Firestick Performance

[Furton]

I currently have a 1st gen Amazon firebox connected to an old 37" LCD. I bought the fire box because I found the original fire stick very laggy and slow to load up.

I'm about to purchase a 55" OLED TV (LG C9), and I want to take advantage of the 4k capabilities by getting a better fire stick. Is the latest 4k firestick smooth in day to day operation, or do I need the Cube for that sort of performance?

 

[hornetstinger]

Try using the LG first? I haven't tried it yet as don't have any 4k videos

 

[snips86x]

I have the same issue. I have the gen1 and man, I can't wait to replace it. With 2 apps installed it really struggles. I have to hard reset now and again too as it looses WiFi randomly.

 

[wedrum]

Gen 2 is much better

 

[Mr_Sukebe]

I just bought a Firestick 4k. Tried the first one, and thought it was pants, so sent it back. Mainly because of it's inability to stream wirelessly.
I replaced my wifi access point at the start of this year with a pretty decent Unisys unit, and with that the 4k has had no issues.

 

[Semple]

I can vouch for the 4k stick. We've got both the 4k and the gen1.

The gen1 is generally OK at playing stuff, but you notice a serious lag when going back to the menu, or scrolling through the menu.

The 4k stick is magnitudes more responsive.

 

[robj20]

I have a gen1 and the one with voice.
Both seem slow to me, hope to replace the gen1 with an Nvidia shield the new round one.

 

[200sols]

Why not use the app built into the TV?

 

[Andre]

Try the app on the TV first might save you a few quid
We have an old LG TV - runs 4k through the Amazon app without a problem

 

[Pyr0m@nI@]{]

A 4k firestick is faster and less laggy than the gen 1 and has much better wifi reception too

 

[5punk3monk3y]

Oled tv app is HDR10 only, the 4K firestick is DV, the onboard app produces a much brighter picture in my testing of them and I actually prefer hdr10 on an oled to DV

 

[Broken Hope]

Oled tv app is HDR10 only, the 4K firestick is DV, the onboard app produces a much brighter picture in my testing of them and I actually prefer hdr10 on an oled to DV

There is almost no DV content on Prime Video.

The built in apps on the C9 are very good, I wouldn’t get the Firestick unless you really need one.

 

[barmyllama]

There is almost no DV content on Prime Video.

The built in apps on the C9 are very good, I wouldn’t get the Firestick unless you really need one.

This.

I have a LG B7 and it will play UHD Blu-Ray rips directly without any issues.

So 4K streaming will be fine provided you have the internet bandwidth.

 

[Furton]

This.

I have a LG B7 and it will play UHD Blu-Ray rips directly without any issues.

So 4K streaming will be fine provided you have the internet bandwidth.

Thanks for this, will give it a go first on the WebOS

 

[5punk3monk3y]

There is almost no DV content on Prime Video.

The built in apps on the C9 are very good, I wouldn’t get the Firestick unless you really need one.

I gather that however I have a latest gen 4k firestick plugged in to my XF90 and watching hdr content is dull on both the stick and built in Sony App, likewise I have an apple tv plugged in to my B7 oled the app on the apple tv Is dull playing on the B7 but the built in app is fantastic bright whites and deep blacks a stark difference to all the other devices.

It bugged me to the point that I double checked all the settings across all the devices and found it all working correctly.

I tested with Jack Ryan.

 

[Raggs]

worth grabbing one while there on offer never owned one before really slick in operation , i tried the apple app bought the revenant in 4k for a measly £3 via my itunes account was really impressed with the picture.

 

[TheVoice]

Just use the app, gets updated reasonably regularly so it's obviously well-supported.