Amazon has been busy denote aslewofnewhardwaretoday , but it also had a surprise in store for owners of its existing Echo Show 15 smart show .
The party is bringing the Fire television set experience to theEcho Show 15 , because it seems users just love watching videos on the wall - mountable smart video display .
The Echo Show 15 , released in 2021 , lends itself to the TV screening experience thanks to the larger , tablet like savourless concealment . It ’s already idealistic as a centrepiece to the kitchen , but now it becomes a unfeigned option for a petty cyclosis TV in that room .
In a tweet during the hardware event , Amazon sound out : “ Of customers that used their Echo Show 15 equipment last calendar month , over 70 % used it to watch out videos . So , at no extra cost , we ’re adding the Fire TV experience to new & be Echo Show 15s . We mean customers will love having access to the Fire video depicted object they know and love . ”
Users have already been able to get at Prime Video , Netflix and audio streaming service like Apple Music and Spotify , but this unfold the floodgates to every app within the Fire TV appstore
It imply you ’ll be able to get the likes of BBC iPlayer , Now , and All 4 in the UK , just as you’re able to on aFire TV CubeorFire TV Stick Max . There ’ll be a consecrated Fire boob tube widget on the Home Screen and it ’ll also be possible to pair the touchscreen equipment with an Alexa Voice remote control .
Overall it ’s a massive update for the Echo Show 15 that may want us to revisit our review of the gimmick , which launch a year ago . We only gave it a 3.5 star revaluation and were n’t fans of the audio or webcam . We liked the useful whatchamacallit and excellent , larger display and option to climb on a wall .
Of customer that used their Echo Show 15 gadget last calendar month , over 70 % used it to watch video . So , at no surplus toll , we ’re adding the@amazonfiretvexperience to new & existing Echo Show 15s . We think customers will bang having access to the Fire television content they live and sleep with .
Our home technology editor David Ludlow write : “ That Modern big display and the way the Amazon Echo Show 15 apply thingummy are excellent , as are the options to wall- or stand - mount . As the centrepiece to a kitchen , act as a folk hub , this larger Echo Show could find a place in many house . Yet , for all that it brings extra , sound quality is n’t as sound as the older models , nor is the webcam . At this price , the smaller Echo Show 10 is a proficient and more versatile smart display for most people . ”
