Review: Amazon FireTV stick

I am a HUGE Amazon junkie. I am in a serious relationship with my Kindle Fire, I have an Amazon Prime account and I rely on Amazon Video to keep me entertained on my daily 2 hours commuting. So when I got a new Smart TV in the January sales and I discovered I couldn’t access Amazon Video on it I was disappointed!

Having searched through my Smart TV’s market place multiple times and coming up empty I decided to see what other options were out there to let me access my favourite films and tv series on my TV. Of course as an Amazon lover I went to them for the solution and came up with the fireTV stick.

The Amazon fireTV stick is a small dongle-like device which plugs into the HDMI port of a TV and via the internet offers entertainment options which you might not be able to otherwise access. The fireTV stick comes with 8 GB of storage and 1 GB of memory plus a dual-core processor for fast streaming and smooth performance.

The fireTV stick not only offers access to Amazon Video but also other entertainment options including Netflix, BBC iPlayer and more, plus games, music among other apps. It comes with a handy remote which makes it easy to turn on and navigate.

Thanks to my Amazon Prime membership my fireTV stick arrived next day and was easy to set up – plug the stick into the power and then into the HDMI port. Switch the TV’s input to the correct HDMI input channel and you are walked through a simple set up to connect the stick to your internet and pow, you’re all set up to go.

I really love that I can now access all sorts of bonus entertainment via my TV. One of my favourite functions is ‘ASAP’  an algorithm which learns what Amazon movies and TV episodes you like and buffers them for playback before you even select it, so it loads straight away! Another bonus is that you can pack the fireTV stick in your bag and take it anywhere you go for your favourite shows not only at home but at your friend’s house or even a hotel.

The Amazon fireTV stick has been the perfect solution for me to access my favourite shows on my new TV. It is quick and simple to set up and offers fast and high quality streaming. It’s my new favourite gadget and I award it 5 out of 5 stars.

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