Entry into the TV Streaming with the "Fire TV"
In early April, Amazon announced its own set-top Box "Fire TV" and promised that the new product is a "Revolution" in the set-top Box area.
- The Streaming device from the beginning of sales with "Chromecast" by Google and "Apple TV" to compete and in the USA for US $ 99, available.
- One thing is clear already now: The set-top Box from Amazon that brings new opportunities and focuses primarily on powerful Hardware, a built-in voice search, as well as a game Option.
Amazon Fire TV: Hardware & scope of delivery
The Streaming device from Amazon comes with a Quad-Core CPU with integrated graphics unit, 2 GB of RAM, 8 GB of internal memory and a Wi-Fi module. The resolution of the content goes up to 1080p-Full-HD.
- The set-top Box is controlled with a Bluetooth remote control, which is associated with the Streaming device. Alternatively, you can use the remote control attached to the microphone, a voice recognition.
- Compared to "Apple TV", "Google chrome cast" or "Roku" is the set-top Box from Amazon is significantly more computing power and is, therefore, in the playback of the content faster than the competition.
Set-top Box Amazon Fire TV
Movie & series offer the set-top Box
"Amazon Fire TV" is supposed to be an open network, so the deal for films, series and Videos, fails, lush. So Hulu Plus", "Netflix", "Youtube", "Showtime", and many more are in the US, for example, "available. In addition, some music Streaming services are offered, such as "TuneIn Radio" and "Vevo". But also for children's shows and movies are already available. Despite the broad range of the set-top Box is primarily designed to sell Amazon content.
- As the owner of a "Kindle Fire HDX" can you similar to Google Chromecast the content of the screen on the TV or Video and Audio content from the Tablet to the TV to send.
- With Amazon's "FreeTime", you can define which content are allowed to visit their children and for how long.
Amazon Fire TV as a game console
With Amazon Fire TV, you will not only play Media content, but also operate numerous video games on the set-top Box. To choose from currently, mobile games such as "Minecraft - Pocket Edition", "asphalt 8" or "The Walking Dead", you already from the Google Play Store or the iTunes. Currently, more than 100 games are offered, and an average of 1.85 US dollars cost. So you can use the games, you need the "Amazon Fire Game Controller". While you play, run in the Background music Streaming services such as Pandora.
- The graphics of the games, moved to depending on the title between mobile Games and console titles.
- The "Amazon Fire Game Controller" is not in the scope of delivery. It costs an additional US $ 40 and is similar in Design as well as the arrangement of the buttons on the Xbox Controller.
Amazon Fire TV Controller
If you have a set-top Box want to purchase, however can not decide, take a look at our comparison of the Google Chromecast, and Apple TV on. There we have provided to you the main differences between the two Streaming devices.
