Amazon Fire Stick buggy, alternatives?

[TechMinerUK]

Hi everyone, I recently bought a TV for my bedroom and hooked up an Amazon Fire stick to watch Youtube. It's okay but occasionally it glitches on the video and the audio goes out of sink with the video. Also the whole system begins to slow down at this point which is a bit odd.

So has anyone else had this issue and if so have you fixed it? I have just factory reset the device in hope it will rectify the issue but I always like a plan B in case it doesn't fix permanently

 

[Mr_Sukebe]

Never had the issues you mention. What I had was massive stuttering, due to issues with my local wifi. Drove me nuts and I returned it, replacing with an ethernet connected Roku2, which has been brilliant.

 

[chaparral]

but I always like a plan B in case it doesn't fix permanently

OK then I recommend the Amazon Fire TV box...

But wait till there doing one there deals on the price

 

[TechMinerUK]

Never had the issues you mention. What I had was massive stuttering, due to issues with my local wifi. Drove me nuts and I returned it, replacing with an ethernet connected Roku2, which has been brilliant.

Hmm, I'll check the router to see if I can temporarily re-position it for better signal to see if it rectifies it.?

OK then I recommend the Amazon Fire TV box...
But wait till there doing one there deals on the price

I'll wait till it's down to £55 as I have a £10 voucher

 

[drogon]

Yea its most likely due to wireless problems. Make sure you use an app like wifi analyser to find the least crowded channel. In fact if you can use 5Ghz wifi. The stick is dual band and supports up to 300Mb/s if it get a good signal.

 

[TechMinerUK]

Yea its most likely due to wireless problems. Make sure you use an app like wifi analyser to find the least crowded channel. In fact if you can use 5Ghz wifi. The stick is dual band and supports up to 300Mb/s if it get a good signal.

It's currently using 5GHz but only on 3 bars, to be honest I would have thought that would have been a strong enough signal

 

[iMacMart]

I got great signal on my phone in the bedroom but the fire stick is rubbish, used it 3 times since I got it ....

 

[iMacMart]

Used the HDMI extender seems to have helped WiFi signal