Amazon Fire TV Cube (3rd Gen) Review | 4K Streamer with Alexa voice control

Reviewing Amazon's Fire TV Cube, 3rd Generation (2022 model) with upgraded performance, and that same great 4K HDR streaming and Alexa voice support. The Fire TV Cube isn't just a media streamer, it's also a smart speaker thanks to Amazon's built-in assistant and excellent far-field mics. But is it one of the best options in 2023?

This video includes an unboxing, setup and full review after using the streaming box for a week. If you've been testing the new Amazon Fire TV Cube 3rd Generation then let us know your thoughts below!

If you have a 4K HDR TV but you don't have good app support on your television, or you want to add smart voice control, this is a great option. Alexa can be used to turn on your telly and search your chosen video streaming services on the Fire TV Cube. You have Dolby Vision and HDR10+ support, plus Dolby Atmos 7.1 or up to 5.1 from external devices connected via HDMI. So if you home cinema setup can handle it, this addition adds incredible power to your viewing experiences.

Amazon Fire TV Cube Review Chapters:
0:00 - Get on with it!
0:54 - Unboxing
1:34 - Design
2:37 - Setup
3:06 - Fire UI & apps
4:46 - Remote control
5:52 - Alexa
8:11 - Video & audio
9:04 - Testing PS5 HDMI pass-through
9:30 - Verdict

[WitchyButSweet]

Subscribed just because you bleeped Alexa. Now THAT is thoughtful

[johnleitch]

Just an FYI, you can change the top row of apps that show on the home screen. If you go into 'Your Apps & Channels' and use the menu button (3 lines) to move your apps around, the ones you select at the top and their order will be replicated on home screen

[davidowens]

I have an Alexa device in the same room so I named the cube Echo. It is very handy to be able to control the TV by voice (pause, play, volume, mute, find and play media, and any other TV control) from anywhere without the remote. Even in the next room if you talk loud enough.

[TheBluevicky]

Hello
Can we use this cube sometime without switching on tv
Like listening music without tv

[systemsbuster]

It looks a lot smoother and snappier than my fire stick. Is there be something to be said for it from a performance/grunt point of view? As well as the extra smart-speaker functions?

[waynethomsonuk]

I just got one today and it is far better than the firestick 4k max

[bruthermark]

I caught a $30 Off when I purchased mine a few weeks ago, I believe it was during one of those "Prime" week promotions, any hoo, I already have the 4k and 4k Max, the Gen 3 Cube is a MONSTER!! Great video 👍🏾

[imthejoker]

As a family we've had several firesticks but at 130notes i cant justify spending that when a 4k stick is half the price and does what we need it to do.

[JamesSmith-qshx]

I remember the BBC had a children's programme called Why Don't You. The theme song suggested switching off your TV set and doing something else instead. Good advice!

[kingming]

Should come bundled with the new Alexa Voice Remote Pro for the price.

[taxitrekking]

Hi Chris. You mentioned Roku, near the end of that video? You cannot sideload if you have a Roku device. As i understand it, most people buy fire devices to side load, so I wouldn't touch Roku with a bargepole.

I have the 4k fire stick and a 2nd generation 4k fire cube. My favourite device's! 👍

[mattsanchez]

Nice review Chris, I've used the Roku, the fire stick, and Google TV and I much prefer the Google TV interface, it's easy to customize and does an excellent job of keeping track of what you watch across all of your Apps.

[songqiaocui]

Does it support truehd with passthrough?

[richardjones]

Hoping you're going to review the Oneplus11 and the Xaomi 13 pro.

[MarkSynthesis]

Informative review, thank you. I'm particularly grateful for the last minute or so regarding using that HDMI In (which I had no idea Fire cubes came with); I have to imagine you lose HDMI 2.1 (so, no 4k/120hz) if you use it, but then again, a 4K/60hz passthrough would be good enough for 99% of the customer base surely, and after Xbox dropped the HDMI input on the Series X and S, it's not like there's been a lot of devices that come with built-in passthrough anyway.

[muhammadnazim]

One main question YouTube in HDR or not ?

[TELA-GAMING]

A stupid thing is that this Cube will turn on the TV to play "sleeping" sounds like rain, thunder, streams, etc. through the TV speakers while displaying a screen of that skill playing, thus providing your bedroom with a giant lamp. It is apparently not possible to have these sounds play through the Cube's internal speaker. What engineer thought this was a good idea?

I wouldn't be so sure that you couldn't remap those "dedicated" buttons. I did it on my Nvidia Shield Pro. I also use YouTube on this Cube without ANY ads being displayed.

[VinsysVlogs]

Does it play Dolby encoded USB media files?

[Snoopy]

Hello Chris, gereat review. What are those beautiful lights next to your tv?

[mathaihouse]

Does it support DTS HD or Dolby Atmos TrueHD? That's was one advantage with Shield.