It's good, and better than any of the others I've used (firestick, Chromecast, Roku, now TV and a variety of HTPCs).
Everything is very smooth, the interface is snappy and the remote is good. There are some annoying gaps, there's no browser and if you sideload one the interface isn't great.
It's my main device for gaming. Use it for Xbox cloud, streaming from PC and Nvidia cloud with an Xbox controller.
One annoying thing is that they have just started putting adverts on there so the top of the screen when you turn on has a load of massive adverts for random streaming shit. Definitely makes it feel less premium.
Whether it's worth the premium over a firestick is a difficult one. They're good devices and considerably cheaper (although may require more effort to get them working how you want).
Whether it's worth the premium over a firestick is a difficult one.
100% worth it.
Fire is so locked down and mucked about with that they have a relatively short lifecycle before apps just stop working because of compatibility problems.
It's good, and better than any of the others I've used (firestick, Chromecast, Roku, now TV and a variety of HTPCs).
Everything is very smooth, the interface is snappy and the remote is good. There are some annoying gaps, there's no browser and if you sideload one the interface isn't great.
It's my main device for gaming. Use it for Xbox cloud, streaming from PC and Nvidia cloud with an Xbox controller.
One annoying thing is that they have just started putting adverts on there so the top of the screen when you turn on has a load of massive adverts for random streaming shit. Definitely makes it feel less premium.
Whether it's worth the premium over a firestick is a difficult one. They're good devices and considerably cheaper (although may require more effort to get them working how you want).
@Velocio is also a shield user