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Originally Posted by tubemonkey
C'mon, you're not humbled? 
I heart my Show 5. It's a fantastic clock-radio. I use it every day. It's my favorite Echo. I mostly operate it via the touch screen. Besides, I got it for $1.69 last Prime Day. |
Mine flickers the screen on and off constantly every few minutes as it attempts to leave the clock screen to show Tips, even though Tips and all other notifications are turned off. The constant change in screen brightness makes it terrible for being next to where one sleeps. An alarm clock that is only useful during the daylight hours isn’t of much use. Occasionally it manages to show Tips even when set to never do that. The touch screen is okay, but it is slow and clunky to use IMO. I Basically use mine as an annoying daytime clock that can display song info and lyrics; sometimes. Not all songs come with any info or lyrics. I keep my Echo Plus 2nd gen next to it for use with most things which require or work well with Alexa.
I might try to get a discounted Dot 3 with clock during the sales they will likely have on them during the liquidation process, assuming they discontinue it. I think people who like wall mounted dots will be sad to see the hockey puck design discontinued.