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Re: Which smart speaker?
[Re: Jim_Clennell]
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20/02/2018 10:02
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We bought an Echo Spot, and it is remarkably good for it's size. Having a display comes in very handy too. We have a Show in out kitchen and a couple of Dots in other rooms. We use the shows for checking up on elderly relatives and garage to house calls The dots are there for the home automation stuff. The choice is one between Google and Amazon. The former being better for general enquiries, the later better for home automation. Also a small point but saying "Alexa" seems a lot nicer then "OK Google". I would recommend a Sonos One, which is powered by Alexa were it not for the fact that some of the Alexa functionality is compromised. Since the Echo dots can be had for around £30 they are a good device to start with. you can pair them with a Bluetooth speaker too. Much depends on how you like your music. If you want it loud and rich you will need the bigger speakers like the Echo or the Google Home(not the Mini).
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Re: Which smart speaker?
[Re: Jim_Clennell]
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04/03/2018 17:50
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Another question on this subject: Would there be any major issues with buying a US model? They are available for £80 instead of £130
If any of the content/commands are geo-locked for instance, it would be a bit of a pain... Before they were available in the UK people used to import them and they worked fine, however that might not be true forever as you never know what will happen with future updates. It's also worth bearing in mind that the supplied power supply is fairly big and would be a bit ungainly hanging out of an adaptor. Personally, I'd get a UK one.
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