It’s great for playing music, reading along to recipes or watching YouTube videos – far more than a doorbell feed alone. If the Echo (used as a smart hub) is in your living room, you can set the Echo Show in your kitchen – or vice versa. The bundle deal with Amazon’s Ring Doorbell is great because it gives you the best of all worlds while keeping the price down. Keeping these main smart devices to Alexa means they will communicate seamlessly. Why we chose it: Video doorbells are extremely useful devices – letting you check who is outside your home via your smartphone or using the bundled Echo Show 5, which has a 5-inch touch screen display and is also powered using Alexa.
In total, the bundle’s RRP drops from a combined £123.99 to just £49.99 – £74 off. What’s the deal: The Echo Show 5 (2021) is down from £74.99 to £39.99, but you can add a Ring Video Doorbell (Wired) for only £10 (bought alone, it is £34). Shop Amazon Echo (4th Gen) at John LewisĮcho Show 5 (2nd Gen) + Ring Video Doorbell Wired £123.99 £49.99 (Save £74 or 59%).Essentially this means it will be more useful when you scale up your smart home setup in the future, as it will be able to talk with more devices.Īfter being connected to your WiFi and the Alexa app, you should place the Echo somewhere prominent in your home – like a living room or kitchen – and ask it to find all compatible smart devices by asking it, “Alexa, discover my devices.” Unlike the Echo Dot, the bigger Echo has a built-in smart home hub that lets you connect to smart devices that use another type of communication protocol known as Zigbee. But there’s a real reason we didn’t just opt for the more affordable Echo Dot (4th gen). Why we chose it: You want to start off with a solid assistant, and the larger Echo fits the bill because it has an attractive design and great sound. What’s the deal: The 4th generation Amazon Echo (2021) is down from £89.99 to £54.99, and Amazon is giving you a Philips Hue smart bulb at no extra cost.