Fire TV: All advantages at a glance

Fire TV from Amazon has several advantages over other streaming devices. We give you an overview in this practical tip and explain what the set-top box can do.

Fire TV: advantages over Apple TV and Chromecast

• Amazon's Fire TV supports voice search so you can find videos easily and quickly.
• The device is powered by a fast quad-core processor. Apple TV and Chromecast, on the other hand, only work with single-core processors. In addition, the Fire TV has 2 GB of RAM, Chromecast and Apple TV only 512 MB. As a result, the Amazon model runs faster than its competitors and sophisticated apps can be installed on it.
• The Amazon device is supplied with a practical remote control so that you do not have to rely on smartphone or tablet operation.
• Fire TV supports Amazon Instant Video. With the Apple TV and Google’s Chromecast, Amazon’s streaming service works only indirectly.
• A large number of games can be installed on the Amazon Fire TV.
• At 99 euros, the Fire TV is quite cheap compared to the Apple TV and Chromecast. Because it offers significantly more (performance, games, remote control and voice search) than the competition.