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Amazon announces Fire TV
http://sourcefed.com/amazon-announces-fire-tv/
Amazon has dove in head first into video hardware, announcing it’s new set-top device: Amazon Fire TV. Clearly a competitor for Apple TV and Roku, the $99 device is an internet-connected set-top box which uses voice commands that you speak into its remote control. It will also serve as a gaming console, and consumers have the option to purchase a separate $39 controller that is paired with the box. Amazon has claimed the device is 3 times more powerful than Apple TV and is based on Android and HTML 5, which means it should be easy for companies to bring their apps over to the platform. It supports Hulu Plus, Netflix, Pandora, Youtube, Crackle, iHeartRadio and Vevo. Sadly, HBO Go and Vudu are not supported. Fire TV also has a predictive engine called “ASAP,” which pre-loads content it thinks you are going to watch, so it can start without any buffering or load time. This feature learns over time and gets better at suggesting content you like. In a prior announcement made this weekend, Amazon said it will be turning six shows from its Amazon Originals program into a full series. The shows, which were selected after viewer feedback from the pilot episodes, include ’The After’, ‘Bosch, Gortimer Gibbon’s Life on Normal Street’, ‘Mozart in the Jungle’, ‘Transparent’ and ’Wishenpoof’. Amazon also renewed ’Alpha House’ — starring John Goodman — for a second season. As far as gaming is concerned, the console will offer titles such as “Minecraft” and “The Walking Dead”. Many of the titles will be free or cost a little as $1.85 to play. |
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12-16-2014, 11:16 AM | #181 |
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Is sportsdevil now digitele? I have TVMC on the stick and sportsdevil used to be on Genesis now cant find. Some searching says to download digitele zip and gives a link. But no mention anywhere how to get zip from PC to fire TV stick.
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12-16-2014, 11:36 AM | #182 | |
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as for SportsDevil, the add on is being completely reworked and is currently not supported. http://www46.zippyshare.com/v/15609012/file.html is the last supported version of it that I know of. Digitele looks to be a fork of SportsDevil. IE: Someone took the code from SD and made their own changes to it and is supporting their own version on github. YMMV, I have not used it.
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12-17-2014, 06:09 AM | #183 |
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Well crap. the remote is fickle and the item is out of stock until february. Plus they can't recreate the $20 credit I initially had since it will be beyond the 30 day return period by then. They won't just send a replacement remote. Stupid.
talked them into a partial refund and I'll just have to live with the android app from here on out. Not exactly stellar customer service there. Also disappointed that I can't watch amazon content in SD instead of HD. Good thing I primarily purchased this as an xbmc player.
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12-17-2014, 06:11 AM | #184 | |
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My dear girl, there are some things that just aren’t done. Such as, drinking Dom Perignon ’53 above the temperature of 38 degrees Fahrenheit. That’s just as bad as listening to the Beatles without earmuffs. |
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12-17-2014, 07:01 AM | #185 |
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sportsdevil will work fine for now, you just have to track down a download if you did not already have it. As the websites it scrapes change, like firstrow, the add on will slowly stop working.
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01-03-2015, 09:14 PM | #186 |
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I got the Fire Stick for Christmas, and I love it. Very-much worth $40 as a Prime member.
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01-04-2015, 07:54 PM | #187 |
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yeah, I got one for $20 and it is great. We now use it for VOD in bed instead of our bedroom Tivo
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01-04-2015, 09:03 PM | #188 | |
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And the one thing that's a bummer, is that none of my TVs have a USB port for power. I guess I'm more pissed that the HDMI standard doesn't include power. |
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01-04-2015, 09:06 PM | #189 |
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Dont do that. The Fire TV Stick requires more power than what a TV usb can give. I saw someone tried it and killed their Stick.
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01-04-2015, 09:08 PM | #190 | |
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you know, I never thought about using the USB for power, I just use the wall wart.
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01-04-2015, 09:31 PM | #191 |
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Good advice... I had seen a demo where the guy thought it odd that the unit was saying the USB power source (his TV) wasn't enough, but he said that must be wrong because it was a new TV. Sounds like he's in for a rude awakening...
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01-04-2015, 09:39 PM | #192 |
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the only complaint I have with the stick is font size....reading netflix descriptions, etc. on our 42" bedroom tv is tough.
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01-21-2015, 10:26 AM | #193 |
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I have a question for anyone that jumped on the original Fire TV: Does it output audio to the HDMI and Optical at the same time? I need sound for my TV and sound for my amp as well, but I need it so I dont have to change the output everytime I switch.
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02-27-2015, 04:26 PM | #195 |
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FYI.... Fire TV boot loader is now fully unlocked. This is a big breakthrough and will open up the device quite a bit. Devs can now cook up some pretty awesome stuff.
More info: http://forum.xda-developers.com/fire...nlock-t3031867
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