[Amazon.ca] Fire TV Cube 4K Ultra HD streaming device with Alexa - $110 with Free shipping
- Deal Link:
- https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B08XLX2J8M
- Price:
- $110
- Retailer:
- Amazon.ca
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Amazon.ca
Fire TV Cube 4K Ultra HD streaming device with Alexa - $110 with Free shipping
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- Temporel [OP]
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- Apr 10, 2011
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- herrdude
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- Jul 8, 2011
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I imagine this is pretty much everywhere. I just checked Best Buy and it's the same price.
EDIT: Also, the 4K Max is $10 off.
EDIT: Also, the 4K Max is $10 off.
- EEE2
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- Jan 31, 2007
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Is this device been upgraded or still old version?
Does anyone know if this can work with cable boxes etc? or tv, or is it only exclusive to amazon stick?
For example if I say alexa go to HDMI 1 and change cable box to channel 24?
Does anyone know if this can work with cable boxes etc? or tv, or is it only exclusive to amazon stick?
For example if I say alexa go to HDMI 1 and change cable box to channel 24?
- ryanaz
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- Mar 21, 2012
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this is the 2nd gen fire tv cube that came out in 2019. It will change your TV to any HDMI source you want, but I doubt it will control your cable box.
- KravenHead
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- Jun 11, 2016
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Queuing the DeLorean owners....3..2..1...
IMO, from experience of using this every day, 110$ is a fair price.
Cheers, KH
IMO, from experience of using this every day, 110$ is a fair price.
Cheers, KH
- boblazaar71
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- Dec 13, 2014
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I had to return 2 of these (faulty remotes). Grabbed the 4k Max instead and all good!
- fightbriz
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- May 25, 2009
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what's the benefit of this over 4k max?
- umadbrah
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- Nov 27, 2011
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I've had both the 4K stick, 4K Max, and the Fire TV cube.
I will say that the Cube is significantly better than the sticks in terms of performance. If you run Kodi on these, the Cube is the one to get. The kodi experience is just so much better. Benchmarks say it runs kodi even better than the Shield TV
It is also nice that you can just walk into your house and say "Alexa, open Youtube" as you are taking off your shoes and coat. If you want alexa to open SmartTube TV, there's an additional plugin you need to install for that.
I will say that the Cube is significantly better than the sticks in terms of performance. If you run Kodi on these, the Cube is the one to get. The kodi experience is just so much better. Benchmarks say it runs kodi even better than the Shield TV
It is also nice that you can just walk into your house and say "Alexa, open Youtube" as you are taking off your shoes and coat. If you want alexa to open SmartTube TV, there's an additional plugin you need to install for that.
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teksavvy sucks
- jhendel
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- leenoox
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Yes it can, you have to add devices to control then just say "Alexa, switch to HDMI 2" or "Alexa, switch to Cable". If you say "Alexa, go home" it will switch to the appropriate input where it is connected.
Also, "Alexa, volume up" and similar commands work well, either for TV or to control your audio amp.
You can also control Rogers Ignite box, say "Alexa, tune to channel 8" or "Alexa, tune to CNN on cable" but you have to choose different provider when setting the control for the cable box, choosing Rogers did not work for me. I am not home at the moment to check, I can update later.
BTW, it comes with IR blaster, so in case the placemt of Fire Cube is not optimal to control your devices, you can add the blaster.
- fightbriz
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- Angultra
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- Bordak
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A lot more proessing power as well.
- Viper98
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PSA:
Be careful when you buy this. It can't do 4k Dolby Vision on some LG Oleds for some reason. I have a B6 in my bedroom and while the device can be set to 4k 60 with DV no problem, when you try to stream anything it downgrades the signal to 1080p.
Be careful when you buy this. It can't do 4k Dolby Vision on some LG Oleds for some reason. I have a B6 in my bedroom and while the device can be set to 4k 60 with DV no problem, when you try to stream anything it downgrades the signal to 1080p.
- umadbrah
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- Nov 27, 2011
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Works fine on my LG C1. I watched Ted Lasso on the apple TV app in UHD and Dolby Vision.
If it's downgrading to 1080p, it's possible you aren't getting the required bandwidth from your internet
teksavvy sucks
- dyalect
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- Whitby
At that price get the shield from nvidia. Better support and regular updates. Little more $ but worth it.
- TusharN30757
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- Oct 13, 2018
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I have 4k max, Cube and regular 4k fire stick. Cube is by far a more powerful polished device. It's also has more storage 16 GB and the ability to use Alexa without pressing on the remote relay helps.
Cube feels way more responsive than max. I feel the regular 4k stick and Max are closer in terms of performance , cube is on a different playing field.
Cube feels way more responsive than max. I feel the regular 4k stick and Max are closer in terms of performance , cube is on a different playing field.
- asmielia
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I suspect it's because the TV can't handle Dolby Vision at 60fps. Try 30hz and see if it works.
- umadbrah
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Shield is more than double the price of the cube and 4x the costs of the firesticks. It's going to depend on what you need to run on your TV. For a majority of people, the Max or even the regular 4K stick will be good enough.
teksavvy sucks
- deviate
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I have the 4k max and can't passthrough truehd or dtshd through kodi. Am I correct to assume the cube can't passthrough HD audio either?
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