Amazon’s new primary streamer is the $35 Hearth TV Stick HD

Amazon has given its primary Hearth TV Stick what appears to be a rebranding and has even shaved off a number of {dollars} from its pricing. Whenever you go to its outdated itemizing on the web site, you will see a be aware that claims “There is a newer mannequin of this product,” which hyperlinks to the brand new Fire TV Stick HD. We name it a “rebranding,” since its specs appear just about equivalent to the corporate’s outdated primary streamer. It will probably stream in full HD decision, comes with HDR help and ships with an Alexa-powered distant management. You possibly can press the Alexa button on its distant to seek for reveals and launch apps with only a voice command.

The system can run the preferred streaming apps, like Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ and Peacock, and its distant comes with particular buttons for Netflix and Prime Video. In contrast to the outdated model that set you again $40, although, the brand new Hearth TV Stick HD has a base worth of $35. That is solely $5 greater than the model that ships with a “lite” remote that has few buttons for management. If you need a streamer that is able to handing 4K reveals and flicks, although, this is not the mannequin to go for. Amazon has a number of choices to select from, particularly the Fire TV Stick 4K, Fire TV Stick 4K Max with 16GB of storage and the Fire TV Cube that gives hands-free streaming with its built-in mic and audio system.