Echo Hub vs Echo Show 8: Watch THIS Before You BUY!

Should you buy the New Amazon Hub or the Echo Show 8 3rd Generation? Before you decide you need to see the differences. One brings you better smart home control. While the other is much better for media. But both of them bring you the same Alexa features. They also can take care of your smart home with the Zigbee hub, Thread Border router and Matter controller.

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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:38 Have in Common
02:12 Smart Home Control
03:10 Big Sound Difference
04:25 Camera and Proximity Sensor
05:46 Interface Comparison
08:38 Performance
09:33 Recommendations

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[garyhenderson]

Hey Craig @3:15 you said the speakers are bigger on the Echo HUB, I am sure you meant Echo Show 8

[Allgood]

This should be a software update which allows for existing hardware to switch between a media focus versus a smart home focus. Instead they charge more for less (no speaker) and for the exact same hardware. Amazon is frustrating customers with this kind of thing and with the ads and auto-adding skills which were never installed by the owners.

[GlobalSourcing]

Straight to the point at the start. Censoring Alexa yet still saying it. Great points. Thank you subbed and thumbs up.

[jacksdiner]

Hey Craig. I use both. The Echo hub replaced my alarm keypad. The Show 8 sits on my desk. Both work great. BTW I have the Echo Hub hardwired.

[richardblkmann]

I thought Amazon was going to provide a paid option for no ads but I still haven't seen it available. At this point I'd consider it because I'm tired of all the "sponsored" home cards. I've turned off everything else possible through the device and my Amazon account itself. Still, those ads persist.

[robin]

Greg need your help. All I need is screen is for the ring camera live view when somebody walks near front door. I prefer Apple everything and I am dreading getting to Alexa. Any suggestions or better alternatives?

[williammartinez]

Craig as always, thank you so much for the content you give us. This was very informative and yes as a device just to control your home. The echo hub is a great choice. Once again, I hope you and your family have a great weekend. Enjoy.

[BogM]

I couldn`t not notice the note you have "don`t buy show 15 " 🤣

[clownworlddotfart]

Will the Echo Show 15 (2nd Gen) work better than the Echo Hub for looking at Reolink Security Camera Feeds? I find the Echo Hub is horrible as far a lag and glitchy performance. I have Reolink TrackMix PoE and Duo 2V PoE cameras. Thanks.

[wolf]

Only going with Hub because of no ads. All i want is smart controls and clock

[tacktemplates]

I wanted the Hub and hubby got me the echo show 15 for Christmas. I sent it back and figured I would wait for the Hub. Then saw a great deal on the Echo Show 8 so picked it up and it is in my kitchen. Now I really want the Hub too LOL. I do have a question...are you using Ring cameras? We have Blink cameras and not really happy with connectivity and I can't figure out how to get continual live feed to show up on my Show 8 or if it is even possible????

[DanielChristopher]

I just find this so unreal. The Hub is what the Show should have been ALL along. They frustrate me so much with that.

[joshuakolton]

How we still don’t have a HomePod with a screen is mind boggling.

[dikkybee]

I changed to a habitat hub to remove my smart home manufacturers cloud delay. What I want to know is will the Echo hub remove my smart home cloud reliance? Reason is I am sick of giving a voice smart home command and depending on time of day depends on how much delay there is as sometimes it would be quicker to just walk over and do it manually which makes all the money spent wasted. Any help would be most appreciated.

[reggie]

I’ll stick with my show 10. Thanks for the comparison.

[mdko]

I only buy new alexas when they drop in price i will get the eco hub when it hits $89 lol

[xavierbreath]

Until Amazon removes the ridiculous amount of advertising and unwanted content constantly on my echo screens, I will no longer be investing in this ecosystem

[komaboi]

Does one of them have less of Amazon's recent bull$hit advertisements that their devices have been bombarding us with?

[meandmyllama]

God bless you for distorting “Alexa” 😂

[dominica]

I’m getting rid of all of them I’m paying for my stuff. I went to display what I want on the screen, not what you want to advertise bullshit?