Insignia 42" Fire TV Review - Best Budget Smart TV?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ต.ค. 2024
- In this video I review the Insignia 42" Fire TV from Amazon. It's one of the cheapest smart TVs out there with Amazon Fire TV software integrated. How well does it work in terms of response time, picture quality, sound quality, and tuner sensitivity?
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Broski.. with this tv, is it true that if the tv isn't connected to wifi than the antennae-channels/tuner becomes useless?
I've read from multiple reviews on the amazon page that (antennae) channels don't ( come in / load in ) if the tv isn't connected to wifi.
It sounds wild, but thats what the reviews are saying, so if you can confirm or deny that, then I'll be willing to buy.
hey bro, how about instead of deleting comments you actually own up to the fact that these TVs malfunction! You shouldn’t be recommending these to people and I don’t appreciate you deleting my comments, giving people the honest truth about these TVs breaking all the time!
Make a video of the wave digital antenna for me and tell everyone not to buy it didn't pick up nothing in my bedroom nothing but junk and make another video of the antop signal gain booster I order it on Amazon and I want to know if it's worth it or not
I bought a 32” 720p model about two years ago for $150. It lasted about six months before the backlight went out. Best Buy gave me store credit. By then, the prices had dropped so I went ahead and got the 32” 1080p for $130. This lasted about a year and a half until the backlight also went out last week. I just went ahead and bought an LG.
The same thing happened to me with a 50 inch model and my brother had the same thing happen to him with a 32 inch model as well. He doesn’t want people to know the truth he keeps deleting my comments warning people about buying this TV.
Same here. Backlight went out on mine so I tried the Insigna Fire. The one they said was a smart tv but I did not have any of these features mentioned. Took it back to get Insigna 32 inch non smart to go with the indoor antenna
Oddly enough, I am typing this comment while using the 32 inch model as a display for my pc. The tv is a bit basic but works well.
Hey... Thanks for sharing ur 1st hand experience with this line of TVs... I'm in the market for a new TV but I'm leery about shelling out big bucks for yet another TV and have it "peter out" like all the others have done in less than a year's time. Thankfully most were covered by their manufacturing companies, and some kicked off literally on the day after the included warranty expired. I simply refuse to spend top-doller for a TV, and I've been eyeing this line of TVs, and I, for one, appreciate that you left a brief synopsis on ur experience with this particular line of TVs...
Sorry, I tend to ramble on a bit at times...
Armed with new intel, I do believe that I will be purchasing a unit from this particular line of TVs. Thanks again, my friend. 😉👍
I have been using the same 3 TCL Roku 32" TVs for roughly 8-10 years now. I started with a Roku player, fell in love with it, and bought the TVs. One bought used and two bought new.
I have the Toshiba Fire TV you mentioned. It does work pretty good, and isn't too laggy for my purposes.
I just put up an antenna last week and was able to scan in 70 channels..which seems like a lot, but at least some are duplicates from another repeater
When Tyler wakes up your Amazon Fire Tablet
Thanks again for valuable information Tyler 👍 👍👍👍👍😊😊
Thank you from Detroit 🇺🇲
Hey fellow 313 viewer , do you know what website he was referring to that he didn’t want to name in the video where u can access free tv content?
@@jojocook3574 i do not.
Go Tigers !
I have the 42 inch one,,, its in my bedroom, and its fairly good,,,,, for the money its a good buy I think.
I love that my fire tv will do playback/pause of the channel you have been watching.
Your quality is fantastic, and you are the salt of the earth for TV. amazing work sir and I appreciate all that you do. Keep it up!
👍👍👍
Thanks Tyler for the info on Smart TV 📺 😊
I have the 43" 4K variant of the fire tv. It works awesome and looks great for the price. It occasionally (twice a month maybe with daily use) lags as shown here, but comparatively to the all out name brand smart tv's. this thing works as well as it needs to.
You had my “Alexa” talking back to you When you said Alexa. Thanks for the reviews.
Mine did the same thing!
I was watching Mike and Mike on ESPN one morning and they had an athlete on whose name was Alexa. Then a bunch of people were complaining that their Alexa kept firing up...Greeny was like, wait, that's her name, I'm not sure what to do. :))
@@marksmith4346😂
Me too!
I have a 58" Insignia Fire TV > very pleased with this TV and my experience is the same. Good budget choice. Great review as always!
My Girlfriend is using a 42 in Insignia TV(fire TV) and it is working like a charm. Don't participate in the Amazon ecosystem so it is used with a Roku but it is chugging along fine. Don't have the remote so it is just on/off with the button and a Mediasonic tuner for the OTA. As always,a comprehensive review.
Get a new girlfriend? 😅
Mediasonic, huh? I was wondering how to do set-up and channel changes if I don't connect to Wi-Fi. I want a computer monitor and OTA TV, this at 32" 1080p seems like a good choice.
Mediasonic, huh? Something to look into; I absolutely don't want a remote control I have to talk to. I already know Alexa cannot perform any function whatsoever by direction to my voice, it is a total failure with no correct response ever and many, many, incorrect responses.
Having a remote with buttons that work is my highest priority.
@@tpl608 Cute,she is worth more than the TV
@@PC4USE1 whipped, you are. Huh? 😒
Thanks ! Those startup ads were really pissing me off everytime.
Love my insignia 24 and 32 works great
Almost bought this TV, was looking for a 42" and decide instead on the Toshiba - 43" Class C350. It was on sale and was only $20.00 more than the Insignia.
I have one of these, and I really like that VLC can be installed. A computer with video files can be accessed. I actually access my router with an SSD installed for a budget LAN - it's quite sufficient for me (you need to use SSD because flash drives will error).
The only thing that drives me crazy is programming guide update - it can sometimes be so busy at the worst times; otherwise, the programming guide is excellent.
You can even install video camera apps.
Better with apps than Roku without apps.
BTW, without streaming, it is super fast changing channels (as I recall).
I have not seen you do TV reviews, mainly antennas. That said I have an Insignia TV...but it's a 19-inch not SmartTV which I bought at Best Buy. With a decent indoor antenna, the tuner sensitivity is decent enough on it. Thanks to this review I am thinking about it. For my room where I have a computer that links to the web via wi-fi, but using an ethernet cable from my monopoly cable outlet (TAKES BREATH), the 24-inch set would suffice.
Perfect timing for this review.
Bought the 42 2 weeks ago ..like it...
In Oct 2022, Amazon had a flash sale on their 55" firetv for 110.00 plus tax. Yes, 110.00 . It's been my PC monitor since then. It's on 20 hours a day. This one was made by TCL. About equal to their 4 series at that time. We had a 6 series TCL in the living room, and it had a better picture.
Good review and very informative. I have the 32" model and I love the picture and sound quality, but the app layout and the remote are horrible. Also, I dislike that it's an Amazon product and as such, Alexa and Amazon apps are relentlessly promoted. Other than those issues, it's a decent TV and it pairs well with TH-cam, Tubi, Pluto, and other apps.
GREAT VIDEO. I already have a 32-inch insignia fire TV that I love and usually keep on 24 hours a day to help keep the dog company when I'm not home. Never knew you could adjust the startup option video ad , thanks! I think it's an excellent TV for the money.
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How long have u had this tv?
Nah! I'll stick with my TCL Roku. Free channel menu, no lagging. It sounded good till you mentioned those two obstacles. Thank you for the preview
FYI…TCL now has a fire tv model , I have both the and the fire tv by them ..I like the way my Roku tv works better but I am locked into the Amazon ecosystem so I use the other one more .dont like the sound it though
I have a Fire Stick and the same gripe about those ads. I wish my LG had the pause live TV feature. I did have a Roku TV with that feature but grew to have a great dislike for that TV overall. The final nail in the coffin was when it died after just over two years. I was happy for many years with Roku boxes. Esp. with the ones compatible with my old style TV.
Interesting. I was looking for a resource to pick a better TV and BaM there you are 😊
I have a 22” Insignia “dumb” tv that I love for my kitchen. It’s actually 1080p, rare for this tiny size and has a surprisingly decent picture, good clarity and clean. I paid only $60, brand new. I believe it was a “deal of the day” at BB. As with all my TVs I have it hooked my rooftop antenna and I get 83 stations, more than my other TVs(78-80 stations) so decent tuner. I also have a Firestick and Roku 4k Express attached. Quite happy for my use case. Also it sounds better than my bigger TVs, it’s not tinny, bright or scratchy, or muffled. Don’t really care about the sound of any tv, I have sound systems on them. My 2nd Insignia. Loved my first, a 39” 1080p tv but that was destroyed when lightning struck my satellite dish back in 2014. Insignia is a fine budget tv in my experience.
What is a Fire Stick?
@@sandygenier795 it’s a FireTV streaming device much like a Roku stick. It plugs directly into the HDMI port of the tv or AVR. Amazon makes 3 sticks from 1080p to 4K with HDR, plus the Cube that combines the abilities of their best stick with a full sized Echo smart speaker.
I bought the 43 inch at Best Buy on sale three weeks ago. Love the TV. It replaced a 16 year old Sony. I already had the Apple 4k streamer. The Apple chip and the apps built for it are hard to beat. I have a Firestick on my 32 in Sony in my kitchen. Compared to the Apple streamer it is as slow as molasses.
You got your money's worth out of the Sony, hope you have the same luck with this one.
wow bought the 55" for $209 today
HI tYLER, LIKE YOUR SHOWS AND REVIEWS. YOUR ANTENNA ADVISE HAS BEEN A LIFESAVERFOR ME. I like the Insignia fire tvs and have a 65". Could i get you to tell me the chanel or site you mention where you said "if you know you ". I used some such site a couple years back but they dont work anymore. Please let me know, so I know!!! LOL. Kathy and Mac in Florence OR.
The memory is limited with Insignia Fire TV. This comes into play if you load a lot of apps. Those higher priced TV's have more memory. I have the 50" Insignia and connected a Fire Stick Max into the HDMI1 input and don't worry about memory anymore.
so the firestick comes with it's own remote - does it matter if you use the one that comes with the tv or the one that comes with the firestick? Probably stupid question but I had to ask!
@@UnkleAL1962 You can assign one remote to the TV and the other remote to the firestick. There is no cross control issue - If you press the home button on the TV remote it brings you to the TV Main Screen. If you press the home button on the firestick remote it brings you to the firestick home page. I have to use the TV remote to turn the TV on and off. The TV opens to the last device I used which is almost always the firestick.
I bought foam plastic covers (from Temu) for the remotes. A white one for the TV remote and a green one for the Firestick remote. Helps to know which one to grab.
What is a Firestick Max? I must have been missing something with the one I had. It was a 43 or 42 inch. How do I load things on to the tv to watch ? I do not have cable or internet. Just a smart phone and indoor antenna.
@@UnkleAL1962 My replies are getting deleted. Assign one remote to the TV and the other remote to the firestick.
@@sandygenier795 Firestick Max is latest version with maximum memory.
Getting close to a new large TV. Eill use a link from one of your video.
Good review. I had not considered this brand, but will now. Thank you.
Stick with an LG you cant go wrong
I have the 32 inch model and the only problem I have with it is that it has less storage than a regular fire stick.
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I have the 42 “ and 32 “ insignia tv. The one thing I’m not too crazy about is their isn’t enough space in the hard drive
I have a 22-in and it's not bad. Very limited on the TV tuner.
Constant notifications will literally drive you crazy.
no matter what system your tv comes with, it is best to just hook up a ROKU for streaming. 👀💯👍
First of all, I am a Fire Tv user with several sticks and a cube. I also have a fire tv recast. But, it really bothers me that you can't run the Spectrum app on fire tv. ROKU is the solution.
I bought the 32 inch for a kitchen tv, worked great for a year then it just stopped working
Thanks for the report. I find it uncomfortable not having the ability to change channels using a digital number pad on the remote. I actually purchased larger TV's if they had that kind of remote.
Could you buy a universal remote that supports this TV with a number pad and up down channel buttons? You could return the universal remote if this does not work.
@@AAa-qd8hb That does work on a 6 year old Westinghouse I have.
@@AAa-qd8hb buy a separate firestick with the number pad.
Have sony bravia and vizio, love insignia
whats the website he uses?
I bought mine many years ago when the 50 inch was less then the 42 inch. It is a slow experience and hooking up others like the Roku device works faster.
How many years ago did u buy this? Just concerned after seeing a couple ppl say theirs went out after a few months to a year of usage.
@@J_8zz8 I bought the TV back in 2020 but took me forever to even put this on a stnad. I used to watch the TV more but when my hours changed at work I rarely watch it anymore. Not a fan of FireTV so when it does die will just find a good TV for cheap. I would rather have a dumb TV that I can add what I want to add to it.
This TV seems to incorporate some of the FireTV Recast features such as the two week program schedule. It would have been nice if you were able to access your antenna programs on multiple TV's via the internet like you can with the Recast or a Tablo.
Hey antenna man, Blackhawks fans in Chicago are having trouble getting the new CHSN OTA channel. Could you make a video guide on recommendations to get the channel? Thank you
The only thing I am sad about with Fire TVs is that Recast will go away I believe sometime in 2026. Aside from that, it is kind of expensive otherwise to convert your whole house to Fire TV dependant on the number of devices. Regardless, I can't recommend Fire TV enough even with those problems. Even for the simple fact that you can watch your recordings outside the home. I don't think any other active model OTA device does that now. I think tablo use to do that, but not anymore.
I have the 42 inch F30 series 4K model Insignia Fire TV that I got as a Birthday present this year. Amazon needs to update the logos for the Broadcast networks (ABC for example still had the 2013 logo).
I personally would like to see Local Station logos in place of their network Counterparts.
Thanks
If you ever purchase one someday, will you please do a review of the Insignia F30 series Amazon 4K television?
Was i supposed to somehow hook the tv to my phone? I did not get any of those channel guides or streaming channels for free mentioned. I do not have internet at my house, only my phone.
The caveat of the insignia fire TVs that are cheap is the interface is really slow. I have the 32inch tv. It was pretty good initially, but became slow to respond after a month or so. I even hard wired it to try to improve the speed, but the interface is still slow, and sometimes you have to hard reboot the tv. The home screen blank issue he talked about happens intermittently.
The laggy interface is what I'm referring to when I say it is slow. Also, Tablo tv (4thgen) is slow on the tv.
Buy a fire stick and you will have no lag at all
@@anguslean4058 sadly, the sticks get pretty laggy too.
@@ltsiver then get a Roku or whatever one you like
They are all cheap enough
I payed about 55 for the 24 inch
Well worth it for the basement or even the garage
wireless earbuds on this? thank you for sharing 😊
I don't want a smart tv, but since all tv's now come bundled with all this data collection software there really aren't any good alternatives anymore. I'm curious how well this works as a regular dumb tv if you choose not to connect it to the internet.
I bought this tv. Took it back 2 days later. I do not have cable just a indoor antenna.
There was no tv guide to tell what show was on that channel I was viewing nor what was coming on next on it was considered a "smart tv". I scanned many times. Sound and picture were not in sync. Constantly had to change the channel then return to it.
I took it back to Best Buy and got a " dumb tv". Problem solved. Channel guide was there and I know which show is on. It is not the best but better than the Smart Fire 43 inch that I had first.
I was hoping you'd at least mention the connections, e.g., the number and type of HDMI inputs.
Is this limited to Amazon fire apps, or can you load any google play apps?
I hate that manufacturers don't put numbers on remotes....I like pushing '4' and '3' for MeTV..
Not a big fan of Beft Buy Insignia. I do have a DTV converter box thats excellent as well as its Zenith Cousin
I love my new 50" insignia fire tv. But I am disappointed. Why? The TV is excellent but It has one annoying issue. The tv turns on in the middle of the night. It tuned on at around mid night, 2am 4an and even 4:50am. Different times, at different nights. Ridiculous. I called the insignia manufacturer about this issue. We did some trouble shooting, but they did not have a resolution.🤔
So what did Lou do.
I had no choice but the think out the box and ordered a power outlet timer. I SET this time to shut down by 11:30pm and set to initiate power at 7am. This was the only way to stop this insignia fire tv from booting up in the middle of the night waking me up. This was hard on me because I lost sleep several nights. I was super sleepy at work since getting this tv. Note: I asked insignia tech support to try and come up with an update to help resolve this issue. LMK if anyone elas has experienced this booting up in the middle of the night.
Are they like the ROKU tvs that are a pain to tune in OTA channels? I guess being old and always just being able to turn a knob to a channel or enter the number is not normal these days.
Does it let you enter more than 1 number to change channels?
I have simpler TV's and it's pleasant. I don't use a TV for TH-cam.
Silk is a terrible browser.
It's not bad, as long as you bookmark the sites you visit most. It's only painful typing in the sites address for the first time.
I agree ! Lol
I have 24" Insignia and hate it. It lags and seems to have to redownload apps I already loaded when I wanted to watch them. The tuner sensitivity is not great and the ads every time you turn on the tv is annoying. Fire aggressively pushes Prime content. I don't like the Fire ecosystem and find Roku much better. I replaced that Fire tv with a cheap Roku Westinghouse and like it much better.
You could have just bought Roku tv box and kept the tv
How much can you time shift?
i appreciate the review, i've actually been looking at this model for a while. one question i have that i haven't been able to get a good answer on, though: if you pair a bluetooth audio device to the tv through the fire tv settings, does that also transmit the audio coming from the hdmi and composite inputs or is it only for the fire tv apps?
Im surpised antenna man didnt talk about the other inputs at all, especially the antenna. I bought a pioneer branded amazon tv while online drunk shopping. Its a damn fire tv and i regret it. The tv guide never actually populates. If i go to the channel manually it still says program info unavailable so i click left and usually it shows the one show im watching but most are still unknown. Its very frustrating but thats what i get for being a brandwhore.
Mine was almost 2 years old before it died
I just got the 50 in but having trouble getting channel 2 and 7 in Daly city, ca 94014. I have tried using the channel master cm3412 amplifier with a flat antenna with an one amplifier with 5g filter. I have tried moving tv into another room that has a window and no luck. So I came back into the living room which as a window but it's just the neighbors window across. I don't know what else to do. My old vizo HDTV got those channels
Question: Are there FHD TVs with ATSC 3.0 tuner or only 4K TVs have the latest tuner?
The button with 3 lines on the remote is called the "hamburger". Bun with meat in the middle. Do any of these TV's have Bluetooth? Thanks for the video.
i noticed ota channel guide info is transmitted by the station as they desire. some are evey hour others 3-6 hours. our 32 inch was janky the first day or two then everything started working right
Smart TV = underpowered processor that becomes outdated and painfully slow after a few years. Cheap Roku express in my workshop blows the doors off my Insignia Roku TV. If it gets any slower I will have to add a separate Roku box to the Roku TV.
My man Tyler. Please do your side to side head bob and Bla Bla Bla on every video as your signature. It was glorious.
I really don't like fire tv os (mainly the ads like you mentioned). I much prefer google tv, or samsung. I have a 32" made by toshiba (720p), works fine, and a 4k 43" that has a great picture bang for the buck. The color isn't as good as a good tv, but the 4k content from amazon prime like The Grand Tour, looks $. Toshiba and Insignia are both best buy house brands (Best Buy bought the toshiba name). I am sure them and all amazon brand fire tv's are all made in the same factory in Mexico. I have a non smart insignia, and a toshiba fire tv in my workout room (because my equipment points different directions). The insignia remote (and thus the programed fire stick remote) will power on both tv's in the same room and change channel/volume haha. The toshiba fire tv remote will only work the toshiba.
@antennaman do you know if you can play xcloud games on these tvs alone via bluetooth?
The discontinuation of the insignia non-smart tvs are disappointing. I hope theres a hack to make these fire tvs non smart where only the hdmi and tv tuners aren useable.
I only go to the bathroom once every 24 hours. Unfortunately, I do wet my pants quite a bit.
If you buy a fire tv, make sure you put it on the internet, otherwise it will organize your antenna channels alphabetically, not numerically.
If the user interface is the same as a FireStick I'll pass. Unlike a Roku device/TV It's really frustrating trying to find apps on a FiireStick. Maybe the Fire TVs have more customization options, but in looking at the video I'm not seeing much difference between the Fire TV and FireStick.
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Can you jailbreak it?
Yes
Videos on TH-cam on how to jail break it
I try to avoid everything Amazon. And Roku boxes suck. Not much left.
can u do one on the TLC 90 inch tv lol or some huge one
Have been very curious about anything not Vizio. Can't even go straight to over the air stations without an unwanted long time wasting Visio grid then listings.
ANYONE Please tell me about mystery channels I may like
I am watching your video in 4K. Why would you promote a 1080p TV? I use 1080p when needed but would never limit myself to better quality.
do theese tv s support VPN APPS ?..
I owned one of these and the lag is horrible with the remote! Like seriously terrible! Almost unusable! You’re better off just getting a regular fire stick.
Yep that’s what I did plenty fast now Not as
With being able to find great deals on 4K TV'S. Why do they still make 720p & 1080p TV's for.
Probably to sell them at a cheaper price. Plus, I found 720p and 1080p to look just fine on TVs 42 inches and smaller.
Because not all stations broadcast in 720 p or 1880p
there's a resolution chart on the web that shows at what distance the human eye can see no difference between the various resolutions, 480,720, 1080, 4k etc. One of my TVs is an old 50" Samsung 1080 plasma , and at certain distances, nobody can see the difference between it and a 4K
@@AntennaMan hey bro, how about instead of deleting comments you actually own up to the fact that these TVs malfunction! You shouldn’t be recommending these to people and I don’t appreciate you deleting my comments, giving people the honest truth about these TVs breaking all the time!
@@AntennaMancorrect
The smaller the screen the less need for 1080 or 4 K
I have insignia 24 inch 720
The picture is fine
To get rid of the lag get a firestick or Roku or what ever you prefer
I have Apple TV on my Samsung and tried it on the insignia
Lightning fast
So I just slapped a firestick I had on it and it’s plenty fast now
Not as fast as Apple TV box but fast enough
There is NOTHING smart about a "smart tv".
Thanks Dude. ( what is the address?)
Where can I find a dumb TV? If I want my TV smart, I'll educate it myself...
Typical of Insignia television's, I will never buy another one, ever. They have a decent picture, however the tuners are garbage, and Fire TV ? give me a break please. Most folks don't actually want all the extra crap, they just want to turn it on and watch a show.
Great DTV for the money, more functions/features then what we need just to get OTA TV. Tyler could you do a review on a standard DTV receiver that's not a smart TV?
What Are Your🤔Thoughts On Onn Roku Tvs
Slow-as-f* menus and scanning, anything that is a response to input. O.K. picture, I guess. Sound seems consistently out-of-synch, just barely, to video, on all three I have. No problem if I am just listening to something in the background, annoying to watch.
@@davidgoodnow269 I stopped using Roku's because their built in media player to play local video files is really bad. Android Tvs and Chromecasts have VLC media and that can play local media and connect to network storage (Nvidia Shield). I DVR OTA TV using Kafeine on Linux Mint and then transfer the video files to network storage. Any device on my home network can play the DVR recordings. In a nutshell, Android/google devices can do everything a roku can do and can better adapt to your future needs.
Roku TVs give free tv guides.
It plays ads when you turn it on, that's a new low.
As mentioned in the video, this can be disabled.
@@AntennaMan I get that it can be disabled, but it should not even be a thing. Next time they won't give you the option to disable it.