Amazon Fire TV stick

Ian Evey · 26 Dec 2015 at 15:03

Has anyone set the Amazon fire TV stick up with thier pc for streaming the pc desktop / games to a TV using windows 8.1?

I think I am missing something as when I click on the Amazon TV stick in windows I get an "no network profile setup for this device" message.

Tried many things and tbh I think either my win 8.1 is missing something or my wired connection to the router is not allowing the Amazon stick through, Or it's just not compatible with a wired connection.

Amazon TV works perfectly fine streaming movies and TV but I would like streaming from my PC to the TV if possible ( I do not have a smart TV )

bremen1874 · 26 Dec 2015 at 15:20

I believe that if you want to stream local media you're going to need to use something like Plex.

Try sticking 'fire tv stream from pc' into Google.

Ian Evey · 26 Dec 2015 at 17:49

Thanks for that, tried plex but i have come to learn that you need a compatible wireless card / stick to communicate with the fire stick.

Lost interest now with this tbh, luckily it was not a requirement i needed when buying a cheap tv stick.

Avalon · 27 Dec 2015 at 12:36

No, the stick connects via wifi, your PC can connect however you like, it just needs to be connected to the same network.

RetiredGreyFox · 27 Dec 2015 at 12:44

Probably best asking here - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18590873

Ian Evey · 28 Dec 2015 at 09:06

Thanks for that, I've asked the question but I don't think I am going to like the answer

Bluecube · 28 Dec 2015 at 09:14

Ian Evey said:
Thanks for that, tried plex but i have come to learn that you need a compatible wireless card / stick to communicate with the fire stick.

Lost interest now with this tbh, luckily it was not a requirement i needed when buying a cheap tv stick.

That's not right at all. Plex works just fine. I know as I use it myself.

Ian Evey · 28 Dec 2015 at 13:08

This is my problem posted in the other thead.

A quick question, I have a fire stick and I want to use the mirroring option to show my PC screen ony TV using the Amazon stick.

I have no option to extend the desktop or add a wireless screen within windows 8.1. If I try to add a device in windows and select the Amazon stick it says no profile for this device.

Does anyone know exactly what's needed to use mirroring or how to get the "add wireless screen" option to appear in the charm/devices window?

Bluecube · 28 Dec 2015 at 15:39

Does your desktop use a wireless connection to connect to the net? If not then it doesn't look as if you can mirror your PC screen. If it does then you need to ensure the Fire Stick is set to receive the mirrored desktop.

tribz · 28 Dec 2015 at 16:07

Presume you've selected the option on the stick ?

Ian Evey · 28 Dec 2015 at 16:39

Thanks for the replies.

I have enabled mirroring On The stick and then tried to find it which it does fine in windows, It's when I add the fire stick in windows that I get the message stating that "There is no network profile for this device" message.

I was using a wired connection to my router but then disabled Ethernet and used my wireless stick which worked fine for the net but still gave me the same message as above.

In that YouTube video ^ on the devices window I do not get the add wireless display option at the bottom.