The Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max has been released today and there is a lot of information to unpack about the new streaming device. I’ll be rounding up all the various articles I write about the new device in this one post, with the most significant first, and keeping it stickied at the top of the site for easy perusal. Feel free to comment below if you have any questions about the Firestick 4K Max or if there is something you want me to test.
Fire TV Stick 4K Max Articles:
Benchmark Scores for the Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max — Compared to Google Chromecast, Onn 4K, Firestick 4K, and more
Benchmarking which Fire TVs launch apps the fastest — A comparison of all Fire TV models with surprising results
Dolby Atmos surround sound audio is supported in Netflix on the Fire TV Stick 4K Max
Fire TV Stick 4K Max finally has the option to disable HDR entirely
Fire TV Stick 4K Max supports Sideloading, Downloader app, and Kodi just fine
Fire TV Stick 4K Max fully supports External USB Storage with ease
Fire TV has a new Audio and Video Diagnostics tool for testing 4K, HDR, & Dolby Vision/Atmos capabilities
Comparison of specs for the Fire TV Stick 4K vs the new Fire TV Stick 4K Max — Plus why they matter
Amazon announces all-new Fire TV Stick 4K Max with improved performance and Wi-Fi 6
Does this have Atmos on Netflix like the Cube 2? For whatever reason, Atmos was excluded on Netflix with the regular Stick 4K.
Yup, it supports Atmos in Netlfix. I just wrote about it here: https://www.aftvnews.com/dolby-atmos-surround-sound-audio-is-supported-in-netflix-on-the-fire-tv-stick-4k-max/
The old 4k stick started off with roughly 5.34G internal memory when it was first hooked up. How much internal memory does the new 4k max stick start off with roughly? Tia
Same 5.34GB available as the original Fire TV Stick 4K.
Well, at least we didn’t lose any. Thanks, and keep up the good work.
how much it cost
Does it have webcam/zoom support equal to the FireTV Cube 2? Thxs.
If you figure out how to get the eARC functionality working on FTV Max let us know. I saw some screens in my iPhone’s Alexa app about eARC when I was setting up the FTV Max but I can’t find those screens since.
Turning on FTV Max’s eARC functionality will allow the TV’s audio to be sent through its eARC port into FTV Max and on to your Alexa speakers.
I’m not sure if FTV Max’s eARC feature is good to go now or coming soon with an update, but I know I saw setup screens for it in my iPhone’s Alexa app.
I can’t seem to get the soap player app to show on my home screen