Insignia™ - 55” Class LED 4K UHD Smart Fire TV Edition TV

I had a 39" Insignia TV with Roku that fitted within the Bookcase in my office. That TV was great and convinced me that the Insignia brand was great. But, I wanted a larger TV so I that the words on television were large enough for my 70 year old eyes to see. I modified my bookcase and purchased this 55" Insignia but with Fire TV. I wanted the Amazon Fire TV over the Roku because I have other Alexa items in the house. The picture is beautiful, the built in smart TV features work great and respond fast. I also liked that it has a built in Ethernet port allowing me to use direct connection or WiFi. Completely satisfied with its picture quality and performance.

I bought this TV in 2018 thanksgiving. For what I paid, this is an excellent TV. Some people here have complained about the black spots or change in color of the background on fire tv Home Screen. That’s actually how the fire tv Home Screen background looks like. At first I thought the same thing until I saw bought a fire stick for my other TV. Lol! I’m glad I didn’t return this tv because of that issue. Second thing I wanna mention is the sound. Most TVs now a days have very low volume, and requires the purchase of a sound bar if you want a decent volume. But not this TV. This unit has very good volume compared to some other major brands I’ve used. Lastly, this TV has a added bonus for Over-The-Air tv fans. You can pause live TV. Yes this TV has its own DVR. So while you are watching a show, if you have to answer a call or do something for a minute, you can simply pause the show until you come back. However this feature only work when watching Antenna TV (OTA). Hope my review is useful. I highly recommend this TV if you’re looking for a 4K tv on the budget.

TV set-up was simple. Instructions were great. The TV puts out great sound and improves when adding a sound bar. The digital storage is only 4GB. The TV and manuals tell you that the TV would allow for external storage. However, most external storage is only compatible with USB ports, of which this TV has only one. I use a digital antenna, which requires the USB port. So I will need to find external storage with an HDMI adapter, as I only have 1 port left, which is HDMI. Most of the apps require some sort of subscription via cable but are clear when content is free. What is confusing is that the TV is integrated with Amazon Fire. There isn't a manual to their services and it is difficult to figure out what requires a computer for set-up and what can be done on the TV.

When I purchased the TV, there was a promotion where you'd get a free Alexa with your transaction. I like that, definitely no issues there, only it came to me that the Alexa is not actually capable of performing commands to your TV, which is a disappointment because there was no initial clarification on whether or not it wouldn't work. Just a wide area of speculation there. Based on what customer service has told me, you can only use an Alexa device to turn the TV off and on, although I'll never know how at this point. There was a skill for Alexa, and although it can still be found on Amazon, it was discontinued, hence why the link takes you to a dead end. Other than that though, the TV quality works for me and upgrades the room for sure. But given the lack of compatibility, I might make the trip to exchange it with another brand.

Strolling thru bestbuy I discovered this TV with an integrated Amazon firestick? With a fairly easy on the eyes price tag attached to it? After checking out some specs it took less than a minute to decide, I had to have it. Bought it took it home...I've had it for almost a year now and extremely happy with my Insignia FireTv. For the price you can't do better than that.. high quality workmanship all the way around. Everyone should have one..

This was a Christmas purchase and we could not be happier for the price paid. Picture quality is superb and dazzling, and this tv is loud even on a volume 2. Very good stereo surround sound. Just wish the unit wasn’t so integrated with Amazon apps but the Alexa feature is nice especially when paired to an Echo device. Netflix, YouTube, Disney and Pluto TV all work well. No cable required just WiFi. Very happy for the $279 price paid. Highly recommend!

I researched this tv for atleast 3 weeks prior to purchasing it. When I arrived, the customer rep hit all the important features of this tv and I was out the door with that and a sound bar in less than ten minutes. Immediately after taking it out the box, I was both surprised and impressed with the size of it. My 14 year old Plugged it up and set it up with no problem and It mounted perfectly on my wall. The picture is crisp and the Insignia sound bar makes the sound pop. It's my favorite new thing. I may go back and buy the 32" for my son.

Great picture and features as far as it being a smart tv. I was able to add Kodi and Terrarium on as well for those who know what that is. I bought this on impulse on one of their Deal of the Day sale for $249. Best sporadic purchase so far. I gave it a 4 because to me personally the volume is not the greatest on it’s own, but nothing my Insignia soundbar couldn’t fix. I really like this brand, I have several other items from Insignia as well.