Amazon Alexa Echo Dot Grande Con sonido de alta calidad, hub de smart home

60 valoraciones en Amazon Alexa Echo Dot Grande Con sonido de alta calidad, hub de smart home

1. Valorado con 4 de 5

   D.Z – julio 3, 2023

   4.0 de 5 estrellas

   Best smart speaker available today (comparison)

   I have had homepod mini, the original homepod, and most of the Echo first party devices, including echo studio. The echo 4th gen is definitely the best of all of these. I have even owned the bose portable, some really expensive Sony speakers. For the size and sound quality and reliable and fast voice recognition, these can’t be beat.Issues with the homepods:The homepod had great sound quality, but it was big and you still dont get the stereo separation effect you can get with two speakers one on each side of the room, and after a firmware update the speaker developed a weird and terrible sounding issue and I had to throw it away. Apple discontinued it so I couldn’t buy a replacement. The homepod minis used to be good, in fact better sound quality than probably the echo dot 5th gen (I didn’t test it personally, just heard the sound in a review). However they started becoming unreliable as well, one would cut out midsong or there would be a weird echoing effect and the voice recognition was always slower than an echo device. And sometimes siri wouldn’t recognize at all, or she would say ‘something went wrong, this is taking longer than I expected’…. a lot.So switching over to two Echo 4th gens, in a stereo pair, was really great because the voice recognition is faster and she usually understands what I say and play it. I could say the same request to both and Siri wouldn’t get it while Alexa would.However there was a major issue, at first they wouldn’t pair in a sound pair. I had to web search and find out that what you have to do is plug in one speaker only, say ‘alexa check for updates’ and then wait until that speaker updates, then unplug it, do that for the second speaker, unplug it when done, then update the alexa app on your phone, then plug everything back in and try to pair them again in the app. That worked for me. Amazon really dropped the ball on this, and I had to remove a star, you shouldn’t get a product that has a basic feature like the speakers working in a stereo pair that requires a bunch of googling to solve. I can imagine the frustration if you buy two and then they don’t work in a stereo pair and your googling skills aren’t good enough. Another knock on Alexa compared to Siri in general, is that lately Alexa has been spamming me asking me if I want stuff. Siri never does that. Alexa will say things like ‘by the way (advertisement, would you like to try it/buy it?) However as far as I know there is no reliable Apple smart speaker that exists so this is your best option. Note that I didnt try the google products because I gave up on google made products, they all seem to break (chromebook, pixel 6, google wifi, etc. and then google always makes some excuse why they wont fix it- so not only do their products break but they also won’t fix them- I gave up on them)

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2. Valorado con 4 de 5

   Fabrício – julio 3, 2023

   4.0 de 5 estrellas

   Good

   Works fine. I feel that the echo dot listen my voice better, but it’s ok

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3. Valorado con 4 de 5

   Mike – julio 3, 2023

   4.0 de 5 estrellas

   Great sound (for the size and price), good voice recognition when located correctly.

   I’m fairly new to the Alexa universe, and the 4th generation Echo is my first such device. My first impressions are that the sound quality (for the price and size of the device) is excellent. There is copious quantities of base. The highs are also quite good provided you place the speaker out in the open and are facing the front side of the device. The voice recognition is almost flawless if the room is quiet. However I found that Alex has some issues hearing me correctly whenever I was playing music, listening to the TV, or when my Roomba was banging around the house. I think it’s reasonable that situations like this can cause Alexa to either not hear you, or misinterpret what you said…. and I can accept that.My Echo’s are connected to my 5GHz wifi network and are located all within 30 ft of my router. I’ve never had any issues with the wifi connection. A couple of times in the past 3 months the Alexa service has gone down, which can be a real issue. Luckily, “most” of my smart devices (Kasa and Feit) could all be controlled through their native apps. Fortunately for me, Alexa was only down for a couple of hours, and then all was good. The bad part was that my mother-in-law, who is in a wheelchair, uses Alexa to control the lights, ceiling fan, and TV in her apartment. The lesson here is that if you have a technically challenged person who relies of Alex, just realize that there will be times when Alex lets you down… and you’ll need to have a backup plan to get buy until the service comes back online.Regarding integration with other manufacturer’s devices is hit and miss, depending on how main stream (widely used) their products are. I had no issues getting 5 Kasa smart plugs (for air cleaners and dehumidifier), 4 Kasa smart dimmers (for lights), 3 Kasa smart switches (for ceiling fans), and about 20 Feit smart bulbs, all connected and integrated into Alexa. Personally, before choosing a brand of smart product, go onto the Android/Apple app store (as appropriate for you), and check out the “Start” rating for that manufacturer’s app. If it has a poor rating, it might be a good idea to choose a different manufacturer. The 4th generation Echo has a built in temperature sensor, which lets you create “routines” that can be triggered by the room temperature. The Echo can also listen for sounds like “glass breaking”, and “smoke/CO alarms”. If the Echo hears these sounds, you can get a notification on the phone app. Awesome feature, and it’s free. There are more advanced security/safety features, but those have a monthly fee.It’s hard to review just the Echo, when in fact it’s impossible to separate it from the Alex service. As a piece of “hardware”, what you get in such a small package is impressive (5 stars). The other half of the rating is how well Alex integrates with your smart devices, and how well you use the capabilities within the Alex app to configure your Echo device. One of the most important functions is the ability to create “routines”. A routine is a set of commands that get performed, when the trigger phrase is spoken.I’ll say that the capabilities available with routines is mind blowing. Many people might be intimidated trying to set them up. If you are not tech savvy, you might need to find someone who is to help you out. I’ve got a computer engineering degree, and it was fairly intuitive for me, but I’m an extreme example…

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4. Valorado con 4 de 5

   NCGal – julio 3, 2023

   4.0 de 5 estrellas

   Nice but…..

   The sound quality isn’t near as good as it is on the Amazon Tap. I have no idea why they don’t sell that model anymore. I have the Tap, Dot and Ball…..Tap is by far the best, not only in sound, but it’s portable too.Even though I have the Dot and Ball, I end up carrying the Tap from room to room. Amazon…please bring back the Tap!

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5. Valorado con 4 de 5

   A. Sabala – julio 3, 2023

   4.0 de 5 estrellas

   Might not be worth it

   I have an echo studio that has better sound but more expensive. I have a small echo dot that sounds pretty good for the size and is less expensive. I feel if you bought this on sale you might be sorta happy. It is faster to respond to commands.

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6. Valorado con 4 de 5

   Manuel Diaz – julio 3, 2023

   4.0 de 5 estrellas

   nice speaker

   nice and easy speaker, do not expect the biggest sound, but is ok, Amazon need to do a type of configuration in order to reduce the sensibility of the voice recognition, because I have another echo 8 like a 6 or 7 meter at the kitchen, and everytime we call any booth,, booth listen at the same time, will be great to reduce and increase the sensibility of the devices

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7. Valorado con 4 de 5

   Ski9 – julio 3, 2023

   4.0 de 5 estrellas

   Nice but microphone seems not as good as my older Alexa devices

   I am happy with this overall but it seems the microphone is not as good quality as my older Alexa devices (Dots and Spots :-). It often does not understand me and when I then instead ask another Alexa device (they have different names), the other one does understand me even though it is farther away in an adjacent room. My other devices are older so I’m thinking Amazon has cheaped out on the microphone components. With this one I have to speak louder and pause between words and pronounce more carefully, so it takes more effort to use it. But I am happy with the sound. I got it to play music in the kitchen and it works well for that.

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8. Valorado con 4 de 5

   Anita Hartsfield – julio 3, 2023

   4.0 de 5 estrellas

   Echo

   Ok

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9. Valorado con 4 de 5

   C – julio 3, 2023

   4.0 de 5 estrellas

   New Shape, New Processor, Better Sound

   The new Echo 4th Gen is a big change in aesthetics and design for the Echo line. The new spherical shape is wider and shorter than previous Echo versions, and now focus sound in one primary direction instead of 360 degrees. It adds an extra tweeter, and seems to produce more sound than previous versions. Here are my early thoughts so far, after using it for about 24 hours:THE GOOD:Setup was incredibly simple. I just powered the device on, and the Echo announced that it was ready for setup. I opened the Alexa app on my phone, and the new Echo was automatically detected and set up instantly. I didn’t have to enter any information at all. It can’t get any easier than this.BETTER SOUND. This new Echo has an extra tweeter, for a total of two 0.8 inch tweeters, and the same 3.0 inch Sub from the Gen 3 Echo. This new Echo is designed with the tweeters pointed forward, and the speaker placement seems to generate more bass also somehow, even with the same Sub as the Gen 3. All in all I think it sounds much better than Gen 3, with a little more bass and louder max volume. This could also be do to the sound-mapping feature that allows Echo to maximize the sound by detecting the acoustics and shape of the room. You can also pair two of these in stereo; and you are supposed to be able to use it as a speaker for your FireTV device, though I haven’t tested that out yet.Temperature sensor included. Yes, you can ask Alexa what the temperature is, and it seems very accurate so far. This is a nice touch, and I look forward to doing more testing, to see if I can set up routines based on temperature.AZ1 Processor. This new Amazon processor promises better voice recognition and faster Alexa responses. In my testing so far, I have barely noticed a slight speed improvement (for example turning on certain room lights) but there are supposed to be upcoming updates that will make an even bigger difference in speed.Zigbee + Sidewalk Bridge. This comes with a Zigbee hub, just like previous versions of the Echo Plus. It also contains the new Sidewalk Bridge, which allows the Echo to use bluetooth and radio connections to connect to some smart devices at long range, and push data to the internet.THE BAD:No 360 degree speakers. While I personally prefer the sound of this new version, some people might miss the 360 degree speaker setup of previous Echo generations. It certainly might lead to a situation where the ideal placement of the Echo in your room could be different.White power cord. This is minor, but a strange choice. No matter what color Echo you get, the power cord is white. Some people might find that annoying.Voice detection is not great while loud music is playing. This surprised me, as previous generations haven;t really struggled with this in my experience. I’m not sure if it is because this speaker is much louder, but Alexa hasn’t heard me a few times when I talked while the music was playing at max volume. This could be annoying if you often listen to very loud music.NEUTRAL: -Aesthetics. I think I preferred the look of the cylinder design, instead of this new sphere shape. This is totally personal preference of course. I also wish the entire sphere was fabric, instead of being plastic on the back side. Some people might prefer the ball shape though, so that is up to you.All in all, I’m keeping this new Echo because of the better sound and faster responsiveness, but it is not really a massive upgrade. Pretty decent so far, I’ll update this review and try to answer any questions in the future!

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10. Valorado con 4 de 5

    Don B – julio 3, 2023

    4.0 de 5 estrellas

    DON’T buy a used one!

    I bought 2 of these as refurbished, to add to the other 3 that I have in the downstairs of my home. One would not connect after repeated attempts. Not the end of the world, just inconvenient and a hassle. Especially after working all day, this should be about a 15 minute procedure for BOTH units. So, after 45 minutes on ONE, I stopped attempting the connection, and switched to the other unit. The other unit connects within minutes (as it should) and I went back to the other one. This is the 5th time now to attempt a connection, and it won’t take. So, I click on the Alexa app for an Amazon rep with technical support to call me. So, a guy calls, and wants me to walk through the connection process with him on the phone. I get it, they need to verify the issue, so I oblige him and go through it with him on the line.Well, attempt number 6 fails with him on the phone, and let him know that was as far as I could get prior to asking for tech support. He wants me to unplug it, and start it back up again. I said OK, but this will be the 6th time of doing that exact thing. So I unplug it, and it reboots itself (as before), and we walk through the setup process again, and guess what? Will NOT connect. I asked since this was refurbished, if it was possible, by any chance, that it is still connected to the previous owner? He said he already checked on that, and it was not. So, now he wants me to unplug it once again, and close the Alexa app. I did both already, and informed him of such, but he insists that we need to do so. OK, we’ll try it again. So unplug, close the app completely, plug back back in, power up, and reopen app. Go through set up process, will not connect again. Frustration is starting to creep up on me, and he says hang on, I am going to reset your system remotely. Ok, maybe that helps (perhaps he should have suggested that early on?), I don’t know. Either way, phone is silent for a minute or so, then the hold music starts to play for another minute or 2 (maybe 3, not even sure now) and then I am disconnected! Wow, really? Ok, I am sure that was an error on his part, not intentional, but still….So, I call back, get bounced to the right department, tell the story to another tech support guy, he agrees that it is faulty and says he can just refund my purchase. Well, I let him know that I don’t want a refund, I want a replacement item. That is why I bought 2 more to begin with. No luck, refund only, so I agree to it.Well the other that is connected up, once I played some music on it, the speaker was obviously worn out, and distorted.So now, I am returning both of them.Probably going to go with 2 new ones at this point.

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11. Valorado con 4 de 5

    Van Buren – julio 3, 2023

    4.0 de 5 estrellas

    It was great, for a couple of years…

    I was very impressed when I received my 4th gen Echo in November 2020. It had clarity, volume, plenty of bass (which I wasn’t expecting), and a clear top end. Of course, this doesn’t compare with my high-end stereo system but it beats the pants off of other small speakers. Yes, it’s better than the Google speakers and it’s hugely better than your phone.I put mine on a table in the kitchen because my main home stereo is in another room and the sound doesn’t reach the kitchen without blowing the ears out of family members in the living room. It was never subjected to extreme heat or high humidity but it was played daily while cooking.Last week it was playing during lunch when there was a pop and the music stopped. All of the other Echo functions continued to work except the main feature that I purchased it for… music. I tried unplugging the Echo and plugging it back in. I also reset my modem but it still doesn’t work. Of course, the warranty has expired.

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