55C350KU
A decent budget TV
08/19/2021 18:43
I purchased this TV at a discount in return for my honest review.
I will preface my review stating this is a budget minded TV and should no way be compared to the much higher end and more expensive TV's. Since I have much more expensive TV's, my review is based on the quality for the price.
Setting up the TV was straightforward by attaching the two pieces for the stand. The TV does lean slightly backwards on the stand, and I could not find a way to adjust it. The viewing angle wasn't affected due to this. Four HDMI inputs are plenty, and has ARC and CEC. I like the small remote. It does everything I want a remote to do, and it's voice controlled with Alexa which is a neat touch. It's a Fire TV which does provide a good app experience.
I ran two source tests with this TV. One was watching content through HDMI with a Fios One box, and the other was watching some content from the TV's built-in apps. My first test was with Fios. I watched bits of movies from premium channels, then some sports from ESPN etc, and finally local news. Fios One's premium channels I am never quite happy with and it showed on this TV. The picture just seemed a tad dull to me, but a good portion of that is due to Fios. Watching sports and the local news provided a better experience. I thought the colors were pretty natural and bright. As a 4K TV though, I was expecting a bit more wow to the clarity of the picture. It is a 60hz refresh rate so that does effect picture quality. In additions it's an LCD panel, a step down from LED. Still, for this level of TV it isn't bad at all. Then I moved onto the built-in apps. I watched a bit of Captain Marvel on Disney+. This really highlighted the best picture this TV can provide. The quality of the picture was really good as you could see a decent clean level of detail. I played around with settings to get the best color and clarity that I could, and I found this TV to perform admirably.
As expected there were a few shortcomings associated with a budget TV. Most noticeable was the light bleed at certain angles coming from the edges and corners. The blacks were decent but nothing special.
Overall I like this TV at its price point. It's not the most spectacular 4K TV out there, but if you're looking to get a good TV at a price that doesn't break the bank, I would recommend this TV to you. If you want that big OMG feeling from your TV, you will end up spending thousands of dollars.
metalmancpa1
North Easton , Spojené státy americké
Age: 64
Gender: Female