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

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.

I scratch my head when I read reviewers getting so particular/nitpicky with their reviews. The Firetv is just over $200 TV plus tax. If you purchased it for less than $200, more power to you. At $200 price range, the value is beyond anything I know about on the market. The complainants, which are few, reminds me of someone going to a basic breakfast place, ordering a blueberry muffin and complaining about the number of blueberries, as if they are at a 5 star establishment. The oversized muffin cost $1.99. This is a true story. Embarrassing to listen to this person complain after eating the entire muffin, yet true. This TV is not five stars in terms of being the best available technology/state of the art. I'm not a gamer. So, my needs are different. Yet, for the money,, there's likely nothing better in terms of pure value than this tv. Also, Amazon backs their product. The TV received had an odor that some have complained of—a plastic burning smell. I requested a replacement the unit (I actually purchased a new one and returned the defective one) and the one I have now doesn't have the odor. In sum, this is a fantastic value.

For the price, I think this is a bargain, I've never owned a TV that came with the fire stick built-in, to me the picture is great, easy setup, does everything I need and more, I replaced my Emerson which lasted 15 years, but it finally went out, don't know how long this one will last, but I'm very satisfied and happy with the purchase, don't know why there are any bad reviews, what you get is well worth it, I have mine in my master bedroom on the wall, and the picture is a big improvement over the Emerson I watched for so many years, I'm not picky or much of a complainer, unless it's really called for, so I can honestly say I would definitely recommend this TV, no it's not top of the line thousand dollar premium brand, however I'm enjoying immensely and watching movies is great, for the money you spend I would get this one, every time.

for now I will give the TV a 4 star rating. The remote not so much.. Purchased this TV July of 2024 and had to replace the batteries in the remote every three months....Now the remote has completely stopped working. I have had the same thing happen with the Firesticks that I own. All of my TV's are smart TVs so I do not need the fire sticks anymore but I do need the remote for the the Fire TV... Thank goodness for the remote for the cable box, because I was told by customer service that I would need to download the FireTV Remote App to work the TV or buy a new remote... Really!!!

The 55" smart TV for a little over $300 (was on sale at the time) was delivered almost immediately. Was easy to assemble the "feet" and was already configured to connect to my network. It integrated my Recast almost instantly, without being prompted and was also easy to connect to an Echo Studio for "surround sound". Well, not quite with just one of them, even with ATMOS content, but it beats the built-in speakers.Speaking of the Echo Studio, you lose the on-screen volume indicator and apparently can't hold the volume buttons down, as you can when using the TV speakers. The former is irritating and the latter is just plain silly for such an expensive add-on.UPDATE:Added a second Studio and subwoofer and they were also easy to connect to the TV. Now it does surround sound about as good as an average sound bar, though will pale in comparison to high-end sound bars. Still, these have the potential for a lot more separation, as you can put the two speakers anywhere in the room.This makes for an amazing home theater experience in virtually any room. They appear to connect over ad hoc WiFi networks and the reliability is good, though it will occasionally drop the left or right channel (or both).Generally, it either snaps out of it in a minute or two or pausing and then playing or switching inputs or asking one of the speakers a question or whatever seems to make it reconnect. It's mildly annoying, but have never had to stoop to unplugging anything to get around it. Can always switch back to the TV speakers in the Home Theater settings in a pinch, but that hasn't been necessary here, at least not yet.And, as expected, the speakers play music on demand. Unexpectedly, the cover art, lyrics, playback controls, etc. are displayed on the TV. That's a nice feature.It also integrated with my Ring cameras effortlessly, showing them in the PiP when people are detected. I think that's the the threshold anyway (i.e. not just for motion). May be a Ring setting that controls this, but happy with the way it is working; though beware, Ring cameras sometimes fail to identify people.And speaking of the remote. The redesigned button layout is really stupid. The old layout was much easier to find the right buttons with your thumb. The new one is all uniform rows and columns of same-sized buttons. Maybe they thought that looked "cleaner", but the ergonomics have taken a huge step backwards. Also wish they'd lose the dedicated buttons for Disney+, Hulu, etc. It's advertising and only convenient for those who subscribe to the sponsors' services.Still, couldn't be happier at this price point. Picture looks great to me, though surely pales when compared to sets that cost twice as much. And, as expected, built-in speakers are not great, but soundbar support is rumored to be very good with this model (unlike some previous Amazon-branded TVs that I've owned).Hopefully it will last. I still use the other two I bought three years ago. And hopefully they'll fix the stupid Alexa bug that prevents turning it on and off by name. (!) Yes, "Turn on Den TV" responds with "Den TV doesn't support that". (!!) Oddly enough, this "trick" works fine with the older models, though one of them will go into a "coma" once it is off more than a few minutes, foiling all attempts at automation until the remote is used to turn it back on (defeating the whole purpose). That happened about a year in and they never fixed it, no matter how much feedback I sent. The best advice they could offer was to factory reset the thing. :(Workaround for this new one is "Turn on Fire TV", which is ridiculous and will only work with the linked smart speaker. Support was no real help, but supposedly they escalated the problem. I've heard that before, so won't hold my breath. But at least it stays responsive in standby mode. For now anyway. :)UPDATE: Support indicated that the reason I am having problems with "Turn on Den TV" is that I had the Echo Dot linked to another TV previously. Yes, I did and I unlinked that one and linked Den TV. No idea what I was supposed to do differently, but sure seems like a bug.NBD, as I generally just tell it what I want to watch, rather than telling it to turn on. Still would be nice if I could turn it on and off from the other speakers in the house, as I can do with the other two TVs. No idea whether this bug will prevent using routines to turn the den TV on and off, as I haven't tried that yet. They work with the others, except the one that goes into a coma.