A:AnswerWell, I know for a fact it does! Although, all of my t.v.'s are HD, I have friends whose are not and one of my friends purchased 3 (1 with the box), and none of her t.v's are HD's! Hope that helps, Good luck!
A:AnswerYou can either find a replacement on amazon or eBay and program it to your stick... as far as the app remote your phone/tablet has to be connected to the same network but you will neeed the remote tho
A:AnswerHi Penny,
A smart TV is not required for the Fire Stick. I use one with a basic computer monitor with an HDMI input.
In fact, I think it's better to not have a smart TV over time, as I suspect that upgrading a USB stick will be easier and cheaper.