Windows 10: firestick shows as connected but does not respond to the firestick controls

Since changing my router for Sky Q: I paired my firestick and it shows as so with other devices (That do work, like the surround sound etc.)

However pressing the home button on the firestick for 10 seconds produces no response.

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Nvidia Shield vs FireStick

All,

I do not know if this is the best spot to be posting this but here it goes.

I currently use Kodi on my Amazon FireStick for streaming such as Netflix, Hulu, Crackle, and Prime. I have noticed at times that the FireStick will start to lag and chug along even with streaming over my NAS.

I have been looking into getting the means of getting sports streams into my FireStick so I can finally cut the cord as it were from my cable company. The FireStick looks to support only a handful of sports applications that came with it pre-loaded.

I was doing some reading and while the Nvidia Shield is superior to the FireStick in overall hardware and has better app support due to it natively being Android TV, is the price of entry worth it?

I mean I spent $40 on my FireStick and the Shield is going to be about $300 due me liking the idea of having the Pro version.

I don't mind tinkering with the FireStick but it seems like a good portion of my performance issues would vanish with the better hardware.

Has anyone owned both and could give some feedback?

 

Xbox one not reading Amazon Firestick

Xboxone not reading amazon firestick have it plugged in to the hdmi port where find it in the home page not sure,help please

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Connecting windows 10 laptop with miracast to amazon tv firestick

Dear All,

I got my amazon tv firestick.

I tried connecting it via my phone and I was able to mirror my phone's screen without any problem.

However, when I try to connect my laptop (Lenovo thinkpad t540p) it doesn't seem to work.

First I went to action center of my laptop which has windows 10 installed in it.

Then clicked connect icon. There I can see my amazon tv firestick device.











Does anyone have any idea why I am not being able to connect?

I can see a message in the screen where I have connected firestick which says trying to connect the pc but it suddenly exits.

Please let me know if anyone was able to fix this issue.