[Electronics-Talk] Electronics-Talk] Amazon fire sticks

[Star Gazer]

Can you pair with Alexa? 

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> On Apr 15, 2019, at 2:57 PM, Mike via Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I like the firestick with Alexa better only because I am speaking right into
> it. The tv with Alexa some times did not hear me because of the tv sound.
> But that may just be my voice or room conditions. The down side to the Alexa
> remote is you have to pick it up & push the button there is no wake word.
> Otherwise I found they worked the same. 
> Mike
> 
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> Star Gazer via Electronics-Talk
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> Cc: Star Gazer <pickrellrebecca at gmail.com>
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>> On Apr 15, 2019, at 9:48 AM, Ben Fulton via Electronics-Talk
> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Mike,
>> 
>> That's really useful to know. We have an older t.v. it's HDTV, but has no
> smart features. The picture quality is fine, but we've been considering how
> we want to upgrade.
>> 
>> So, I'm wondering, is the fire tv the same thing as using the firestick?
> In terms of the smart technology part of it? It's especially good to know
> about the voice thing happening twice a week, that would annoy us, so the
> firestick may be the better option, I'm just trying to figure out if there's
> a difference in the functionality of the two options, or if it really works
> the same, and you're just paying for the actual t.v. - which would be a
> better picture, but we are happy with what we currently have.
>> 
>> Ben,
>> 
>> 
>> ----
>> 
>> I bought the 24 inch Insignia fire tv with Alexa built in. The problem was
>> about 2 times a week in the middle of the night it would say voice view
>> ready! This was with the tv shut off! This is a soft wear problem. No one
>> could figure out how to stop this. My tv was in the bedroom & I was not
>> going to be woke up by the tv 2 times a week. The ecko show does the same
>> thing, but you can tell it to go home & that stopes the behavior for the
>> most part but not 100%. I sent it back & got the fire stick with Alexa
>> remote & really like it.
>> Mike
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of
>> Star Gazer via Electronics-Talk
>> Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2019 5:43 PM
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>> Cc: Star Gazer <pickrellrebecca at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Amazon fire sticks
>> 
>> Thank you. We are trying to decide, and you may know, if the firestick
> will
>> work with our tv, we got it in 2012. We are trying to decide if we want a
>> firestick or spring for the tv with the firestick built in, husband isn't
>> sure he wants involuntary adds. 
>> Are you sure there isn't a youtube app for the firestick? Sounds like an
> odd
>> oversight. 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of
>> Melissa Kane via Electronics-Talk
>> Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2019 4:58 PM
>> To: Star Gazer via Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: Melissa Kane <mdsmith32811 at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Amazon fire sticks
>> 
>> The Fire Stick is very accessible, in my experience. We have used our with
>> Sling TV, CBS All Access, PBS, Amazon Prime, and probably a couple other
>> apps as well. I just which there was a youtube TV app for the Fire Stick.
>> 
>> 
>> Melissa Kane
>> 
>>> On 4/14/2019 1:30 PM, Star Gazer via Electronics-Talk wrote:
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone how accessible are these? We want to try them.
>> 
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> a%40gmail.comwe are in the same boat as Ben. We must have YouTube. My dream
> configuration is to tell Alexa what I want and have her set up the tv. 
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