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Testseek.com have collected 106 expert reviews of the Amazon Echo Show and the average rating is 74%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Amazon Echo Show.
 
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The editors liked

  • Gives Alexa a Face
  • Not a bad entertainment platform
  • Highly extensible
  • Excellent hearing
  • Alexa as you've come to know and love
  • Not prohibitively expensive
  • Good sound and video quality
  • A reasonably attractive design
  • The New Nintendo 2DS XL is basically a 3DS XL
  • Minus the 3D
  • With a slightly improved design. It gives you access to a huge library of great games
  • Including past DS
  • NES and SNES classics
  • Touch screen useful for discovery
  • Selecting suggested items
  • And controlling playback
  • Full range of Alexa features with visuals
  • Adding a screen elevates the Echo to a whole new level
  • Has potential to be the ultimate (and only) Smart Home AI
  • Everything we like about Alexa
  • Plus visual feedback
  • A 7-inch touchscreen display
  • Video calls and an in-home video intercom (two Echo Shows required)
  • Excellent design that looks great in any room
  • 2.5-inch circular screen is bright
  • Crisp
  • And doubles as a clock
  • Camera can be completely disabled
  • Great sound in a compact package
  • Powerful voice-recognition capabilties
  • Fantastic Alexa integration
  • Wit
  • Alexa is as useful as ever
  • Hardware is solid and soberly handsome
  • Touchscreen-enabled apps show some promise
  • Bright
  • Crisp screen
  • Good audio quality
  • Displays smart home cameras
  • Isn't trying to be a tablet
  • Better sound than other smart speakers
  • Video conferencing between Shows is easy
  • Michael A. Prospero is the reviews editor at Laptop Mag and Tom’s Guide. When he’s not testing out the latest running watc
  • Skiing or training for a maratho
  • He’s probably using the latest kitchen gadget.
  • Alexa takes great advantage of the new touchscreen
  • Music sounds great over the new speaker
  • Echo Show does everything the original Echo does
  • It'll get better over time as developers build skills for the touchscreen

The editors didn't like

  • Call audio quality sub-par
  • Needs to make even greater use of the display
  • Screen is too reflective
  • Thirdparty skills taking advantage of the touchscreen
  • Amazon's Alexa app is still a little clunky
  • Video "dropins" are fraught with danger
  • Alexa calls and messaging are still a walled garden
  • Third-party skills taking advantage of the touchscreen
  • Video "drop-ins" are fraught with danger
  • The tiny stylus is very awkward to use. There's little new here for anyone who already has a 3DS in their bag
  • Limited touch control options
  • Drop In voice and video messaging only works with other Alexa users
  • Dated design
  • Unimpressive audio quality for the price
  • Voice recognition is as bad as ever
  • Alexa app is cluttered and unintuitive
  • Smart Home features rely on 3rd parties
  • Can't stream media from network storage
  • No video our aux audio output
  • Smallish 7-inch display that's limited to 1024x600 resolution
  • Hefty cord somewhat limits where it can be placed
  • Videos are truncated in full-screen mode
  • You can't use voice commands to stream music from your own local server
  • You can use voice commands with only a handful of the 80+ streaming services Sonos suppor
  • Short list of touchscreen-enabled 3rd-party Skills
  • Teething pains for some Skills on how display is used
  • Most expensive Echo version yet
  • Alexa still lacks multi-user support
  • Drop-in feature is intrusive
  • Limited Show-enabled skills (for now)
  • Limited parental controls
  • Not enough screen-enabled skills yet
  • Could be better sound for the price
  • Camera can't handle backlit rooms
  • Odd
  • Angular design
  • Low-resolution screen

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  Published: 2018-02-05, Author: Michael , review by: pcworld.com_techhive.com

  • Excellent design that looks great in any room, 2.5-inch circular screen is bright, crisp, and doubles as a clock, Camera can be completely disabled, Great sound in a compact package, Powerful voice-recognition capabilties, Fantastic Alexa integration, wit
  • Hefty cord somewhat limits where it can be placed, Videos are truncated in full-screen mode, You can't use voice commands to stream music from your own local server, You can use voice commands with only a handful of the 80+ streaming services Sonos suppor
  • The Echo Spot just might be the perfect smart speaker, with a versatility and fashion-sense that give it a sense of purpose and style.In a two-device race to rule table-top A.I, Google Home bests Amazon Echo in terms of audio quality, microphone range, d...

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  Published: 2017-12-19, Author: Charlie , review by: cultofmac.com

  • Abstract:  Welcome to Cult of Mac ‘s Gadget of the Year extravaganza. Unlike some other blogs, where harassed writers get a last-minute order from the boss to come up with an end-of-year list, and then spend a half-hour writing up the first five Google results for t...

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  Published: 2017-11-30, Author: Analie , review by: techwelike.com

  • I have to admit that I have gotten used to smart assistants and I enjoy the comfort of just speaking and I recommend the Echo Show to those more into the smart home. If you have multiple cameras, it makes sense. Also, if you do more than just listen t...

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  Published: 2017-10-17, Author: Michael , review by: pcworld.com_techhive.com

  • Everything we like about Alexa, plus visual feedback, A 7-inch touchscreen display, Video calls and an in-home video intercom (two Echo Shows required)
  • Can't stream media from network storage, No video our aux audio output, Smallish 7-inch display that's limited to 1024x600 resolution
  • The Echo Show isn't great at everything, but it will make a fantastic addition to any home.To comment on this article and other TechHive content, visit our Facebook page or our Twitter feed...

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  Published: 2017-09-08, Author: Phil , review by: androidcentral.com

  • Alexa as you've come to know and love, Not prohibitively expensive, Good sound and video quality, A reasonably attractive design
  • Third-party skills taking advantage of the touchscreen, Amazon's Alexa app is still a little clunky, Video "drop-ins" are fraught with danger, Alexa calls and messaging are still a walled garden
  • Almost 3,000 words ago I said that the Amazon Echo Show is the best Alexa you can get today. That hasn't changed. First, it looks cooler than the original obelisk Echo. It also does all the things that the OG Echo does. The addition of the touchscreen is...

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  Published: 2017-08-01, Author: Ari , review by: techbuyersguru.com

  • Adding a screen elevates the Echo to a whole new level, has potential to be the ultimate (and only) Smart Home AI,
  • Voice recognition is as bad as ever, Alexa app is cluttered and unintuitive, Smart Home features rely on 3rd parties
  • While we're clearly a bit disappointed at this first-generation Echo Show, there's simply no doubt that Amazon's domination of the Smart Home voice assistant arena will continue, and the Echo Show is a glimpse of what the future of the Smart Home will loo...

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  Published: 2017-07-22, Author: Christian , review by: makeuseof.com

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  Published: 2017-07-15, Author: Max , review by: appleinsider.com

  • In the course of two weeks, the unimpressive but "good enough" hardware faded into the background as the experience took over. Amazon's cloud based "Alexa" is impressive in voice recognition, speed, and feature set, which will grow much broader now that...

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  Published: 2017-07-12, Author: Phil , review by: imore.com

  • Abstract:  While we await the HomePod later this year, Amazon one-ups everyone with a not-quite-baked but full-of-potential speaker/display combo.Apple is diving a little deeper into the connected home space later this year with HomePod. (To live alongside that oth...

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  Published: 2017-07-11, Author: Phil , review by: androidcentral.com

  • Alexa as you've come to know and love, Not prohibitively expensive, Good sound and video quality, A reasonably attractive design
  • Thirdparty skills taking advantage of the touchscreen, Amazon's Alexa app is still a little clunky, Video "dropins" are fraught with danger, Alexa calls and messaging are still a walled garden
  • Almost 3,000 words ago I said that the Amazon Echo Show is the best Alexa you can get today. That hasn't changed. First, it looks cooler than the original obelisk Echo. It also does all the things that the OG Echo does. The addition of the touchscreen is...

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