Amazon has been on a hardware linebacker blitzing this calendar week . As well asnew Kindle readers , the troupe is rejigging the Fire TV Stick video cyclosis air - up .
Out with the oldFire TV Stickand theFire TV Stick Liteand in with the new Fire TV Stick HD to streamline the Cartesian product oblation .
So , if you ’re buy at at the entry - point for a plug - in TV waft here ’s the difference of opinion between Lite version being phased out and the new Fire TV Stick HD .
The Fire TV Stick HD raises the entry level price
With the Lite version being phased out , this does tug the entry - level up slimly . The Fire TV HD cost £ 39.99/$34.99 , which is up £ 5/$5 on the start price for the Lite version .
However , that ’ll probably become trifling seed Black Friday when Amazon usually heavily discounts its own - stigmatise computer hardware . Do n’t purchase this now . Wait a month . Trust us .
There’s a new Alexa Remote
That price increase is compensated for in the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe of an Alexa Voice Remote , which still enables you to control the Fire television receiver interface with your voice , but now include physical controls for TVs power and volume button .
That voice keep will also aid you make out your Alexa - compatible bright dwelling devices while giving you perceptivity into the weather forecast , news and more .
Similar internals
Beyond that , there is n’t much in the way of update tech . You ’ll get up to 1080p with HDR10 + and HLG for high dynamic range ( no Dolby Vision , no-count ) . There ’s a 1.7GHz quadrangle - core processor with 8 GB of computer storage and Wi - Fi 5 . While it plug into your HDMI port of your television , the bundled power cable is still microUSB rather than USB - C. Strange .
