[PAmedic]

They need to flush mid-duty.

excellent point. I shall implement that.

[PAmedic]

also explains why the kids bathroom toilets are clogged every other day

What are you feeding them?

mainly Oreo's and chicken nuggets

we're a healthy heart family here

[lynchburgwildcats]

http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/09/09 ... video-app/

Amazon instant streaming now available for Android, so long as you download Amazon's lame app store to get the instant video app

[lynchburgwildcats]

Well if you are looking between a Chromecast and a Roku 3 or Roku Streaming Stick, the choice would be obvious here now if you have a Windows 8 or Android phone with at least the 4.4.2 version of Android on it.

http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/10/02 ... d-windows/

I'll still wait to see what comes of Android TV, mostly because of gaming. Not that I really play many Android games but having games on my TV could open the door more for me. But if Android TV isn't what I am hoping it will be and at a reasonable price, I'll finally upgrade my original model Roku to a Roku 3.

[Sly Fox]

Fire TV showed the first look at gaming through a set-top box with Android apps. It is actually a better experience than I expected.

[lynchburgwildcats]

Fire TV showed the first look at gaming through a set-top box with Android apps. It is actually a better experience than I expected.

Although Fire is based on android, not quite the same though. I want to see how Google themselves do it first. My guess is that it will probably be better than Amazon's implementations for no other reason than they'll see what doesn't work as well on Fire TV and look to fix it or improve it. Beating out a Roku 3 is going to be tough if Android TV doesn't get Amazon Prime though.

[lynchburgwildcats]

Well Google has formally announced the first Android TV box - the Nexus player. Only $99. http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/10/15 ... g-support/

[lynchburgwildcats]

Amazon just came HARD at Roku and Google. They have introduced the Amazon Fire Stick, their equivalent of the Roku Streaming Stick and the Chromecast. It comes with a remote, it ONLY COSTS $19 IF YOU ARE A PRIME MEMBER. It's $39 for non-prime members. You can voice search baked into the remote if you pay another $30, which seems like an absurd amount of money to spend for that.

http://www.engadget.com/2014/10/27/amaz ... _truncated

[Sly Fox]

$69 for Fire TV today as a Cybwer Monday special. You can have it delivered by Thursday for free with Prime.

Click Here for Deal

Mrs. Sly just bought me one for Christmas after a few subtle hints. But it will need a test drive on Saturday before it gets wrapped and placed under the tree.

[alabama24]

FWIW - I picked up the "Fire Stick" for $19... there are some things I love: the integrated search, the instant play of prime videos, the quality of video play. What I don't like:

1. I have had to unplug it several times because it freezes.
2. There is a power cord attached (no hint of that in advertisement)
3. The device is hard to plug into my two TVs.
4. The power cord is difficult to connect to the stick.

[Sly Fox]

That list sounds like a description of the Chromecast I have been using for the past year.

[ALUmnus]

FWIW - I picked up the "Fire Stick" for $19... there are some things I love: the integrated search, the instant play of prime videos, the quality of video play. What I don't like:

1. I have had to unplug it several times because it freezes.
2. There is a power cord attached (no hint of that in advertisement)
3. The device is hard to plug into my two TVs.
4. The power cord is difficult to connect to the stick.

I had convinced myself to grab one next time it's on sale, but I'm glad you mentioned the power cord. That just seems cumbersome.

[Sly Fox]

All the sticks require them. But it is not as big of a deal as it sounds.

[thepostman]

if you have a usb port on the back of your tv it makes it a little easier

[TDDance234]

I have a Roku3 for Watch ESPN and HBOGO and have been thrilled with it. I very rarely have any issues and it streams flawlessly.

[lynchburgwildcats]

I have a Roku3 for Watch ESPN and HBOGO and have been thrilled with it. I very rarely have any issues and it streams flawlessly.

I sometimes have problems with buffering in Netflix, but that's mostly because of my subpar internet connection. It works fine back in Lynchburg when I bring it over the Holidays.

[lynchburgwildcats]

Oh, and Netflix will stream decently on a 4G connection if you have one of those Verizon Hot Spot things or something of similar caliber. Not going to get HD quality most of the time, but if you're several feet away from the TV it's not too shabby.

[lynchburgwildcats]

One of the top Android blogs out there proclaims the Fire Stick as "simply unbeatable for the price." And I've heard nothing but great things about this device too. http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/12/09 ... ble-money/

[Sly Fox]

My family is already addicted to our Fire TV after just a week. Awesome purchase!

[alabama24]

I wish someone could compare the Fire Stick to the regular one. I like my FS, but it is a bit buggy.

[ALUmnus]

I wish someone could compare the Fire Stick to the regular one. I like my FS, but it is a bit buggy.

Don't know if you meant someone here giving their personal comparison, but Engadget talks about both in their review.
http://www.engadget.com/2014/12/04/fire ... ck-review/

[Sly Fox]

My son rarely touches his Xbox 360 now since the Fire TV arrived. He loves using his phone and his Moga Pro as controllers on the games. It has made some of the games he's played on his phone have a new feel blown up on a big screen.

At our place, our primary TV is across the house from our ISP gateway. So our Chromecast gets very laggy. But our Fire TV has been outstanding in delivering strong HD signals without fail and less buffering time. And the cracks about the keyboard scrolling on Fire TV is a non-factor since the voice search is outstanding and ridiculously fast.

I can tell you that Fire TV Stick sales have exceeded expectations thus far in the holiday shopping season. It'd make a great gift for technophile in your life who loves streaming the Watch ESPN app.

[thepostman]

Man you guys are making me wish I would've held off on getting the chromecast stick.

[lynchburgwildcats]

Man you guys are making me wish I would've held off on getting the chromecast stick.

I pretty much wasted my money on it. I rarely ever use it, I bought into the hype and the potential which is still largely untapped in my opinion. Roku 3 is so much better for my purposes.

[Sly Fox]

I still use the Chromecast on a secondary TV for ESPN purposes. But it is so buggy that it bails out on most commercial breaks. It is better than nothing but has yet to be fully unlocked to its potential. I love my Fire TV much more than my Dad's Roku 3. But that is just my opinion.