Amazon Fire TV Omni Series vs TCL 85S455

Power and Alexa buttons, along with a pinhole microphone, sit above the pad. Menu and playback controls are below the pad, with channel and volume rockers below them. Four dedicated service buttons for Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Hulu, and Netflix can be found near the bottom. The remote connects wirelessly to the TV so you don’t need line of sight, but it also has an IR emitter

A few times it wouldn’t turn on at all. I realized at that point that if the Roku function broke on this, that it would be totally worthless and I would be unable to turn it on to use. The remote control is the same type as you get for a freestanding Roku device that you hook up separately to a smart TV. It just does not work very well, and I have a feeling the TV is going to have a relatively short life before it just won’t work

In some ways, Amazon’s new effort shows big promise. The Alexa integration is more thorough and full-featured than what you’d get using a Fire TV stick: in addition to launching your favorite streaming apps or searching for content with your voice, you can also switch between TV inputs. And you can query Alexa when the TV’s display is fully off for simple information like the weather or to play music. The Omni also supports features like Apple AirPlay 2, which Amazon’s streaming players still do not, and you can plug a webcam into the TV’s USB port for video calls with Echo Show devices right now and Zoom and other apps later on

Not just any menu to view what is on tv right now, but a menu to show you what is coming up. TCL is so high tech for cord cutters, by adding a USB drive to the tv you can pause live tv. This is amazing. imagine watching your favorite show but you need a bathroom break

- The control interface is not as flexible as my old Bravia. I can't seem to tell the TV to control my soundbar like I could with my old Sony through the ARC HDMI. Seems like something that should be pretty much standardized. - Alexa is annoying

I had a ROKU device attached to the LG so the choice of a ROKU TV was a given. I do like the O.S. and user interface

e. dialogue clarity). Ironically, one of the biggest disappointments for reviewers, has been one of the few things that I'm actually pleased with here. It's also super easy to just tell Alexa where you want the sound level

The sound quality is poor. You’d have to buy a sound bar to get greeter volume. Also commercials are so much louder than the program I’m watching. I also set up payments and they tried to take the payment 5 days earlier then they were supposed too!, and then the payment was unsuccessful because I didn’t have enough money in my acct to pay it