Amazon Fire TV will pay for itself in one month
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The Amazon Fire TV is awesome.
Pros:
- Will save me a lot of money after I cancel my dish tv.  Biggest saving is in no longer paying monthly equipment fees and other miscellaneous charges which add up to make my monthly dish bill huge.
- The Sony Playstation Vue app on the Fire TV is superior to the Vue app on some other devices.  It is basically the same as on a PS4.  Vue provides me all my favorite cable channels, including sports and some local channels plus cloud-based DVR feature.  (Similar to Sling TV.)
- The Fire TV integration with Amazon Prime means I'm watching a lot more Amazon content than before, which means I'm getting more value from my Amazon Prime membership (which I originally got for the free shipping).
- Netflix works better.  Yes, I immediately noticed that in the Netflix app it loads videos faster than on other devices I have and the video quality seems better.  I don't know why or if this is true for everyone, but it's an unexpected bonus for me.
- Lots of apps to choose from.  You can save even more money if you can get by with more free video channels and less of the paid ones.
- Games.  I haven't actually tried any games as that's not what I got it for.  I don't suspect it can compare to a traditional gaming console or PC gaming, but for some casual gaming it could be fun.
- Super simple controller with the voice activated Alexa feature.
Cons:
- No app to play UV movies.  I don't know that this is Amazon's fault, but it is disappointing.  I have bought a few movies on disc that came with the digital UV movie.  There used to be an app called Flixster that could play them on the older Fire TV, but after I bought this I realized that Flixster is no longer available and there's no alternative.
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So far I like the Fire Stick TV.  It was very easy to install and I like giving the commands to Alexa
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I'm a skeptic and the entire "package" Amazon is offering really increases the value of your Prime Membership exponentially.

The Fire HD 8 is a nice tablet and an incredible value.  It's light, holds a charge, and has a perfectly viable screen for apps, e-books, audiobooks, and movie watching.

The Amazon Prime App Store "Actually Free" promotion is fantastic if you have kids who like to churn through trying games.  You sacrifice some privacy in sharing usage data but that seems like a solid trade off.
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Of course it's a great series and the quality on the Amazon Fire TV is quite good despite being free with a Prime membership.
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We have amazon prime (the cost pays for itself in a few free shippings), hulu plus, net flicks and  an antenna in the attic. So we pay less than $20 a month for all the programing we could want.
Was a little complicated for me to learn. I'm 65, but my husband (also 65 years old) got it right away and I got it in a week or two.
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I m so glad I secided to replace my Roku with the Amazon Fire TV ...it is so easy to u se...fast set up...fast streaming..and games that young people's devein some for older people..lots of free games. It is a delight to use the voice recognition on the remote because it always understands what I ask and quickly pull up the answer...
Thank you Amazon
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What I can tell you? Works as advertised! Now I can really enjoy Prime TV since the interface in my smart TV is not the greatest. Besides, I enjoy as well Netflix and Sling TV. Voice command works awesomely!! Keep on the good work!! Too bad I did not know the Sling TV offer of 50% off for the Fire TV...
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Well, for roughly the cost of 1 months cable bill, I now get all local broadcast stations from Detroit, AND Toledo. Not to mention, the HD quality is BETTER than with the HD box comcast supplied me, and charged extra for. So now I spend 8.00 a month for netflix, 8.00 a month for hulu plus, along with my internet bill, is around 50.00 a month, a 110.00 savings over what I was paying, with better picture quality, through RG6 coax cable. This is a must buy, build quality is excellent, super easy to install with the J-mount antenna pole.
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I love it, but I pay amazon $29.99 per season at amazon. For $8.00 a month I can watch it and everything else on Netflix.
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I love the fire tv. It makes it easier to get choice of apps and I love the Alexa remote, just ask Alexa which show you want to watch and you have it.
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I have a few fire sticks in my home because it is a great alternative to cable or satellite TV costs. Still need an internet connection of course :). Would recommend paying for Prime in order to access some additional movies, but it isn't required.  Use the Downloader feature to get better and more recent movies by downloading apps.
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This little $200 box will pay for itself in a matter of a few months. I "cut the cable" this past March and am running on a $29/month Verizon FiOS 25/25 Mbps Internet contract for two years, so besides Amazon Prime Video and HBO NOW, I wanted OTA content for free. First, I purchased a $30 digital tuner box and a Mohu Leaf, but long story short, I just stepped up to the Tablo 2-tuner box and after several hours of positioning the Mohu, I now have CBS, NBC, ABC, Fox, PBS, to name the major channels, all crystal clear. For a mere $5/month (cheaper if you pay per year or lifetime), you get an awesome electronic program guide which allows you to schedule recording ala DVR to a USB drive I added to it (I had a 1 TB Seagate external). I buy a lot on Amazon, and rarely bother to write a review, but this is worth underscoring. I can configure and watch live or recorded programming from my smartphone, laptop, PC, and best of all my Roku3 hooked to my 55" Sony TV. Fees to the cable companies...$0.00! Hats off to the Tablo folks!
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We love the amazon fire tv, we got rid of our cable because was getting g to expensive, the only thing with the aMaxon fire tV that could be better is we can't see any local news, if there is way to view local news that would be a great thing. Other then that is great!!!!
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My son bought this tv so he could use it in conjunction with his Amazon FireTv Stick. So far it works vey well.
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It's a FireTV.  These have saved me a ton of money as they enabled me to cut the cord..
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I have both this and a Roku and really like the Amazon Fire more. Especially since I am a PlayStation Vue subscriber. PS Vue's setup is much better on the Amazon Fire. Also, if you are an Amazon Prime member you will want the fire over other streaming devices.
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09/17/2015 update
There has been an issue with this tv and it's spotty support for the new H.265 video codec. Basically, this will probably be the industry standard, for uhd/4k video. Today, Amazon announced its new version of the fire tv box, which I have and it's a fantastic unit. The box is uhd capable and will handle the  H.265 decoding on board, then pass it to the TV. I highly recommend getting one, $99usd and available for preorder today with shipping starting October 5, I ordered two. These boxes are way better than using the slow and clunky LG smart tv built in, I never used it for anything but uhd.
My original post still stands, this is a fantastic TV and with the addition of the new fire tv box, truly 4k ready. Unless you can find a uhd set that handles all 4k content for $99, this one's hard to beat!
This is a terrific a TV! My last two led tvs were LG and they have held up great. I actually set out to get a good deal on a 65" 1080p to go with the new ps4 for Christmas, but the price on this one was only a few hundred dollars more so I took a chance and adopted early. So glad I did! This baby upconverts 720p,  and higher,  resolution signals to 4k and, to my forty-something eyes, it does a great job! This is the most important feature until more 4k content hits the market. But the wait won't be long. 4k is exploding at ces2015 so we can expect more content every day. If you have Amazon prime, BIG bonus! Amazon is leading the pack, with more 4k than Netflix without dinging you extra fees for the pleasure. YouTube has tons of 4k too. One last thing, the built in wifi is phenomenal! I have a Google tv box and a fire tv box. Last weekend we streamed the first two Hobbit movies to prepare for the latest release. My two wired boxes choked trying to stream the high quality 1080p but the LG plex medialink played it flawlessly over wifi. Wow! That's amazing. Especially since  the fire tv is a powerhouse box. Anyway, I can go on all day, suffice to say, buy this and you won't be disappointed.

P.s.
For those looking for best picture settings, of course it's subjective but, I use an expert setting and run the picture wizard, switch off all noise reduction and trumotion. This give you the most natural picture, IMHO.
Cheers!