You May Be Plugging Your Fire TV Stick Into The Wrong HDMI Port

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Not all ports are built equal.

Streaming sticks are incredibly handy. They magically transform a regular dumb TV into a smart one in an instant, and even in an era where the vast majority of TVs have their own suite of baked-in streaming apps, you can often get a faster and more elegant experience with a dedicated device like Amazon's Fire TV Stick. But one thing you should be mindful of is the HDMI port you plug it into, as you might be using the wrong port.

To be clear (and to calm any nerves), no HDMI port is so wrong that it'll instantly fry your TV if you happen to slot the Fire TV Stickinto it. In fact, you can technically plug any HDMI device into any of your TV's ports and they'll work just fine. It's more about understanding how those ports behave, and whether you're...

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