Testseek.com have collected 101 expert reviews of the Amazon Fire TV Stick 2017 and the average rating is 83%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Amazon Fire TV Stick 2017.
April 2017
(83%)
101 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Alexa support on a TV device, quick at accessing content, great contextual text and voice search, good picture quality, excellent app integration and availability, doesn't require Echo
No 4K or HDR, few TV USBs will power it so you need to use the adapter
There's no doubt that there are better, more powerful media streamers in set-top-box form out there – Amazon's own 4K Fire TV for starters, plus the 4K Nvidia Shield TV – but the simplicity of the Fire TV Stick makes it a great option for a second TV or t...
As the old saying goes, “If it ain't broke, don't fix it”. Amazon's previous Fire TV Stick received five stars from us and, since the core design of this one remains similar, it receives the same accolades.The addition of Alexa is a nice touch, the UI is...
Thanks to its powerful internals, great interface and Alexa, the Fire TV Stick is a fantastic gadget for watching Prime Video, Netflix, and UK TV on demand. Even if you own a smart TV, the Stick is still a good buy - especially if you don't have Alexa thr...
Published: 2017-04-10, Author: Samuel , review by: theguardian.com
simple to use, easy set up, compact, good remote, slick interface, wide UK catchup service support, Alexa integration
not quite as fast as the more expensive Fire TV box, no support for iTunes or Sky content, requires Amazon account, wifi only
The old Fire TV Stick was cheap and effective, but lacked polish. The new Fire TV Stick takes that winning formula and adds a level of polish and competence that's almost unbeatable for £40.Setting it up is easy. You have to have an Amazon account and are...
The Amazon XRay for TV and movies feature is available through Fire Stick using information sourced from IMDb, you can easily see who's acting in the show or film along with other things they've starred in, Parental controls mean you can set passwords for
Doesn't support the playback of content in 4K, Can only mirror content from Amazon Fire devices and select Android gadgets, You can play game with the remote but for more control you'll need the optional gaming pad, which costs £34.99, Setting it up is a
If you're an Amazon Prime or Amazon Instant Video customer, this is the ideal TV streamer for you. While setting it up was a little fiddly because there are several steps, once it's up and running we found it easy to use. The remote with voice search make...
All three of these media streaming sticks makes for a good purchase so it really depends what you want. However, objectively, the Roku Streaming Stick stands out slightly with its remote control and superior list of available content services.Tags:Smart H...
Alexa support on a TV device, Quick at accessing content, Great contextual text and voice search, Good picture quality, Excellent app integration and availability, Doesn't require Echo
No 4K or HDR, Few TV USBs will power it so you need to use the adapter
We will spend much more time with the new Amazon Fire TV Stick before casting final judgement, but as it stands it seems the company is onto another winner. It is clearly better than equivalent dongles and media sticks.There's no 4K support, which would h...
All three of these media streaming sticks makes for a good purchase so it really depends what you want. However, objectively, the Roku Streaming Stick stands out slightly with its remote control and superior list of available content services.Tags:Smart H...
The Fire TV Stick 4K doesn't look like much from the outside, but I'd go so far as to say it's one of the best HDMI streaming dongles for the money right now.Its unrivaled support for 4K Ultra HDR formats is almost worth the price of admission alone — it'...
