Impressive performance at a low price; Broad HDR format support, plus HDR menus and SDR-to-HDR conversion; Increasingly useful Alexa voice controls;

The menu system is still too bloated; Genre searches are Alexa's weak spot; No support for YouTube TV, our favorite live TV streaming service;

“After all of Amazon’s chest beating, The FireTV might feel disappointing in some regards, but it’s still a great little streaming media box with a snappy, intuitive interface and plenty of promise.”

Slick hardware look and feel; Voice recognition works well; Snappy; easily navigable user interface; Great remote; Gaming is better than expected

Voice search is not universal; Apps not pre-installed; App load times are no faster than competition; Game controller feels cheap; Drawn out setup process

Put simply, the Fire TV Stick 4K is a bargain. For very little money you can stream 4K HDR content to your TV no matter which standard it supports. Alexa and the new remote are the icing on the cake.

They might be subtle improvements, but the new Amazon Fire Stick is all the better for having them

Faster and more stable; Alexa voice commands work well; Much-improved interface; Well priced

Aimed heavily at Prime users; Some Alexa results could be better

You really can't go wrong with the Amazon Fire TV Stick. It fuses together ease of use with all the essential content in a package that gives you a big bang for your buck.

Quick at accessing content; Great contextual text and voice search using Alexa; Good picture quality; Excellent app integration and availability; Doesn't require an Amazon Echo to work;

Few TV USBs will power it so you need to use the adapter; Many smart TVs offer access to all these apps and services anyway (minus the Alexa voice control);

The value of Amazon's 4K device can’t be questioned compared to its rivals, making this a great access point to streaming services beyond just Amazon's own Prime portal, including Netflix and more. Many shows are now in 4K HDR, too, so a compatible TV set will bring that content to life with greater resolution and pop than ever before.

Ideal hub for 4K HDR content - including Amazon Prime / Netflix / more; Simple plug-in design; Supports Dolby Vision / HDR / HDR10+ / Dolby Atmos;

Ocassional connection issues require a reset; Fat design can clash with other HDMI ports;

Adds UHD HDR playback, but Amazon’s streamer only has a clear advantage over 4K smart TVs when used with an Echo device

Cheap; 4K HDR support; Alexa voice control works well;

Can’t be powered by some TVs; No access to Now TV;

The Amazon Fire TV Stick Lite is a new HD streamer for 2020, packing in HDR support and 60fps playback for a competent streaming experience. For its low price, though, you will be sacrificing 4K resolution as well as some TV and volume controls we're loath to give up if we can help it.

HDR support; Good value; 60fps playback;

Persistent ads; Only HD streaming; No volume controls on remote