Firesticks

[klondike]

A couple of you were having TV problems which may be fixed by using Firesticks. The Amazon Prime sale starts today and a 4K Firestick is under £30. Alternatives such as Roku  (which is what I use with a pre smart TV as I have a Roku smart TV) are similarly priced.

[Mups]

Klondike,  you've got me here?

You may perhaps be aware of my amazing and advanced knowledge of all things technical, (   ) but I will admit I don't know what a Firestick is.   
That name to me, is what Dad would have once used to start the fire with,  but in the  wisdom that comes with maturity,  I am guessing it means something completely different nowadays.   

I don't want to set fire to my telly, I've only just had it mended,  so what would I do with firesticks?

[klondike]

These gizmos connect to your internet connection usually over WiFi and your TV is used to display their output. They run apps such as the various TV apps and the likes of YouTube, Netflix, Amazon Prime iPlayer etc. that you can run on your phone or tablet. They remove the need for aerials, satellite dishes or cable TV. I forget what your TV problem was but Alex had one that wouldn't tune to the channels she wanted. No need to tune anything in with these.

My Roku TV has lots of free streaming service apps on it although I don't watch them so don't ask me if those are any good.

[Scrumpy]

Amazon Prime Sale.. as klondike mentioned above..
  I purchased a Morphy Richards toaster .. Bargain.. It matches my new kettle that I paid top dollar for a few weeks back..  
I should have waited and bought the two together but.. he who hesitates and all that...

[JBR]

Klondike,  you've got me here?

You may perhaps be aware of my amazing and advanced knowledge of all things technical, (   ) but I will admit I don't know what a Firestick is.   
That name to me, is what Dad would have once used to start the fire with,

Good point, Mups.
We have two tellies, each with its own Firestick.  I suppose that, going by the name, you could use a Firestick to start a fire but unfortunately, being mostly plastic, it would probably only melt though I suppose if you did it on a carpet it would be quite likely to start a fire.

Anyway, I agree that a Firestick is the preferable way to use a television these days.  Of course, you will need to have internet in your home, and your telly would have to have an appropriate socket for the Firestick.

[Mups]

These gizmos connect to your internet connection usually over WiFi and your TV is used to display their output. They run apps such as the various TV apps and the likes of YouTube, Netflix, Amazon Prime iPlayer etc. that you can run on your phone or tablet. They remove the need for aerials, satellite dishes or cable TV. I forget what your TV problem was but Alex had one that wouldn't tune to the channels she wanted. No need to tune anything in with these.

My Roku TV has lots of free streaming service apps on it although I don't watch them so don't ask me if those are any good.

Thank you for the explaination.
I actually wasn't being a smart-arse,  I really didn't know what they do.

[klondike]

I realised that. If nobody you know uses one why would you? 

As I said I don't have one myself although I have used one in the past. When I bought a new TV like all these days it was a smart TV and mine runs on Roku so I bought a Roku dongle for the old one which I had been running using an android media player. 

They plug into a spare HDMI socket which just about all TVs that have flat LCD screens are going to have.