Fire TV Cube From Amazon Is Now An Improved Media Center

In September, Amazon unveiled a brand-new Fire TV Cube that combines a premium streaming device and an Alexa smart speaker into one handy box. With a fresh software update, it's now getting even better. In addition to the normal output HDMI port, the Fire TV Cube contains one HDMI input port. When plugged in, it can show an Alexa overlay on top of a cable box, game console, or another device. Software 7.6.1.3 (PS7613/3686) adds support for DTS, DTS-HD, and Dolby True HD audio passthrough on the HDMI connector, as noted by AFTVnews. This means that you won't experience any quality loss when using the Fire TV Cube if the device that is connected to it and your TV both support one of those audio standards. The most recent Fire TV Cube from Amazon has a "Super Resolution Upscaling" capability that aims to upscale lower-resolution video to look better on 4K TVs. The latest software update promises to make that functionality more obvious, although when the box was first announced, The Verge wrote "it's not enough to wow you." Players of the third-generation Fire TV Cube are currently receiving the new software update. It's wonderful to see even more enhancements to the device, which was already among the most outstanding streaming devices. Even yet, some of Amazon's commercials can be intrusive, which is one of the reasons a Roku player is still our recommendation for the finest streaming device overall.