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This was a real hassle to set up and use until I figured out that my older Firestick was the issue. I had purchased a "gen II?" Firestick for another room but was trying to set things up with the one I already had on my main TV, which doesn't have the ability to turn the TV off and on or adjust the volume as the later ones have. But that wasn't the root of the problem. It was the communication between the older Firestick and the Recast which kept coming and going with delays and slow response. Once I tried the new stick I found the video, audio and response was markedly improved. I was about ready to send the Recast back and would have appreciated some intel about using it with an older Firestick. Now, we are just learning it. What I don't like: When fast forwarding through a recorded program, you can't eaisly tell where you are like the DirecTV presentation. So it's a lot of going back and forth using either the fast forward buttons or voice commands, like "Fast forward 30 seconds" "rewind 20 seconds" etc. It's a bit clunky finding your recorded programs. I liked the DirecTV "list" function which just shows you all the programs you have recorded and that's it. The screen on the Fire TV Recast is full of lots of other icons once you figure out where you can find your recordings. The font is so small on them it's hard to read from your normal viewing position. At least for a geezer like my wife and I. When we select a recorded program to watch, it's kind of a crapshoot whether we will drop into the middle of the recorded program or at the beginning, which is the logical place to start. Once in the program we sometimes can find a "watch from the beginning command" or not. When it's a "not" we have to figure out how to rewind rapidly back to the beginning. Which it does well but still takes lots of time. Then when we want to delete a recording we have watched I'd like a faster way to get to the delete command. Too many options first. For my guest bedroom, I'm not even going to get a Firestick for it because of the confusing at times learning curve which neither my guests nor I am willing to address. I just put up a window-mounted indoor TV antenna and now my guests can choose between the 20+ offerings there and never screw up what we've recorded on the Recast. I'd like a faster and less clunky way to have it not show the channels I know I'll never watch, such as those just trying to sell me something or in a language I can't understand. Maybe that's a function of my TV or maybe it's a part of the FireTV programming. I'm still not sure if I've managed to get it set up because I'm still finding the unwanted programs on my channel guide. To sum it up a little, I think Amazon is more interested in presenting lots of options, most of which I don't want, on their screens instead of being able to customize at least one of them to show only the things I do the most. Like watch recorded programs. That's why I bought the thing in the first place. Read full review
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First, the picture quality is not as clear as broadcast TV. It is difficult to get to the TV guide. The TV guide is often wrong recording at odd hours totally different program. 2 TV limit- if you just turn off the TV without exiting to menu it will not allow 3rd TV to work. Positives- only one antenna connection for the entire house. Unit can be plugged in anywhere as long as there is good wi-fi and antenna signal. Can add more storage.
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The recast isn't a perfect product but it's better than anything I've seen on the market. I really don't understand why Amazon didn't spend more time to perfect this product instead of abandoning it's consumers who purchased it. I havent been able to get video to work on my phone, but I didn't buy it for that so this wasn't an issue for me. Works great on all my fire tvs.
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This was very easy to setup and it can be place anywhere in the house because it isn't wired to your TV set. Uses WiFi to communicate with the Fire TV or Stick.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
DVR brings in more stations than what my antenna brings in. It is also easy to set up to record shows.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
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