Echo Show 15 Review - A BIG Disappointment?
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I have the Echo Show 15 and I can confirm its VESA compatible, have it on my kitchen wall using one of those small square pull out vesa mounts.
Boom! Cheers Liam - and pinned 👍 funny how they make no mention on the website!
Which vesa wall mount? And can you rotate the echo with it
Great review! Feels like a lot of these things can be fixed with a software update. Hope Amazon is paying attention.
And the frame is both useless and antiquated
I love your raw honest review, I don’t ever comment on videos but this one I just had to! Thank you for posting this, I’m still going to be ordering this but hopefully some software updates will fix these issues soon 😊
Cheers Eleanor! Glad you found it useful! Let me know what you think once you’ve tried it yourself! 👍
This is, by any measure, the most honest and thorough review I have ever watched! I live... far.... very far, and it costs a pretty penny to get my smart home devices here. It is quite the decision when I decide to get anything shipped over. Your review has made my decision easy. Thank you! And do have a Happy New Year!.
I'm really pleased that I watched this review, it was going to be my next "tech buy", cannot believe the omissions in the o.s. and hardware. They really have missed a trick here, so until they possibly correct some of the shortfalls I'll stay with the show 10 device.
Awesome review, i was seconds away from pulling the $220 pin on one of these, now I will wait for updates...
Also good on ya for wearing/supporting 4Oceans! As an aussie I see first hand how plastic is ****ing the ocean... keep up the awesome work
Amazon seriously missed a huge opportunity here. I can see this fitting really well within my bedroom but due to the sheer limitations and poor execution of features I may have to give this one a miss. Hopefully they offer some software updates to eliminate some of these issues
Just watched your video, while mine is rendering, (I LOVE your shopping list). LOL
What’s the deal with the big “swing and a miss” on the Smart Home widget? So much potential, so much work to be done…
I am using it on my VESA mounted pole mount, (above my computer screen). Looking forward to the next few updates, to see if they address the issues. Great content, as always. Cheers mate.
Does the show 15 have the bug where it shows a few photos from the folder you point it at and the one "On This Day" photo with the date taken in the bottom left.
I cant find a way to turn this off any show or firestick, its's particularly annoying on bedside show 5's as the size of the date changes and you have to wait to see the time on the next photo(old and blind). You would think the same interface and OS wouldn't be difficult for all the shows , with added customisation.
Mine's on order and I'll just have to hope for updates to address some of the issues. Great review.
I got mine a few days ago. Love it and I agree 420% with this review!
Also, would like the screen to be better at every angle. And the main thing that bothers me is the poor camera. Maybe next gen will fix all of that.
Excellent review as always Stu. Very thorough. I think it’s going to be a good addition to the Echo family with the right updates.
I was so looking forward to putting this decide on my kitchen wall and using it as a tv and recipe viewer as well as calendar hub but after watching this and other reviews in going to hold off and see if it gets software updates.
thanks for your video, do you know if echo show is working with home assistant app or website ?
This kind of reminds me when I first purchased an Echo. Got it in beta, and was looking forward to voice controlled music. But from the start there were some baffling limitations for a smart speaker. The one that surprised me most was the lack of an ability to stream to multiple Echos- have whole home audio. It had been mentioned as being in development, then nothing. Waited a few months, Nothing. Few more. Nothing. It took over two years for Amazon to integrate this function, and even then it was... a bit rough at times. Amazon at least did come back through and update software and keep adding new features, but the development times were all over the place. I think we're going to see a lot of this with the Show 15. It seems Amazon is releasing products that are not truly finished. And while I trust that Amazon will eventually add in a lot of missing pieces, you'll need a crystal ball, tarot deck, and some palm reading to know when they will actually get around to filling it out. I'd really just stick with the other Shows for now; let others be the beta testers for you until the features come that you want.
Such a great video! Thank you for this, I think I’ll wait for the 2rd gen of this echo show 15. I was very much looking forward to this. 😞
Hoping that it won’t take until a second gen to fix the problems - hopefully we will see a software fix sooner!
Thanks for the review, I was excited when I saw this device was being developed, as I'd had the idea for something similar for a while, I'll wait for Amazon to fix all these issues now before stumping up any cash
Hi Stu, I have the echo show 15 and it's a brilliant device which blends in well in my bedroom with the Amazon echo third generation paired as group speakers for great quality sounding music, I have this on one of them Pilo Pad stands with storage container my question is, I have an energizer security camera which I use with the echo show 15, can I add my security camera to the home screen widgets?
Forgive me if you've already done a video on this, but have you been able to get Zoom to work on an echo show, here in the UK? I notice in the settings, under Communication, there is an option to enable or disable Zoom....
Great review. I won't consider buying this model until Amazon addresses these problems. It's not like it's their first Echo. I`m curious why they released this version with these issues. I agree about the annoying ads!!
Stu, you're quite the intelligent, informative and knowledgeable character! Just now gratefully discovered you.
Welcome to the club. 🥃👍
Great in depth review. I was one of those people who pre-ordered thinking this was exactly what I have been waiting for. Yes, aesthetically not bad, I have my own few issues with it and there seems to be a lot of room for updates. One gripe I have is that when adding an event to the calendar (by voice), if Alexa misspelled the word, you can go in and edit, however, when pressing done afterwards does not save the changes, I was hoping this was not just me, is this a fault for everyone?
Yes I have had the same issues with this. It seems like a bug they need to squash.
I was curious if anyone knows of an alternative to the Echo Show 15?
A good 10 inch touch tablet works just fine and can be mounted on the wall. I personally had an old Samsung tablet that was too slow for normal use, but mounted on my wall and running the Alexa app as well as Home Assistant it works very well for the task of controlling my smart home devices. I also just purchased a Vankyo 10 inch Android tablet for $89 on Amazon and it works even better.
I kind of surprised that some manufacturer had not jumped on the bandwagon and made a 15 inch touch screen tablet.
I am so glad I watched this. I am an Alexa newbie and trying to figure out first devices and thought I would jump in with this device and have a dashboard and a photo frame. You saved me a lot of disappointment.
Hi fantastic video again I was going to order the echo show 15 watching your video I have changed my mind
Cheers Giovanni! Glad you found it useful 👍
Can someone answer me TWO very simple questions: When in photo mode - does the photo mode stay on indefinietly and does it have stupid watermark text in the corner of the photo mode? My stupid Echo show 5 has photo mode but always has water marks saying - "ask Alexa - when was this photo taken" etc.) I have unticked every single option in the settings menus to turn off recommendations to no avail. The whole reason I want to buy an echo show 15 is to use it as a frame 1st and smart device 2nd... i dont want widgets popping up or stupid "recommendations" that effectively ruin the photo frame experience.
Thanks!
Regarding the short plug, I found a 6-foot barrel power extension (specifically for the Echo Show 15) on Amazon for $12.99 (USD). So they already knew it was too short. 😜👍
Another example of sneaky tactics!
@@StusReviewsUK yeah but don’t all companies to this 😅 they all send you short cables, you want a longer one for convenience? Well then hell you’ve gotta buy one 😅
Thank you for the great video. My major peeve against all Echo Show devices is Amazon's bizarre refusal to allow user control over that enormous giant clock. It ruins virtually every photo that I wish to display on the device. It annoys me so much that I keep my echo show in sleep mode 23 hours and 59 minutes a day, displaying only a black screen until I wake it up for some reason. I use it to check on the ring doorbell or my blink cameras but that's about it. Why? Because when I try to display my family photos the giant clock ends up over elements of the photo composition. I am literally seated in front of a PC all day everyday. I have a cell phone in my pocket or on my desk next to me. I do not need a giant freaking clock. And yet Amazon will not allow us to change the font or make this thing smaller or eliminate it altogether. This seems a very simple request, I really really just don't get it, Amazon's obstinance concerning this feature. What is this fetish they have about this giant stupid clock?
I have to assume I am not the only one who hates this, and therefore that they are losing sales because people may love this device, but are not buying it or are waiting to hear that Amazon is finally allowing us some Choice over the giant freaking clock.
Between now and then, no thank you. Hope someone, anyone, from Amazon is reading this.
Totally agree with everything you said. And for that reason I will not upgrade from my echo show 8. There is just not enough of a reason or justification to pay over £200 for an item that hasn't really got what I want other than I have. Most smart homes need a smart dashboard showing all groups, devices and routines on one screen or accessible from one screen.
I think with a few software tweaks this could be a really great interface. Personally the echo show 8 is the best all around show device for my needs but I'm really considering this for my office just to get it off my desk and blend it more nicely with my pictures
Fingers crossed for some swift and meaningful updates from Amazon!
That’s the conundrum Stu. Get one and hope future updates lends itself well to the form factor or simply skip this first generation of this form factor and hope second iteration is better optimised.
Good video. I own an Echo Show 15. 1. Good instructions are needed to make video calls or send photos to echo show friends. 2. Should handle photos the same as the Amazon Photo App. 3. Should be able to disable wiget display or move them off the screen. 4. Bought it to respond to different users by sight or voice . Would rather have an Amazon HD Fire Tablet 10+.
Yeah the 10 is way better at customisation.... and worst case scenario you can always install custom firmware on it!
I was most excited about the smart home control and possible sonos widget. It seems the music section does what I want being a Amazon music subscriber and shows recent stations for quick access. I’m probably more excited of what could come. The smart home control is pretty poor and I can’t seem to be able to organise the favourites in the Alexa app so they display what I want on the show 15.
The power cable is a little short but there is an option to add the extension cable when ordering.
Can I use at as a tv with my Amazon recast devise?
I was going to buy this for my wife , she has cook books all over the place, and I felt it may help but after watching I think maybe its better to see the books rather than a screen , thanks for saving me 250, the 15 should have been on amazon FR on the 9th of Dec but is still not available.
FireTV Auto on a touchscreen would have been a much more advanced choice. Or make the Auto mode a feature on the FireTV stick to use with your own touchscreen monitor.
Hi and thanks for your video.It is possible listen to music and see your photos at the same time ? Thanks
I mention this in the episode 😉
Like you I look forward to hopefully the potential of this device being unleashed and it would be such a shame if amazon didn’t do anything else with it.
I can't help feeling this is a first iteration of the OS and optimisation. I've seen a review of the 10 (US) where they are already implementing the ability to speak a command when looking at the device rather than using a wake-word and by 'include in conversation' - wonder how long before they update it. No Zigby is a pain though! Also if it's not able to be included in speaker groups, then it's pointless for me.
apologies for my ignorance but I'm thinking of treating myself to a Stu Patreon sub and as its the first one ive ever had I'm not sure if I then have access to discounts if I buy from the store?
You do 👍 the code to use is in the posts locked on Patreon 👍
I think Paul Hibbert said it best.....Yachts......the amount of corners cut. The extension cable is suggested when you buy it.
*spaceships
Great review, and yeah I agree probably not a great idea to buy right now but the potential is there. Like all things like this they've probably had the hardware ready and the software isn't, I know plenty of other products like that (PS3 at launch which didn't support Blu-Ray movies anyone!). Jeff probably wanted them all gone and as such they shipped it with beta software. Think it's got potential to improve though
I wouldn’t even consider this a beta… alpha is nearer to how this currently performs 👁👄👁
Great video Stu, as always. I’ve been waiting for the review since this device was announced. Slightly disappointed with this new Echo but not surprised; the lack of customisation has been a let down with a lot of the Echo kit I have which is a big shame as I really want this ecosystem to succeed. Cross compatibility with other systems / video chat devices would be great also but unlikely as these lizard overloads do like their captive audiences. Nobody cries for the regular old Laphroaig drinking man on the street….
I know… it’s bloody aweful how little customisation they give users!
Slight amendment Stu. When the devices recognise you & when you are paying attention, they won't serve you up proactive responses; they will flash up adverts for the Alex Rider season on imdbTV and the ability to pay a monthly fee to cancel the adverts there.
😂😂😂… I’m laughing… but I’m not sure I should be? 👁👄👁
Stue? Are you secretly an owl? Moving your head like one when showing Ring door bell
:D :P
Who?
100% agree with your points. Despite all of its many flaws, I would still recommend it though, purely because there just isn’t anything else out there that is better. Hopefully with a few software updates, this can achieve its potential, but let’s wait and see….
I absolutely love my Echo show 15. we have it wall mounted in portrait mode in our kitchen. In portrait mode the smart home screen is way better, the whole screen being filled with your individual devices, 12 devices are displayed at once in four rows of three. You can still scroll up and down through your devices if you have more but it's way better than you showed in landscape mode. Also there is a groups tab at the top of the screen, if you select this it will display all your grouped items to control with a single touch. For example in my lounge group i have six lights and two smart plugs, a single touch on the lounge group tile switches everything on (or of course you can just ask Alexa to do it). As you say though there appears to be no way to trigger routines. I think with (hopefully) future updates it could be improved even more, lets just hope Amazon get round to it
It is you are correct, but still only 12 on a 15 inch screen is crazy… and the fact I can’t have routines… just a joke! And yes you do have a groups tab, but ‘everything is just 50 clicks away’. I agree in portrait it’s *slightly* better, but because this can play video content from streaming services, I think the majority of people will be using it landscape.
Fingers crossed for some decent and swift updates from Amazon, because like I said - it’s got potential, it’s just not hitting the spot for me right now!
@@StusReviewsUK All fair comments and totally agree about not being able to trigger routines, it would be good if you could re-size the tiles so the screen could be populated with more devices, perhaps this might come in a future update (doubt it though). I just wanted to mention that to me the smart home control screen was better in portrait, though i don't understand why you cant have the 12 tiles in landscape. Just lazy development i guess. And i agree with you in saying most people will probably use it in landscape due to watching video content. I Still love it though and love the channel, thanks for all you do
I’ve had mine for 48 hours. I agree the software has rough edges, but hopefully that’s something that can be fixed.
I was also somewhat annoyed at not being able to collapse the Widget panel to a smaller size.
Let’s keep our fingers crossed! 🤞
@@StusReviewsUK I got mine working with the family recognition thing - persuading my daughter to hang around while Amazon prompted me to enter my password no less than five times while it worked through the child account authorisation. It does recognise her and says ‘Hello’ but no other real changes - doesn’t switch calendar for example.
Yeah, if you rewatch the announcement event- you’ll see what it’s supposed to do when it visually identifies you… certainly a lot more than just say hello!
Stu, totally agree about the Amazon ads. I have noticed shows on prime that are now only available with ads. I simply wont watch them. I watch primarily on demand TV to avoid ads. The big thing is, if they only put a couple of ads on and one was for an up coming show (on regular TV) I probably wouldn't mind, but I don't watch commercial TV because it is so annoying. That is why I pay for Amazon prime and Netflix. If Amazon do decide to do increase the ads or charge and include ads I will be leaving for sure.
I also agree with most of your other points, camera quality, 2 widgets thing, etc. I also hate it when they position the camera in the corner. No one talks to the edge of a device!
The only think I am not bothered about is the lack of built in zigbee hub as I don't use these on my existing echo's.
Yes, I agree. Watched Alex Rider series 1 with no ads on Amazon Prime, and then for series 2, they put it on their sub brand Imdb TV which showed me ads as it is free to air, even though I’m a prime subscriber. Absolutely disgusting behaviour. Just because the show is free for anyone doesn’t mean a paying customer should get ads too.
I think I will wait for a generation or two before I buy. Thanks for the good honest review.
Great review. And I'll be passing on the Echo 15. I'll wait for the device to evolve over a couple of years.
Thanks for your review! I have ordered one now. One thing I found is that you if you go into settings, and then alexa preferences, then photos, then photo slideshow you can alter the settings for the speed of photo rotation - only thing is, this doesn't seem to work properly - although I did find that choosing fast (6 seconds) the photos don't change very often at all, definitely not every 6 seconds! Maybe like every minute?? This is obviously an error with the programming, but for now, it seems to work! (btw this was on my echo show 8 1st gen, I don't know if the same happens on the new echo show 15....
*edit* HOLY COW you are right - but there’s still so minimal control it’s unbelievable. Duration. Wonderful. 😂. And why the heck is it under Alexa settings on device? That’s wonderfully counterintuitive
@@StusReviewsUK i totally agree! it's in the wrong place! just to confuse us i imagine! yes, there should be choices of 1 minute, 5 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour rotation etc etc...
@@StusReviewsUK just to add, my setting for photo rotation is still on 6 seconds (fast) and the same photo has been on for about 8 minutes now with no change as yet...make that 19 minutes now so far....
just found this channel. great review, seems like british reviewers are the only ones capable to providing the reality of this kind of stuff.
Thanks for the kind words! We are definitely more cynical 😂
@@StusReviewsUK no it's not even that, all the north american youtubers i've seen talking about this thing didn't even mention the ridiculously short power cable for example
Sounds like all the features of screen display you want are just what Google had since day 1. On nest hub and all Chromecast devices you can choose clock and transition time etc. Just a shame they don't do a screen like this, their smart home integration kinda sucks too.
Also agree with the ads on fire stick, awful and getting worse.
There’s always trade offs in the smart home world 😭
Incredibly, I won one in a Raffle! I also got the stand for it as well. The stand feels absolutely huge! More so the depth of it, which made it hard for me to find a suitable location for it. I felt the sound from the device was rather tinny… just didn’t seem as good as other Amazon devices I have… but thats a personal thing. You covered all the widget side of things very well, and I too just felt as though the whole interface has been cobbled together, and does nor feel professional at all. One other thing that did cross my mind… what about screen burn? Do you think that would be something of an issue? I returned mine very quickly, even though the return windows was February 2022… I just felt let down…. I’m treating it as revision 1, will improve over time if they get that user interface sorted. Oh… I lied about winning mine… Some dodgy geezer suggested that this would be a good way to not let the wife know I had bought all of this… No Names….. No Names… :) Good Video Stu, covered al the points very well… but let’s work on the advice column a bit more! :)
Strange… I won mine in a raffle too 👀😂.
Screen burn shouldn’t in theory be an issue, given that it puts itself in rest mode… maybe after a few years of usage where the widgets are - but I guess only time will tell!!!
I just bought this yesterday just for picture slideshow for family pictures. And i found this guy
I bought it to use on the kitchen wall and work as a board and help my mother with reminders but nothing
Maybe it has been said already in some comment, haven't read all of them, but maybe the fact that Amazon put a camera with such a small sensor in it have to do something with this current chip shortage. I mean, they just grab whatever they could get their hands on, to be able to manufacture such a massive amount of devices.
Yes that could be a good shout! You might be onto something there!
After using FireTV for years, I switched back to a Roku because of the all the Amazon ads and IMDB TV.
Amazon video recently started limiting what people can make available for Prime and they have less of library now to get your to watch their IMDB TV and force ads on you.
So I canceled all my Amazon channels like HCO and Showtime, got a Roku and signed up for what I wanted directly.
Used the free (included with prime) Amazon drive for at least 4 years now. I found it by mistake and since have told everyone I know about it. You can also share folders if you want, quite handy.
How amazing is it that it’s so under the radar 😂. Like I said - handy, but with no integration for mainstream products/services it makes it a faff!
@@StusReviewsUK the Amazon drive iPhone app does allow transfers from iCloud and local storage, but I agree it could be done better I have every photo I have ever taken (including scanning in all my negative) on there as one of my backups
Yeah it lets you import, but not link. If I’m adding photos to say my favourites in iCloud, I don’t want then to have to upload the same photos to Amazon photos… just needless truncation for the sake of selling a product by Amazon there… 😭
@@StusReviewsUK also it’s supposed to be unlimited space for photos and videos, don’t know if that’s still the case, I would think video storage could get quite massive 🤣
I totally agree with the power cable length. It's too short. And, the audio level from my Echo show 15 is much too low. My hearing is not good I just can not hear what the device is telling me. My Echo Show 8 has much better volume. The Echo Show 15 is the first Amazon device I have been disappointed with to date. If I knew now before I purchased I would have bought an Echo Show 10.
I’ve had a an echo (ball) but got tempted by the show 10, can’t believe how laggy and the slow the whole machine is.. seems the products with screens don’t seem up to the task
So what is the alternative?
The ads have absolutely ruined my Amazon Fire TV Cube. 60-70% of the screen space is wasted because of ads 😖
Will probably switch to Apple TV if things remain the same
I will wait for gen 3 of the echo 15, Our Echo Show 8 shows so many adverts we decided to hide her in the bookcase and just not look at it.
Agree with all you said. Like the idea but its inflexibility and limitations make it disappointing. Purchased one for my elderly mother in mind hoping she could also use the large screen to read Kindle books but that's not an option (it will read the book). It only displays lists of books, audiobooks, music, etc. in the same format as the smaller devices. Nice concept but disappointed once again with the Echo Show devices.
3:01 omg that was my first RPI build!!
I hear Amazon is hiring if you want to be a product designer, and yes every tech item we buy could have this or that different or added, but this is a pretty cool device.
It looks like you have one stop shopping, Stu.. :)
Whisky whisky whisky
@@StusReviewsUK I see a new channel. "Stu's Whiskey Reviews". Once a month, all the bottles come in on the same day.
I keep coming back to this device trying to find a reason to buy but I just can’t see myself actually using it and not regretting the purchase.
I purchased the Echo Show 15 and I'm very disappointed how pixelated the picture is when video chatting with my children. I also dislike the camera location because it looks like I'm not directly facing them. Any ideas to correct these before I return it?
Unfortunately not, the camera is a low quality sensor as i mention in the review. As for the camera, your only option would be to mount it on a VESA arm or something like that.
I also used a £15 100mm vesa swivel/tilt wall mount. Had to do some work with spacers and a washer and replace the bolts as Echo Show 15 screw holes weren't deep but it all looks rather nice now its done and didn't have to pay a fortune for an Amazon stand that didn't do what I wanted. I like the Echo Show 15 compared to the 8 version (and love the huge screen), but it isn't well designed as the review suggests. Think its going to have a limited audience. Why did Amazon release this?
Don’t know - but like I said, I like it, but it doesn’t meet my expectations for what this could be
Great review. I am looking for something to act as my home dashboard without the need for yet another Raspberry Pi and some DIY job in the house and hoped this was it but alas, no.
It seems that Amazon are all about monetising their customers to death rather than serving them. Oh well…
I think Amazon will need to update the softwares - but otherwise seems pretty decent.
think I'll wait for future versions that fix the obvious limitations
Excellent insight into the somewhat strange software decisions that Amazon have made with this device, my main hope for this device is that it triggers competitors to create devices with a similar form factor, Google or Apple could do so much better a job of the UI, Google would likely have significant 3rd party widget support, I also think Apple won't go near a device like this but I kinda wish they would
Apple will never make anything even remotely similar because they are too afraid to ‘truly’ innovate any more… Google… maybe… I think a more likely option is when someone works out how to flash one of these things with custom software!
@@StusReviewsUK I agree with you about Apple! I think it’s only a matter of time until someone flashes one……
From your lips to God's ears. Or at least Google's
Are you trying to patent vinyl skins ? I think it has been done, but good luck.
Haha, no I was thinking more of a hard shell type case!
@@StusReviewsUK well having been in the frames and art for hospitality business, I am pretty sure to be able to reframe this unit with top notch italian moldings . Good idea ! Enjoy your xmas time with Mini Stu and loved ones :)
Oh… we are going to have to have a chat!!!!
Thanks for preventing me from buying one of these. I'll continue my DIY screen build.
Insult to injury is the fact the Show 15 did work with the Fire TV Recast until the software update to Fire TV. Now you can't connect to your Fire TV Recast which means you can't access your recorded programs or local TV channels on the Show 15 anymore.
Cheers stu saved me buying it having for a day then sending back utter rubbish. Think i need to look at other options now. Amazon lost all faith in them now and as for prime tv i use IPTV 😉 so adverts have long gone
If it’s just an information board for news, to do lists, stocks etc - dakboard is a great option!
Hi stu im sick of adds when i pay for prime and another thing i pay for prime and have to pay again for paramount tv its a con they find different ways to get more money out of you please bring it up on the channel see what os think great channel mate
that can lower my home owners insuranc?
Totally understandable, the design is great
I do indeed like that design! Simple but effective!
I like this mediatek powered Echo device. The wall mounting aspect is great
As I said… the form factor and **concept** is great… it’s a shame the software is a pile of rubbish. 👀
Thanks Stu.
The only issues with all the echo shows is still that lack of video skills, most are still designed around the non screen echo devices
lol I still have the Echo Show 8 I was looking for an upgrade but.. maybe not !
Of course once enough people start using the unlimited photo storage with a prime account, they will just change policies and start charging. I'd much rather if it could just NFS mount from my NAS server maybe even a Windows SMB mount which most NAS servers also support.
Thank you!
What a shopping list...kudos my fine man, kudos :)
My wife isn't too happy with it... 🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃
@@StusReviewsUK You could go all Al Murray and get a 'glass of wine for the ladies' in the delivery? hahaha. Have a great xmas when it comes :)
I almost fell for the Amazon temptation to pre-order one of these. Glad I didn't. From your video it's worthless to me as a smart home dashboard which is really the only real purpose for it.
Hopefully in time Amazon will make this device usable for such a need as mine? But at it is seems worthless to me. Thank you so much for your review. 👍 And count me in as a new subscriber.
I know the feeling. Especially nowadays, if you don’t preorder it’s likely you won’t get one for several months after launch! You made a solid choice this time. Welcome to the club 🥃
Seems like Amazon didn’t spend any development into the software side and made it just like all the other echos, might be there play to make sure the device has enough popularity before putting serious development into the software interface. Just my 2 cents.
*Except they’ll never put effort into the UI, even if it’s popular.
Can you post your review on Amazon?
I have it too... and in the UK once again we are missing features that USA have - a number of widgets are not available here.
That being said, this is day 1 version 1.0 of the device and boy, does it show.
The software is SHONKY as hell.... so much doesnt work, or doesnt respond. For example I cannot drag the widget screen down (or right) - the 'handle' does nothing. When using picture frame mode it causes the whole thing to freeze.
It CAN be great - it should be - and im sure Amazon will update the software in due course its just a shame that they released it with such a poor first cut of the software.
It feels like we have version 0.5 of the product where we should have 1.0.
Surely the whole point of this is to be a dashboard ,let’s hope for swift software updates
First. I couldn’t tell how big that coin was since I’m only familiar with American money. Haha.
Also. Holy crap this device is horrendous. I was so looking forward to its picture frame look but that UI…I would end up just using it as a picture frame and I could just slap a chrome cast in an old monitor and get the same. This video saved me $249.00
😜 I’ll have to start using something everybody knows… maybe a AA battery!
amazon is good in inovatives Ideas, good in smart voice assistants but NOT in Software and UX . BUT the good thing ist, they are able to change the most problems, because its just a Softwareproblem and not a only hardware problem
This looks smart (ish) but how do you hide the cable if wall mounted.
Either screw into your drywall or use PVC piping.
@@StusReviewsUK It’ll look a right mess, especially with that short lead unless you can get an extension cable.
I’ve got mine on kitchen wall, and the cable is quite thick, so hangs straight under its own weight and isn’t as obtrusive as I’d feared.
The benefit of a kitchen install is that lots of sockets are at counter height, so cable length wasn’t an issue. In fact I’m looking at coiling spare cable into the central recess.
@@charlesverrier4008 Aahhh, thanks Charles
I was going to use something like this;
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Love it, have to say that looks like you are (for me at least) the "Jeremy Clarkson" of the tech world...
Great video
Thanks Jeffery!
Just got it today and it’s garbage keeps rebooting after it does the update and it goes back to daylight savings time and I had to redo all over again I’ve done it 10 times already