Chapter 6

Streaming Movies and TV Shows

IN THIS CHAPTER

check Installing apps for movie and TV streaming services

check Searching Fire TV for movies and TV shows

check Taking a look at some free streaming services

check Controlling movie and TV show playback

check Adding a second screen to your streaming experience

Fire TV sure has a ton of tricks up its sleeves, and I take you through all of them — such as playing music, viewing photos, and surfing the web — later in the book. However, when you get right down to it, you probably bought your Fire TV device to do just two things — watch movies and TV shows — am I right? I knew it. Nothing wrong with that, of course, because Fire TV excels at streaming video content.

So, this chapter is devoted exclusively to using Fire TV to watch movies and TV show episodes. You learn how to install streaming apps, search for content, handle subscriptions, control playback, and much more. I’ll wait here while you pop some popcorn, and then we’ll get the show started.

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