FireStick 4k Buffering and Lag Issues

by Zynxius

I have 3 FireSticks here. 2 of the latest regular sticks and one 4k stick.

Let me start with the overall device lag on the 4k that I don't experience on the others. Navigating the 4k stick is like sitting in rush hour traffic to drive 1 block. Everything is super laggy.

Moving on to buffering. Let me just state that I have no buffering issues on the regular sticks aside from the occasional fluke once in a blue moon. I know the internet isn't perfect. The 4k stick is a buffering nightmare. I can put the same movie or channel on both a regular and the 4k stick and I've got no issues on the regular stick while the 4k stick just swirls in random intervals.

The provider is obviously fine since I haven't had any issues on the regular sticks at all. I've had a couple of friends complain about lag on their 4ks which we all bought in the same week. They don't use IPTV so I can't compare that aspect. Is it just a bad batch or is this a common thing with the 4k sticks?

pioniere

They are cheap, with cheap hardware. You get what you pay for.

stokedcrf

I just returned 2 firestick 4k's today actually. I'm pretty picky with my technology, and my main device is a Nvidia shield.

I really wanted to like the firestick for the 35 bucks I paid, but honestly...they aren't even worth that much.

iama_newredditor

I don't experience any noticeable lag on my 2 4k Firesticks (both at least a year old at this point). Although I do use Tivimate and am not a fan of Smarters. I also setup my parents on a 4k Firestick and they don't experience lag or buffering on DLS internet.

saminator94

I was having buffering issues with my iptv service using 4k firestick stbemu pro. I changed my dns to Google dns on the router and the buffering issue is gone now. Might be something to try out. As far as lag is concerned, you might have a lot of background apps running that will slow down your device. Try Uninstalling or Force Stopping apps that you are not using and see if it will fix your lag problem.

lundgaardk

What is your internet speed? I had issues but I only had 50 Mbps through xfinity. I then upgraded to 100 Mbps & also hooked up the fire stick to my modem through an Ethernet cable. Haven’t had any lag issues since.

ablokeinpf

I'm not seeing it on either of mine.

ttpScottyb

i have 2 4K firesticks and both are perfect no lagging no freezing and that goes with saying both my eye p tv services never buffer

cooldude9112001

only experienced this when using wifi but the ethernet adapter fixed all off my buffering issues maybe once or twice a year I have to reset the stick but not often