We are a family of TV watchers. Although we all love being outside, we equally relish our comfy time indoors watching our favourite shows. We currently have a very expensive Sky TV subscription and we could do with cutting down some of our expenditure.
JNB Aerials offered us an Amazon Fire TV box, to see if it was the answer to our problems. JNB Aerials provide smart AV technology installation services across the northwest of England. Installing TV aerials, satellites, install home cinemas, lighting, automation, smart audio & TV technology.
The Amazon Fire TV is a small box that you connect to your HD TV. It is an easy way to enjoy Netflix, Amazon Instant Video, YouTube.com, games, music and lots more.
It has a voice search facility that we found works in general searches, but not in all apps. Although the box is small, it is mighty. It harnesses three times the processing power of Roku or Apple TV, with 2 GB of memory and Dolby Digital Plus surround sound.
The fab new feature ASAP predicts what movies and TV episodes you’ll want to watch and buffers them for playback before you hit play, to provide instant streaming.
Allowing you to connect your smart phone to your TV, Fire TV lets you transfer your favorite home apps to your TV. Or you can even mirror your phone or tablet to your TV.
Setting it up
You need to purchase a HDMI cable (which cost us £9.99 and they are widely available). Simply plug it in, follow the easy on screen instructions. Enter your amazon account details and away you go!
Child Friendly
Amazon FreeTime allows you to limit screen time and create a personalized profile for each of your children, allowing them different time limits.
The Amazon Fire TV is great for gaming and you can access both free and paid for games.
Disclosure: We were given an Amazon Fire TV Box to review and were compensated for running this giveaway.
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I am a soap fan and love Emmerdale!
Great giveaway. I love the slightly older programs like friends and sex and the city.
I really like broadchurch!
Walking Dead is my favourite at the moment
i love nashville cannot wait for it to come back on in the uk x
I am a Game of Thrones addict 🙂
Holby City love it
I love the usuals like Game of Thrones and The Following… but I’m also a sucker for trash TV like Geordie Shore and Ex on the Beach (hangs head in shame)
walking dead x
My favourite program is Downton Abbey
fab giveaway !
i love game of thrones xx
I’m watching bones atm its fantastic
ooh i have many but american drama’s are my favourite bones and criminal minds
Call the Midwife is my favourite!
Great British Bake Off
I am currently enjoying The 100
My favourite TV show is Better Call Saul 🙂
I’m loving that Gogglebox is back, I love that – Ant & Dec’s Saturday night takeaway is good weekend TV too! 🙂
Jen xx
Big Bang Theory
Big Bang Theory
Game of Thrones!
Game of Thrones
I love Brooklyn 99, makes me laugh so much 🙂
The great british bake off.
i have been watching hanniball on catch up
I’m obsessed with ‘House’
That’s a tough question, so don’t hold me to my answer. But I’m going with a joint first position of ‘Columbo’ and ‘Deadwood’…. actually, maybe Twin Peaks.
Still Game is my favourite.
The Big Bang Theory 🙂
I haven’t got one
Love Broadchurch at the moment
NCIS and CSI
Made in Chelsea
Eastenders has got my vote
The Apprentice, the candidates are hilarious
Game of Thrones is good.
Im loving Holby City 🙂
I love Downton Abbey
I was really liking the show ‘Justified’ about the Us Marshals.
Comic Relief Bake Off.
At the moment The 100
I don’t really have a favourite but I try to make sure to watch Jeremy Kyle and Judge Rinder every day. :O
The Game of Thrones.
Obsessed with Revenge and The 100 at present!
I like eastenders and I also enjoy Under the Dome
It’s got to be emmerdale
the walking dead
Oh that is a tough question, I would probably say all time favourite is Red Dwarf… can’t beat that.
….Father Ted….. 😀
i like casualty thankyou
Has to be Eastenders 🙂
At the moment it would have to be The IT Crowd
The Big Bang Theory
Ex on the beach!
House of Cards
The Great British Bake Off
I love The Office: An American Workplace – absolutely hilarious and a cut above the British original series.
My favourite is Emmerdale x
At the moment it is Breaking Bad
Currently it is House
Most definitely Game of Thrones – looking forward to the next series 🙂
Broadchurch. Looking forward to series 3.
I have so many! I love The Blacklist, The Walking Dead, Stella, and Doctor Who as well!
Absolutely love Scott & Bailey and can’t wait for it to come back on!
Coronation Street – I’ve been watching it since I was tiny and I never miss an episode if I can help it. 🙂
The Great British Sewing Bee
TOWIE! I love how fake it is!
I love Holby City ❤️
I’m looking forward to season 5 of game of thrones!!
House of Cards
Definitely Game of Thrones!
My fave TV programme is Springwatch.
Friends – it always cheers me up.
The Voice! Love will.i.am!
Casualty – never miss it
The Good Wife
of all time? Friends!
If it starts with Real Housewives of…….I will watch it :0)
Breaking Bad is favorite in our household
So difficult to choose! I love so many! At the moment I would say it’s Game of Thrones – truly epic telly.
Game of Thrones and gulity pleasure is Eastenders! x
The Walking Dead is my absolute favourite!
Great British Bake Off
I’m a fan of This Morning
Loving Stella at the moment and can’t wait for the final series of mad men
Eastenders is my fave 🙂
I love The Great British Bake-off 🙂
My favourite tv programme is Downton Abbey
I have so many programmes I love I couldn’t pick just one. Possibly The Walking Dead
Downton Abbey is my current favourite show
The walking Dead :0) love it !!!
My favourite TV show is Sherlock. Love it!
Masterchef it’s fab!
For me it just has to be one born every minute 🙂
I enjoy ncis
Right now it has to be Criminal Minds or the Blacklist, anything to do with crime!
The Great British Bake Off!
I love modern family
I love a lot of TV but nothing will ever beat Friends,
Game Of Thrones
criminals minds just awesome
Keeping up with the Kardashians
Keeping Up With The Kardashians
Right now it would have to be Scandal 🙂
Breaking Bad was great
I like the Yorkshire dramas like Last Tango in Halifax and Happy Valley
Currently its the 100. So keen to find out how the war develops.
Doctor Who! (although also looking forward to Outlander coming to amazon TV)
The Walking Dead
I don’t really have one favourite but I always watch EastEnders
Broadchurch (when I am not watching Peppa Pig/Ben and Holly)
At the moment I’m loving The Walking Dead.
The Walking Dead
the 100 is my favourite
Fav show ever is the Big Bang theory 🙂
I still love Friends 😀
It Holby city never miss it with iplayer
My favourite TV programme is CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Dance Moms or possibly my old fav, Buffy!
Game of Thrones