Amazon Fire TV (1st gen. 2014)

usability, price, design, size

reliability

89% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Easy to set-up ; Decent enough HDR picture ; Fast input lag ; Alexa support

Upscaling should be better ; Below average sound ; Fire TV interface favours Amazon content ; Weak viewing angles

A tidy-looking budget TV from Amazon. The Fire TV 4-Series offers a colourful HDR performance, decent smarts and plenty of entertainment options as far as apps go, but it’s sound and upscaling performance could be better. A TV to have a closer look at...

Clear dialogue performance ; Dolby Atmos and DTS:X ; Affordable ; Smart looks

Bass can fall flat ; Not the most expansive performance ; Bluetooth sound is just ok

A surprisingly good and affordable soundbar from Amazon that delivers spatial audio. It’s good with dialogue and is improvement on a cheap TV. It’s not the most featured, lack of punch and power to the bass and its ok music performance are reasons to...

Decent sound ; Relatively affordable ; Simple to use ; Compact size

Lack of built-in Fire TV streaming and Alexa is a missed opportunity ; Lacks bass ; Stereo mode sounds small, lacks detail

A basic soundbar that boosts your TV sound, but the Fire TV Soundbar can’t quite escape the feeling that it’s a bit expensive for what it does and that Fire TV integration would have given this more of a reason to purchase. It’s fine for what it does...

Colourful performance (in the right mode) ; Slick Alexa integration ; Well stocked for apps ; Fire TV Ambient Experience

Feet not the most accommodating for placement ; HDR performance could use more finesse ; Rough upscaling with 480p content ; Competition is cheaper

An ambitious 4K HDR TV that doesn’t quite fulfil its potential, but puts in an entertaining performance, nonetheless. Some care needs to be taken with its picture modes, which require fiddling with to get the best image quality, but if your home is one...

Good picture quality for the money ; Support for all four key HDR formats ; Strong specs and features

Fluctuating colour tones ; Some backlight haloing ; Motion blur

Amazon’s most premium TV yet delivers more features and better performance than expected, but it's a little rough around the edges

Good sense of scale with surround mode ; Fine level of clarity with voices ; Easy to use

Bass could be better defined ; Lacks dynamic subtlety and finesse ; User interface feels clunky

This affordable Amazon soundbar sounds better than most TV speakers, but even cheaper rivals pack a bigger punch

Sharp picture ; Excellent app support ; Great gaming features for the price

Middling audio quality ; Only one stand option ; Not as bright as some rivals

Amazon’s Fire TV Omni Mini LED is a solid entry point to the mid-range market

Nice, compact design, Comes with a remote, Great price

Sound lacks precision, Dialogue can be muffled, Surround virtualisation isn't great

Amazon's soundbar is impressively affordable, but its sound quality just doesn't match what we want – it's a bit too muddy, lacking precision. For a volume boost, or to upgrade an entry-level TV, it could work, but for better displays we'd advocate...

Surprisingly bright pictures ; Strong value when discounted ; Impressive smart TV system

Colours are washed out ; Flimsy build quality ; Detail clipping in bright areas

While far from a TV to get excited about, the bright picture and strong smart platform make the 2-Series Fire TV well worth considering when it’s on sale

Sharp, bright and detailed picture ; Good sound, particularly for the price ; Fire OS is simple and app-packed

Seriously lacking black depth ; Smeary motion ; Pale colours

Proof once more TV quality doesn’t necessarily scale up and down in size as you might expect, the 43-inch Omni QLED isn’t a patch on its larger siblings