Customer Ratings & Reviews

Purchased this 48" tv for $349. I'm using an amazon fire tv and it looks great. (Be sure to use 1080p/60hz video settings on fire tv). Installation was easy. Connect the HDMI from fire tv, and power cord. The sound is just so so. A soundbar may be in my future. The remote has a nice basic layout, with the "Input" button prominently placed at the top. At first I was a bit disappointed with the picture. To get the best picture, and save my feelings on the purchase, I tweaked the settings based on another BB reviewer: Backlight 40 Brightness 45 Contrast 57 Color 47 Tint 0 Sharpness 10 Overscan Off Dynamic Backlight Off Color Temp Normal Adaptive Contrast Off (On for Sports) Only 4 stars because I'm sure a $1000 tv would command 5 stars. Overall, I'd recommend this TV for those of us who are bang-for-the-buck minded.

I purchased 2 of these TVs for my first apartment after leaving college. 9 years later, they still are working perfectly with no changes to sound, color, or picture. Best Buy, in my opinion, your store brand Insignia did the impossible!!! Ya'll built a TV that has forced consumers to buy a newer one...Not because of any faults/issues, but because its been so long and screen technology has certainly changed in 9 years!

First one sent out was shattered and the second one sent out blew out after 3 days. Would have been a nice tv, if they all didn't just break.

Pros $400 for 48" Samsung 10th Gen S-PVA Panel with good native blacks and high light throughput 300 cd/m2 peak brightness Full Array Direct LED Backlighting (improves Screen backlighting Uniformity) Good 3D Y/C Digital Comb Filter Good ATSC Tuner Low Input Lag plus Game Mode DTS and Dolby sound processing onboard (not Surround) Very Usable Remote if Pedestrian Looking (and lacks Backlighting) Mobile High Definition Link (MHL) Physical Buttons on the TV set for On/Off, Volume, Channel Change, and Menu User Menu drops down to a single bar at the bottom of the screen for adjusting Backlight Level, Brightness, Contrast, Sharpness, Color and Tint Quck Start Up to TV viewing (about 6 seconds) Slim Design means no skimping on the number of LEDs behind the screen Intuitive TV Stand Ability to do No Overscan No 3D No Smart Internet WiFi Features (which age poorly and cause bugs and problems and slow boot up times...not to mention privacy concerns) Low Energy Usage and Heat Output So So Semi-Gloss Screen (does an OK job at subduing some light source reflections but I prefer a semi matte) Video Processing (scaling is pretty good, deinterlacing is so so) (can be mitigated with high quality sources with superior video processing and or 1080 resolution) User Menus and Information (looks pretty good, intuitive, and responsive) Decent TV Speakers (get pretty loud and remain distortion free = better than most of what is out there these days for internal TV speakers) Cons Bluish Blacks (subtle and inherent to the S-PVA panel) Not 120Hz panel No Frame Interpolation No Advanced Color Calibration (just Color, Tint, and Temp (Cool, Normal, Warm) Only 2 HDMI Ports (3 makes more sense and 4 would be even better) Only 1 Shared Component/Composite Input Tight Viewing Angle (really not that objectionable black level rise and color shifting off axis but it's there) Cannot Manually Add Channels to the ATSC Tuner No Horizontal/Vertical Picture Controls (though you can do Overscan to get rid of Closed Captioning data for example a the edge of the screen) Only One Customizable Picture Setting No Program Guide on the Tuner (just Channel Number and FCC call letter Designation) No Physical User Manual in the Box (User Manual is available online as a PDF)

Poor picture quality. Price was good, but the quality was not. We returned the TV and bought another one.

I chose this TV after quite a bit of research, and am very pleased with my choice. The picture is an incredible upgrade from the 720p 32"LCD set it is replacing, even on the energy saving setting. Everything from SD cable content to 1080p internet streaming, DVDs and Blu-Ray looks terrific. Sound is quite good for a flat-panel set, and there are both digital and analog outputs for connection to an alternate sound system. This is not my first Insignia set, and the previous one, purchased in 2009, is still going strong, so I would expect similar longevity from this one.

Picked up the TV, got home, mounted it on the wall, turned it on, Oh no! Screen was cracked! THEN I looked at the box and noticed a little damage on the side labeled front. Well, off the wall, back to the store, exchange with NO PROBLEMS, back to the house and I had it on the wall and working in 15 minutes. The picture looks great at home. It looked good in the store but in the home environment it looks awesome. BTW, the remote is well thought out with frequently accessed commands like Sleep, Format, Volume and Channel easily found. I guess if it was back lit that would be an improvement, but I am completely satisfied with my purchase and the customer service at Best Buy. That's why I keep coming back.

I'm no video/tech wizard, but for my simple needs, this is a great TV. Easy assembly, quick and easy setup. Good picture and a great bargain at the sale price. If you want the highest resolution, all the smart-tv bells and whistles, etc., you can spend more, but if you just want a good tv, this is a solid buy. (I'm old enough to remember our family gathering around a b&w 19" tv back in the early 1960s... watching on this big screen is plenty good enough for me!)

Purchased this abit over a month ago. Good picture and sound. Love the larger screensize (it replaced a 26 inch CRT type TV). Works well with Blueray DVD player for amazing pictures and great color.

I am seriously blown away. This is a third display in my house - I also have a projector for watching movies which pushes a 12 foot screen and a 60" plasma tv. After buying this tv I just don't get why anyone would get anything more expensive. Video quality is great, blacks are great, tv itself looks great with a very thin bezel, even the audio is great (my much more expensive 60" plasma sounds worse). Basically cannot find any fault with it. I bought the refurbished unit, and it looks and works like new - all the protective film was still in place and base attachment bolts were still in their sealed packet.

I honestly just picked the TV up last night and brought it home. I was really excited because this was the biggest TV I had purchased so far. Took it right out of the box, hooked up the stand, plugged it in to my Fios box, turned it on and was immediately up and running. The picture is great, the sound is good too. I have no issues at all yet. I am not someone who needs to have a perfect HD image and all of that, I like to watch programs and sports. I am not going to tell you that this channel or that channel should be better or this program only broadcasts in a certain definition...whatever! It has a big, clear picture and I am more than happy with it.

Got this TV as a Christmas gift from my wonderful wife and son. Has been great. Picture quality is excellent and we used a DVD video setup disc to adjust the picture to our liking. Sound is hooked up to 5.1 system, so that too is excellent. Have Apple TV and a digital antenna and am thoroughly pleased with this Insignia product.

This is a great TV for the price, it looks so crisp and clear, I mainly connect my PS4 and everything looks so good on it. This tv was under $500 and well worth the buck..If you are looking for a basic 1080 p tv this is it, it doesn't connect to the internet but thats ok because any other streaming device looks so nice on it.

Just hooked it up...Its Awesome! And for the money...Its a no brainer!! If your having troubles with getting it to switch to 1080...its not the tv...but in your cable/dish box! keep looking!The tv broadcasts the signal whats coming into it! I like how it holds black very well!!The Presidents Day Sale was the best! Great sound...bass and treble!

went to best buy paid for it ,put in back seat fits.went home opened box packed nice. took it out of box put stand on.hooked up to cable box .I got it for my computer wasn't sure what hdmi to use . called the toll free number got a real person that was very nice.doesnt matter which hdmi the computer hooks up to. it took 5 min to be up and running .I play world of warcraft and it handles it fine.i have a hd cable box and the picture looks great this is a great buy!!!!!!!

Bought this TV just before Christmas and got it for a very reasonable price. 2 HDMI inputs, Composite Video in, and a USB make for a functional and connectable unit. The picture is very nice, but "grainy" in regular viewing. I suggest watching in Game Mode to eliminate some of the refresh lag. Some reviews here have commented on the lackluster audio from the two 8w speakers. I have not had any problems, but those closest to me do complain that I watch TV with almost inaudible volume. The thing that I do have an issue with is the packaging and marketing. The TV is marketed and sold as a 1080P unit. It is also packaged and marketed as an LED unit. Perhaps I am a TV novice, but I have purchased this set that never displays above 720P. NEVER displays 1080. Also, the set itself is clearly identified on the manufacturer tag as an LCD unit. The box it came in identified it as LED. The Model and Serial numbers match between the set and the packaging, so I can only assume this was some sort of misleading advertising. Those two issues aside, for the price I paid, I cannot complain about the TV. Just beware to ask the questions at Best Buy before you purchase, if those issues are important to you.

This tv is a good quality tv at a low price. The picture quality is good and it is a very light and thin tv.

This is an excellent TV for the price. Originally I wanted the 50" 120hz set but they were sold out so I decided to go with this one instead. I sold an older panasonic plasma, and to be honest this TV matches the picture quality and sometimes* exceeds it. Beware though, out of the box this TV looks awful, I almost returned it until I read a forum about calibration. After calibrating this insignia set, it finally gave me that "wow" factor. Deep blacks and only a little bit of light bleed on the bottom right side of the unit. Overall I would recommend this TV to anyone on a budget, and the 6.5ms response time makes it a little more reasonable for gaming as well. Not quite plasma level, but close. Never wrote a review before but had to for this TV for all of you tech savy viewers out there. I was hesitant to buy it but my wallet thanked me, and with this set calibrated it's matching any Samsung in its class. The 120hz model is bogus too because it's just adding frames to the 60hz signals, it is by no means a true 120hz panel. Just a software gimmick. Go with this model for 379.99 instead of 429.99, save the extra money for 2 small inches.

This was on sale for $330. The picture quality is very good. The retail setting is too bright, Energy saver very flat, like most LED/LCD TV's. The standard setting is close to optimal. Tivo, Apple TV and blu-ray are connected through a Yamaha receiver, so no problem with it having only two HDMI ports. Never even tried the built in speakers, so no opinion there. I use it as a monitor that just turns on and off.

We needed a tv to replace an old one so when I found this one I purchased it as an open box item since there was only one left. We are always busy but we try to make some time in the evening for a movie, netflix, news, or just general tv shows. Pros: great tv for the price. Cons: when the movie or show has a dark scene or night time scene, the picture quality messes up and looks pixelated. However, it's something we can look past.