Comparison

All the differences between the Fire TV Stick Lite, Fire TV Stick 3, and Fire TV Stick 4K

Posted by Elias Saba on October 1, 2020 — 19 Comments

The Fire TV Stick Lite and the 3rd-generation Fire TV Stick (i.e., Fire TV Stick 3) have recently been released for 2020 and join the Fire TV Stick 4K from 2018 to round out Amazon’s budget-friendly lineup of streaming media players, which are colloquially referred to as Firesticks. The differences might seem straightforward when comparing their device specs, but there are several differences, particularly with the software and operating system of each device, that anyone comparison shopping should know about before determining which device is right for you. Here is a meticulous comparison of all of the differences and similarities between the three Amazon Fire TV Stick models. Read more ›

Posted in Article Tagged with: Amazon Fire TV Stick, Amazon Fire TV Stick 3, Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K, Amazon Fire TV Stick Lite, Comparison

Amazon Fire TV Cube Benchmarks — Faster than the Fire TV 3 but with a catch

Posted by Elias Saba on June 21, 2018 — 37 Comments

Now that the Amazon Fire TV Cube has been released, a lot of people will be deciding between it and the less expensive Fire TV 3 pendant. While they look very different on the outside, thanks to the Fire TV Cube’s hands-free Alexa capabilities, they’re very similar on the inside. They both have the same video playback capabilities, which include 4K @ 60FPS and HDR support. That’s because they both have the exact same 1.5Ghz quad-core CPU, the same Mali-450 MP3 GPU, and the same 2GB of RAM. With identical chips, you’d expect them to perform the same on benchmarks, but it turns out the Fire TV Cube is faster than the Fire TV 3. However, there’s an important catch that throws things off. Read more ›

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Comparison of 1st-Gen Element and 2nd-Gen Toshiba Fire TV Edition televisions

Posted by Elias Saba on May 30, 2018 — 40 Comments

Now that more details about the new 2018 2nd-generation Fire TV Edition televisions by Toshiba have been revealed and the TVs are available for pre-order, here’s a look at how they stack up against last years Fire TV Edition televisions by Element. The new TVs are about 27% cheaper than the TVs they’re replacing. While the two versions are very similar in many aspects, a few things have been cut in order to reduce the price by more than a quarter. Here’s a detailed look at each TVs specs and features. Read more ›

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Comparing h.264 vs h.265 video playback on the Fire TV 1, 2, and Fire TV Stick

Posted by Elias Saba on October 19, 2016 — 20 Comments

In the video above, I show how the Amazon Fire TV 1, Fire TV 2, and Fire TV Stick 1 each handle playing video encoded with the h.264 and h.265 codec. I run all three devices through several different test videos at various bit rates. The purpose is to show that, as long as the video codec being used is supported by the device’s dedicated hardware decoder, the CPU of the device is nearly irrelevant when it comes to playing high quality video. This is why, even though the Fire TV Stick has a fairly weak CPU, it can still play video as well as the Fire TV boxes. Continue on if you’d like to read the transcript of the video. Read more ›

Posted in Article Tagged with: Comparison, Fire TV 1, Fire TV 2, Fire TV Stick 1

All the differences between the Fire TV Stick Lite, Fire TV Stick 3, and Fire TV Stick 4K

Amazon Fire TV Cube Benchmarks — Faster than the Fire TV 3 but with a catch

Comparison of 1st-Gen Element and 2nd-Gen Toshiba Fire TV Edition televisions

Comparing h.264 vs h.265 video playback on the Fire TV 1, 2, and Fire TV Stick

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