Exceeded all my expectations
Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2024 | Rating: 5/5 | Best Sellers in Amazon Devices & Accessories
i replaced an older generation firetv device which had a remote without a volume control  i was hoping that that i could control the volume to my older sharp aquos tv connected to an older vizio soundstand my expectations were tempered because although the tv has and hdmi arc port the vizio soundstand soundbar did not  so i have been using a toslink optical cable from the tv to the soundstand this has required me to have to use not two but three remote controls one for the firetv one for the tv itself and one for the vizio  i had my tv settings applied for being able to variably control the volume to an external soundbar but it just does not work with an optical cablewhich i was reluctant to part with the option would have been rca cables but still i would have had to use the tv remote for volumewhat i discovered about this 3rd generation fire stick1 it seems to be much snappier in terms of navigating the menus2 the volume control works to control the tv volume when i switched the soundbar from an optical to rca analog connection adjusting the volume on the firetv remote displayed the volume level right on the tv3 the power button on the firetv remote powers off and on the tv4  after this i discovered that i could add the soundbar to the firetv by going to settingsequipment controladd equipmentsoundbar in this menu you can choose your soundbar manufacturer and vizio thankfully was in the list of choices5 what i learned by doing step 4 was that now the firetv stick volume control was controlling the volume directly to the soundbar not through the tv this made me realize that the rca cables were likely no longer necessary so i pulled them and reinstalled the optical cableall of the above now means that i can now power on and off the tv firetv and soundbar with just one press of the power button on the firetv remote and use the one single remote to also adjust the volume  a home run especially given prime day pricing