Films, series and also music are included Amazon’s Fire TV Stick easily transferrable to the big screen. All you have to do is connect the device to a television with an HDMI connection. What works with new devices without any problems apparently also works with an old tube television.
Amazon shows: Fire TV Stick makes tubes smart
Turning a TV from the 1980s into a smart TV doesn’t seem to be all that complicated. At least according to Amazon, something like this can be done with a Fire TV stick, Scart or VGA connection and the appropriate adapter.
The group has published a video on YouTube. It shows a 1984 Nordmende tube television with the Amazon Prime menu displayed in pale colors on the curved screen.
Amazon does not offer detailed instructions on how the construct with old TV and Fire TV stick is put together. But at least the necessary components are summarized in the clip, which is only 22 seconds long.
“Germany’s perhaps oldest Smart TV became Internet-compatible via a Scart connection, an adapter and thanks to the Fire TV Stick.”
YouTube/Amazon.de: “Amazon Fire TV makes old televisions smart”
More Fire TV tips
If you want to devote yourself to the project and still own a corresponding tube television, you will ideally have all the necessary information at hand. For everyone else, there are additional tips to optimize Amazon’s Fire TV. But that’s not all. The Fire TV apps can also be customized, should the need arise.
Sources: YouTube/Amazon.de