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The Amazon Echo Show 15 is finally becoming the device it should be

By Mike Prospero published 29 September 2022 Fire TV is coming to the Echo Show 15, and none too soon (Image credit: Amazon) When I first reviewed the Amazon Echo Show 15 a little less than a year ago, I thought that it had a lot of promise, but it needed more for Amazon to justify its high price of $249. Amazon might have just came through. At today's Amazon event, the company announced a big upgrade to its largest smart display, whereby it could act as a FireTV. This is a game-changing feature that will turn the Echo Show 15 into a much more useful device, and perhaps the best smart display overall. I've got an Echo Show 15 set up in my kitchen. On Sundays, when I'm making a pot of tomato sauce or preparing something for dinner, I have to zip back and forth to my living room if I want to catch up on football games. My kitchen isn't quite big enough to justify even a small 24-inch TV, and even if it were, I'm not sure I'd want a big, blank screen in there. The Echo Show 15 justifies its non-TV-ness by letting me stream music, look up the weather, and it's great as a digital picture frame, too. And currently, you can stream from a handful of services such as Netflix, Prime Video, Hulu, and Sling TV. However, it's not the full experience you get with Fire TV. At the very least, my daughter will be thrilled that we'll be able to get Disney Plus on yet another screen in the house. I also like that the Echo Show 15 is getting support for Amazon's Alexa Voice Remote; even though I'm more likely to use my voice if my fingers are covered in dough or something else, it's nice to have options. Other improvements coming to the Echo Show 15 are more geared towards smart home power users; you'll be able to use the screen to view feeds from up to four home security cameras at once. It's a great feature for the paranoid, and certainly better than having a dedicated screen in your kitchen just to watch what's going on around your home. The Echo Show 15 will also be able to act as a hub for other Echo devices on the same network; that way, if your Internet connection goes down, you'll still be able to control smart home devices through a central node. But it's the addition of Fire TV that has me most intrigued about what the Echo Show 15 is about to become. While Amazon hasn't given a timeline as to when these features will roll out other than "the coming months," it can't get here soon enough.Today's best Amazon Echo Show 15 deals (opens in new tab) (opens in new tab) (opens in new tab)$249.99 (opens in new tab)View Deal (opens in new tab) (opens in new tab) (opens in new tab)$249.99 (opens in new tab)View Deal (opens in new tab) (opens in new tab) (opens in new tab)$249.99 (opens in new tab)View Deal (opens in new tab) (opens in new tab) (opens in new tab)$249.99 (opens in new tab)View Deal (opens in new tab) (opens in new tab) (opens in new tab)$249.99 (opens in new tab)View Deal (opens in new tab)Show More DealsWe check over 250 million products every day for the best prices

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Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips. Mike ProsperoU.S. Editor-in-Chief, Tom's GuideMichael A. Prospero is the U.S. Editor-in-Chief for Tom's Guide. He oversees all evergreen content and oversees the Homes, Smart Home, and Fitness/Wearables categories for the site. In his spare time, he also tests out the latest drones, electric scooters, and smart home gadgets, such as video doorbells. Before his tenure at Tom's Guide, he was the Reviews Editor for Laptop Magazine, a reporter at Fast Company, the Times of Trenton, and, many eons back, an intern at George magazine. He received his undergraduate degree from Boston College, where he worked on the campus newspaper The Heights, and then attended the Columbia University school of Journalism. When he's not testing out the latest running watch, electric scooter, or skiing or training for a marathon, he's probably using the latest sous vide machine, smoker, or pizza oven, to the delight - or chagrin - of his family. More about smart home Best outdoor security cameras in 2022 Best home security cameras in 2022: Top wireless, indoor and outdoor modelsLatest The best workout headphones in 2022See more latest ► Topics Smart Home See all comments (0) No comments yet Comment from the forums MOST READMOST SHARED1Amazon Fire TV Cube (2022) review2The best workout headphones in 20223Daily Quordle #274 - answers and hints for Tuesday, October 254The best business laptops in 20225The best laptops in 2022: 20 top picks tested and rated1The best workout headphones in 20222Daily Quordle #274 - answers and hints for Tuesday, October 253The best business laptops in 20224The best laptops in 2022: 20 top picks tested and rated5Best laptops for college students in 2022