Amazon Offering Fire TV Stick For $19

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Amazon is offering its new Fire TV Stick for $19 to Prime members. If you aren't a prime member, the device is still a pretty good deal at $39.

Fire TV Stick connects to your TV's HDMI port. It's an easy way to enjoy Netflix, Prime Instant Video, Hulu Plus, YouTube.com, music, and much more.
  • •Powerful performance—4x the storage and 2x the memory of Chromecast, plus a dual-core processor and 1 GB of memory. Learn more
  • •Massive selection—Over 200,000 TV episodes and movies, millions of songs, and hundreds of games. Learn more
  • • Your partner in Prime—Enjoy unlimited access to more than 40,000 movies and TV episodes with Prime Instant Video, including The HBO Collection, and original shows like Transparent and Alpha House, plus new Prime Music
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Even though I have two Rokus and a Chromecast, getting this for $19 is too cheap to pass up. At worst, I have a Christmas gift for someone. :D
 
snowcat said:
Even though I have two Rokus and a Chromecast, getting this for $19 is too cheap to pass up. At worst, I have a Christmas gift for someone. :D
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Ditto. Here's the details from Amazon on the price:
Amazon Prime Members Save $20 on Fire TV Stick
Exclusive offer for Amazon Prime members: get the all-new Fire TV Stick for just $19. If you're not a Prime member yet, sign up for your free 30-day trial then purchase Fire TV Stick to get this special price. Add it to your cart and the discount will appear at checkout. Hurry, this offer is good for two days only.

Terms and Conditions: Offer expires at 6:00 a.m. (PT) October 29, 2014. Offer limited to two per customer and account while supplies last; may be limited to one per customer and account if indicated on the Fire TV Stick page. Offer only applies to new Fire TV Sticks sold and shipped by Amazon Digital Services. If you do not purchase a qualifying product while the promotion is in effect, the offer will not apply. Offer does not apply to digital content. Offer good while supplies last. Shipping charges may apply to discounted and free promotional items. Offer may not be combined with other offers. Amazon reserves the right to modify or cancel the offer at any time. Offer is non-transferable and may not be resold. Offer discount will be allocated proportionally among all promotional items in your order. Offer valid for customers located and with billing addresses in the United States. Does not apply to orders placed with 1-Click. If any of the products related to this offer are returned, we will subtract the value of your promotional discount from your return credit, and returns are subject to applicable refund policies. If you violate any of these terms, the offer will be invalid.
 
Fire Stick sounds like something you catch on Spring Break in college.
 
snowcat said:
Even though I have two Rokus and a Chromecast, getting this for $19 is too cheap to pass up. At worst, I have a Christmas gift for someone. :D
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Yeah. I am thinking I spend more on much less useful things all the time. I might as well just order it and decide if I like it to save anybody else the trouble. That is me telling my wife why I bought it. :D
 
For $20 dollars, I went ahead and took a chance. Mostly for the hacking possibilities.
 
Soooo other than some buggy screen sharing, what does the chromecast have on this?
 
I actually dated a Korean girl for a couple of years and all we did was .......... blankity blank blank .... Yes, I know what Fire Stick is ... she was clean but had a diet high in Korean food that made that thang diabolical if used too much and since she was Korean and very cute, it most def got the hell used out of it.
... yeah, gold ol' Fire Stick. .... I miss you
 
ChedWick said:
Soooo other than some buggy screen sharing, what does the chromecast have on this?
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I run a Plex server on my home PC, then stream that to a tablet, which Casts that to my non-smart TV. I've had no issues with that setup. Other than streaming Plex, I don't use my Chromecast for much else.
 
So basically a Android mini-pc dongle, with the Fire TV OS on it.. about half as powerful as the Fire TV (stb) and works independently of needing a tablet or smartphone (Chromecast)..

Looks to be priced great for the capabilities.
 
EODetroit said:
I refuse to allow WiFi in my house. No cable ethernet option, no buy.
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Doesn't make sense but ok. The entire idea behind this device is a quick and easy streamer to hook up directly to your TV/receiver. Most people don't want to run an ethernet cable to their TV nor would they pay the extra money required for a NIC port (and extra thickness in the device could cause issues as well).

I bought one. I plan on using it for exactly what it's designed to do, stream from amazon prime. I'm hoping I'll finally be able to get 5.1 surround sound out of some of amazon's stuff. My HTPC can handle everything else.
 
Anyone know if FireTV works has a Plex app?
At this price point, I'm going to go ahead and pull the trigger. I have a Roku3 (love it) and a ChromeCast (love this device as well - works great).
 
In for two. At $20 per pop, maybe this will convince my mom to give up DirecTV.
 
steakman1971 said:
Anyone know if FireTV works has a Plex app?
At this price point, I'm going to go ahead and pull the trigger. I have a Roku3 (love it) and a ChromeCast (love this device as well - works great).
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I think there are work arounds to get Plex App working on the regular FireTV. At least people on the Plex forums have gotten it to work. I'm not so sure about this FireStick though.
 
Other than plex, is there a way to stream local content through the fire hd/stick?
 
I can understand that, but is there a free way to get DLNA streaming on the fire tv?
 
Have a Roku 2 XD; can be buggy at times, and allowing screen mirroring from my Galaxy is a nice little perk for $20. Grabbed one, see if it replaces the Roku. Dolby certified sounds nice at least, see if I can tell any kind of difference streaming to my new sound bar.
 
jlbenedict said:
It is not a workaround to get plex ...it is a supported paid for app on the Fire Tv
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Ahhh, apparently you are right. When I was looking at the FireTV a few months ago it wasn't available or even talked about. People were about get it working via DLNA though.
 
Wonder if the stick will have enough horsepower to run XBMC.
The Fire TV (stb) is a great solution to sideload XBMC to...then sideload Stickmount...and you have local storage in addition to streaming capabilities.
 
nightanole said:
Eh if it doesnt do DD and DTS, who cares...
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Me. I care. And my parents depending on how it does in testing it at my house. And probably people who don't even know what those acronyms mean because they don't have anything that can do anything about them and just want a simple wireless solution for streaming content. Probably those people too.
 
I don't have an HDMI port... is there a coax version?
 
Does this thing work just as well if it is plugged into your receiver instead of the TV?
 
In for one. Not sure what I'm going to use it for, but for the price I'll figure it out. Probably a gift for someone.
 
jlbenedict said:
Wonder if the stick will have enough horsepower to run XBMC.
The Fire TV (stb) is a great solution to sideload XBMC to...then sideload Stickmount...and you have local storage in addition to streaming capabilities.
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i don't see why it wouldn't.... i would love this...

i'm glad i got one too.... xbmc on this thing, w/ the remote.... can't beat that for $19
 
While I'll allow wireless in my house, will this thing allow me to stream movies from *MY* PC to my TV wirelessly? No? It only works through those services? I'll pass then.
 
sfsuphysics said:
While I'll allow wireless in my house, will this thing allow me to stream movies from *MY* PC to my TV wirelessly? No? It only works through those services? I'll pass then.
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with plex yes, but i'm kinda in the same boat, i hate plex.... and i do already use wired network to stream my media...

i'll get it just for the current price in HOPES that it can be hacked to run XBMC
 
Prime member, not working for me at all. Was hoping the price would change at checkout, told me 2 was too many.
 
Ok, not two per customer. one per customer, and discount does apply at checkout.
 
I wouldn't use one of these even if I got it for free. Great deal if you need one though.
 
goodcooper said:
with plex yes, but i'm kinda in the same boat, i hate plex.... and i do already use wired network to stream my media...

i'll get it just for the current price in HOPES that it can be hacked to run XBMC
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Yeah, now I simply have a laptop (win8 boots really quickly) wireless FTP from one computer to another, and then plug HDMI cable into the laptop. Easy enough sure, but it'd be nicer if it was a simpler process but it is what it is.

I'll have to look into this plex dohickey, never heard of it, but I only briefly looked at the Chrome version of this.
 
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