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June 2018
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The editors liked
Launching videos with Alexa is glorious—when it works
Voice control for TV volume
Sound systems
And cable boxes is a nice touch
Visual Alexa responses turn the TV into a powerful Echo-like device
The Amazon Fire TV Cube lets you control power
Input switching and volume on your TV
Sound bar or AV receiver hands-free from across the room
Using only voice commands. You can also use your voice to change channels on a cable box. The microphones are
Fast hexacore processor for flawless 4K streaming
Alexa has great range
Supports IoT devices
Has Dolby Vision encoding support
Thousands of free and paid programs available
Amazon Alexa
4K
HDR10+
Dolby Vision support
Dolby Atmos support
Handy ethernet adapter
Fast hexa-core processor
Content galore
Speedier performance
Alexa's cable box controls are great
Great 4K HDR picture quality
Lively interface
Alexa makes a capable media navigator
Setup is straightforward
Still get many of Alexa's other Skills
Competitively priced
Adds Alexa to your living room entertainment system
Controls more than just your TV
Supports 4K HDR content
Picks up voice commands even while video or music is playing
Now has Dolby Vision
Faster performance
YouTube has returned
Voice commands go beyond the basics
Adaptive interface depending on the interaction method
Voice searching is convenient
Still a capable Fire TV 4K streaming device
Brings in many useful Alexa features
The editors didn't like
Alexa is embarrassingly bad at genre search and inconsistent at playback controls
No volume control on the remote
Ads and promotional materials clutter the on-screen interface
If you want to use a source device beyond Fire TV -- like your cable DVR
Game console
Smart TV
Roku or Apple TV -- you'll have to keep its remote on-hand. The included Fire TV remote can't control other devices and even lacks volume and mute keys. Many
A little expensive for a streaming device at $120
Looks can be polarizing
Runs on Amazon's bloated software
Poor speaker quality
No USB-A port
Ads appear in user interface
Home screen can't be edited
Packs ads
Awkward Ethernet adapter
Not a fully-fledged Echo
IR can still be awkward
Built-in speaker is weedy
Full Alexa support is app-dependent
Stumbles when controlling certain devices and set-top boxes
Included remote is too simple
Doesn't come with necessary HDMI cable
Still doesn't offer any Dolby Atmos content or a YouTube app
IR blasters are forever imperfect
Doesn't make much sense if you have an Echo already
You'll still need remotes around
Voice commands don't always register
You can't completely ditch your remotes
Alexa still can't handle common video viewing commands
Almost twice the price of the $70 Fire TV
Voice controls might not work for all of your devices
Fast hexacore processor for flawless 4K streaming, Alexa has great range, Supports IoT devices, Has Dolby Vision encoding support, Thousands of free and paid programs available
A little expensive for a streaming device at $120, Looks can be polarizing, Runs on Amazon's bloated software
A powerful streaming device with lots of added functionality.The Amazon Fire TV Cube is a fantastic streamer for those committed to the Alexa ecosystem. However, it's a little expensive if you only want reliable 4K streaming, in which case you may be bett...
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Published: 2019-10-10, Author: Chris , review by: theverge.com
Now has Dolby Vision, Faster performance, YouTube has returned
IR blasters are forever imperfect, Doesn't make much sense if you have an Echo already, You'll still need remotes around
Abstract: Amazon has started shipping the Fire TV Cube, a media player aiming at the Apple TV 4K. But, can it bring as much to the table as Apple's device does, for just a little bit less money...
Published: 2018-06-21, Author: Daniel , review by: yahoo.com
Abstract: Amazon's (AMZN) Fire TV Cube is what happens when a company takes two great ideas and asks, “What if we just smashed these together?” And as it turns out, that's also a great idea. At least in the case of the Cube.Available Thursday, June 21, Amazon's Fir...
Launching videos with Alexa is glorious—when it works, Voice control for TV volume, sound systems, and cable boxes is a nice touch, Visual Alexa responses turn the TV into a powerful Echo-like device
Alexa is embarrassingly bad at genre search and inconsistent at playback controls, No volume control on the remote, Ads and promotional materials clutter the on-screen interface
The Fire TV Cube wants to replace your remote with voice commands, but Alexa isn't up for the challenge...
The Amazon Fire TV Cube lets you control power, input switching and volume on your TV, sound bar or AV receiver hands-free from across the room, using only voice commands. You can also use your voice to change channels on a cable box. The microphones are
If you want to use a source device beyond Fire TV -- like your cable DVR, game console, smart TV, Roku or Apple TV -- you'll have to keep its remote on-hand. The included Fire TV remote can't control other devices and even lacks volume and mute keys. Many
The Amazon Fire TV Cube's well-designed voice controls make it a superb alternative to a standard universal remote, especially for simpler systems...
The Amazon Fire TV Cube lets you control power, input switching and volume on your TV, sound bar or AV receiver hands-free from across the room, using only voice commands. You can also use your voice to change channels on a cable box. The microphones are
If you want to use a source device beyond Fire TV -- like your cable DVR, game console, smart TV, Roku or Apple TV -- you'll have to keep its remote on-hand. The included Fire TV remote can't control other devices and even lacks volume and mute keys. Many
The Amazon Fire TV Cube's well-designed voice controls make it a superb alternative to a standard universal remote, especially for simpler systems...
