Amazon Fire TV Stick
Home Cinema Choice|March 2021
Steve May discovers there's more to this non-4K streamer than meets the eye
- Steve May
Amazon Fire TV Stick

A NEWCOMER TO Amazon’s Fire TV family, this third-generation stick (£40) tempts with Dolby Atmos support, integrated Amazon Alexa voice control, and – perhaps surprisingly for an HD device – HDR, HDR10+ and HLG compatibility. A key enabler for this is a quad-core processor said to be 50 per cent more powerful than before.

As well as the upgraded feature set, this new stick also ushers in a redesigned Amazon Fire TV interface. This transpires to be a significant refresh for the platform that improves general usability. The core design is broadly similar, but there’s a new search bar with apps set directly within it, as well as refinements like full-colour profile pictures.

Ranged below the Fire TV Stick is a new 'Lite' model (£30). This also handles HDR, but not Dolby Atmos, and its Alexa Voice remote does away with physical keys to adjust volume and power up your TV.

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この蚘事は Home Cinema Choice の March 2021 版に掲茉されおいたす。

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この蚘事は Home Cinema Choice の March 2021 版に掲茉されおいたす。

7 日間の Magzter GOLD 無料トラむアルを開始しお、䜕千もの厳遞されたプレミアム ストヌリヌ、9,000 以䞊の雑誌や新聞にアクセスしおください。

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