Amazon Echo Show vs Amazon Echo Gen 4

Also, I've described a somewhat ideal grandma use case, so keep in mind that we only live 10 minutes from grandma and have had to drop by and "fix Alexa" (turned off, moved, lost wifi, screen rotated by hand) while she and visitors are getting used to it, so it's definitely not a set and forget type of technology, but I'm not going to reduce my rating because of that. My rating would have been 5 stars, if it wasn't for Alexa herself and the somewhat puzzling UI design, menus, etc. Did I mention my Kindle Fire? Here's my point. You need one to control this thing and use many of the "Alexa features" with any level of certainty

Luckily, "most" of my smart devices (Kasa and Feit) could all be controlled through their native apps. Fortunately for me, Alexa was only down for a couple of hours, and then all was good. The bad part was that my mother-in-law, who is in a wheelchair, uses Alexa to control the lights, ceiling fan, and TV in her apartment. The lesson here is that if you have a technically challenged person who relies of Alex, just realize that there will be times when Alex lets you down

It can be paired with other devices so you can expand this if necessary. Motion tracking: As mentioned from others, this is a bit laggy, but in the "works well enough" category. It is not quick to jump around, but can trail someone easily walking around. What I found is that it rarely loses focus of the individual completely even though it will trail the motion

If you had an Echo 4 (not the dot) with ZigBee, then you can get some sonoff contact and motion sensors. It's going to be more reliable and faster than a WiFi sensor.

That can't be it, right? The new Echo Show 8 had a new processor and its camera followed you around the room. I mean, not particularly well, but that ...

This is an honest review and comparison of the new 4th Generation Echo (not Dot) vs. the 2nd Generation Echo Plus (the last Echo Plus that was launched with the 3td Generation Echo). I actually purchased two 4th Gen Echoes to create a Home Theater Group with the FireTV Stick 4k latest variant. I'll include notes about that as well

Aesthetically, the Echo Show has a black frame with a white mat, resembling a standard picture frame. Tech-wise it looks like the Samsung Frame TV and the Facebook Portal had a baby. It comes in one color, and you can’t change the familiar Alexa blue background behind the widgets — I’d like to see some customization options all around. Two 1

I have this Echo going through some excellent external speakers and it all works great!

It’s not cool when it’s 2 in the morning and your stumbling through to get a glass of water and it scares the heck out and of you.

However, it often seems like the readings are delayed and take a long time to change, even when there is a noticeable increase/decrease in air temperature as a result of thermostat changes.