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Re: Amazon Fire TV

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Post by ambirex »

bernardom wrote: post #4

So that answers my question of whether my Apple TV would ever get Amazon streaming.

Not necessarily, Roku, PS 3 & 4, Xbox 360 & One all have amazon streaming.

It probably has more to do with Apple than Amazon.

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Post by aroch »

bernardom wrote: post #4

So that answers my question of whether my Apple TV would ever get Amazon streaming.

I think you mean "any device that isn't Amazon branded", since Android devices that aren't in the Kindle Fire family also can't watch Amazon streaming stuff.

Amazon is attempting vendor lockin.

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Post by sailfast »

mistermcgruff wrote: post #12

Not seeing HBO Go. That means no GoT on demand :-(

Agreed - I would be more excited about this if I did not have to decide between Amazon and HBO Go. Timeline for app deployment would be good to know.

Side note: if I were Jony Ive, I'd sue for design infringement - that remote is a blatant ripoff.

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Post by eclipxe »

acgourley wrote: post #9

I'll be curious how good the screen mirroring is. Does anyone know if it's using a direct connection (like miracast) or an indirect over your normal wifi rounter (like apple tv mirroring)?

Miracast according to Press Release:

You can also wirelessly mirror your tablet display to your Fire TV with Kindle Fire, as well as other Miracast-enabled phones or tablets starting later this year. Fire TV supports standards like DIAL, so app developers can enable multi-screen experiences based on open technologies.

http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=176060&p=irol-ne...

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Post by aresant »

I think this represents the first device to support Amazon streaming in 1080p - as far as I know Roku etc are still limited to 720p?
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