Easily Amazon’s best Fire TV yet, but it still has too many ads.
, I think it looks much better than the previous glossy design. There are still physical buttons on top, with an Alexa LED strip running around the upper perimeter. I/O around the back includes HDMI in and HDMI out plus new ethernet and USB-A ports. The latter is definitely better than the Micro USB port on the previous model, and it’s nice no longer needing any adapters for ethernet — even if it’s only a 10/100 port.
Having hands-free voice controls available at all times is a great perk and something that you won’t get from any other streaming box. Amazon’s voice commands on the Fire TV have grown pretty advanced. There are the basics like controlling your smart home or using voice for simple playback controls or to launch apps, but you can also effectively navigate the entire interface by telling Alexa where to scroll and choosing selections by name or on-screen numbers that accompany search results.
I prefer the remote in most cases, but there’s something to be said for the convenience of asking the Fire TV Cube to turn on my TV and jump right into Sling TV if that remote is across the room. Some voice requests will work regardless of whether the TV screen is powered on, but music playback will always use your TV speakers or home theater sound system instead of the internal speaker. What’s less convenient is the Fire TV Cube’s lack of support for Apple AirPlay.
I’ve only lightly experimented with the Fire TV Cube’s new HDMI input functionality. I don’t have cable anymore, butsay Alexa does a sufficient job of channel surfing when you’ve got a cable box running through the port. I’d advise against plugging a game console into the HDMI in, however.
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