Amazon Fire TV Stick Lite Review
The $39.99 Amazon Fire TV Stick is one of the best 1080p media streamers you can buy, at $10 less than some of our favorite 4K models from Amazon and Google. If you want to pay even less, Amazon also offers the 1080p Fire TV Stick Lite for $29.99. It looks and works just like the standard Fire TV Stick, but its remote lacks any TV controls. It's an easy, affordable way to add streaming media and Alexa voice control to older TVs, though if you plan to use it often, you might want to spend the extra $10 to step up to the model that can also control your TV.The Same Black Stick Amazon has left the physical design of the Fire TV Stick unchanged for years, and the Fire TV Stick Lite shares in that homogenous styling. It’s a simple black plastic rectangle with an HDMI plug on one end, measuring 3.4 inches long and 1.2 inches wide. A micro USB port sits on the side, for use with the included USB cable and wall adapter (or Amazon’s optional $15 Ethernet adapter if you want to use a wired ...
The $30 Fire TV Stick Lite is the most affordable way to add streaming media and Amazon's Alexa voice assistant to your 1080p TV.
Inexpensive; Plenty of apps and services; Amazon Alexa control with voice remote
Remote doesn't have TV controls; Interface is sometimes sluggish