Amazon Fire TV Cube

[tthurman]

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/21/amazon-fire-tv-cube-review-so-good-i-want-one-for-every-tv.html

[Adultery]

Pass, I read somewhere it doesn't have the horsepower of the AFTV2, which has been a solid Android/RetroArch game rig for me. In comparison, I'd have to give up:

-Ethernet port > That's a deal breaker, and I can't consume the one USB port with an attachment.

-CPU power > there's enough of a difference to be mildly annoying

-SD slot > how can you live on 16GB of internal storage these days? Although the AFTV 2 had 8, the option to use both an SD card and a USB dongle adds another 256 GB to that.

I'm not a fan of the Micro USB port, but I could live with it if I had to. And my Echo has better speakers anyhow. I want to like this thing, but Amazon keeps going backwards in specs, and I just don't get why. The AFTV2 is still a better device overall, and cheaper to boot.

But that's my opinion, take it with a grain of salt.

[tthurman]

Fair enough.

Having a zillion HD channels to memorize is a HUGE PITA, IMO.  If I dare say something good about COMCRAP, it's that the X1 voice remote is great, a feather in the turds cap if you will.

 

If this will pull that off on any cable box, that is pretty sweet!  I wasn't really considering the points you mention as I'm comparing it to an AFTV Stick.