Of all of Amazon ’s in - home engineering , the Fire TV card of devices is quite compelling when you stack it up against its main competition , like Google TV and Roku . But is it enough to bring a whole - derriere Amazon television set set into your family ?
At an outcome today , Amazonannouncedtwo more way to bring Fire TV into your dwelling : the third - generation Fire telecasting Cube and a QLED second - contemporaries Omni TV with Fire video built into its software . The society is also pushing out an update that will make Show 15 machine a little more useful around the home — if you ’re a binge - spectator , that is . And there ’s a new Alexa voice - controlled remote control .
The Fire TV TV
Let ’s start with theAmazon Fire TV Omni QLEDseries . It comes in a 65 - inch size for $ 800 or 75 - inch for $ 1100 . It ’s the successor to last yr ’s Fire TV Omni , though it offer more pixel compactness and a wider colour gamut , since it use Quantum Dot technology . The television set has additional direct contrast control zones and bearing and ambient lightsome detector that will watch the environment in your elbow room for optimal telly viewing using Dolby Vision IQ and HDR10 + Adaptive tech . It ’ll be able to adjust for firing … and recount when you ’re in front of it , which is fairly in character for Amazon .
The Fire goggle box Omni QLED presents substance at a maximum 4 thou resolution at 60 soma - per - second ( fps ) . When you ’re not watching anything , the TV serves as a high - resolving photo frame with the Fire TV Ambient Experience . Or you could use Alexa widgets , like on various Echo Show gadget .
This is the top - tier offering of Amazon ’s current TV lineup . you may still choose from last year ’s Fire TV Omni Series for $ 330 or the Fire TV 4 - serial for $ 300 . All three TV sets offer up to 4 K Ultra High Definition declaration , but only the Omni QLED offer the Fire TV Ambient Experience and Adaptive Brightness .
Do you like Fire TV enough to bring a whole TV with it built-in to your home?Image: Amazon
The next-gen Fire TV Cube
If you ’d rather not replace your whole TV , theFire tv set Cubeis Amazon ’s third - genesis streaming corner . The Cube has been update with an improved octa - core processor and Super Resolution upscaling so you may watch HD message in a 4K - like keenness . Amazon also promises right audio quality with the Fire TV Cube , due in part to its support of Dolby Atmos audio , plus Wi - Fi 6e livelihood .
If you ’re looking for this to act as a centralized entertainment hub in your principal room , the good news is that there is a USB port , Ethernet , and HDMI built into the machine . Amazon allege you’re able to also use the USB porthole to add a compatible webcam if you want to use the Fire TV Cube connected to a presentation for video chat through Alexa .
The Fire TV Cube is available for $ 140 and will ship on October 25 .
A look at some of the widgets available on the Fire TV Omni QLED.Image: Amazon
A TV update for the Echo Show 15
When I critique the $ 250Echo Show 15earlier this year , I was bummed that it did n’t have more TV - alike capableness . But an opt - in software system update coming soon will make the smart display more like the Fire video .
The Echo Show 15 will get anupdatethat will bring the Fire idiot box app to its interface , so you could stream TV , movies , tidings , and anything else you would want with it . The Echo Show 15 can currently handle Prime Video , Netflix , and Hulu . But this ability will work it into the 15 - inch idiot box set it was meant to be . Amazon said the upgrade would bring favorites like Paramount Plus and Disney+ to the sassy showing .
A remote to unite them all
All the Fire idiot box gimmick mention here , plus the Echo Show 15 , will also be compatible with the updatedAlexa Voice Remote Pro . The remote control has backlighting , programmable buttons , and a Remote Finder feature of speech , which is exciting because it is the Year of Our Lord 2022 and I ’m still losing the remote in the sofa cushions like it ’s 1992 . The more affair interchange , the more they stay the same . The remote is available for pre - order now for $ 35 .
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The third-gen Fire TV Cube is slightly rounder than its predecessor.Image: Amazon
