When you enable hands free with Alexa, you can talk to Alexa by simply saying “Alexa” when the app is on your screen. It also gives the Echo Show 15 access to more streaming video sources than it would have otherwise.įire TV on the Echo Show 15 is an upgrade worth looking forward to, even if it doesn’t make the Echo Show 15 a vastly better buy than it was before.Use the Amazon Alexa app to manage Alexa-enabled devices, control music playback, view shopping lists on the go, keep track of upcoming reminders, check on active timers and much more. Amazon likely observed that users want to watch video on this device, and being able to invoke Fire TV mode beats futzing around with Alexa voice commands. If you have the space for a slightly bigger screen, a proper television will likely make more sense than the Echo Show 15.īut for folks who’ve already set up an Echo Show 15 for its photo frame features, informational widgets, and smart home dashboard controls, adding the full Fire TV interface makes sense. Insignia’s 24-inch Fire TV Edition television, for instance, lists for $170 and frequently sells for less plus, it comes with a remote and a stand. Michael Brown/Foundry Is the Echo Show 15’s Fire TV mode worth it?Īt a list price of $250, the Echo Show 15 is expensive for a small TV. You can overlay a live feed from your home security camera (a Ring Stick Up Cam in this example) over your Fire TV stream ( Wednesday on Netflix in this example).
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