All of the major video streaming services are here, including Amazon Prime Video (of course), Apple TV, Disney+, HBOMax, Hulu, Netflix, Paramount Plus, Peacock, Twitch, and YouTube. Fire TV FunctionalityĪs a Fire TV device, the Fire TV Stick 4K Max is loaded with apps and features, built around a friendly but visually dense tile-based interface. The remote can directly control your TV’s audio over HDMI-CEC. Menu, playback, and TV volume controls can be found below it, with dedicated service buttons for Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Hulu, and Netflix farther down. Power and Alexa buttons sit above the pad, along with a pinhole microphone. The included remote is standard Fire TV fare, a flat black wand with a prominent circular navigation pad near the top.
Aside from the power cable and adapter, the stick includes a short HDMI extender, in case the ports on your TV are too tightly packed. The stick is intended to be powered with the included USB-to-micro USB cable and wall adapter Amazon doesn’t recommend trying to run it off of your TV’s USB ports, which might be underpowered. For comparison, the $119.99 Fire TV Cube, which offers hands-free Alexa voice control, has dual CPU cores (2.2GHz and 1.9GHz) and a 800MHz GPU. It features a 1.8GHz CPU and a 750MHz GPU compared with the Fire TV Stick 4K’s 1.7GHz CPU and 650MHz GPU, and has half a gigabyte more memory, for a total of 2GB. A Wi-Fi 6 radio (801.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax) is the most obvious addition, but it’s a bit more powerful as well. While it doesn’t feel any different, the Fire TV Stick 4K Max has some small upgrades over the Fire TV Stick 4K on the inside. There are no other connections on the device, and no indicator lights or controls. A newer USB-C port would have been nice as it’s easier to plug in, but since it’s only used for power, it’s understandable why Amazon didn’t bother to even change the stick’s plastic casing to accommodate a different port. The side of the stick holds a micro USB port, just like the Fire TV Stick 4K. It’s a plain, rectangular black stick measuring 3.9 by 1.2 by 0.6 inches (LWD), with an HDMI plug sticking out of one end. Physically, the Fire TV Stick 4K Max is identical to the Fire TV Stick 4K. Since 1982, PCMag has tested and rated thousands of products to help you make better buying decisions. ( Read our editorial mission (Opens in a new window) & see how we test everything we review (Opens in a new window).) How to Set Up Two-Factor Authentication.How to Record the Screen on Your Windows PC or Mac.
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