Comments on: Amazon Sparks Set-top Box Competition With Release Of Fire TV https://techcitement.com/hardware/amazon-sparks-set-top-box-competition-with-release-of-fire-tv/ get excited Wed, 02 Apr 2014 22:44:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 By: Nat Gertler https://techcitement.com/hardware/amazon-sparks-set-top-box-competition-with-release-of-fire-tv/#comment-47176 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 22:44:00 +0000 http://techcitement.com/?p=21124#comment-47176 In the examples of the odd forms of competition and collaboration that the Internet generates: at the moment, if you do a search for “Chromecast” on Google, the top ad results returned is an add from Amazon, comparing their newly-announced FireTV to the Google-manufactured Chromecast.

The fight for who controls the set-top box is proving interesting. At the moment, we can get Netflix on the main TV through either the Chromecast or the Blu-ray player; on the playroom TV, through the Roku or the Wii. Things are being built into TVs. Everyone seems to have an interest in being that connection… and the continued absence of Amazon Prime from what Chromecast supports may well be a sign of folks trying to spin what succeeds through limiting cooperation.

]]> By: Mordechai Osdoby https://techcitement.com/hardware/amazon-sparks-set-top-box-competition-with-release-of-fire-tv/#comment-47173 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 19:25:49 +0000 http://techcitement.com/?p=21124#comment-47173 In reply to monkeyangst.

It’s possible that it’ll be there, but I’m not seeing anything that says it’s done yet.

But yes, disappointing.

]]> By: monkeyangst https://techcitement.com/hardware/amazon-sparks-set-top-box-competition-with-release-of-fire-tv/#comment-47172 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 19:13:00 +0000 http://techcitement.com/?p=21124#comment-47172 “There’s more than just Amazon Prime to watch; Fire TV will ship with Hulu installed, and you can expect Netflix, Plex, and other apps to be offered soon.”

No Netflix on launch? That’s not exactly starting off on the right foot…

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