Fire TV

[LordHaveMurci]

I have a Fire TV box that is no longer used, I also have a Prime membership.

Would it be possible to hook it up to my Denon micro system (HDMI - RCA)? and use it for music playback only, if I bought a voice remote it would be easier I guess?

[hornmeister]

Yes but you'll find it very difficult to control' without some form of display to hook it up to..

All you need is a small HDMI monitor or TV, quality not that important. Go for a supermarket special or ebay.

Actually thinking about it amazon are flogging of mini lcd projectors with HDMI interface from about £40. Throw that onto the wall, select the options and then switch it off.

[LordHaveMurci]

hornmeister said:

Yes but you'll find it very difficult to control' without some form of display to hook it up to..

All you need is a small HDMI monitor or TV, quality not that important. Go for a supermarket special or ebay.

Actually thinking about it amazon are flogging of mini lcd projectors with HDMI interface from about £40. Throw that onto the wall, select the options and then switch it off.

Oddly I was just sat here wondering if a small tablet would do the job, HDMI out of Fire TV into tablet but then how to output stereo sound to Denon?

This was my thinking behind the voice r/c - would negate the need for a screen perhaps? Not having used a voice remote I'm not sure if this is viable or not?

[B17NNS]

Would'nt it make more sense to get a Dot and just go 3.5mm to RCA to the amp.

[LordHaveMurci]

B17NNS said:

Would'nt it make more sense to get a Dot and just go 3.5mm to RCA to the amp.

That's exactly what I did - and the dot is mono output despite 3.5mm STEREO output!

now got a Dot sitting in the bedroom that we don't really need, thinking about pairing it via Bluetooth to our soundbar in the living room.

[B17NNS]

LordHaveMurci said:

That's exactly what I did - and the dot is mono output despite 3.5mm STEREO output!

This thread should resolve your issue...

https://www.reddit.com/r/amazonecho/comments/5pjp2...

TLDNR Push it in harder

Edited by B17NNS on Monday 23 July 15:34

[LordHaveMurci]

B17NNS said:

This thread should resolve your issue...

https://www.reddit.com/r/amazonecho/comments/5pjp2...

TLDNR Push it in harder

Edited by B17NNS on Monday 23 July 15:34

Brilliant, loads of reviews on Amazon saying it's Mono only so I just accepted that & moved on. Turns out the phono cable at the rear of the Denon wasn't tight enough

Still doesn't answer what I do with my unused Fire TV box though

Edited by LordHaveMurci on Monday 23 July 16:14