#34 I have the Fire tv stick and I also have a Netflix account. Watching Netflix thru the Fire tv stick was disappointing. I thought the shows I saw were fuzzy, or dark or the video seemed slow.
When I use my Samsung Note tablet (wifi) they are sharp. When I use my desktop pc (cable) to watch Netflix they also look good.
I tried watching Amazon Prime shows thru my LG smart tv using the Netflix icon already there. Lousy picture so I bought the Chromecast and now the Fire TV stick.
With Chromecast and a pc and using the Chrome web browser and their app to view it on the tv, I can get a great picture on the tv. Using the tablet for Amazon Prime shows and either Flash or HTML5 for video the results were not good. I have 35 to 50mb cable speed.
For the Fire TV stick I think it is the video chip at fault. For the other devices I think Amazon degrades the video as they want you to use the Kindle.
Review: http://www.engadget.com/2014/12/04/fire-tv-stick-review/
Amazon is thinking that book writers are able to write in bulk as they have dropped the prices paid to the writers as they offer bulk purchases of books at one price per month.
I have heard the Amazon fire hardware is very good.
It is the proprietary software that I do not like.
Never messed with those USB sticks
They will never perform like a dedicated TV box.
UPDATE: It was my LG tv trying to help using TruMotion and Motion Eye Care. I turned both off and adjusted the brightness. All looks normal now.
I am using the HDMI2 port for the devive and the settings were the default that came with the tv. For my everyday use for the tv shows I use HDMI1 port.
It dawned on me to check the settings.....
Now the picture looks good.