Arrived on time in a sturdy shipping pkg. Legs needed to be attached which is usual; required a #1 philips screw driver, #2 was too large and could have stripped the screw heads so be sure to use a #1 philips. Color and sound is better than I expected for a TV in this price range. Remote is typical for what is on the market currently, no arrow keys rather a ring around a select button. Remote has buttons for Prime Video, Netflix, Disney+ and Amazon Music. No buttons for Hulu, Sling or other major streaming services. I also needed to setup the TV so it was simple to use for my technically challenged wife to use as it is in her bedroom. I only wanted our streaming service on the main menu bar for her.
Pros: Set up was pretty automatic, I was lead step-by-step through the setup process; just answer the questions on the screen. Linking to my wireless home network was easy. Removing unwanted apps was pretty straight forward; just select the app and press the right "mouse" ring button on the remote to bring up a menu that appears on the lower right of the screen where you can select one of several options (hide or delete), use the same process to move apps to the main menu bar by using the "front" option.
Cons: Set comes with a ton of installed apps, most of which I had never heard of. Included a few of the major streaming apps: Amazon Prime, Halmark+, Disney+ and Amazon Music. However, other major apps such as Hulu, Sling were missing and difficult to download and install due to the lack of instructions; an online search lead to instructions for downloading/installing other streaming apps. I don't like the new remotes that do not have "arrow" keys but use a "ring" around the select button; very easy to push the select button when trying to push the ring. Configuring the main menu was annoying as I had to go through each installed app to hide, delete or move what I wanted to the main menu bar. I deleted every app I did not need except for those that Amazon will not allow to be deleted, had to hide those.
After downloading and installing Hulu, our preferred streaming service, it suddenly disappeared and the only way I could get it back was to reset the TV to factory defaults and go through the entire setup process again. Then of course the process of hiding, deleting and moving apps to the main menu bar. After doing this the TV retained my setting.
Overall, I highly recommend this TV especially for the price, color and sound. Once I got it setup it is easy to use even for my technically challenged wife.
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