The new Amazon Fire TV is a great streaming box in an incredibly tiny package

When Amazon announced its latest Fire TV streaming box, the most interesting thing about it wasn't some new spec or feature — it was the price. Amazon slashed the price of Fire TV by $20 to just $69.99, or less than half the price of the latest Apple TV, which has similar abilities.

Not only that, but Amazon threw in a couple of upgradesFire TV 2017 not only streams in 4K just like the previous version did, but it also supports HDR (high dynamic range) video, which can produce more vibrant color, at least for material that was shot with HDR. And with 4K, it can now accommodate footage with frame rates up to 60 fps (the previous gen maxed out at 30 fps for 4K video). Read more...