[MrMichaelJames]

Hey folks. I am a longtime XBMC user in fairly basic usage scenarios (PC based, and lately an AT2 jailbreak install that isn't working that great). I know basically zero about android or android devices, but I have a Fire TV in front of me now (I got overnight). Let me know if there are any basic questions I can answer.

Does it do Netflix in HD? As in do any titles have HD beside them?
Can you install Xbmc or any 3rd party aps

3rd Party apps can be installed for sure: https://developer.amazon.com/sdk/asb/app-install.html
It's probably not for the layman though. Probably only someone who is quite experienced with android would use this method.

I am now looking at XBMC's menu on my Fire TV.

I followed the steps outlined on Amazon's pages (as per awp0's post as well): set up android dev enviroment including eclipse, JRe, configure eclipse as per amazon's instructions, connect to your fire, install xbmc apk via command line. (Sorry, my brain is a little shot this afternoon, but basically: if you follow all of Amazon's pages for 1) setting up a development environment, 2), setting up to talk to the Fire, you will be able to get APKs onto it.) I just now got it working so I haven't tested much yet. Like, anything. Although it did successfully updated an add-on, so the network is clearly working.

Very cool. I'll have mine later this evening and will "hopefully" have some time late tonight once everyone is in bed to play with it.