Amazon Fire TV Stick Lite

Won’t get your fingers burnt

Stream your favourite shows for less

The Fire TV Stick Lite is the cheapest product in Amazon’s range, with its full price of £30 a tenner cheaper than the standard stick (though at time of press Amazon was offering the Lite for £21.99). It comes with the same 1080p Full HD video at 60fps, but has a more basic remote control that removes the standard Fire TV Stick’s ability to switch your TV on and off, and adjust the volume. However, it still has a voice search button that activates Amazon’s Alexa smart assistant, so you can control the Fire TV Stick Lite with voice commands.

Same as the standard stick except the remote doesn’t turn TV on and off

Like all Amazon’s Fire TV Sticks, it plugs straight into an HDMI socket on the back of your TV and receives power through a mains charger that connects via a microusb cable. It provides your TV with the full range of streaming services, including the terrestrial catch-up channels (BBC’S iplayer to My5), as well as on-demand options such as Netflix, Disney +, Now and Amazon Prime Video.

Setup is as easy as it gets, assuming you already have an Amazon account. Once you’ve plugged everything in, select the correct HDMI source on your TV, then follow the on-screen guidance. You’ll soon have the device synced with the remote control, connected to your Wi-fi network (it supports devices up to Wi-fi 5) and registered to your Amazon account. From there you can start choosing apps and streaming content on any service for which you have a subscription.

The interface is slick and user-friendly, if a little heavy on promoting Amazon’s own content. The Home section offers a platter of recommended apps and content, along with a sidebar of your favourites. You’re only ever about three clicks away from launching one of the apps you use most frequently, but it’s well worth using the built-in Alexa voice control, which is the fastest way to navigate.

If you have a 4K TV it’s definitely worth going for Amazon’s Fire TV Stick 4K (£45 from www.snipca.com/39374), which can provide the higher resolution streams that your TV is capable of. Those looking for a streamer for a standard Full HD TV need to decide whether they want their streamer’s remote to be able to adjust the volume and switch the TV on or off. If you can live without this, you can save a few pounds on a standard Fire TV Stick with this Lite version.

SPECIFICATIONS

Supports TVS with resolutions up to 1080p at 60fps • Wi-fi 5 • Requires HDMI port • 13x86x30mm • 32g • One-year warranty www.snipca.com/39326