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The Alexa Voice Remote (3rd Gen) is the best way to navigate apps and services in the Fire TV experience. It cannot be used to control widgets or other skills and services on your Echo Show 15.
Alexa Voice Remote (3rd Gen) can be paired with one device at a time.
Alexa Voice Remote Pro and Fire TV Alexa Voice Remote are not compatible with Echo Show 15.
The Fire TV experience is best enjoyed in landscape orientation.
Household harmony with Alexa
Reimagine how your family stays organized and entertained with a personalized smart display that keeps everyone engaged and on track. You can mount it on a wall or display it with a compatible stand (sold separately).
Household harmony with Alexa
Reimagine how your family stays organized and entertained with a personalized smart display that keeps everyone engaged and on track. You can mount it on a wall or display it with a compatible stand (sold separately).
See what matters most
Choose the widgets you see on the home screen so you can quickly access the content that is most important to you and your family. You can also ask,
See what matters most
Choose the widgets you see on the home screen so you can quickly access the content that is most important to you and your family. You can also ask,
“Alexa, what widgets can I add?”
“Alexa, what widgets can I add?”
The kitchen TV
reimagined
Start your day with live news from your favorite broadcaster, keep the kids entertained with cartoons over breakfast, or tune into content from streaming services like Prime Video, Netflix, YouTube, Disney+, Pluto TV, Tubi, Paramount+, and more.
Subscription fees may apply for certain apps and services.
The Fire TV experience is best enjoyed in landscape orientation.
Alexa Voice Remote Pro and Fire TV Alexa Voice Remote are not compatible with Echo Show 15.
The kitchen TV
reimagined
Start your day with live news from your favorite broadcaster, keep the kids entertained with cartoons over breakfast, or tune into content from streaming services like Prime Video, Netflix, YouTube, Disney+, Pluto TV, Tubi, Paramount+, and more.
Subscription fees may apply for certain apps and services.
The Fire TV experience is best enjoyed in landscape orientation.
Alexa Voice Remote Pro and Fire TV Alexa Voice Remote are not compatible with Echo Show 15.
The kitchen TV
reimagined
Start your day with live news from your favorite broadcaster, keep the kids entertained with cartoons over breakfast, or tune into content from streaming services like Prime Video, Netflix, YouTube, Disney+, Pluto TV, Tubi, Paramount+, and more.
Subscription fees may apply for certain apps and services.
The Fire TV experience is best enjoyed in landscape orientation.
Alexa Voice Remote Pro and Fire TV Alexa Voice Remote are not compatible with Echo Show 15.
The kitchen TV
reimagined
Start your day with live news from your favorite broadcaster, keep the kids entertained with cartoons over breakfast, or tune into content from streaming services like Prime Video, Netflix, YouTube, Disney+, Pluto TV, Tubi, Paramount+, and more.
Subscription fees may apply for certain apps and services.
The Fire TV experience is best enjoyed in landscape orientation.
Alexa Voice Remote Pro and Fire TV Alexa Voice Remote are not compatible with Echo Show 15.
Watch your favorites
with Fire TV
Stream over 1 million movies and TV episodes with subscriptions to your favorite streaming services, and access more than 200,000 shows for free from popular ad-supported apps.
Watch your favorites
with Fire TV
Stream over 1 million movies and TV episodes with subscriptions to your favorite streaming services, and access more than 200,000 shows for free from popular ad-supported apps.
Watch your favorites
with Fire TV
Stream over 1 million movies and TV episodes with subscriptions to your favorite streaming services, and access more than 200,000 shows for free from popular ad-supported apps.
Watch your favorites
with Fire TV
Stream over 1 million movies and TV episodes with subscriptions to your favorite streaming services, and access more than 200,000 shows for free from popular ad-supported apps.
Compatible with the Alexa Voice Remote
The Alexa Voice Remote (3rd Gen) is the best way to find, launch, and control Fire TV content on your Echo Show 15. Use the remote to access popular Fire TV apps and navigate a world of content from your favorite streaming providers.
The remote cannot be used to control widgets or other skills and services on your Echo Show 15. The remote can be paired with one device at a time.
Compatible with the Alexa Voice Remote
The Alexa Voice Remote (3rd Gen) is the best way to find, launch, and control Fire TV content on your Echo Show 15. Use the remote to access popular Fire TV apps and navigate a world of content from your favorite streaming providers.
The remote cannot be used to control widgets or other skills and services on your Echo Show 15. The remote can be paired with one device at a time.
Family organization at a glance
Leave each other sticky notes, update shopping and to-do lists, and see your shared and individual calendars throughout the day. And come meal time, discover fresh ideas for dishes tailored to you, including delicious recipes from the chefs at Epicurious, Tasty, and Allrecipes. Learn more about Alexa Productivity and Alexa for the Kitchen.
Family organization at a glance
Leave each other sticky notes, update shopping and to-do lists, and see your shared and individual calendars throughout the day. And come meal time, discover fresh ideas for dishes tailored to you, including delicious recipes from the chefs at Epicurious, Tasty, and Allrecipes. Learn more about Alexa Productivity and Alexa for the Kitchen.
Sticky notes
Calendar
Recipes
Sticky notes
Calendar
Recipes
Sticky notes
Calendar
Recipes
Keep your smart
home centered
Save your favorite compatible smart home devices to the home screen for easy access, and add a picture-in-picture live camera feed so you can do things like check the nursery cam while watching a show.
Coming soon, see the live view from multiple cameras on a single screen—staying in the know has never been easier. Learn more about Alexa Smart Home.
Keep your smart
home centered
Save your favorite compatible smart home devices to the home screen for easy access, and add a picture-in-picture live camera feed so you can do things like check the nursery cam while watching a show.
Coming soon, see the live view from multiple cameras on a single screen—staying in the know has never been easier. Learn more about Alexa Smart Home.
Keep your smart
home centered
Save your favorite compatible smart home devices to the home screen for easy access, and add a picture-in-picture live camera feed so you can do things like check the nursery cam while watching a show.
Coming soon, see the live view from multiple cameras on a single screen—staying in the know has never been easier. Learn more about Alexa Smart Home.
Keep your smart
home centered
Save your favorite compatible smart home devices to the home screen for easy access, and add a picture-in-picture live camera feed so you can do things like check the nursery cam while watching a show.
Coming soon, see the live view from multiple cameras on a single screen—staying in the know has never been easier. Learn more about Alexa Smart Home.
Turn the 15.6” display into a work of art
With the Photo Frame feature, Echo Show 15 becomes a beautiful way to showcase your memories and personal style. You can transform the display into a full-screen, dynamic digital frame that highlights your albums from Amazon Photos, or available collections of artwork and stock imagery.
Prime members get unlimited cloud photo storage. Learn more about Amazon Photos with Alexa.
Turn the 15.6” display into a work of art
With the Photo Frame feature, Echo Show 15 becomes a beautiful way to showcase your memories and personal style. You can transform the display into a full-screen, dynamic digital frame that highlights your albums from Amazon Photos, or available collections of artwork and stock imagery.
Prime members get unlimited cloud photo storage. Learn more about Amazon Photos with Alexa.
Designed to protect your privacy
Alexa and Echo Show devices are built with multiple layers of privacy protection. From the mic/camera off button and built-in camera shutter to the ability to delete your voice recordings, you have transparency and control over your Alexa experience. Learn more about Alexa Privacy.
Designed to protect your privacy
Alexa and Echo Show devices are built with multiple layers of privacy protection. From the mic/camera off button and built-in camera shutter to the ability to delete your voice recordings, you have transparency and control over your Alexa experience. Learn more about Alexa Privacy.
Designed to protect your privacy
Alexa and Echo Show devices are built with multiple layers of privacy protection. From the mic/camera off button and built-in camera shutter to the ability to delete your voice recordings, you have transparency and control over your Alexa experience. Learn more about Alexa Privacy.
Designed to protect your privacy
Alexa and Echo Show devices are built with multiple layers of privacy protection. From the mic/camera off button and built-in camera shutter to the ability to delete your voice recordings, you have transparency and control over your Alexa experience. Learn more about Alexa Privacy.
Easy steps for wall mounting
Learn more about mounting your device.
Easy steps for wall mounting
Learn more about mounting your device.
Step 1
Decide where to place your device. Echo Show 15 can be mounted on a wall or displayed on a stand (sold separately).
Step 2
Mount your device. Screws and anchors are included along with a template to help you know how much space you need. An electric drill and other tools may be necessary.
Step 3
Hang your Echo Show 15 in either portrait or landscape orientation. To change the orientation after installation, just unhook it from the mount and reattach it the other way.
Step 1
Decide where to place your device. Echo Show 15 can be mounted on a wall or displayed on a stand (sold separately).
Step 2
Mount your device. Screws and anchors are included along with a template to help you know how much space you need. An electric drill and other tools may be necessary.
Step 3
Hang your Echo Show 15 in either portrait or landscape orientation. To change the orientation after installation, just unhook it from the mount and reattach it the other way.
Step 1
Decide where to place your device. Echo Show 15 can be mounted on a wall or displayed on a stand (sold separately).
Step 2
Mount your device. Screws and anchors are included along with a template to help you know how much space you need. An electric drill and other tools may be necessary.
Step 3
Hang your Echo Show 15 in either portrait or landscape orientation. To change the orientation after installation, just unhook it from the mount and reattach it the other way.
Every day is an earth day
You don’t have to be an environmental scientist to make more sustainable choices. We considered sustainability in the design of this Echo Show 15 device. Learn about more-sustainable devices.
Materials
35% post-consumer recycled plastics in device
99% recycled aluminum in device
50% post-consumer recycled plastics in power adapter
Cable not included
Clean Energy
Amazon is building new wind and solar farms to produce clean energy equivalent to the electricity used by this device.
Energy Dashboard
Understand the energy usage of select Echo and Alexa-connected devices with the energy dashboard in the Alexa app. Learn more about the Alexa energy dashboard.
Device Packaging
97% of this device’s packaging is made of wood fiber-based materials from responsibly managed forests or recycled sources.
Part With Purpose
There may come a time when you want to trade in or recycle your device. Explore options with Amazon Second Chance.
Low Power Mode
To reduce its energy consumption, this device will enter Low Power Mode when it is idle. Low Power Mode is not available for certain user configurations. To learn more, see Low Power Mode Restrictions.
Technical details
Echo Show 15
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Size |
15.8”W x 9.9”H x 1.4”D (402 mm x 252 mm x 35 mm) |
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Weight |
78.1 oz (2,215 grams). Actual size and weight may vary by manufacturing process. |
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Display |
15.6” with 1920 x 1080 resolution. |
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Camera |
5 MP + Shutter (Photo quality/size may vary) |
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Audio |
Dual 1.6” full-range drivers |
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Wifi connectivity |
Wifi 6 (802.11 ax) is not currently supported. Dual-band, dual-antenna wifi (MIMO). Supports 802.11a/b/g/n/ac wifi networks. Does not support connecting to ad-hoc (or IBSS) wifi networks. |
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Bluetooth connectivity |
Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP) support for audio streaming from your mobile device to Echo Show 15 or from Echo Show 15 to your Bluetooth speaker. Audio/Video Remote Control Profile (AVRCP) for voice control of connected mobile devices. Hands-free voice control is not supported for Mac OS X devices. Bluetooth speakers requiring PIN codes are not supported. |
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System requirements |
Echo Show 15 comes ready to connect to your wifi. The Alexa app is compatible with Fire OS, Android, and iOS devices and also accessible via your web browser. Learn more about supported operating systems. Certain skills and services may require subscription or other fees. |
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Set up technology |
Amazon wifi simple setup enables customers to connect smart devices to their wifi network in a few easy steps. Wifi simple setup is another way Alexa is always getting smarter. Learn more about frustration-free setup. |
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Processor |
Amlogic Pop1 octa-core SoC with Amazon AZ2 neural network engine |
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Sensor |
ALS RGB + Accelerometer |
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Included in the box |
Echo Show 15, power adapter (30W) and 5 ft. cord (white), wall mount, anchors, screws, mounting template, and quick start guide. Setup requires wifi. Device can be wall mounted (electric drill required) or placed on a stand (sold separately). |
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Warranty and service |
1-year limited warranty and service included. Optional 1-year, 2-year, and 3-year extended warranty available for U.S. customers sold separately. Use of Echo Show 15 is subject to the terms found here. Use of Fire TV on Echo Show 15 is subject to all the terms found here. |
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Privacy features |
Wake word technology, streaming indicators, microphone/camera off button, camera shutter, the ability to view and delete your voice recordings, and more. Visit the Alexa Privacy Hub to explore how Alexa and Echo devices are designed to protect your privacy. |
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Accessibility features |
On Echo devices with screens, text captions are displayed when you enable Alexa Captioning, Call Captioning, and Closed Captioning for supported content. You can magnify the screen, toggle color inversion, and choose between color correction options. You can also enable the VoiceView screen reader, or use Show and Tell where Alexa helps identify products when you say “Alexa, what am I holding.” With Tap to Alexa you can interact with the screen via tiles or a keyboard instead of speaking, and enable Real Time Text to type live text in a video call. Learn more about Alexa Accessibility and Echo with a screen Accessibility. |
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Language |
Alexa speaks English and Spanish |
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Alexa Skills & Features |
Alexa makes your life easier, more meaningful, and more fun by letting you voice control your world. Alexa can help you get more out of the things you already love and discover new possibilities you’ve never imagined. Discover and learn what Alexa can do. |
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Software Security Updates |
This device receives guaranteed software security updates until at least four years after the device is last available for purchase as a new unit on our websites. Learn more about these software security updates. If you already own an Amazon Echo, visit Manage Your Content and Devices for information specific to your device. |
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Content Availability |
Certain apps and services are subject to change or withdrawal at any time, may not be available in all areas and languages, and may require separate subscriptions. |
Alexa Voice Remote
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Size |
38 x 142 x 16 mm |
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Weight |
43.4 g (without batteries) |
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Batteries |
2 AAA (included) |
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Technology |
Bluetooth |
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Compatibility |
Echo Show 15, Fire TV Stick Lite, Fire TV Stick (3rd Gen), Fire TV Stick 4K, Fire TV Cube (1st Gen), Fire TV Cube (2nd Gen), Fire TV (3rd Gen, Pendant Design) |
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Warranty and service |
90-Day Limited Warranty and service included. Use of Fire TV is subject to the terms found here. |
Features & Specifications
- This bundle includes Echo Show 15, Alexa Voice Remote (3rd Gen), and tilt stand.
- EVERYTHING YOU NEED AT A GLANCE - With a 15.6” Full HD (1080p) smart display and Fire TV, family organization and entertainment will look brilliant.
- YOUR NEW KITCHEN TV - With Fire TV, you can stream over 1 million movies and TV episodes. Watch favorites with subscriptions to Netflix, Hulu, Prime Video, Disney+, Paramount+, and more.
- ALEXA VOICE REMOTE FOR FIRE TV - Easily browse and navigate Fire TV content from across the room. Quickly access popular Fire TV streaming apps with preset buttons (app buttons may vary).
- STAY ON TOP OF YOUR DAY - Use customizable widgets like shared calendars, personal sticky notes, and to-do lists to keep the family on track. Ask Alexa for daily meal inspiration tailored for you, including recipes, food delivery options, and more.
- YOUR SMART HOME AT YOUR FINGERTIPS - Add your most-used smart devices to the home screen for quick access, and coming soon, see a live view from multiple cameras on a single screen.
- YOUR MEMORIES IN FULL-SCREEN - With the Photo Frame feature, you can use your Echo Show 15 to display artwork and your albums from Amazon Photos.
- DESIGNED TO PROTECT YOUR PRIVACY - Amazon is not in the business of selling your personal information to others. Built with multiple layers of privacy controls including a mic/camera off button and a built-in camera shutter.
Pros & Cons
Pros
Decent addition to an Alexa home. Received date 21-Nov Review date 23-Nov Have had the Show 15" for 2 days now, mounted it on day two and have been using it a bit for the last day and a half. I will update this review after I have had it for a while but these are my initial thoughts (all scores based on 1-5 stars): Screen - a 4.5; a nice big screen, looks very good. I think the white border around it is a little large and maybe it could have been slightly smaller. The video on it is nice though. I logged into my YouTubeTV account through Silk and watched TV, was a very nice experience. Sound - about a 3 or 3.5; this may be the most debated item in the reviews. My wife and I think the sound is fine. Is it the same as our Show 10 or our Sonos speakers? Nope. Is it good enough? Sure is, I don't think this is supposed to be the foundation of your sound system. Part of it may be where we have it mounted. We had a spot on the wall where our calendar was (yes we still used a wall calendar every year) hung. Since this is likely taking the place of that we put it there, so the speakers have the wall right behind it. The sound is decent enough when mounted like that. If you are demanding about your sound and need concert level sound out of every device, it will not satisfy you. Touch screen - about a 3; I work with touchscreens for a living so I know how a touchscreen should respond. The Show 15 is not up to par with modern touchscreens. I am not sure if it is because of the processor (more on that in a bit) or if it is just a poor touchscreen. But it should register touch a lot better for the technology era we are in. Voice commands/voice recognition - about a 3; as with every Alexa device I have owned since the very first original Echo (the tall, black cylinder back in 2015) the voice commands/recognition is not the best. It can be confusing on what command to give (my wife just tried "Computer, softer" to lower the volume and it could not understand the command) and it sometimes misses it's wake word. It also should be able to do some simple things like tell it what bookmark to open in Silk. The command of "Computer, open TV bookmark in Silk" is met with the old "Hmmm, I don't understand" reply. Come on Amazon, I could do that 5 or 6 years ago with my computer so the technology is there. Integration - about a 4; I have Ring cameras and to have them on my home screen and the ability to activate them with voice or touch is a nice addition. And of course integration into the Alexa universe if great as it should be. However, the integration with my Sonos system is a little lacking. I may need to work on that and tweak it to get it to work better but I would think it would be better out of the box. Speed - about a 2; the speed is atrocious on this thing. I bought it with the promise of it getting a FireTV like upgrade but I do not see how that will be anything worthwhile unless they are currently throttling the CPU and will inlock it when the update comes. It should be much snappier to do things like change screens, open apps (like Silk), and just generally do tings. Now, some it may be the touchscreen response (like I mentioned above) but voice commands also lag. This ting should be much speedier but I guess that is not on the list of things to do, just get it out he door. Mounting - 5; I chose to wall mount with the included mount (see pic). Mounting was a breeze, everything is included with the unit, and the instructions are pretty simple. A word of warning, there is a video on Amazon that shows different anchors than what I received. Is shows the white self-drilling "screw in" anchors that are quite good anchors but the video shows you tap them in with a hammer - DO NOT DO THAT. The whole pint of those anchors are to screw them into the drywall, if you hammer them in it will destroy the drywall and they won't hold. The ones I got were the familiar expansion anchors and they seem to work fine. Depending on where your outlet is you may need to purchase the "Made for Amazon Extension Cable, 6' Length, for Echo Show 15" by Sanus. We had to, and it is well worth it. I was able to run the power in a WAIP (Wife Approved Installation Path). The bracket allows for a nice solid mount and I can easily lift the unit off and rotate if needed (but we likely never will). Overall the unit is nice. My scores average out to a 3.57 but I will give the extra half star to the unit because it is a nice looking unit and seems to do what I intend to use it for - TV in the kitchen, a shopping list that is always available and easily added to, music, and a family calendar that is easily updated and seen. I would recommend a purchase at the $169 price point especially if you are already invested (even slightly) in the Echo ecosystem. Not sure that the unit is worth the full asking price though, although after the holidays when I have done all my cooking with it I may change my mind.
Can't use the whole screen for pics but a decent product. Things I learned only after purchase: - you cannot use the entire screen for photos. You can set it to slideshow, but that's like a screensaver - you can't have full screen with your clock and your photos in the background. It's a panel that's about 60 percent of the screen size. - you cannot set it to just be one huge clock. It's a tiny clock in the bottom corner. you can make it slightly larger, but that's as good as it gets. - it comes with a basic wall mount that allows you to manually take it off and rotate it 90 degrees so that you can have it oriented portrait or landscape. It's not the mount that rotates - it's a piece of metal. You literally pull it off the mount, turn it with your hands, and stick it back on. Functions fine that way, just could not tell from the ad before I purchased. - you can add 2 to 4 widgets next to the main panel. I use mine for things like my shopping list and weather. there are a lot of good ones. But you cannot just remove all of them. You have to have at least 2 and the open spots for the other two just sit there until / unless used. - there is integration for things like wyze / ring / other cameras which is easy to use, but if you have an alert going off like person detection at the same time and then ask it to show you that camera, instead of using the entire screen it shows the cam video in a tiny internal module rather than the whole screen. IT uses most of the screen to show you the alert in text, but minimizes the camera to a tiny square. Frustrating! Cannot undo it, which is difficult when you have an alarm going off and you're anxious to see why. Other typical Alexa/Echo/Amazon issues: - voice recognition is mediocre. Hasn't been working so well lately. I have to speak up pretty hard to get a response, despite having things set to sensitive. - lots of apps do not work. tried playing the trivia and it just doesn't respond / doesn't recognize my answers. - seems to get things wrong a lot more lately than before. Recently I did a search for a famous black american musician and it showed me related results including some old white guy in a bermuda shirt with Ray Charles' name under him. lol Overall it's nice, the screen is large, and it works fairly well if these specs work for you. When I first found out the screen couldn't be one big screen and had to be broken up into pieces like this, I wasn't sure I'd like it, but it has grown on me. Attached a couple photos, one as the full screen slide show with the photos, and the other the home screen with the widget boxes. hand/thumb included for scale.
Universal solution for communication with the elderly. As someone with an aging parent in assisted living, I have been struggling for years about how to solve the problem of efficient two way communication, with one way monitoring when the elderly resident has limited ability to figure out how to use a smartphone, answer a facetime call on an ipad, use a TV remote control or even reliably call a phone number. So after alot of trial and error, I found the Echo Show 15 hit the spot. I registered it under my amazon acct, not my moms. I was able to configure it so that the ONLY thing she sees on a continual basis on the home screen are two key things....a specific amazon photos album that i can easily add or remove items from on the fly as more pics of grandkids, etc arrive. And on the other side of the home screen is the NOTES widget. Using that, we can post and update a sticky note so that she is always able to know whether we are visiting today, any update on our status or plans. etc. The notes instantly update from my own alexa app regardless of where we are. Her anxiety level has plummeted as a result of not needing to ask of our whereabouts, status, change in plans etc...and she does not have to DO or TOUCH or interact with any device~..The last bit is the "drop in" communication tool in which our key family members can do a drop in video chat that automatically launches on her end, again without her needing to answer any device. Its obviously for those limited family contacts for whom this is not a privacy issue but it works perfectly. These issues of managing communication, managing the content visible on a device for someone in assisted living and not needing them to interact with physical devices as their capabilities decline is a universal challenge. The only thing missing is the ability for the alexa remote app to completely mimic the entire device so that one could control it as though using something like LogmeIn, etc. but maybe thats in the future
Went from almost useless to amazing in one update. I have had this thing for almost a year now and was kind of disappointed. It worked well enough for shopping lists, weather, etc, but never really lived up to its potential. The promised compatibility never materialized with all the video apps, such as Hulu and Plex and other apps. Netflix works fairly well, but that was about it. As of today, that disappointment has completely disappeared and been replaced by absolute amazement at how one update completely changed the Show. It updated to include a FireTV mode that functions in every way as a fire tv does, allowing you to watch every streaming app without issues. It also retains its original function as a Show to voice assistant, recipe look up, lists, etc. I’m a huge fan of the plex app to stream my movies, but older non 4k fire sticks and some versions of the fire tv could not play x265 codecs without stuttering issues with the videos, the could only play x264 which is a bigger file with less quality overall. This made me have to replace all my fire tvs with the 4k version (oh darn) to be able to stream properly. The update to the Echo 15 plays the x265 without problems, in full HD glory. Only thing now that this device needs is a sound bar… I have also been able to pair an old fire tv stick remote that works perfectly, no need to buy another one if you happen to have one laying around. I can’t praise this device enough over one update. This went from one of my least favorite devices, to an absolutely essential device for a smart home. This one is in my kitchen, mounted on a standard movable tv mount for small tvs (nothing fancy). It’s perfect for watching cooking videos and can be voice controlled when your hands are covered in food. A true home run with this update, keep up the good work
Great product now that Fire TV built in is installed on it. I wouldn't have bought it if it didn't have FireTV builtin but that adds a lot more functionality. Of course it has Amazon Prime Video. I was also able to install Peacock, Paramount Plus, Philo, HULU and You Tube TV for streaming . I was able install Tablo app so I can watch OTA TV and recorded videos I wasn't able to install the hdhomerun app to use that DVR. In FireTV and click find and search for hdhomerun it brings up the App store and shows the hdhomerun app but it says not available. I seen this for several other apps that I have on my FireTV sticks and Fire Tablets. I started out with out a remote but it gives the option in setup to purchase a remote for $9.99 a $29..00 value. I used the alexa app on my fire tablet it enable the Show 15 to live view my two Blink cameras. I haven't tried to view the recordings from them though. I haven't been able to find a way to install apps from unkown sources so I could add the apps that the apps store shows but says inavailable. I bought this mostly for the photo frame, clock, calendar and weather widgets and the FireTV. I would like to use the photo frame app full time but it only runs for about and hour then goes to the home screen with all of the widgets displayed. It still has a smaller window with the photos displayed. I think you can only have it display photos from Amazon Photo and Facebook. I wish you could put them locally or somewhere on the home network for privacy. It took quite a while to upload the photos to Amazon Photos and that was just the ones that I had on my phone. I haven't seen any place that it tells how much memory is on the Show 15. I think it is on 8 or 16 Gb Also there is a Micro USB port but no mentions as to what it's for. I tried to connect a usb drive to it but I don't think it was detected. It might just be another way to power the device with using the supplied power brick.
Gorgeous Display, Average Speakers, and Quick. I returned my Echo Show 10 because I hated the automatic rotating display, and bought this instead. The display on the 15 is big, bright, and beautiful, but lacks the adaptive color temperature found on the Show 8 and 10, which is really disappointing for a device that looks like a picture frame. Still, I haven’t been disappointed with the resolution on the 15 despite standing so close to it most of the time I use it. My family pictures look great, and videos play in native 1080p. I’m excited for the Fire TV update coming sometime towards the end of 2022 and can’t believe this thing didn’t launch with that feature. It’s practically a tiny TV already, which is why I wanted it for my kitchen counter. If you have the space, I say go bigger 100% of the time. It’s vast compared to the Show 8 and 10 I’ve tried previously. The sound quality is a bit disappointing. The Show 15 is relatively thin (much more so compared to other Echo Show devices) so it makes sense, because where were the engineers supposed to put bigger, better speakers? However, I don’t use the 15 to listen to music—I have a Sonos Move in my kitchen for that and the difference in sound quality is night and day. But I mainly use the Show 15 to watch YouTube (using the Silk browser, which let’s be honest, sucks compared to a native app) and Prime Video/Netflix. For video consumption the speakers are perfectly adequate. They mostly lack any meaningful bass, but dialogue is clear enough, and for streaming content in the background while I cook for myself or feed the dogs, the speakers are good enough. I just highly recommend you don’t compare the speakers to a Sonos speaker or even the Echo Show 10 (or 8) because in that situation it’s impossible not to be a little bummed out. I’ve been impressed with the responsiveness of the touch screen and the speed of Alexa results, which is directly thanks to the newest processor inside. Echo Show devices have always been slow and stuttery when navigating menus and settings, but the Show 15 is definitely an improvement over the previous generation of Shows. I can’t speak for the camera quality because I use FaceTime to video call people, but I imagine if you’re a hardcore Echo Show video caller you’d want the Show 10 or 8 which both have better cameras that automatically keep you in frame. The Show 15 doesn’t do that. Overall, I’m really happy with the Show 15. It’s the perfect size display for my kitchen and is great for content consumption. The widgets are limited, but the ones I do use are useful. I love that I can simultaneously display my photo collection with widgets at the same time because the screen is so large. A big caveat, however: the MSRP is $250. I don’t think it’s worth that. Wait for a sale. I got mine for around $175 on Prime Day, I believe. I also bought the official Sanus rotating and swiveling stand. In my opinion this mount should be included for $175 let alone the full 250. I think it was around 40 bucks when I bundled it in. I have a tile backsplash throughout my entire kitchen and would not have been able to mount the Show 15 on my walls, so a countertop stand was unfortunately a required purchase. Without this stand I would’ve returned the Show 15 immediately. It looks dumb leaning against the wall, and I like that the stand let’s me angle the Show towards my sink or rotate it to portrait mode while taking up a relatively small space on my countertop. The cheaper $30 stand that doesn’t tilt or swivel just seemed like it would take up counter space and be disappointing. If you aren’t planning on mounting the Show 15, I highly, highly recommend the upgraded tilt and swivel Sanus stand.
Cons
Not the best interface. Ok, I am revising my initially scathing review for now My initial impression of this device was not good. Aside from the setup which was easy and smooth My initial impression of the interface is that it is slow and needs work. My main complaints are that the widget/favorites pane on the right sometimes does not respond when trying to hide it away ,also when you pop it back out by swiping in from the right it does not return to its original position but instead it slides all the way over to the left and takes up the whole screen ,I feel like it should be easier to use and have more graduations for instance you should be able to slide it over so it takes only a qauter of the screen as it shows by default , then be able to swipe and slide it more if you want to have the whole screen occupied by the favorites and widgets pane. Also had it get stuck on a suggested music screen, music was playing but there was no sound and I couldn't get rid of the player screen which was full screen ,and I tried swiping every which way. Also there should be a better way to initiate the photo frame mode and keep it active. I am going to have to do a lot more setup to configuration of this device to evaluate it and tell what else needs to be improved. But I must say that upon leaving a bad review I was very promptly contacted by Amazon Alexa Customer support so I am very impressed at that and it feels good that they are actually listening to their users unlike a certain other tech giant with their own voice assistant that could really not care a bit about what their users think and who always seems to persist and double down on every horrible decision they make despite the overwhelming landslide of negative feedback. I am glad Amazon actually listens to their feedback and tries to respond to criticizism instead of just trying to silence and supress it. Hopefully user feedback will be considered and they will continue to improve the interface of this Device. And that reaching out to dissatisfied users is not the end of their response to criticism. Again I am thankful and impressed at Amazon reaching out , unfortunately my phone died during the call though. I will continue to research all the features of this device going forward and evaluate it and update my review accordingly. EDIT: I keep finding more flaws , for one thing the volume rocker is driving me crazy ,it seems like they have given priority to people who want to mount this in portrait mode ,which I can not imagine anyone wanting to do ,but whatever they should at least give some consideration to people who want to mount this device in a landscape orientation because the volume rocker seems like it is in reverse when it is in landscape orientation The device should have an option in settings to transpose + and - volume on the volume rocker Sure the buttons will then be labeled wrong but it just makes more sense to press the right most button and have the volume bar more to the right for vol up,and pressing the left most button to move the bar left for vol down like it is on every other echo device ,besides the fact that I have the device mounted at eye height as suggested so I can not even see the labels on the vol rocker buttons anyways. Also there is no way to initiate the on screen volume slider without pressing a button on the vol rocker And there is nothing assigned for swiping up from the bottom of the screen ,seems like a no brainer to just make swiping up from the bottom bring up the on screen volume slider. The smart home control menu is the worst part, it is the slowest most laggy part of the interface Sliding over in my list of Devices stutters, jutters, and lags horribly and takes forever. And there are no dimmer or color controls for groups Just off and on ,they need to add the option to be able to set brightness and color for a lighting group. This is a very big oversight ,I have a fixture that has 3 smart bulbs in it and it is impossible to control it easily besides on/off because the 3 bulbs can not be dimmed as a group and color can not be set. Another thing that I noticed is the active media controls which I think are actually very good ,but lacking in one critical area. If I have media playing,Pandora for example and I adjust the active media settings to change where the music is being played,on which devices ,it will navigate away from the Pandora screen ,the one with the thumbs and down arrows and then there is no way to get it back up unless you move the music to play on the device again ,I think there should be an option to see the full interface and bring it back up for active media even if it is not playing on the device itself, I discovered this by moving music currently playing on the show 15 on Pandora to another device and then to the everywhere group ( to which I have not added the echo show 15 to yet) and there was no way to get the full Pandora interface screen back up unless I moved the music back to playing on the eaho show 15.
Decent Hardware hamstrung by predictably lackluster Amazon software. Pros: Decent, not great, hardware. Screen is bright and visible. Video playback was smooth Cons: Software is severely limiting what this device could do. Widgets are half baked and not customizable. Entire User Experience is frustrating for anyone that wants something more than the default settings. I really really wanted to like this device. I'd been searching around for other options for a wall mounted smart display for over the past year, and was about to finally buy a DakBoard when I saw the Echo Show 15 announced. My goal is to have a centrally located screen in our kitchen area that can tap into our Family calendar to display upcoming events, a few smart home controls ie our Nest Thermostat, and a few helpful widgets like displaying my commute to work every morning as I prep my coffee. In theory the Echo Show 15 does all this, but none of it well. The calendar does tap into my Family Google Calendar, but the way it displays upcoming events is to show "No Events" on every day we don't have something scheduled. So if its Monday, and we have a dinner reservation Friday, but no other events mid-week, that Friday reservation is hidden in a list of days with "No Events". Days with "No Events" should be hidden by default, or at least by user setting. Theres little utility for a calendar which favors days I have no events, over the days I do have important events scheduled. The Nest Thermostat did integrate seamlessly, however again Amazon made a questionable UX decision where to access it you have to slide down from the top screen and enter a second Smart Home panel, instead of allowing this to be a permanent widget on the home screen. The functionality is there, but again the utility is reduced. I assume the decision was for people to use the "Alexa!" voice command, but I imagine most buyers of this device prefer screen interaction, otherwise would just buy an Echo Dot. Same goes for the Commute widget. Once set up, it does work, sort of. The widget will display the commute, but seems to only update randomly as best I can tell. It has a "last updated" note on the widget which often is more than a half hour ago from when I need it. I believe it updates as I enter the room, but doesn't update again until I tap the commute widget or ask "Alexa, how long is my commute". Worst of all, in classic Amazon software fashion, instead of just having a widget that consistently updates, the widget is often hidden by "Try "Alexa, how long does it take to drive to Los Angeles?"" A fun gimmick to entertain your kids, but again it feels like some bloat ware encouraging you to interact with the device in a variety of ways that aren't useful. Reminds me of the dreaded "...By the Way" that follows everything I ask my Echo Dot to do. Same goes for the home screen. Instead of having a home screen full of widgets, 1/3rd of the screen is reserved to displaying a photo with the Time and Temperature. While its nice to have a hub that can double as a photo frame, at no point do I really want it to do both at the same time. Maybe some users do, but again the fact its the default and not user customizable just stunts the experience. You can remove the things that rotate in this space (sports scores, recipe ideas, upcoming deliveries) but as expected for an Amazon device, it gets flooded with not-so-subtle ads like prompting you to buy Blue Apron when all you really wanted was meal inspiration for dinner. The price point makes this an accessible, albeit novelty, device that could be useful to a limited group of people, but even the hardware is hard to justify the price. The screen is decent, but nothing more and doesn't hold a candle to even the basic iPad. The camera is straight up terrible by 2021 standards. The speakers are what you might expect from a slim all-in-one monitor. The hardware would be tolerable if the software made up the difference, but software seems to be an incredibly lacking. If you want to get a sense of frustrating experience of using Amazon software, just open the Alexa app on your phone and try to navigate anything beyond what is on the home screen. The software on the Echo Show 15 was definitely built by the same sub-par designers. In the end, I'm going to see if theres a way to sideload an alternative operating system on this display - it seems to be running Android so I feel theres hope. I'll hold out returning until the end of the return window incase there are some updates, or third party widgets released. But if all stays the same, this will getting returned and the search for a useful hub will continue.
LOTS of room for improvement. UPDATE 3 weeks after initial review Sadly, I've had to return this device. It simply did not meet my expectations. My main reason for getting the Echo Show 15 was to have a digital photoframe that would continuously run while also playing music (connected to my soundbar for better sound) and be able to be a "regular Alexa". Connecting to my Yamaha soundbar 15 feet away was difficult, staying connected nearly impossible; my old old hockeypuck Echo Gen 2 did a better job. Having the photoframe run continuously proved to be impossible. I removed ALL widgets and notifications from the home screen and only ran the frame. The frame would run for a while, then stop. And then seemingly start by itself again. The only thing that the Echo Show 15 would do reliably was being "Alexa". It's really too bad Amazon could not make this work (maybe my expectations are too high?) because aesthetically the hardware was absolutely gorgeous. It's just that the software was no good. Original review: No clue how this device can get 76% 5 star reviews. I've had it for 12 hours and will give it more time , but lots of room for improvement. LOTS! Pros: Really good, bright and hi-def screen, surprisingly so. Sound is not nearly as bad as I had feared; there's even an option to connect external speakers (BT) Really nice design, looks like an art frame- classy. Cons: Where to start... Will just list them as I go along and update this review along the way. *Sound. When you say "Alexa, mute", she does indeed mute the sound. But "Alexa, unmute" never brings it back. Likewise, turning down the volume manually all the way down will silence the device. After that.. it never come back up until you hit about volume 8/10 and then it blasts. Lower than 8 will mute right away. *Photo frame: you're stuck with stop, 12 seconds or 24 seconds. *Settings: when you're in Settings, the device will go back to the Home screen after about 30 seconds of no action. Same with Help screens. As your're reading the Help and don't touch the device, it'll revert to Home after 30 seconds. *Video app. Not sure if the blame goes to Amazon engineers, or Sling engineers, but Sling TV app is buggy. Worekd first time around. After that, would not until I rebooted the device. Do these Amazon engineers actually use real live users to test their creations?? More quirks to come, surely. Overall, sadly, NOT impressed. Luckily, Amazon has a 2 month return period on this so I have time to get used to it. Or return it.
Needs a few tweaks. I love the direction Alexa is going but I find it less user friendly than expected. The box came damaged and the corner smashed. 1.) I wish the Alexa widget was 1/4 the size instead of taking up 1/2 the screen. I really enjoy the extra widget features Alexa offers. I wish I could I display more of the ones I use instead of feeling half the screen is wasted space. 2.) The calendar is a missed opportunity. They need to hire a focus group of "soccer moms" and offer various display setting. The idea of the family white board appears in many TV shows like Modern Family. It can be a life line for families with conflicting schedules for soccer, basketball, cub scouts, school concerts, date nights, doctor appointments........ I was thrilled to discover I can make changes on any device and it display on the Echo 15. My hope was to replace the family white board. However the way the calendar is displayed isn't what I need visually. The Google calendar monthly view let's me quickly see how many things I have going on every day. I can see when there's a gap in the schedule to relax. The Alexa Calendar displays a monthly calendar, with a list beside it, and I must click a date to see what event's are on that day. I think with a few tweaks to the calendar and they will hit gold. Overall I like it. The shopping list, to do list, and sticky note widgets are all things I had next to my family white board. Now I won't forget what I need while I'm at the store!
New Updates Super Buggy. First, a little background. We have been Amazon customers since they first began selling books in the mid-90's. We own every Echo device, starting with the very first echo dot and have gotten ALL of them, up through the echo show 15 on the first day of release. Our entire house is literally run by Alexa, including all plugs, switches, TV's, sound systems, electric blinds, security cams, security system, microwave, etc. We know these devices inside and out, including ALL troubleshooting and even troubleshooting that Amazon doesn't know. As for the Echo Shows, we have 3 Show5's, 1 Show8, 1Show10 and 2 Show15's. Except for some initial rollout bugs and occasional glitches, we have been happy with them. That is until the latest round of forced updates, which should have never made it past the programmers and developers. The main bug is that they continuously lose the home screen photos and revert back to the ugly greenish-blue default background of whatever it is supposed to be. When this happens, which is multiple times a day on all devices, the actual settings still showm the correctly chosen photo category to use. The problem is not with my internet (1.2 gig connection) or my wi-fi signal (strong to about a half block away from my home, nor is it with the actual hardware, as it begins on each device immediately after they receive the forced update. While that is bad enough and unacceptable, getting support is impossible. Over the past 8 weeks, I have spoken to at kleast 30 reps (all offshore), who insist on running me through all the same troubleshooting that I have done on my own too many times to count and done wirth each preceding rep. These calls have wasted over 30 hours of my time so far. I have learned, with no thanks to Amazon, how to get the devices to properly work again, but am having to do this multiple times daily on ALL Show devices. Each rep finally ends with the fact that they are issuing a ticket to tech support to look intom the bug. 2 days ago, I somehow ended up with a tech in the US who, after initially trying to blame my internet and wifi until it was absolutely proven to him that then problem was with Amazon, escalated the issuem to the developers and has vowed to get back to me in about a week. Unfortunately, since that call, they have all gotten even buggier in different, more annoying ways. Up until, 8 weeks ago, I would have given them all 5 stars and have recommended the entire system to many, many of my friends. I can no longer do that. While I am happy to see the issues have been turned over to the developers, I'm not holding out much hope. Besides the time I have to wste daily resetting all the devices to properly display photos on the home screen, it is ridiculous that I have had to wasten 8 weeks with so many offshore reps and uncountable hours to even get to thism point. To be fair, I've loved the devices, but the suppport is abyssm. So, if you want devices that are great when working properly, but you are willing to get no support when theyn are not, then go for it. Otherwise, head off to Google Nest. Despite the cost of my switching my entire system over, not to mention the hours and hours it would take to reprogram every single device in my home, I'm headed there if this last contact does not produce a solution.
Maybe it's just my device? I debated for several months about whether to get the Echo Show 15 or not. I decided to get it and wish I had not. I have to reboot it often (unplug and plug back in). It seems like it gets stuck in it's own head. It's better now, but when I first got it, no matter what I wanted shown on the home screen, it showed whatever it wanted. Two to four times a month I have to go turn off something the device turned on by itself. (This happens on all of our Echo Show devices, but much more frequently on the 15.) I like pictures to rotate from a chosen photo album. Fairly often, the device decides it doesn't want to show pictures anymore (I get the default blue screen with the time on it) and I have to reboot it for it to start showing pictures again. I cannot use Auto Sleep or Night Mode because my pictures show for less than a minute (very rapidly even though set for slow) and then the screen goes dark. So, while the screen quality is great, I can't use any of the energy saving features offered on the device. We have multiple Echo and Echo Show devices that we are very happy with. The Echo Show 15 has been disappointing.
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