Great for streaming
Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2024 | Rating: 5/5 | Best Sellers in Amazon Devices & Accessories
i have had firesticks for several years now and they are a very good option for streaming the first few sticks i had didnt last as long as the newer versions but that is likely due to advances in technology it comes with all the things you need to get it up and running immediately even batteries for the remotethe os is user friendly and works very well it makes sense how its laid out is easy to navigate something else i like about it is that it is an android based os so there are developer options which allow you more opportunity for customizing your experiencein the past the most common issues ive had with it are the os slowing down there is 5gb of internal storage on it and it can get bogged down if you have a lot going on over time i notice there is a delay in the responsiveness to remote commands resetting the device does improve the lagging for a short period of time but it isnt a permanent fix and it never goes back to how it ran when it was brand newjust a little less lagin my experience these devices will last several years before needing to be replaced in my opinion that is a great bang for your buck something else great about them is that you can find them on sale all throughout the year on amazon there are also numerous areas for support on the amazon site as well as live customer service to help if you need it i have used other streaming devices before but keep coming back to theseone side notewe have phillps hue ecosystem for our lights and use the hue sync box to control the lights to match the colors on the screen we bought the 4k stick and it wasnt compatible with the hue sync box our sync box is several years old so perhaps the newer ones have a patch that fixes the issue but we werent able to use the 4k stick with our hue sync box the hd stick works just fine with our setup i will say that there was a noticeable picture and audio quality difference with the 4k stick but not being able to work with our lights was a deal breaker for meoverall i would recommend this device for anyone its affordable and works great for all of our needs