Insignia™ - 24" Class F20 Series LED Full HD Smart Fire TV

Great little TV! Served my needs. I was tech savvy years back. But no more! I turned into my parents! Easy set up. Easy to navigate. Just plug her in and watch for free or subscribe to what you want. No cables or wires as long as you have internet access. It’s great! Picture, sound, and price good too! I recommend!

I first purchased the 720p version of this TV, as a 24" screen at any distance is pretty much just as clear as 1080p; however, using in my kitchen often only a few feet from the screen, it's noticeable. A small variance is that on this 1080p version, the support legs are angled out at the front, in toward the back (rather than the straight/perpendicular legs of the 720p model), and this fit my application better. The biggest difference (aside from the better resolution) and one which makes it 100% worth the $20 price difference (at the time of this writing, and with both on sale) is the matte/non-glare screen on the 1080p version. It is a night and day difference in viewing ability. In the attached photo, you'll notice the difference right away. The TV is bulkier than it needs to be, but that bulk gives it space for slightly bigger speakers than a thinner set. The sound remains mediocre, though, requiring the sound setting of "Clear Voice" for the best intelligibility while watching standard shows. Volume is adequate for my purposes. This TV does have the ability to pair with Bluetooth devices including speakers and earphones, even though the instructions never mention it. You need to go to the "Main" settings page from the FireTV screen, and you'll find it, and a lot of other unreferenced settings. This was a desired feature, but in my case, I may not be able to use it. The BT sound settings allow for only 1 -200ms offset which, in my case, is inadequate. The video leads the audio ever so slightly, and just enough to make it distracting and annoying. Picture quality is great right out of the box in "Standard" mode, though in darker environments, "Movie" looks a bit better. I haven't used the FireTV interface enough to weigh in on it, as I gave a Google TV device plugged in instead. That said, setup was straightforward, and the GUI is initially easy to navigate.

I think the TV is great for its given use. It is in a spare room where anyone can go if they want some down time from the rest of the household. The pic is good, the sound is better than expected for the size of television but Amazon's Fire TV is horrible and getting worse. You turn it on, select your profile and you're immediately getting hit with actual trailers for shows or movies that you have no interest in ever seeing. I just don't understand why FIRE TV and ANDROID TV think it is okay to throw noise and video pollution into our house every time we interact with their device. I've unplugged my Amazon Alexa for this very same reason. No matter what settings I disabled, it always felt like the "ads" never really went away. Maybe I have a broad idea of what an ad is but if I didn't ask for it, I don't want to see it or hear it. When we watched free over-the-air TV, there was an understanding, here is a free show, sit through this ad. Now it is, you buy the TV, you pay for a streaming service, the interface is still going to give you ads. Maybe I'll be a cheap Roku stick to plug in and avoid FireTV completely. See pic of annoying full screen ad with audio that pops up once you select your profile. Yes I do recommend it but with the above caveat.