Can't understand why I didn't get one sooner! £40 for brand new model released today with improved performance apparently and Alexa voice remote which works perfectly.

I'm a Prime customer anyway and it came registered to my account with my watch list already there and £2 credit on the movie account. Liking the apps and easy YouTube access too.

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I bought one a couple of months ago, and with the help of the internet installed Kodi on it which was very easy to do even for a non techie like me.

If you think your Firestick is good now, wait until you put Kodi on. Plenty of help out there on the net. Updated- Waiting for a Scotland v England 6 Nations home win. 24th Feb 2018
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Make sure you use the Krypton version (17.1) as Jarvis (version 16) is being phased out. I find Wookie Lite is a good build that works well on the sticks (I have Beast build on my fire TV box). Oh, and dont forget Mobdro for your live sports.  Past: FL2 TD4 HSE Auto
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Enjoying this Kodi business Finally watching Gotham season 3 which I either missed on normal TV or it wasn't on there this time!

I am planning on watching the critically acclaimed House with Hugh Laurie. Fairly old series now but one I missed and it keeps getting recommended.  LL.B (Hons) - University of Derby
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We only have terrestrial Freeview and only get about 10 channels (we are in a valley on a Freeview relay so don't get the full works) which is usually enough. What we do find is that if we visit someone with Sky or any of the other services like Netflix etc we spend so much time scanning the channels to find something worth watching that we don't actually watch anything. 3 x FL1 2 manual + 1 auto
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Steve D wrote:

Did you go for a build or just running Exodus and UK Turks?

I sometimes get that. Can you adjust the audio timing to get the lip synch right?

Ignore that - I've just Googled it. Didn't even know about that! Past: FL2 TD4 HSE Auto
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We only have terrestrial Freeview and only get about 10 channels (we are in a valley on a Freeview relay so don't get the full works) which is usually enough. What we do find is that if we visit someone with Sky or any of the other services like Netflix etc we spend so much time scanning the channels to find something worth watching that we don't actually watch anything.

I was reading an article online that suggested using IP Vanish or similar at £x per month to avoid streaming activity being spied on and risking copyright letters landing on your door mat.

I do wonder if the guy is on commission for these IP sites! Apparently a ruling from the ECJ is awaited on the legality of streaming. Trading standards over here take the view of the European Commission in that streaming is legal.

So it's a grey area for now! LL.B (Hons) - University of Derby
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Yeah. Reading up on the 'grey area' , apparently if you stream it and watch it online directly instead of downloading it and then watching it, there's no real law you can be charged under. That'll do for me!

Doc, If you install a 'build', it automatically comes on when you open kodi. Wookie Lite for Krypton is a good one for the firestick. Nice looking interface too. You'll find Exodus on there, plus UK Turks, plus SALTS and many, many more. Plenty of ways to do it online, here's one quick way of doing it.

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I'll take a look  LL.B (Hons) - University of Derby
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I watched House from episode 1 through to the last one. By and large an excellent series. It went off a bit with some pointless story lines but dont let that put you off as it came back to power by the rather excellent end. Hugh Laurie is excellent. Updated- Waiting for a Scotland v England 6 Nations home win. 24th Feb 2018
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Steve D wrote:

Make sure you use the Krypton version (17.1) as Jarvis (version 16) is being phased out. I find Wookie Lite is a good build that works well on the sticks (I have Beast build on my fire TV box). Oh, and dont forget Mobdro for your live sports.

I had Jarvis on my box with Beast build but kept getting warnings that a lot of stuff won't be supported for Jarvis and telling me to update. I think you can 'upgrade' it by just installing it over Jarvis (can't do it if you have a build installed) but for what it takes I just restored the box to factory settings, signed up under a different Amazon account and installed Kodi Krypton 17.1 plus the latest Beast build. Doesn't take long and I'm a complete numpty at computer things.

Beast takes a bit longer than Wookie Lite because you have to sign up to it (free) but it's a bit of a faff. I wouldn't try to put Beast on a stick though as it's quite a large programme. There are other builds out there but I just stick to the two that I'm familiar with.

I've got Kodi 17.1 plus Wookie Lite on my fire stick and my £40 fire tablet and they both work well.  Past: FL2 TD4 HSE Auto
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