Amazon Firestick vs Amazon FireTV

[Whaaaazuuuuup]

Ok tech heads talk to me.. I'm in the mist of canceling my cable service and keeping my internet because I feel that cable prices have risen to ridiculous amounts and the service is no different. I have heard that the Amazon Fire stick is an excellent choice and replacing actual cable TV. I would like to know can you watch local stations.. Local stations in HD as well as other movies in HD.. Are Sports of All Kinds readily available such as NBA games NFL games.. And how is the speed?.. Feel free to add anything else you think would help and my decision thank you

[aholbert32]

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Ok tech heads talk to me.. I'm in the mist of canceling my cable service and keeping my internet because I feel that cable prices have risen to ridiculous amounts and the service is no different. I have heard that the Amazon Fire stick is an excellent choice and replacing actual cable TV. I would like to know can you watch local stations.. Local stations in HD as well as other movies in HD.. Are Sports of All Kinds readily available such as NBA games NFL games.. And how is the speed?.. Feel free to add anything else you think would help and my decision thank you

Its not a replacement.

In order to come close to what you get on cable, you would have to get the following:

- a fire stick/fire TV
- Subscribe to something like Playstation Vue or Sling TV so that you can get some basic cable channels like ESPN/CNN and the major broadcast nets like NBC and CBS.

The reason people say Amazon Fire could be a cable replacement is because of the software Kodi but 1) watching cable content on Kodi is illegal/pirating 2) it isnt really reliable (dead links and mostly non-HD content) and 3) The quality isnt always great.

For me a Fire Stick is perfect for people who want to significantly cut their bill and are OK with having 30-40 channels. If thats you, a fire stick is perfect. Its also great as media streamer (what I use it for).

I cant get it because it isnt reliable and user friendly enough. If I told my wife that we got rid of cable and now she has to hunt through Kodi to find links to her favorite Bravo shows...she would divorce me.

[JayBee74]

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The reason people say Amazon Fire could be a cable replacement is because of the software Kodi but 1) watching cable content on Kodi is illegal/pirating 2) it isnt really reliable (dead links and mostly non-HD content) and 3) The quality isnt always great.

I've heard differing opinions on the reliability of Kodi, particularly the sound.

As far as the legal aspect of it, is it crystal clear? Amazon had the app available until last year but dropped it and issued this as a reason, “Kodi can be used to facilitate the piracy or illegal download of content,”.

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Its not a replacement.

In order to come close to what you get on cable, you would have to get the following:

- a fire stick/fire TV
- Subscribe to something like Playstation Vue or Sling TV so that you can get some basic cable channels like ESPN/CNN and the major broadcast nets like NBC and CBS.

The reason people say Amazon Fire could be a cable replacement is because of the software Kodi but 1) watching cable content on Kodi is illegal/pirating 2) it isnt really reliable (dead links and mostly non-HD content) and 3) The quality isnt always great.

For me a Fire Stick is perfect for people who want to significantly cut their bill and are OK with having 30-40 channels. If thats you, a fire stick is perfect. Its also great as media streamer (what I use it for).

I cant get it because it isnt reliable and user friendly enough. If I told my wife that we got rid of cable and now she has to hunt through Kodi to find links to her favorite Bravo shows...she would divorce me.

Got rid of directv, got Vue and fire stick for my bedroom.

Watch my fav shows either by watching live, or recording it on the dvr.

Got a chromecast to use if i want to watch tv in another room and i can use my phone /tablet/pc or whatever to watch vue or anything else i want.

It's perfect for me because im not a tv junkie, i have shows i like, and some channels but overall I can do without the extra money being shelled out for junk channels mainstream services make you get.

Seriously who watches 300 channels on average?

[Jr.]

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I've heard differing opinions on the reliability of Kodi, particularly the sound.

As far as the legal aspect of it, is it crystal clear? Amazon had the app available until last year but dropped it and issued this as a reason, “Kodi can be used to facilitate the piracy or illegal download of content,”.

You can access illegally streamed content, but you can access legal content through Kodi as well. I'm sure most use it for the illegal content, but that's not it's sole purpose.

[dickey1331]

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If you want to watch local channels get a HD antenna and you can use a TiVo for DVR purposes


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[Splitter77]

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I've heard differing opinions on the reliability of Kodi, particularly the sound.

As far as the legal aspect of it, is it crystal clear? Amazon had the app available until last year but dropped it and issued this as a reason, “Kodi can be used to facilitate the piracy or illegal download of content,”.

kodi works fine. I use it to watch the NHL games in HD, because my cable provider only has center ice in SD

[KG]

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Its not a replacement.

In order to come close to what you get on cable, you would have to get the following:

- a fire stick/fire TV
- Subscribe to something like Playstation Vue or Sling TV so that you can get some basic cable channels like ESPN/CNN and the major broadcast nets like NBC and CBS.

The reason people say Amazon Fire could be a cable replacement is because of the software Kodi but 1) watching cable content on Kodi is illegal/pirating 2) it isnt really reliable (dead links and mostly non-HD content) and 3) The quality isnt always great.

For me a Fire Stick is perfect for people who want to significantly cut their bill and are OK with having 30-40 channels. If thats you, a fire stick is perfect. Its also great as media streamer (what I use it for).

I cant get it because it isnt reliable and user friendly enough. If I told my wife that we got rid of cable and now she has to hunt through Kodi to find links to her favorite Bravo shows...she would divorce me.

This and sports are the only reason we still have cable.

[aholbert32]

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I've heard differing opinions on the reliability of Kodi, particularly the sound.

As far as the legal aspect of it, is it crystal clear? Amazon had the app available until last year but dropped it and issued this as a reason, “Kodi can be used to facilitate the piracy or illegal download of content,”.

Its crystal clear. Kodi the app alone isnt considered piracy. There people who use apps within Kodi to stream content they own to a Fire Stick. With that said, its primary use is to watch pay content without paying like PPV sports, cable network sports, movies etc. That is illegal.

[aholbert32]

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Got rid of directv, got Vue and fire stick for my bedroom.

Watch my fav shows either by watching live, or recording it on the dvr.

Got a chromecast to use if i want to watch tv in another room and i can use my phone /tablet/pc or whatever to watch vue or anything else i want.

It's perfect for me because im not a tv junkie, i have shows i like, and some channels but overall I can do without the extra money being shelled out for junk channels mainstream services make you get.

Seriously who watches 300 channels on average?

I dont think thats the point though. I'm a TV junkie but even people who arent watch different shows on a wide variety of networks. For example, here is what I've watched so far this week:

Sherlock (PBS)
Monday Night Raw (USA)
Its Always Sunny (FXX)
The Detour (TBS)
Premier League Soccer (NBCSN)
Various Sports (ESPN, ESPN 2, ESPN U, CSN)

Its not that I need 300 channels but I need a package that has a diverse lineup of channels and something like Vue wont work for that. I get that most people arent like me though.

One other thing is I dont like having my cable connected to my internet. I've had situations where my internet has gone down for days and needed repair. With something like Vue, I wouldnt be able to watch TV until the internet is repaired.

[mgoblue]

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I dont think thats the point though. I'm a TV junkie but even people who arent watch different shows on a wide variety of networks. For example, here is what I've watched so far this week:

Sherlock (PBS)
Monday Night Raw (USA)
Its Always Sunny (FXX)
The Detour (TBS)
Premier League Soccer (NBCSN)
Various Sports (ESPN, ESPN 2, ESPN U, CSN)

Its not that I need 300 channels but I need a package that has a diverse lineup of channels and something like Vue wont work for that. I get that most people arent like me though.

One other thing is I dont like having my cable connected to my internet. I've had situations where my internet has gone down for days and needed repair. With something like Vue, I wouldnt be able to watch TV until the internet is repaired.

This....I'm usually able to get my cable cost down enough when I call and complain nicely. I'd have to upgrade my cable probably, and I worry about data limits. I was very tempted to cut, but right now it's not really that better financially, and the ease of use with cable is so nice.

I'd be interested to hear the differences between the Fire Stick and Fire TV though....tempted to pick one up eventually for some kid shows and stuff that Xbox doesn't have apps for.

[Splitter77]

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This....I'm usually able to get my cable cost down enough when I call and complain nicely. I'd have to upgrade my cable probably, and I worry about data limits. I was very tempted to cut, but right now it's not really that better financially, and the ease of use with cable is so nice.

I'd be interested to hear the differences between the Fire Stick and Fire TV though....tempted to pick one up eventually for some kid shows and stuff that Xbox doesn't have apps for.

I think the main difference is that the stick is a bit laggy/cheaper.
I have 2 firesticks that I run ps vue from on my upstairs tvs. The guide runs slow. If I wanted to spend more $$ I could've bought the fire tv or roku box to run vue, and it would be smoother/faster controls.

We don't use the upstairs tvs much, so I got the cheaper stick.
Downstairs on the ps4- the ps vue is lightning quick.

I also like the stick because it goes into the hdmi in the back of the tv and you dont see it. no wires. it power via usb in the back of the tv

[mgoblue]

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I think the main difference is that the stick is a bit laggy/cheaper.
I have 2 firesticks that I run ps vue from on my upstairs tvs. The guide runs slow. If I wanted to spend more $$ I could've bought the fire tv or roku box to run vue, and it would be smoother/faster controls.

We don't use the upstairs tvs much, so I got the cheaper stick.
Downstairs on the ps4- the ps vue is lightning quick.

I also like the stick because it goes into the hdmi in the back of the tv and you dont see it. no wires. it power via usb in the back of the tv

Thanks! Figured it was like the Roku versions....

We've been pretty good with the Xbox One so far, but can see eventually getting a TV, maybe for Kodi

[Splitter77]

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Thanks! Figured it was like the Roku versions....

We've been pretty good with the Xbox One so far, but can see eventually getting a TV, maybe for Kodi

the stick is great for kodi.
if im in bed and want to watch sports game in HD. There is 75% chance sportsdevil or pro sport in kodi will have a game in HD.

Also- its great for my kids room. Because if she wants to watch a movie. instead of looking for the DVD or blueray, you can just stream it from kodi

[Scott]

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