Amazon Fire TV Cube review

Priced at $219.

CHOICE Expert Rating

65%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Pros

Pros

  • Parental controls include PIN requirement for all apps
  • Has an Ethernet port (non- Gigabit)
  • Very accurate voice search recognised all search terms we spoke
  • Very responsive user interface
  • Has a USB port; useful for playing media
Cons

Cons

  • Home screen includes almost 50 rows of content and is overwhelming rather than useful
  • Ad takes up almost 50 per cent of the home screen
  • 'Continue watching' row only showed content from Amazon Prime Video
  • Content search did not show results from all subscribed services
  • Content amalgamation from installed services is poor
  • Not easy to identify the streaming service provider of recommended content
  • Casting from a phone was limited to Netflix and YouTube

Recommended products

Recommended

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
65%
Ease of use score
62%
Remote control score
84%
Standby power consumption score

Specifications

Internal storage (GB)
16
Ethernet port
Memory card reader
Toslink
Bluetooth
Dimensions (mm, H x W x D)
85 x 85 x 80
Operating system
Fire OS 7.6.4.6
Website
amazon.com.au

Cost

Price
$219.00
Annual running cost
$9.50

Features

4K capable
HDR
HDR10, HDR10+, Dolby Vision
User profiles
Child profiles
Netflix
Stan
Amazon Prime Video
Disney+
Binge
YouTube
Paramount+
Foxtel Now
Kayo Sports
Apple TV+
BritBox
Crunchyroll
Tubi
ABC iView
SBS On Demand
7plus
9Now
10 play
Plex
Chromecast
Apple AirPlay
USB in
DLNA
Wi-Fi direct
Miracast
Home search screen
Netflix remote button
Stan remote button
YouTube remote button