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Amazon has discounted its Fire TV Stick 4K Select to $21.99, down from its $49.99 list price, a 56% reduction. The device supports 4K playback, HDR formats and Dolby Atmos, and runs Amazon's Fire TV software with Alexa voice control, sitting below the pricier 4K Plus and 4K Max models in the lineup.
Weeks after its debut, the latest Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K is on sale for half its normal price at both Amazon and Best Buy, hitting an all-time low of $29.99. The device can power itself directly from a TV's USB port, eliminating the need for a separate power adapter, and supports 4K video at up to 60fps with HDR10 Plus.
Amazon has consolidated its Fire TV streaming player lineup, cutting it from five models to four by replacing the Fire TV Stick 4K Select and 4K Plus with a single new Fire TV Stick 4K. The updated roster now consists of the Fire TV Stick HD, Fire TV Stick 4K, Fire TV Stick 4K Max and Fire TV Cube, alongside a new remote control announced the same day.
When a router runs out of Ethernet ports for devices like smart TVs, consoles, NAS drives and desktop PCs, the fix is an inexpensive plug-and-play Ethernet switch rather than a router upgrade. The switch connects to one of the router's LAN ports and instantly adds four, seven, 15 or more wired connections to the network.
IMAX has extended its brand beyond cinemas with an 'IMAX Enhanced' label now appearing on a growing number of titles on services like Disney+. Despite the name, this designation doesn't guarantee top-tier picture or audio quality, since streaming bitrates remain capped to avoid buffering, meaning 4K Blu-ray discs can still surpass IMAX Enhanced streams in fidelity.
Dual-band routers transmit Wi-Fi simultaneously on two frequencies, 2.4GHz and 5.0GHz, to spread device traffic across separate channels instead of one shared lane. The 2.4GHz band covers longer distances and passes through walls better but runs slower and gets crowded, while the 5.0GHz band delivers faster speeds and more capacity at the cost of range. Most modern routers automatically assign devices to whichever band suits them, though some networks still show separate SSIDs for each frequency.