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A multi-tool resolution for many entertainment needs
By Amazon2Detroit on Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2021
I am a gamer, content creator and tech dork. My review will not apply to everyone's reason for purchasing the product. First off I'd like to say I was not into the whole Firestick TV thing. I didn't really get what the big deal was, I have multiple Xbox's and Roku devices, tablets, laptops. I really didn't pay attention to the product much.... that was UNTIL I found out it displays native 4K in most if not all applications. I was surprised at how I flicked back to my Xbox and YouTube was not in 4K HDR... you can watch 4K videos but it is not native 4K. THEN I found out you can load shadow PC onto the device and you can output display 4K gaming and HDR with dynamic lighting and RAY TRACING and I hit the floor. Now to explain to others who may not understand. I'm a gamer and I love to game, I use Shadow PC for my PCVR games as well as playing High Res PC games and running very heavy applications for video and recording editing. This is a way most people are able to get a high ended pc without shelling out thousands of dollars. Instead you download a program and run a virtual pc and it updates immediately to whatever the top pc technology that is out on the market and stays updated in the app so you always have the newest and best technology. No I am not sponsored by these guys but I know it helped me when I read what others were saying about it so maybe this may help someone else out there. So yes my firestick is now a walking portable pc in my pocket and I can take it ANYWHERE! Shadow Cloud PC - GeForce RTX 2080 (THATS 36 teraflops!!!!) VRAM: 16 GB Ray Tracing ready 4 cores / 8 threads I am able to run all the next gen games at the highest output settings The Medium and Cyberpunk as well as very graphically detailed virtual reality pc games like Half-Life Alyx. Bare with me because yes I am nerding out here. I can connect any of my bluetooth devices to it easily so I can use my xbox controller and use it on my firestick or my mouse and keyboard. I can also just say "Turn on my LED lights" from my TV REMOTE!! and it controls all of my Alexa connected devices. I can get the weather by asking it or just asking general questions instead of launching the key phrase... I just push my mic on my remote and ask or say a command I did not know it could do all of this! Everything runs smoothly I never have any issues and I almost got a Apple TV4K first but I hear they were having issues with loading Shadow on it (long story). This sale randomly popped up and my aunt grabbed it for me now my xbox barely gets turned on lol. I can launch whatever I want from my firestick and it plays fine. I can go into xbox parties through shadow so I can still talk to friends and go play multi player etc. Yes I am speaking highly of the gaming aspect of this stick because this shows the versatility of the product. Side loading apps and programs as well as over all accessibility makes this a 100000% hands down easy purchase. Especially for the sale price of $24????? We got 3 OF THEM!!! lol I haven't been so happy with a purchased product in a long long time and this is just amazing. The future of gaming and entertainment in one bundle. Don't skip this one just buy it and be amazed at what you get for such a small price. I'm so happy I no longer have to travel with anything but my firestick and I have all things I need right there.
Top critical review
4,995 people found this helpful
Fascist app environment, but useful otherwise
By Vedgehammer on Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2018
Let me tell you, I was super excited for the launch of the new FireTV Stick with its leading edge technology and processing power. Well, it’s got that but there’s a couple bug, game breaking problems I have with this thing. 1) The Amazon platform is basically retooled Android, which is a crap interface. It’s cluttered, redundant, and Amazon being Amazon wants you to use all their services over everyone else’s so not only does their menu get in the way but the top third of the home screen is promotions for whatever they want to push. 2) Also because it’s Amazon they want you to use THEIR streaming services to rent movies so much so that there is no Vudu or Google Play app available to install. If Prime Video had a decent selection of rentals (it doesn’t) or a halfway usable interface (it doesn’t) I would have less of a problem. 3) Our FireTV Stick has issues with flickering and sound dropout. Tech support immediately supplied a series of less than helpful troubleshooting tips. “Did you try a different TV? Did you try a different HDMI port?” Despite my Roku working just fine. I elected to return this since I was already fed up with the closed interface and terrible menus. Slightly less of an issue but still annoying is the inability to completely turn off HDR. Its either “always on” or “adaptive” meaning the content dictates HDR which is a problem especially with Netflix (which is calibrated too dark on some TVs) For now I’m happier with my Roku Stick despite less robust HDR support. Edit: updated my review for the following: - Amazon reached out immediately after my review to get additional feedback and to offer more support. That actually means something these days. I’ll continue to monitor for problems - I upgraded to a new TV and this makes the HDR issue better since it actually looks good on this TV. Problem still stands of not being able to disable HDR entirely if needed - The smart controls feature is nice. I can use Alexa to change TV inputs now. - Less flickering on new tv but still have sound dropouts However my issue with not having a way to watch VUDU/UV movies is a huge issue. On top is that, MoviesAnywhere doesn’t tell you which movies were transferred over in 4K. So while the titles may sync, in cases of certain films (eg Deadpool 2) you only get the HD version and not the UHD/HDR one you paid for. Until this is fixed I’ll leave my review at 3 stars.

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