'What is the Amazon Fire TV Stick?': Everything you need to know about Amazon's flash drive-shaped streaming device
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The Amazon Fire TV Stick is a small but powerful media streaming device.
Amazon says that the Fire TV Stick adds "tens of thousands" of channels to your TV. That includes all the streaming services you are most familiar with, including Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Netflix, and HBO Now, along with network TV apps, sports, and, of course, thousands of less common niche channels you may not be familiar with.
The stick comes with a remote control that has a built-in microphone for voice control. Because this is an Amazon product, you might expect that it has Alexa support, and you would be right - you can give commands to the Fire TV Stick using Alexa skills, and control all the home automation products (like the Ring doorbell, Philips Hue lights, and ecobee thermostat, among others) just as if you were talking to an Amazon Echo speaker.Amazon also sells the Fire TV Cube. Priced at $119.99, this media player includes a built-in speaker and a microphone that listens for voice commands from across the room - you don't need to talk into a remote control. While the two versions of the Fire TV Stick require Wi-Fi, the Cube is able to connect to Ethernet for faster, more reliable internet access. (It's possible to connect the Fire TV sticks to Ethernet with an optional Ethernet adapter.)
Setting up an Amazon Fire Stick is little more than a three step process.
You simply need to plug the Fire TV stick into its supplied power adapter and then plug the stick into your TV's HDMI video input. Then, turn on your TV and make sure it's set to the correct HDMI input.Amazon
The Fire TV Stick plugs into a TV's HDMI port and needs to be powered through the micro-USB port on its side.
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