


This enables second screen controls on your tablet so you can control playback, as well as lets you access X-Ray functionality for whatever you’re watching. You’ll want to ensure Second Screen Notifications are turned on on your Fire TV first though (Settings > Displays & Sounds > Second Screen Notifications). Just be sure both devices are on the same wi-fi network, and both are signed in to the same Amazon account. Press the Second Screen icon (a screen with an arrow in it) on the Watch button on your tablet, select your Fire TV and you’re away. If you’re watching a movie on your Fire Tablet and want to upgrade it to the big screen, you can send it to your TV in a similar way to using Google’s Cast function. The argument for the 4K Max model is just that it's faster in all areas, making for a slicker experience, with less time spent navigating the UI and with faster connections.13. If you have a smaller TV, of course, saving money on one of the lower-positioned devices makes perfect sense - the 4K Max on a 1080p TV is just a waste.

If you have a 4K HDR TV then you'll want that functionality from your Fire TV Stick, otherwise it's not going to look its best - which is really important if your TV is 50-inches or larger, where you can really see the difference between 1080p and 4K. So the experience is very much the same - the UI is the same and the services supported are the same, so the question really comes down to what you're connecting it to. Thanks to the Alexa Remote that comes with all the models above, you can easily find content by searching with your voice - or you can control your Fire TV Stick with an Echo device in the same room. All of Amazon's Fire TV work in the same way, connecting to your TV via HDMI, so it's simply a case of plugging the stick in and then connecting to the power.
