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40" Insignia F40 Series 1080p LED Fire Smart TV w/ Voice Remote
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It loses compatibility with big apps way faster than it should (Fandango at Home on a 4k 2022 Fire stick comes to mind) and is just generally bloated.
I'm never buying a tv that runs FireTV as its OS. LG/ Roku/ Google all day over fire.
Edit: for context, I have tried multiple products from the main players. My opinion comes from years of use.
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Fire TVs are complete garbage IMO. $100 for a 40 inch is also nothing special and the fact that its not OLED/QLED or 4k makes it even more basic.
They give you a thumbs down. But the fire platform consistently works the worst of the big 3 (or 4 if you include LG's Web OS).
It loses compatibility with big apps way faster than it should (Fandango at Home on a 4k 2022 Fire stick comes to mind) and is just generally bloated.
I'm never buying a tv that runs FireTV as its OS. LG/ Roku/ Google all day over fire.
Edit: for context, I have tried multiple products from the main players. My opinion comes from years of use.
Roku OS or Google OS. > FireTV.
Eventually it all becomes e-waste. I'm gonna lean in the direction of the stuff that takes longer to become that.
And for me that comes from user interface and compatibility long-term. So far nobody that has given a negative reaction actually speaks on that part.
Edit: i see the person I quoted spoke on that. I'm more reasonable than to think anyone with a $100-150 budget is looking at OLEDs. But I wholeheartedly stand by what I said about fire as an OS.
I have two fire sticks in the house. One from 2022 that stopped supporting fandango at home completely and the 2025 version of the 4k max firestick that supports it but I find myself switching to my old Xbox because the fandango at home app acts wonky & temperamental. My chromecast and Roku from 2022-2023 are still holding up.
I can't co-sign a platform that drops support of a major app in less than 5 years. And I don't think anyone else should.
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