The Black Friday sales are in full swing, with deals to be grabbed across a full range of tech – but we’re getting to the end of the sales. Amazon’s official Black Friday event finishes on 2 December, just a couple of days away.
If you’re looking for the best deal this Black Friday, then look on further than the Fire TV Stick 4K Max. This is Amazon’s top streaming stick, but it’s also one of the best devices you can buy to upgrade your TV’s skills.
Best of all, the Fire TV Stick 4K Max is reduced to £44.99, a massive 36% saved over the regular price. This offer also matches the lowest sale price that Amazon has offered before.
Here are five great reasons to choose the Fire TV Stick 4K Max to update your TV experience:
Xbox streaming
The Fire TV Stick 4K Max supports Xbox Cloud Gaming. You just have to install the app and sign into your Xbox account, connect a controller and you’ll be able to play games. That means that if someone is hogging to Xbox, you can play on another TV.
Ultrafast Wi-Fi
The Fire TV Stick 4K Max offers Wi-Fi 6E. If you’ve got one of the latest routers, that means you’ll be able to connect this TV stick to faster Wi-Fi, resulting in less buffering so you get the best 4K pictures even faster. Wi-Fi 6E is also great for avoiding the congestion on other Wi-Fi bands.
Superb quality
You get 4K HDR streaming, with support for all the latest HDR standards – HDR10+ (used by Prime Video), Dolby Vision (used by most services) and HLG (used by BBC iPlayer). You’re also getting Dolby Atmos sound, so hooking your Fire TV Stick 4K Max up to your TV will ensure you’re still getting the best quality.
It’s faster than other streaming sticks
The Fire TV Stick 4K Max is Amazon’s most powerful device, with a more powerful processor and that means that it responds faster to the remote, it’s faster to navigate around the user interface and it’s faster to launch apps. Yes, other devices will give you the same quality of video streaming, but they won’t give you the same experience.
It has a Twitch app
Twitch is the app of choice for watching streamers and the Fire TV Stick is one of the best places to watch it. Many TVs don’t have a Twitch app (except Fire TV), so if you or your kids want to keep up with the latest Twitch action, then the Fire TV Stick 4K Max is a great choice.
I’ve been using the Fire TV Stick 4K Max since it launched, and it’s my go-to streaming device. The experience is also boosted by the remote control that comes with it. You’ll get Alexa voice control through the remote which makes it really easy to search for content – but it also means you can ask questions or control your smart home. It does everything that Alexa does on Echo devices.
It’s not the only streaming devices out there. You could also opt for a Roku – discounted at Currys – while there are Google streamers or Apple TV. But none of those devices have the same combination of benefits that you’ll get from the Fire TV Stick 4K Max. The down side of the Fire TV Stick is that you’ll get the occasional advert in the user interface, which you might not want.
Remember, Amazon will end its Black Friday event on 2 December, so if you’re looking for a discounted device then the clock is ticking.