{"id":1727,"date":"2026-07-23T20:36:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T20:36:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bkbc.net\/index.php\/2026\/07\/23\/the-echo-show-21-is-a-great-smart-home-hub-thats-80-off\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T20:36:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T20:36:40","slug":"the-echo-show-21-is-a-great-smart-home-hub-thats-80-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bkbc.net\/index.php\/2026\/07\/23\/the-echo-show-21-is-a-great-smart-home-hub-thats-80-off\/","title":{"rendered":"The Echo Show 21 is a great smart home hub that\u2019s $80 off"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Echo Show&apos;s 21 attached to Amazon&apos;s Premium Adjustable Stand.\" data-caption=\"Echo Show&apos;s 21 attached to the adjustable stand, which is sold separately (and also discounted). | Image: Amazon\" data-portal-copyright=\"Image: Amazon\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/Echo-Show-21-with-Amazon-Premium-Adjustable-Stand.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>\n\tEcho Show&#8217;s 21 attached to the adjustable stand, which is sold separately (and also discounted). | Image: Amazon\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Split between buying a smart calendar, a kitchen TV, a smart home hub, and a smart display? <strong>Amazon\u2019s Echo Show 21<\/strong> is all of those things in one, with a huge 21-inch screen. You can use it to control your smart lights, glance at recipes, watch TV shows, and more. Currently, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuy.com\/product\/amazon-echo-show-21-full-hd-21-smart-display-for-home-organization-with-built-in-fire-tv-and-alexa-black\/J39HW6R5LZ\/sku\/6603338?utm_source=feed&amp;extStoreId=1104&amp;ref=212&amp;loc=23202129964&amp;gclsrc=aw.ds&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=23197849841&amp;gbraid=0AAAAAD-ORIjaCSOyOHsKV3MwdlgSWwvfl&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjw94bTBhDQARIsAN3vv0xr5Y9LxfPeURO95CCO2bHQSbl1TjLRXSUNysi0mHbvl_P5e7dbBVwaAuryEALw_wcB\">Best Buy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homedepot.com\/pep\/Amazon-Echo-Show-21-HD-21-in-Smart-Display-with-Built-in-Fire-TV-and-Alexa-B0CDWWS127\/333905187\">Home Depot<\/a> have the product on sale for $319.99 (usually $399.99), matching the lowest price we\u2019ve seen to date.<\/p>\n<div class=\"product-block\">\n<h3>Amazon Echo Show 21<\/h3>\n<div class=\"product-description\">The Echo Show 21 can act as the centerpiece of any burgeoning smart home. The 1080p smart display is a Matter and Thread controller, meaning you can locally control compatible devices using voice commands or a range of widgets. Its built-in auto-framing camera also facilitates video calls. Plus, it has decent speakers for music and other features shared among Alexa displays.<\/div>\n<figure class=\"product-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/NYGG_2025_Amazon_Echo_Show_21.jpg?w=300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Picture of Amazon Echo Show 21\" \/><\/figure>\n<h3>Where to Buy:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuy.com\/product\/amazon-echo-show-21-full-hd-21-smart-display-for-home-organization-with-built-in-fire-tv-and-alexa-black\/J39HW6R5LZ\"> <strike>$399.99<\/strike> $319.99 at <strong>Best Buy<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.homedepot.com\/pep\/Amazon-Echo-Show-21-HD-21-in-Smart-Display-with-Built-in-Fire-TV-and-Alexa-B0CDWWS127\/333905187\"> <strike>$399.99<\/strike> $319.99 at <strong>Home Depot<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Echo Show 21\u2019s smart home controls are unique to it and the smaller <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0C5DPSW5Y\">Echo Show 15<\/a> that\u2019s just $20 cheaper. They boast support for Zigbee, Matter, and Thread, providing seamless control for numerous devices. The included voice remote can\u2019t interact with widgets or Alexa skills, but you can use it to control your streaming services or other media. There\u2019s a built-in 13-megapixel camera, too, in case you want to video chat with a pal, with auto-framing to keep you centered even if you\u2019re rushing around the house.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The panel is designed to mount on the wall, but if you\u2019d rather set it on a counter or bookshelf, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuy.com\/product\/amazon-stand-for-echo-show-21--premium-adjustable-stand-with-360-swivel-for-the-echo-show-21-sold-separately-aluminium\/J39TLSRCZG\/sku\/6603352\">Best Buy<\/a> is selling the adjustable stand for $99.99 (usually $124.99). The stand tilts up to 30 degrees, and swivels a full 360 degrees in case you want it in the center of your room, or on a kitchen island. <\/p>\n<p class=\"bkbc-source\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Verge<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Echo Show&#8217;s 21 attached to the adjustable stand, which is sold separately (and also discounted). | Image: Amazon Split between buying a smart calendar, a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":1728,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1727","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bkbc.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1727","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bkbc.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bkbc.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bkbc.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bkbc.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1727"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bkbc.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1727\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bkbc.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1728"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bkbc.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1727"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bkbc.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1727"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bkbc.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1727"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}