Fire TV Cube 4K Streaming Device w/ Hands-Free Alexa (2019) Expired

Speaking of wolf launcher, does the search button work for you? I can't seem to get all the features to work correctly when using wolf. I also can't seem to search directly for apps once wolf is the main launcher.

This is a good deal. However, if you use YouTube TV, stay away.

With the Cube, most if not all of 60 FPS content gets horrible frame drops. That includes 1080p60 and 720p60. Engineering has been working to figure out a solution with none in sight yet. You are better off with a Fire Stick, Fire Stick 4k, or built-in TV app which do not have this issue.

Most channels and content stream at 30fps which isn't a problem. But most sports and some content do actually stream at 60 frames a second.

Try SmartTube Next beta. The built in adblock alone is worth the switch

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The gigabit connection is almost irrelevant for streaming, but for in home console remote play (Moonlight, SteamLink, nVidia Game Stream) it's a big benefit. Do you need 1000 Mbps? No, but if you can get 40-50 more than 100 then that's a huge benefit. Even for streaming from the internet really. Going from a max of 100 to 150 is a big jump, however, it's more likely that you'd go from 100 to 300-400. I have gigabit service from my ISP and would benefit (and do benefit) greatly from a gigabit ethernet option on the Fire Cube.


OK that being said. I got mine yesterday and all of the people in this thread crapping on this device, calling it slow, have no idea what they're talking about. I see, "replace it with an Apple TV" and I can't disagree with that sentiment more. I literally replaced an Apple TV 4k (previous gen, still about as powerful as the newest gen) and I can't imagine going back to the AppleTV. The AppleTV is not nearly as snappy and the controller doesn't always respond how you want it to. The touchpad is so finicky and the options you have with an AppleTV over the Android based FireTV OS is just abysmal. Game streaming to the AppleTV was really frustrating and it never worked how you would think it should.

I am super happy with the FireTV Cube honestly. I do prefer the Shield Pro I have in another room, and AndroidTV overall, but the Fire Cube is very snappy and responsive. I have no idea what people are talking about when they say it's slow. With the caveat that I turned off autoplay of videos and audio in the settings. I wonder if that's the reason some people are experiencing slowdown.

So what's the deal with the trade-in 20% off? It shows on the product page but then it doesn't apply at checkout. They're waiting for me to ship my trade-in first but by the time they receive it this deal will be over...

I'm buying it solely for the purpose of in-home streaming games from my PC in another room. Been playing with AMD Link in the last few days on my Chromecast and the performance has been terrible with significant lag. I'm using AMD Link because Steam Link is giving me controller issues with some games (FH5 for example). What has been your experience streaming to the Cube so far?

Almost seamless. It's honestly just as good if not better than my shield pro.


Get this which will get you higher speeds wired. Alleviated all slowdown with Moonlight and I even paid for a PlayStation remote play app (PS Play) that works amazingly with my PS5.


https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07N2ZH...UTF8&psc=1 [amazon.com]

Thanks! Will look into this adapter. I can't believe that the included adapter is only 100Mbps

I think most people wont even use it so... Honestly it would have made more sense to include a USB port or something instead.

Yes, I agree. Fast and snappy!
Watch the review from this guy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiJxiLw2cmI

Almost seamless. It's honestly just as good if not better than my shield pro.


Get this which will get you higher speeds wired. Alleviated all slowdown with Moonlight and I even paid for a PlayStation remote play app (PS Play) that works amazingly with my PS5.


https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07N2ZH...UTF8&psc=1