Fastest 1080p streaming stick?

Gimpymoo · 4 Nov 2021 at 18:32

My LG is becoming insufferably slow software wise.

What is a good performing streaming stick for about £30?

Thanks.

Simmz · 4 Nov 2021 at 18:53

Amazon fire stick 4k £26.99 best bet a the moment with the price drop.

MatsyLR · 4 Nov 2021 at 19:06

Can't go wrong with the 4k fire stick.

glenimp617 · 6 Nov 2021 at 14:17

There is nothing on the market better than the 4k fire stick. Except for roku, amazon is the only stick which has all the apps.

Deleted member 77746 · 6 Nov 2021 at 14:38

4k firestick has to be one of the fastest I found after using a few. Also rather cheap.

andy_mk3 · 6 Nov 2021 at 14:48

I might have to try one. Got a Philips 4k Android TV in the bedroom, at 4 or 5 years old it's really starting to struggle now annoyingly. A lot of YouTube stuff doesn't even give an option for anything beyond 720p whereas other play in 4k just fine. It won't even play most of my 4k plex content.

I've not had a firestick since the first generation which ended up being slow and awful to use, so hopefully mthe 4k ones much improved.

Space Monkey · 6 Nov 2021 at 15:01

Does it listen at all times or only when you press the button on the remote?

Space Monkey · 6 Nov 2021 at 15:02

andy_mk3 said:
I might have to try one. Got a Philips 4k Android TV in the bedroom, at 4 or 5 years old it's really starting to struggle now annoyingly. A lot of YouTube stuff doesn't even give an option for anything beyond 720p whereas other play in 4k just fine. It won't even play most of my 4k plex content.

I've not had a firestick since the first generation which ended up being slow and awful to use, so hopefully mthe 4k ones much improved.

Still using the first Gen stick myself and its getting very tedious to use so I'm hoping the new sticks are worth it?

I'm not sure on which of these to get?

4K
4K Max
Cube (but that listens at all times!) Can it be turned off?

andy_mk3 · 6 Nov 2021 at 15:04

Space Monkey said:
Does it listen at all times or only when you press the button on the remote?

Only with the button on the sticks afaik

Space Monkey said:
Still using the first Gen stick myself and its getting very tedious to use so I'm hoping the new sticks are worth it?

I'm not sure on which of these to get?

4K
4K Max
Cube (but that listens at all times!) Can it be turned off?

Not sure how you managed to keep using them, binned mine off years ago :cry:

I'm tempted by the 4k max. At least it's a little more powerful and should stay speedier for a while.

Space Monkey · 6 Nov 2021 at 15:09

andy_mk3 said:
Only with the button on the sticks afaik

Not sure how you managed to keep using them, binned mine off years ago

I'm tempted by the 4k max. At least it's a little more powerful and should stay speedier for a while.

I must love pain

When you say a little more powerful, than what you've got currently or compared to the 1st Gen?

andy_mk3 · 6 Nov 2021 at 15:18

Space Monkey said:
I must love pain

When you say a little more powerful, than what you've got currently or compared to the 1st Gen?

It's way more powerful than the 1st gen that's for certain. The 4k vs 4k max has a slightly higher cpu and gpu clock speed though, as well as Wifi6 support.

Simmz · 6 Nov 2021 at 15:19

If you have the £££ Nvidia shield pro is the king.

Space Monkey · 6 Nov 2021 at 15:21

andy_mk3 said:
It's way more powerful than the 1st gen that's for certain. The 4k vs 4k max has a slightly higher cpu and gpu clock speed though, as well as Wifi6 support.

Yeah think it's only £10 more so may just get the Max

andy_mk3 · 6 Nov 2021 at 15:32

Space Monkey said:
Yeah think it's only £10 more so may just get the Max

I might mention that Amazon products are usually heavily discounted on Black Friday. The current offer is still good but I'd be amazed if it wasn't £29.99 for the 4k Max on BF

Space Monkey · 6 Nov 2021 at 15:49

andy_mk3 said:
I might mention that Amazon products are usually heavily discounted on Black Friday. The current offer is still good but I'd be amazed if it wasn't £29.99 for the 4k Max on BF

Ah good point, though it's a few weeks away, have now bought the Max with spilt payments, so not too fussed, but good reminder

Space Monkey · 6 Nov 2021 at 16:07

Do you think the new Max stick will be faster than the standard NowTV boxes you get? Anyone have or tried both?

Liquid_Entity · 6 Nov 2021 at 16:32

andy_mk3 said:
I might mention that Amazon products are usually heavily discounted on Black Friday. The current offer is still good but I'd be amazed if it wasn't £29.99 for the 4k Max on BF

I've got 2 x 4k firesticks from last gen but I want one of the max firesticks so I'll be buying one near black Friday. I've only got 2 TVs in the house haha

Ev0 · 6 Nov 2021 at 18:01

About 4/5 years ago I tried a fire stick, Apple TV and Roku and the Roku won for me.

Just found the UI a lot cleaner and snappier to use, menus weren’t all over the place or offering up content that I didn’t want.

Use a couple of streaming stick+ around the house now and they’ve been great, but a bit pricier then the fire stick.

Plus if you’re a prime subscriber (I am not) I’m guessing the fire stick makes more sense with the content more integrated as such?

Hedge · 7 Nov 2021 at 08:04

We use Rokus and I've always found it a nice and snappy interface.

Space Monkey · 8 Nov 2021 at 21:46

The 4K Max arrived, installed very easily, and it's so much faster then any of the streaming boxes/sticks I've used in the past, very happy so far!

One thing I didn't notice until it was dispatched was they are offering a 20% discount if you send in your old stick (Gen 1 for me) totally free etc... Hey ho! :rolleyes: