“As I’ve grown older, I’ve embracd the benefits of never being an early adopter. But on Thursday, for the first time in years, I bought something the day after it came out — the Amazon.com Fire TV set-top streaming box,” Michael Comeau writes for Minyanville. “I stream Netflix content all the time using an Apple TV, but I really wanted a box that could also access Amazon’s Prime Instant Video service, to which I am a subscriber.”
“On Saturday, my Fire TV arrived in the mail, and I immediately put it through its paces,” Comeau writes. “If you go to movies on the Fire TV home screen, the top category is ‘Recently Added to Prime’ while the fourth one down is ‘Top Movies on Prime.’ There are also Prime movies integrated into ‘Recommended Movies’ …But beyond that, there’s no obvious way to screen specifically for Prime movies — they’re all mixed in with paid content. TV basically works the same way. Browsing through genres didn’t help much, either.”
“On Apple TV, everything’s laid out so you can easily navigate all the options and categories,” Comeau writes. “If you’re into Netflix and/or you need HBO Go right now, Apple TV seems like a better choice because of its ease of use… I was hoping the Fire TV would give me the ultimate streaming experience. But ultimately, it’s a letdown.”
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