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Amazon Fire TV Stick HD with Alexa Voice Remote

The Amazon Fire TV Stick HD (2024 release) is a compact streaming stick that turns any television with an HDMI port into a Fire TV smart TV. It plugs directly into the back of the TV, streams in Full HD at up to 1080p and 60 frames per second, and supports HDR10, HDR10+ and HLG high dynamic range formats, so compatible content carries better contrast and colour than standard HD. The included Alexa Voice Remote adds dedicated power, volume and mute buttons, letting one remote run the TV or a connected soundbar as well as the streaming interface.

This 2024 model consolidated Amazon’s entry-level range, replacing the earlier Fire TV Stick and Fire TV Stick Lite. Inside are a quad-core 1.7 GHz processor, 1 GB of memory and 8 GB of storage for apps and games, running Fire OS 7. Dual-band Wi-Fi 5 with 2×2 MIMO handles the streaming connection, and Bluetooth 5.0 pairs headphones, speakers and game controllers for private listening or cloud gaming sessions.

Key features

• Full HD 1080p streaming at up to 60 fps
• HDR10, HDR10+ and HLG support
• Alexa Voice Remote with TV power and volume controls
• Quad-core 1.7 GHz processor with 1 GB RAM and 8 GB storage
• Dual-band Wi-Fi 5, 802.11ac with 2×2 MIMO
• Bluetooth 5.0 for headphones, speakers and controllers
• HDMI audio passthrough for Dolby encoded audio
• Fire OS 7 with Miracast display mirroring support

The Fire TV experience

Fire TV gathers the major streaming services into one searchable interface, so films, series, live channels and apps sit side by side rather than behind separate inputs. Pressing and holding the Alexa button on the remote allows voice search across services — ask for a title, an actor or a genre and the results span the installed apps. Alexa also answers questions, shows camera feeds from compatible smart home devices and controls linked lights and plugs from the sofa. App starts and navigation are quick at this level, tuned for HD televisions in bedrooms, kitchens, guest rooms and second living spaces where a 4K stick would have nothing extra to show.

Picture and sound, stated plainly

The Stick HD outputs up to 1080p, with hardware decoding for H.265, H.264 and VP9 among other codecs, and HDR in the HDR10, HDR10+ and HLG formats; it does not support Dolby Vision, which belongs to the 4K models. For audio, the HDMI connection passes Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby Atmos and DTS encoded audio through to compatible AV receivers and soundbars — Atmos passthrough is available on select titles from services such as Netflix, Prime Video and Disney+ when the receiving equipment supports it. Headphones connect directly over Bluetooth for late-night viewing without disturbing the house.

Setup and connections

Setup is a few minutes: plug the stick into an HDMI port, connect the micro-USB power cable and adapter, join the Wi-Fi network and sign in. An HDMI extender is included for tight spaces behind wall-mounted sets. Wired networking is possible with an optional Ethernet adapter on the 10/100 Mbps standard. The Alexa Voice Remote runs on AAA batteries, included in the box, and its infrared TV controls are configured during setup for compatible televisions, soundbars and AV receivers.

For an HD television that needs modern streaming apps, voice search and one-remote control, the Fire TV Stick HD is the straightforward, current-generation way to add them.