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OtinG · 06-08-2018, 03:11 PM

Here is just a quick summary of what the Cube can and cannot do via voice control. The complete document provided by Amazon is on this web page.

Fire TV Cube Voice Control Capability

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	            TVs     Sound Bars     Cable/Sat Boxes     A/V Receivers
Power	            Yes     Yes            Yes                 Yes
Volume	            Yes     Yes *          No                  Yes *
Input Switching	    Yes     Yes            No                  Yes
Channel Switching   No      No             Yes                 No

* Cube can control the volume on a sound bar or an A/V receiver, but not on both.

Cube is Incompatible with these Device Types

HDMI switches/hubs
universal remotes like Logitech Harmony
projectors

Some of the TV Brands Supported

Samsung
VIZIO
LG
Element
Sony
TCL
Sanyo
Hisense
Sharp
Toshiba
RCA

Some of the Sound Bar Brands Supported

VIZIO
Samsung
LG
Sony
Bose
RCA
Sonos
Yamaha
Nakamichi
Polk
iLive
JBL

Some of the A/V Receiver Brands Supported

Yamaha
Sony
Denon
Onkyo
Pioneer
Pyle
Marantz
Sherwood
Audio Source
Harman Kardon
Russound
Bose

Currently Supported Cable and Satellite Boxes

DIRECTV
DISH
Comcast
Spectrum
Verizon
Cox
Altice
Frontier

ETA: BTW, I just cancelled my pre-order. There are just too many unanswered questions. I will wait until it is released and people actually get a hands on with the Cube.

06-08-2018, 03:11 PM	#2881
OtinG Old Gadget Guy Posts: 1,913 Karma: 6854865 Join Date: Jun 2018 Device: Oasis 3, iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPad mini 6, iPad Air 2020, Alexa Devices	Here is just a quick summary of what the Cube can and cannot do via voice control. The complete document provided by Amazon is on this web page. Fire TV Cube Voice Control Capability Code: TVs Sound Bars Cable/Sat Boxes A/V Receivers Power Yes Yes Yes Yes Volume Yes Yes * No Yes * Input Switching Yes Yes No Yes Channel Switching No No Yes No * Cube can control the volume on a sound bar or an A/V receiver, but not on both. Cube is Incompatible with these Device Types HDMI switches/hubs universal remotes like Logitech Harmony projectors Some of the TV Brands Supported Samsung VIZIO LG Element Sony TCL Sanyo Hisense Sharp Toshiba RCA Some of the Sound Bar Brands Supported VIZIO Samsung LG Sony Bose RCA Sonos Yamaha Nakamichi Polk iLive JBL Some of the A/V Receiver Brands Supported Yamaha Sony Denon Onkyo Pioneer Pyle Marantz Sherwood Audio Source Harman Kardon Russound Bose Currently Supported Cable and Satellite Boxes DIRECTV DISH Comcast Spectrum Verizon Cox Altice Frontier ETA: BTW, I just cancelled my pre-order. There are just too many unanswered questions. I will wait until it is released and people actually get a hands on with the Cube. Last edited by OtinG; 06-08-2018 at 03:30 PM.