Should YOU Buy the NEW Fire TV Cube?

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With rare exception I exclusively use my Fire TV Cube as a PLEX client. Seldom do I watch any Amazon content or anything else with it. To that end, I find the Cube much more responsive then the Stick's are, and just overall a more enjoyable experience.

compared to my 2nd gen Fire TV cube, this is lightyears faster at navigation, and overall UI responsiveness. It's on par with the Apple TV 4K (latest) in terms of getting a voice command to actual execution. I dont know if there is something wrong with my 2nd gen cube or not, but the difference is significant in performance.

you didn't cover AV1 decoding support on the cube, where as the new apple tv doesn't support it. kind of a big deal

Do I still need an echo dot if I have an fire tv cube 3rd gen? Or I can sell the echo dot because I only need 1 speaker that can control everything. Thanks

*planning to buy a fire cube 3rd

I don't see any reason to buy this over the new Apple TV, the specs on this new cube are just so bad for a new device in 2022.

Hi Craig, to optimize viewing and listening experience, what is the ideal connection setup using the Fire TV Cube as input source, an ultra short projector for video and the Samsung HW-Q990 soundbar for audio?

Also, can the Fire TV cube play my song playlist in my memory stick plugged into the USB port? Thanks in advance 😊

How do I do the arc thing to get 2 of these things to work together

Got mine for $ 59.00 Black Friday

I purchased the Cube on sale $79.99 a couple Black Fridays back 2020, TBH unless you are totally sold on having Alexa control everything then get the Cube, if not the Firestick is a much better option,

IMO this device is too expensive you might as well look at an Nvidia Shield or Apple TV. I'm going to hold off until Amazon runs a random sale where they slash 50 plus off the price. I'm currently running gen 2 cubes and they are still doing the job.

I'm not thinking of upgrading anytime soon but I've soured a lot on the FireTV compared to Roku (still have and use both in different rooms). FireTV just seems to mess up more often than Roku does. This review was still very helpful to help inform me on the features and the possibilities for when I do eventually upgrade.

Does it support av1 content? Major thing going forward.

If this had a Antenna TV tuner then I would give it a look. A combo fire stick I don't use mad Alexa I don't use . Umm bye

Question does the dolby mat make it only play atmos as linear pcm. If so is it any good? I had 2nd gen firecube and atmos ran as dolby digital plus. Thanks for any answers you can give me.

I own one of these. The internal upscaler works for any signal you plug into its HDMI port (including consoles and PCs). However, it adds a noticeable amount of lag that makes some games borderline unplayable.

Question for all. I have 10-15M max for my internet. I use a Home base unit from AT&T I turned off the WIFI and added a Rock Space AC 1200 Mesh unit and use that as Router and nodes. Node 2 sits by the TV. so.. If I get Gen 2 or 3 and use the lan port to plug into will that help in quality? That is why I am asking about the Gen 2 or 3 if it would help. or.. just stick with my 4K stick (not Max).. The real Q is it worth upgrading to cube because of the ability to connect via ethernet vs WIFI. with the Rock space sitting behind TV and or stay with 4K or jump to Max. hmmm

halow, can you test Firecube 3 with WD MyBook 14TB? I doubt it cant read. Thanx

Do you know this can be hooked up to a soundbar and still have the hands free ability? My husband is disabled and uses a fire tv cube currently and navigates it by voice as he has no hand function but we are wanting to add a soundbar that still works with the hands free Alexa

Can you plug an external hdd in to the fire cube and play your own movies?

Wifi 6e is the reason I just bought this. And I can plug the cable box into it. Hopefully it'll be great!

I have sent my cube back, as the video sound is out of sink.

how does it work with a projector and also, is this better than roku?

Thank you. I learned a lot abou the differences and your recommendations were all so spot-on.

If I get the fire stick,do I need to also get the eero 6 router to boost my WiFi and get faster speeds

I upgraded from the 4K Max to this new Cube. It loads slightly faster, the picture is slightly better. I have no use for Alexa as I have two echo dots for this. So this nullifies the Cube for this function. I don't have Sky or Virgin boxes (UK cable) so don't need a HDMI attached from those to the Cube. I am definitely not connecting a console to it.

So there is actually no point of the Cube for those on the 4K Max which I am going back to.

Nice video, but I am assuming that you are not spending a lot of time streaming over apps with these devices. Because if you did, you would know definitely how important it is to have that little extra better and faster processing speed as well as connectivity over WiFi 6. Not to mention that, the third gen. provides even more with the included USB port, for more device usabilities and HDMI input for those who have TV box and .....

My firetv is WICKED slow.

I don’t understand why people get upset about the Cube having a 100M Ethernet port. That is plenty enough for 4K bandwidth. Even if it had a 1G port, it wouldn’t use that bandwidth.

My current setup is a Firestick 4K with a home theatre consisting of two echo speakers and an echo sub. My question is, if I may.

If I upgrade to the new Fire Cube, which has an HDMI in, will the home theatre side still work if I run my satellite system through the Fire Cube? In other words, will sound from the satellite system come out of the two echo speakers and an echo sub?

Thanks from the UK

At this price point, just get a nvidia shield

Hey Guys , my mum doesn't have internet but loves movies, can the CUBE play movies off plex locally if her hard drive with movies are plugged in?

For me and my use I personally like that it frees up an hdmi port with the hdmi input

The Amazon fire cube with it's ethernet cable connectivity directly to modem is faster than the laggy wifi unit!

The ethernet port is useless since it's 10/100....so it can only do about 90 mbps Some might say 90mbps for just streaming is enough but it's really not... If you want a comfortable best experience anyways... Can you stream 4k with 90mpbs?? yes..... Will you buffer and will the apps you are using sometimes turn down the quality of your streams because it think your connection is too slow?? absolutely ... Can you seamless scroll though content no buffering at 90mbps?? no......

I want an echo dot thin device that has ir/rf blaster and can be wall. Mounted, so alexa can control my projector and stereo home theatre... I wish apple tv was also controllable by alexa.

You make great videos!! Very thorough and concise 🩷✨ I’ve up until this point used the firestick’s in our bedrooms but I would like to have the cube set up to my system upstairs as my smart tv firmware is pretty outdated even with updates. So thank you for this info. It was very helpful ☺️

Should I buy the Fire Cube if I already have Alexa?

Don't buy it, it has issues and it doesn't seem like Amazon cares to fix it, because it has been this way for a while.. and the fire stick has the same issue.

How does the latest fire cube compare to the latest firestick

Thanks for your info,good video

For folks who NEED voice control of the TV (sight impaired folks, or others who have trouble pressing buttons, etc), it sounds like the CUBE is needed, if for nothing else to be able to turn the TV on without having to press any buttons (100% voice control), correct? Thanks... (Also, can Apple TV be used for 100% voice control?)

I have used the Gen 2 Cube for several years with NO issues. I would never buy an apple device. apple hater.

Can you silence the microphone like you can with echo ?

Do you like talking to things?

I just upgraded my Cube yesterday. I have a PS4 plugged into it. I got the new Cube specifically because I was having so much trouble having the old one control the PlayStation through the TV. I haven't played a lot with it yet, so I don't know if the games I play are going to have a framerate problem. I'll have to look for that and figure out another way to plug it in if it's a problem.

Just bought one yesterday. No developer option in My FireTv settings. Can't get 3rd party apps.

Prime deals, cheap 😁

Pairing a stick with echo wont create the same result. We are skipping the seuper fast processor in this one which will make navigation super fast and keep it super fast for a long time. This will also help with better upscaling.

I have a gen 2 fire stick hook up to my 2003 Philips 20" crt and was thinking about upgrading to the cube. So can i just get a hdmi and hook it to my tv?