OT: This looks like it FREAKIN ROCKS!!!!

cazzy

Amazon Fire TV

Processor Qualcomm Krait 300, quad-core to 1.7 Ghz

GPU Qualcomm Adreno 320

Memory 2 GB LPDDR2 @ 533 MHZ

Content Support Video: H.263, H.264, MPEG4-SP, VC1

Audio: AAC, AC-3, E-AC-3, HE-A, PCM, MP3
Photo: JPG, PNG

The specs blow away everything out there!  Roku, Apple TV, WDTV and so on.  I already ordered it!  

nolaegghead

Crap.  I want but I don't need.  I already have 3 Roku, 1 HTPC, 2 Chromecasts, 1 DVR and 3 cable boxes.

cazzy

nolaegghead said:

Crap.  I want but I don't need.  I already have 3 Roku, 1 HTPC, 2 Chromecasts, 1 DVR and 3 cable boxes.

Quad-core, 2GB RAM and a dedicated GPU.  Is there really anything to think about bro?

Eggcelsior

I saw this on Gizmodo this morning. As soon as it gets HBOgo, I'm in.

nola, sell off some of the other stuff. Duh.

TheShaytoon

I got one too...will be here Friday.  Now we have the GoogleTV, the Roku, and the Chromecast...hopefully this thing will live up to the hype.  

Did you see the gaming controller? Click Here

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Eggcelsior

I love the Chromecast. Can't beat what it offers for $35.

fishlessman

maybe ill order one too........what is it
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cazzy

TheShaytoon said:

I got one too...will be here Friday.  Now we have the GoogleTV, the Roku, and the Chromecast...hopefully this thing will live up to the hype.  

Did you see the gaming controller? Click Here

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Got a gaming controller too!    

cazzy

Eggcelsior said:

I love the Chromecast. Can't beat what it offers for $35.

Yes, but it stopped appealing to me when they patched the hack.  

Jeremiah

Geeks. B-)

henapple

Does it run through cable or Internet? Explain it to me like I'm stupid.

nolaegghead

I have one of those hackable Apple TVs too.  $25.  Haven't used it yet.

TheShaytoon

The chromecast is great, but you can't get the free amazon prime shows on it.

DMW

TheShaytoon said:

The chromecast is great, but you can't get the free amazon prime shows on it.

This is the only reason I'm considering it. Between Xbox, Chromecast, and Tivo Roamio, I should be set. But not for Prime Instant Streaming.

fence0407

PS3 does a good job for me. Netflix, AmazonPrime, HuluPlus - and I can play Tiger Woods 2014. 

Interested to see how you like it though @cazzy - It looks like its a solid device.

Eggcelsior

@cazzy

Doesn't matter. Tell me what product offers that portability at that price point? I can take Netflix and HBOgo with me and allow anyone to enjoy on a TV with a HDMI port. It's only going to get better as more stuff is developed for it. 

Which hack? The root shell?

@TheShaytoon

That's what my wife's Kindle Fire is for. My 2 year old doesn't care what she watches Curious George on. That means 30 minutes extra of sleep for me. That's worth a lot more than $35 on a Saturday morning. 

cazzy

Eggcelsior said:

@cazzy

Doesn't matter. Tell me what product offers that portability at that price point? I can take Netflix and HBOgo with me and allow anyone to enjoy on a TV with a HDMI port. It's only going to get better as more stuff is developed for it. 

Which hack? The root shell?

@TheShaytoon

That's what my wife's Kindle Fire is for. My 2 year old doesn't care what she watches Curious George on. That means 30 minutes extra of sleep for me. That's worth a lot more than $35 on a Saturday morning. 

Yeah...Streaming media from HBOgo, Netflix, Hulu, and Prime have never been a problem. Between my TV, Xbox One and my PS4, I'm covered. I'm more interested in being able to stream movies from my Drobo or computers.

Early on, the Chromecast was hackable to run a custom rom so you can stream from your personal media, not just media services.

DMW

cazzy said:

@cazzy

Doesn't matter. Tell me what product offers that portability at that price point? I can take Netflix and HBOgo with me and allow anyone to enjoy on a TV with a HDMI port. It's only going to get better as more stuff is developed for it. 

Which hack? The root shell?

@TheShaytoon

That's what my wife's Kindle Fire is for. My 2 year old doesn't care what she watches Curious George on. That means 30 minutes extra of sleep for me. That's worth a lot more than $35 on a Saturday morning. 

Yeah...Streaming media from HBOgo, Netflix, Hulu, and Prime have never been a problem. Between my TV, Xbox One and my PS4, I'm covered. I'm more interested in being able to stream movies from my Drobo or computers. Early on, the Chromecast was hackable to run a custom rom so you can stream from your personal media, not just media services.

Plex.tv works with Chromecast now for local streaming. I haven't tried it yet.

Eggcelsior

Doesn't Allcast stream local media? Does tab casting no longer work?

TheShaytoon

I think the issue with the tab casting and Amazon is that the Chromecast is actually getting the data from the PC or Laptop, and them "showing" it on the TV.

Whereas with services that it supports, like netflix, chromecast directly connects to the service via the internet.

Eggcelsior

TheShaytoon said:

I think the issue with the tab casting and Amazon is that the Chromecast is actually getting the data from the PC or Laptop, and them "showing" it on the TV.

Whereas with services that it supports, like netflix, chromecast directly connects to the service via the internet.

Correct. All other streaming is via the cloud.

cazzy

Eggcelsior said:

Doesn't Allcast stream local media? Does tab casting no longer work?

I'm honestly sure.  I like stuff to be supported natively, especially media tanks and what not.  I don't want to transcode at all.  

Either way, I'll eventually pick up a Chromecast.  Why not...it's freaking cheap as hell.  lol

Eggcelsior

Whatever you do, XBMC FTW.

NDG

I am surprised that all this excitement did not boost their stock today . . the slump continues :(

lousubcap

To keep with the theme as a luddite; BFD-DILLIGAF and there are more but not forum friendly >-

cazzy

NDG said:

I am surprised that all this excitement did not boost their stock today . . the slump continues :(

I'm sure they're concerned, but i dont think it's something they're losing sleep over.

The whole segment is good, and they even hinted at the Kindle Fire TV, but he wouldn't talk about it. At 7min, he talks about Amazon's business model. It's one of the main reasons Amazon is the only place I'll buy impulsively.

60 Minutes Segment - Inside Amazon: http://youtu.be/gcXoj_UBXv8

nolaegghead

lousubcap said:

To keep with the theme as a luddite; BFD-DILLIGAF and there are more but not forum friendly >-

I lust love when luddites post their dissatisfaction of technology on a blog.

Carve it into some dirt with a stick.  Just messin wif ya.

lousubcap

@nolaegghead-I do not interpret the above as dissatisfaction with technology, just that sometimes the speed of tech is faster than I choose to run.  Eventually I may catch up with the trailing edge but if not then...Who GAF!

cazzy

@nolaegghead  Did you order it?

nolaegghead

@cazzy  Nope.  Probably will, I have a problem.  Same as yours. 

I still haven't hooked up my apple TV.

On the multimedia front, I got a nice DAC for all my digital music sources and got my whole system rewired and rocking.

nolaegghead

@lousubcap - I'm just busting your balls, man.    I'm into technology because I find it interesting and it's my job.  I just wish the luddites would stop asking me to fix their computers, 'cause I AIN'T IN THE COMPUTER FIXIN' BIDNESS!!  (just bitching about everyone I know that thinks a software engineer is in the computer fixin' business).