How Amazon Fire TV Works
How Amazon Fire TV Works Amazon Fire TV works a lot like Apple TV and Roku set-top boxes. The basic idea is simple: using the remote control, you can choose from an on-screen menu featuring TV shows, movies and apps. First, you need to install Amazon Fire TV. Fortunately, it's very easy. When your package arrives at Amazon.com, you'll open it to find a small, square, black, plastic box, a remote control and power cord. There are ports in the back of the box to connect it to your TV (HDMI) and your home Internet connection (Ethernet). You have to supply your own cables. Amazon Fire TV is also WiFi capable, so you can connect to your home Wi-Fi network without an Ethernet cable [Source: Amazon]. Connect the box to your TV using an HDMI cable and to your Internet modem using an Ethernet cable. (If you have WiFi, skip this step). Then plug in the power cord. No power button in the box. If it's a plugin, it's on [Source: Amazon]. When you first turn on Amazon Fire ...