Amazon Fire TV £69

degsie

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Amazon-CL1130-Fire-TV/dp/B00KQEJBSW/

Down from the normal £79. Use PM for delivery.

groom

Really impressed by mine. The performance of XBMC and the tidy remote make it excellent.

Some will be put off by it being unrootable currently so USB storage isn't an option

degsie

Just to add you also get a £10 promo code for Amazon Instant Video.

beno619

degsie wrote:

Just to add you also get a £10 promo code for Amazon Instant Video.

Don't think that works in Ireland ?

loughrey

Yeah, once it is rootable it will be amazing! Thankfully I got mine from the USA early this year and mine is fully tooted and can enjoy all the custom roms and external hard drive compatibility. :-D

loughrey

Yeah, once it is rootable it will be amazing! Thankfully I got mine from the USA early this year when it was rootable and mine is fully rooted and can enjoy all the custom roms and external hard drive compatibility. :-D

tsar kee

I bought one of these on adverts but I cant register it. The guy I bought if from deregistered but it still wont recognise my email address. I've spoken to Amazon three times and the last time they said it wont work in Ireland. I'm stumped cos other people dont have any problems.

tsar kee

tsar kee wrote: »

I bought one of these on adverts but I cant register it. The guy I bought if from deregistered but it still wont recognise my email address. I've spoken to Amazon three times and the last time they said it wont work in Ireland. I'm stumped cos other people dont have any problems. Mods please move this if its in the wrong forum. Thanks

degsie

Down to £63.20 on Amazon UK.

bk

I think Amazon needs to quietly release a bug for it so it can be rooted and it will sell like hotcakes then!

WeleaseWoderick

groom wrote: »

Really impressed by mine. The performance of XBMC and the tidy remote make it excellent.

Some will be put off by it being unrootable currently so USB storage isn't an option

Is there any restrictions on sideloading Android apps onto these?

jaggiebunnet

groom wrote: »

Really impressed by mine. The performance of XBMC and the tidy remote make it excellent.

Some will be put off by it being unrootable currently so USB storage isn't an option

Didn't know you could load XBMC -- are you able to access storage on the LAN?

witnessmenow

WeleaseWoderick wrote: »

Is there any restrictions on sideloading Android apps onto these?

Dont think so, but you need to install via adb, or at least you did

I use mine with netflix and plex, works very well

utyh2ikcq9z76b

jaggiebunnet wrote: »

Didn't know you could load XBMC -- are you able to access storage on the LAN?

Meant to be one of the best boxes now for xbmc

reni10

This is a great box for the price and has replaced my AppleTV2 and is so much quicker for XBMC etc. and is very wife and family friendly too

AlanS181824

Good price right now.

mcw92

Mad to get one of these, but with all my movies on a Hard Drive, I need USB the USB to work for XBMC before i justify buying one.

reni10

mcw92 wrote: »

Mad to get one of these, but with all my movies on a Hard Drive, I need USB the USB to work for XBMC before i justify buying one.

If you have them on a NAS it will work or you could use the Plex app if you have the Hardrive connected to your computer and play on AFTV that way...

soirish

It can also run Plex.

mcw92

Had it set up the Plex way before using my PS4 to stream them, but was too much hassle.
Already have an Android box with XBMC and my HD connected but would just rather this for the better build quality/remote etc.

Do-more

Even at this reduced price + parcel motel you are knocking on €90 for the Fire TV.

I know it's not directly comparable and doesn't have the nice remote control functionality but for some it might be worth considering the Pipo X7 Windows 8.1 fanless PC for about €100 assuming it gets stopped by Customs or less if you get lucky and they let it through.

Bountyfour70

Hello all,
sorry to disturb with my silly questions about Amazon Fire TV :
- can we use with it an usb key ?
- I thought to buy a multimedia player, is it better or not?
- how to do for the delivery ?
thank you
Bounty

degsie

Bountyfour70 wrote: »

Hello all,
sorry to disturb with my silly questions about Amazon Fire TV :
- can we use with it an usb key ?
- I thought to buy a multimedia player, is it better or not?
- how to do for the delivery ?
thank you
Bounty

Welcome to Boards

You can only attach USB storage on a rooted FTV.
Makes a very good media player with xbmc/kodi sideloaded.
Ship via Parcel Motel.

Bountyfour70

degsie wrote: »

Welcome to Boards
You can only attach USB storage on a rooted FTV.

Sorry I am a newbie !!
What does it mean??

degsie

Bountyfour70 wrote: »

Sorry I am a newbie !!
What does it mean??

It means getting 'root' access to the device whereby you can change functionality and make it do things Amazon do not want you to do

JDxtra

Could Amazon roll out an update to lock out rooted devices though?

degsie

JDxtra wrote: »

Could Amazon roll out an update to lock out rooted devices though?

Yes, they have already done this. You can only root on a lower version of the s/w and only after you have blocked updates!

Capt'n Midnight

Just to be aware they will be selling the similar but different Fire Stick in the US , you can pre-order. In stock on February 13, 2015.

http://www.amazon.com/Amazon-W87CUN-Fire-TV-Stick/dp/B00GDQ0RMG $39

AFAIK it's like Fire TV lite , might be an option if you don't need all the bells and whistles.

groom

I've got both the Fire TV and the FTV Stick. Both are excellent. They run XBMC really well. I've got the Fire TV plugged into a home plug and the Stick only has wifi but it's hard to feel a difference. The remote that comes with the FTV is excellent, feels like an Apple TV remote. The one that comes with the stick is cheap feeling. There is an app called AFTV side loader that allows you to push apks to the devices and there are a couple of remote apps that give you mouse control so you can use apps like RTE Player that don't work with the remote

Before these devices I had an MK802 and an Ouya. They had the feel of being hacked together. These devices feel like end user devices.

Drawbacks are that none of the Amazon Prime content works in Ireland and they can't currently be rooted to allow USB storage.

phobia2011

groom wrote: »

I've got both the Fire TV and the FTV Stick. Both are excellent. They run XBMC really well. I've got the Fire TV plugged into a home plug and the Stick only has wifi but it's hard to feel a difference. The remote that comes with the FTV is excellent, feels like an Apple TV remote. The one that comes with the stick is cheap feeling. There is an app called AFTV side loader that allows you to push apks to the devices and there are a couple of remote apps that give you mouse control so you can use apps like RTE Player that don't work with the remote

Before these devices I had an MK802 and an Ouya. They had the feel of being hacked together. These devices feel like end user devices.

Drawbacks are that none of the Amazon Prime content works in Ireland and they can't currently be rooted to allow USB storage.

Is usb storage the only drawback, can network storage be used/accessed?

groom

phobia2011 wrote: »

Is usb storage the only drawback, can network storage be used/accessed?

Pretty sure it can access a NAS but don't have a NAS to try. You can use Plex if that's your thing. I just stream off XBMC.

Another drawback that I alluded to is that Amazon's interface is designed to have their products front and centre but we can't access them here afaik.

I use it for XBMC and RTE Player and it's great for that. The dedicated remote is great.

degsie

Interested to know how you get rte player on it. Is it sideloaded?

Jesus Wept

doesn't look like a telly

Do-more

Is it possible to use the voice search in the Kodi app?

podge3

degsie wrote: »

Interested to know how you get rte player on it. Is it sideloaded?

Yep, sideloaded.

podge3

Do-more wrote: »

Is it possible to use the voice search in the Kodi app?

No.

podge3

phobia2011 wrote: »

Is usb storage the only drawback, can network storage be used/accessed?

Kodi can access NAS storage with this device.

dubal2008

you can buy over the counter in PC world Newry

groom

degsie wrote: »

Interested to know how you get rte player on it. Is it sideloaded?

Yes. Sideloaded.

You can sideload using network adb or there's an app I mentioned above that does the same

Lucas Hood

What is the wifi like on these?

groom

http://www.aftvnews.com/amazon-fire-tv-stick-may-soon-be-released-in-germany-and-the-uk/

Bountyfour70

Hi guys,
I got mine today with PM.
But I have 2 questions :
- How to access my NAS, please?
- Can we use usb key and now? it doesn't work for the moment, maybe I forgot something..
thx
Bounty

loughrey

The only known was to use NAS on a Fire TV that isn't rooted is by using XBMC or Plex.

I can use USB storge because my Fire TV is jailbroken/rooted but you can't because yours isn't. Without the ability to jailbreak there is no way to use a USB storage. You would need Stick Mount App to do it but it requires root access which you cannot get on your new Fire TV. Only Fire TVs before July of last year that were rooted can do this.

loughrey

The only known was to use NAS on a Fire TV that isn't rooted is by using XBMC or Plex.

I can use USB storge because my Fire TV is jailbroken/rooted but you can't because yours isn't. Without the ability to jailbreak there is no way to use a USB storage. You would need Stick Mount App to do it but it requires root access which you cannot get on your new Fire TV. Only Fire TVs before July of last year that were rooted can do this. Using your free Amazon coins to buy Plex is the best alternative to accessing what is on your computer's storage, such as movies and music files.

loughrey

The only known was to use NAS on a Fire TV that isn't rooted is by using XBMC or Plex.

I can use USB storge because my Fire TV is jailbroken/rooted but you can't because yours isn't. Without the ability to jailbreak there is no way to use a USB storage. You would need Stick Mount App to do it but it requires root access which you cannot get on your new Fire TV. Only Fire TVs before July of last year that were rooted can do this. Using your free Amazon coins to buy Plex is the best alternative to accessing what is on your computer's storage, such as movies and music files, which I find way better than any form of NAS.

groom

Bountyfour70 wrote: »

- How to access my NAS, please?
Bounty

Sideload something like ES File Explorer (might need something like WuKong remote for the mouse control)

Bountyfour70 wrote: »

- Can we use usb key and now? it doesn't work for the moment, maybe I forgot something..
Bounty

Not unless you can root your FTV. Read this

MR DAZ

I bought one of these after xmas myself - very powerful box - compared to some of the android boxes out there. I was using a Jynxbox prior to this.

Side loading apps is very straightforward and you can also add Kodi /XBMC to the home screen using a dummy app

very well explained on the website below
http://sideloadfiretv.com/

Also as mentioned - nas will work using plex (currently using this with my synology)

A very good purchase -imho.

Bountyfour70

Thank you guys,
but I don't understand all.
My Nas is downstairs and my tv is upstairs .
Is it possible to watch my differents movies with my FTV? How?
With my Western Digital WD TV Live it worked very well...why not with FTV.
Bounty

upandcumming

groom wrote: »

I've got both the Fire TV and the FTV Stick. Both are excellent. They run XBMC really well. I've got the Fire TV plugged into a home plug and the Stick only has wifi but it's hard to feel a difference. The remote that comes with the FTV is excellent, feels like an Apple TV remote. The one that comes with the stick is cheap feeling. There is an app called AFTV side loader that allows you to push apks to the devices and there are a couple of remote apps that give you mouse control so you can use apps like RTE Player that don't work with the remote

Before these devices I had an MK802 and an Ouya. They had the feel of being hacked together. These devices feel like end user devices.

Drawbacks are that none of the Amazon Prime content works in Ireland and they can't currently be rooted to allow USB storage.

I have Prime too. I have it setup for Hola Unblocker to route Prime content through the states. Works flawlessly. You need a USB mouse to set it up, but after that you're golden.

groom

How much is Prime in the states?

Edit: found this -
http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/01/22/deal-alert-amazon-prime-will-be-on-sale-for-72-on-january-24-to-celebrate-golden-globe-wins/

NATLOR

Its on at £64 until the 2nd March

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