Amazon's Fire TV streamer is smaller (and smarter) than ever
The choice is usually made for you, depending on which service you have bought into. If you have uploaded music to Google Music, then you are inevitably going to veer towards Chromecast
If your life is iOS based, Apple TV will no doubt be for you and if you are in bed with Amazon you have two choices: the full-fat Amazon Fire TV the Amazon Fire TV Stick, a device so small and pocket-friendly you'll be constantly wondering what the catch is. Check out our guide to all the best media streamers
And Amazon has just reimagined the stick - there's still no 4K (unlike on the full fat Fire TV, but there is a new remote with Alexa support. The lack of 4K isn't a major issue at this price, especially when Amazon ships an alternative.
The Stick is no slouch, with decent specs; a quad-core processor, 8GB of storage, 1GB of memory and latest-gen 802.11ac Wi-Fi.
The Amazon Fire TV Stick is a tiny device. It's the size of a thick USB stick and will plug into any HDMI port. So far so slick but there is a small issue - the stick does need to be powered so you have to attach a plug to it.
It's not a major issue but it does mean that you will want to plug the device into an HDMI slot that's situated on the back of your television. Otherwise, you will have an errant lead hanging out the side of your TV. There is an HDMI extender lead included, however.
Thankfully, having the dongle hidden isn't an issue when it comes to the remote control - everything is done via Bluetooth so you don't need line of sight for it to work. Fire tv streamers
The choice is usually made for you, depending on which service you have bought into. If you have uploaded music to Google Music, then you are inevitably going to veer towards Chromecast
If your life is iOS based, Apple TV will no doubt be for you and if you are in bed with Amazon you have two choices: the full-fat Amazon Fire TV the Amazon Fire TV Stick, a device so small and pocket-friendly you'll be constantly wondering what the catch is. Check out our guide to all the best media streamers
And Amazon has just reimagined the stick - there's still no 4K (unlike on the full fat Fire TV, but there is a new remote with Alexa support. The lack of 4K isn't a major issue at this price, especially when Amazon ships an alternative.
The Stick is no slouch, with decent specs; a quad-core processor, 8GB of storage, 1GB of memory and latest-gen 802.11ac Wi-Fi.
The Amazon Fire TV Stick is a tiny device. It's the size of a thick USB stick and will plug into any HDMI port. So far so slick but there is a small issue - the stick does need to be powered so you have to attach a plug to it.
It's not a major issue but it does mean that you will want to plug the device into an HDMI slot that's situated on the back of your television. Otherwise, you will have an errant lead hanging out the side of your TV. There is an HDMI extender lead included, however.
Thankfully, having the dongle hidden isn't an issue when it comes to the remote control - everything is done via Bluetooth so you don't need line of sight for it to work. Fire tv streamers
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