Amazon has teamed up with 4K Ultra HD display brands to introduce a new line of Smart TVs featuring the Fire TV experience and Alexa.
Seiki, Westinghouse Electronics, and Element Electronics announced Fire TV Edition sets with more than 7,000 channels, apps, and voice controls.
On display during this week's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the new models will go on sale later this year on Amazon.com and at authorized retailers nationwide.
Pricing has not yet been revealed, but interested consumers should start saving now for the 3,840 by 2,160 resolution televisions, available in four sizes: 43-inches, 50-inches, 55-inches, and 65-inches.
"Smart TVs can be cumbersome and difficult to use," Sung Choi, Seiki's vice president of marketing, said in a statement. "Our new line of 4K Ultra HD Smart TVs—Amazon Fire TV Edition represent an elevated customer experience powered by the highest performance processors in the industry, a unique voice-controlled remote control, and Amazon's cinematic viewing experience."
Each version features the latest Amazon Fire TV user interface, with access to more than 7,000 channels, games, apps, and Alexa skills, including 300,000-plus TV episodes and movies from Amazon Video, HBO Now, and Hulu.
Amazon Prime members get unlimited access to Prime Video, as well as HBO, Showtime, Starz, and PBS Kids, among other services. Over-the-air TV programming, however, requires a separate HD antenna.
"With Amazon Fire TV built in and a voice remote with Alexa, access to movies, videos, music, gaming, and more is simple, easy, and intuitive," Choi said.
The Alexa voice-enabled remote lets customers search for content and programming, control TV inputs and settings, and play music, get news, check weather, and review sports scores. It also controls smart home devices from Belkin, Philips, Wink, Insteon, Samsung, Nest, TP-Link, Ecobee, and more.
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Other specs include 3GB of memory and 16GB of internal storage; Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and Ethernet connectivity; and streaming resolutions of 2160p (4K), 1080p, and 720p at up to 60 fps.
"Teaming up with brands including Seiki, Westinghouse, and Element on a new range of Smart TVs allows Amazon to deliver an experience that's familiar and easy to use," Amazon Fire TV Vice President Marc Whitten said, tipping "a great selection of streaming and over-the-air TV and movies," plus "easy voice search and content control."