In the end the leaks have been true. Amazon today announced two new products related to Smart TVs and home entertainment. The first are two series of Smart TVs with Alexa integrated , and the second is the new Fire TV Stick 4K Max , with everything you need in a media player and which, oddly enough, did not have the previous model.
Fire TV Stick 4K Max
The Fire TV Stick 4K Max comes with a multitude of new features in terms of power and functionalities. For starters, it now has a 1.8 GHz quad-core processor, 8 GB of internal memory and 2 GB of RAM , thanks to which it is now capable of processing everything necessary to play the streaming game service Amazon Luna. . With the new chip, the TV Stick is 40% more powerful than the previous model, opening apps faster and browsing more smoothly.
At the level of functionalities, we found WiFi 6 connectivity for the first time thanks to the MediaTek MT7921LS Wi-Fi 6 chip, something that will be appreciated especially when playing with Luna thanks to the lower latency, higher speed and greater stability offered by this standard. It also supports HDR10 + and Dolby Vision standards in picture, as well as Dolby Atmos in sound.
Alexa is still present, with a dedicated button on the remote to be able to interact by voice with the assistant and control the content. As for streaming platforms, we have shortcuts for Prime Video, Netflix, Disney + and Amazon Music. Among its apps are YouTube, DAZN, Atresplayer, Mitele, RTVE Play, Orange TV, Movistar + and much more, still missing the HBO or HBO Max app, something that should not take long to arrive soon.
Its price is 64.99 euros , and it will be on sale from October 7 in Spain , and can now be reserved . If you are not in a hurry, it may be advisable to wait for Black Friday to catch it on sale, since it will surely lower the price somewhat. It may even be a good time to grab the cheapest models, which will have even more aggressive sales for sure.
Fire TV Omni Series
After launching several televisions with Fire TV as the operating system and its own TV Stick, Amazon has finally launched its first series of televisions under the Fire TV range. They are the first televisions that have been made around the operating system, and not like in the past that the hardware was made first and then the software was adapted for them.
The Fire TV Omni series is the most “premium”, although its price is quite cheap, and it is available in five sizes of 43, 50, 55, 65 and 75 inches , all with 4K resolution. They feature support for HDR10, HLG, and Dolby Digital Plus, and the 65-inch and 75-inch models have support for Dolby Vision.
The prices for the Omni models are:
- 43-inch: $ 409.99
- 50-inch: $ 509.99
- 55-inch: $ 559.99
- 65-inch: $ 829.99
- 75-inch: $ 1,099.99
Fire TV Series 4
We also find the Fire TV 4 . This series has a cheaper price , starting at 370 dollars, with sizes of 43, 50 and 55 inches , also with 4K resolution all of them. All models have Alexa built in.
The prices for series 4 are:
- 43-inch: $ 369.99
- 50-inch: $ 469.99
- 55-inch: $ 519.99
The televisions will be available for the time being only in the United States . The Omni series will be on sale from October 27 , while the 4 series will be on sale on November 11 .