The GHI's Tried & Tested review of the Amazon Fire TV Stick with Alexa voice remote
Tested January 2019
Simple
to use, the Amazon Fire TV Stick with Alexa remote is an affordable way
of watching a great choice of online movie and TV services on a TV that
isn't smart. The addition of the Alexa remote means you can use your
voice to control playback of TV shows and films, as well as controlling
your smart home devices and even giving you a daily briefing.
Available from: amazon.com
Price when tested:
GHI Expert Verdict
If
you're looking for an affordable TV streaming device that lets you watch
everything from Netflix to BBC iPlayer on your TV and gives you all the
benefits of a voice assistant, the Amazon Fire TV Stick is the perfect
buy. For under £40, you can watch your favourite shows in HD on your TV
even if its not smart.
And, for the first time,
this handy gadget also comes with an Alexa voice remote (previously
Alexa was only available through the Fire TV stick itself) so you can
press the microphone button on the remote and ask Alexa to do everything
from finding TV shows for you to turning on your smart lights and even
setting timers. You'll need the more expensive model if you want to
watch shows in 4K, but for anyone else this is great value for money.
Ratings
- Ease of use: 3.5/5
- Design: 3.5/5
- Instructions: 4/5
- Performance: 4.2/5
We Liked
- Photos or videos taken on your phone/tablet can be uploaded for free to Amazon Cloud Drive and then can be viewed on your TV through the Fire TV stick
- The device comes with built-in parental controls that allow you to set a password or PIN number for purchasing videos
- Compact and discreet design
- It gives you instant access to any music or movies you've already purchased through Amazon
We Didn't Like
- There's no MicroSD card slot to store items on
- Showing photos and video stored on your smartphone on the Fire TV is a fiddly process
- You can't watch Now TV though the Fire TV Stick
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