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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
Well designed, Easy setup, Alexa functionality is well thought through
Do you really need it if you have a 4K smart TV?, Pricey
All-new Fire TV Cube | Hands free with Alexa, 4K Ultra HD streaming media player£109.99 Buy nowAll-new Fire TV Cube, hands-free with Alexa and 4K Ultra HD, streaming media player$119.99 Buy now As streaming products go, it's hard to fault the Fire TV Cube...
The Fire TV Cube is a fairly complicated device to understand. It is a competent media streamer and now supports all three HDR standards and can output 4K at up to 60fps. It offers access to lots of UK-specific catch-up TV content, plus all the main video...
Published: 2019-09-05, Author: Dan , review by: pocket-lint.com
Voice control of TV and sound gear Fast Alexa, Will be discounted
Inconsistent app experience, No Bluetooth
The new Fire TV Cube isn't a huge leap over the old version, but it's great that it'll be moving beyond US shores. It is a difficult device to explain - and will be difficult for some consumers to get their head around - but being able to control most of...
Published: 2018-08-27, Author: Nick , review by: techradar.com
4K HDR playback, TV/AV control center, Still includes a remote
No YouTube, No Dolby Vision, Requires said remote
The Fire TV Cube is, by far, our favorite Amazon streaming device – better in so many ways than the Amazon Fire TV dongle that was released in 2017. That is largely due to the fact that the Fire TV Cube not only offers hands-free controls for video playba...
Abstract: There are many ways to watch online content on your TV. Your television itself might have apps, or you might have a Blu-ray player or game system connected with built-in streaming services. If neither case applies, or if your TV, Blu-ray player, or game...
Abstract: Most of us want to buy the best gadgets that money can buy — the best smartphone, tablet, HD TV, you name it. We often realise that there are many choices out there in the market with various price tags. When you start to look at options to smarten up you...
At Rs 12,999, the Fire TV Cube is not the most pocket-friendly streaming device out there. You will get cheaper options like the Fire TV Stick Lite and Fire TV Stick 4th generation at Rs 2,999, Rs 5,999 with almost the same functionalities as the Fire TV...
Yes, but only if you have high end 4K televisions at home and maybe you have not yet invested in an Alexa device. For such users this is a great product that can become your smart entertainment hub, connecting and controlling much more than your TV. Other...
El rendimiento es excelente, Receptor IR que se integra con otros dispositivos, Integración natural con Alexa, Gran selección de aplicaciones
Receptor IR fuera del cuerpo principal, No se incluye cable HDMI, Motor de recomendaciones debe mejorar, Demasiada dependencia de Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Fire TV Cube es un buen centro multimedia con ventajas evidentes frente a una Smart TV al uso: rendimiento, variedad y calidad de las aplicaciones instaladas, interfaz pulida y bien diseñada…La integración con Alexa, si bien es desigual en función...
Le côté tout-en-un, La fluidité de l'interface et de l'assistant Alexa, Le contrôle total (par la voix) de tout ce qui est connecté à votre TV, Le côté tout-en-un, La fluidité de l'interface et de l'assistant Alexa, Le contrôle total (par la voix) de tout
L'accès « à la plupart » des services OTT, L'écran d'accueil confus, Le prix un peu élevé, Un peu trop d'auto-promo, Le haut-parleur intégré est très moyen
Le Fire TV Cube mérite-t-il votre argent ? Si vous cherchez un boitier multimédia, le Fire TV Stick 4K coûtera deux fois moins cher avec les mêmes performances en vidéo (y compris le Dolby Vision). Si vous avez l'habitude d'utiliser Alexa, ce Fire TV Cube...
