But that’s it now, we’re out of stock,” I was told while handing over the cash. “Everybody is buying these for Kodi, you can get everything on it. In case you missed it, Amazon banned Kodi from its store in the summer over piracy concerns but with the official APK plus adbFire and a loader like FireStarter, the software runs like a dream on Amazon Fire TV Stick. And for a worker at a non-specialist retailer to know so much about it hints at the scale of the issue. But for it to be mentioned without any prompting at the point of sale in a retailer was quite a surprise to say the least. But the bizarre thing was that when I collected the items the lady behind the counter asked smilingly: “Are these for Kodi?”

Other stores weren’t much help either.Īfter checking stock at nearly two dozen Argos and Currys retailers (both huge operations in the UK), just two units were found at the former 12 miles away. For someone looking to buy two units as gifts, that was unacceptable. The first signs that something might be going on came very early December when even for Prime customers Amazon started advising that delivery for Fire TV Sticks was not the usual ‘next day’, but was actually nearer two weeks. Of particular interest is Kodi, which together with a vast array of plugins offers access to all the latest movies, TV shows and live sports most people could ever need.Īnd news of just how special the Fire TV Stick/Kodi combo can be has been traveling fast in the past few weeks, particularly in the UK. Being Android based, Fire TV Stick can run a much wider array of apps and services than Amazon offers through its regular on-screen interface. However, Amazon’s little device has a trick up its sleeve. The one currently plugged into my TV in the bedroom has mainly been used for the ‘free’ video streaming services bundled with Amazon Prime but the stick is equally at home streaming video from Netflix or any of the many services available from Amazon’s store. Plugging nicely into an available HDMI port on most TVs, the device ‘smartens up’ the dumbest of devices and makes available the growing world of IPTV services. Amazon’s Fire TV stick is a great little device.

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