2019 Amazon Fire TV Cube review

January 03,2020

Speaking of the reason to buy Fire TV Cube, it originated from the home TCL European TV 65X815, it supports Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos and HDR, native Android TV system, Netflix, Youtube all perfectly support. Speaking of this, it feels perfect, but the lack of CPU of the weak chicken has dragged its hind legs, and the system operates very slowly, not to mention that KODI plays the 4K original disk. Even if the cache is defined, it is still very stuck.

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   In this case, you have to buy an external set-top box. Since the TV supports dual Dolby and HDR, you have to buy a "like" box. The only targets are the 2019 Fire TV Cube and Shield TV Pro. Due to poverty, you can only choose Fire TV Cube.

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    Starting from $ 89 in Black Friday in 2019, the cash back with banks and Ebates can be lower. At the time of writing this article is still $ 89, please hurry up and start. Original price was $ 119.

Appearance Gallery

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    The top of the front of the box shows some mainstream apps supported by default
The front of the box is marked with 4K HDR standard and long-distance voice control


       Shows some of the features of the device, Alexa voice intelligence, long-distance voice control, 4K HD, HDR high tolerance, infrared remote control support, dual Dolby, high-performance CPU, Bluetooth support, 802.11AC support.
Show equipment characteristics

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Out of the box

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    The box contains instructions, two AAA batteries, remote control, power adapter, Cube body, external 100M RJ45 expansion port and external infrared expansion port. I think that the external RJ45 only supports 100M is the only drawback of the hardware index. After all, no matter how fast wireless, there is no wired stability.

experience feelings
Boot settings

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After unpacking, first set it up on a 4K display. Step by step on the line and start. The big Amazon Logo is displayed, the next step is to select the language, connect to WIFI, and follow the steps.

 During the setting process, there was also a loss of WIFI in the 5Ghz frequency band. It was just connected to the 5G ssid at home. In the blink of an eye, it was disconnected and only the 2.4G ssid was searched. Restarting still failed. This can only be done by restoring the factory settings in the system settings. At this time, I found that there is no hard Reset button on the Cube. I do n’t know how to reset the box if the system software fails and cannot be operated.

    After logging in to AmazonID, I finally entered the main interface. Much smoother than the TV's own system!

Advanced settings
    After entering the main interface, of course, download some common applications, such as Youtube. However, I found that the billing address was not set to download, but I can only go to the Amazon website to set the default billing address and bank card.

    Because the various apps in the Fire TV Cube need to be downloaded, similar to the Apple or Android application market, you need to set the 1-click purchase of your Amazon account before downloading, select the default Billing Address Paying bank card. Of course, most apps are free to download.

Third-party software installation tips

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    The software in the Cube built-in application market is relatively easy to install, so how do you install third-party software?

    First install Downloader or ES file manager in the Cube's built-in application store. After installing these two softwares, installing third-party apps is easy. Downloader is equivalent to a browser, you can go to a URL such as http://www.kodi.tv/download, and then download the apk installation (similar to most Android devices, you need to allow installation of third-party software in the system settings). ES file manager can open "PC access" to directly use the computer to access the box storage by FTP, copy the APK downloaded on the computer, and then read and install in the ES file manager.

    To modify the Kodi cache, I used the ES file manager. Not specific, there are many tutorials on the site.
Anti-pit measures

    As mentioned earlier, the installation of APPs in Cube is a one-click purchase, of course, movie resources in Amazon Prime Video are also one-click purchase. When the bear child at home presses the remote control blindly, it is easy to buy a movie. No, Cube just bought the first Jocker 2019 movie by his son for $ 19.99. The black five discount money is returned to Amazon! What's the point of spending $ 20 to watch a movie in the Great Heaven? Hurry up and request a refund.

    Log in to the Amazon order page and find that the order has no Cancel option. After querying Amazon's help information and network stickers, I found that Amazon Prime Video movies can be refunded within 48 hours after purchase, provided that they have not been played or downloaded . But my son had already pressed the play button, and after a few seconds, I found out and quickly quit.

to sum up

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After a day of use, briefly talk about the advantages and disadvantages of the 2019 Amazon Fire TV Cube.

Advantages: 1. It is very comprehensive to support dual Dolby, HDR, Google framework, Netflix and so on.

          2. The hardware configuration is high and the operation is smooth.

          3. Through the customized ecological environment of Amazon, various APPs are highly compatible. Use it smoothly.

         4, Alexa recognition rate is high, the bottleneck lies in my English level. 2019 Amazon Fire TV Cube review

Disadvantages:

          1. The network port must be externally connected and only supports 100M.

          2. Most functions require a ladder.

The last double Dolby town building.

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