Amazon’s Fire TV Stick 4K Plus is on sale for just $18 right now

In February, Amazon plans to rotation retired a much-needed revamp of Fire TV OS, 1 that seemingly takes a cue from Google’s TV platform. The forthcoming UI redesign volition present amended organization, enactment for Alexa Plus, and quicker show to the aging OS, the second of which has been a crux of the platform’s issues for years. Collectively, the changes marque it a batch easier to urge the Fire TV Stick 4K Plus, which is connected merchantability astatine Woot done January 23rd for an all-time debased of $18.39 ($32 off) erstwhile you usage codification DEVICES20 astatine checkout.

Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Plus

Where to Buy:

• $49.99 $18.39 astatine Woot (with codification DEVICES20)
• $49.99 $34.99 astatine Amazon
• $49.99 $34.99 astatine Best Buy

The Fire TV Stick 4K Plus — formerly known as the “Fire TV Stick 4K,” which is however Woot refers to it present — sits successful the mediate of Amazon’s lineup of 4K-ready streaming devices. It packs doubly arsenic overmuch RAM arsenic the newer “Select” exemplary and supports an array of HDR and situation dependable formats, including HDR10 Plus, Dolby Vision, DTS, and Dolby Atmos. Xbox Game Pass subscribers tin besides usage it to watercourse prime titles from the cloud, and, arsenic expected, you tin usage it to ticker the newest movies and TV shows from Prime Video, HBO Max, Netflix, and dozens of FAST (Free Ad-Supported TV) channels successful HD oregon 4K.

As for the hardware itself, the latest Fire TV Stick 4K comes with an Alexa Voice Remote, which allows you to rapidly entree your favourite streaming apps and Amazon’s ubiquitous dependable adjunct with the property of a button. Alexa lets you set assorted Fire TV settings, including the measurement and input, but with Alexa Plus, you’ll soon beryllium capable to get stats connected your favourite sports team, leap betwixt iconic scenes, and transportation retired a big of much precocious actions utilizing your voice. It’s a measurement successful the close direction, adjacent if our experience has been mixed frankincense far.

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