Amazon Fire TV

irishchris · 15-12-2016 2:36am

irishchris wrote: »

I had the same issue again few weeks ago.quick reset and was app working five again. this is the newer generation fire tv though

Just to note, Amazon prime launched in Ireland today. https://www.joe.ie/movies-tv/netflix-rival-amazon-prime-has-arrived-in-ireland/570798

degsie · 15-12-2016 11:43am

Anybody having problems getting iPlayer to work on firetv? Getting an error message about 'problem loading iPlayer' on both box and stick

Edit: must have been a glitch, all ok now.

mrcheez · 21-12-2016 10:37pm

Anyone recommend the best skin to use on the Fire TV stick with Kodi/Exodus integration?

I tried Titan out which was good, but brought whole thing to a standstill.

mrcheez · 22-12-2016 11:11am

mrcheez wrote: »

Anyone recommend the best skin to use on the Fire TV stick with Kodi/Exodus integration?

I tried Titan out which was good, but brought whole thing to a standstill.

anyone? Or can you suggest a different forum to post in?

muloc · 22-12-2016 11:14am

mrcheez wrote: »

anyone? Or can you suggest a different forum to post in?

I use tvaddons on both my fire tv and fire stick - no problems and runs smooth. Have tired others in the past such as the beast and they were sluggish

crabbypaddy · 08-01-2017 3:58am

Zilog wrote: »

Something has definitely changed.
Oddly stopped working on Fire TV box (gen 1) but kept working on Fire TV stick.

For me a change of DNS provider, followed by reboot of modem, router, switch and Fire TV fixed it.

Who did you change over to unotelly support are giving me the run around here.

Zilog · 08-01-2017 8:33am

crabbypaddy wrote:

Who did you change over to unotelly support are giving me the run around here.

Sent you PM, not sure if Boards like us talking about DNS providers.
Cheers, Zilog.

Thargor · 19-01-2017 7:55pm

Anybody running Mobdro on their Fire Stick? Does it run well? Can you select options with the remote without issue and everything?

mrcheez · 19-01-2017 8:11pm

Thargor wrote: »

Anybody running Mobdro on their Fire Stick? Does it run well? Can you select options with the remote without issue and everything?

Yeah I run it. Runs as well as expected (don't expect HD TV or anything)

Thargor · 20-01-2017 1:12pm

mrcheez wrote: »

Yeah I run it. Runs as well as expected (don't expect HD TV or anything)

Good thanks for that. What about when it flashes up ads etc, is it easy to exit from them as well as make selections in the menus using only the Amazon remote?

Taltos · 20-01-2017 1:14pm

You can install a mouse app. It's slow but works fine.

Thargor · 20-01-2017 1:16pm

Taltos wrote: »

You can install a mouse app. It's slow but works fine.

But do you need it? And is the mouse app on your phone or on the Fire Stick?

mrcheez · 20-01-2017 5:46pm

Thargor wrote: »

But do you need it? And is the mouse app on your phone or on the Fire Stick?

Exiting ads is simple using the remote. You still have to wait for the X to appear though.

I rarely see ads

_Whimsical_ · 22-01-2017 3:10pm

mrcheez wrote: »

Exiting ads is simple using the remote. You still have to wait for the X to appear though.

I rarely see ads

I am finding this is not the case lately, there's an amazon ad that will not take the hint. It's impossible to hit the x with the standard remote. I have a Bluetooth remote with a mouse pad so that usually makes these things much easier but not on this amazon ad!

That said, there's a screen mirroring option on the firestick so if you have screen mirroring on your phone you can play any apps of your choosing on the phone and watch them via tv. Not ideal but workable.

mrcheez · 22-01-2017 8:54pm

You hit the "back" button immediately to get out of that Amazon ad. The ones with the counters are the ones you need to wait for before you hit the X.

AidenL · 28-01-2017 3:26pm

i subscribe to Prime Video on the special offer and have two Fire TVs here, but i can't seem to watch Prime on there.

Last time I tried, it charged me £79.00 for full UK Prime, deliveries and all which don't work here.

Both are registered and showing in my account but i can't get my Irish Prime Video account linked.

Any tips?

SachaJ · 28-01-2017 3:50pm

AidenL wrote: »

i subscribe to Prime Video on the special offer and have two Fire TVs here, but i can't seem to watch Prime on there.

Last time I tried, it charged me £79.00 for full UK Prime, deliveries and all which don't work here.

Both are registered and showing in my account but i can't get my Irish Prime Video account linked.

Any tips?

As far as I'm aware the video subscription open to us does not work on the Amazon Fire TV or Fire Sticks. You have to access it through an app on your phone or PC/laptop/tablet.

AidenL · 28-01-2017 3:52pm

SachaJ wrote: »

As far as I'm aware the video subscription open to us does not work on the Amazon Fire TV or Fire Sticks. You have to access it through an app on your phone or PC/laptop/tablet.

Thanks.

Thats a bummer - it works on the app on the Living room tv anyway thankfully.

We do get short changed here ! I have an Echo too, and its seriously limited in Ireland.

Seve OB · 28-01-2017 4:45pm

SachaJ wrote: »

As far as I'm aware the video subscription open to us does not work on the Amazon Fire TV or Fire Sticks. You have to access it through an app on your phone or PC/laptop/tablet.

Lol, that's bloody stupid

degsie · 28-01-2017 4:52pm

AidenL wrote: »

We do get short changed here ! I have an Echo too, and its seriously limited in Ireland.

Anybody who bought into these systems should have known beforehand that Amazon does NOT support them officially in Ireland. No point complaining if they are not fully functional.

Hopefully some day that might change, but I wouldn't be holding my breath.

Seve OB · 28-01-2017 5:43pm

degsie wrote: »

Anybody who bought into these systems should have known beforehand that Amazon does NOT support them officially in Ireland. No point complaining if they are not fully functional.

Hopefully some day that might change, but I wouldn't be holding my breath.

But they do now.

degsie · 28-01-2017 5:50pm

Seve OB wrote: »

But they do now.

Do you mean Echo and FireTV? When did that change?

Stoner · 01-02-2017 9:13am

Guys I'm looking for some help please.

I want to run sky news on a fire stick in our reception, i can't get the app for it. All the news apps are videos rather than a live feed .

Any ideas please

mrcheez · 01-02-2017 10:58am

Stoner wrote: »

Guys I'm looking for some help please.

I want to run sky news on a fire stick in our reception, i can't get the app for it. All the news apps are videos rather than a live feed .

Any ideas please

Install Mobdro on it. Lots of videos on youtube.

Keith186 · 01-02-2017 2:17pm

Stoner wrote: »

Guys I'm looking for some help please.

I want to run sky news on a fire stick in our reception, i can't get the app for it. All the news apps are videos rather than a live feed .

Any ideas please

YouTube app. Sky news have a live feed on that.

Seve OB · 01-02-2017 2:44pm

Keith186 wrote: »

YouTube app. Sky news have a live feed on that.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y60wDzZt8yg

Thargor · 01-02-2017 5:18pm

mrcheez wrote: »

Install Mobdro on it. Lots of videos on youtube.

I think their legal department might have something to say about running illegal streams in their reception!

Seve OB · 01-02-2017 5:29pm

Thargor wrote: »

I think their legal department might have something to say about running illegal streams in their reception!

sky news is an illegal stream now?

Thargor · 01-02-2017 6:01pm

On Mobdro it is yeah, same for RTE, BBC and all the rest on it.

Seve OB · 01-02-2017 6:37pm

Thargor wrote: »

On Mobdro it is yeah, same for RTE, BBC and all the rest on it.

hmmmm,

any link to prove that?

mrcheez · 01-02-2017 6:39pm

Thargor wrote: »

On Mobdro it is yeah, same for RTE, BBC and all the rest on it.

Nope. RTE is freely available to stream, as are Sky News/BBC on freesat.

Rossi IRL · 01-02-2017 6:39pm

Hey all,

Was thinking of cancelling my Prime subscription in the coming weeks. Just wondering if i can still use my Fire TV for Netflix etc without an Amazon Prime subscription?

Thanks

mrcheez · 01-02-2017 6:40pm

Rossi IRL wrote: »

Hey all,

Was thinking of cancelling my Prime subscription in the coming weeks. Just wondering if i can still use my Fire TV for Netflix etc without an Amazon Prime subscription?

Thanks

Yep.

Thargor · 01-02-2017 9:27pm

mrcheez wrote: »

Nope. RTE is freely available to stream, as are Sky News/BBC on freesat.

Yes, straight from the providers with their permission, not the illegal streams from any other source.

mrcheez · 02-02-2017 12:59pm

Thargor wrote: »

Yes, straight from the providers with their permission, not the illegal streams from any other source.

Mobdro uses free public streams where available. Not all the streams are illegal.

Thargor · 02-02-2017 1:19pm

Do you really think you can take a free stream and do what you like with it for your own profit? Sell your own ads on it, strip out the ads you would be forced to watch on the content providers pages and deny them that revenue? It's illegal, a SWAT team isn't going to kick your door in but it's still illegal. I don't see how anyone could argue that there isn't anything dodgy about the way Mobdro gets those channels.

Seve OB · 02-02-2017 3:08pm

Seve OB wrote: »

hmmmm,

any link to prove that?

still waiting :rolleyes:

degsie · 02-02-2017 4:18pm

Seve OB wrote: »

still waiting :rolleyes:

legal discussion is over there somewhere =========>

gmisk · 03-02-2017 3:53pm

I was just wondering what controller would be best for games on amazon fire tv...will old PS2 controllers work?
I am guessing 2 player games work fine?
I am planning on setting up retroarch, I already have kodi installed.

andydunleavy · 19-02-2017 10:57pm

Hey folks,

Any idea where I can my hands on a fire stick with Alexa Voice Remote in Ireland or the UK and shipped handy enough.

Thanks

mrcheez · 22-02-2017 6:50pm

Seems the new Fire TV sticks will be coming to Amazon UK soon enough

https://developer.amazon.com/blogs/post/acc08b81-8f50-4bc8-998a-58530a39f5c8/the-all-new-fire-tv-stick-to-hit-shelves-in-the-uk-germany-and-japan

SachaJ · 22-02-2017 7:09pm

mrcheez wrote: »

Seems the new Fire TV sticks will be coming to Amazon UK soon enough

https://developer.amazon.com/blogs/post/acc08b81-8f50-4bc8-998a-58530a39f5c8/the-all-new-fire-tv-stick-to-hit-shelves-in-the-uk-germany-and-japan

April 6th
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01ETRIFOW/ref=gw_smp_t_launch_uk?pf_rd_p=212b0248-dc05-4dfe-ad4e-e845fc2eb211&pf_rd_r=YWZDW0JBJ7QAZA86KWDV

Doctor Shivering · 22-02-2017 9:44pm

Can you still get these anywhere in Ireland,especially now amazon is available here properly?
In a physical shop?
They're not on the currys site

SachaJ · 22-02-2017 10:02pm

Doctor Shivering wrote: »

Can you still get these anywhere in Ireland,especially now amazon is available here properly?
In a physical shop?
They're not on the currys site

Amazon is not here properly. Amazon Video is available in Ireland but not with full UK offering and therefore the Fire TV/Stick devices are not available to buy/ship to Ireland.

Only way to buy is through Parcel Motel or similar.

Doctor Shivering · 25-02-2017 9:10pm

Cool ,can I put my UK amazon account into it straight away and it will work straight away?
Can I put in an Irish Amazon account and with either is there any palava/mucking about to be done with post codes?
Is there any difference in what's available between the U.K. one and the Irish,I can use either as family members have both

Thanks

SachaJ · 25-02-2017 9:14pm

Doctor Shivering wrote: »

Cool ,can I put my UK amazon account into it straight away and it will work straight away?
Can I put in an Irish Amazon account and with either is there any palava/mucking about to be done with post codes?
Is there any difference in what's available between the U.K. one and the Irish,I can use either as family members have both

Thanks

Most of the UK content is geo-blocked so won't work in the ROI (perhaps it will with a DNS proxy or VPN).

Your Irish account should not work in the Fire TV/Stick.

Massive difference in what's available in the UK and what's available in Ireland. Barely worth the €2.99 they are charging for over here.

Doctor Shivering · 25-02-2017 9:21pm

That solves that so
I have a proxy service that unlocks ITV hub,five player and BBC player so I presume that will work the U.K. Amazon account

Do I have to register the stick or just sign in? It's being dropped over tomorrow to me
Cheers

degsie · 26-02-2017 8:05pm

I note that firetv stick 2nd gen is available for pre-order on uk and german websites. Supports h.265 natively and will allegedly have alexa voice capability on launch.

Doctor Shivering · 26-02-2017 10:40pm

I got the fire tv instead,man I'm in gadget heaven with it
Signed in with a uk prime account without a vpn or dns service and it works fine
It shows a list of what you can view abroad when you have an Irish IP signed in as U.K. Prime

Love the interface,it's so slick
Bluetooth remote means you can have the box in another room with the hdmi cabled into another and use the remote- very cool
Voice assistant is mad

Watching the new spy series patriot tonight,first episode is interesting

irishchris · 02-03-2017 8:59pm

Doctor Shivering wrote: »

I got the fire tv instead,man I'm in gadget heaven with it
Signed in with a uk prime account without a vpn or dns service and it works fine
It shows a list of what you can view abroad when you have an Irish IP signed in as U.K. Prime

Love the interface,it's so slick
Bluetooth remote means you can have the box in another room with the hdmi cabled into another and use the remote- very cool
Voice assistant is mad
Watching the new spy series patriot tonight,first episode is interesting

Is the voice assistant working for you (alexa)? Doesn't work on my UK one but if set fire tv to usa it does

Amazon Fire TV

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