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In response to "Does anyone use Amazon Fire stick in lieu of cutting cable? Thoughts/reviews? -- (edited)" by Strongbad

I tried and sent it back for lack of Ultraviolet support. The new Roku Stick for 40 bucks is amazing and better imo -- nm

Posted by Bacon (aka redmond) Jul 12 '16, 17:04

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Roku supports the most platforms and plays nice with everybody the others don't -- nm - Bacon Jul 12, 17:05 9
- and Roku even supports Amazon Prime TV -- nm - Bacon Jul 12, 17:06 8
  - I've read a couple of reviews... consistently stating that Roku freezes and Amazon Fire is a much smoother interface? -- nm - Strongbad Jul 12, 17:15 7
    - I have a stick and I have to reboot it every once in a while, especially on Vudu. You just pull it out and stick it back in. - spamlet Jul 12, 17:18 4
      - That is the purple stick right? The new black one does not seem to do that -- nm - Bacon Jul 12, 17:28 2
        
        Yes. Glad they improved it because it's a pain in the ass. -- nm - spamlet Jul 12, 17:50 1
        
        Being behind the television I can imagine! Our TV has shelves on both sides and would be a big pain in the ass -- nm - Bacon Jul 12, 18:03
      - Huhuhuhuhuh..."You said pull it out and stick it back in" -- nm - Beavis Jul 12, 17:22
    - The new Roku Stick has a 4 core processor, we have 2 and zero lag zero freezing to date -- nm - Bacon Jul 12, 17:16 1
      - they might be reviewing the one the older one -- nm - Bacon Jul 12, 17:18

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