TOSHIBA 43" Class C350 Series LED 4K UHD Smart Fire TV, Voice Remote with Alexa, Free & Live TV

This was a deal I could not pass up! My 55” tv is 13 yrs old and not a SmartTv. So many people have been telling me to get one since prices have gone way down. They were right! The picture is so clean! It was easy to set up by myself-I’m 60 and have my 17 yr old son do anything electronic. This is a great TV!

The TV arrived very well packaged. It was easy to attach to my existing wall mount, set up, and connect to Wi-Fi. The picture is clear and vivid, and the built-in Fire TV is very convenient. One tip if you are replacing a wall-mounted TV: hopefully you saved the screws that came with your wall mount—the ones used to attach the TV to the mounting bracket. I didn’t, so I ordered a package of replacement screws from Amazon. The mounting-bracket manufacturer may also send you a free set if you call. Overall, this TV is a very good value. Five stars

I picked this TV on a X-mas holiday sale here on Amazon and couldn't pass up the $160 price for a 50" 4K tv! And I'm NOT disappointed! Firstly, when I ordered this, it said I wouldn't get it for about a week which was fine since I wasn't in a hurry for it. I was glad I got the good price so I could wait. Well, I was pleasantly surprised when I was notified it was coming the next day! Apparently someone said I wanted it fast, which I didn't, and Best Buy delivered it right away (they're only two miles away from me). Anyway, I get this and right away I was surprised how light this big tv weighs! Don't think it weighs more than 13 lbs. Last 4k tv I bought a few years back, a Samsung, weighed something like over 40 lbs for a 65". So, I unpack this TV and get it setup and got my regular smart apps running on it relatively easily. Being a FireTV, it's uses my Amazon info so that was helpful. Started watching my shows and I was pleased to see my shows I regularly watch look SO MUCH better which I guess is due to the AI 4K upscaling it's doing! Really beautiful seeing more detail on my documentaries I watch and makes watching like for the first time seeing new details and clarity I hadn't noticed before! Plus this has a phone TV remote app which is handy and works just like the physical remote. So, I'm VERY happy I grabbed this when I did for a great price and received a lightweight, great looking, quality 4K tv! I'm really enjoying watching it!

The picture is beautiful, the color is vibrant, the sound is actually better than I was expecting even without a sound bar, streaming works fine, setup was super easy, almost automatic. Up and running in a few minutes. It can be controlled somewhat with Alexa which is a bonus. The one negative I knocked off a star for was the remote response is very slow. It could clearly use more system RAM or a better remote system. It works but with a delay. Other than that I'm very happy with this unit especially for the price. It replaced a 55" Sanyo that lasted 17 years of hard daily use of hours on end every day. That TV was $1500 for 1080p. Back in 2009, It weighed a lot more and was thicker. I doubt this will last anywhere that long but it was under $350. And is pretty amazing. I plan to give a longer term update after I've had it for several months to a year...

Love it! Easy to use, great picture and decent sound (still recommend a soundbar, though).

Critics and self proclaimed experts always claim that cheap TVs do not last. I had this for a little over a year. So far, everything is working well. That proves that cherap is not always bad. I cannot tell any difference in resolution from a more expensive model. I suppose unless you compare them side by side, any picture quality difference is irrelevant.

I am totally blown away by this 85" 4K monster. I remember when I got my first HDTV, feeling like the quality difference was so significant. I have that same feeling with this TV. The Good: -Picture: the picture quality is a massive step up from my 65" 1080p screen. The 4k is stunning, but even 1080p source material looks substantially better than it did on my old screen (must be the 4K upscaling). The difference is remarkable to me. I can walk right up to the screen, within 12 inches, and I can't see any pixels. Incredible for a screen of this size! -Brightness: the brightness and contrast are excellent. The picture is easy to see even in mid-afternoon daylight on a sunny day. Substantially better in this area than my 4k home theater projector. -Color: the color is vibrant. Watching a little Planet Earth, you can really enjoy the deep color range and the brilliance of the brights. -Size: although a 65" screen is big, this 85" screen feels noticeably larger. It has an immersive feel, even at 10-12' away. -Unboxing: I did have to upgrade my TV mount for this. Installing this TV is definitely a two person job. 112 lbs with packaging, 80 lbs without. Look for the detailed unpacking instructions inside the top flap and follow them carefully. These screens can break REALLY easily if mishandled. This is the first TV I've owned with dedicated sturdy handles on the back, one on each side (see photo), to make lifting secure. It does come with sturdy feet if you would rather not attach it to the wall. Once on the wall, everything connected easily as expected. -Ports: 4 HDMI, one with ARC (note one HDMI is on the back, 3 on the side), LAN, WiFi5, Bluetooth 5.0 (headphone ready), 2x USB 2.0 ports, Optical Audio Out, headphone/aux wired Out, Coax Antenna In -Software Setup: On first boot, the OS forced an update, which I was unsure was working after 10 minutes of waiting. There was no progress bar, and I found myself a bit annoyed not knowing how long the update would take. I wound up pulling the plug and restarting, unsure that it was working and on the second start it completed successfully after about 8 minutes. It seems some others were stumped by this issue, so if you get stuck just force a reboot and it should finish successfully. Once the update completed, the rest was as you would hope. I was easily able to connect my Amazon account, all my apps installed automatically and my FireStick watch history loaded perfectly. I connected my roof antenna via Coax and it found 60+ channels in a few minutes. Awesome that it downloads a user friendly channel guide with detailed programming for over-the-air (OTA) broadcasts at no extra cost. -Speed: The FireTV OS feels snappy and responds quickly when navigating around. No issues with lag. -Remote: Just a good old Amazon FireStick remote. Nothing fancy, easy to use, Alexa built in for easy voice searching. -Input Switching: While the remote doesn't have a traditional "source" button, it does have a "recent apps" button (two layered squares), and this allows for quick switching between sources. I was also pleased to discover that this TV pays attention to it's HDMI ports, and with certain signals (like power on or going to the home screen of the device) will trigger the TV to switch inputs to that device. Very happy to have found this feature. -Quick power up: The TV turns on from standby mode in about 3-4 seconds, which feels very fast to me. I changed a setting to resume the last input source, which I think is a great feature. -Resolution: At any time while watching any show, you can push the Settings button on the remote and choose Info (at the bottom), and it will tell you what resolution & refresh rate the TV is receiving and showing (i.e. 4K/1080p/720p, 30/24hz, HDR10+, etc). I love this feature, makes it so easy to verify that you're getting the resolution you expect. -Audio: I connected my TV to a soundbar using an RCA cable. The moment it was connected, the TV detected it, muted the TV speaker, and I was able to control the soundbar volume using the TV remote through the TV. Didn't even have to go into settings! Speaking of the TV speaker, it works, but as you'd expect it's not any good. Very tinny, no bass, just a normal cheapo TV speaker. Soundbar completed, I ran my optical cable from the TV to my amp. Worked just like you'd want, correctly processing Dolby audio in 5.1 without any additional configuration. Nice that it's Atmos ready if your amp is so equipped (maybe time for an amp upgrade!). -Refresh Rate (Hz): I'm not a gamer, so I can't speak to how well it handles games. At 60hz, it might not be first choice, and a serious gamer might want to pay more for 120hz+. I can say that my sports look pretty great, no glitches in fast action. -Value: There aren't many TVs that are 85" at this price point. The competitors seem to be cheap Walmart brands with not so great track records, miserable customer service. I was delighted to find a solid brand like Toshiba in this market. Comes with a one year warranty, good for a little peace of mind. You can always spring for the extended warranty if desired. -I was delighted to have this TV brough into my house in just two days. Since it's oversized it was handled by the local retailer, great communication. Downsides: -With my old TV I was able to switch sources during forced commercials on my Firestick. Since the FireTV OS is the backbone of this system, if I switch sources during commercials, it stops the commercials and I have to restart them when I come back, so no way to let them run in the background while watching content on another source. -Can't hide mute on-screen icon. If you have a soundbar connected through RCA, and also have an amp connected through optical, you may prefer to mute the soundbar when using the amp for watching movies. Unfortunately when you mute the soundbar using the TV control, the "mute" icon on the screen does not go away. You can always mute the soundbar itself rather than using the TV to mute the soundbar, so it's just a minor inconvenience. -Auto volume drop on Aux: Also an issue with using a soundbar through RCA, the FireTV OS has an unfortunate "feature" that drops the audio to 30% every so often, with a warning about listening at loud volumes. A little research uncovered that this is an issue with the underlying Unix platform that FireTV is built on. There is no way to disable it. It seems to happen about once a week. I am still trying to find a workaround to the problem, next attempt is an optical splitter so I can get off of the Aux out port entirely. If you are looking for an economical way to upgrade to an 85" screen, even with the minor annoyances I highly recommend this Toshiba!

It has a few gotchas, but for the price we paid during Prime Days it was a good buy. It's heavy, which I guess is not too surprising considering the size. You pretty much need three strong (and preferably tall) people if you're going to mount it on your wall. It has two handles built in to the back which helps the people picking up the two ends, but you'll still need someone in the middle due to the weight. We used our existing wall mount that we had for our previous somewhat smaller (but still very large) flatscreen. The mounting area on this TV is rather low for the weigh distribution, which meant that once mounted, it wanted to lean forward at the top... a lot. Not only did this produce way too much of an angle for viewing, it looked terrible and we really didn't trust this huge and heavy TV not to fall forward. We went to the hardware store and purchased wall/ceiling hooks and some chain and connected it to the two handles on the back of the TV to pull the top of the TV up. This brought it to a proper viewing angle, took the stress off the mounting area, and more safely secured it to the wall. The picture is excellent, and the 85" screen makes it easy to watch four football games at once using multi-view through our TV service. One thing that makes us kind of crazy is that if you pause what you're watching for a few minutes, the TV shuts off, and there seems to be nowhere in the settings that this can be changed. When you turn it back in it goes back to what you were watching, but it's a mild aggravation to have to keep turning it back on. We've found a software hack online that we may try but haven't yet, but it's kind of ridiculous that this isn't an easily modifiable option. This TV is also a lot slower to react to the remote than any of our previous TVs. That's not terrible, but something you will have to get used to. All-in-all, for the picture size and quality and the price we paid, it was a good buy.