![]() Maybe I'm an edge-case with some weird X-factor that even I can't figure out. But I hope it can work with streaming services such as Sling and YouTube TV to try and stop this from happening. Bottom line: I'm not sure what Amazon needs to doĪmazon, as it's put a Live button on the Fire TV OS home screen, does care about live TV. The Fire TV Stick 4K Max supports Wi-Fi 6 routers (which I haven't had a need to buy yet). That said, since the other (cheaper) Fire TV Sticks are, it would be shocking if that wasn't the case here. Amazon does not mention on its site if the Fire TV Stick 4K Max is a dual-band device, which would make it better at managing Wi-Fi. A huge upgrade (though I want better).Ī note about connectivity. And since then? Well, I've only had one moment of buffering in two weeks. And then I saw that Sling TV's troubleshooting page mentions "you may be experiencing a drop in the internet bandwidth available to your device." So, I pulled out the streaming device that's designed for better Wi-Fi bandwidth, the Roku Streaming Stick 4K which has a long-range Wi-Fi receiver in its power cord. So, since this issue was happening across two seperate services, I started to wonder if the Fire TV 4K Max was the problem. To try and remove potential interference, I turned off my TV's Wi-Fi connection and moved all the wireless devices that were between my Fire Stick and my Wi-Fi router (which were, at the most, separated by 7 feet of distance). I'd tried unplugging and replugging the Fire TV Stick 4K Max's power supply. So, I got a YouTube TV subscription, and started alternating between the two services, to see which would buffer and how often.Īs I dove through all of the trouble-shooting pages online and talked to customer service reps, nothing seemed to solve the issue. So I thought it could be a Sling thing, and not a Fire TV Stick problem. Moments like these were rather new to me. While these weird buffering moments came and went quickly, I was able to capture one of these moments, when the All Elite Wrestling faction comprised of "Platinum" Max Caster, Colton and Austin Gunn and their father Billy were on screen: Not for me, though, because my sport of choice is the predetermined chaos that is pro wrestling. I thought this was a Sling TV problem at first, as Sling TV's buffering woes got really annoying during one night of the NBA Playoffs. Cable (mostly) works, and moving to something that's seemingly based around the internet is a risk.Īt its worst, these buffering moments happened a few times or more an hour. This is exactly why - if you ask me - people don't want to cut the cord. A little "processing" spinning circle would appear on screen while the image was stuck. And when I say stable, I mean Sling TV and YouTube TV kept buffering while I watched live TV on the Fire TV Stick Max. It was so confusing that I started a second subscription to try and test which is the most stable. Live TV didn't really thrive on my Fire TV Stick Maxīut the biggest example of "your mileage may vary" in my testing is one that became an insurmountable roadblock: watching best cable TV alternatives. It's a very personal call, and I wouldn't have designed this like that, but it worked. Something about the mute on the left and the volume control right next to it worked for me. The top row (back, home and menu) is for getting around screens, the second row (rewind, play and fast forward) is for navigating inside shows and movies and then there's the third row. Ask Alexa to check the weather or dim the lights.But somehow I learned this layout fairly quickly. View the front door camera without stopping your programme using Live View Picture-in-Picture. Control power and volume with one remote. Get to favourite apps quickly with preset buttons. ![]() ![]() Search and launch content with your voice. Stream for free with ITVX, All 4, PlutoTV, YouTube, Freevee and more. Watch live TV, news and sport with subscriptions to BT Sport, Sky News, Eurosport, and more. Stream hundreds of thousands of films and TV episodes from BBC iPlayer, Netflix, Prime Video, Now, Disney+ and more, plus listen to millions of songs. ![]() Watch in vibrant 4K Ultra HD with support for Dolby Vision, HDR, HDR10+ and immersive Dolby Atmos audio. 40% more powerful than Fire TV Stick 4K, with faster app starts and more fluid navigation.Įnjoy smoother 4K streaming across multiple Wi-Fi 6 devices. ![]()
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