Toshiba 43LF621U19 43-inch Smart 4K UHD TV - Fire TV
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| Screen Size | 43 Inches |
| Brand | TOSHIBA |
| Display Technology | LED |
| Resolution | 4K |
| Refresh Rate | 60 |
| Special Feature | Flat |
| Included Components | Remote Control, Stand, TV |
| Connectivity Technology | Built-in Wi-Fi, Ethernet |
| Aspect Ratio | 16:9 |
| Supported Internet Services | Amazon Instant Video, Hulu Plus, Netflix, Pandora |
About this item
- Fire TV experience built-in - Fire TV Edition brings together live-over-the air TV and your favorite streaming content on the home screen. Connect any HD antenna (sold separately) to watch live over-the-air TV or stream movies and shows from Disney+, Netflix, YouTube, Prime Video, Hulu, HBO and more.
- True-to-life picture quality - Experience breathtaking 4K Ultra HD picture quality with over 8 million pixels for stunning clarity, deep contrast and vivid colors. Watch movies and TV shows come to life in ultra high definition.
- Voice Remote with Alexa - Everything you’d expect from a remote – plus launch apps, search for TV shows, switch inputs, control smart home devices and more, using just your voice. With Prime Video, Netflix, HBO and PlayStation Vue buttons, instantly access your favorite apps.
- Keeps getting smarter - This TV is smart and simple in every way. Just plug it in, connect to Wi-Fi and enjoy. Plus, your TV keeps getting smarter with new Alexa skills and features through automatic over-the-air software updates, so that you always have the latest.
- Endless entertainment - Watch over 500,000 streaming movies and TV episodes in HD or Ultra HD, from Prime Video, Netflix, YouTube, Hulu, HBO, and more. Plus, access tens of thousands of channels, apps, and Alexa skills.
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Product description
Toshiba 4K UHD Smart TV is a new generation of television featuring the Fire TV experience built-in and including a Voice Remote with Alexa. With true-to-life 4K Ultra HD picture quality and access to all the movies and TV shows you love, Toshiba delivers a superior TV experience that gets smarter everyday. The Voice Remote with Alexa lets you do everything you'd expect from a remote—plus, easily launch apps, search for titles, play music, switch inputs, control smart home devices, and more, using your voice.
Smart but simple in every way. Just plug it in, connect to Wi-Fi, and enjoy.
Great Picture. Incredible Value.
Experience breathtaking 4K Ultra HD picture quality with more than 8 million pixels for stunning clarity, deep contrast, and vivid colors. Watch movies and TV shows come to life in Ultra HD.
Toshiba is built for speed and performance. It’s powered by a-quad-core CPU/Multi-core GPU for instant search results and fast and fluid responsiveness. Connect easily with dual-band Wi-Fi, three HDMI inputs, and multiple input/output options. You can even customize the name of each input and adjust picture settings for each connected device. This TV is HDR-compatible, so you can enjoy HDR movies and TV shows. Plus, your TV keeps getting smarter with new Alexa skills and automatic over-the-air software updates, so you always have the latest.
Live TV + over 500,000 streaming movies and TV episodes
Fire TV Edition brings together live over-the-air TV and all your streaming channels on the home screen. Connect any HD antenna and use Alexa to instantly search for and watch live over-the-air TV, or choose from a vast catalog of streaming movies and TV shows from Disney+, Netflix, YouTube, Prime Video, Hulu, HBO, and more. Plus, you can subscribe to Sling TV, DIRECTV NOW, and others to stream even more of your favorite live TV shows. You can also connect your cable/satellite box or gaming console through one of the TV's three HDMI ports.
Control your TV
Use the included Voice Remote with Alexa to easily control TV functions like power, volume, navigation, playback, and input switching—plus, easily launch into Prime Video, Netflix, and HBO with quick access buttons.
Find new favorites
Want to watch something new? Press the microphone button and say, “Find dramas,” and Alexa will show you search results from a universal catalog of hundreds of integrated apps and channels.
Control your smart home
Enhance your entertainment experience by easily controlling your smart home devices with Alexa. Simply use your voice to do things like adjust the lights, set the temperature, and lock the door, and ease right into movie night.
Get more out of Alexa
Go beyond streaming with access to tens of thousands of Alexa skills. Want to order pizza? Check the score? Play a game? Alexa can do that too!
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| Screen Size | 24", 32", 39" | 43", 50", 55" | 32", 43", 49" | 43", 50", 55" |
| Resolution | 720p or 1080p HD | 4K UHD | 720p or 1080p HD | 4K UHD |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| HDMI ports | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Fire TV built-in | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Voice Remote with Alexa | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| HDR compatible | no data | ✓ | no data | ✓ |
| Hands-free control (when paired with an Echo device) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Product information
| Display Technology | LED |
|---|---|
| Resolution | 4K |
| Refresh Rate | 60 |
| Aspect Ratio | 16:9 |
| Contrast Ratio | 4000:1 |
| Maximum Display Brightness | 300 Nit |
| Screen Finish | Flat |
| HDR Format Supported | HDR10 |
| Motion Enhancement Technology | True |
| Picture Quality Enhancement Technology | 4K Upscaling or similar |
| Display Backlight Technology | LED |
| Display Refresh Rate in Hertz | 60 |
| Viewing Angle | 170 Degrees |
| Screen Size | 43 Inches |
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| Item Weight | 18.74 Pounds |
| Base Depth | 25.3 Inches |
| Display Size Class | 43 Inches |
| Size | 43-inch |
| Speaker Description | Dolby Atmos, DTS Virtual:X |
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| Number of Audio Channels | 2.0 |
| Integrated Surround Sound Format | Dolby Atmos, DTS Virtual:X |
| Power Consumption | 51.3 Watts |
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| Line Voltage | 110 VAC 60 Hz |
| Number of Batteries | 2 AAA batteries required. (included) |
| Battery Type | 2 AAA alkaline batteries required |
| Additional Features | Flat |
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| Parental Control Technology | Built-in device controls |
| Mounting Type | Table Mount |
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| VESA Mount Standard | 200 x 100 mm |
Warranty & Support
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| Brand | TOSHIBA |
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| Built-In Media | Remote Control, Stand, TV |
| Model Name | 43LF621U19 |
| Model Year | 2018 |
| Model Number | 43LF621U19 |
| Model Series | LF621 |
| Remote Required Battery Size | AAA |
| Remote Required Battery Quantity | 2 |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00600603233913 |
| Manufacturer | 43LF621U19 |
| UPC | 600603233913 |
| Mfr Part Number | 43LF621U19 |
| ASIN | B07D4F2P26 |
| Customer Reviews |
4.3 out of 5 stars |
| Connectivity Technology | Built-in Wi-Fi, Ethernet |
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| Internet Applications | Amazon Instant Video, Hulu Plus, Netflix, Pandora |
| Audio Input | HDMI |
| Signal Format | digital |
| Total Number of HDMI Ports | 3 |
| Hardware Interface | Composite Video, HDMI, USB |
| Wireless Technology | Wi-Fi |
| Number of Component Inputs | 3 |
| Total USB 2.0 Ports | 1 |
| Total USB 3.0 Ports | 1 |
| Total Usb Ports | 1 |
| Content Sharing Direction | Mobile to TV |
| Operating System | FireOS |
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| Control Method | Voice |
| Controller Type | Voice Control |
| Color | Black |
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| Warranty Type | Limited |
| Tuner Type | ATSC |
| Video Encoding | H.264 or H.265 |
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Top Brand: TOSHIBA
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5 Stars, great TV
Top reviews from the United States
- 5 out of 5 stars
Absolutely amazing for the price!
Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2019This review is specific to the 55" model.
I have only one complaint about this TV and want to get it out of the way first. Buying a Fire TV gives EVERY person who uses it FULL ACCESS to your amazon account. This includes product suggestions based off your shopping history, and the ability to make purchases on your credit/debit card. I would be happier if the TV turned on with a profile selection like Netflix does when you launch the app.
I was concerned after reading other reviews for the Toshiba Fire TV; however I do not think they are all for this model as Amazon is well known for "fluffing" the reviews on a product by using other product reviews.
Things I found different in my experience than other reviewers stated:
1. I can easily view the display without color distortion at 177 degrees or so, it is clean, clear, and no distortion or color changing at sharp angles.
2. The sound is fantastic, I normally watch this TV between 8 and 16 depending on the noise level around me (open living/dining room AND kitchen, plus I have small kids and a wife in the house, with no other common space in the home besides these rooms). My kids watch their shows between volume 4 and 7, again, unless the ambient noise is too high. I returned my sound bar as it popped and clicked, I then took a 23 year old Sony 1100Watt Receiver out and connected 650W of speakers (no subwoofer) to the TV via Optical cable; however we almost never use the receiver, the sound is good enough as is. I have the TV catercornered, so the speakers are not close to the wall (they are down firing to the best of my knowledge). I have never had any issue understanding voices at ANY volume level from 4-26 on the TV (plus I love being able to say "Alexa set my fire TV volume to 12" and it does it!)
3. The TV arrived in the box you would expect to see it in at Best Buy (note that Best Buy has their logo on the product sticker on the back of the TV, where the Serial Number and FCC ID are located), it arrived in the rain and sat on my front porch (in the rain, not protected) for about 8 hours before I became aware of it (I was asleep, I work nights and everyone else was away for several days). The water while completely covering the exterior of the box did NOT get inside at all. The TV was wrapped in a thin foam "blanket" that should have protected it even if water did get in. The box was easy to remove and the TV is light enough for one person to lift (a good 10-15 pounds lighter than the 40" I replaced with this 55").
4. I have had no issues with screen defects and have been using the TV since about 6 days after Black Friday 2018 (almost 90 days now), as much as 20 hours in a day. I have watched 4k content, 1080p content, and even 720p content on it, all looked good (although the 720p, from youtube, was a good bit blocky and I don't intend on doing that again! I do not know if it was upscaling and at the time I did not check to see if it was or could)
To be honest, I have not used the built in Alexa since day 2, which was simply to show my wife it actually was there. I have an Echo sitting next to the TV and simply tell it to manage the TV for me, all commands work, even watching a show in the Netflix app will launch from Alexa, even if the TV is turned off. I have recommended this TV several times at this point and will continue to do so. I am expecting a good sale price on it for Prime day and quite possibly will be ordering another in the future (but not likely this year).
I hope Amazon works to make the overall experience better (profiles for the love Hawking!)
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Great features, great value, great TV
Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2018I usually wait a month or more to review a product to insure I give a fair accounting of it. But this Amazon Alexa enabled TV is just to good to wait in the face of some poor reviews from people who didn't realize what they were purchasing or never used Fire-TV and Alexa before, both of which require a learning curve to love it.
PRO's:
Ease of setup - Took it out of the double packed boxes installed the stand legs, connect the power cord, and antenna cable, put the batteries in the remote and turned it on by the remote. It immediately went through the setup process where I put in my Amazon account information. That fast there was all of my Amazon Fire and Prime programs and history. Next it scanned the antenna for channels and found 15 more then the old TV could fine. In 30 minutes (I'm a Old man a younger man could do it in half the time) it was up and running.
Video - Great looking video. Played moves off the air and 4K content frome prime all of which is as good or very close to the much more expensive TV's.
Sound - The audio was great for vt speakers. I later hook up my old surround sound system which was even better.
Ease of Use - With Alexa control and the one putton channel guide finding just the right thing to watch is a breeze, but once again a learning curve to it.
CON's:
Shipping boxes - Good news / bad news the shipping boxes weighs as much as the TV. No pissedoff delivey man is going to hurt that TV. The bad part for me is I'm a 74 year old disabled veteran. If I do this again I'll ask someone to help.
Manual (what manual) - Other then a small quick setup guide there is no printed instructions. Maybe soon Toshiba will put one on their website. For me with little to do all day I was able to hunt and peck my way through it but others might not have the time.
All and all this one great TV especially if you are vested in Amazon Prime. All the feathers at this price is a great value.
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Wow ... awesome deal and a stunning HD picture!
Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2019I got this TV as a Prime Day deal for $189. I already had a good 3 year old 43 inch Samsung but it was being used in the living room so I wanted a bedroom TV. It was between this TV or TCL Roku series 5. I picked this TV based on good reviews, the smart features and the great deal on Prime Day. UNFORTUNATELY ... it was 4 days late!!!! In the meantime, Best Buy lowered the TCL series 5 by $80 for a 49 inch for $299 ... so a little more but 49 inch and series 5 with Dolby Vision. I love the TCL ... so far ... also a great purchase! FINALLY MY REVIEW! Ok ... I got the Toshiba fire TV today and a relative bought it from me but I got to set it up and use it most of the day. Easy set up and fast. Ok guys ... SERIOUSLY, the colors and clarity on this TV is PHENOMENAL! This TV really shines in regular HD viewing and streaming of most series and movies and even satellite reception ... full HD perfection! Where it falls short is in 4k viewing ... average at best ... but acceptable. It also excels in smart features. Having Alexa voice remote opens up an entire new world ... works flawlessly. Definitely a SMART TV! Others complained about the interface. I found it to be intuitive. I think people who didn't like it wanted a TV first with the cord. Cord cutters will love this TV. I have Dish ... looks great on this TV ... just click on HDMI 2 and you're there. Yes, you'll need 2 remotes ... big deal! Also, because of Alexa being built in ... you now have the Internet at your fingertips ... so easy. You can pretty much download whatever you want ... at your own risk, of course. Bottom line ... if the majority of your viewing is 1080 p and you use very little 4k viewing and want a truly smart TV with tons of features ... then this TV is a great buy. Tip ... wait for it to be on sale ... but probably worth purchasing even at full price. Enjoy!!!
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Solid Budget Smart TV - Perfect Secondary or Tertiaty TV
Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2019I purchased this TV as part of Cyber Monday sale and the price for the 55-inch was less than that of even other budget 50" models. I wanted a 55" Smart TV for our basement, which is a 700 sq ft area split between a home gym and a recording/practice studio. I chose the Fire TV platform, in part, because it was supposed to be able to "cast" from the Peloton bike. While I was not able to make this happen, Peloton Digital works very well in the Silk web browser, and there are multiple 3rd party apps in the Amazon app store that allows the streaming via Apple AirPlay. A native Fire TV Peloton app is supposedly coming at some point in 2019.
The voice control via the remote works very well, although I set up an extra Echo Dot and control it that way most of the time. The app ecosystem is good to the point where I rarely even use the cable box. It's very easy to set it to start with the cable input instead of the app home screen. Some folks seem to mind that Amazon features a lot of their own content, but as a Prime Video and Amazon Music user, I don't really mind. Plus its easy enough to customize your app layout.
The picture is good, not great. This is a 4k edge-lit LED panel with HDR seems to have some quality consistency issues with many other reporting bright spots or frozen pixels. I'm happy to report that my particular panel is flawless with absolutely no bad pixels and a surprising level of backlight uniformity. The picture was serviceable out of the box, but I calibrated it using the THX calibration on a Blu-Ray disc, then punched up the color saturation, contrast, and brightness just a touch to optimize the picture for the room. The picture is light-years better than the 9-year-old Vizio it replaced, but not a good as the local-dimming Vizio M-Series in our living room, which has an exceptional picture for the price.
HDR does make a difference, as some of the Netflix programming is available in 4K with HDR and that dramatically improves the contrast levels this set is capable of displaying.
Overall, for this price, I think this is an idea second or third TV. For your primary set, I'd spend a little more and get something like a TCL 6-series or a Vizio M, but for a bedroom, office, or basement TV, you won't go wrong here. I'm a huge Roku OS fan, but the Fire TV OS is right up there. I liked this so much that I got a Fire TV cube for my office, rather than replace a perfectly good LED TV who's smart OS had aged poorly.
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Very Happy!
Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2018I haven't bought a new tv for 3 or 4 years (save for a 32'' Prime Day deal for use at a camp) mainly because I never bought into the 4k hype.
If you're like me, the difference when you first saw a true HD tv after watching SD your entire life you were blown away.
That won't be the case when you see a 4k display for the first time, but you will certainly notice a difference.
I'm very happy with the purchase and this tv definitely has the best picture in my house.
The built in Fire TV is nice. I've been using a Fire TV (box) on my old bedroom tv and it is MUUUUUCH preferable to the stupid Apple TV and it's horrible horrible remote.
The interface is nice. And the apps are plentiful. Plex, Netflix, Prime Video, and DirecTV Now, and I have access to pretty much every piece of video ever made at the touch of a button. Far removed from the days when I thought it was awesome to put a video file on a USB stick and walk it out to my DVD player.
The only thing I'm disappointed with at this point is the fact that I can't control this with any "hands free" Alexa devices (mainly my new 10'' Fire Tablet). It can only be controlled with Echo devices as far as I can tell. That's more of a limitation on the tablet than the tv though I believe.
Also.. The Fire OS app store has been weird lately. It took me about 5 hours to download 6 total apps on this tv and the new tablet. I sideloaded play store on the tablet and apps downloaded in seconds like normal. The tv streams 4k from amazon video without issue, but takes 50 minutes to download netflix? come on.
Hopefully that'll be resolved shortly.
Either way.. It's a great tv. with a great picture. and great functionality. At a great price. If you're in the market for a new tv, I seriously doubt you'll be dissatisfied with this purchase.
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Initially good but suddenly washed out/ defective display
Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2018Initially we were happy with the product especially since we got it a very good price last Amazon Prime Day sale on July 16, 2018. We liked how we can watch and stream shows easily thru various apps like Netflix, Amazon video, Dramafever, Rakuten etc. Very lighrweight tv and just right for our needs. However to our surprise just awhile ago August 22, 2018, while streaming a drama series, the on screen display turned washed out/white screen. Turned on and off the tv several times to see if it will reboot/restart properly. Unfortunately nothing remedied it. Either you get back to that washed out screen or a totally black screen no apps at all. I have just submitted a replacement request thru Amazon customer service so we will see what happens and how fast they will address our complaint.
Just an update, so we ended up being told by Amazon, to contact Best Buy and we did that by email at the same time indicating in the letter we want a replacement. Best Buy replied to us that it is outside of the return period if we want contact Toshiba directly. So, we did just that..with sheer frustration of course being tossed around. Toshiba nicely told me that they will send the techinician and I asked which company handle this techinician is it Toshiba or a third party. Ironically, they are coordinating with who else. The Geek Squad. Oh dear..back to Best Buy then. The Geek Squad guy came on the appointment date, just a few minutes late, but was nice enough. His assessment as discussed with whoever was on the other end of the line came down to an approval for a replacement. So we were asked to bring the tv over to our local Best Buy, gave us the confirmation and work numbers. Even gave us his business card and that of his manager if in case we encounter problems. For some reason it seems it is not common for them to service products sold by Best Buy throught the Amazon website.
So we went to our local Best Buy. The lady was nice enough, and honest enough to say she was not familiar with an Amazon sale of a Best Buy product. So I had to tell her again the long story of how we got the tv etc etc. Finally someone helped her encode the return correctly and we had a store credit for the complete amount we paid for. However when we got the replacement tv, the price in store is slightly higher so we had to shoulder now the difference. Well, we just paid for it. So in short losing the advantage of that Prime deal sale price which did not work at all with a defective product. We do wish these three companies, Amazon, Best Buy and Toshiba iron out the way they handle requests for replacements and returns....seems initially both Amazon and Best Buy did not want to shoulder the return. If we had not insisted on availing the limited manufacturer's warranty, we would just have been left with a useless crap of a tv.
So we are now watching on this 2nd toshiba tv we got in store at our local Best Buy. Will see if this one will work much better.
So beware fellow buyers, was it a good buy now?? Not really after all that ordeal to get a defective product replaced. So buyer beware!!
1 out of 5 starsInitially good but suddenly washed out/ defective display
Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2018Initially we were happy with the product especially since we got it a very good price last Amazon Prime Day sale on July 16, 2018. We liked how we can watch and stream shows easily thru various apps like Netflix, Amazon video, Dramafever, Rakuten etc. Very lighrweight tv and just right for our needs. However to our surprise just awhile ago August 22, 2018, while streaming a drama series, the on screen display turned washed out/white screen. Turned on and off the tv several times to see if it will reboot/restart properly. Unfortunately nothing remedied it. Either you get back to that washed out screen or a totally black screen no apps at all. I have just submitted a replacement request thru Amazon customer service so we will see what happens and how fast they will address our complaint.
Just an update, so we ended up being told by Amazon, to contact Best Buy and we did that by email at the same time indicating in the letter we want a replacement. Best Buy replied to us that it is outside of the return period if we want contact Toshiba directly. So, we did just that..with sheer frustration of course being tossed around. Toshiba nicely told me that they will send the techinician and I asked which company handle this techinician is it Toshiba or a third party. Ironically, they are coordinating with who else. The Geek Squad. Oh dear..back to Best Buy then. The Geek Squad guy came on the appointment date, just a few minutes late, but was nice enough. His assessment as discussed with whoever was on the other end of the line came down to an approval for a replacement. So we were asked to bring the tv over to our local Best Buy, gave us the confirmation and work numbers. Even gave us his business card and that of his manager if in case we encounter problems. For some reason it seems it is not common for them to service products sold by Best Buy throught the Amazon website.
So we went to our local Best Buy. The lady was nice enough, and honest enough to say she was not familiar with an Amazon sale of a Best Buy product. So I had to tell her again the long story of how we got the tv etc etc. Finally someone helped her encode the return correctly and we had a store credit for the complete amount we paid for. However when we got the replacement tv, the price in store is slightly higher so we had to shoulder now the difference. Well, we just paid for it. So in short losing the advantage of that Prime deal sale price which did not work at all with a defective product. We do wish these three companies, Amazon, Best Buy and Toshiba iron out the way they handle requests for replacements and returns....seems initially both Amazon and Best Buy did not want to shoulder the return. If we had not insisted on availing the limited manufacturer's warranty, we would just have been left with a useless crap of a tv.
So we are now watching on this 2nd toshiba tv we got in store at our local Best Buy. Will see if this one will work much better.
So beware fellow buyers, was it a good buy now?? Not really after all that ordeal to get a defective product replaced. So buyer beware!!
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Best Smart TV Period
Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2018Got this TV on prime day for $290 which was an incredible value. For that price I didn't expect much more than a working television and while I'm aware the specs aren't the best on the market I have no complaints about what I got. I'm not a television connoisseur so I can't really see any real noticeable difference between this and more expensive TVs. At least none that I would feel are worth spending hundreds if not thousands of dollars on. The refresh rate is lower but most movies are shot in around 30 FPS or so. To my eye that just makes higher refresh rate TVs have an uncanny fluidity to them as it has to flub in extra frames. I much prefer this, though that's a personal taste and you might find it bothers you if you're used to higher refresh rate TVs.
Where the TV really shines though are in the smart features. A friend of mine had a much more expensive Samsung smart TV and the functionality is day and night. Rather than just offering the ability to download and log into a handful of apps like Netflix Hulu or Prime Video the market for apps is much larger on this TV even including some games and things that can be downloaded and play directly from the TV without requiring a console. The voice functions are great and can search between apps. Know what show you want to watch? Just say it and the TV will tell you what app has the content you're looking for and if you have the app downloaded and a subscription (if that particular app even requires one) you can just press play and watch. Outside of just video apps there are the games as I mentioned earlier and two web browsers if you just want to surf the net. You can even shop Amazon right from the TV.
If I have a complaint it's that there are a few apps it won't search through. I don't know why it knows what's on Tubi but not Crunchyroll when I had never even heard of Tubi before getting this TV. Maybe I'm just out of the loop. All in all though the complaints are pretty minor. The setup is easy, the functions are great and intuitive, and the picture looks good to my untrained eye. There's enough free content to keep you entertained even if you don't want a subscription to any of the major streaming services and it likely has an app for any streaming or television service you do have. Some people don't like ads but I appreciate how the TV lets me know what's available. They aren't intrusive and just appear as a banner dividing different content feeds. Easy to ignore. At 400 dollars it's a great TV for the price if you find yourself in the market for one. If you can get it on a sale like I did it's almost stupid NOT to buy it. $290 feels like the cops are going to come bust me for buying stolen merchandise. I can say without any reservations, I've very much enjoyed my purchase.
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5 Stars, great TV
Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2018Firstly, YOU *CAN* CHANGE THE SETTINGS SO THE TV DOES NOT ALWAYS START AT THE HOME SCREEN when it turns on. I almost did not buy this TV because of all the negative reviewers who said it sucks so bad because there's nothing you can do about it......... that is simply not true. The TV does factory default to start/turn on at the Amazon Fire home screen, but THERE *IS* A DISPLAY SETTING for you to set the TV to turn on/start at the last input/channel you were on when you turned the TV off last. (See picture).
Now that being said, this really is a great TV; I am entirely happy with my purchase (and I have never really been that excited about buying a new TV). I remodeled my bedroom and I was looking to replace my 20-year-old tube TV for relatively cheap. This TV fit my budget, it sits great on my dresser, and because of the angle of my roof/ceiling I really could not fit a bigger TV even if I wanted.
At the same time I also "cut the cord" and got rid of cable in my house. I wanted a smart tv so I could use my streaming apps (DirectTV Now, Netflix) and I already had a Fire stick in my living room, so having the "Fire" platform built into the TV is a great option. There are certain things I don't like about Amazon Fire but having used other platforms (Roku, GooBang Doo/ MXII & XB-III/Android Box), Fire is the best option for my bedroom. And I didn't want to have additional hardware/boxes & separate remote controls to deal with in my room, so I love that it is all integrated into the TV and I only have 1 remote to deal with.
I have a fairly large master bedroom, and I have my desk at the other side of the room with a PC/router and a separate amp/speakers for the PC. Before setting up the TV I ran some wiring (3 wires) along the baseboards from my desk to the TV -- a Cat5 (wired network for TV), HDMI (video from computer to TV), and a RG6 coax (digital sound FROM the tv back to my amp). The TV itself doesn't have a digital coax output (it does have SPDIF out); a 50-foot fiber optic cable would have been way too expensive, so I bought a $20 SPDIF to coax converter for the back of the TV. I like that the TV has a wired ethernet connection, because I'm not a fan of streaming over wireless, especially when there are like 20 other wireless devices already on the network.
With my cabling in place, I was ready to rock-n-roll. Opened the box, plugged the tv & wires in, turned it on. We had lift off. There was a first-time setup video that played; I skipped past it but for the novice user it might be informative. On screen programming was fairly simple and straight-forward. The biggest decision was whether to set the TV to "Full" or "Basic" mode (which was probably explained in the video but I skipped past it). BASIC mode is just native OTA channels, inputs, and 6 built-in apps (NetFlix, PSVue, HBO, etc). FULL mode gives you access to the entire Fire application and app store, but you will need to already have or create a new Fire account. Obviously I chose Full mode.
From there, I was determined to show all the reviewers wrong by finding the setting that controls start up behavior. I knew it had to be there. It is. Settings > Display & Sounds > Power On > Last Input. GOOD, because I am one of those people that likes the TV to turn onto the last channel/input I was watching. So there we have it, my only real reservation to initially buying the TV was found and fixed. I went through all the other settings and set them to my preferences. Then I went to the App store and downloaded the apps I use. I also deleted the pre-installed apps that I will never use.
I also bought an OTA digital antenna. Since I've had cable for the last 20 years, I never dealt with that analog-to-digital conversion that happened 10+ years ago, and I never experienced all the new .2 and .3 digital channels there are now. Wow. After scanning stations, I had 84 OTA channels available. Honestly, there's enough on regular TV for me to watch that I don't really use the streaming apps. Why didn't I get rid of cable 10 years ago???
THE ONLY CON I have with this TV, is the way it displays OTA channels in the guide and in the quick-view bar.
1) The guide sorts by channel ID (alpha). I wish it sorted by channel number, or gave me the option to sort by channel #. In fact, it doesn't even show the channel # until you select a channel. I know in the modern era we are getting away from #'s. But I still like my channel #'s. If I want channel 9, I want to go scroll to channel 9, but instead I have to scroll all the way to the bottom to find WGN.
2) I miss having channel up and channel down buttons. Everything is through the "guide" now. You can press the down button, and you get a quick-select menu, which I find more convenient that the "guide." I would still rather flip from one channel to the next with 1 click and not have to go through menus.
3) YOu can set stations as your "favorite" and then show only favorites. But that only applies to the guide. The quick-select menu still shows every single station available. Since the quick select menu shows recently viewed stations first, my solution was just to go view each of my favorites, and then they show up first before all the other channels.
Given the few "cons" which are negligible, I would still buy this TV again, and I may end up buying a larger version of it for my living room the next time my projector lamp goes out. Definitely 5 stars for value received to cost.

Firstly, YOU *CAN* CHANGE THE SETTINGS SO THE TV DOES NOT ALWAYS START AT THE HOME SCREEN when it turns on. I almost did not buy this TV because of all the negative reviewers who said it sucks so bad because there's nothing you can do about it......... that is simply not true. The TV does factory default to start/turn on at the Amazon Fire home screen, but THERE *IS* A DISPLAY SETTING for you to set the TV to turn on/start at the last input/channel you were on when you turned the TV off last. (See picture).
Now that being said, this really is a great TV; I am entirely happy with my purchase (and I have never really been that excited about buying a new TV). I remodeled my bedroom and I was looking to replace my 20-year-old tube TV for relatively cheap. This TV fit my budget, it sits great on my dresser, and because of the angle of my roof/ceiling I really could not fit a bigger TV even if I wanted.
At the same time I also "cut the cord" and got rid of cable in my house. I wanted a smart tv so I could use my streaming apps (DirectTV Now, Netflix) and I already had a Fire stick in my living room, so having the "Fire" platform built into the TV is a great option. There are certain things I don't like about Amazon Fire but having used other platforms (Roku, GooBang Doo/ MXII & XB-III/Android Box), Fire is the best option for my bedroom. And I didn't want to have additional hardware/boxes & separate remote controls to deal with in my room, so I love that it is all integrated into the TV and I only have 1 remote to deal with.
I have a fairly large master bedroom, and I have my desk at the other side of the room with a PC/router and a separate amp/speakers for the PC. Before setting up the TV I ran some wiring (3 wires) along the baseboards from my desk to the TV -- a Cat5 (wired network for TV), HDMI (video from computer to TV), and a RG6 coax (digital sound FROM the tv back to my amp). The TV itself doesn't have a digital coax output (it does have SPDIF out); a 50-foot fiber optic cable would have been way too expensive, so I bought a $20 SPDIF to coax converter for the back of the TV. I like that the TV has a wired ethernet connection, because I'm not a fan of streaming over wireless, especially when there are like 20 other wireless devices already on the network.
With my cabling in place, I was ready to rock-n-roll. Opened the box, plugged the tv & wires in, turned it on. We had lift off. There was a first-time setup video that played; I skipped past it but for the novice user it might be informative. On screen programming was fairly simple and straight-forward. The biggest decision was whether to set the TV to "Full" or "Basic" mode (which was probably explained in the video but I skipped past it). BASIC mode is just native OTA channels, inputs, and 6 built-in apps (NetFlix, PSVue, HBO, etc). FULL mode gives you access to the entire Fire application and app store, but you will need to already have or create a new Fire account. Obviously I chose Full mode.
From there, I was determined to show all the reviewers wrong by finding the setting that controls start up behavior. I knew it had to be there. It is. Settings > Display & Sounds > Power On > Last Input. GOOD, because I am one of those people that likes the TV to turn onto the last channel/input I was watching. So there we have it, my only real reservation to initially buying the TV was found and fixed. I went through all the other settings and set them to my preferences. Then I went to the App store and downloaded the apps I use. I also deleted the pre-installed apps that I will never use.
I also bought an OTA digital antenna. Since I've had cable for the last 20 years, I never dealt with that analog-to-digital conversion that happened 10+ years ago, and I never experienced all the new .2 and .3 digital channels there are now. Wow. After scanning stations, I had 84 OTA channels available. Honestly, there's enough on regular TV for me to watch that I don't really use the streaming apps. Why didn't I get rid of cable 10 years ago???
THE ONLY CON I have with this TV, is the way it displays OTA channels in the guide and in the quick-view bar.
1) The guide sorts by channel ID (alpha). I wish it sorted by channel number, or gave me the option to sort by channel #. In fact, it doesn't even show the channel # until you select a channel. I know in the modern era we are getting away from #'s. But I still like my channel #'s. If I want channel 9, I want to go scroll to channel 9, but instead I have to scroll all the way to the bottom to find WGN.
2) I miss having channel up and channel down buttons. Everything is through the "guide" now. You can press the down button, and you get a quick-select menu, which I find more convenient that the "guide." I would still rather flip from one channel to the next with 1 click and not have to go through menus.
3) YOu can set stations as your "favorite" and then show only favorites. But that only applies to the guide. The quick-select menu still shows every single station available. Since the quick select menu shows recently viewed stations first, my solution was just to go view each of my favorites, and then they show up first before all the other channels.
Given the few "cons" which are negligible, I would still buy this TV again, and I may end up buying a larger version of it for my living room the next time my projector lamp goes out. Definitely 5 stars for value received to cost.
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