DoubleTap
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So we've become cord cutters in the last month and my Amazon Firestick has been getting a workout.
The problem is - it does not seem up to the task. I can't tell if it's under powered or buggy or what, but specifically when streaming Youtube and Netflix (especially the Longmire series) we experience a lot of performance issues. On Netflix, the dialog will go out of sync and the video will slow down, then speed up and then the stream will freeze.
I can tell it's the Firestick because when I connect my Nvidia Shield tablet to the TV, I have zero issues. Both are running 5Ghz wifi from a router in the next room (1 wall, 10 feet).
I know the Fire TV has a stronger CPU, but with the Shield console coming out and being a fan of the platform, I'm probably just going to get one of those.
I see streaming devices compared frequently on features and services, but never on actual performance - has anyone else found that some devices just struggle with what should be baseline performance?
The problem is - it does not seem up to the task. I can't tell if it's under powered or buggy or what, but specifically when streaming Youtube and Netflix (especially the Longmire series) we experience a lot of performance issues. On Netflix, the dialog will go out of sync and the video will slow down, then speed up and then the stream will freeze.
I can tell it's the Firestick because when I connect my Nvidia Shield tablet to the TV, I have zero issues. Both are running 5Ghz wifi from a router in the next room (1 wall, 10 feet).
I know the Fire TV has a stronger CPU, but with the Shield console coming out and being a fan of the platform, I'm probably just going to get one of those.
I see streaming devices compared frequently on features and services, but never on actual performance - has anyone else found that some devices just struggle with what should be baseline performance?