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4k Fire TV stick - PLEASE READ OP BEFORE ASKING QUESTIONS

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  • #362
    Jofspring
    Registered Users Posts: 4,001 ✭✭✭Jofspring


    McMurphy wrote: »
    Will be surprised if Amazon don't follow suit.

    Regular stick is reduced, 4k still full whack at the minute.


  • #363
    dinneenp
    Registered Users Posts: 8,099 ✭✭✭dinneenp


    masterboy123 wrote: »
    This is my second week of editing. I think there won't be discounts due to COVID-19 situation. That's what I think. I will get from currys next week if they are open on Monday.

    I'm not too sure about that. I'm seeing the Firestick as their method to get into your house & people to sign up for Prime, Videos.


  • #364
    masterboy123
    Registered Users Posts: 5,713 ✭✭✭masterboy123


    Are they allowed to record or hear your voice?
    I am already a Prime member.
    dinneenp wrote: »
    I'm not too sure about that. I'm seeing the Firestick as their method to get into your house & people to sign up for Prime, Videos.


  • #365
    alanhiggyno1
    Registered Users Posts: 1,498 ✭✭✭alanhiggyno1


    dinneenp wrote: »
    I'm not too sure about that. I'm seeing the Firestick as their method to get into your house & people to sign up for Prime, Videos.

    Not just for prime videos. These have many other uses to access TV channels etc. Thats why so many people have them


  • #366
    but1er
    Registered Users Posts: 2,505 ✭✭✭but1er


    ordered through address pal. cheers


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  • #367
    TuringBot47
    Registered Users Posts: 991 ✭✭✭TuringBot47


    masterboy123 wrote: »
    Are they allowed to record or hear your voice?

    The microphone is in the small remote, limited to 2 batteries. So it's not always listening, you have to press a button in the remote to make voice commands


  • #368
    but1er
    Registered Users Posts: 2,505 ✭✭✭but1er


    but1er wrote: »
    ordered through address pal. cheers

    and cancelled.


  • #369
    TheDriver
    Registered Users Posts: 12,387 ✭✭✭✭TheDriver


    alanhiggyno1 wrote: »
    Not just for prime videos. These have many other uses to access TV channels etc. Thats why so many people have them

    It's about the last thing I used mine for. I did change mine to a US stick with a new dummy amazon US account and I get more free than I did under a paid prime account.
    Tanya's filelinked is the bees knees for firestick max use.


  • #370
    alanhiggyno1
    Registered Users Posts: 1,498 ✭✭✭alanhiggyno1


    TheDriver wrote: »
    It's about the last thing I used mine for. I did change mine to a US stick with a new dummy amazon US account and I get more free than I did under a paid prime account.
    Tanya's filelinked is the bees knees for firestick max use.

    Have u the code for it


  • #371
    masterboy123
    Registered Users Posts: 5,713 ✭✭✭masterboy123


    Wow
    That's a great news.
    TheDriver wrote: »
    It's about the last thing I used mine for. I did change mine to a US stick with a new dummy amazon US account and I get more free than I did under a paid prime account.
    Tanya's filelinked is the bees knees for firestick max use.


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  • #372
    masterboy123
    Registered Users Posts: 5,713 ✭✭✭masterboy123


    Why did you cancel?
    but1er wrote: »
    and cancelled.


  • #373
    TheDriver
    Registered Users Posts: 12,387 ✭✭✭✭TheDriver


    alanhiggyno1 wrote: »
    Have u the code for it

    She's on youtube, firetvsticks and her videos usually start with her filelinked code. Don't have it to hand


  • #374
    Jofspring
    Registered Users Posts: 4,001 ✭✭✭Jofspring


    masterboy123 wrote: »
    Why did you cancel?

    I think it was them who cancelled it.


  • #375
    Shefwedfan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,958 ✭✭✭✭Shefwedfan


    I have 3 firesticks in house, 5 x Echo Dot and 1 x Echo show. If Amazon want to listen to the mundane s**t going on in my house, let them off :-)

    The Tanya streams are good. Fairly similar to FireStickTricks which I use.


  • #376
    podge018
    Registered Users Posts: 1,815 ✭✭✭podge018


    These are the best bit of tech I've ever owned. Have one on each of the 3 tvs in the house.


  • #377
    mailburner
    Registered Users Posts: 23,808 ✭✭✭✭mailburner


    podge018 wrote: »
    These are the best bit of tech I've ever owned. Have one one each of the 3 tvs in the house.

    hard to believe that these could be got for £29.99
    I sold my nvidea shield and bought a second firestick instead

    the shield is fantastic but not a whole lot better and I paid 129.99 for that (cheapest it's ever been)


  • #378
    TheDriver
    Registered Users Posts: 12,387 ✭✭✭✭TheDriver


    mailburner wrote: »
    hard to believe that these could be got for £29.99
    I sold my nvidea shield and bought a second firestick instead

    the shield is fantastic but not a whole lot better and I paid 129.99 for that (cheapest it's ever been)

    When I got a 1st gen one, I rarely used it. The 4k coupled with VPN and all the catch-ups in UK and us and Netflix etc makes it very useable. It can play files from network and plenty of legal apps eg Pluto and crackle. You can get TV from anywhere in world.
    Ironically only crap ones are rte and TV3.


  • #379
    Roberto_gas
    Registered Users Posts: 3,924 ✭✭✭Roberto_gas


    hear so many good things about firestick....not sure i need one....my Samsung smart 4K TV is good enough to handle all the apps - SMARTIPTV, Netflix, Youtube, Prime, Disney+, RTE Player.....only thing i might see improving is the UI speed....but then i dont want to keep two remotes !

    Anyone in similar boat who uses stick and finds it of any value ?


  • #380
    blastman
    Registered Users Posts: 5,449 ✭✭✭blastman


    Roberto_gas wrote: »
    hear so many good things about firestick....not sure i need one....my Samsung smart 4K TV is good enough to handle all the apps - SMARTIPTV, Netflix, Youtube, Prime, Disney+, RTE Player.....only thing i might see improving is the UI speed....but then i dont want to keep two remotes !

    Anyone in similar boat who uses stick and finds it of any value ?

    I hardly use the smart part of the TV any more (although admittedly it is a few years old at this stage). If you're being legal, you won't find it a huge benefit over your TV.


  • #381
    TheDriver
    Registered Users Posts: 12,387 ✭✭✭✭TheDriver


    blastman wrote: »
    I hardly use the smart part of the TV any more (although admittedly it is a few years old at this stage). If you're being legal, you won't find it a huge benefit over your TV.

    For me, its the VPN part of it and all the legal US apps you can use.


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  • #382
    bromley52
    Registered Users Posts: 2,791 ✭✭✭bromley52


    I have an old 2012 Samsung smart TV and a lot of the apps are being discontinued. The firestick has given it a new lease of life. The TVs remote controls 95% of it as well which is excellent.


  • #383
    Roberto_gas
    Registered Users Posts: 3,924 ✭✭✭Roberto_gas


    blastman wrote: »
    I hardly use the smart part of the TV any more (although admittedly it is a few years old at this stage). If you're being legal, you won't find it a huge benefit over your TV.
    bromley52 wrote: »
    I have an old 2012 Samsung smart TV and a lot of the apps are being discontinued. The firestick has given it a new lease of life. The TVs remote controls 95% of it as well which is excellent.

    Fair enough my TV is 2017-18 model !


  • #384
    Shefwedfan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,958 ✭✭✭✭Shefwedfan


    Roberto_gas wrote: »
    hear so many good things about firestick....not sure i need one....my Samsung smart 4K TV is good enough to handle all the apps - SMARTIPTV, Netflix, Youtube, Prime, Disney+, RTE Player.....only thing i might see improving is the UI speed....but then i dont want to keep two remotes !

    Anyone in similar boat who uses stick and finds it of any value ?


    I have a LG TV and it has support for all of the above, so I only use the FireStick for some special app's :p


  • #385
    Roberto_gas
    Registered Users Posts: 3,924 ✭✭✭Roberto_gas


    Shefwedfan wrote: »
    I have a LG TV and it has support for all of the above, so I only use the FireStick for some special app's :p

    Like ? I had use of those apps until i bought lifetime license for SMART IPTV :D


  • #386
    ablelocks
    Registered Users Posts: 4,672 ✭✭✭ablelocks


    I have a new TV and still use the firestick instead of the TV's smart functions. TV is capable of HDR 10 or Dolby vision, and so is the firestick. Firestick also has all the apps, TV doesn't. It's such a super device. I have one on each TV and one for work travel when I'm overnighting in hotels, or going on holidays.


  • #387
    TheDriver
    Registered Users Posts: 12,387 ✭✭✭✭TheDriver


    ablelocks wrote: »
    I have a new TV and still use the firestick instead of the TV's smart functions. TV is capable of HDR 10 or Dolby vision, and so is the firestick. Firestick also has all the apps, TV doesn't. It's such a super device. I have one on each TV and one for work travel when I'm overnighting in hotels, or going on holidays.

    I find the same, great to take on trips, overnights etc. Plus you can watch RTE news etc wherever you go.


  • #388
    BionicRasher
    Registered Users Posts: 2,791 ✭✭✭BionicRasher


    Great channel here for Firestick
    I changed the launcher and it’s great now
    No more Ads and basic launcher is easy to use

    https://youtu.be/osik68-9_gw


  • #389
    mailburner
    Registered Users Posts: 23,808 ✭✭✭✭mailburner


    BionicRasher wrote: »
    Great channel here for Firestick
    I changed the launcher and it’s great now
    No more Ads and basic launcher is easy to use

    https://youtu.be/osik68-9_gw

    love this, thank you

    so nice not to see all the usual sponsored content


  • #390
    twirlagig
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,374 ✭✭✭twirlagig


    I bought one this afternoon on Amazon... not the 4K one, the ordinary one. Was £24.99, will be delivered using AddressPal.
    I’ve been loving the All4 app lately, ads on it aren’t awfully long to put up with up in the first place but I’ve been seeing people saying it’s great for watching All4 with no ads... how does this work?
    Not looking to derail the thread so if can someone could PM me that would be great... and if not, that’s ok too :)
    I love gadgets anyway so looking forward to getting it :)


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  • #391
    brightkane
    Registered Users Posts: 2,716 ✭✭✭brightkane


    BionicRasher wrote: »
    Great channel here for Firestick
    I changed the launcher and it’s great now
    No more Ads and basic launcher is easy to use

    https://youtu.be/osik68-9_gw

    Cheers . Just did this.


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