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Firestick general discussion thread

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  • #512
    boardz
    Registered Users Posts: 519 ✭✭✭boardz


    Can Zoom meeting app be installed on the firestick? Google says it's in the Amazon app store but search not bringing it up.

    Mirroring a zoom meeting from the laptop I can't get the audio to play on the tv if anybody has any tips on this also?


  • #513
    Movie Maestro
    Registered Users Posts: 741 ✭✭✭Movie Maestro


    Can you guys recommend a bluetooth gamepad to use with my 4k Firestick please? I'd like to install Retroarch and give it a try! I've no idea what the performance would be like but worth giving it a go :)


  • #514
    Trevord
    Registered Users Posts: 939 ✭✭✭Trevord


    Electric Nitwit wrote: »
    Download the NBC Sports app and when it asks you who your cable provider is, select fubo.tv

    That might be enough, that's all it asked me

    If it asks you to verify your account, take a free trial with fubo and cancel afterwards, seems to work too

    While it sounds too good to be true, this actually seems to work.


  • #515
    Electric Nitwit
    Registered Users Posts: 10,640 ✭✭✭✭Electric Nitwit


    Trevord wrote: »
    While it sounds too good to be true, this actually seems to work.
    I suspect its a loophole they'll close at some point!


  • #516
    obi604
    Registered Users Posts: 5,453 ✭✭✭obi604


    I see fire sticks are down to 40 on Amazon uk

    However, won’t ship to IE. And says this “ This product only ships to the United Kingdom. Most content and services will not work if your country of residence is not the UK.”

    Regardless of shipping, is the above statement kinda false? the “will not work” part.

    https://ibb.co/HqHdqgm


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  • #517
    Trevord
    Registered Users Posts: 939 ✭✭✭Trevord


    obi604 wrote: »
    I see fire sticks are down to 40 on Amazon uk

    However, won’t ship to IE. And says this “ This product only ships to the United Kingdom. Most content and services will not work if your country of residence is not the UK.”

    Regardless of shipping, is the above statement kinda false? the “will not work” part.

    https://ibb.co/HqHdqgm

    Depends on what you want if for and how you set it up.

    It's true that out of the box in Ireland, it has limited use.

    But with a VPN you can enable most of the main things people want to use it for.

    There are loads of videos online showing you what you need to do.

    You'll have to get it shipped by parcel motel or address pal as they won't deliver to an Irish address.


  • #518
    obi604
    Registered Users Posts: 5,453 ✭✭✭obi604


    Trevord wrote: »
    Depends on what you want if for and how you set it up.

    It's true that out of the box in Ireland, it has limited use.

    But with a VPN you can enable most of the main things people want to use it for.

    There are loads of videos online showing you what you need to do.

    You'll have to get it shipped by parcel motel or address pal as they won't deliver to an Irish address.


    Thanks, and if I bought from a currys shop in Ireland, would it still have limited use?


  • #519
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭[Deleted User]


    Dunno about "limited use" ive an iptv app, plex and netflix on ours and its never off


  • #520
    Quackster
    Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 5,725 Mod ✭✭✭✭Quackster


    obi604 wrote: »
    Thanks, and if I bought from a currys shop in Ireland, would it still have limited use?
    Bizarrely, Prime Video won't work out of the box in Ireland (at least in my experience) but it's not too hard to get it working.

    If you just want to be able to watch the main subscription services (Prime Video, Netflix, Now TV, Disney+), a Now TV stick is the way to go IMO.


  • #521
    FanadMan
    Registered Users Posts: 3,820 ✭✭✭FanadMan


    Movie Maestro wrote: »
    Can you guys recommend a bluetooth gamepad to use with my 4k Firestick please? I'd like to install Retroarch and give it a try! I've no idea what the performance would be like but worth giving it a go :)

    Some good info on game pads and setting up Retroarch here......

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLBKDrqCzcI&t=636s


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  • #522
    obi604
    Registered Users Posts: 5,453 ✭✭✭obi604


    Trevord wrote: »
    Depends on what you want if for and how you set it up.

    It's true that out of the box in Ireland, it has limited use.

    But with a VPN you can enable most of the main things people want to use it for.

    There are loads of videos online showing you what you need to do.

    You'll have to get it shipped by parcel motel or address pal as they won't deliver to an Irish address.

    Have a parcel motel account but never used it before

    The “ PARCEL MOTEL UK ADDRESS * when I look at it has my name and a PM number and then a normal looking address.

    When I click on COPY ADDRESS, it only copies the normal part of the address, does not copy the PM number at all.

    Do I need the PM number also for amazon delivery?


  • #523
    One More Toy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,761 ✭✭✭One More Toy


    obi604 wrote: »
    Have a parcel motel account but never used it before

    The “ PARCEL MOTEL UK ADDRESS * when I look at it has my name and a PM number and then a normal looking address.

    When I click on COPY ADDRESS, it only copies the normal part of the address, does not copy the PM number at all.

    Do I need the PM number also for amazon delivery?

    Yes.

    Also be advised parcel motel is a sh1tshow at the moment, I would avoid it right now


  • #524
    obi604
    Registered Users Posts: 5,453 ✭✭✭obi604


    One More Toy wrote: »
    Yes.

    Also be advised parcel motel is a sh1tshow at the moment, I would avoid it right now


    Noted.
    If I get it shipped to the uk parcel motel address and it’s a small package like the fire stick, what is the charge. Do I pay parcel motel a fee for the priveledge?


  • #525
    obi604
    Registered Users Posts: 5,453 ✭✭✭obi604


    One More Toy wrote: »
    Yes.

    Also be advised parcel motel is a sh1tshow at the moment, I would avoid it right now


    As in deliveries take more than 2 weeks or something? Or get lost?


  • #526
    muffler
    Registered Users Posts: 45,813 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    obi604 wrote: »
    Thanks, and if I bought from a currys shop in Ireland, would it still have limited use?
    Oh I think you would know the answer already


  • #527
    One More Toy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,761 ✭✭✭One More Toy


    obi604 wrote: »
    Noted.
    If I get it shipped to the uk parcel motel address and it’s a small package like the fire stick, what is the charge. Do I pay parcel motel a fee for the priveledge?

    Yes €4.50 I think but its a sh1tshow at the moment, I'd leave it until the new year now when it's quieter


  • #528
    batistuta9
    Registered Users Posts: 8,081 ✭✭✭batistuta9


    Quackster wrote: »
    Bizarrely, Prime Video won't work out of the box in Ireland (at least in my experience) but it's not too hard to get it working.

    If you just want to be able to watch the main subscription services (Prime Video, Netflix, Now TV, Disney+), a Now TV stick is the way to go IMO.

    That's only if your prime video region is set to Ireland, it'll work if set to UK. The video app installed seems to be hardcoded to only work for UK.

    nowtv sticks are only capable HD, firestick 4k are far better devices for the main sub's.
    nowtv are better for the Irish apps though, that's about it.

    relevantly since Monday the nowtv app is available for the firestick/amazon & prime video is available on sky boxes


  • #529
    Movie Maestro
    Registered Users Posts: 741 ✭✭✭Movie Maestro


    FanadMan wrote: »
    Some good info on game pads and setting up Retroarch here......

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLBKDrqCzcI&t=636s

    Brilliant, thanks for that FanadMan:D


  • #530
    Damo 2k9
    Registered Users Posts: 3,504 ✭✭✭Damo 2k9


    Using a 4k Fire Stick on a 4k Philips ambilight TV, the video quality just isint the smoothest. I was watching the football on Prime last night, and it wasnt very smooth at all. Any video settings I can change on the stick and/or TV do you guys reckon?


  • #531
    Boxcar_Willie
    Registered Users Posts: 425 ✭✭Boxcar_Willie


    Damo 2k9 wrote: »
    Using a 4k Fire Stick on a 4k Philips ambilight TV, the video quality just isint the smoothest. I was watching the football on Prime last night, and it wasnt very smooth at all. Any video settings I can change on the stick and/or TV do you guys reckon?


    Press button with 3 lines on remote while 4K content is being streamed and select 4K.
    The Lpool v Spurs game was 4K last night , rest were 1080p.


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  • #532
    Nigzcurran
    Registered Users Posts: 2,677 ✭✭✭Nigzcurran


    Damo 2k9 wrote: »
    Using a 4k Fire Stick on a 4k Philips ambilight TV, the video quality just isint the smoothest. I was watching the football on Prime last night, and it wasnt very smooth at all. Any video settings I can change on the stick and/or TV do you guys reckon?

    On my LG TV there are settings for “motion” you can choose smooth or clear or turn it off altogether. Have a look for that, might be hidden in “advanced controls” or something similar


  • #533
    Trevord
    Registered Users Posts: 939 ✭✭✭Trevord


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Dunno about "limited use" ive an iptv app, plex and netflix on ours and its never off

    "limited use" as in the UK tv apps won't work unless you know what you're doing.


  • #534
    Technique
    Registered Users Posts: 1,362 ✭✭✭Technique


    There are lots of complaints about the quality of the picture of this week's football. Mine, on a standard firestick, was very blocky at first but then improved as the game went on. Definitely not as good as the previous broadcasts this year.


  • #535
    bassy
    Registered Users Posts: 6,542 ✭✭✭bassy


    Technique wrote: »
    There are lots of complaints about the quality of the picture of this week's football. Mine, on a standard firestick, was very blocky at first but then improved as the game went on. Definitely not as good as the previous broadcasts this year.

    What are you watching the footy on as who's your provider?


  • #536
    Technique
    Registered Users Posts: 1,362 ✭✭✭Technique


    bassy wrote: »
    What are you watching the footy on as who's your provider?

    Sorry, I was referring to the Amazon Prime games this week.


  • #537
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭[Deleted User]


    Saw a lot of complaint about last nights prime stream

    I was watching on NBC and it was silk


  • #538
    Quackster
    Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 5,725 Mod ✭✭✭✭Quackster


    batistuta9 wrote: »
    That's only if your prime video region is set to Ireland, it'll work if set to UK. The video app installed seems to be hardcoded to only work for UK.

    nowtv sticks are only capable HD, firestick 4k are far better devices for the main sub's.
    nowtv are better for the Irish apps though, that's about it.

    relevantly since Monday the nowtv app is available for the firestick/amazon & prime video is available on sky boxes
    Yeah, that's what it was. Haven't used my Firestick in a while. Don't have a 4K telly so not too bothered about that difference.

    Someone mentioned that the Now TV app that appeared on their Firestick is the UK version so only useful for UK subs. Haven't heard mention of anyone getting the Irish Now TV app on their Firestick yet.


  • #539
    Damo 2k9
    Registered Users Posts: 3,504 ✭✭✭Damo 2k9


    Boxcar_Willie wrote: »
    Press button with 3 lines on remote while 4K content is being streamed and select 4K.
    The Lpool v Spurs game was 4K last night , rest were 1080p.

    I click the options button, and it just says 4k UHD playback details and goes on about speeds etc.

    AFAIK on prime you can't force a video quality, it just picks up whatever your internet can handle, so you never really pick what quality your watching.


  • #540
    Trevord
    Registered Users Posts: 939 ✭✭✭Trevord


    Question about installing apps that ask you to login to a website using a code that appears on the screen during the registration process.

    What's the point of that? Is it just a two factor authentication thing?


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  • #541
    EnzoScifo
    Registered Users Posts: 409 ✭✭EnzoScifo


    Nowtv is coming up in the app store, but saying unavailable for me. anyway to sideload it? I have the 4k stick


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