Amazon Fire TV £49 with Prime

randombar

Hi Guys,

Plenty of threads on Android Boxes etc. surprised this hasn't come up yet.

Amazon Fire TV

Looks like a great piece of kit if you can get it at that price, think there's a way of becoming a temp prime member without the fees or something?

Can put XBMC on it, remote looks great.

Specs:

• Screen resolution (px) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1280 x 720 (720p)
• Storage 8GB
• RAM 2GB
• System on Chip (SoC) Platform Qualcomm Snapdragon ARMv7
• CPU Qualcomm Quad Core Krait 300, up to 1.7 GHz, 2MB L2 Cache (APQ8064)
• GPU Qualcomm Adreno 320, 400 MHz
• Networking: WiFi 802.11 b/g/n; 2x2 MIMO (2.4 GHz & 5.0 Ghz dual band)
• Networking: Ethernet 10/100 Base-T
• Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.0
• Device OS Amazon FireOS; Based on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean), API Level 17

Dummy

Getting message - Amazon Fire TV is only available for customers living in the UK.

Anyone find a way around this?

randombar

Dummy wrote: »

Getting message - Amazon Fire TV is only available for customers living in the UK.

Anyone find a way around this?

Parcel Motel

Dummy

GaryCocs wrote: »

Parcel Motel

The message appears as soon as I open the page. Don't even get as far as selecting my Parcel Motel address.

randombar

Just ignore it and keep going.

Dummy

It is selling to me at £79 & not £49.

daytob

Mountjoy Mugger

Dummy wrote: »

It is selling to me at £79 & not £49.

Have you signed up to Prime?

d31b0y

You have to sign up to Amazon Prime for that price. You get a free 30 day trial which you can cancel with no charges. Don't forget to cancel though, or you end up with £79 a year bill.

groom

I don't think there is a free trial of Amazon Prime at the moment which means it might cost you £79 to join Amazon Prime.

groom

d31b0y wrote: »

You have to sign up to Amazon Prime for that price. You get a free 30 day trial which you can cancel with no charges. Don't forget to cancel though, or you end up with £79 a year bill.

Ah so you can sign up for Free?

Mountjoy Mugger

Try Prime

randombar

You can add up to 4 "family/household" accounts onto your prime membership which they share. Although they don't have to be at the same address so it's a nice way to split the cost of prime (it was great back when prime was much less). The only thing "family" members don't get is the instant video and book lending. So find a nice person with a Prime account.

Dummy

They apply the discount at the very end of the order process.

I already have a Prime account. I changed the delivery address to my Parcel Motel address. But the order process states the price of £79 all the way through until the very last section, when the discount is finally applied.

MrStuffins

Does this do much that I can't do with my Chromecast?

groom

MrStuffins wrote: »

Does this do much that I can't do with my Chromecast?

It can run XMBC. It's probably more suited for running local content than the CC. You can plug a hdd into it and it plays the content whereas the Chromecast requires another device to push the local content via for instance some Plex solution which I've never found great

Kristopherus

Does this gadget have the Amazon Kindle version of Android? In that it cannot be unlocked to put custom firmware on it?

mrcheez

groom wrote: »

It can run XMBC. It's probably more suited for running local content than the CC. You can plug a hdd into it and it plays the content whereas the Chromecast requires another device to push the local content via for instance some Plex solution which I've never found great

Does it? I spotted an article that said that you couldn't play movies off a USB stick via the USB port.

Have they allowed access since?

ChuckProphet

groom wrote: »

It can run XMBC. It's probably more suited for running local content than the CC. You can plug a hdd into it and it plays the content whereas the Chromecast requires another device to push the local content via for instance some Plex solution which I've never found great

any idea how it would compare to running xbmc on a raspberry pi?

justsomebloke

Truthfully without knowing if this is going to be geoblocked out of the box I wouldn't be jumping to buy one untill someone else as tried it in Ireland

groom

ChuckProphet wrote: »

any idea how it would compare to running xbmc on a raspberry pi?

Just from watching a youtube vid there it looked comparable with XBMC on the Ouya which is great. I've heard XBMC on the RP is pretty underpowered

groom

mrcheez wrote: »

Does it? I spotted an article that said that you couldn't play movies off a USB stick via the USB port.

Have they allowed access since?

Oh right. I don't know anything about that.

mrcheez

justsomebloke wrote: »

Truthfully without knowing if this is going to be geoblocked out of the box I wouldn't be jumping to buy one untill someone else as tried it in Ireland

+1, anyone want to be a guinea pig and let us know how they get on pls?

ChuckProphet

justsomebloke wrote: »

Truthfully without knowing if this is going to be geoblocked out of the box I wouldn't be jumping to buy one untill someone else as tried it in Ireland

would a vpn not sort that?

justsomebloke

ChuckProphet wrote: »

would a vpn not sort that?

A router based VPN may sort that out, however this may beyond the capabilities of a lot of the people who may order one off the back of this thread

mrcheez

justsomebloke wrote: »

A router based VPN may sort that out, however this may beyond the capabilities of a lot of the people who may order one off the back of this thread

Additionally it's an extra annual cost which will cut into the "bargain" aspect over a few years.

foggy_lad

Want to use Fire TV outside the UK?

If you're travelling with Amazon Fire TV, you can access apps and games you've downloaded to your device. With a UK address and credit card, you'll also be able to purchase new apps and games for Amazon Fire TV while you are abroad. To access Amazon Instant Video movies and TV shows, you must be physically present in the UK and have a UK billing address. Many third-party services and media apps are not available outside the UK.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00KQEJBSW/ref=gw_183042547_1?ie=UTF8&nav_sdd=aps&pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-1&pf_rd_r=16GFBW1VV1HGT5NH31JW&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=526092087&pf_rd_i=468294

The J Stands for Jay

I have a kindle fire HD, and none of the lovefilm or prime instant (or whatever it's called) is available here on it. I'd assume this is the same.

Heraldoffreeent

For installing XBMC:

http://www.alashiban.com/running-xbmc-amazon-firetv-step-step-tutorial/

randombar

As a straightforward android box without love film and prime instant it's a great bargain IMO.

OUTDOORLASS

Bought the Kindle Fire, but I was told that the Prime option not an option cus address is in Ireland....

mrcheez

GaryCocs wrote: »

As a straightforward android box without love film and prime instant it's a great bargain IMO.

Would XBMC allow access to play content off a drive connected to the USB, or is this still restricted?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2732151

uck51js9zml2yt

I've been able to watch prime films via a vpn without any issue.

mcw92

mrcheez wrote: »

Would XBMC allow access to play content off a drive connected to the USB, or is this still restricted?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2732151

Same thing that is putting me off buying one.
But don't think it can access the USB HD yet.
Once it does, i'm sold and will defo buy one.

AlanS181824

Would this be of any actual use in ROI?

randombar

AlanS181824 wrote: »

Would this be of any actual use in ROI?

There's an App that you can put on it XBMC that is fantastic.

AlanS181824

GaryCocs wrote: »

There's an App that you can put on it XBMC that is fantastic.

Can you not get an XMBC box for cheaper than that?

What's the use?

mik_da_man

AlanS181824 wrote: »

Can you not get an XMBC box for cheaper than that?

What's the use?

Yes you can, but might not run XBMC as well as this.
I have had it on a few things now (PI, TV Stick, ATV2, OUYA) and the OUYA is the only one I'd rate, and the fire is meant to run it as good as the OUYA

Mandzhalas

well, any use of it here?

ChuckProphet

can u even buy this yet?

Pre-order now to reserve your Amazon Fire TV.
Orders are prioritised on a first-come, first-served basis. Amazon Fire TV will be released on 23 October 2014.

moodrater

MrStuffins wrote: »

Does this do much that I can't do with my Chromecast?

Ethernet for high bitrate video, USB for storage, keyboards etc, doesn't require another device to operate, nice remote. Hopefully they will hack the crap out of this and it will be the best xbmc box ever.

uck51js9zml2yt

Is the discount over? Showing at 79 at checkout

groom

Did anyone get one?

Best XBMC device I've used.

If you're getting one but haven't turned it on yet and want to retain root permissions have a read of this. Too late for me unfortunately but you can still hack it plenty without root

boardie100

so this is a normal android box?... can i put rte player, bbc iplayer etc on it?

groom

boardie100 wrote: »

so this is a normal android box?... can i put rte player, bbc iplayer etc on it?

Depends on your definition of normal but probably not.
It's quite locked down and the recent firmware updates are blocking root access. I believe USB access is possible without root but haven't tried yet. If you're not interested in the subscription services offered then the Amazon launcher is a nuisance and sideloaded apps a fair few clicks away with some hacking

So far I've installed XBMC through ADB and sideloaded a couple of utility apps like es explorer and Llama. I'm pretty sure both RTE Player and iPlayer can be sideloaded but haven't tried.

What I like about it is

XBMC is very smooth.

The FTV slips snugly between my TV and it's mount up on the wall with no cables visible.

The excellent little remote works perfectly without needing line of sight to the FTV because it's now hidden behind the TV.

It is very quiet.

I can leave XBMC and my TV on and both will go to sleep after the set period of inactivity.

podge3

groom wrote: »

If you're getting one but haven't turned it on yet and want to retain root permissions have a read of this. Too late for me unfortunately but you can still hack it plenty without root

The UK FTVs are shipping with the newer unrootable firmware so no point in trying to block the update.

Really excellent box overall, especially if purchased for £50. Use this Windows app to take the hardwork out of sideloading etc: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2736774

Sideload the Amazon Appstore for get a grid display of all your installed apps: http://forum.xda-developers.com/fire-tv/general/easy-to-access-apps-t2921479

Install TVMC for a pre-configured XBMC: http://forum.xda-developers.com/fire-tv/themes-apps/release-tvmc-custom-build-xbmc-android-t2904899

Kleine Hundin

One advantage of the Fire Box is that apps from the official different amazon stores can be all accessed together. Look at eyeondemand for more info on install apps from different regions.

Also Amazon.com had an announced a fire stick a slim down version of Fire Box TV for 19 $ two day offer for US prime customers. Sold out now. But I look forward to it coming to europe.

groom

podge3 wrote: »

Sideload the Amazon Appstore for get a grid display of all your installed apps: http://forum.xda-developers.com/fire-tv/general/easy-to-access-apps-t2921479

I was just reading your thread XDA Was thinking Podge was going to be a Boardsie

podge3

groom wrote: »

I was just reading your thread XDA Was thinking Podge was going to be a Boardsie

Who else would he be?