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The editors liked
Super new speakers
Bigger display
Well priced
Skype is welcome
The Echo Show offers everything you love about Alexa
Complete with new video and touchscreen controls. It shines best as a dedicated
Hands-free video calling command center
Effective smart home hub
Alexa is still a helpful ally
There's potential to tap
Visuals
It's still Alexa
Video chatting
Responsive touchscreen
Bright display
Louder and better speakers than Echo
Full-fledged Alexa
Video calls and Drop In mode
Awesome voice recognition
Visually rich touchscreen
Competent smart home hub
Video calling works well
Easier to get to grips with than other Echo speakers
Good sound quality
Useful screen
More intuitive than other Echo devices
Best-sounding Echo so far
Fully-fledged Alexa experience
Big
Bright
Responsive touch screen
Much better audio than 1st gen Show
Easy to use
Some Alexa features
Like timers and lists
Are better with visuals
Plays YouTube videos and gives visual search results
Lots of potential uses for an assistant with a screen
Plays videos and gives visual search results
Screen
Alexa
Amazon Video
YouTube
Can always hear you
Bluetooth
Video calling
Excellent smart home control
Great sound
Great design
Ideal for recipes and news
Lots of third-party Skills to add functionality
The editors didn't like
Glossy display could be a problem
Lack of YouTube
The uninspired design feels dated. At launch
The touchscreen visuals don't do enough to bring Alexa to life
Or make her much easier to use -- though that could change with the arrival of new screen-specific Alexa skills
Needs a lot more visual apps
Underwhelming speakers
Clunky design
Speaker disappointing
Sparse skills
A bit ugly
Low resolution
Not a truly high-end speaker
No app store or deep interface
Few touch-enabled skills
Speaker still sounds shallow
Video calling is limited
Alexa needs some schooling
Pricey
Not the most attractive thing
Expensive
Not the best-looking thing
Screen apps lack polish
Audio is bass heavy
Video calling still limited
Skills still need some work
No privacy shutter
Alwayslistening object in your house
Can activate accidentally
Limited number of music and video services supported
Expensive compared to Echo
No Netflix. No YouTube. Weird
Unnecessary video calling addition that means there's yet another camera in your house. It's also really expensive
Published: 2017-12-13, Author: Thomas , review by: alphr.com
Despite those (small) complaints, I do rather like the Amazon Echo Show. It combines all the flexibility and voice-driven brilliance of the regular Echo speakers with a dash of visual flair and it shows that some crazy old ideas don't need to be consigned...
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Published: 2017-11-27, Author: James , review by: dailystar.co.uk
STARTECH has been tinkering with the Echo Show and we've been pretty impressed.The sound quality is decent enough and the screen brings an added dimension to this clever smart speaker. Viewing news snippets, film clips and checking out if it will be raini...
Published: 2017-11-24, Author: Samuel , review by: theguardian.com
screen, Alexa, Amazon Video, YouTube, can always hear you, Bluetooth, video calling, excellent smart home control, great sound
alwayslistening object in your house, can activate accidentally, limited number of music and video services supported, expensive compared to Echo
The Amazon Echo Show is a great little device with a lot of potential. Fitting a smart speaker with a screen adds another dimension to the experience, enabling things such as video calling and watching video – all controlled via voice – that just wouldn't...
We're impressed with the Amazon Echo Show – the display improves the overall Alexa experience, enabling it to do things that haven't been possible until now, like show you how to cook things step-by-step or provide a livestream of your home security camer...
It's early days yet for the Amazon Echo Show. The list of Show-specific skills from third parties remains thin on the ground, so early adopters are going to have to rely on the speaker's core skill set for now. But that's not such a bad thing because it c...
Published: 2017-10-11, Author: Nick , review by: techradar.com
Awesome voice recognition, Visually rich touchscreen, Competent smart home hub
Speaker still sounds shallow, Video calling is limited, Alexa needs some schooling
At $229/£199 (Australian price TBA), the Amazon Echo Show is a competent home helper. The addition of the screen is unique, and helps separate the Show from the crowd. Like the 5MP camera, the Show hasn't quite made the most of the touchscreen, but that c...
Responsive touchscreen, bright display, louder and better speakers than Echo, full-fledged Alexa, video calls and Drop In mode
Low resolution, not a truly high-end speaker, no app store or deep interface, few touch-enabled skills
Amazon has turned its Alexa voice-control assistat into a wider platform. And the Echo Show, which is essentially an Echo with a touchscreen, expands what you can do with Alexa and how useful the service is.However, for $230 (no UK price until the device...
