Echo Show 15: Big & Beautiful... With a Strange Bug?!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ก.ค. 2024
- The Amazon Echo Show 15 is a HUGE smart display! I’ve been testing it in my kitchen and I’m excited to tell you what I love (and don’t) about this new Echo.
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0:00 Intro
0:40 Design
2:58 Widgets
3:40 Visual ID
5:17 Size
6:11 Photo Frame
7:32 Smart Home
9:02 Family Dashboard
10:11 I’m a ghost?
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If you want more reviews, I recommend reading some on Amazon. There are some interesting pictures of how people mounted them! amzn.to/3rSYyUL (affiliate link)
Maybe you can do a follow-up video in 3-6 months to let us know if the SW did improve or not?
I was on the fence about preordering this. I wall mount Fire 10s with Action Tiles and Fully Kiosk. Even though Action Tiles hasn't been updated in forever, I still prefer as my smart home dashboard. When Amazon gets all the bugs worked out, I'm sure you'll let us all know. Thanks Reed!
"i have so many thing for you to do"
*immediately takes hat off* 🤣🤣
Just gotta say I love your videos! I love how you bring your family into them and your sense of humor!
Lol at the end..... Oh hey dad! didn't see ya without the hat!
I am with you Reed! Amazon really needs to give the shows a GUI overhaul.
My wife and I are hoping to use this much like how we use the 7 inch tablet, as a dashboard.
And thank you for uploading this, I been waiting for either you or Paul to make one and you did well.
Lol @ Paul Hibert doing a review on this. How many head explosions do you think there would be?🤣
Thanks Jacob!
@@raymondbailey2142 Or if it has Zigbee.
This checks so many boxes for me! I've been holding off on a smart display in the kitchen due to the size but this could be perfect.
Thanks for the review! Also have a wonderful holiday season!
I love our new show 15. I was looking for something more user friendly to set up a dashboard that included weather, the family calendar, and device UI. I tried fully kiosk but don’t have smart things or hubitat at this time. I only wish the widgets can be resized. Would be great to have a device dashboard like the fire. Let’s hope for an update in the near future!!
Great review! I have just purchased an Echo show 15 and placed it in the Kitchen as you have. My difference is that I mounted it direct to my old VESA mount (100mm) it fits perfect and can be angled or tilted to suit different viewing angles. I have got to say "I love it" and thanks for the review
sadly this is what i expected...I was hoping for a more customizable smart home dashboarding option(even more improvement on device dashboard on the fire tablets), but looks like we will have to wait. This is probably better for the "family" but not those who were hoping to have all the beautiful esthetics paired with detailed dashboard. Thanks for your review, always look forward to your content!
Very nice review! Totally agree that I’ll wait to buy till some of the better widgets are available, especially the a smart home dashboard that looks at least as good as the one available on the Fire tablet.
I Love The Wall -E Shirt Your Wearing. 😊
Good point about the smart home dashboard. I would like that a lot more too. We bought one because our kids are ALWAYS asking about what's on the calendar, and this displays the calendar items ALL THE TIME. I love the wall mount option too. I've always wanted that.
I agree, the calendar is really great, especially for a family!
With every Amazon display I own, I will the dashboard feature was more robust and user friendly.
I think this is something Google excels at. Additionally, Amazon’s show devices, especially the bigger screens, seem to be a bit more clunky/buggy, which is unfortunate for high end users who could really take advantage of those products.
I totally agree with changing the smart home dash board to match the tablet and the phone set up, it would be annoying having to scroll all the way down to what your looking for
Haha the endings always make my day. Good work!
Great Job thank you for your work
I love how you incorporate your family into each video
Thanks! My kids were happy to ignore me while I wasn't wearing a hat, they thought it was hilarious.
Awesome review. Was considering ordering it when pre orders were open but didn’t. I’m glad you cleared up some questions I had. Thank you
Glad it was helpful!
The ending of this video had me CRACKING UP!! Gold content 😂👍🏻
I got all my blinks devices hooked up and love it as well as the ability to watch tv.
Thank you for your honest review Reed!
Sua brincadeira no final foi muito legal / Your joke at the end was really cool! Your video is the best!
Great content and funny!
I really like how the Echo Show 15 looks with the widgits. When the widgits come to the other Echo Shows in an update next year they won't look as good as they do on the Show 15.
Thanks Reed. The device looks pretty good and for the size, I think it is worth it.
I actually plan to use it with a home assistant dashboard. Looking forward to it. Good video, thank you.
Love your videos. Love the endings. Thank you
Thanks Kory!
Nice I hope Amazon is taking notes and listening to your feedback.
Got Mine yesterday! Mounted in my hallway... I do like the control panel usage, commuter info (Chicago) and shopping list
Great video as always ✌️. One thing I will say though is that I think that it’s a bit stingy of Amazon not to include a stand especially for that one. I also think that the price they charge for the accessories and stands is too much and yes $30 is too much for that stand.
Thanks! The stand is interesting because what if they included it and just charged $280 for everything. Maybe they were trying to keep the cost down for those who just wanted to mount it on the wall. Who knows.
@@SmartHomeSolver or they could include it as an optional extra and charge $265
Tyler Durden reference! Go fight club!
Love your how-to's. Thanks for all your inspiration. Quick question, how do I get Alexa to tell me when our package has been delivered? Not just the notification. Thanks!
I saved my Home Assistant as a favorite in the Silk browser and use Alexa to call it up when I need it. Home Assistant dashboard will stay active for about five or six hours in Silk if you don't use another skill that uses Silk browser like TH-cam.
I love it! I agree with your comments and have a question. I would like to rename my other Echo Shows and am having a difficult time doing it. I also think the stand is pricy for just plastic.
We have had this for a week now and love it. As you indicated it does have a number of things that could be improved. It has a shopping list widget. It would be nice if that same widget could be set to another amazon command list. We have fire TV recast and to launch ABC we have to ask for the guide to open and ask to scroll down 3 times and the Play 23. We can not once the guide is open to ask to play ABC or Play 23. 23 is the Channel number. We are really looking forward to what the Sling TV interface will be. That said like yourself it is our command center in our kitchen. That display and what it does is wonderful vs the other smart device center. 100% agree with you there.
Always count on you for honest reviews that answer questions all the mucki-mucks like me want to know. I appreciate it!
Mine will be delivered tomorrow looking forward to it. Dope shirt btw.
Wao Reed this is great, thanks for sharing.
I always love the ending skits you do
Thanks!
Got mine in the mail yesterday, it’s not perfect but I see the potential with all the screen real estate for future software updates
I have no doubt they'll update the software later on since the product is brand new. I hope amazon dose not get too carried away and make more echo shows with much bigger screens unless they wanna intergrate there fire tv's and fire tv stick with echo show functionality.
I just got mine! This will only be the 4th display device we have in the kitchen... My kids don't see or hear me weather I am wearing a hat or not 😂.
Awesome, Brett! I'm excited to hear what you think about it. Haha I'm glad I'm not the only one with too many displays in the kitchen.
Thanks, Brett! I was feeling a little bit guilty with having a Show 5 and a 27-in Samsung in the kitchen, but thanks to you I feel much better. 😆
It's worth it for it's price.
The art/frame idea is great.
I wish it can be easily be removed in wall by just unlocking something so we have a choice if we want to watch something on the table or display the screen somewhere if not in use as a frame.
The thing I don't like about it is the camera, they said it's only 5mp. Hope they make it like an iPhone latest front cam quality.
And I wish they have an all black frame. Color choices.
+ I wish they update the frame mode display, I want 1 minute or more before the pics changes
I'll just wait for the next gen. ❤
I honestly can't believe that smart displays arent moving to a bigger size trend or anything. i feel like bigger size smart displays would sell much more and just judging on your video they would probably do really well in homes. google has gotta make a nest hub max+ or something, it would be dope and I'm willing to bet next generation smart displays will be bigger
For sure, that's probably where the trend is headed! Nest Hub Max+ has a good ring to it... if Google ever releases that, you should take all the credit.
Pretty good one with nice upgrades from Amazon and mediatek
Would love to see a how to on setting up "My Media" skill for alexa. I've got it it working but have trouble with certain features., thanks love your channel
Great video. What about TH-cam how does it display? I remember one of the videos that you reviewed the swivel echo that there were some quirks with it. Is it the same with this one?
03:15
Calendar :- Important meeting with Luna
Sticky Notes :- Walk Luna
Imma hope Luna's a human
After using the Echo Show 15 for a few days, I wish there was a greater focus on it being a frame. The speed it rotates through images is ridiculous. I don’t understand why I can’t set the speed at like 5 minutes (or even longer). I also wish I could close the “drawer” with the widgets to make the image full screen and then tap to bring the widgets back. Or maybe have the device default to an art/photo screen saver if the camera doesn’t sense anyone nearby. Thinking of mounting vertically so the art images are fully visible when on the dashboard (since most are landscape orientation).
I just got my smart home solver hat in the mail. 💪🏽
D*MN does it fit and look good.
Reed, you should find a VESA mount for it so you can attach under cabinet to keep you counter top clean & clear. And also please mute out your wake word like you did before. Thanks.
I have a echo show first gen and still love it 😂
Nice Fight Club blip. TD!
Great video! I've been searching for the best smart device dashboard, would you recommend having the alexa '15 and wait for the upgrades or having a fire tablet? Thank you!!
If any of you guys in the comment section has these dashboards, could you tell me your thoughts? Thanks!!
There is a lot of interesting videos in this channel, does someone know if there is a video on the hardware structure (which domotic box you use, and which automation apps) ?
I bought mine on the release day, but it took Amazon a whopping 9 days for them to deliver it. I am the only user so I don't use the visual id and I keep the camera shutter closed. The Echo 15 takes duty in my great-room, demoting my Echo 8 to the bedroom. I really wish the Echo 15 was thinner, but over-all it looks fine, not great, but fine. Out of the box I was surprised the sound was as good as it was, but to improve the sound I added a pair of Audioengine A2+ speakers in racing red to pair with the Echo 15 using bluetooth. I wish Alexa was a lot smarter, but I guess we are just not there yet. I'll try to be patient.
OMG, this Wall-E t-shirt...
Good video, i think it can be the perfect dash for my office.
Can it displays a full screen Calendar ?
Random question - looking for rgbw smart spotlights for my bedroom to control with Alexa. Need to be bright and decent quality but not too expensive. Any recommendations?
I got mine yesterday. Can you do a video of adding skills and the best skills for the echo show 15
Love the design! software its lil bit laggy and theres some room for an improvement! As this is the 1st gen.. the 2nd one will be def better! But I think overall its worth the price! Meowwww!
Hey Reed, are you able to have an HA Lovelace dashboard on here? Thanks!
yesssss
new vid :)
Great review as always. Just off topic when. U going to put light under ur kitcken cabinets. Because i have almost same kitchen design 😃
Thanks! Hopefully soon! I've been wanting to do it for a while but I haven't gotten around to it yet.
Nice launch by amazon. The looks and the processor are good. Ps: the processor is a combo of amazon and mediatek.
I have mine, waiting on the under cabinet mount to install it under 1 of my kitchen cabinets.
Very good overview...the Amazon video was not nearly as thorough...do you develop for it also? Do you have access to creating widgets?
Wow!
I want that t-shirt. Even in Blueprint form, Wall-e has more personality than all the characters from the last 3 pixar films put together.
I wanted to get one but can’t get Phillips Hue set up in the Alexa app. It doesn’t work. So, I’ll be sticking with the Hub Max for now.
Any recommendations for best smart fans or if it's better to go with a smart switch and another hub? So many smart fans cost 2x much. 😭
Ha! Tyler Durden. Nice 😁
As I am planing the installation for muy project house. Isn’t better an old iPad than a a Smart screen?
Can it display RTSP cameras? Or do we still need to use Monocle?
Would you make a video on how you setup your fire tablet dashboard?
Do you know if Google is working on something similar? And how would you compare the show 15 software with Dakboard?
if only it would have a sonos app id use it as a smarthome controller. Im at odds right now and already bought the SHOW15 and my intention was to use it as the the controller wall mounted but im now leaning towards the ipad. this video i learned that RING popping up automatically was a plus making my decision more difficult but still thinking im going with the ipad and giving this to the wife for the kitchen
Hey man, new subscriber here! Great video! So I read that the Echo Show 15 doesn’t support Zigbee. A little confused on that. How do I know which devices are still able to work with Alexa and which are using the Zigbee protocol? For example, if I choose to use Ring cameras and the alarm system, smart Yale locks, Ecobee thermostats and smart lighting? Am I still able to have Alexa lock doors, change temperature, activate the alarm, etc? Or do those use the Zigbee protocol and I’m forced to get the Echo Show 10?
Just a fyi. You can setup home assistant to show up on silk. There is a way to tell alexa to open home assistant (opens silk and goes to home assistant dash).
Already waiting for version 2.0
-faster processor, no lag
-more responsive screen
-better sound
-slimmer
-5x better facial recognition
-Intergrate it with Ring Alarm and ring cams better
-better smart home integration
-better use of widgets, less limits
-lower price
Two years ago I bought my first Amazon Echo with a screen... Echo Show 5.... NEVER AGAIN! It displays ads every now and again and you can not remove the 'card' for that... It's an ad machine... Look at all the people trying to remove ads and 'Alexa for your day' ads.... It made good friends with my trash can. Good luck if you buy this....
My question is does it work with Phillip Hues with out a lot of hoopla to set it up?
Was really looking forward to this thing. But looking it in a real life video, makes it way smaller than what I'd expect (long time since I've seen a 15" laptop).
Hopefully one day Amazon can make its smart home system to be able to be installed on any screens. Looking at the Samsung flip white board. XD
But for its price tag, I think it's a great option to be installed by my monitors as a 4th screen.
The video might make it look smaller than it is. Looking at it next to the Nest Hub Max you can get a sense of how big it is.
You can install Home Assistant on Echo Show 15 now. I have seen some people posted their setup in HA subreddit.
Great video Reed, looking forward to a more extensive review. The question no one has asked yet is: Does it still have "alexa for your day" ???
After all the lousy firmware we have had to endure this year I just replaced my 2 show 5's with nest hubs and the show 8 is on the chopping block too if amazon doesn't get their act together soon.
Edited to add that you could add the echo sub to balance out the sound. I have 2 of them and really like them.
Thanks David! Unfortunately it does still have “alexa for you your day” but it hasn’t bothered me as much on this device as the other echo shows. The reason is that the widgets take up most of the screen so it’s just the small section shows it. So it is still annoying but not bad enough to not use it because of it.
Why does it feel like Amazon is more likely to update it to push ads vs. new UI features? I would have thought there would be much more progress on their Smart Home products in the past few years. My experience has been that I am still using the same cumbersome "routines" app (no PC support, very tedious to setup) from 3 years ago. My Fire TV app on the other hand, now shows full screen ads before flipping to my photo album. I have zero trust that Amazon will improve products at rate that I would buy something hoping it gets future features.
5:03 i thought you were about to say "...and the same thing with my wife, if i take off my hat, then she doesn't recognise me either..." 🤣😅
😂That's not too far from the truth!
How does the mediatek processor perform in this new Echo Show? I do like the bigger display.
I need to be able to set routines and have more widgets on one screen at a time. I need to be able to set up my own Home Screen from scratc.
This seems like a great product, especially if it's wall-mounted. I've been wanting to wall-mount an iPad for this purpose, but this seems more focused on that purpose and for far less money. Great video.
far less?
only $50 difference and if you catch ipad on sale it's just $30 difference.
@@henrybrar For this use case, $30-$50 is significant for a lot of people. But, you do you.
@@tomsmall1244 That’s only 12% more cost. That’s not a lot lol.
Y’all can’t resist, even on a positive comment?
Can it control via home assistant?
Google needs to make one this big!
I'm sure they will!
Thought this was a new Facebook Portal at first…but very cool.
Can you sync it with your iPhone calendar do it shows up on your screen
Hello @Smart Home Solver .. I am building a fairly extensive smart home and I have been trying to organize everything on a spreadsheet. It is not bad but I feel it could be better. I remember in one of your videos you mentioned having a template or something (maybe I am mistaken) Do you have any such tool to help organize this stuff that you do not mind sharing? :)
Hey! Yes, here's the spreadsheet: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1i6AB8TedcGMzcyqWEMnMo_GCt_OMJ_9QuKmqcFsUEGA/edit#gid=0
Hopefully that helps!
What apps is the show able to play? For instance, TH-cam?
Love the display. To bad that I only have google homes in my apartment. Cant wait for googles version of this.
Thanks for getting this out so quickly and adding the timeline for later review. I agree a Smart Home Dashboard would be great. I noticed that Zoom is not working (yet)
I forgot to mention that Zoom will be available in 2022. Yes a real smart home dashboard on this thing would be awesome!
Thanks for the video. Would love to see lovelace on it. It has the silk browser, right?
It does have a browser but it’s kind of buried. I have to click on the “TH-cam” button which just pulls up TH-cam in a browser window. I was thinking of doing that too but I don’t know if it would be sustainable to use like that.
@@SmartHomeSolver I use lovelace on my Nest hub every day and couldn’t live without it. There is very little customization options on nest hub and not even a favourite devices list. This new Echo show 15 seems like a good alternative to a wall mounted iPad.