You can plug it directly into a spare HDMI port on your TV or AV receiver - but you’ll probably find its sheer width to be a problem if anything’s plugged into the HDMI inputs next to it. The Fire TV Stick retails for $59 and is, as the name suggests, a stick-shaped device - a little bit bigger than a pack of chewing gum, with all the smarts and the HDMI connection in the one compact little device. How that differs from “full” Alexa (as seen on Amazon’s Echo devices) remains to be seen. The difference was mainly the lack of Alexa voice control on the remote in the first model released here - an omission that’s been rectified with the 2020 version, though it’s specifically billed as “Alexa Voice Remote Lite” for some reason. In the Blue Corner - Amazon Fire TV Stick (Lite Edition)Ī hugely popular device around the globe, the so-called “Lite Edition” of the Amazon Fire TV Stick is almost identical to the, err, not Lite edition sold in the US and UK. Both the Chromecast and the Fire TV hit the right spot price-wise as an affordable and easy upgrade to an older TV, so what has each device got to offer? And which one’s the better fit for you? What we’re looking at here is the entry-level streaming market - devices for those with a TV that runs up to 1080p HD, but doesn’t have any built-in “smart” streaming apps. Just like Amazon’s legendary cold war with Apple, the antics of rich CEOs is all a lot less interesting than the devices their companies make. And now here’s Amazon entering the Australian streaming-device market with a product that’s based on Google’s Android operating system - but a variation on it that Google’s not too thrilled about. There’s some level of irony in comparing streaming devices from Google and Amazon - because the two gigantic companies have become increasingly competitive with one another, to the point where Google actually disabled the YouTube app on Amazon’s devices… because they could, we suppose (it’s since been restored after the two giants came to an agreement). But now it’s got a battle on its hands - and Amazon’s $59 Fire TV Stick gives Google’s cheap offering a run for its money! When you’re in the market for a streaming device that doesn’t cost the earth but can deliver all your favourite video streaming services to your TV without any hassles, there’s long been a king of the hill - the Google Chromecast, the $59 dongle that does it all.
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