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Amazon Fire TV Stick
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I'll probably bite. For $20, it's worth a shot. Especially with a remote.
I've got numerous chromecasts and use them almost daily. The one thing they have over something like this is the ability to mirror what's in a tab on my Mac.
I've got numerous chromecasts and use them almost daily. The one thing they have over something like this is the ability to mirror what's in a tab on my Mac.
I'd really like to get it for $20, but I'm afraid my modest Samsung flatscreen -- bafflingly, really annoyingly -- does not have its own audio-out ports. So I always need to connect devices directly to my separate sound bar.
I don't suppose this stick could have a bluetooth audio-out option? Or any other way I could connect it to my sound bar without having a weird hdmi splitter or something?
I don't suppose this stick could have a bluetooth audio-out option? Or any other way I could connect it to my sound bar without having a weird hdmi splitter or something?
Yea unfortunately I believe you need an hdmi splitter w/ audio out, just like you would for chromecasts
One of my TV's is a sumsung with no audio out like yours.
bluetooth audio out would be nice, but I see nothing about fire tv stick having it
32" led I got on sale, they have a few models out with no audio out, was for a bedroom, didnt care, but yea I hear you
Ordered. Would like to find a solution to stream NFL Network from my laptop/iMac to it. Would also be nice if the FiOS TV app would work on it at some point.
Thanks for confirming. I got this tv for such a great price (CL barely used 32inch for like 130), the picture settings are nicely optimized and I otherwise have the hookups all handled. So I cant complain too much.Yea unfortunately I believe you need an hdmi splitter w/ audio out, just like you would for chromecasts
One of my TV's is a sumsung with no audio out like yours.
bluetooth audio out would be nice, but I see nothing about fire tv stick having it
Except that yeah it still seems an entirely selfish move on Samsung's part.
For that price I got 2 with 1 for me and the other for a buddy . I already have an atv3 on one tv but none on my second tv. For this price it should be fine until atv4 comes out
. I already have an atv3 on one tv but none on my second tv. For this price it should be fine until atv4 comes out 
I just attempted to order a second one, and they actually have stopped taking preorders at this point
I just attempted to order a second one, and they actually have stopped taking preorders at this point
Really? Just checked again and I could still preorder. It appears it's just limited to one per account. Logged into my wife's account and could preorder it.
ahh that could have been it. I was using an account where I already got one. What is the ship date at now?