
The stick automatically detects a such cable connection during setup. While there’s no room for a dedicated Ethernet connection, you can always pick up a third-party USB power cord with a break-out Ethernet port to hardwire. When it comes to audio, the stick supports Dolby Digital Plus, which delivers both Dolby Digital 5.1/7.1 and Dolby Atmos streams where available. This is clearly more convenient than switching between multiple interfaces.

The value is that you don’t have to fire up separate applications, allowing you to stay within the Amazon Fire UI environment. Of course, the reality is that the relevant client apps, be they Netflix on a Dolby Vision-enabled screen, or Amazon on a HDR10+ panel, will already have the ability to deliver the same service.

You’ll still require a telly that’s compatible with one or the other. It’s merely a conduit for those metadata encoded streams. Available for the bargain price of £50, it's hard to find a reason not to buy one.īefore you ask, adding this Amazon streamer to your 4K TV will not magically bequeath HDR10+ or Dolby Vision compliance. This upgraded dongle is noticeably longer than the previous Fire TV Stick, but with multi-HDR support (not only does the device handle HDR10 and its dynamic variant HDR10+, it’s also Dolby Vision compatible), Alexa voice control and dual-band, dual-antenna MIMO Wi-Fi reception, it packs a heck of a lot into its matt black shell.

Amazon’s latest HDMI streaming stick is an absolute stonker.
