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5.0 out of 5 stars It was the best compromise for me...
I've got a 32 inch Sony Bravia that I bought back when flatscreen TV's first appeared on the market. Literally, you had to go to a specialized home furnishings or entertainment store. If you went to a big-box store, you'd only see CRT TVs for sale.Well, my old Bravia's power cord has continuity issues after decades of mechanical strain. Not a big deal, I could repair it easily, but I decided it was finally time for an update and cruised Bolo's Spring Prime Day event here in 2023.That ties into my review title: For the variety of equipment I use, this TV was the best compromise I could find. I really hesitated buying this TV. I'm not familiar with Insignia, and I'm certain this TV isn't going to last a quarter as long as my venerable Bravia has.Before I dive into the particulars, here's a summary for readers who just want the points:This TV has been good so far, having been used nearly daily for about six months. I have a couple of gripes, most of which can be adjusted, and some which are my fault due to the dated equipment I persist in using. I mostly play video games, but occasionally watch something on Prime TV. For both those functions, this TV works great, and it's processing speed is noticeably faster compared to my old Bravia, which is nice for gaming (I doubt this TV could stand toe-to-toe against the latest, cutting edge TVs in that regard though).Onto the details.Out of the box, I was REALLY grateful that this TV is feather-light compared to my Bravia. Had my lower back been acting up, I would have needed to enlist some help moving the Bravia. But sore back or no, I can easily handle this Insignia. The included stand legs are cheap and flimsy. They can hold the TV up, but this TV sat way too low in my entertainment center; I had to hunch way forward just to see the screen. I immediately had to get a height-adjustable stand. With the adjustable stand, I've got the TV at a good viewing height and angle.Plugging in my devices, it was clear I was going to need splitters. One of the main reasons I got this TV is because it has an optical audio port, which is what I needed to run my old Yamaha audio receiver. I have an extensive collection of Nintendo and Sony video game consoles, and while I don't intend to try and connect all of them, the three HDMI ports and single series of A/V ports are wholly insufficient.That situation is still being worked. But for the time being, I have my PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo Wii U connected to the HDMI ports of this TV, and can connect one of my older consoles to the A/V ports. This TV handles it all in stride, and of course makes older game consoles video output look odd since it's too crisp and fast for the console. But, that's where yet more adapters will be needed, and why this situation is ongoing.Again, this TV runs itself and the connected equipment I've listed just fine. Picture quality is improved over my old Bravia, and audio is just as good. Since this is a smart TV, it has some extra functions, which I like, dislike, and nearly hate.With this TV not being locked to exclusive hardware like Roku does, I was able to program this TV's remote to power on my old Yamaha receiver along with this TV. I like this! On occasion, I'll join some friends online in voice chat, and thus don't need my receiver to power on. I can just hold the remote very close to the TV, so the remote's signal doesn't hit the receiver, and I only power the TV on.This TV will send power-on commands to devices via the HDMI ports. I like, dislike, and hate this.Sometimes, when I come home from work, I just want to fire up the PS5 and game. Since the PS5 is connected to HDMI 1 (ARC port), firing up the TV also fires up the PS5 and receiver. One button gets me ready for gaming and I love it.Sometimes, I want to play games on my Switch or just watch some TV. If I don't frantically mash the remote's Home button after pressing the power button, the TV will stubbornly fire up my PS5 and keep reverting the input to HDMI 1. This annoys me, as sometimes I don't mash the Home button enough or in time, and I have to wait for the PS5 to finish booting up, wake it's controller up, and put the PS5 back to sleep mode and quickly change this TV's input mode to either HDMI 2 (the Switch) or Home, which is the Prime TV main menu.Seriously, the TV is stubborn. There've been times where I've had to turn off my PS5 multiple times because this TV keeps sending power-on signals and forcing the input picture to HDMI 1. I hate that.But, the TV is just doing what it's programmed to do. I either need to take the time and set my PS5 to not react to power on signals through HDMI, or just deal with it. I've messed with settings on the TV as much as I could, so all that's left is to mess with settings on the PS5. But again, when I come home from work, burnt out and needing to just chill and relax, pressing one button to send me into a relaxing gaming session of No Man's Sky is just wonderful. Again, like, dislike AND hate.Overall though, I'm satisfied with this TV. It's not perfect obviously, but for what I need it to do, it does it well enough and still has connectivity for older equipment that I have that simply isn't found on the new, cutting edge TVs that most people go for. The fact that this was on sale during Prime Day makes me even more willing to overlook it's shortcomings.I don't know if this TV is even available any more at the time of writing this, but if it's available when you read this review, I'd recommend this TV if like myself, you don't NEED a smart TV but don't mind having one, and have older and newer equipment you'd like to connect to one TV.
5.0 out of 5 stars Quality at good price!
Easy to set up and has beautiful picture. I wanted a tv with Directv app installed on its remote control and this one is. Very light and good size for a dorm room for my son to use.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great quality at a great price
Great picture quality for its size and price. Easy to connect to Wi-Fi system.
4.0 out of 5 stars Great for its price!
I’m really impressed by how affordable this TV was! Not only that, it works very well for its price, both picture quality and sound are amazing!My only two main issues is that sometimes the TV does lag a tiny bit when I’m trying to switch apps, and the light that’s supposed to show when the TV is off seems to turn off sometimes, which might be intentional to save power but I don’t really know. I just feel like that light adds a nice touch to a TV.The TV stand works very well and I’m glad overall to have this TV complement my apartment living room! This TV is overall great for those looking for a budget friendly TV! Just don’t keep your expectations through the roof obviously, in the end you get what you pay for.
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the few full HD TVs made in this small size (24")........and worth every penny!
UPDATE 2/2024: We loved this TV so much, using it in our kitchen, that we purchased a 2nd one for travel. It's compact and easily fits in a small spare suitcase with some towels to protect it. For general viewing, the screen is smaller than the 28" 720HD we had, but, due to being sharper at 1080, we barely have noticed the smaller size and have no issues seeing the sharper image on this. Small text is one area where this TV over a lower 720 resolution will be noticeably easier to read.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------We have owned other Insignia TVs including a 43" 4K Tv we use in a patio room that's served us well for over 5 years.We wanted to replace our 720 27 inch kitchen with something smaller to save space and still be able to see it clearly.This little 24 inch 1080 tv has a very clear, sharp and high quality 1080 picture. It's smaller screen size still blew away the more pixelated and larger screen size of the Samsung 27 inch 720 TV it replaced.Text and faces and general detail is much more clear and defined and we have not really noticed any negative factors of going to a screen about 3" less diagonally in size.All of the Fire apps works that we installed including, Netflix, MAX, Paramount+, Disney+, and STARZ. Also, we notice the CPU/processor in this TV is fast! Menu selection and app, input and settings selections are fast to access and move though what you are doing in the menus.Don't expect built-in speakers for any flatscreen TV to sound that good. This tv has downward firing speakers and a thicker base to it, allowing a slightly larger speaker. You can hear what you need to, but, for us, we've been using the -Polk Magnify Mini 2- sound system for our kitchen tv and this new TV works perfectly with it to give us full sound in a very compact system in our kitchen.Check out the Polk models, there are two, one with surround and one without, with both having a nice subwoofer that is included. We have the non-surround model and it works perfectly in our kitchen. These two Polk models are sold on Bolo too! If you want to hear very clear dialog, I strongly suggest checking out these Polks!For under $140, you get a small full def tv here that has a full, in-depth menu to tweak settings to your hearts content. When I purchased this TV at our local Best Buy, I wasn't aware it has a menu that's as complete as a much larger, higher end TV, but, yes, it has it all for the setup menu.5 stars all around. If you need a compact, space savings TV, but, want one with a full HD (1080) capability, this is the one to seriously consider. There a VERY few full 1080 definition TVs in this size and although it's only a 24 inch screen, the difference between 720 and 1080 will be obvious no matter what any sales person will tell you. (Seeing is believing).If you want full quality sound for movies and other audio needing crisp dailog and full bass with a dedicated subwoofer, please do check out the Polk Mini 2 models at Bolo, you will not be disappointed!
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INSIGNIA 42-inch Class F20 Series Smart Full HD 1080p Fire TV with Alexa Voice Remote (NS-42F201NA23)
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