Amazon has given its primary Hearth TV Stick what appears to be a rebranding and has even shaved off a couple of {dollars} from its pricing. Whenever you go to its outdated itemizing on the web site, you may see a observe that claims “There’s a newer model of this product,” which hyperlinks to the brand new Hearth TV Stick HD. We name it a “rebranding,” since its specs appear just about an identical to the corporate’s outdated primary streamer. It may stream in full HD decision, comes with HDR assist and ships with an Alexa-powered distant management. You may press the Alexa button on its distant to seek for exhibits and launch apps with only a voice command.
The machine can run the most well-liked streaming apps, like Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ and Peacock, and its distant comes with particular buttons for Netflix and Prime Video. Not like the outdated model that set you again $40, although, the brand new Hearth TV Stick HD has a base worth of $35. That is solely $5 greater than the model that ships with a “lite” distant that has few buttons for management. If you’d like a streamer that is able to handing 4K exhibits and films, although, this is not the mannequin to go for. Amazon has a number of choices to select from, particularly the Hearth TV Stick 4K, Hearth TV Stick 4K Max with 16GB of storage and the Hearth TV Dice that gives hands-free streaming with its built-in mic and audio system.