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The Fire TV tries to stand apart from the crush of streaming set-top boxes by offering games. I also wish voice controls were better integrated throughout the interface, for data entry, searching other apps or even navigation. Getting information like summaries or availability takes multiple clicks, and the visual highlights that signal navigation are overly subtle. Title images are huge, and it is hard to see many listings on a page. In addition to the need to hold down a button for voice search, other aspects of the interface are not entirely intuitive either, and they can be jarring. The Fire TV has 180 apps in total Roku has some 1,200. That is not a child-friendly outcome.Īs for content, the Fire TV has less than Roku or Apple TV there are no HBO Go or Spotify, which are big misses. When I searched for Pokemon, the box recognized the name and sent me through to search results, where the first one listed was the Walking Dead game series.
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Parental settings are available that require a pass code to buy or download movies, shows or games but no content rating restrictions are attached. Other Fire TV features feel less than baked as well.
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There is no clunky entering of a code or anything like that just hold down the “home” button on the remote or controller for a few seconds, and you’re off.īy contrast, the Roku streaming media box (priced from $49 to $99) can search across multiple platforms, what it calls its “top channels.” So can TiVo, which is one of my favorite streaming media boxes because its integrated search includes live TV on-demand sources like Netflix, Hulu Plus and Amazon and even, depending on cable or satellite provider, on-demand results.
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It’s still a smoother Bluetooth setup than most. The Bluetooth remote pairs relatively easily mine was a little slow to respond until I walked around the backside of the box. The setup for the Fire TV is remarkably simple, although the package does not include an HDMI cable, which I find annoying, although not uncommon. The two streaming devices have similar designs - and designs on your regular purchasing. With its design and $99 price, the device pretty clearly targets the Apple TV as its primary competition. The packaging and the hardware are tidy, premium and elegant. That’s not to say the Fire TV isn’t likable. I prefer streaming that is content-neutral, or that at least allows me to find the best deal. In reality, the Fire TV is a small, flat, matte black Trojan horse intended to sell you even more Amazon goods than you already buy.
OSTENSIBLY, the new Amazon Fire TV is a streaming media set-top box - an Internet-connected device that lets you watch video from Amazon Instant Video, Netflix, Hulu, YouTube, Crackle or a few other outlets and play games with or without a controller, which is sold separately.
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