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When Amazon announced an addition to its Omni TVs back in September 2022, I was pretty excited. I had heard plenty of great things about the existing Omni TVs, but they lacked QLED. Now, Amazon has a QLED TV in the Omni lineup, and it\u2019s pretty inexpensive. While the MSRP is $799 for the 65-inch, it is routinely under $600. Making it one of the cheapest QLED TVs on the market.
\nNow being the cheapest isn\u2019t always good. How does it perform? We\u2019ll go over all of that and more in this review.
\nFirst off, what is QLED?
\nIf you\u2019re not big into TVs, you might not even know what QLED is. So let\u2019s take a minute to go over what it is exactly, before continuing in this review of the Amazon Omni QLED TV.
\nQLED is:
\nA quantum dot display is a display device that uses quantum dots, semiconductor nanocrystals which can produce pure monochromatic red, green, and blue light. Photo-emissive quantum dot particles are used in LCD backlights and\/or display color filters.
\nIn layman\u2019s terms, it\u2019s similar to OLED, but at a much cheaper price point. It also doesn\u2019t suffer from burn-in like OLED would. In addition to that, QLED also still offers close to real-life colors. Since it doesn\u2019t use a backlight, that means that the blacks will actually be black, instead of gray.
\nAmazon Omni QLED TV Review: Display & Picture quality
\nThe picture quality on this TV is pretty good. It\u2019s not quite as bright as I\u2019d like, but if you don\u2019t have a lot of sunlight coming into the room, then the brightness is going to be just fine. It is also really good with darker TV shows. Since it\u2019s QLED and actually shows deeper blacks versus an LED or LCD TV. So shows like Manifest or The Oval actually look good on this TV.<\/p>\n
Some will say that the picture quality here isn\u2019t that great, but you have to remember that there are QLED TVs out there that are 3x or more the price of this TV. So of course, some corners are cut here. But if you\u2019re coming from a 4K LED TV, then you\u2019re going to find this display to be quite nice.
\nThere is HDMI 2.1 here, but it does not support 4K120. That sounds strange right? Well, the TV itself only offers 60Hz refresh rate, so it\u2019s not the port, but more the panel that is limiting that.
\nAmazon has also included Dolby Vision IQ here, which does help to make this TV look incredible. It also supports HDR10, HLG and HDR10+ Adaptive. Along with HDR10+ Gaming.
\nFor the Omni QLED, the strong point isn\u2019t really the picture quality, it\u2019s more the Alexa and smart hub features.
\nAmazon Omni QLED TV Review: Sound quality
\nTypically, TV sound quality sucks. Unless you\u2019re buying an expensive TV from Sony, Samsung, or LG. That\u2019s really the only time that they focus on the sound. But here, Amazon did focus on the sound quality. It doesn\u2019t have Dolby Atmos, unfortunately, but the sound is still pretty good.<\/p>\n
I did use the TV for a good month or so without my Sonos Beam Gen 2 and Sub Mini plugged in. And it sounded pretty good, but I did miss having the Sub available for movies and such. So if you have a soundbar, you\u2019ll probably still want to use it here. But this is a TV that doesn\u2019t absolutely need a soundbar.
\nAmazon Omni QLED TV Review: Alexa & Software
\nIf you\u2019ve used any Fire TV device over the past few years, then the software here is going to feel right at home. It\u2019s basically like having an Amazon Fire TV Cube plugged into your TV, except you don\u2019t lose an HDMI port for that. I say the Cube, because it does have always-on Alexa. So you can talk to Alexa while the TV is off. Below the TV, there\u2019s a little box with an indicator light that will indicate when the TV turns on, as well as when Alexa is listening to you. Now there is still a physical button to turn off the mic. So you can press the microphone button on the remote to talk to Alexa.<\/p>\n
The software is slightly different here, since it is powering the TV. So it needs to add support for switching ports and such. Which works well here. But what really works well is the software. Much like the Fire TV Cube, Amazon put in a decent amount of power into the TV. Which makes Fire TV OS absolutely fly on this TV. The experience is similar to the Fire TV Stick 4K Max or the Fire TV Cube. Every app opened and worked quickly. However, YouTube TV was quite slow, and I think that\u2019s more of a YouTube TV problem. Since it was the only app struggling.
\nAmazon makes it quite easy to jump into different apps on the TV, as well as finding something to watch. But it also works really well as a smart home hub, thanks to Alexa being built-in. Now, this isn\u2019t anything new, since this is all on the Fire TV Sticks and Cube as well. But you can view your Ring cameras on your TV, get notified when a package arrives and much more.
\nHowever, what is new here is the Ambient Mode. It\u2019s basically a screensaver for your TV. But Amazon has added widgets. So when it does jump into Ambient Mode, it can also show a few widgets at the bottom of the screen. Like one for your smart home products, one for weather, etc. It\u2019s almost like having an Echo Show 15 on your TV. In addition to that, it can also turn itself off if it detects that everyone has left the room, and then turn on when people come back into the room. This works about 70% of the time.\u00a0Ambient Mode and Widgets are okay features, but not features that I really used a whole lot.
\nAmazon Omni QLED TV Review: Ports & Connectivity
\nThe Omni QLED TV has a pretty good selection of ports available. That includes Ethernet, Three HDMI 2.0, One HDMI 2.1, Cable\/Ant, USB, IR Emitter, Headphone and Optical. So there\u2019s three HDMI ports available, with one being HDMI 2.1. But as we talked about already, this TV does not support 4K120, because it has a 60Hz panel. And since the HDMI 2.1 port is the eARC port, you\u2019re probably going to plug your sound bar into it anyways.<\/p>\n
However, with four HDMI ports, that means that you can plug in your gaming console(s), and a soundbar and be good to go. Or use one for another streamer like a Chromecast with Google TV or Roku, if you prefer that ecosystem over Fire TV.
\nAmazon Omni QLED TV Review: Design
\nWhen it comes to TV design, I don\u2019t really think it matters. Since you\u2019re mostly looking at the display anyways. Sure the thin bezels are nice to have, but what TV doesn\u2019t have thin bezels, that\u2019s not under $100. The Omni QLED TV has a pretty nice design. With thin bezels on the sides and top. The bottom has a slightly thicker bezel and is brushed aluminum, with only a Fire TV logo in the center. Which I rarely notice is there, to be quite honest.
\nOf course, below the Fire TV logo, we also have the Alexa box, as I call it. This has the button for turning off the microphone. Which does show up as an icon there showing you it\u2019s off. There\u2019s also an indicator strip there that shows when the TV is being interacted with, when Alexa is listening and\/or talking back to you, and such. It takes a little getting used to, as this isn\u2019t something you see all the time.<\/p>\n
Now, there is another box at the top of the TV, but it\u2019s kinda behind it, so you don\u2019t really see it. This is used to help the TV see if there\u2019s anyone in the room to turn off the TV with the Ambient Mode.
\nThe legs are pretty spread out, so if you get the 65-inch or even the 75-inch model and have a shorter console for it, it may not fit. The legs screw in quite nicely and easily. Making setup super simple.
\nLike most TVs, the ports are on one side of the TV, and the power on the other. Thankfully, the ports aren\u2019t on the back, but the side. Making it easier to plug in a new console or soundbar, without having to take apart your entertainment setup.
\nAmazon Omni QLED TV Review: Wrap Up
\nI really like the Amazon Fire TV Omni QLED series. I know it\u2019s not the best QLED TV out there, but for most people, especially those that are invested in the Amazon\/Alexa ecosystem, I do think it\u2019s the best option. Keep in mind that you are limited to only two sizes with this TV, 65- and 75-inch. So if you need something a bit smaller, or a bit larger (like a 55- or 85-inch), you\u2019re out of luck here.<\/p>\n
You should buy the Amazon Omni QLED TV if:
\nYou already own a number of Echo and\/or Ring devices.
\nYou want a good picture quality, without spending a grand on a new TV.
\nYou want a good Fire TV.
\nYou shouldn\u2019t buy the Amazon Omni QLED TV if:
\nYou want to game in 4K120.
\nYou use Google TV or Roku, there are better alternatives with those ecosystems.
\nYou are worried about Amazon always listening.<\/p>\n
The post Amazon Fire TV Omni QLED Series Review: An incredible value QLED TV appeared first on Android Headlines.
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