Who spends vacation watching TV? A caveat, though: In the first hotel I stayed in — this was in the Palm Springs area — Wi-Fi required logging in on a website. Fire TV Stick was a nonstarter there. The schematic above shows the five easy pieces and how they plug into one another. It helps if the electrical outlet where you plug in the Fire TV stick is close by because the provided power cord is only about 3 feet long. I travel with an extension cord or a short-corded power strip so this is less an issue.
Using the remote, you can choose from several on-demand providers, including Amazon Instant Video and Netflix. Is it worth hauling this around just to be entertained? For the price of about two on-demand movies at the first hotel where I stayed, it gave me access to what Amazon says is , TV episodes, movies and more.
Was the reward worth the investment of time and trouble? I think so. Just wait till I tell you what Frank Underwood has done now…. Twitter: latimestravel. You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. She was born in Syracuse, N. Her varied media career has taken her from McPherson, Kan. Hamm has twice received individual Lowell Thomas Awards, and the Travel section has been recognized seven times during her tenure as editor.
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