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Amazon’s Echo Show 15 versatile smart display now has a more basic purpose: streaming TV and movies. Amazon today pushed out a free software update that gives the Echo Show 15 Fire TV capabilities, and newly purchased devices will be able to stream content from Disney+, Peacock and other Fire TV apps.
Amazon first announced plans to launch the Echo Show 15 in September. At that time, he he said 70 percent of people who used a 15.6-inch smart display in the previous month did so to watch videos.
At launch, the Echo Show 15 supported Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, and Hulu; (although you can summon them just by asking Alexa). But today’s news puts those programs under one umbrella while adding additional streaming services, including HBO Max and Discovery+ (Join Max soon?) and Paramount+.
The update also lets you use Alexa to play content on streaming services with your voice, and Amazon even adds a closure Echo Show 15 and its Alexa Voice Remote (3rd Generation) is compatible with the new feature.
Sharon Harding
The introduction of Fire TV brings a new purpose to the Echo Show 15. The device could already do more than Amazon’s other Echo products, but like a smart display, it faced obstacles as a new technology, as many people struggled to find a new technology. purpose for this.
As we said in our article Echo Show 15 review, one of the best features of the displays is that its large size beats the competition and enhances experiences like viewing photos. Of course, watching TV and movies is another place where those extra inches can help.
While I struggled to understand everything I could do with the Echo Show 15’s interface — despite the product constantly offering new features to try out — the value of watching TV here goes without saying. The Echo Show 15 Fire TV won’t replace the big-screen TV in the living room, but it can now serve as a smaller smart TV that’s easier to move and set up than average.
A new feature of the Echo Show 15 comes as Amazon Alexa struggles to find financial success and it is reported that it will lose 10 billion dollars this year. On the other hand, Amazon reported As of January, it has sold more than 150 million Fire TV devices, and it can use the service to make money in old-fashioned ways, such as running ads and other subscription services.
The Echo Show 15, which doubles as a Fire TV, is another example of how companies are still figuring out how to sell smart displays to consumers. Earlier this year, Meta added additional, more general functionality when it updated its connected video conferencing display. The portal serves as a wireless monitor.
