12-09-2014, 11:43 AM
Forgot to post up a quick blurb on the Fire TV sticks we grabbed. Went with 2 of them to replace my 2 Chromecasts, in the Master Bedroom, and Averie's Room.
Big sellers were the remote, so no need to use my cellphone to control content. Plus, we will be buying more digital content and decided Amazon was the best choice. Mostly due to Amazon having an app for all devices regardless of OS, including the Roku and most "Smart" TVs, blu-ray players, and consoles.
So far so good, I have found all the apps we use are available on the Fire TV stick (PLEX, Netflix, Disney Jr, Hulu Plus).
The UI is easy to navigate. Similar to that of the Fire tablets.
However, if you are perfectly fine with your Chromecast, there really is no need to go this route.
If you want a remote and the ability to cast Amazon content through android, without the crappy "Screen Mirroring", I would go with this. But only if you can find it for less than regular price. Had this been at the normal $39, we would still be using Chromecast. Since we have Prime, and they had them for $20 as a promo, we bit the bullet.
Big sellers were the remote, so no need to use my cellphone to control content. Plus, we will be buying more digital content and decided Amazon was the best choice. Mostly due to Amazon having an app for all devices regardless of OS, including the Roku and most "Smart" TVs, blu-ray players, and consoles.
So far so good, I have found all the apps we use are available on the Fire TV stick (PLEX, Netflix, Disney Jr, Hulu Plus).
The UI is easy to navigate. Similar to that of the Fire tablets.
However, if you are perfectly fine with your Chromecast, there really is no need to go this route.
If you want a remote and the ability to cast Amazon content through android, without the crappy "Screen Mirroring", I would go with this. But only if you can find it for less than regular price. Had this been at the normal $39, we would still be using Chromecast. Since we have Prime, and they had them for $20 as a promo, we bit the bullet.