zroger73

Interesting to read about others' experiences... I've got three Apple TV 4 devices - all set to download new screen savers daily. Since a year ago when I bought my first Apple TV 4, I've only seen a small number of the same screen savers. I've also noticed that the screen savers are not associated with day and night like they're supposed to be - i.e., I'll see daytime screen savers at 11 o'clock at night. My time zone is set correctly, I have very few apps installed, and the units have been reset and the firmware upgraded several times.

StrangeDays said:

zroger73 said:

Although I'd rather have an Apple-branded competitor, I'm very pleased with the three Echos I've purchased and use them all multiple times each day for various tasks. One somewhat silly difference is that I find Alexa's voice clearer and more pleasant than Siri's.

I've been trying to find out -- what sort of tasks do you do w/ your three Alexa devices? 

My first Echo went in a central kitchen/dining/living area. The second Echo is in the master bedroom on one end of my home. The third is an Echo Dot in one of the guest rooms on the opposite end of my home. I need multiple units to cover most of the areas I frequent. I use them to:

Set hands-free kitchen timers when cooking ("Alexa, set a timer for 30 minutes. Alexa, set another timer for 10 minutes. Alexa, how much time is left?")
Add items to my shopping list then use the app to check off the items at the store ("Alexa, add shaving cream to my shopping list. Alexa, add orange juice to my shopping list.")
Set the temperature setting of my Nest thermostat ("Alexa, set the living room temperature to 72 degrees.")
Turn lights on and off ("Alexa, turn the lights off. Alexa, dim the living room lights to 50%.")
Listen to the news ("Alexa, what's the news?")
Listen to audiobooks ("Alexa, play To Kill a Mockingbird from Audible.")
Listen to music ("Alexa, play pop songs from 1991. Alexa, play songs by Paul McCartney.")
Get traffic information before my commute to work ("Alexa, what's my commute look like?")
Hands-free calculator ("Alexa, what is 16 times 25? Alexa, how many tablespoons are in a quarter cup?")
Wake me up in the morning or from a nap ("Alexa, wake me up at 6 AM. Alexa, wake me up at 3 PM.")

This is just the basic stuff that I use fairly often. There are additional "skills" for additional functionality (some useful, but mostly junk - the assortment of which is quickly becoming bloated). Siri can do much of what Alexa does, but the Echos are always on, don't need to charged, and have sound quality superior to the built-in speakers of iOS devices.