I got a letter today from RTV telling me they were upgrading their service via [a free] Amazon Fire Stick.
I was just wondering if I'll be able to use the AFS for anything beyond RTV?
If anyone else has one, could they give me an idea of any other benefits it brings?
My m-i-l was once given a 'Kodi' stick and I was told I could use it to access certain channels that were normally subscription based but after a couple of weeks I couldn't get any of them.
Just wondering.
Hi Do
You can get standard channels on there such as BBC iPlayer, 4 on demand, ITV Hub... plus apps such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Video etc. but while they were great a few years ago they don't offer too much that you can't nowadays get on today's internet ready, smart TVs.
The main difference is apps like Kodi which in theory allows you to watch whatever movies & TV programs that you want, to varying degrees of quality (which is clearly listed before you "press play") but in reality the add-ins that need to be installed within Kodi are regularly protected against, meaning you are often needing to upgrade them. Note : This doesn't require new hardware, just installing alternative add-ins and such.
If you want Kodi installed on it you could DM me but as I've said to many people, it's not supported in that I don't want a stream of texts and whatsapps every time one of the add-ins stop working, because they do eventually and it requires regular maintenance.
On the other hand, if you're half-way tech savvy then googling how to do it yourself is the way forward because it doesn't take long each time and it's only normally once every few months. "Teach a man to fish" and all that.
Short answer is, if it's free then take it as they're decent enough and open up opportunities with Kodi etc. if you're prepared to invest an hour or so initially.
And if you don't already own a smart TV then it's a great addition to your household, even just connected to a spare room TV.
