Each Amazon Echo Show offers a little something different, from the pint-sized Echo Show 5 (second-gen) to the monstrous, motion-tracking Echo Show 10. These smart displays have all of the benefits of smart speakers, but with the added visual of a touchscreen, leaving you with a world of possibilities.

Here are some results. And if you can't decide on what to watch next Alexa has some options just ask Alexa.

After the Echo Show 5 setup, you'll be on your way to watching movies and TV shows on Prime Video and Hulu, listening to music and following along with on-screen lyrics, and making video calls with Alexa to your friends and family.

To get started, say "Go to video home" and select from the available video providers. Follow the on-screen prompts to log in with the account information for that provider. On Echo Show 15, use your device settings to add apps and providers to Fire TV.

The features of the device include voice interaction, music playback, making to-do lists, setting alarms, streaming podcasts, and playing audiobooks, in addition to providing weather, traffic and other real-time information. It can also control several smart devices, acting as a home automation hub.

I am 73, live alone, and I use Alexa every day to tell me the weather, turn on the lights, tell me the time in foreign countries so I can call people there, and for cooking. Lots of cooking problems solved by Alexa. She helps me cut down recipes; she patiently tells me how many teaspoons are in a tablespoon.

You can't ask Alexa to dial 911 or other emergency services directly, unless you have an Echo Connect hooked up to a landline phone. You can, however, set up a personal emergency contact, and turn on Alexa Guard for home security.

Connect from homescreen From the Echo Show home screen, swipe up and select Video. In the Video tab, select Netflix and follow the instructions on the screen.

Connect using Alexa Open Netflix by saying, "Alexa, open Netflix." Select Member Sign in. Enter your Netflix email address and password. Select Continue.

Netflix. If you've not logged into netflix on your show before you'll need to fill in your account email and password using the on-screen touchscreen keyboard.

And browse through channels that you'll subscribe to and see all of your recommendations. Now since this loads in the browser. You can treat it like any other browser. Page.

An echo is a sound that is repeated because the sound waves are reflected back. Sound waves can bounce off smooth, hard objects in the same way as a rubber ball bounces off the ground.