Amazon Fire TV Stick

[igloo]

they'd expect you to buy prime atleast to watch on fire.

cost $40 usd in usa vs 4000 here. so Amazon think 1-usd is Rs.100

40GB x 3 month data free for Airtel BB
80GB x 30 months for you BB

tempted to buy. worth it?

 

[Sushubh]

yes

 

[Sushubh]

so i placed an order. various reasons...

• Effective cost for me is Rs. 3500 assuming I get the cashback. I use Amazon Pay pretty heavily as Amazon is my primary choice for online shopping because of Prime.
• It has a remote. I have tried many times but my mom just cannot get used to the concept of using her phone as a remote for Chromecast.
• There is a possibility that I can stream media over network from my PC/Pi using Kodi or another app.
• Amazon Prime Video has a lot of Indian content that I cannot get over Chromecast. So I was looking for something like this in any case. Having both Netflix and Amazon on the same device is a major plus.
• I have an unlimited plan on Excitel which makes getting a device like this a smarter choice. I am the only one in this house using it for more than just checking emails or whatsapp right now.

 

[Zexen]

if this can play hevc 4k@60fps files wirelessly from my pc then I will buy too. can someone confirm this?

 

[gopichandpai]

It can't play 4k content.

 

[dextermorgan]

That cashback is for Prime members only.

yeah, but I expect almost all the people buying this stick will already have had paid for Amazon prime

 

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[Sushubh]

Someone without prime can consider getting prime free with the device as you get 500 back

 

[warpspeed]

35GB a month for three months. Same for wired broadband and LTE broadband users. I wonder when these companies are going to stop treating the fixed line and LTE as same entities.

 

[Zexen]

anyway to buy this without voice remote. I am okay using mobile as remote.

 

[Nishant]

Nope. The remote is a part of the bundle.