Description
Fire TV Stick simplifies streaming with power, volume, and mute buttons in a single remote. And with 50% more power than the previous generation, Fire TV Stick delivers quick app starts and fast streaming in Full HD.
Feel scenes come to life with immersive Dolby Atmos audio on select titles, including on Prime Video, Netflix, and Disney+, when connected to compatible soundbars and home audio systems. Dolby Atmos moves sounds all around you—even overhead—immersing you in whatever you’re watching.
Just press and ask Alexa to find, launch, and control content, or even switch to cable. Quickly get to favorite apps—Prime Video, Netflix, Disney+, and Hulu—with preset buttons, and go beyond streaming to check sports scores, play music, or see your live camera feeds. Dedicated power and volume buttons control your compatible TV, soundbar, and receiver.
Streaming on Fire TV is simple and intuitive. It all starts with the Main Menu, where you can quickly access your favorite content. Search across hundreds of channels and apps to find what you want to watch. Enjoy personalized streaming using Profiles, with recommendations, viewing history, and watch lists for each person in your household
Enjoy favorites from Netflix, YouTube, Prime Video, Disney+, HBO Max, Apple TV, Peacock, STARZ, SHOWTIME, Paramount+, and others. Stream live news, sports, and must-see shows. Access tens of thousands of HDR titles. Plus, play millions of songs through services like Amazon Music, Apple Music, Spotify, Pandora and iHeartRadio. Subscription fees may apply.
Stream live TV, including news and sports, with subscriptions to Hulu+ Live TV, SLING TV, YouTube TV, and others. Plus, watch movies and TV shows for free with ad-supported apps like Pluto TV, IMDb TV, and more.
The compact design plugs directly into an HDMI port and can tuck neatly behind your TV. Easily move Fire TV Stick between TVs at home or away so your content travels with you.
REMOTE: The new remote is a great update to the prior generation. It retains the TV control but add dedicated buttons for key channels and “TV” that I think make this a great choice for older users.
SETUP: Here is where I was very impressed. First Prufal Customer actually remembered a WiFi password I told it to remember and actually used it … I did nothing to attach this to my network, it just worked. Updates worked in the background and while it slowed the system down a bit it was reasonable. The setup questions and guides were simple and it was smart enough to know I already had a fire stick and gave me the option to replicate the setup. 100% solid and impressed with this whole process… it did take some time though so be prepared.
APPS: Here is a mixed bag. I love that Prufal Customer added new apps and has a banner of key / frequently used apps. You can configure what’s on that banner too … it’s simple click, drag and drop style with the remote. But they still make a mess of the screen space … the overall layout is cluttered and confusing. Back to the remote, this is where I think the remote and new ecosystem shine, if you just want Netflix, click the button.
TV CONTROL: This was so easy, the fire stick did all the work, I only had to adjust the volume and confirm it worked. Combo of IR and Bluetooth work great and effective every time. I have this TV behind my bathroom mirror and using while getting ready, no issues with it behind a wall and glass.
ELDER USE: Maybe a funny category but the main reason I upgraded was to test for my parents. They are in their 80s and while they are somewhat tech savvy they have their struggles. The old versions of the fire stick were clumsy, not well integrated and often slow and glitchy. The new remote saves the day and the new setup and options make it so that I am comfortable upgrading them and feel they will get a lot more out of it.
Overall I’d say this is a solid 4+ out of 5 … plenty of room for improvement but a huge leap of prior generations.
Highly recommend and hope this was helpful!
The ONLY reason I didn’t give it five stars is because the delivery was poorly executed. It arrived a day late and as you can see from the picture it looks like it was ran over and forgotten(must be why it was a day late). Other than that I recommend to anyone who’s looking for an upgrade or to buy their first Firestick
Update...immediately after posting this review was contacted by James with Prufal Customer customer service in Seattle. Made arrangements to speak with me when I got home and asked me to do a couple basic configurations with the fire stick which none worked. Sent a new stick which arrived in a few days. Was able to set it up and configure within minutes and works great. James also followed up after receiving notification that I had received it to make sure it worked properly.