Amazon Fire TV stick is a multimedia console, launched by Amazon, that provides a great multimedia experience when connected to any smart tv that has a USB port or an HDMI port with a good internet connection. Ley us know about Amazon Fire Stick.
• All About Fire Tv Stick
1. With the immense urge to capture the full-on entertainment in a hand, Amazon has recently launched the newest version of the Amazon Fire TV stick that provides the user with a great bunch of movies and shows to get themselves entertained in a single click. It is a console or a pen drive tool that is connected to your TV via a USB port or an HDMI port present mainly on your TV’s backside. Once it gets connected to a TV, it provides a lot of shows and movies you can have access to. The variety it offers has local tv, new movies and web series, games, etc.
→Note a point that you can use just a USB port for connecting fire TV with your tv but it won’t give you a rich experience and that’s why both USB and HDMI ports should be used to connect fire tv with your tv for a better multimedia experience.
2. Regarding accessing such entertainment, the movies or shows it provides are completely free, some of the apps like JioTv app are also free and available to use but most of the apps, like Netflix and even Amazon’s apps like Prime Video or Prime Music app, need to be purchased before using as they are based on subscriptions. Now, you must be thinking that what is the use of this console if you still have to pay for a subscription? The answer is it’s comfortable, easy to handle, comes with a remote for a more tv like experience and it has a good range of movies and shows, probably not the latest one, but surely the best one.
3. For all the free apps and movies that you are getting, you also need a strong internet connection for a better multimedia experience and smoother content consumption. The internet connection matters here a lot as a slow wifi or internet connection will interrupt your experience by buffering.
An internet connection of at least 4Mbps will serve you a good multimedia experience, although it says it needs 8Mbps internet connectivity but it is for the 4k picture quality. Also, on average, 2 GB of data is consumed very easily if u are swimming in a 4k multimedia world just for an hour.
4. It offers a wide range of packages with different video and audio quality which has a base variant of 720p and 1080p, and the higher variant that comes with 4k. The quality of the video depends upon the version of the fire stick you get and also on the speed of the internet connection you have.
5. In the box, you will get the main console or dongle, an HDMI cable ( extender ), one USB cable, two batteries, a power adaptor, and a voice remote with a booklet to understand the setup of this Fire Tv stick.
6. Pricing and availability
• The base variant of the Fire TV stick, i.e., for 720p and 1080p ranges between Rs. 2500 to 3500.
• the price of a higher variant, i.e., 4k is 4000.
• It is available on Flipkart and Amazon for online purchasing and for offline you can have this tool in any shop nearby.
7. Fire TV and its variants
• Fire TV of Amazon is based on an Operating system namely Fire OS that offers such an entertainment package.
• Fire TV was launched in many variants and variations. The first fire tv was a set-top box.
• Then fire TV stick rolled out but with a lot of restrictions and less usability.
• Then a fire tv pendant comes out in the market, not so successful.
• Then comes another set-top box, called Fire cube, quite a successful successor.
• and finally comes in the latest Fire TV stick Lite with 1080p resolution and Fire TV stick Max with 4k audio-video quality that offers a remote also.
8. Extras
– Cast screen is available- You can cast your mobile screen on your tv with the help of this Fire TV stick.
– Earlier, the fire tv remote comes without the volume buttons, but now it not only comes with volume buttons but it also has a dedicated Netflix button.
– Built-in storage is 8 GB – You can install any third-party apps as it has a good storage of 8Gb.
– The voice command was set up earlier only for searching Amazon prime movies and shows but now it has Alexa that can search anything and can also be used for commanding your smart-home appliances.
– A Mobile App is also available to use this fire TV stick if you don’t wanna use the remote.
– Also, the remote is based on Bluetooth functionality so you don’t have to point the remote to the tv every time to use it.
– It can also give a Dolby Atmos experience if u have an AV receiver.
– Browsing-you can do browsing also.
• pros and cons
Pros:-
1. It has a remote with 360 accessibility
2. It offers the best movies
3. Good built-in storage
4. It can be connected to the AV receiver also for Dolby Atmos experience.
5. Affordable
Cons:-
Needs a very high-speed internet
• fire TV vs Chromecast
1. Fire tv provides better visual and audio quality than Chromecast
2. Fire tv is much easier to handle with a remote than Chromecast
3. With Alexa you can do a lot which is lacking in Chromecast
• conclusion
The latest version of the fire tv stick is very good if you have a really strong internet connection. The movies and shows being provided here are awesome. You should buy this console only if you have a strong internet connection. it is a value-for-money product.
