To test how easy it is to sign up to a new service, we tried setting up an account with Disney Life through the Fire TV Stick 4K. US Fire TV customers will also find a recently added tab on their device's interface called ' Live TV', it collates all your live channels into one place.Īs well as being easy to use, the UI is very responsive and quick to load, and there’s a fantastic selection of streaming apps to choose from. Recently accessed shows and apps can be found on the home screen, or you can scroll up and across to find different content and apps. Like its predecessor, the Fire TV Stick 4K user interface is extremely easy to navigate, even for those who haven't even used a streaming device before. Once you’ve plugged the Fire TV Stick into your TV, you're then prompted to set up the remote – you’ll be walked through the entire process by your TV so you don’t need to worry about leafing through manuals. During setup, the Fire TV Stick needs to be plugged into the mains as well as the HDMI port on your TV - all the cables and adaptors you’ll need come in the box. Setting up the Fire TV Stick 4K is absolutely seamless, thanks to the simple user interface and responsive remote control. Like it’s predecessor, you’ll still find a microphone button at the top of the remote, which can be used to summon Alexa without having to say “Alexa” before every command you make. The remote therefore can now be used to change the volume on your TV, AV receiver, or soundbar, which is far more convenient. The inability to change the volume using the the previous model’s remote was a particular sticking point for many users, who found it annoying to constantly switch between it and their TV’s remote, or asking Alexa to change the volume. Now on to the remote the biggest change here is that it now includes volume buttons and a power button. On the side of the Fire TV Stick 4K you’ll find a micro-USB port to connect the power adaptor. On the inside, you have an 802.11ac Wi-Fi chip and a 1.7GHz quad-core processor like before, but now of course, the Fire TV Stick has support for 4K, as well as Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos. The outside of the Fire TV Stick 4K is largely the same as the previous model, only now it features the Amazon arrow logo without any text. The stick itself is a little bit wider than a standard HDMI cable, so Amazon has included a male-to-female HDMI extender cable in case you have trouble fitting it in.Īmazon says the extender cable can also be used to improve the WiFi connection and remote control performance. Measuring 99mm x 30mm x 14mm, the Fire TV Stick 4K is as unobtrusive and compact as ever, designed to plug directly into the HDMI 2.2 port on your TV. If you’ve used the previous Amazon Fire TV Stick before, you’ll notice that the new version hasn’t changed very much in terms of design. Similar products, including Google's Chromecast Ultra, retail for around $69, so the Fire TV Stick 4K is a good option if you’re looking to spend under $50 - still, it’s worth bearing in mind that you will need to buy subscriptions to use many of the apps like Netflix and Prime Video, which can soon add up. The Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K is available to buy for $49.99 / £49.99, which works out at around AU$68 based on current conversion rates – however, it's not yet available to buy in Australia and there's so far no word on when Amazon will begin selling it in this territory.Ĭompared to the non-4K version of the Fire TV Stick, you’re looking at a price increase of around $10 / £10, which we think is very reasonable considering the increased quality of content you’ll be getting with support for 4K, Dolby Vision, HDR, HDR10+ and Dolby Atmos. What's more, you can now even hook up your Amazon Echo speakers with Fire TV devices, to create an immersive home theater system – totally wireless, and all controllable with voice assistant Alexa. We've also seen an update to the basic HD Fire TV Stick (2020) with HDR, and a the highly affordable Fire TV Stick Lite. Since the Fire TV Stick 4K was released, Amazon has pushed further into TVs after it unveiled a number of new Fire TV Edition sets, as well as a second-generation Amazon Fire TV Cube, which is an updated version of its Alexa-enabled hands-free streaming media player, adding Dolby Vision and a few other new features to the mix.
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