Ember 55" Mini-LED Series with Fire TV, QLED 4K UHD smart TV, Dolby Vision IQ, 144 Hz gaming mode, ambient experience, hands-free with Alexa, 2024 release

Amazon's entry into the premium TV market with their Omni Mini LED TV marks a significant milestone. -Picture Quality The Omni Mini LED's display performance is remarkably impressive, particularly when compared to OLED technology. The local dimming implementation deserves special mention, delivering deep blacks that rival OLED panels. The TV's ability to maintain detail in dark scenes while providing excellent brightness makes the difference between Mini LED and OLED technology surprisingly minimal in real-world viewing. -HDR Performance The TV's Intelligent HDR mode demonstrates Amazon's commitment to user-friendly features. While professional calibration options aren't yet widely available, the out-of-box settings and intelligent modes provide a compelling viewing experience. The Super Resolution feature effectively enhances lower-resolution content without introducing artificial artifacts. -Gaming Performance For gamers, the Omni Mini LED offers an experience that in some ways surpasses OLED alternatives. The combination of exceptional brightness and precise local dimming creates stunning contrast in games, while maintaining excellent response times and flawless VRR support. The high brightness capability particularly shines in HDR gaming content. -Smart Features and Storage The operating system performs admirably, matching the speed and responsiveness of Amazon's premium Fire TV 4K Max stick. The inclusion of 10GB onboard storage, expandable via USB to over 138GB, provides ample space for apps and media. The interface feels polished and responsive, suggesting Amazon has leveraged their Fire TV expertise effectively. - Audio Quality The built-in sound system impresses with rich, full-bodied audio reproduction. Bass response is notably strong for a flat-panel TV, and the extensive sound customization options allow users to tailor the audio to their preferences and room acoustics. - Value Proposition When considering the price-to-performance ratio, the Omni Mini LED presents itself as one of the most compelling options in the current TV market. It successfully combines premium features with competitive pricing, making it a strong contender for best value in its class. -Areas for Improvement - Limited availability of professional calibration resources - Reliance on intelligent processing modes might not appeal to purists - Long-term performance and durability remain to be proven - Verdict The Amazon Omni Mini LED TV represents a successful entry into the premium TV market. While some might be skeptical of a newcomer in this space, Amazon has delivered a product that competes favorably with established players. The combination of excellent picture quality, gaming performance, and smart features, along with its competitive pricing, makes it a compelling choice for both home theater enthusiasts and casual viewers. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Recommended for: Movie enthusiasts, gamers, and anyone seeking high-end TV performance without the premium price tag typically associated with OLED

To update a previous review (which appears to have been removed), the key to using this television is to NOT plug the UHF antenna-in unless your internet falls-over. Freely works adequately; it's not without its bugs, but it's a big improvement on Freeview. Channel hopping is slightly less bad than the previous model (which appears to have been simply chucked in a box with minimal testing). As Freely uses streaming versions of the channels you watch, there is a latency of around15-20 seconds from what's being sent over UHF (which is speed of light minus a few milliseconds), you simply can't get faster than the speed of light, however, unless you are watching a NYE event and the midnight 'bongs' are important, this shouldn't bother you much. The other benefit is the more 'minority' channels picture fidelity is far better. 5Action over UHF is horrible, but the Freely version is watchable. The downside; if your internet provider falls-over as Vodafone did recently, you won't have anything to watch, but you could plug the UHF antenna back in and scan for channels again. UHF transmission is very reliable, but due to limitations of space on the dial, the quality (these days) is not great. Once you have asked the set to find your local opts, you only need to hide all the 'filler' channels, and you will need to hide them if you wish to preserve your sanity. This set, unlike the newer TCL devices which it is (under the bonnet) runs Android and that means you have a wealth of other applications which you can install. Picture quality is fine and it's not difficult to make some minor adjustments to increase your viewing pleasure if you need. Buy a soundbar, the speakers on this set are not good. Adding a USB webcam means you can make Alexa calls to unsuspecting friends and members of your family, without all that tedious shouting at an 8" box from the other side of the room.

I have the 55" model. Cost about a quarter the price of my 65" OLED. Whiles it's not as good as OLED it's about as close as you'll get, and better value. Audio is excellent for TV speakers, colours are decent, blacks are reasonable... as good as you can hope for without stepping up an OLED panel; implementation of local dimming seem good, less bloomy around contrasting areas than other I've seen. Software is easy to use, and for the most part is smooth and responsive. Not tried it for gaming but the spec suggest it'll shine in the area too.