★★★☆☆ Can’t turn the display off. I bought this to replace my Echo Dot Clock. I like that it has a displays that shows what song is playing, and that it shows the day, date, month, and outside temp. Now the big disappointment. I like a pitch black room when I sleep and with the Dot Clock I was able to tell it to turn the display off. I tried every command I could think of and the Echo Spot display only goes to a dim red when the lights are off. I was going to buy another one, but this is a big deal breaker for me. If I can’t get used to it I’ll probably bring back my Echo Dot Clock, and put the Echo Spot on my computer desk.
★★★★★ So far so good. I have had many different Echo devices in the past including the Show's. I don't have anymore shows because they are just a constant rotating ad for Amazon and I wasn't having that.So far, with the 2024 Echo Spot, there are no ads and no settings for content to lead me to believe random content would be added in. It is Amazon though and they have a history of adding ad content without your consent. I'm optimistically hopeful they don't do that with this device.Speaker sounds good, display is nice and simply. The screen shows a big clock that you can adjust a few ways as well as rotating above that, a weather icon of the current conditions along with the temp and the date.Addressing the one review that says the clock isn't visible when music plays, I just tried it out and the clock is still visible, although it is a lot smaller.So far this is a device I am happy with. I hope it stays that way.
★☆☆☆☆ no line out for external speaker. I own 6 Echo Spots. All have a line out socket for external amp/speakers, which I use for better/louder sound. I bought two of this new model because it is black (why didn't they offer black versions with a clock display before?) and appears to have a better display.BUT I am very disappointed to find that this new device has no line out, meaning that I can't replace any of my existing Echo Spots. So the two I just bought are going back. I'm sure that Amazon saved 15cents by leaving off the line out socket.NOWHERE in the online description is this mentioned. Even the tables comparing features with earlier generation Echo devices do not mention absence of a line out socket, an important feature for many people. Amazon needs to do better.
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