The Amazon Echo Show 11 is a smart display designed to be a focal point in your home rather than fade into the background once set up. With an 11-inch Full HD touchscreen, the Show 11 has more space to showcase recipes, calendars, camera feeds, videos, and photos than the smaller entries in the Show lineup. It has spatial audio technology that enhances the media experience by providing a greater sense of presence in the room. It fits well in the kitchen or in a common area where you can reference it throughout the day. It also offers Alexa Voice Control and a built-in Smart Home Hub, so it can do more than simply set timers and display the weather.
A smart display that you can use as your home’s smart hub
The Show 11’s display features a 1920×1200 resolution, allowing streaming video, recipe cards, and larger widgets to appear clear from a reasonable distance. Both Prime Video and Netflix are supported, and the display can also serve as a rotating photo frame on your home screen when not in use. You can also buy an adjustable stand separately if you want to frequently change the viewing angle.
The Echo Show 11 has better audio quality than you typically find on a countertop smart display. It features a 2.8-inch woofer, two full-range speakers, and spatial audio tuning. As a result, it can provide TV shows, podcasts, and streaming shows with greater depth, and it can present spoken audio more clearly than the smaller Echo Show models.
Smart home integration is also more useful on the Echo Show 11 than on devices that require additional hubs to be placed near them. The Echo Show 11 supports Zigbee, Matter, and Thread Border Router protocols, enabling you to integrate and control compatible lighting, thermostats, security cameras, and other products directly from the screen or via voice. The 13 MP camera also includes auto-framing for video conferencing, and remote live-view lets you check in on the go. There are also privacy settings available to block these features, and the Echo Show 11 has a physical microphone/camera switch to disable the hardware as needed.
With enough screen space and smart home capabilities, the Echo Show 11 can become a central hub in your home, rather than simply a novelty device. For $170, versus the Echo Show 11’s regular price of $220, you receive a single device with enough capabilities to stream, video conference, play music, display recipes, control home automation, and display photos on a significantly larger screen than the smaller Show devices.
