Two notable early access deals.
As reported on Amazon
• Fire TV - 50% off RRP on both the Fire TV Stick Lite and Fire TV Cube
[Prime] Amazon Fire TV Cube $109
[Prime] Amazon Fire TV Stick (2023) Lite $29
Likely all the Amazon Fire Stick Range will be on special, but not confirmed on the available link.
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Firecube. Only thing it's missing is DV profile 7.
P7 done well is so rare. Please look at this spreadsheet. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jBIGF8XTVi9VmDBZ8a5h…
What device do you recommend?
Still nvidia shield pro?
@hessels92: Yes. I would use that for streaming and upscaling. This fire cube is also great for streaming and upscaling but if you are going to rip blurays and download dv movies the ugoos AM6B Plus. This isn't my spreadsheet but I trust it and I'm buying all my devices based off it.
/ Where do you buy this from seems to be many different models all with similar names
UGOOS
AM6B plus
AM6 plus
Minix u22x-j max
@hessels92: Step by step instuctions for your DV p7 viewing pleasure
https://www.reddit.com/r/PleX/comments/1ajszn9/remux_lovers_…
@hessels92: Many of those are discontinued. AM6B plus is the current device being sold it seems and I think there is an Amazon cube that has the chip. From what I have seen the amlogic chip inside (Amlogic S922XJ) is completely unrestricted and allows any dv profile to work without many issues. Shield has so many issues if you want to use it for P7 movies. I'm not an expert but I think it's the best device and I have seen many other people talk about this specific chip and AM6B plus device. Also coreelec is the software you need to use so the device is fully unlocked. The stock android is trash and isn't even android TV so you can't stream 4k l1 shows.
@HaydosK: Firecube 2nd gen has the chip. However it needs to be on an older firmware to unlock bootloader and boot into coreelec.
@HaydosK: Thanks, I collected remuxs for a while now I mostly stream them via stremio so unsure how worth it this would be? The storage required to keep collecting just didn't seem worth the benefit anymore. Are you mostly ripping your own?
@hessels92: I don't actually have a AM6B plus. I have a fire cube 3rd gen, ub820, lg ubk90 and a ccwgtv. I mostly download all my movies because I don't have a drive that's capable of ripping my 4k bluray's And I have a blu-ray player for the movies I own currently. I don't just use it for ones I own though, I also download movies that aren't Available in Australia like new Disney remuxes and some dv streaming content. Also I'm not a hoarder. I just download what I want and play it once. In the future I plan to buy a 4k bluray drive so I can rip my own discs and have easy access to my favorite movies and a AM6B plus when I find a good place and price to buy it at. I don't know how stremio works but if it has a Kodi addon it should work with coreelec + AM6B plus.
Lol coreelec. Awful. Satan's favourite tv interface os.
Written by a geek with no idea about user experience.
Fire cube all the way; you can install apk files so I get YouTube with ad blocker and sponsor skip.
Out of interest can you do the same with the stick as well.
Yes definitely, I got all the apps from my cube to my stick for portability and accounts on the go. Do be aware of Amazon wanting to introduce a completely new OS much later on but I'd just refuse to update.
See for a lot I agree other options but I AirPlay ALOT especially phone laptop or phone and also use my phone as a remote so Apple TV keeps winning for me and my use case
Also I find apps on Apple TV are way more stable than any other device
14 days or 21 days?
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I love the CUBE, its so much faster than Firestick. Got it just for that reason ! So quick in the menus.
Got the Firestick 4K Max and is so buttery smooth and flawless in operation. I wonder just how much more smoother is the Cube can be? Do I really need to get this? After all, both devices main function are to stream and the Firestick already does it with aplomb. Though for $109… Mmm.
Same processing power as the cube inc wifi6e etc. just no remoteless voice, ethernet, optical audio and HDMI passthrough.
What does the hdmi pass through mean?
Plugging another device (eg DVD player, game console, etc) into the Fire Cube. I have an old Chromecast plugged into my Fire Cube to handle casting audio to my soundbar as part of a Google Home speaker group.
that isn't correct… the Cube IS more powerful…
the Stick 4k Max has a quad core 2ghz cpu w/ 750mhz gpu and the Cube has an octo core 2ghz cpu w/ 800mhz gpu
Have both. Can confirm the cube is (slightly) more powerful
Lol I just ordered an Apple TV today, oh well if it doesn't prove to be a good improvement over my fire sticks I'll grab a cube.
Anyone got one able to comment if the Kayo app is usable on it? It's rubbish on the fire stick.
Unless you need APKs (which you don’t if you’ve got a good *arr + Plex setup and YouTube Premium for a few bucks via a VPN) the AppleTV is much much better.
Kayo app is usable on it
Can’t speak for the app specifically, but in general apps are much better on AppleTV. The SDKs Apple provide devs are much better resulting in much more polished apps than the shit UX you get on Android based devices.
yeah I primarily use Plex (which I find dies and requires a force stop at least once a week or so on my 4K Max sticks), Netflix, YouTube, Prime and Kayo for the F1… Most work OK, but was enough to piss me off to try the Apple TV which is apparently arriving tomorrow… Kayo is utterly useless on the 4K stick… I have to use my TV apps for it (Sony Android, 2019 model I think it is)
Most work OK, but was enough to piss me off
Yep. Sums up why I switched to Apple TVs all through the house years ago. Android based ones are “ok” but considering it’s a device I use daily I want better than just “ok”.
I got a FireTV out of interest a year or so ago on special out of curiosity. Same “ok” experience…but with more ads.
I switched to the Apple TV Ethernet version from the 4k max, mostly due to the "annoying ecommendations" on the amazon home screen and the Ethernet port which I wanted for Steam Link. I'm not an Apple fan but the UI is much cleaner and smoother on the apple tv; Kayo also works relatively well. I also moved away from Kodi and Plex to Infuse which is a much smoother experience for me (had lots of connection issues to Plex server, had to regularly restart it). Very happy with the Apple TV.
Tempted by the Cube but… I have a mate going to the US and the Onn 4K Pro streamer from Walmart is getting some strong reviews
Would the firestick lite run kayo ok? Or should I go the cube. Also want to use ethernet so imagine I'd have to buy an adaptor for the sticks but not the cubes?
No, Kayo is dogshit on even the stick 4k Max, no chance on a lesser model. I can't comment on if it would be better in the cube unfortunately, but given how bad it is on the Max I am not hopeful.
Most likely just a bad app
I used it to run 9now for State of Origin game one and I think its upscaling ruined it and made the play blurry. Had to swap back to the 9now app thru my TV. Works great for my own content off Jellyfin though.
Does the cube work as a speaker out when you watch shows? Got a an outside old tv and I think it would sound better tv speakers
Not on its own unfortunately. I believe you can directly pair it to echo speakers but the cube just acts as a hub with no audio coming from that device.
Ah thanks, thats a shame!
How is Firecube TV compared to my aging NVIDIA shield 2017? Is it an upgrade or downgrade? Just mainly for streamio and apk stuff. Not like its slowing down for me…
Stick with Nvidia if it’s not broken don’t worry about it
The cube is more powerful (CPU), but it doesn't really matter especially since you aren't having any issues.
I have the Firestick 4k Max, Firecube and 2019 Nvidia Shield and Chromecast with Google TV 4k.
The Shield is snappier than Firecube. Firecube still plenty fast and responsive.
The Firecube is excellent for voice control to turn on and off the TV.
Firestick 4k Max snappier than chromecast.
Lol another new box to list on our paperwork :/
I’m having buffering issues using Britishtv.org on the fire stick max, would the cube fix the issue would it be internet server related?
would the cube fix the issue
Only if the issue is your current hardware is struggling to decode. Which is very unlikely.
would it be internet server related?
Most likely network related. Either your network, your Internet service or the IPTV’s bandwidth.
No binge 4k on the firecube,
Why?
Don't think it runs Foxtel app either from memory
There is a native binge app for the firecube but you'll be getting HD only as the device is not yet supported for 4k. It could be made to work with sideloading Android Tv binge app which would let you view 4k content but a recent update broke that version of the app.
Foxtel runs on stick but not cube?
my TV's user interface lags a lot. Could I use any of these to get a better UI experience?
That's what it's designed for. Recommend getting a fire stick max orthis if your tv has an HDMI port
Thanks for that, appreciate it. I'll do a bit more research into that model.
So I'm a noob. I've got an Android (Google TV) with Adgaurd installed to essentially stop all tracking and ads (it's magical). Is there any point in a fire stick/cube if all the streaming apps are on my TV? I'm probably not the target market for this product but I'm intrigued to know what it is actually used for if not streaming & taking to Alexa sometimes. Genui question, what's it good for?
It does the same thing, but better.
It’s like having a really slow computer and a fast computer. They’re both “the same” and do “the same things” but the one with the higher specs will give you a better experience.
That and the FireTV is likely to get more software updates, for ongoing app compatibility and security.
Just came here looking for Stick deals after reading this too.
Worth going for the 4K Stick though for a 4K tv, I assume…
I don't know much about these, but I wonder how they lock down the app to Fire TV devices only…
Can the app not just get sideloaded to another Android device?
Or are these devices running on a non-Android OS now?
EDIT: Looks like this feature will only be on the 4K devices anyway, at least for starters
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Cube TV vs apple thoughts??