It’s a known fact that Amazon’s interface is the centrepiece for what the stick provides. I was thoroughly impressed with the 4K Max’s hardware. The stick comes with wide HDR format support - Dolby Vision, HDR 10, HDR10+, HLG - and audio support - AAC-LC, AC3, eAC3 (Dolby Digital Plus), FLAC, MP3, PCM/Wave, Vorbis, and Dolby Atmos - that makes it a very good buy. Everything just feels that much smoother. Amazon is on point when it comes to this claim. Apps launch faster, navigation doesn’t have any noticeable lags and thanks to the new support for Wi-Fi 6, there is a much better wireless streaming experience (you’ll need that shiny new router though to take advantage of it though).Īmazon says that the new Fire TV Stick 4K Max is 40 per cent more powerful than the standard 4K version. The “max” in the product name means that everything is just that much better than its predecessor. Inside it, you’ll get the stick, the remote control, an HDMI extender cable, USB-A to micro USB cable, a power adapter and 2 AAA batteries for use in the remote control. The change in design comes in the form of a newer Alexa voice remote with quick access to your favourite apps.Īpart from the stick itself, the box is quite packed. When unboxing the stick, you’ll realise that it looks exactly like its predecessor.
Instead, I had to manually install apps like Disney+ Hotstar and Plex even though I had them on my previous device. One downside with the installation is that even though it picks “restores” from your previous Fire TV stick, it doesn’t actually load a bunch of the apps that I previously had.
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