compared to the Roku 3, and all channels take a few minutes to load.

"...This FS is also a bit short in the processing power department so navigating can get choppy or lag from time to time...." Read more

"...etc. etc. The remote is small, simple and responsive - plus you can get the remote on an app for your phone so if you lose the actual remote you're..." Read more

"...My main grievances of the interface being sometimes unusable due to slowness and the poor handling of network/video quality is what is ultimately..." Read more

"...The gadget is very fast, almost as fast as my Apple TV box. Say goodbye to buffering with this puppy...." Read more

1,174 customers mention590 positive584 negative

Customers are mixed about the quality of the digital device. Some mention that it's a quality device, with a great build quality. They say the remote is solid and the menu changes fluidly. However, others say that it is not always reliable, and broke within a month. The batteries that came with it only lasted a few days, and it'd be better off getting another product.

"...For the price, you really can't complain. Bluetooth abilities, ASAP, X-RAY, Apps, and Alexa really make the little guy a powerhouse purchase...." Read more

"...The video, while streaming live, is still jumpy and the audio spotty even if your using a very fast router...." Read more

"...This seems to be a well made, high quality, and user friendly product. Our Fire TV Stick and Voice Remote is exactly as described and works well...." Read more

"...that was so great out of the box it's a shame that this thing doesn't last very long...." Read more

769 customers mention431 positive338 negative

Customers are mixed about the voice recognition of the digital device. Some mention that the voice feature is good and cool, while others say that it's only usable for Amazon searches and not within any other apps.

"...The voice control is excellent - even with my British accent, Alexa has no trouble understanding anything I ask - opening apps, finding movies,..." Read more

"...capabilities, applications, games and whatnot, and the voice search is extremely limited...." Read more

"...It understands me perfectly so I have had no problems with it not understanding me...." Read more

"...you are in another application such as Netflix or Hulu it will not perform a voice search within that application; it only brings up your options in..." Read more

1,023 customers mention192 positive831 negative

Customers have connectivity issues with the digital device. They mention that it loses the connection every time the TV is turned on, the remote does not always connect, and the LG unit has a hard time reconnecting with it. Some customers also mention that the Fire TV stick randomly disconnects and reconnects, and that it would barely connect behind their TVs.

"...box and we have had a couple of occasions where there were buffering issues with live TV though the PlayStation Vue app...." Read more

"...I don't like using my phone as the remote, I frequently have connection issues, and it's quite slow...." Read more

"...being sometimes unusable due to slowness and the poor handling of network/video quality is what is ultimately going to keep this from replacing my..." Read more

"...First, the sticks cannot actually be turned off without physically pulling the power from it; turning off the TV doesn't shut it down...." Read more

A great way to bring a bunch of content to your TV!
5 Stars
A great way to bring a bunch of content to your TV!
A nice way to add a bunch more content to your TV.Purchased this because it recently became medically necessary for me to keep my legs elevated as much as possible. If I'm not walking or sleeping (well, of course when I sleep my legs are up, but besides that..) I have to be kicked back, legs up. This presented a bit of an inconvenience for me, being that I'm really not that impressed by the programming available on cable. I rely on my computer for entertainment, one stop shop for all. So I caught the Amazon's ad for the Fire TV Stick models at the top of the page and decided to give it a looksie. Glad that I did.This thing is NICE. Makes it possible for someone who doesn't have a Smart TV to bring a lot more content to their TV anywhere in the home. With appliations like YouTube, HBO GO (for my Game of Thrones addiction), Netflix, History Channel and of course Amazon's library of content, either purchased content or the Prime Videos/Music. There seems to be an application for almost any entertainment platform and most of them are usually free. I believe there are some apps that require you to pay for them, but I haven't checked them out yet. Mostly those are the games and such that are available on the Fire TV Stick platform. And I don't need to play games on my TV with a little remote control. When I game, I'm on my PC playing Dishonored, Elder Scrolls and the like. Not a huge fan of the mobile like games available on the Fire TV Stick. That being said, you CAN purchase the optional controller for the Fire TV Stick, but it wasn't really worth it for me, so I opted not to. I believe it's around $40 or so.Originally I was going to purchase the original Fire TV Stick model for $39.99, without the voice search function, as I really thought I'd have no need for it. I don't mind manually using the remote to navigate Right, Left, Up and Down to select the individual letters, numbers and such for the fewer times when I need to enter something specific to search for. Also, the Fire TV Stick is compatible with Bluetooth devices such as keyboards, so I'm going to pick up one of them for cheap sometime soon and that will be the end of that. Also, I didn't really like the way the remote for the Voice model, with it's rounded back. I thought that when placed on the table that it would rock back and forth. BUT, come to find as I was going to purchase the Fire TV Stick, the original model for $39.99 was indeed available but would require 2-3 days extra to process. For whatever reason, maybe they were running low or something, who knows. Well I'm an "instant gratification" type of person, hence my Prime membership (free two-day shipping and cheap one-day shipping is AWESOME!), especially when it comes to online shopping. So that wasn't going to fly. So I settled and just purchased the more expensive "2015" model that features Voice Search built into the remote.Come to find out, one of my worries was put to ease, as even though the back side of the remote is rounded, it doesn't wobble back and forth on the table. Of course, I don't rest it on the table and try to press the buttons, so I couldn't say whether it's stable enough to allow for that, but placing it down and bumping/moving the table around doesn't cause it to have a hissy fit on the table top. Which is nice... But one of my fears, that the voice search function would be of zero use to me rather than being of "little" use to be actually came to be true. You see, the voice search function for the Fire TV Stick as it stands currently (I say as it stands currently because it seems that a simple software/firmware update MIGHT be able to help later on down the road if Amazon decides to do that) really doesn't do all that much at all. Here you have the Fire TV Stick with all of it's capabilities, applications, games and whatnot, and the voice search is extremely limited. When using the voice search, you will only be returned with results provided from Amazon's library, whether that the movies you've purchased and Prime Video/Music. That's all. You can't for example, press and hold the button and say "Open HBO GO" or "Play Game of Thrones on HBO GO". That's a no go. All you can do with the voice search function is search Amazon's library of media, check the whether, re-purchase something you've already purchased and add something to a "To Do" list.As for searching Amazon's library of media, that's fine and all. I do enjoy some of the titles on Amazon but it's not the only service that I use. So when I'm sitting there with my remote in hand and suddenly I need to search for something that Amazon provides, I'm not going to say "Oh hey! I'm looking for an Amazon title, NOW I can use the voice function, let's do it!". No, I simply bring up the regular ole' search feature. And this will be made even more unnecessary by my Bluetooth keyboard. Heck, even now it's really not needed if you have a smartphone, because you can download the Amazon Fire TV Stick app which allows you to use your smartphone as a remote for the Fire TV Stick, this gives you the voice search function AND allows you to bring up a keyboard on your phone to enter searches... As for the weather, it's pretty much the same thing. I'm not going to be sitting there watching the Fire TV Stick and suddenly say "Hey, wonder what the weather is, oh wait, I can do a VOICE search for that. DO IT MIKE!". And as for the re-purchasing items that I previously purchased, I'm not about to leave my credit card being charged for any amount be determined by the sophistication of today's voice search technology. I'll wind up subscribed to a yearly bulk shipments of Dynarex Black Nitrile exam gloves or something. Ain't happenin'. And lastly, as for the To-Do list. Well it all goes back to the same thing. I have other things for that.Now that I've touched on the minor inconvenience of this device, I would like to touch on it's biggest flaw in my opinion, and this is important because it could REALLY have an effect on someone's satisfaction with the unit and whether or not they are even able to use it without having to spend $50-$200 extra JUST to use a little $40 Fire TV Stick that they got because it was convenient and cheap. That issue is......... This unit's wifi reception. It's NOT that great, at all. Could be because this unit relies on or prefers to use the 2.4 GHz band, which is apparently more susceptible to interference, and having this device butted up right against the back of a huge wide electronic device doesn't add favorably to the mix. Or it could simply be because the wifi reception is weak in this device, maybe due to an inferior antenna within the device. Either way, all I know is that I have a pretty bangin' internet service and network in my home consisting of an internet connection that provides me with a steady 90 Mbps download and 5 Mbps upload speeds along with a decent quality D-Link dual band wifi Wireless-N router. Of course it's not the latest and greatest AC series of wifi, but with absolutely anything else I use it with I have zero problems. Heck, I even get FULL signal strength outside of my home, all the way on the other side of my house when I have my phone or laptop connected up to the wifi. yet for some reason the Fire TV Stick will only give me Marginal (one bar on the icon displayed) signal strength when I have it simply plugged into the back of the TV as people usually do, without using the provided HDMI adapter and a separately purchased HDMI cable to extend the device. Though, I recently DID purchase a 3 foot length of HDMI cable and utilized the HDMI adapter provided with the Fire TV Stick. Sticking velcro to one side of the HDMI adapter (NOT the Fire TV Stick device itself) and sticking the corresponding pieces to various places behind the TV. Such as at the top of the backside of the mount that the TV mounts to on my TV stand, the wall behind the TV and on the back of the TV itself, but higher up at the top, so that I can have the device exposed over the top edge of the TV should I choose to... Doing this and having it stuck to the backside of the mount, away from the immediate backside of the TV and elevated some, I found that the signal strength did indeed improve. Now usually I'll have a "Good" signal strength, which is three bars on the little icon displayed. This does me just fine.And actually, believe it or not, so long as you don't lose connection with your network completely, which did actually happen quite a few times when I first hooked up the device for some reason, don't know why, regardless of whether you have a "Fair" signal strength or a perfect full bar signal strength, the system performs very nicely. Nothing that I would consider sluggish by any means. So I say, as long has you have a decent wifi signal available to you, you should be able to work out just fine with this device and I wouldn't worry about it too much. Plus, if come to find that you don't get any signal at all with the device, Amazon's customer service is amazing and there's no reason that you wouldn't be able to get a refund. So there's not much risk in the purchase at all.All in all, regardless of the short comings, I would say that this is an AMAZING unit. And if you're looking for something like it, definitely give it a try. This lets you do it all with tons of great applications, Amazon's selection of content and more. You can even mirror content from your laptop/smartphone to the Fire TV Stick just as you would with something like Google Chromecast. PLUS you get the benefit of all the applications and Amazon's service! It's a win-win....If you want to see in better detail how I have mine set up, simply check out photos I submitted to the Customer Images section. I tossed a few up there. Maybe it'll help you out and give you a few ideas on how to set yours up should you need to find alternate methods of mounting the device for whatever reason, be it clearance/space issues or like me if you're having issues with signal strength.Fire TV Stick with Voice Remote
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Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2016
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5.0 out of 5 stars A great way to bring a bunch of content to your TV!
Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2016
A nice way to add a bunch more content to your TV.

Purchased this because it recently became medically necessary for me to keep my legs elevated as much as possible. If I'm not walking or sleeping (well, of course when I sleep my legs are up, but besides that..) I have to be kicked back, legs up. This presented a bit of an inconvenience for me, being that I'm really not that impressed by the programming available on cable. I rely on my computer for entertainment, one stop shop for all. So I caught the Amazon's ad for the Fire TV Stick models at the top of the page and decided to give it a looksie. Glad that I did.

This thing is NICE. Makes it possible for someone who doesn't have a Smart TV to bring a lot more content to their TV anywhere in the home. With appliations like YouTube, HBO GO (for my Game of Thrones addiction), Netflix, History Channel and of course Amazon's library of content, either purchased content or the Prime Videos/Music. There seems to be an application for almost any entertainment platform and most of them are usually free. I believe there are some apps that require you to pay for them, but I haven't checked them out yet. Mostly those are the games and such that are available on the Fire TV Stick platform. And I don't need to play games on my TV with a little remote control. When I game, I'm on my PC playing Dishonored, Elder Scrolls and the like. Not a huge fan of the mobile like games available on the Fire TV Stick. That being said, you CAN purchase the optional controller for the Fire TV Stick, but it wasn't really worth it for me, so I opted not to. I believe it's around $40 or so.

Originally I was going to purchase the original Fire TV Stick model for $39.99, without the voice search function, as I really thought I'd have no need for it. I don't mind manually using the remote to navigate Right, Left, Up and Down to select the individual letters, numbers and such for the fewer times when I need to enter something specific to search for. Also, the Fire TV Stick is compatible with Bluetooth devices such as keyboards, so I'm going to pick up one of them for cheap sometime soon and that will be the end of that. Also, I didn't really like the way the remote for the Voice model, with it's rounded back. I thought that when placed on the table that it would rock back and forth. BUT, come to find as I was going to purchase the Fire TV Stick, the original model for $39.99 was indeed available but would require 2-3 days extra to process. For whatever reason, maybe they were running low or something, who knows. Well I'm an "instant gratification" type of person, hence my Prime membership (free two-day shipping and cheap one-day shipping is AWESOME!), especially when it comes to online shopping. So that wasn't going to fly. So I settled and just purchased the more expensive "2015" model that features Voice Search built into the remote.

Come to find out, one of my worries was put to ease, as even though the back side of the remote is rounded, it doesn't wobble back and forth on the table. Of course, I don't rest it on the table and try to press the buttons, so I couldn't say whether it's stable enough to allow for that, but placing it down and bumping/moving the table around doesn't cause it to have a hissy fit on the table top. Which is nice... But one of my fears, that the voice search function would be of zero use to me rather than being of "little" use to be actually came to be true. You see, the voice search function for the Fire TV Stick as it stands currently (I say as it stands currently because it seems that a simple software/firmware update MIGHT be able to help later on down the road if Amazon decides to do that) really doesn't do all that much at all. Here you have the Fire TV Stick with all of it's capabilities, applications, games and whatnot, and the voice search is extremely limited. When using the voice search, you will only be returned with results provided from Amazon's library, whether that the movies you've purchased and Prime Video/Music. That's all. You can't for example, press and hold the button and say "Open HBO GO" or "Play Game of Thrones on HBO GO". That's a no go. All you can do with the voice search function is search Amazon's library of media, check the whether, re-purchase something you've already purchased and add something to a "To Do" list.

As for searching Amazon's library of media, that's fine and all. I do enjoy some of the titles on Amazon but it's not the only service that I use. So when I'm sitting there with my remote in hand and suddenly I need to search for something that Amazon provides, I'm not going to say "Oh hey! I'm looking for an Amazon title, NOW I can use the voice function, let's do it!". No, I simply bring up the regular ole' search feature. And this will be made even more unnecessary by my Bluetooth keyboard. Heck, even now it's really not needed if you have a smartphone, because you can download the Amazon Fire TV Stick app which allows you to use your smartphone as a remote for the Fire TV Stick, this gives you the voice search function AND allows you to bring up a keyboard on your phone to enter searches... As for the weather, it's pretty much the same thing. I'm not going to be sitting there watching the Fire TV Stick and suddenly say "Hey, wonder what the weather is, oh wait, I can do a VOICE search for that. DO IT MIKE!". And as for the re-purchasing items that I previously purchased, I'm not about to leave my credit card being charged for any amount be determined by the sophistication of today's voice search technology. I'll wind up subscribed to a yearly bulk shipments of Dynarex Black Nitrile exam gloves or something. Ain't happenin'. And lastly, as for the To-Do list. Well it all goes back to the same thing. I have other things for that.

Now that I've touched on the minor inconvenience of this device, I would like to touch on it's biggest flaw in my opinion, and this is important because it could REALLY have an effect on someone's satisfaction with the unit and whether or not they are even able to use it without having to spend $50-$200 extra JUST to use a little $40 Fire TV Stick that they got because it was convenient and cheap. That issue is......... This unit's wifi reception. It's NOT that great, at all. Could be because this unit relies on or prefers to use the 2.4 GHz band, which is apparently more susceptible to interference, and having this device butted up right against the back of a huge wide electronic device doesn't add favorably to the mix. Or it could simply be because the wifi reception is weak in this device, maybe due to an inferior antenna within the device. Either way, all I know is that I have a pretty bangin' internet service and network in my home consisting of an internet connection that provides me with a steady 90 Mbps download and 5 Mbps upload speeds along with a decent quality D-Link dual band wifi Wireless-N router. Of course it's not the latest and greatest AC series of wifi, but with absolutely anything else I use it with I have zero problems. Heck, I even get FULL signal strength outside of my home, all the way on the other side of my house when I have my phone or laptop connected up to the wifi. yet for some reason the Fire TV Stick will only give me Marginal (one bar on the icon displayed) signal strength when I have it simply plugged into the back of the TV as people usually do, without using the provided HDMI adapter and a separately purchased HDMI cable to extend the device. Though, I recently DID purchase a 3 foot length of HDMI cable and utilized the HDMI adapter provided with the Fire TV Stick. Sticking velcro to one side of the HDMI adapter (NOT the Fire TV Stick device itself) and sticking the corresponding pieces to various places behind the TV. Such as at the top of the backside of the mount that the TV mounts to on my TV stand, the wall behind the TV and on the back of the TV itself, but higher up at the top, so that I can have the device exposed over the top edge of the TV should I choose to... Doing this and having it stuck to the backside of the mount, away from the immediate backside of the TV and elevated some, I found that the signal strength did indeed improve. Now usually I'll have a "Good" signal strength, which is three bars on the little icon displayed. This does me just fine.

And actually, believe it or not, so long as you don't lose connection with your network completely, which did actually happen quite a few times when I first hooked up the device for some reason, don't know why, regardless of whether you have a "Fair" signal strength or a perfect full bar signal strength, the system performs very nicely. Nothing that I would consider sluggish by any means. So I say, as long has you have a decent wifi signal available to you, you should be able to work out just fine with this device and I wouldn't worry about it too much. Plus, if come to find that you don't get any signal at all with the device, Amazon's customer service is amazing and there's no reason that you wouldn't be able to get a refund. So there's not much risk in the purchase at all.

All in all, regardless of the short comings, I would say that this is an AMAZING unit. And if you're looking for something like it, definitely give it a try. This lets you do it all with tons of great applications, Amazon's selection of content and more. You can even mirror content from your laptop/smartphone to the Fire TV Stick just as you would with something like Google Chromecast. PLUS you get the benefit of all the applications and Amazon's service! It's a win-win....

If you want to see in better detail how I have mine set up, simply check out photos I submitted to the Customer Images section. I tossed a few up there. Maybe it'll help you out and give you a few ideas on how to set yours up should you need to find alternate methods of mounting the device for whatever reason, be it clearance/space issues or like me if you're having issues with signal strength.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great for the poor college student!
Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2016
Great for the poor college student! I bought mine during the black Friday sale but would definitely pay full price as a tv fanatic. I use this with a projector and a Bluetooth speaker. I love that the stick is small and I can easily take it with me while traveling. I took it with me to California over the holidays and my family loved it too.

Pros:
-Bluetooth! I have been able to connect my Amazon Bluetooth headphones, Amazon Bluetooth Keyboard, JBL Bluetooth Speaker, etc. It all works great. I love that I can discreetly watch my shows on the headphones if needed.
-ASAP! I love that the stick figures out what I like to watch on Amazon Prime and prepares it for me to watch so I don't need to wait for it to buffer. I have a few shows that I love to watch on Prime (Grimm, Suits, etc.) and it's always ready and crisp. Then I get a little sad when I head over to the Netflix app and it needs to do a quick buffer before starting and it takes a minute for the quality to catch up.
-Price! For less than 50 bucks, and it does pretty much everything that the big box can do, it's pretty great.
-Cable Cutting! If you are young and out of the house, you probably have a parent who still pays for cable. You can log into many apps with your parent's information and get live TV, movies, on-demand content.Between Prime/Netflix/Hulu I'm pretty much okay anyway but it's nice to have the option. I tried Sling for 7 days and I liked the price and it wasn't too hard to use. I'll probably get it one day when I'm done with school.
-Games. I have only played a few on here but they were pretty fun. My wife and I quickly had to fight for the controller to keep playing. They are like phone quality games but as an extra thing to be able to do, not bad.
-VidAngel! Holy cow, regardless of whether you want your movies filtered or not, this app lets you rent any movie for $1. That's cheaper and easier than going to RedBox or renting on Amazon Video. Get that app and watch new movies for $1 without leaving the house or paying Amazon's much higher rental price
-Alexa! I like being able to have her start playing my tunes or check the weather, etc. It's a nice added bonus.
-Voice Remote! You can use the remote to open app, check actors, weather.
-X-Ray!!!! Oh man do I love X-Ray. Amazon owns IMDB and they integrate it into their shows. I love being able to see actor bios without having to look it up on my phone. Again when I head over to watch a show on Netflix, I'm sad that it doesn't have X-Ray or ASAP.
-Display Mirroring. If you have an android device or amazon fire then you can mirror your display which is cool.
-Phone App! If for whatever reason I can't find the remote, I always have my phone on me and I can use the app to control the fire tv. It also lets me use a keyboard from my phone which is cool.
-Purchasing. I like that I can purchase things through the fire tv. Like I used the TV to get myself the new Echo Dot.

Cons:
-I feel like it's weird that when I use the same remote that it shouldn't think it's a new Bluetooth remote each time. Not a big deal, but weird.
-The interface is pretty good, I can always get to my shows pretty quickly but idk I guess it can be a little crowded with stuff. Maybe it's not a bad thing and I'm just trying to think of something bad to say but I really don't have many negative thoughts to say, it's just a great little stick!

Bottom line:
For the price, you really can't complain. Bluetooth abilities, ASAP, X-RAY, Apps, and Alexa really make the little guy a powerhouse purchase. It made my dumb projector a smart projector!
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