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Re:Amazon Fire TV by mmcclure on Wednesday April 02, 2014 @12:33PM (#7516751)
I know this is a nitpick...I really do, but for some reason things like this in marketing copy really annoy me:

"Remote with no line of sight required" - not checked for Chromecast. While kind of true since Chromecast doesn't have a dedicated remote, but the devices used to control it absolutely don't require line of site.

Re:Amazon Fire TV by dusing on Wednesday April 02, 2014 @12:41PM (#7516819)
I agree, you could say the same thing for voice search since you can use voice search on your iphone/android to queue up videos to airplay/cast.
Re:Amazon Fire TV by spinchange on Wednesday April 02, 2014 @01:11PM (#7517072)
Agree with both of you and also wanted to add, who cares about how much memory the Chromecast has vs. the other devices?
Re:Amazon Fire TV by cheald on Wednesday April 02, 2014 @12:47PM (#7516874)
And for "games" (many exist, though not of the sort that this device promises).
Re:Amazon Fire TV by chrisdroukas on Wednesday April 02, 2014 @01:40PM (#7517391)
The same is (sorta) true of Apple TV. You can use an iOS device as a remote via WiFi.