Amazon has given its primary Fireplace TV Stick what appears to be a rebranding and has even shaved off a couple of {dollars} from its pricing. Whenever you go to its outdated itemizing on the web site, you will see a observe that claims “There’s a newer model of this product,” which hyperlinks to the brand new Fireplace TV Stick HD. We name it a “rebranding,” since its specs appear just about equivalent to the corporate’s outdated primary streamer. It might probably stream in full HD decision, comes with HDR assist and ships with an Alexa-powered distant management. You possibly can press the Alexa button on its distant to seek for exhibits and launch apps with only a voice command.
The machine can run the preferred streaming apps, like Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ and Peacock, and its distant comes with particular buttons for Netflix and Prime Video. In contrast to the outdated model that set you again $40, although, the brand new Fireplace TV Stick HD has a base value of $35. That is solely $5 greater than the model that ships with a “lite” distant that has few buttons for management. If you’d like a streamer that is able to handing 4K exhibits and flicks, although, this is not the mannequin to go for. Amazon has a number of choices to select from, specifically the Fireplace TV Stick 4K, Fireplace TV Stick 4K Max with 16GB of storage and the Fireplace TV Dice that gives hands-free streaming with its built-in mic and audio system.