Amazon x Yamada Denki TV is easier to use than ever! Save money on reservations until March 4th

A lineup of 4 models with different screen sizes. The top 3 models support 4K.

Yuriko Ota, a writer, explains a digital gadget that is easy for women to use and makes everyday life a little more enjoyable and convenient! I will introduce the recommendations of Gachi from abundant knowledge and experience of trying this on my own. ★★★ Previously, I introduced the Amazon streaming media player "Amazon Fire TV" series, where you can enjoy many video distribution services such as Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, U-NEXT, Hulu, etc. with this one. By simply connecting to a TV, you can enjoy the contents of multiple video distribution services on a large screen. For the first time in Japan, a TV with the built-in function of "Amazon Fire TV" will be released. That is "FUNAI Fire TV smart TV", which was born from the partnership between Amazon and Yamada Holdings, which operates the home electronics mass retailer Yamada Denki. There are four models in the lineup: 32 inches, 43 inches, 50 inches, and 55 inches. The 32 inch is HD, the top 3 models are compatible with 4K, each has two tuners for terrestrial digital / BS digital / 110 degree CS digital broadcasting, and the 4K compatible model also has a tuner for 4K broadcasting (BS / CS). It is equipped with two units. If you prepare an external HDD connected via USB, you can also record TV programs.

"Content first" home screen to select a service from the content you want to see

Most operations can be performed using the round cursor keys. You can also operate by voice by holding down the blue button and speaking.

As mentioned earlier, Amazon Fire TV allows you to view the content of multiple video distribution services on a single home screen. On PCs and smartphones, the mechanism is to first access services such as Amazon Prime Video and Netflix, or launch the app, log in, and then search for content within each service, but with Amazon Fire TV, first A mechanism to search for the content you want to see and select which service to view the content on. A major feature is that it is content-first, not service-first. The contents of "FUNAI Fire TV Smart TV" include various TV broadcasts such as terrestrial, BS, CS, and 4K. The home screen displays a list of content that you can watch now, including TV channels being broadcast and recorded programs. You can enjoy your favorite content by simply selecting what you want to see using the cursor on the remote control. When you move the cursor over it, the program or content being broadcast is previewed. It is unique that you can list all of them together without the trouble of switching the input between TV broadcasting and video distribution service. The attached dedicated remote control also has buttons that can be operated by voice using the voice AI assistant "Alexa". With a smart speaker, you speak with "Alexa" at the beginning, such as "Alexa, 〇〇", but you can omit it by holding down this button and speaking. You can enjoy the content and channel you want to watch just by talking like "Play (work title)" or "Show NHK". Of course, you can also select the number of the channel you want to watch from the numeric keypad on the remote control, or press the service button to switch. Available services include terrestrial, BS, CS, 4K broadcasts, as well as Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, U-NEXT, Hulu, Disney +, Paravi, FOD Premium, TELASA, dTV, Apple TV, etc. DAZN, YouTube, TVer, GYAO !, ABEMA and many more. It also supports music distribution services such as Amazon Music, Apple Music, and Spotify. Recommended content is displayed according to the service you have subscribed to and your past viewing history, but each family member can register and switch their own account to create their own home screen. You can also view it.