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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Out of the box, little appears to have changed with the latest Fire TV </td></tr>
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AMAZON has updated its square set-top box with faster internals, faster streaming and support for Ultra HD 4K video.</div>
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<li><em><span style="color: green;"><strong>Pros –</strong> </span>Svelte and Stylish Design, Lightning Fast Streaming, Easy-to-use User Interface, Voice Search Is Reliable</em></li>
<li><em><span style="color: red;"><strong>Cons –</strong></span> Too Much Emphasis On Amazon Content, Voice Search Does Not Work Inside Other Apps</em></li>
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Jeremy Clarkson is clearly a big fan of his new Fire TV. But it is worth your time?</div>
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Amazon recently refreshed its Fire TV set-top box with support for Ultra HD 4K video, as well as faster streaming, a speedier processor and some intelligent new software features.</div>
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It all makes for a hugely competent streaming box – but at £79 the Fire TV is not an impulse buy and could prove to be a hard sell to customers who aren’t already deeply invested in the Amazon ecosystem.</div>
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Amazon’s software still puts an enormous focus on its own Prime Instant video content and video from the Amazon Store.</div>
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It’s not surprising but does make the £79 asking price a little harder to swallow.</div>
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Out of the box, very little appears to have changed with the latest update to Fire TV.</div>
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Amazon’s top-of-the-range, matt-black streaming box keeps the same low-profile and angular design as last year.</div>
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That’s not a criticism, the stylishly sharp angles of the device look great in the flesh and its svelte figure means the Fire TV should fit snuggly into almost any home entertainment set-up – which isn't the case always the case with the slightly chubbier Roku 3 and Apple TV.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The new 4K compatible Fire TV keeps the same stylish, angular design</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fire TV works best for those who are invested in Amazon's ecosystem</td></tr>
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The Fire TV ships with 8GB of internal storage as standard, but Amazon has added a microSD card slot in the latest generation – tucked away at the back of the device alongside the power adapter and HDMI 2.0 – which means users can expand the storage to 128GB.</div>
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The latest Fire TV device also comes bundled with a slightly refined remote control, too.</div>
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Amazon says it has redesigned the build to better fit your hand (it’s a full centimetre longer than last year) and while the new remote is certainly pleasant to hold and use, it’s far from a revolutionary overhaul.</div>
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What is revolutionary, however, is barking orders at the Fire TV using Amazon’s almost-infallible voice controls.</div>
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By holding down the microphone button on the remote you have the ability to ask Amazon to narrow down your viewing choices with demands such as, “<em>show me action films from 2013</em>” or “<em>show me films with Steve Coogan</em>”.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Using voice search on the Fire TV is fast and consistently reliable</td></tr>
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Granted, it does feel a little weird on the first few attempts but quickly becomes the norm – and bypasses the need to punch in long film titles using the arduous directional buttons on the remote coupled with an on-screen keyboard.</div>
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Unfortunately the voice search functionality is limited to Amazon content for now, so don’t bother bringing up Netflix’s awesome new show “Narcos" – the Fire TV won’t have a clue what you’re on about.</div>
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Voice commands are also unable to launch apps, so “Open Netflix” won’t get you closer to watching Narcos, either.</div>
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Hopefully Amazon will expand upon its voice functionality in the near future.</div>
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But for now, only those invested in Amazon’s own content will benefit from the convenience of voice search.</div>
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And that’s still the biggest issue with the Amazon Fire TV – it’s really focused on Amazon.</div>
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Granted, the speedy MediaTek 2GHz quad-core processor and 2GB of RAM loads BBC iPlayer, ITV Player, Netflix and Curozon Home Cinema in the blink of an eye and the dual-band 802.11ac means you’ll be streaming faster, too. </div>
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But watching anything other than Amazon’s Prime Instant Video still leaves you feeling like a second-class citizen, thanks to the lack of voice search inside other apps and fact that Amazon pushes adverts for its shows in the main menu. </div>
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That’s not too much of an issue with the Fire TV Stick, which carries a oh-go-on-then Chromecast-like price tag, but it really starts to grate when Amazon asks you to cough-up £79 for the privilege of streaming on its device.</div>
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Amazon has refreshed its FireOS user interface for the new device, too.</div>
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The redesigned user interface is well designed, pleasantly minimal, fast and incredibly intuitive to use.</div>
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However it somehow manages to undersell the vast Prime Instant Video catalogue.</div>
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The stark menu structure presents you with a featured list of recommended shows or films, but doesn’t easily allow you to quickly use any of these picks or curated playlists as a starting point to find other content.</div>
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There is plenty to watch on Amazon’s on-demand service, but it is almost always unearthed through search.</div>
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Amazon is also making a concerted effort to update a lot of its content to Ultra HD 4k – which is bundled with the £79-a-year Prime Membership alongside the usual next-day delivery, music streaming catalogue, unlimited cloud photo storage, kindle libraries and other perks.</div>
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That’s not the case with on-demand rival Netflix, which asks customers to stump up an extra £3 per month to stream UHD video, although that package does also include the ability to watch content on four screens simultaneously.</div>
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Unfortunately, Ultra HD is currently limited across both services, with only a select few television boxsets and films available to stream in the eye-wateringly sharp 3,840 x 2,160p resolution. For now, it’s mainly original Netflix and Amazon shows. </div>
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Oh, and don’t forget you’ll still need a speedy wired or wireless internet connection and UHD television set, too.</div>
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The Amazon Fire TV is lightning fast – both in terms of navigating around its freshly redesigned user interface and streaming your favourite on-demand content, whether it’s from the BBC, Channel Four, Netflix or Amazon itself.</div>
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The remote control's voice search is incredibly accurate, but is currently only really useful for those who’ve previously bought stacks of digital Amazon content, or opted for the US firm's £79 annual Prime subscription service.</div>
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If you’re heavily-invested in Amazon services or Ultra HD 4K streaming, the Amazon Fire TV is a great choice.</div>
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But if you’re not, it’s difficult to recommend the Fire TV over the online firm's £35 Amazon Fire TV Stick? </div>
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Granted, the HDMI dongle is slightly slower than its more expensive, more angular big brother, but it ships with a remote control and runs on the same easy-to-use Amazon operating system  – unlike the similarly-priced but smartphone-dependent Google Chromecast.</div>
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The new Fire TV is a great device, but it’s probably not the best choice for the majority of cord-cutters.</div>

Amazon Fire TV review: Streaming movies in 4K Ultra HD has never been FASTER

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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Amazon's Fire TV box has a new remote and can stream 4K films and TV shows</td></tr>
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AMAZON has refreshed its Fire TV set-top box – and its packed full of staggeringly-sharp Ultra HD content.</div>
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Amazon's best-selling gadget just got a lot better.</div>
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The US online firm has revealed a major refresh to its Fire TV box, which boasts the ability to stream your favourite TV shows and movies in 4K Ultra HD.</div>
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Amazon claims to have updated hundreds of series and movies ready to stream on its Prime Instant Video service, in stunning 4K.</div>
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But 4K is not the only improvement to Fire TV. The set-top gadget also includes an improved processor, faster Wi-Fi and an SD Card slot to hold all of your content.</div>
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The remote also gets a refresh, which Amazon says makes it much easier to use.</div>
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Alongside the remote, Amazon are launching an updated games controller.</div>
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The retailer wants to provide high-quality, low-cost gaming options for families and updating the controller should help improve the experience.</div>
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The all-new optional Amazon Fire TV Game Controller now includes voice search, an audio jack for private listening with Dolby enhancements and refined controls.</div>
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This 4K ready box will certainly shake-up the TV market and could give Apple TV a serious run for its money.</div>
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And with exclusive content, such as the new show from the Top Gear team coming soon, Fire TV could continue to be a best-seller.</div>
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Fire TV goes on sale today and will set you back £79.99.</div>

Amazon Fire TV: The little £79 box with Prime Instant Video and Netflix in 4K

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