The Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Select is the cheapest 4K stick Amazon makes, but is it actually worth $40 (or however much it will drop to during its maker's frequent sales)? The Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Select might offer 4K performance, but the new Vega OS it's built on leaves many fundamental features on the cutting room floor. Amazon Fire Sticks, where do we start? These three-dimensional oblongs can be lodged in your telly to either make your dumb TV smart or your smart TV potentially even smarter. We all know what they do by now, but luckily, the Fire TV Stick 4K has proven to be the most interesting iteration of the streaming stick yet.
This Fire TV Stick 4K Select Review will tell you everything you need to know about this device so you can be informed before making a purchase. Amazon has officially released the new Fire TV Stick 4K Select and we detail the good, the bad, and everything in between in our guide below. We had our VP of Editorial test the Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max on her 13-year-old smart TV-and spoiler: It made her laggy setup feel brand new.
From easy setup to crisp streaming, here's exactly what she thought (and why she's not going back). The Amazon fire TV stick 4K offers 4K Ultra HD with Dolby Vision, HDR10+, Dolby Atmos, and Wi‑Fi 6 performance. This makes it an ideal choice for crisp visuals, immersive sound and smooth control while browsing or playing.
The Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K (2023) is a strange bird within Amazon's streaming device ecosystem. Its price is more than justifiable at $49.99 / £59.99 / AU$79 for what it can do. And the Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max continues that tradition.
The Max bit on the end means faster performance, an upgrade to the latest Wi-Fi 6 standard, and a tweaked remote control with a few more buttons. The Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K comes in at a little cheaper. Amazon's standard 4K Fire TV Stick is a cost-effective and still relatively powerful streaming device that packs in useful features, but is outclassed by its 4K Max counterpart.