Amazon Fire TV 55" 4-Series 4K UHD smart TV with Alexa Voice Remote Enhanced, stream live TV without cable

I'm quite impressed with the quality of this TV for being so cheap ($249 at the time of purchase). The TV has excellent Image quality whether it's using Prime and Pluto via the TV itself, or connected to my PC or home media server depending on the display settings, I'd recommend that you avoid the "dynamic setting" for most media or turndown "action smoothing" to zero to avoid that ugly cheap soap opera look.As for audio, I'm satisfied with the built-in speaker and audio pre-set options and don't see the need to invest in a soundbar or other equipment unless you're a serious audiophile.At this time I haven't used the Alexa feature for this product.Pros:>Great picture quality>Great Audio quality>Reasonable price>Easy to physically set up>Simple to set up and connect your Amazon accountCons:>It's a smart device, which always poses potential security risksGeneral information: I'd highly recommend that go into preferences and turn off data collection and targeted adds under privacy immediately after your initial setup before you do anything else, though this may not effect third-party services available on this product.

Overall, I like this. This may be the same model I've already purchased two of, but not reviewed, or a close "variant". I love my Fire TVs though I felt that the earlier ones lacked enough space for applications.This is one I purchased for a different reason. I'm using it as a computer monitor. You have to be careful on this and if you're one who plays games, this might not be for you. It's absolutely NOT snappy fast as game players need, but for me doing my usual academic work (i.e. -grading) and setting up virtual machines and such, it's absolutely fine.I will say that I made the decision to buy it based on another user's review that it was suitable as a computer monitor and handled text well enough, which not all smart televisions can do when being used as a monitor.ProsEasy setupHas a nice picture, and adds HDR when being used as a computer monitorHas ample storage to add apps (around 12 GB)ConsIt can get a little strange as a computer display. You might find your scaling changed, may find you need to modify your refresh. Don't try and overdo it even if it's got refresh rate above 60 Hz, as mine showed. In my own tests, it appears to cause the screen to periodically blank out.Overall, I like it and I'd recommend it. The photo shown is me using it as a computer monitor.

Very affordable and nice picture nice content

Purchase:I purchased this TV based on the price and reviews as well as being part of the Amazon Fire family. I have had it set up for almost a week now and am enjoying it quite a bit.Responsiveness:My wife and I have used Amazon Fire TV devices for years now and it's nice not needing a stick or a cube to access the Fire interface. The menus are quick to load and responsive with content loading quickly and easily. (Note: this TV is used via ethernet connection in conjunction with 300Mbps download cable Internet).Packaging:Packaging was secure and kept the TV from damage in shipping. There was a small dent and tear in the box upon arrival but the 1 inch thick corrugated cardboard shield protecting the screen kept the TV from receiving any damage. The TV arrived within the 2 day Prime delivery time. The box was the store shelf box and was not a nondescript plain shipping box so anyone seeing the delivered TV would know what it was. Fortunately, my wife was at home to recieve the delivery so she asked the guy to place it in our garage for her.Setup:Setup was as easy as advertised. Connecting power and a few cables (ethernet, HDMI, HDMI eARC, etc.) and it was up and running. An update was downloaded and installed immediately and after a rapid automatic restart, the Amazon account setup opened on screen. Since we have an account, I just paired it to my account and selected to import all my account settings. Done and running.I mounted the TV to a raised stand bracket we used for our previous TV and was pleased all my existing harware worked for the new TV. The mounting holes on the back of the TV fit with the universal mounting bracket I already had and the harware worked flawlessly. Bonus!Sound:I paired this TV with an Amazon suggested soundbar (Sony HTS100F 2.0ch) and was delighted with how easily they paired up and that the Amazon Fire remote controlled the soundbar immediately without any code cycling or other shenanigans. In fact, I didn't even bother to put the batteries in the Sound soundbar remote.Picture:Going from a 10 year old LCD 1080p TV to a 4K TV was a vast improvment in picture. I pulled up Disney+ and started Book of Boba Fett to see how it displayed the dark scenes in that first episode. After messing with the brightness and backlight settings a bit I had a picture I was extremely happy with. I checked the show info and saw I was watching in 2160p and marveled at the difference between my previous 1080p experience. With a 2TB data cap though, we'll have to watch our 4K streaming consumption.Connections:This TV has 3 dedicated HDMI ports and an HDMI eARC port. It has ethernet, USB, optical audio, etc.) I also use this TV with a home theater PC connected via HDMI and was delighted with the resolution upgrade while using the TV as a PC monitor.A few snags:1. On day 2 I was unable to get the TV to respond to the remote to turn on. I used the physical power button in the bottom middle of the TV to start it manually and the remote functioned fine after that. Since that, the remote has functioned flawlessly to turn on the TV. I have no idea what caused the initial issue.2. I left the TV set to HDMI 1 (HTPC) when I shut it one night and the next day when I powered on the TV, the screen was flickering white noise and wouldn't bring up my Windows home screen. I used the home button on the remote to get back to Amazon's Fire interface and then switch back to HDMI 1 (HTPC) and had no issue with the picture. I have not been able to repeat this issue so am unsure what may have casued it.Thoughts:Despite a few odd snags, I have been extremely pleased with my experience with this TV so far. I belive the manufacturer is TCL and is considered a lower tier manufacturer but I haven't noticed any inferior features or quality in picture or sound. A wonderful experience on the whole. The two snags were the only thing keeping this from a 5 star review. I would say this is more like a 4 3/4 star review.

This is a great value and I am blowed away by the picture quality and the ease of setting it up