Amazon Fire TV 50″ Omni QLED Series 4K UHD smart TV, Dolby Vision IQ, Fire TV Ambient Experience, local dimming, hands-free with Alexa

Just What I Wanted
Great Fire TV for the price and features. Picture and sound are both good on the 50” version that still has local dimming. Some infrequent blooming but overall another TV that proves less dimming zones isn’t a detriment with proper processing. Peak brightness isn’t as high as more expensive TV’s but is still noticeable with HDR content and very acceptable at this price. HDR10, HDR10+, HLG and Dolby Vision IQ all work well with good brightness range and color volume. Note: no Dolby Atoms for sound. I knew this, my TV is wall mounted high and tilted down slightly in a small bedroom and I have no need for a sound bar. NOTE: if using a sound bar with an optical cable, try turning the TV speakers off AND changing the output to PCM or Dolby Digital; and use HDMI 4 (ARC/eARC).This TV is a great value for my application and the budget I set for it.I’m just using the Fire TV interface and none of the HDMI inputs. So I can’t speak on Hue, Contrast and Color issues others may see. Out of the box, mine seems spot on and I currently have no want or desire to go in and adjust any settings based on the content from the various apps I’ve used.The interface isn’t as fast as the Fire TV Cube 3 or Fire Stick 4K Max but still pretty good overall. Note to new Fire TV users: the interface is slower when updates are being downloaded and installed. Check the Device Info for updates several times when first starting the TV. There will be several updates: some very big ones and 2 to 3 more little ones at the least. Keep checking back until it says that it’s “up-to-date”. THEN start to really enjoy the interface. Also the network connection and its QUALITY also plays a factor. This TV supports 2.4/5Ghz and wired (100Mbps).Ambient mode is great but just remember what the TV tells you. The power button on the remote TOGGLES between the Fire TV interface and ambient mode and that long pressing it turns the TV off. No issues with any widgets so far for me. Also, my TV easily recognizes when I enter and exit the room.If you have other Amazon products nearby that listen for “Alexa”, simply change the TV’s wake word to Computer, Amazon or Echo. Absolutely no issues with this.1. I haven’t found any “inescapable” ads to get to content. You can “click” on these shortcuts if you want but you can just user your voice to search for titles instead. Like every other TV interface or box, third party apps have their own interfaces, sign-ins, ads, etc. that can’t be controlled by Amazon, Apple, Google, TCL, etc. Third party apps also place their own ads onto the TV platform they are on based on the deals they have in place.2. The Fire TV interface is anything but complex. You can set it up anyway you want. Again, the various interfaces, profiles, etc. of third party apps are completely independent from Fire TV and on the makers of them and this would be the same on any other TV platform.3. YMMV on the interface. Third party crashes and bugs are possible too. Third party interface issues need to be reported to their makers. They manage the various versions of their app across various platforms and sometimes they aren’t all equal in performance or features offered by platform.4. It hasn’t quite been a decade for Apple to allow the removal of 1st party apps (2016) but maybe Amazon will allow certain apps to be deleted one day. But understand these devices are meant to interface with and promote Amazon products and services primarily.5. The remote button press sounds can be turned off in options for the main interface. Don’t know about the Alexa Home Theater mode but if there isn’t a way, find out if there is one and if not ask that it be implemented.6. Again, out of the box settings being what they may for everyone, at least there are detailed picture settings available for the TV and all of its inputs – all independent of one another to get things looking the way you personally prefer.

Never again will I ever buy a fire TV!!!
Hate all the fire TVs I don’t know what this one is because they don’t tell you. Now I wish I would’ve never bought an Amazon fire TV because they have absolutely just taken my third-party apps off of my TV because they want you to subscribe to everything because you have to subscribe to everything to watch anything now and Amazon has just gone to hell because they give you 30 days to return all your stuff now unless you bought a four year warranty which I’m so glad I did although I don’t want that TV no more I don’t want any Fire TVs I bought one 65 inch and I’ve never taken it out of the box because they’ve taken away my third-party apps. Why would you take my freedom? I still watch Amazon stuff and I’m a prime member, but I can’t watch the stuff. I worked hard to put on my TV. Aren’t they rich enough to let people do what they wanna do with their product that they purchased and another thing the echo show eight I must’ve just got a bad one because it’s bad and you don’t find out until if it’s after 30 days you’re screwed Amazon used to be great. I’ve had prime membership for 13 yrs they don’t have the echo show10 anymore available which people were smart who got that cause they’re not trying to sell them or return them And the 11 isn’t responsive enough quickly enough etc. etc. read the reviews but I am extremely disappointed in Amazon. I literally have no use for a fire TV ever again in life. I’m trying to get rid of the two that I have left because I bought five and it was cool when I could watch my apps and watch Amazon, but no greedy ass owner I can’t wait to never ever ever have a fire TV again New damn well should’ve bought a Sony Bravia for my 75 inch TV. Well I’ll just have to buy that for my 85 inch TV anything except a fire TVAnd when they delivered this TV, I have a 6 foot gate all around this property and I was just having to be going outside when I seen the delivery guys hanging on my fence dropping my 75 inch TV into my yard instead of calling which I specified to do in in my profile and or honking but no they didn’t so my TV is messed up. I see a black screen all the time and still hear the talking. And I constantly get error messages about we can’t play this video after it’s been playing for till almost the end of the movie and a whole lot of times while I’m watching it and I paused it and did something and came back and it says we can’t play this video so it’s a gamble now but I know I am not gambling on buying any other Fire TVs I knew for my 75 inch TV I should’ve bought a Sony or anything else!! I will have to wait till it happens again to share the video because my ex died and he was paying for the family sharing and all of my videos are gone all like all my stuff is gone. I now pay because I have an iPhone I now pay for the Ability to have more storage to terabytes, but all my stuff is gone that was in folders so neatly I don’t recommend iPhones either.