Amazon Fire TV £49 with Prime

randombar · 05-09-2014 10:03AM #1

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 · 05-09-2014 10:26AM

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

Anyone find a way around this?

randombar · 05-09-2014 10:27AM

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 · 05-09-2014 10:29AM

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 · 05-09-2014 10:30AM

Just ignore it and keep going.

Dummy · 05-09-2014 10:33AM

It is selling to me at £79 & not £49.

daytob · 05-09-2014 10:37AM

Mountjoy Mugger · 05-09-2014 10:38AM

Dummy wrote: »

It is selling to me at £79 & not £49.

Have you signed up to Prime?

d31b0y · 05-09-2014 10:39AM

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 · 05-09-2014 10:45AM

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 · 05-09-2014 10:46AM

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 · 05-09-2014 11:02AM

Try Prime

randombar · 05-09-2014 11:08AM

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 · 05-09-2014 11:23AM

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 · 05-09-2014 11:32AM

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

groom · 05-09-2014 11:42AM

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 · 05-09-2014 11:44AM

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

mrcheez · 05-09-2014 11:46AM

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 · 05-09-2014 11:50AM

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 · 05-09-2014 11:57AM

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 · 05-09-2014 11:58AM

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 · 05-09-2014 12:03PM

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 · 05-09-2014 12:11PM

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 · 05-09-2014 12:31PM

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 · 05-09-2014 12:57PM

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 · 05-09-2014 01:01PM

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 · 05-09-2014 01:28PM

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 · 05-09-2014 01:43PM

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 · 05-09-2014 02:04PM

For installing XBMC:

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

randombar · 05-09-2014 02:24PM

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

OUTDOORLASS · 05-09-2014 02:31PM

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

Amazon Fire TV £49 with Prime

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