Features:

  • Fire TV supports 4K Ultra HD for true-to-life picture quality. Watch high-definition 1080p streams on Amazon Video, Netflix, YouTube, Hulu and more, even without a 4K TV.
  • Enjoy over 15,000 apps, games, and Alexa skills including access to over 300,000 TV episodes and movies on Netflix, Amazon Video, HBO NOW, Hulu, and more.
  • Launch and control content with the included Alexa Voice Remote. Simply say, “Play Game of Thrones” or “Launch Netflix” and Alexa will respond instantly. Plus, play music, find movie show times, order a pizza, and more—just ask.
  • No cable or satellite? No problem. Watch the best of live TV and sports from AMC, HGTV, ESPN, FOX, and others with a subscription to DIRECTV NOW, or top-rated primetime shows with CBS All Access.
  • Find the best way to watch with universal search results from over 140 channels and apps including Netflix, Showtime, and Amazon Video
  • Includes 75% more processing power than the previous generation Amazon Fire TV, a dedicated graphics engine, better Wi-Fi support, 2 GB of memory, 8 GB of storage and expandable storage of up to 200 GB
  • Prime members get unlimited access to Prime Video, featuring thousands of movies and TV episodes at no additional cost. Plus, members can add over 100 premium and specialty channels like HBO and SHOWTIME—no cable or satellite subscription necessary.
  • Play current favorites or quickly discover what to watch next directly from the Home screen
Wish I would have done this sooner!

Cord cutter here. We had been wanting to dump cable for some time but were scared to leave our comfort zone. Since we are Prime members, we finally decided to give Amazon Fire TV a shot. We've been using Fire TV for two weeks now and we'll never go back to cable! PROS: Ridiculously easy to set up and small form factor which takes up very little space. Simple remote (and a free app so you can turn your cell or tablet into a remote). No buffering issues have yet come up (although that may be because I have a very strong internet connection). Seamless interaction with our Prime Video account and Amazon Music, across all devices. For example, if I download a movie from Prime on my tablet, watch some of it during my commute - when I get home and turn on Fire TV, I can pick up right where I left off from my tablet...seamlessly without having to manually sync. Comes with thousands of channels/apps loaded including all of the the major services we use. Can be used for games (we haven't tried any games yet) The voice command feature is outstanding. Speak the name of a show or movie and be taken instantly to it, with multiple options for buying, renting or just viewing for free if available. I've never been a big voice command user with other devices but this one works so well that using it has already become a habit. Using the Amazon Photos app you can instantly upload all of your digital photos from your phone or tablet to your Fire TV for large screen viewing of your photos. CONS: No way to customize the home screen layout (at least no way that I've been able to figure out). OVERALL: I'm kicking myself for not doing this sooner. Since we use Prime and Amazon Music, its a no-brainer for us to use the Fire TV. Everything syncs automatically and transfers from device to device seamlessly. Edited to add the following section after reading some of the 1 and 2 star reviews: If you are a first-time cord-cutter, considering cord-cutting or new to streaming TV services, here are a few things to keep in mind. 1) Make sure you really take the time to do research and due-diligence on cord-cutting. Just google "cord cutting" to get started with several good articles. I'm seeing a lot of 1 and 2 star reviewers who seemed surprised that they actually have to pay for things like Netflix, Hulu, etc. Fire TV (and all of the other streaming services like Roku, Apple TV, etc.) do not just give you free access to all content. They allow you to pick and choose what you want to watch and pay for as opposed to making you pay a big fee for a huge amount of channels you will never watch. If you do it right, you'll have access to the content you want for a substantial savings over what you were paying with cable. 2) Make sure you have a strong (and fast) internet connection. This is very important. We dumped our cable company in its entirety (including internet service) and upgraded to a faster dedicated line internet service with another company. We have up to six devices simultaneously streaming at any given time in our house and our internet service can handle all of that as well as the streaming Fire TV. So make sure yours can as well. If you're not sure, call your internet service provider, tell them you are planning to switch to streaming television and ask them about your current speeds. 3) Some apps require a cable subscription. You can purchase a streaming service like Sling which will bundle several of the channels you likely want but you may find yourself unable to access certain apps. For now password sharing with one of your friends may solve that problem but I suspect its only a matter of time before that loophole gets closed. So do your research and make sure you can access the channels you want. 4) Give yourself time to adjust to the new interface. It took some getting used to when I lost my ability to surf the cable channel guide. But the fact is, I'm no longer wasting large chunks of time mindlessly surfing the guide. Rather than surf, I'm turning to specific apps to watch specific programs. Its liberating in a way that I didn't expect. Besides, I can now surf all of the Amazon Prime content by simply using the voice command on the remote.

The ultimate Amazon Fire TV review and we only had it less than 24 hours. This is the definition of cable cutter.

So I ordered this for my brother since he is moving into a new home within a week and he absolutely hates cable and the ridiculous prices they charge and slowly raise over the course of years. Just like myself. But for weeks he kept talking about just ordering the Amazon Fire TV stick and I would tell him for the extra money it would be more worth it to go with the 90 dollar Amazon Fire TV box that you set up near your TV. I still have my Roku 3 which I love a lot, but overall I am using Youtube, Amazon Prime Video and Netflix, that is it. I can do that with my Xbox One S I just purchased and on my smart TV. But this morning when we were setting up the new Amazon Fire TV in my room to just mess with it and explore what is on it, I immediately liked the lay out of everything. Yes I do have more to look around at but I think I am going with trading my Roku 3 into Amazon for a gift card of 23 dollars and some change, then using that towards a purchase of a new Amazon Fire TV. Much more can be done with this device, especially after you learn about, well, I will not say the term here on this review lol. But I can suggest to go on YouTube and just search Amazon Fire TV and you will come across this odd term used in accordance to this device. You literally follow the YouTube video, the up loader who made the video, his steps to doing what I can not comment on here, and this will be the best 90 bucks you ever spent when it comes to home entertainment. So check it now on YouTube. Oh, the term rhymes with "Frail" and the other part of the term is like the "brakes" on your car, only another kind of BREAK! For many who don't know by now, well go to YouTube like I said twice before, just type in exactly like this..."amazon fire tv." Scroll to the 8th video shown, the up loaders name is "Franklin Ogbonna." He does this in 9 minutes and 28 seconds so just pause as he shows each step to keep up, SO WORTH IT. Amazon you people are the sly ones alright haha, great company.

Great streaming media player!!

Bought this to replace my Roku 3 that finally gave up the ghost, and so far I'm quite happy I did. I got it up and running in no time, and was surfing for movies to watch in just a few minutes. If you're already a Amazon Prime customer, then getting it up and going will be a breeze for you. The remote on it is very similar to the Roku, except now I have Alexa, so getting the hang of it was a breeze. While some people have complained that it pushes you towards Prime stuff, I say that something like that is to be expected since it is an Amazon product. I don't have any issues with it in that regards, and can easily get into my Netflix account if I want to go that way. I did purchase a new Fire Tablet to go with it, and the two marry up extremely well, so I can easily surf for a movie and then fling it to the TV. I guess my one complaint is that I still find it amazing that some movies made years ago are still rental ones, while newer ones are not. I don't blame the media player, but I do wonder how they decide which ones are still rentals after all these years. But overall, I'm very thrilled with it and definitely do not miss my old Roku.

Competitors beware!

After being a long time roku owner, I decided to jump ship and try the fire tv. I recently got a new 4k tv so I wanted a streaming device capable of 4k playback. I looked at the roku 4 but being $30 more expensive was a let down. I received the fire tv and set up was a breeze with my prime membership already preloaded onto the device, a very nice touch. The selection of apps and content rivals and I would say even surpasses that of other streaming devices. The device itself is very snappy and I experience no slowdown what so ever. I have read/seen reviews about people having issues with performance, 4k, etc. First of product lemons will happen, but the majority I would say is user error. If your tv is not HDCP compliant you will have issues using HDMI plain and simple. Also if you have a 4k tv, make sure it has a HDCP 2.2 hdmi port or you will not receive 4k content. If you have a crummy broadband connection, do not blame the device for content buffering or slowdown. I also recommend using a 5ghz band for any 4k streaming, and am adequate router. Now that I got that out, when the rest of your setup is up to par the device works wonderfully, 4k streaming is fast and flawless, and even 1080p with the new hvec codec looks noticably improved. The alexa and voice search feature work wonderfully and results are quick and effortless. In summary if your looking for a streaming device with top notch performance, features and 4k streaming look no further than the fire tv, you won't be disappointed.

Absolutely worth buying over the Fire Stick!

Recently we decided to "cut the cord" and cancel our cable subscription. We already had a Fire Stick and were happy with it, but we needed another so we'd have one in our bedroom and one in the living room. I was about to order another Stick, but after talking to a co-worker, he convinced me that since this would now be our main source of entertainment, it'd probably be worth spending a little more to get a better set up. Excellent advice! I loved our old Fire Stick, but it would regularly lag and take a few seconds to respond when we'd scroll over or click on something. I could be wrong, but I think it was a 2nd generation one. It did everything we needed, but it's very annoying to hit a button and not see anything happen for a few seconds. Half the time I would hit the button again and when the system would respond, I'd of scrolled past what I wanted. Anyway, when this baby arrived, I set it up with an Ethernet connection (also a big plus over the Stick) and had it going within a minute or two. Set us is wonderfully simple. Right away I started downloading all the apps I wanted and it was at this time that I knew we were right to spend the extra money. There is virtually no lag time when you're using this system. Sometimes we have to wait on the internet connection, but those delays are not because of the Fire TV. The system itself is fast!

Cablecutter app guide

This review is more of a guide for cablecutters, which we have found fire TV a great way to accomplish this. There's plenty of reviews explaining how to use the fire, so this is more for people like us who don't want to pay full cable prices but are ok with paying for access to apps to still watch all our cable shows, at a significant savings to cable, and are used to using a dvr (we used tivo) and don't want to watch commercials. We've had this box for a couple weeks now, and while it has taken some getting used to, since you have to access your shows through individual apps instead of them all being on one big list, we have found it worthwhile to make the switch. Keep in mind you have to be able to plug an hdmi cord into your tv. We actually had to buy a new tv to be able to use this box but tvs are so cheap nowadays that it was still cheaper to buy a new one than to keep up with our cable bill. The savings in just the first several of months covered the cost of the tv. The interface on the fire tv is really easy to use and navigate through all the apps you wish to use and everything is kept nice and organized. We got the box instead of the stick because we wanted to have a more reliable, faster wired connection to our internet. At first I was sad to read on other reviews that the voice control doesn't work on any of the apps, but honestly I've never even used it once since getting it and once you sign into everything, there's not much need of typing to find your shows on other apps so I really don't miss it at all. If you just want this to watch prime tv included in your amazon subscription then you can stop here, the rest is about what apps we use (and pay for) to watch our shows. I will list what apps we have found useful and what we found we could do without. I did the math before purchasing this, and even after paying the monthly subscriptions for ALL the apps we'd need to watch our favorite shows, we'd still be saving around $1000 per year! And now after using this for a couple weeks, it will be even more of a savings than I thought because we don't need to pay for Sling tv. The channels we'd mostly watch from sling have their own apps (A&E and History) where you can watch their shows for free with little to no commercials at all. On the Sling tv app you are forced to watch commercials, it has no fast forwarding or recording. We tried watching one show and there was 12 commercials in one of 4 or 5 commercial breaks. After using tivo for so many years, we couldn't handle it. So now, here are the apps we DO pay for and find useful: 1. Playstation vue. (note: you do *not* need a playstation to sign up for this. I do not own one. I made my account from my computer on their website) This one is by far the most expensive monthly fee, but for us it is totally worth it for the amount of channels, content and recording capability. has a lot of our favorite channels. AMC, discovery, fox, tlc, spike, fx, nbc, bravo, the food network, just to name a few! This is by far our most used app, and you cannot get it on other devices, like a roku, which is one of the reasons why we went with the fireTV. And it was certainly the right decision for us. Once you get it set up and add your "favorite" shows, it will act as it's own dvr and records and saves your shows for 30 days after they air. Most channels you can fast forward through commercials, except for a few. Like abc, and fox. If you want to watch such channels without commercials you can do as we did and also subscribe to: 2. Hulu. Commercial free plan is great, though some shows will still have 1 commercial at the beginning and the end, but I find that acceptable. Lots of cable show selections as well as some original shows. You can get a 30 day free trial, which can also include your 30 day trial of: 3. Showtime. As stated, we signed up to this through hulu so you access it through the hulu app. 4. HBO Now. Watch your favorite hbo shows at the same time as they would air on cable. 5 & 6 History and A&E apps, both free, both work great and allow us to not have to pay for Sling. I'm sure there are other channels that have such free app offerings, but these are the ones we have personally used and found to work very well. And of course you have access to all that amazon has to offer, and netflix if you choose to subscribe to that too! We've had no trouble with any of the listed apps or the amazon box itself, setup was easy and once you choose all the apps you want to install/subscribe to, keeping up with your favorite shows is quite easy too. Hope this helps anyone else out there looking for a lower-cost cable option! Update: I have been informed that playstation vue is now available on roku as well. I haven't personally used it on any device besides the fire TV though so I can't speak as to how the interface and ease of using the app compares on different devices, but it's definitely still our favorite TV recording & viewing app on the fireTV. Good news for roku owners though!

Amazon Fire TV

This is a great device for streaming videos especially PRIME moves and videos. It is much faster than my old Sony DVD player that I was trying to use. The DVD player would often stop for buffering this used to happen fairly regular when we had Netflix I blamed Netflix, my router and my internet company but with the Amazon Fire TV there has been no buffering. It is much faster locating movies and playing them. The pause, fast forward, backup ten seconds and giving it commands to go forward or back a specific time are also great feature. I love the fact that you can tell it what you want to watch and it finds it for you. It is great for checking the weather also. The phone remote is also a good feature. Amazon Fire TV and Amazon Fire Stick are both great devices but if you ever decide to get a 4K TV go with the Amazon Fire TV since it supports 4K. I would definitely recommend it to any one wanting to stream media. The only con that I have for the system is that the remote stops working and you have to take the batteries out and put them back in to get it to respond to the remote this is not just with the Amazon Fire TV but also applies to the Amazon Fire Stick since I own both and it has happen to both of them once. My first thought was that they are broke but just decided to try and fix it and pulling the batteries worked. The APP on my phone still worked but nothing on the remote worked.

The apps on this are way better than on my Samsung UHD TV

I use this for all my streaming and a TiVo bolt for OTA. I'm only using the PlayStation Vue app, Netflix and Amazon prime TV. The apps on this are way better than on my Samsung UHD TV, especially the Amazon app. I had buffering and quality issues using the Samsung TV. Not with this, it's located in the same place and on the same WiFi. The problem was the apps on the TV. This is perfect with a TiVo bolt for OTA recording of your locals. Use Vue and you can DVR all the "cable" channels like Discovery and Nat Geo. You can even have all the sports channels by signing into the ESPN app which you can do if you subscribe to Vue. Perfect and less than half the price I was paying for dish with more channels. I even set my parents up on one and they are in thier 70's and have no issues with this or the TiVo. You just get used to switching inputs on your TV or stereo. If you're concerned about not having YouTube don't be, there's a web link installed or get TiVo and use that app. If you're thinking about another streaming device Amazon has by far the largest number of people streaming, Roku and others can't even come close. Who's app gets updated first? It doesn't matter which service you use, Hulu, Vue, DirecTV now, Sling. They all have the thier largest number of subscribers on Amazon fire stick and fire box. You can set the streaming quality on the box to control the amount of data you use. Good is 720p, Better is 1080, and best is 4k. Watching 5 hurs per day of Good was 4gb per day. Better at 5 hours was 12gb and best was 36gb. All measured watching Bosch on Prime TV multiple times. That brings me toy last bit of info. I read that Amazon has a new way to compress the video with no loss of quality but using half the data of any other service. With the limits now being placed on streaming by the cable companies this for me was the smartest choice. We watch 4-5 hours per day and never go over our monthly 350gb limit on data. In fact we average around 200 gb. The radio remote means you can hide the box. I used 3m command adhesive strips and mounted it to the back of my TV stand so nothing is visible. Works perfectly.

Amazon Fire Is Now Our Favorite Streaming Device!

My family and I recently 'ditched the dish' and turned to steaming for all our TV needs. We have previously owned Rokus and Apple TVs - that being said, after testing the water with the Amazon FireStick, we were so pleased we went back for two of the large Fire TV devices and several Fire Sticks (we donated the Rokus). Of the three major devices (including Apple), my family and I found the interface of the Amazon Fire to be the most user friendly, easiest to navigate, and really love the remote. The remote is that perfect middle ground between the comfort of an old fashioned TV remote and the new technologies thanks to Alexa speech being available and smaller size. We now use the Sling app for our live TV and really enjoy how it's interface works with Amazon Fire versus the Apple. Just to be clear, Apple is still good especially if you are heavily invested in movies/tv shows, but for overall ease of use, we have come to rely on Amazon Fire when using Prime, but also Netflix and Sling. So if you are new to streaming your live TV or do not use Apple (or even if you do, the more the merrier) or want to get a device for a technological newbie that is easy to set up and use right out of the box, I HIGHLY recommend both Amazon Fire devices! A five star device - well done Amazon!!!

Better than I thought… From a techie guy

Better than I thought… From a techie guy... I'm a big geek… I have tons of boxes and electronic toys… I even have several Google TVs which are now outdated. I'm pretty blown away by this box, and the amount of "content apps" available. For instance the unknown "Pluto TV" app has over 100 HD streaming stations. Some of them obviously aren't great, but it's definitely enough to keep you busy. For hours on end. Some of the channels have an hour or two of programming and just loop over and over again, but there's enough content on other channels to keep you busy for days. If you're looking for the end all answer to cut your cable TV service, FireTv does not have things like live CNN, AMC and other cable stations (yet), but you could purchase a subscription for Sling TV (Google it) which has ala-carte live TV services. Something Apple is promising to deliver. If you have a current cable subscription, you can get things like HBO and Netflix streamed to your box if you are already paying for it in your home cable subscription. Your provider "passes through" the HBO, Netflix, etc programming through to this box. So for instants if you had an outdoor TV, TV in an attic or basement, you don't need to add another cable box to watch movies. . It has all the standard bells and whistles like Netflix, Hulu, and those sort of services . The box is fast, does what it's advertised. I have a Ultra HDTV. Although ultra high definition content is scarce these days, this box probably has the most ultra high definition content of any other unit. Granted a lot of those ultra high definition videos are of "Flyovers of nature" type videos. if you have Amazon prime, then you can stream several of their in-house shows in ultra high definition. They do have a large range of very popular movie theater type movies in ultra high definition, but there is no rental availability. And I doubt I'm going to spend $35 to watch Spiderman and ultra high definition. Just not worth it. If you're looking at this to be your end all box, it's pretty close. I'm curious to see what the AppleTV will have to offer, since I have multiple televisions in my household, I plan on having both systems right now . If your TV has a "smart hub feature" that contains all these built in apps, you may be doubling up on some of those popular ones like Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu. I read the reviews on the Live Sling TV service, and they said they're still having a lot of problems with successful streaming, that it still there's quite a bit of buffering and videos just stopping for no reason. But sling TV does offer many stations live like cable for about $25 a month. If this is to be used with a second TV, like bedroom or living room, it's a nice supplement to have for your cable TV box, which you could probably drop down to basic service. Remember… This is all in its infancy. And it will take several years to shake out who the leader is. This is definitely "THE" top-of-the-line box right now. The price is cheap, and you will definitely spend hours, and hours sifting through many obscure and fun channels. UHD TV Note: If you have an ultra high definition television set and want to see content in 4K video, make sure that you check your TV manual or google your sets model number for info online. I have two Samsung 8500 TVs. It drove me crazy during set up, because I did not realize that only one of the four poorly marked inputs on my Samsungs could handle ultra high definition, 4K content thru HDMI. It's quite possible that your set will not handle any 4K content through HDMI, and that your tv only plays 4K content through its internal hub system or a special breakout box. Make sure you check that out first, if 4K is a critical feature for you ! You will also need a high-speed HDMI cable, that can carry the band width of 4K content. Your TV set will search for that band with to know that it's there. If you use a standard HDMI cable, even though you're running 4K content, your TV will not switch that feature on. One last critical thing… It would be best to run an ethernet cable from the back of that box, to your router. And then an HDMI 4K cable to the back of your television. If you're streaming bandwidth is not fast enough, or has lots of interference, your set or the box will downshift to standard high definition to deliver you smooth video. This box DOES deliver 4K video. It's up to you to make sure you have the bandwith, the inputs, and a television set that can handle this type of stream of data. The high definition picture on this is quite crisp and clear. And quite honestly, a lot of the 4K video, you probably won't notice much of a difference, and less you're a super geek LOL. Great box, definitely gworth the money. I forgot to mention, it has Amazon's "Alexa" built in… That is Amazon's version of Apple's Siri. Pick up the remote, ask it a question, the weather, pretty much anything, and chances are it will find it for you. I did ask it to find certain kinds of things and it had difficulty. It's a very simple system, pick up the remote, ask it a question, the weather, sports, news, pretty much anything, and chances are it will find it for you. I did ask it to find certain kinds of movies and it had difficult with it, but it did respond that it "wasn't available at this time" which seems to me that they are working to make it an even deeper search engine. This box is tiny… Enjoy!

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