Amazon’s Echo Show 5 and Show 8 are up to 50 percent off right now

If you have a New Year’s resolution to enhance your smart home, purchasing a smart display isn’t a bad way to start things off. of echo show 5 This is one of the most cost-effective ways to add a visual interface to control your device. Especially since you get a 50% discount making it $44.99 ($45 off). Amazon, best buyand target. This is just $5 above the all-time low. Larger sizes also available echo show 8 in Amazon, best buyand target At $84.99 ($65 off), that’s also $5 more than the previous lowest price.

If you already own a dedicated Echo speaker, the Show 5 is a meaningful upgrade. Although the screen is only 5.5 inches, the Alexa-enabled smart display acts as your primary smart home hub. It lets you monitor and manage your smart home devices, play and control your music, make video calls with its 2-megapixel camera (with integrated privacy shutter), and even stream shows and movies . Its small size makes it perfect as a bedside alarm clock or a smart photo frame if you upgrade to a larger device later.

Speaking of which, if you want your display to be the centerpiece of your smart home, the Show 8 is for you. The larger screen allows you to use up to 4 widgets at the same time, it also supports Matter and Thread, and can also act as a Zigbee hub. These widely standardized protocols allow compatible smart home devices to work well with smart displays as if they were natively built to do so. Additionally, the Show 8 has more powerful speakers that provide satisfying sound for impromptu jam sessions.