New 2015 Amazon Fire TV Review - Gaming Edition vs. Standard Compare to Android TV - Nvidia Shield
Buy it on Amazon - (affiliate link) - The new 2015 Amazon Fire TV has not improved much over the original I looked at last year. Buy this reviewed item at my store for a discount!
VIDEO INDEX:
00:42 - Description of Gaming Edition vs. standard
02:08 - USB port and side loading
03:27 - Interface overview
04:37 - Voice search
05:13 - Alexa commands , checking the weather, questions
06:15 - Gaming
08:18 - how to load side loaded apps
09:09 - Kodi demonstration with Blu Ray MKVs and HDHomerun
10:35 - Conclusion and final thoughts
This device is very much tied into Amazon’s eco system. Voice searches only turn up results that appear on the Amazon app and video stores. Most of the menus direct users to Amazon content too.
The YouTube app, if you call it that, is an afterthought. It just links to the “lean back” version of their website. It does support Netflix and other popular video providers but not Google Play or Apple.
Gaming enthusiasts may want to look at an Android TV device for a few reasons. First the Nvidia Shield doesn’t cost all that more with a controller yet is significantly more powerful. The Google Play store has a broader selection of games as well as game emulators of classic consoles that is lacking on the Fire TV.
It’s also very difficult to run side loaded apps like Kodi, You have to dig through a menu to launch the app. Kodi also had trouble passing through Dolby Digital and DTS to my home theater receiver via HDMI.
In short there are better choices out there. I recommend the Nexus Player or the Nvidia Shield TV for gamers, the Roku 3 (and upcoming Roku 4) for TV and movie watchers.
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VIDEO INDEX:
00:42 - Description of Gaming Edition vs. standard
02:08 - USB port and side loading
03:27 - Interface overview
04:37 - Voice search
05:13 - Alexa commands , checking the weather, questions
06:15 - Gaming
08:18 - how to load side loaded apps
09:09 - Kodi demonstration with Blu Ray MKVs and HDHomerun
10:35 - Conclusion and final thoughts
This device is very much tied into Amazon’s eco system. Voice searches only turn up results that appear on the Amazon app and video stores. Most of the menus direct users to Amazon content too.
The YouTube app, if you call it that, is an afterthought. It just links to the “lean back” version of their website. It does support Netflix and other popular video providers but not Google Play or Apple.
Gaming enthusiasts may want to look at an Android TV device for a few reasons. First the Nvidia Shield doesn’t cost all that more with a controller yet is significantly more powerful. The Google Play store has a broader selection of games as well as game emulators of classic consoles that is lacking on the Fire TV.
It’s also very difficult to run side loaded apps like Kodi, You have to dig through a menu to launch the app. Kodi also had trouble passing through Dolby Digital and DTS to my home theater receiver via HDMI.
In short there are better choices out there. I recommend the Nexus Player or the Nvidia Shield TV for gamers, the Roku 3 (and upcoming Roku 4) for TV and movie watchers.
Subscribe to my email list to get a weekly digest of upcoming videos! -
Visit the Lon.TV store to purchase some of my previously reviewed items!
Want to chat with other fans of the channel? Visit our forums!
Want to help the channel? Start a Patreon subscription!
Or you can help out just by purchasing things on Amazon through this link:
Follow me on Facebook!
Follow me on Twitter!
Catch my longer interviews in audio form on my podcast!
or the feed at
Follow me on Google+
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