Amazon Fire TV Cube Review vs. 4k Fire TV 3

Buy it on Amazon - http://lon.tv/smyud (affiliate link) - Amazon's Fire TV Cube is essentially the 4k Fire TV 3 with an Echo Dot bolted on and a $40+ price premium. Is it worth the added cost? See my original Fire TV 3 review: http://lon.tv/fire3 and subscribe! http://lon.tv/s

VIDEO INDEX:
0:00 - Intro
01:35 - Hardware overview and price
01:50 - Same hardware as Fire TV 3
02:32 - Ports and I/O
02:42 - Alexa / Echo Voice Control
03:24 - Ethernet adapter
04:01 - Echo command buttons
04:29 - Voice search
05:41 - Power on television / devices with voice alexa command
06:28 - Finding Netflix content with Alexa request
07:00 - Setup with newer / modern TV
08:10 - Setup with old television
09:22 - Song lyrics
09:33 - Security camera viewing
10:25 - Final Thoughts

So the big difference here are the voice commands. I like how they included an IR blaster in the box for older TVs and video receivers and how well it works with HDMI CEC equipped devices. But I don't think it's worth the $40 price premium especially given it lacks any performance improvements over the $70 Fire TV 3.

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