Fire TV i Fire TV Stick dvije su različite vrste Amazon TV streaming uređaja. Ovaj članak uspoređuje proizvode u obje kategorije tako da imate jasno razumijevanje sličnosti i razlika.

Pokriti ćemo razlike u fizičkim svojstvima, tehničkim specifikacijama, cijeni, dostupnosti i drugim čimbenicima.

Fire TV vs Fire TV Stick : dizajn i oblik

Fire TV je set-top box verzija Amazonovog media streaming playera . ^(Fire)Vatrogasni televizori^{(Fire TVs)} su kvadratni. To je uređaj za strujanje koji postavljate na centar za zabavu ili policu i spajate na TV pomoću kabela.

Samo Amazon Fire^{(Gen Amazon Fire)} TV uređaj treće generacije ima ugrađeni HDMI kabel nalik na privjesak . Uređaj visi sa stražnje strane vašeg TV-a kada je priključen – poput Google Chromecasta^{(Google Chromecast)} .

S druge strane, Fire TV Stick je mnogo manja verzija Amazonovog streaming media playera. To je pravokutni ključ veličine čokoladice. Za razliku od Fire TV-a, ne trebate kabel za spajanje Fire TV Sticka^(Stick) na vaš TV. Možete priključiti HDMI kraj streaming sticka izravno u HDMI priključak vašeg TV-a.

Faktor oblika Fire TV Stick -a čini ga najboljim izborom za centar za zabavu bez kabela. Za razliku od Fire TV prijemnika, Fire TV Stick možete napajati izravno iz USB priključka vašeg TV-a. Većina Fire TV modela (1. i 2. generacije) zahtijeva napajanje iz zidne utičnice da bi se uključili.

Objašnjenje Amazon Fire TV kocke^{(Amazon Fire TV Cube Explained)}

Zamislite Fire TV Cube kao Fire TV u kocki. Uz razliku u obliku, Fire TV Cube ima četiri gumba na vrhu – tipke za mikrofon, radnju^(Action) i glasnoću.

Fire TV kocke^(Cubes) imaju ugrađene mikrofone i zvučnike za interakciju bez upotrebe ruku s glasovnim asistentom Amazon Alexa . Možete komunicirati s Alexom^(Alexa) na Fire TV Cube bez TV-a (kao što je Amazon Echo ) ili kada je vaš TV isključen. Fire^{(A Fire)} TV Cube mješavina je Fire TV-a i Amazon Echo -a .

Dakle, što je zajedničko Fire TV^{(Fire TVs)} -ima i Fire TV Cube uređajima? Nedostaje im HDMI utikač kao što ima Fire TV stick - potreban vam je HDMI kabel za povezivanje uređaja za strujanje na TV.

Pohrana i memorija

Sve generacije Fire TV i Fire TV Stick imaju osam gigabajta (8 GB) prostora za pohranu. Fire TV kocke^(Cubes) imaju 16 GB prostora za pohranu, najvjerojatnije zato što služe kao uređaji za strujanje i pametni zvučnici.

Što se tiče memorije^{(Memory-wise)} , Fire TV^{(Fire TVs)} i Fire TV Cubes imaju 2 GB RAM-a^(RAM) , dok se memorija Fire TV Stick -a kreće od 1 GB do 1,5 GB. Tipično, modeli Fire TV Stick Lite i starije generacije stickova za streaming imaju 1 GB RAM-a^(RAM) . Modeli Fire^(Fire) TV Stick koji nude 4K streaming imaju veće konfiguracije memorije (maksimalno 1,5 GB).

1. i 2. generacija Fire TV-a imaju ugrađene USB priključke. Dakle, možete jednostavno proširiti pohranu uređaja pomoću palca. Fire TV Sticks nemaju USB priključke, pa će vam trebati Micro USB na USB adapter za spajanje USB pogona.

Alexa glasovni daljinski upravljač

Kada kupujete Fire TV, Fire TV Cube ili Fire TV Stick , provjerite jeste li odabrali jedan s Alexa glasovnim daljinskim upravljačem^{(Alexa Voice Remote)} . Uz Alexa možete pronaći TV emisije, prilagoditi reprodukciju medija i izvršavati druge zadatke putem glasovne kontrole.

Svi Amazon Fire TV uređaji podržavaju Alexa i isporučuju se s Alexa glasovnim daljinskim upravljačem^{(Alexa Voice Remote)} , osim dolje navedenih modela:

• Amazon Fire TV – prva generacija (2014.)
• Amazon Fire TV Stick – 1. generacija^(Gen) (2014.)
• Amazon Fire TV Stick Basic Edition (2017.)

Napomena:^(Note:) Ne možete upariti Alexa Voice Remote s ovim uređajima jer im nedostaje izvorna podrška za Alexa .

Mrežna povezanost

I Fire TV i Fire TV Stick rade s žičnom i bežičnom internetskom vezom. Međutim, samo Fire TV (osim modela 3. generacije^(Gen) ) se isporučuje s ugrađenim Ethernet priključkom. Da biste koristili žičanu vezu s Fire TV Stick s, morat ćete kupiti Amazon Ethernet adapter (košta 20 USD) zasebno. Fire TV kocke^(Cubes) nemaju Ethernet priključak, ali dolaze s Ethernet adapterom u kutiji. Za korištenje žičane veze nisu potrebna dodatna ulaganja.

Žičana veza je često brža i stabilnija od Wi-Fi veze^(Wi-Fi) . Ako namjeravate kupiti 4K Fire TV uređaj, trebat će vam Ethernet veza za strujanje sadržaja ultra visoke razlučivosti^{(Ultra High-Definition)} ( UHD ). Ako kupujete “ Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max ”, trebali biste uzeti u obzir cijenu Ethernet adaptera, osim ako vaš pružatelj bežične mreže jamči minimalnu brzinu interneta od 25 Mbps bez prigušivanja.

Operacijski sustav

Fire OS pokreće sve Amazonove uređaje za strujanje—stikove i set-top boxove. Fire OS temelji se na Androidu^(Android) . Stoga možete instalirati Android aplikacije na Fire TV Stick^{(install Android apps on a Fire TV Stick)} i Fire TV.

Fire OS dostupan je u tri verzije— Fire OS 5 , Fire OS 6 i Fire OS 7 . Fire OS 5 temelji se na Androidu 5.1 ^{(Android 5.1)} Lollipop , dok su Fire OS 6 i 7 temeljeni na Androidu 7.1 ^{(Android 7.1)} Nougat i Androidu 9 ^{(Android 9)} Pie .

Modeli Fire TV Stick^{(Fire TV Stick)} objavljeni 2020. (i noviji) s najnovijim Fire OS 7 koji su već iz kutije. Samo Fire TV Stick ( Osnovno izdanje^{(Basic Edition)} ), Fire TV Cube (1. Gen ) i Fire TV (3. Gen ) pokreću Fire OS 6 . Ostali modeli Fire TV i Fire TV Stick isporučuju se s Fire OS 5 .

Streaming aplikacije kao što su Netflix^(Netflix) , Hulu , Disney Plus , HBO Max , itd., savršeno će raditi na svim verzijama Fire OS -a. ^{(Fire OS)}Međutim, što je verzija Fire OS -a viša, to su bolje značajke i performanse Fire TV-a.^(Fire)

Pogledajte ovu dokumentaciju Fire OS-a na Amazonovoj web stranici^{(Fire OS documentation on Amazon’s website)} da vidite koji Fire TV uređaj pokreće koju verziju Fire OS -a.

Napomena: ^(Note:) Fire OS nije moguće unaprijediti na Fire TV^{(Fire TVs)} -ima i Fire TV Stickovima^(Sticks) . Odnosno, ne možete nadograditi uređaj za strujanje s jedne verzije na drugu—npr. Fire OS 5 na Fire OS 6 . Međutim, možete ažurirati Fire TV na različite verzije iste verzije.

Amazon jamči sigurnosna ažuriranja softvera^{(software security updates)} za svoje uređaje za strujanje do četiri godine nakon što se ukinu ili više nisu dostupni za kupnju na njegovoj web stranici.

Fire TV u odnosu na Fire TV Stick : cijena i dostupnost

Amazon više ne prodaje Fire TV. Tvrtka je posljednju (3.) generaciju Fire TV box-a lansirala 2017. godine, a iste je godine prekinula s proizvodnjom. Svi modeli kutije za streaming su "trenutačno nedostupni" na njihovoj stranici za maloprodaju na Amazonu . ^(Amazon)Međutim, još uvijek možete kupiti obnovljene verzije (60-70 USD) ukinutih Fire TV^{(Fire TVs)} -a na Amazonu^(Amazon) i trgovinama trećih strana^{(third-party stores)} kao što je Best Buy.

Cijena Fire TV Sticka^(Stick) varirat će ovisno o verziji ili generaciji koju kupujete – 4K izdanja su obično skuplja. Najnovije izdanje ( Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max – 1. Gen (2021.)) košta 54,99 USD. To je do sada najskuplji Fire TV Stick uređaj.

Najjeftiniji Fire TV Stick je “Amazon Fire TV Stick Lite ” izdanje (29,99 USD). To je razvodnjena verzija standardnog Fire TV Sticka^(Stick) bez podrške za Dolby Vision i TV kontrole. Bez Dolby Visiona^{(Dolby Vision)} , Fire TV Stick Lite ne može optimizirati način na koji vaš TV prikazuje HDR slike. Isto tako^(Likewise) , Alexa Voice Remote Lite ne može kontrolirati vaš TV, zvučnu traku i druge uređaje u vašem sustavu za zabavu.

• Fire TV Stick Lite – 1. generacija (2020.)^{(Fire TV Stick Lite – 1st Gen (2020))} – 29,99 USD
• Fire TV Stick – 2. generacije (2016.-2019.)^{(Fire TV Stick – 2nd Gen (2016-2019))} – 34,99 USD – 39,99 USD
• Fire TV Stick – 3. generacija (2020.)^{(Fire TV Stick – 3rd Gen (2020))(Fire TV Stick – 3rd Gen (2020))} – 39,99 USD
• Fire TV Stick – osnovno izdanje (2017.)^{(Fire TV Stick – Basic Edition (2017))} – 49,99 USD
• Fire TV Stick 4K – 1. Gen (2018.)^{(Fire TV Stick 4K – 1st Gen (2018))(Fire TV Stick 4K – 1st Gen (2018))} – 49,99 USD (34,99 USD na rasprodaji)
• Fire TV Stick 4K Max – 1. generacija (2021.)^{(Fire TV Stick 4K Max – 1st Gen (2021))(Fire TV Stick 4K Max – 1st Gen (2021))} – 54,99 USD

Napomena:^(Note:) Ovo su službene preporučene maloprodajne cijene gore navedenih proizvoda na Amazonovoj web stranici. Trgovine i tvrtke trećih strana mogu ih prodavati po višim cijenama.

Set- Top Box ili Stick : Što ^{(Which Should)}kupiti^(Buy) ?

Vatreni^(Fire) TV štapići^(Sticks) su sada glavna stvar. Prijenosni su i vise iza vašeg TV-a, pružajući tako postavku za zabavu bez nereda i kabela. Podrška za 4K još je jedna izvanredna razlika - nijedan Fire TV model ne podržava 4K streaming. Fire TV uređaji su zastarjeli, skuplji i više ne primaju ažuriranja softvera od Amazona^(Amazon) .

Fire TV kocke^(Cubes) izvrstan su dodatak postavljanju pametnog doma. Podržava 4K Ultra HD sadržaj, služi kao pametni zvučnik i nudi više funkcionalnosti preko Fire TV Stick uređaja. Međutim, skuplji je preko 50 dolara. Za više pojedinosti pogledajte naš članak o usporedbi Fire TV Stick 4K i Fire TV Cube^{(Fire TV Stick 4K vs. Fire TV Cube comparison article)} .

Fire TV vs Fire TV Stick: What Are the Differences?

Fire TV and Fire TV Stick are two distinct types of Amazon TV streaming devices. This article compares products in both categories so that you have a clear understanding of the similarities and differences.

We’ll cover differences in physical attributes, technical specs, price, availability, and other factors.

Fire TV vs. Fire TV Stick: Design and Form

The Fire TV is the set-top box version of Amazon’s media streaming player. Fire TVs are square. It’s a streaming device you place atop an entertainment center or shelf and connect to your TV using a cable.

Only the 3rd Gen Amazon Fire TV device has a built-in pendant-like HDMI cable. The device hangs from the back of your TV when plugged in—like Google Chromecast.

On the other hand, the Fire TV Stick is a much smaller version of Amazon’s streaming media player. It’s a rectangular dongle the size of a chocolate bar. Unlike Fire TV, you don’t need a cable to connect a Fire TV Stick to your TV. You can plug the HDMI end of the streaming stick directly into your TV’s HDMI port.

The Fire TV Stick’s form factor makes it the best choice for a cable-free entertainment center. Unlike the Fire TV set-top box, you can power a Fire TV Stick directly from your TV’s USB port. Most Fire TV models (1st and 2nd gen) require power from a wall socket to come on.

Amazon Fire TV Cube Explained

Think of the Fire TV Cube as Fire TV in a cube. In addition to the shape difference, the Fire TV Cube has four buttons on the top—Microphone, Action, and Volume buttons.

Fire TV Cubes have built-in microphones and speakers for hands-free interaction with the Amazon Alexa voice assistant. You can interact with Alexa on the Fire TV Cube without a TV (like the Amazon Echo) or when your TV is off. A Fire TV Cube is a blend of Fire TV and Amazon Echo.

So, what do Fire TVs and Fire TV Cube devices have in common? They lack an HDMI plug like the Fire TV stick has—you need an HDMI cable to connect the streaming devices to your TV.

Storage and Memory

All Fire TV and Fire TV Stick generations have eight gigabytes (8GB) of storage space. Fire TV Cubes have 16GB storage space, most likely because they double as streaming devices and smart speakers.

Memory-wise, Fire TVs and Fire TV Cubes have 2GB RAM, while Fire TV Sticks’ memory ranges from 1GB–1.5GB. Typically, Fire TV Stick Lite models and older generations of the streaming sticks have 1GB RAM. Fire TV Stick models that offer 4K streaming have higher memory configurations (1.5GB max).

The 1st and 2nd generations of the Fire TV have built-in USB ports. So, you can easily expand the devices’ storage with a thumb drive. Fire TV Sticks lack USB ports, so you’ll need a Micro USB to USB adapter to connect a USB drive.

Alexa Voice Remote

When buying a Fire TV, Fire TV Cube, or Fire TV Stick, ensure you choose one with an Alexa Voice Remote. With Alexa, you can find TV shows, adjust media playback, and execute other tasks via voice control.

All Amazon Fire TV devices support Alexa and ship with an Alexa Voice Remote, except the models listed below:

• Amazon Fire TV – 1st Gen (2014)
• Amazon Fire TV Stick – 1st Gen (2014)
• Amazon Fire TV Stick Basic Edition (2017)

Note: You cannot pair an Alexa Voice Remote to these devices because they lack native support for Alexa.

Network Connectivity

Both Fire TV and Fire TV Stick work with wired and wireless internet connectivity. However, only the Fire TV (except the 3rd Gen model) ships with a built-in Ethernet port. To use a wired connection with Fire TV Sticks, you’ll need to purchase the Amazon Ethernet Adapter (costs $20) separately. Fire TV Cubes don’t have an Ethernet port, but they come with an Ethernet adapter in the box. No extra investment is required to use a wired connection.

A wired connection is often faster and more stable than Wi-Fi. If you intend to buy the 4K Fire TV device, you’ll need an Ethernet connection to stream Ultra High-Definition (UHD) content. If you’re buying the “Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max,” you should factor in the cost of an Ethernet adapter, unless your wireless network provider guarantees a minimum internet speed of 25Mbps without throttling.

Operating System

Fire OS powers all Amazon’s streaming devices—sticks and set-top boxes. Fire OS is based on Android. Therefore, you can install Android apps on a Fire TV Stick and Fire TV.

Fire OS is available in three versions—Fire OS 5, Fire OS 6, and Fire OS 7. Fire OS 5 is based on Android 5.1 Lollipop, while Fire OS 6 and 7 are based on Android 7.1 Nougat and Android 9 Pie.

Fire TV Stick models released in 2020 (and newer) with the latest Fire OS 7 out-of-the-box. Only the Fire TV Stick (Basic Edition), Fire TV Cube (1st Gen), and Fire TV (3rd Gen) run Fire OS 6. Other Fire TV and Fire TV Stick models ship with Fire OS 5.

Streaming apps like Netflix, Hulu, Disney Plus, HBO Max, etc., will work perfectly on all Fire OS versions. However, the higher the Fire OS version, the better the Fire TV features and performance.

Refer to this Fire OS documentation on Amazon’s website to see which Fire TV device runs which Fire OS version.

Note: Fire OS cannot be up-leveled on Fire TVs and Fire TV Sticks. That is, you cannot upgrade the streaming device from one version to another—e.g., Fire OS 5 to Fire OS 6. However, you can update Fire TV to different builds of the same version.

Amazon guarantees software security updates for its streaming devices up until four years after they’re discontinued or no longer available for purchase on its website.

Fire TV vs. Fire TV Stick: Price and Availability

Amazon no longer sells the Fire TV. The company launched the last (3rd) generation of the Fire TV box in 2017 and discontinued it in the same year. All models of the streaming box are “currently unavailable” on their respective Amazon retail page. However, you can still purchase refurbished versions ($60–$70) of the discontinued Fire TVs on Amazon and third-party stores like Best Buy.

The price of the Fire TV Stick will vary depending on the version or generation you’re buying—4K editions are typically pricier. The latest edition (Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max – 1st Gen (2021)) costs $54.99. That’s the most expensive Fire TV Stick device yet.

The cheapest Fire TV Stick is the “Amazon Fire TV Stick Lite” edition ($29.99). It’s a watered-down version of the standard Fire TV Stick with no support for Dolby Vision and TV controls. Without Dolby Vision, the Fire TV Stick Lite cannot optimize how your TV displays HDR pictures. Likewise, the Alexa Voice Remote Lite cannot control your TV, soundbar, and other devices in your entertainment system.

• Fire TV Stick Lite – 1st Gen (2020) — $29.99
• Fire TV Stick – 2nd Gen (2016-2019) — $34.99 – $39.99
• Fire TV Stick – 3rd Gen (2020) — $39.99
• Fire TV Stick – Basic Edition (2017) — $49.99
• Fire TV Stick 4K – 1st Gen (2018) — $49.99 ($34.99 on sale)
• Fire TV Stick 4K Max – 1st Gen (2021) — $54.99

Note: These are the official recommended retail prices of the products mentioned above on Amazon’s website. Third-party stores and companies may sell them at higher prices.

Set-Top Box or Stick: Which Should You Buy?

Fire TV Sticks are the in-thing now. They’re portable and hang behind your TV, thereby providing a clutter-free and cable-free entertainment setup. 4K support is another standout differentiator—no Fire TV model supports 4K streaming. Fire TV devices are obsolete, pricier, and no longer receive software updates from Amazon.

Fire TV Cubes are a great addition to a smart home setup. It supports 4K Ultra HD content, doubles as a smart speaker, and offers more functionality over Fire TV Stick devices. However, it’s over $50 more expensive. Refer to our Fire TV Stick 4K vs. Fire TV Cube comparison article for more details.

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