Got mine yesterday, blows away 4k max stick...no more buffering, super snappy...if you don't like it, don't buy it

@Mr01dschool

Жыл бұрын

I won't. No reason to reward a huge company like Amazon for using obsolete technology in their flagship device.

I absolutely understand and feel your frustration as I feel the same frustration Stu. NO streaming device in 2022 should be released with anything less than USB 3.0 and a gigabit ethernet port. Its just absolutely unacceptable. We the consumers MUST vote with our wallets and not buy this POS. We need to show them that this is unacceptable. Thats the only way they'll listen and innovate and quit giving us old tech on new devices.

@StuTech

Жыл бұрын

Testify to that brother 🙏🏻

@DonaldDnicefromtwitcH

Жыл бұрын

Agree n need more ram n storage is always never giving by Amazon hates ram n storage too me

@captainobvious1252

Жыл бұрын

Lol calm down, it’s just entertainment, luxuries 🤣 no company has to do anything because you say so. Grow up.

What would you suggest as an alternative around the same price point

Which streaming device do you recommend me?

I’d perhaps be interested if it gets a decent discount for Black Friday/Cyber Monday.

@Barbarapape

Жыл бұрын

Just be patient, it will not sell well at it's current price point, wait for a half price deal to appear.

I’ve been toying with the idea of getting one of these but for what I use it for my fire stick 4K already does everything that I need. Thanks again Stu, as always you’re honest and help people make the right decisions!

Spot on - I laughed when I saw this lacklustre attempt at the 3rd generation of Firecube. Such a lazy upgrade - USB 2.0 & 100mbps ethernet is unacceptable for a 2022 model. Other than the HDMI in port, everything else is just pretty much the same.

Fair critique. Very much a refinement. For me its simply a case that it fixes long standing issues with the Gen 2 variant. One of which was colour space bugs when using an AVR. These are fully resolved. If you're invested in Alexa Home control and or Prime Video, I highly recommend this. But its no revolution. Good bit of kit, but not hugely different from Gen 2.

2nd Gen cube at $59.99 on sale price is a great deal. No need for the new version at over double that amount.

@StuTech

Жыл бұрын

That is the real deal 👍🏻

Awesome video brother. Thanks for sharing. I gave up on AMAZON products 2 yrs ago. Keep the content coming. Hope you have an incredible day. Much love and RESPECT

@StuTech

Жыл бұрын

Same back at ya Tim 🙏🏻🙏🏻

I bought the fire cube 2 recently thinking it would be an upgrade from my nvidia shield 2017. I was wrong, the cube won't play back on 4k without flickering. I had to turn it down to 1080. The colors especially reds are too saturated making everyone look like they are sunburned. What a disappointment. I hope they have sorted out these issues on the new model.

@TorqueFormulaWon

Жыл бұрын

I had an issue on the second gen cube where people had greyish skin tones and thought it was a new TV. The problem was not setting to automatic resolution and "adaptive" HDR, instead of always on hdr. I also changed the bit depth of the colours to "up to 12 bit" if your TV supports that then check. Also, you can change the colour output between YCbcr in the same "display and audio" settings menu. Also check you have a good Hdmi lead as some support less bandwidth. I bought 3 gold plated 8k ones from Amazon for about £10, which is decent value for a future proof scenario.

@TorqueFormulaWon

Жыл бұрын

I'll add the leads are still on Amazon for £8.98 for 3. They are DDMALL hdmi 2.1 (8k @ 60 hz) long and braided too which is a good deal and cheapest I could find in those specs.

Good quality rant love it, good points raised

@StuTech

Жыл бұрын

We all love a good rant don’t we? Thanks Pete, thanks for your continual support.

Great video mate as always 👍

@StuTech

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Scotty

Excellent rant. Well done.

I just got mines yesterday and I have to be honest I love it it is fast responsive and it works great. Not to mention it downloads apps very fast and also it's just when you open an app it opens very fast to me it's awesome

@StuTech

Жыл бұрын

That’s really good to hear. Thanks for commenting 👍🏻

@DonaldDnicefromtwitcH

Жыл бұрын

That s cool n all but its personal choice if u want it n like it

Sorry your in rant mode " iron man" but you're right. The amazon tablet 10.1 no ads is work it when on offer but the jump to the 10.1 plus is tosh. New cube is not worth against a cube 2 gen built in China sold on Hype. 👍👍👍👍👍

@StuTech

Жыл бұрын

Iron Man, I love that lol. Thanks Darrell 👍🏻👍🏻

Amen on the gigabit Ethernet port! It's stupid not to. 😬

Hi thanks for showing Stu

@StuTech

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Nasty

Suggest keeping an open mind. I just hooked mine up a day or two ago and it blows away my Nvidia Shield Pro 2019.

@Mr01dschool

Жыл бұрын

I don't believe that. If it works for you then great. I refuse to buy a premium device using port standards that were obsolete over a decade ago.

@techm0j0

Жыл бұрын

@@Mr01dschool Of course seeing is believing and you shouldn't take anyone's' word for it. That was my experience though and my 2019 Shield Pro is currently sitting in my closet.

i have the fire tv cube 2 because of the sale price 60 pound they have never been worth the price eventually this will have the same sale

At last i have found a reviewer that feels the same way as i do about this 3rd gen con. They have failed to upgrade the most important parts that left us frustrated by on the 2nd gen. Adding a few gimmicks and failing to do the expected upgrades leaves me saying they can keep it at it's current price point. Will they get it right with a 4th gen one, i doubt it. As much as i dislike Apple products, the top model in the new 2022 range blows this 3rd gen cube away in terms of spec for only a few more pounds. Amazon had a chance to upgrade it, but no they just cost cutted it and wasted our time and money.

Can you add downloader and add apps from unknown sources?

@kingdazzar4614

Жыл бұрын

Yes, just enable Developer mode and you're good to go.

I just bought the new cube to support hdr10plus and hlg hdr for sky sports main event hdr. I do own a shield 17 and shield 19 pro for gigabit and expandable storage. I have a q90t Samsung and don't like using tv apps

I was upset with it not being more than 2gb ram, not being gb ethernet or 3.0 usb. I did however get it to test it out. It is nice and snappy. But still should have all the above for $139.99 usd + plus tax being 2022 almost 2023. The shield did the same thing, but hasn't even released anything since 2019.

@StuTech

Жыл бұрын

I’ve heard good things about it so far to be fair, it’s just the price tag

@DonaldDnicefromtwitcH

Жыл бұрын

Its should be 120 max n the old cube be 80 bucks is fair price not 140 bucks nope not me

Got mine a week ago WOW! I have mine hard wired, ether in and hdmi out with gigabit internet. Lightning ⚡️ fast no buffer ever

Thanks Stu for your review of 3rd generation cube I already use a 2nd Generation amazon cube so glad that you made this video

@StuTech

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Paul 👍🏻

I have firestick lite with 265gb should I update

@TorqueFormulaWon

Жыл бұрын

To this cube? Probably not in my opinion. If you are happy with the firestick lite assess which is better for your needs, a firestick Max, a second gen cube, or normal firestick. I have the second gen cube as I was attracted to the low price to performance ratio and thought an extra 8gb of internal storage would be better than without but still don't come close to maxing that put so I would just wait for a good deal eg. Prime day if you want to upgrade. One thing the max fire stick has that the cube does not have is AV1 decoding and wifi 6 support but in reality the latter isn't That much difference. In summary it is up to you just pro/con each for your usage but if you are happy already with the firestick lite and a lot of storage you don't need to upgrade yet except if you like 4K, you will need to upgrade eventually so even a back up of either 4k stick, Max or cube bought at the right time (prime day or similar) would be beneficial for the future. In other words sometimes you may want to purchase ahead of time before your device breaks when the price is low and not when it does break and no sales are on.

Bang on with the observation,I said the exact same thing, the only difference really is HDMI in, and there is no real use for it unless you have a AV amp etc, WiFi 6 ain't the standard yet, if you gonna spend £140 maybe look at the Nvidia,Minix, you'll Get better specs in most area's

The same goes for the new Echo Studio 2022. There is no justification in buying it, when there is minimal difference between the previous generation.

Well said….thinking the same thing myself when I looked at the specs…….I suppose it is fit for purpose with bare minimum tech and nothing innovative …..definitely thinking the third gen 4k Appletv is a much more capable unit

I used a ethernet adapter that does 1g. I'm getting close to my 400 that I'm paying 4. Without its the 100 capped. It allows faster speed with an adapter.

@StuTech

Жыл бұрын

Wow! That’s crazy. Thanks for that

@Rodnyet

Жыл бұрын

May I ask what's the name of the ethernet adapter you are using?

@robertpoteete8154

Жыл бұрын

Cable Creation. USB to ethernet. 3.0 3 hub RJ45 Gigabit flash drive. From Amazon

@Mr01dschool

Жыл бұрын

Problem with this workaround is that you will also need to setup WiFi. When the Fire TV Cube 3 goes to sleep it cuts off all power to the USB port. So what ever you have connected to that port will no longer function until you wake the device. Be it a USB NIC, USB flash/HDD/SSD, keyboard, mouse etc. So when your USB NIC goes down you will need the Cube to fall over to WIfi if you want to keep it connected to the LAN/WAN. Just keep that in mind.

Excellent, excellent rant about apple my man. You are spot on. When I heard about them soldering the RAM in place I was SO DISGUSTED with them. I mean what a crock of crap for them to make it impossible for owners to upgrade. That's downright disgusting. Subbed!

I got a nvidia shield pro 2 years ago and it is the best android device out there yes it cost more but is so worth it

@StuTech

Жыл бұрын

Plus you can put retro gaming on it too.

@kingkobra1956

Жыл бұрын

True.

@Mr01dschool

Жыл бұрын

Hopefully Nvidia comes out with an upgraded Shield Pro soon. A faster processor, 4GB of RAM, at least 32GB of internal storage, a HDMI 2.1 port and support for newer codecs like AV1 would be nice. IMO Amazon dropped the ball with their FireTV Cube 3. Using ports that have been obsolete for over a decade on what is supposed to be a premium device is a joke.

Still 2GB RAM, still 16GB, USB 2.0, 100Mb Ethernet, no Remote Pro and that shitty FireOS instead of Google TV. What's new? A little faster CPU, WIFI AX and AV1 codec support for much, much higher price. Just compare specification and price to new APTV.

You're just better off getting the 2nd gen fire cube and just buy the ethernet lead and also you can connect it to the USB storage you will save yourself a lot of money and it just performs just as well

@TorqueFormulaWon

Жыл бұрын

Exactly anyone that doesn't know already the second gen cube comes with an ethernet adapter already. It isn't built in but plugs in the back of the cube. Honestly the second gen I bought two at £60 and £55 when they hit those lows last year, are 95% of this device for half the price (or cheaper when on offer). I'd imagine maybe Amazon will keep the price a bit higher from now on to sell more 3rd gen cubes for the "I'm spending £100 already on second gen, may as well spend more on 3rd gen crowd". Do you think the shield is a better buy? I did want to get a shield or Pro version if/when the cube gives up the ghost as at least they are quick, have upscaling, better for games, more ram in the pro version and have the gigabit ethernet port.

I mostly got it for my Echo Studio

This is not the device for anyone with a NAS holding media etc, HD Homerun Live Tv which requires well over 100 mb/s data stream, all connected via a managed switch over a LAN.... i.e me. 100 mb/s and USB 2.0 port on a 2022 device is a very poor show in my view. A 2017 NVidia Shield trounces it.

SOME OF THE SPECS NOT UP TO DAYS DEMANDS NEED FOR SPEED.....WHICH IS BIT OVER PRICED FOR WHAT IT IS. GOOD HONEST REVIEW.

@garethpyle9728

Жыл бұрын

SUBSCRIBED

No additional storage no gigabit Ethernet still fire os 7? Yes the 8 core processor is an improvement with wifi 6 but no internal storage increase or android 11 equivalent for fire os come on!!! It's been 3 years since fire os 7 was launched yes it works great but ud think by this point an Android 11 equivalent of fire os would be out by this point an SD card slot would be better than a USB stick sticking out of the back of your cube for additional storage come on!!! There's not much inticing to get the gen 3 cube

I Agree. Sent mine back.

I'd pass on it too never got a cube ever too over hyped til Amazon adds more ram of least.4 GB ram or 64 or 128 GB storage I wnt buy device that isn't have this Amazon just a money grab with this item too me

@StuTech

Жыл бұрын

Spot on 🫡👍🏻

Amazon UI alone (also compared to other Android OS devices), even on a cheep Fire Stick isn't worth the money.

It works for me. I like it better than the gen 2. It’s faster going through the menus. I have no buffering with the Ethernet speed, video quality is good, and I get Atmos sound compared to my existing AppleTV which does not for the same movie. The remote is better than gen 2 and basically just looks better.

@Steviemac05

Жыл бұрын

Laugh at these reviews . What are you doing if you need more ram and a giginet Ethernet 😂 he's moaning about usb 2.0 to 3.0 . He doesn't even know the difference or how it works . Laughable review at best

@StuTech

Жыл бұрын

Lol, do you?

@Steviemac05

Жыл бұрын

I do so . Once 8k arrives you might need those . But you knew that surely . Only valid point of your bashing was price . Once it's on sale it will be a steal .

@hawleygriffon9290

Жыл бұрын

@@Steviemac05 Plex Blu Ray rips would have to be transcoded even on my home network as they frequently go above 100 Mbps. Many areas of the country are now on 3 Gbps while my area is 1 - 1.5 Gbps, so the 6E will be better for that. As far as the upscaling, I've seen reports that most people, especially with smaller size 4K sets can't see any difference. I certainly could not. The HDMI input is no big deal how many people derided that on the last iteration of the Xbox? So now the Series X/S doesn't have an HDMI input. Getting one of the new Cubes would set me back about $200CAD, so not going to buy one at that price. Everyone is talking price drop. Maybe for Black Friday, but it will probably be only slight. Not like my Cube 2 that I picked up for $65CAD over the summer. But at the end of the week, the new Apple TV device gets released and though I don't like their closed system architecture, we'll have to see what they offer for a lower price than a Cube 3...

@Mr01dschool

Жыл бұрын

@@Steviemac05 There is a huge difference between USB 2.0 and 3.0. USB 3.0 is more than 10x faster and provides more power. People who stream local high bitrate 4k videos can make good use of a Gigabit Ethernet port. His disappointment is 100% valid. Why would a company like Amazon release a flagship device with port standards that were obsolete over a decade ago. Why reward big companies for skimping on hardware in their supposed premium devices when they are charging a premium price.

For my understanding why is the 100 mbps bad? For 4k streaming you only need max 30 mbps

@TorqueFormulaWon

Жыл бұрын

It is not bad per se but it isn't really future proofing anything and probably wouldn't cost Amazon much more to implement. I fully agree with Stu. I run the cube off of wifi as I get some buffering issues sometimes on ethernet not via Netflix though. The 100 mb, usb 2.0 is a huge let down, not to mention the worst thing being the new remote will add an extra £40 to the already inflated price, it is ridiculous.

Absolutely everything you’ve said is 💯 % spot on , when I got Amazon cube it was on deal for £54 last year , this 3rd gen is to expensive for what’s on it they can keep it for all reasons you have mentioned , there having a laugh 🥴 , they ain’t getting my money my 2nd gen does nearly everything this pos does at a fraction of cost .. ohh and the prices there asking for 2nd gen on eBay is an absolute joke 🙄

@StuTech LOVE THE HONESTY! So I did only paid $100 for my 3rd Gen but I will say it does seem faster and smother than my 2ndGen. I can also run more gigs worth of info thru the USB drives now then I could before in my 2nd gen with my otg(that could have been because of the otg). But my Grey boxes are back, for now,&the remote definitely has its disappointments. But I do love having my Cubes all around&I wouldn't give them up for anything else I know of out there& I have tried alot of them. I also DEFINITELY agree 100000% that the 1/2 off 2nd Gen is the real Deal right now. That's what I paid for both of Mine back when I got them. I also definitely do understand where your coming from that they shouldn't be coming out with stuff that isn't actually even close to being up2date&it is very frustrating. But I think part of the reason they don't come out with more Up2date stuff is they don't have to. There is not really much competition out there that's making them actually need to complete more seriously unfortunately.🤷🏼‍♀️ ❤️😺

Stick with my 2nd gen not worth the change.

I like your tell it like is site. 32 bit !? USB 2,10/100

I sorry but this video is way off. I upgraded from the first generation and there is significant improvements to it and most current tv communicates via HDMI now. The video upscaling is excellent and this may be the snappiest interface I’ve ever used and I have every streaming device you can get.

@TorqueFormulaWon

Жыл бұрын

I don't think it is is way off. You went from first to third gen cube so of course there will be a big differences. I'm glad you are happy with it, but I have two second gen cubes which for the price I paid I am happy with (£60 and £55). This really fell short and was a huge disappointment if I'm being nice, and an insult if being harsher. I think they could have saved a bit of money from the radio antennas necessary for 6 Ghz and WiFi 6e and stuck with WiFi 6 as most people likely don't have WiFi 6 yet never mind 6e. They they could have upgraded the ports with the money saved and released either WiFi 6e or WiFi 7 in the next iteration/ generation.

@TorqueFormulaWon

Жыл бұрын

No extra storage is a let down, the remote being extra, higher base price than second gen (£140 instead of £120). What you have now is an octa core processor that is a more powerful and relative to the measly memory which is still 2GB which for 2022 is on the low side. Still capable but for the price no thanks I'll wait if I don't go Nvidia Shield next time.

It's not enough of an upgrade to me and now that it costs even more it just makes it a hard sell. maybe if I can get one for £60 down the line in one of the sales it might be worth it but there's no current device that suits me.. I have the 2nd gen cube and got rid of my 2017 shield 4 months ago as the cpu and remote felt slow (even though it has the best GPU) and the 2019 shield also wasn't enough of an upgrade. Ideally I want a new shield that does 8k 60hz and 4k 120hz with more ram and a better CPU/GPU... that I'd happily pay £200 for as long term it would be a solid investment

@StuTech

Жыл бұрын

I’d agree with that. When you pay that kind of cash you should expect a solid 5 years plus usage, easy.

great video stu, you are 100% corrent, what a rip off.!

Ethernet is a big disappointment. Still may get one just because. Thanks for sharing Stu!! 👍🏽👊🏽✊🏽☺💯

@StuTech

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Dallas and why not eh?

@ricco123tube

Жыл бұрын

Can you help me understand why the 100Mbps is a disappointment? Netflix uses 15Mbps for 4k. Have i missed something?

@StuTech

Жыл бұрын

And you are correct. It’s just because it’s old technology and the general minimum Ethernet port limitation now is 1gig. Amazon are using cheaper components in their tech.

@howard19681

Жыл бұрын

My cube on wifi downloads at of over 450mbps and upload over 300 with my wifi 6 router. I love my 3rd gen cubes. I should add that i designated the 2nd 5ghz band as wifi 6 mode only and not mixed mode for max speeds

i have the 4kmax stick and its the best

Apple Tv a15 processer 128GB, Gigabit Ethernet. 149.00 nothing else even comes close anymore, not even the shield.

I love Apple devices, so that means Amazon is doing the same? 😲😍

Amazon will never compete with Apple for dominance. I can’t they’re called their products don’t we equal out to what an Apple product can be security, wise, dependability, wise anything

I have the 2nd gen I was hoping for a good new one

@StuTech

Жыл бұрын

Nice to hear form you Paul. I hope you and your family are well 👊🏻👊🏻

@MrPaultiwanger

Жыл бұрын

@@StuTech divorce has changed my life .all is good .

The USB port also only recognizes FAT32 formatted drives, limiting local file playback. If you thought you were going to be able to playback your DVD and Blu Ray rips, forget it as you will have to cope with the 4GB file size limit. Terrible design flaw in 2022...

@StuTech

Жыл бұрын

That’s really piss poor that. Thanks for that info, I appreciate it.

@doncampbell1560

Жыл бұрын

The most recent firmware update added NTFS which I much prefer to FAT32. I have a 64GB NTFS formatted flash in the USB2 port and things are great. I put a dvd ripped to mp4 on the drive and played well and looked awesome with just the Cube's "media player."

@hawleygriffon9290

Жыл бұрын

@@doncampbell1560 good to know. Did this update also apply to the Cube V2?

good video id love to people start calling out dev love your videos i fill the same way about most stuff on the market maby if youtubers would stop promoting this sorta stuff will have better items out their

@StuTech

Жыл бұрын

Appreciate that pal. Thanks

Think outside the square ⬜

Amazon is raising the price of their high end streaming device and it is infested with ads including the screen saver, but Apple is lowering the price on their new streaming devices and no ads!

listening to your gripes with this I thought why would you not just buy a shield TV and then you mentioned it, a far better option in my opinion....can tell how much Amazon have pissed you off though, time to go listen to some whale sounds to calm you down Stu 🤣

@StuTech

Жыл бұрын

Yea, I hammed it up a little lol

Price in Canada up to $209 from $149.....thanks for vid...not worth it.....

@StuTech

Жыл бұрын

Wow, that’s some price hike that.

Dual Core/Quad Core 👍

@StuTech

Жыл бұрын

My head was like a burst baw

Well since the previous generation won't be available, if a user wants the cube, it's not like he has a choice. Otherwise I'd like the idea that the new cube is compatible wifi 6 and has an Ethernet connector so good improvement. Frankly don't give a shit about the USB port since I won't use it

@StuTech

Жыл бұрын

Fair play 👍🏻

OK StuTech, how would a 3.0 USB port or a Gigabit ethernet connecting make this devise perform any better? And if you need more storage, USB 2.0 storage sticks are cheap and are several times faster than this video streaming device actually needs. Also, older Routers are limited to 100 Mbps anyways.

@StuTech

Жыл бұрын

Fanboys lol

@StuTech

Жыл бұрын

It’s simple, it’s £140 and for that price it should be USB C and gig Ethernet or don’t have the ports at all. It embarrassing to include tech from 10 years ago and then try and pass it off as an upgrade and anyone who defends it is a fanboy. If Apple did this they would get blasted for it so it should and is the same for Amazon.

@Mr01dschool

Жыл бұрын

USB 2.0 is slow and unreliable. USB 3.0 is 10x faster and provides more power to the port. That would be huge for anyone who wants to play video files from a USB drive or use it for expanded storage. A 100Mbps Ethernet connection can easily be oversaturated by some higher bitrate 4K video files. Better question would be why did a company like Amazon use ports that have been obsolete for over a decade on their flagship device?

I have it, it's not shit at all they are a business like any other and decisions made, poor decisions I agree but the actual streaming device is just fine, I also would like a gigabit connection but, that will come in the next generation in 2 to 3 years , they might even get everything right! BUT as a whole the 3rd generation is a very good device for streaming FOR STREAMING, the one that waiting for is already here it's called THE NVIDIA SHEILD PRO ! That's the one, i also have i like both gaming is nvidia,s thing, streaming is fire qube 4k 3rd generation thing, it's that simple. Not completely complicated.

@williamlugo6426

Жыл бұрын

I understand the disappointment but it's still a STREAMING device, it's not nvidia pro.

@StuTech

Жыл бұрын

My next video will unfortunately blow your theory of gigabit Ethernet away. It’s worth a watch.

@williamlugo6426

Жыл бұрын

@@StuTech ok will do.

Don't like the Fire Tv cube one bit I will stick with my apple Tv

Amazon would have made the device more expensive if they put in the usb 3.0. Don't most new products only have very few changes from the previous versions ? If you get the same product for a newer one each year then you won't hardly notice the difference.

@TorqueFormulaWon

Жыл бұрын

People already think the device is worth an extra £20 on last gen cubes price so they should get more for their money. Adding usb 3.0 would be what a fiver per device on the very generous side?

Hello sir please giveaway me this please sir

How can you say it’s not worth the money when you haven’t used it. This video is completely biased garbage.

@Mr01dschool

Жыл бұрын

Not worth the money for me when it is using ports that have been obsolete for over a decade. For a premium device at a premium price that is a joke.

6E WiFi is brilliant, fast as fook, loving it, worth it just for that.

@Mr01dschool

Жыл бұрын

WiFi no matter what standard will never be as reliable as a wired connection. They should have at least used more recent port standards such as USB 3.1 and Gigabit Ethernet. Putting ports using standards that have been obsolete for over a decade on what is supposed to be a premium device is s joke.

13:03 wtf

@Reapergato

Жыл бұрын

13:08 wtf was the image with the money grab??!!?? "They live" style lololol

@StuTech

Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣it’s David Dickinson. He fronts an antique show in the uk called “Dickinson’s Real Deal” in which the general public bring in their antiques and they either accept an offer from an expert or they put it to auction. What ever is the greater is the Real Deal.

@StuTech

Жыл бұрын

“They Live”…..brilliant reference there. Classic movie.

@gregalss

Жыл бұрын

@@Reapergato lol i thaught it was your father

Misery utter dross

I wrote a long critique of this review but I decided to shorten it. A rudely presented negative review before receiving the device, hooking it up and using it is beyond lame. I bought the Cube 3rd Gen for $95 by preordering it for $99 and saving an additional $5 in credit card reward. I figured 32% off of the base price was unlikely to show up this year even on Black Friday. I've stopped using my Nvidia Shield TV 1917. The point for me is the picture quality, not the USB port's speed or the ethernet speed (I'm not rewiring my house for a streamer--fast WIFI is fast enough). So I've looked at a lot of different streaming videos from different streaming services and the Cube 3rd Gen excels in speed, resolution, colors and contrast and it is more consistent in those than other streamers I've used. I find that the Super Resolution upscaling enhances the HD and SD video usefully but that requires more comment than I choose to leave here.

@StuTech

Жыл бұрын

Why so personal thou? I’m happy that you are happy. I wish you continued happiness in the future and thanks for your comment.

@doncampbell1560

Жыл бұрын

@@StuTech I was commenting on your review--not on you personally. I could ask why rude? I could ask why review a device you have not touched or seen results from? Rhetorical questions. Answers not required. I've been using my Cube 3 for a week now. It's not perfect but it's picture is superior for watching video than my Shield TV '17, my ROKU Ultra, my Fire TV Stick 4K, my older Fire Stick I got for using with my Fire TV Recast. Those devices can all give me pretty good videos but generally requiring tweaking the TV's video settings of color, brightness, contrast, et cetera, when going from one streaming source to another. The CUBE 3 seems to manage a color scheme with the Super Resolution sytem turned on that once adapted to the TV works well for almost all input including native 4K. BTW, your viewers might not realize that "Super Resolution" isn't just a hyperbolic name thought up by Amazon. It dates back about 30 years as a term for a whole class of evolving image enhancing technologies. Look it up in Wikipedia. BTW, it's not just the video that is enhanced. The still photos in the screensaver are also. It's not "blast you out of your chair" exciting, but I appreciate it. I do know that casual viewers might not notice or feel that it is worth buying at $140. At $200, the latest Shield TV Pro costs too much, isn't built for using with the Recast, and is now long in the tooth--so a 32% off price on the Cube 3 was an easy decision. In years of streaming I've never found the need for a USB port or ethernet port of any speed on a streaming device. If you need those options it's all fine with me--simply say that and then say that lack means that you don't actually want to spend the time to review the actual device itself in use streaming. I'm curious: do you actually need more than 100 Mbit ethernet? What essential uses do you have for USB3 or USB-c that wouldn't work fine with USB2?

@StuTech

Жыл бұрын

If you want to get into this I will oblige so here goes. It’s a flagship device for 2023 and they should have 2022 parts or not at all. They should have just stuck with WiFi 6e and no one would be mentioning anything other than than positives but they’d chose to include parts from circa 2010 and you want me to not mention it? The picture stats you mention are just in your head and it’s telling you it’s better because you know you’ve overpaid and that ok but others shouldn’t be fooled by the propaganda. You know that it’s overpriced when Apple are charging less! I never thought I would see that. Enjoy your cube and I wish you a nice day. Enjoy

@doncampbell1560

Жыл бұрын

@@StuTech I get your point: I've seen the device work and find it to work better than other devices I own and know well. Whereas, before seeing the device or trying it out doing its primary job of streaming content, you think you know more than I do about what I've seen and what it means. So thanks for being clear about the evidence you use and how you use it. That adds insight to the conversation. I've been pleasantly surprised at how much I like the snappy performance when button pressing but also very pleasantly surprised that the image produced is more consistently good without tweaking the TV for different streaming sources. As I indicated, it's not simply about resolution after upscaling. It's about the overall consistently enhanced image whether upscaled or not. Your TV may not require that but the Cube 3 goes a long way to improving that experience for me. You said you thought the price I paid was somehow so high that it influenced how I evaluated the device. I don't evaluate on stats or price. I test. Actually the 32% off I got from the base price of $140 is $55 less than the top of the line new Apple box and $35 less than the lower priced version. My price was also less than half what I paid for the Nvidia Shield TV that I don't use anymore and only a little more than I paid the ROKU Ultra 4K. Price is a useful consideration when buying, but does not influence how I evaluate a device. These prices are too close to get excited about in my book. I got a good price and snapped it up. If I had paid $45 more for it at base price I can't say I'd be more satisfied or less. Just out $45 that I didn't need to be out. Enjoy whatever you choose to use next. I hope it has all the ports you need, all the RAM you can fill, and an ethernet data rate 40 times the streaming rate of 4K video. And definitely have a very nice day.

@StuTech

Жыл бұрын

I’d love to have read your long critique, I like to be educated by KZread viewers. Please post it.

Why such negativity over the ethernet connection when it's more than adequate considering this can only output 4k?

@StuTech

Жыл бұрын

Agreed and I did say as such. Personally it’s a premium price for old parts. 1gig is the minimum these days so they should have cut the price accordingly but Amazon still charged the price for the top spec. It’s like buying a high performance car and then capping it’s top speed to 70mph as that’s all the speed that is needed, at least that is my take on it 😃

@StuTech, no one is using gigabit Ethernet in 2022-2023 as the only way to connect to internet. Amazon has Wi-Fi 6 and 6E antennas on this device. Leaps and bounds faster than what’s on the fire stick 4k max which was the best 4k device Amazon had until this 3rd gen refresh. Fire Stick 4k max doesn’t have a Ethernet or usb port on it. You obviously don’t have this new device and you’re complaining because the first thing you’re complaining over was the price. It’s $139.99 US and with the new remote it’s $174.98 US. Buy the cheaper one to try out and compare the differences and improvements Amazon made before just reading ambiguous tech specs from a 3rd party.

@Mr01dschool

Жыл бұрын

Anyone who wants a more reliable connection uses Gigabit Ethernet. I will never use WiFi for stationary streaming devices. To me a Gigabit Ethernet port > WiFi 6 and it's not even close

How are you going to review a Cube that you didn't actually even hookup and use? GTFO here with this BS!