Amazon Announces $50 4K-Capable Fire TV Stick

Amazon but unveiled its start sub-$l media streamer capable of streaming 4K content.

Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K The new Amazon Fire Television set Stick 4K is a media hub that supports ultra high definition (UHD, or 4K) streaming video with loftier dynamic range (HDR) in HDR10, HDR10+, and Dolby Vision formats.

The Fire TV Stick 4K features a one.7GHz quad-core processor that Amazon claims is 80 percentage more powerful than the standard Fire TV Stick. This improved performance should result in faster card navigation and app switching, just more than chiefly it enables 4K video streaming when the Fire Idiot box Stick only supports video up to 1080p.

The Dolby Vision support is also notable; Roku recently announced its ain sub-$50 4K media streamers, the Roku Premiere and Premiere+, only they just support HDR content in HDR10 and non Dolby Vision.

The Fire TV Stick 4K comes with a new Alexa Vox Remote. All Fire Television receiver devices have come with the original wand-shaped, microphone-equipped Alexa Voice remote for a while, and this represents the commencement significant update to the device.

The new Alexa Voice Remote adds an infrared transmitter and dedicated buttons for ability and volume command, letting users control their connected TV, soundbar, cable box, and other devices without using a carve up remote. Of course, it nonetheless has a microphone for using the Alexa voice banana on the Fire Television receiver Stick 4K, and even so connects to the stick wirelessly with Bluetooth, so y'all don't need line of sight with it (yous even so need to point the remote at the other devices y'all want to control).

The Amazon Fire Television receiver Stick 4K ships Oct. 31 in the Usa and Canada, and will be available Nov. 14 in the Uk, Germany, and Republic of india. It volition retail for $49.99 and include the new Alexa Voice Remote. Current Fire TV device users tin buy the new remote separately for $29.99, and information technology will be available at the same fourth dimension equally the Burn Telly Stick 4K. The Amazon Fire TV Cube will too include the new Alexa Voice Remote starting Oct. 31.