Toshiba UF3D 65 Inch Smart Fire TV 165.1 cm (4K Ultra HD
Toshiba UF3D 65 Inch Smart Fire TV 165.1 cm (4K Ultra HD, HDR10, Freeview Play, Prime Video, Netflix, Alexa voice control, HDMI 2.1, Bluetooth, Airplay) [Energy Class E]
SMART- AND ALWAYS GETTING SMARTER
Fire TV is always getting smarter with new Alexa skills and voice functionality. With the Voice Remote with Alexa, just press and ask Alexa to easily find, launch, and control content. Quickly get to favourite apps and go beyond streaming to check sports scores, play music, or see your supported live camera feeds without interrupting your programme. You can also use Airplay to share videos, photos and music, and more from your compatible iPhone or iPad.
For the money it’s a brilliant TV the quality is very good and applications work so fast with no lagging ,the TV stand could be a bit better, once you learn how to navigate the menu it’s a very good TV
The tv is very good and the delivery was fast and I love the tv I got 65″and it’s exactly the size I wanted the Alexa built in works very well I will recommend this to people
just one thing wrong, after 4hrs you get interrupted by a message asking if you still there, you can switch off the notification and it gets replaced with a blank screen after the 4hrs, really annoying if your a gamer.
Was dubious ordering a TV on amazon but I’m so glad I did. Great value for money. Great picture quality for the price paid. Good sound etc.
Love the fully built in amazon/Alexa. Highly recommend.
But system refused to recognise any of the three HDMI inputs.
I even purchased new HDMI 2.1 cables but it still made no difference.
Spent hours looking at the various menus , even found the Toshiba manual to download.
I was ready to send it back, but thought I would have one final attempt to solve problem.
I did a ‘Factory Reset. Went through the complete set-up again.
And there they were, all three of the HDMI working proberly.
No idea why, but it now works well and worth the money, if not the headaches.
I bought the set to replace an older Toshiba model. I had upgraded to an Xbox Series X, so wanted to get the best compatiblity from that with the new set. The first thing to say is that out of the box, the colour settings will give you an immediate migraine, so you will want to address that immediately! The problem here is, there is NO MANUAL with the set (55″) to show you how to achieve this. You need to hold the “HOME” button on the remote until the menu comes up for the input you are trying to change settings for, and you can go from there to get to your liking. (The remote, by the way – will look very familiar if you have ever owned a Fire Stick!) You will need to repeat this procedure for each active input you have on your set.
The next main issue I encountered, was that the set will not by default play ANY of the media I have on my external HDDs, despite there being a native “media player” built in to the set. If you want to remedy this, you can go into the app store and download “VLC PLAYER” which will solve the problem. I know you shouldn’t have to do this, but it’s a work-around to get things going.
Other than that, a fairly pleasant experience using it and watching content etc. The HDR was easy enough to configure, but as this is my 1st HDR set, I have nothing to base this against. As such, I won’t go into too much detail about it either – suffice it to say that what I’ve seen with it was not displeasing! Overall, a solid 4 stars, taking into account the lack of instructions, and the media player issues.
This is exactly as described, very big and very clear picture quality
Excellent picture, maybe too good as you can see the cheap sets in some scenes
Very good, the base too, but I feel like it vibrates from anything, I would recommend hanging it on the wall instead of on a table
Nothing wrong with the TV. Very happy with it until it broke at the ariel port and had to be returned
If you can not find the next days channel guide do a rescan then to find programs for the following days you have to scan though the channel guide the long way across to get to the next day.
I accidentally broke my old Samsung TV, which was 3 times the price, this TV I would HIGHLY RECOMMEND! Only bought because of other reviews, Sooo Glad I did, Great Deal
Have had it for a week now. Absolutely happy with it, no issues with either setup or performance. Good picture, I use speakers so the sound is better. Also connected to PS4, all working well.
I paid for it to be installed by Amazon so pleased I done that as technology is not my forte. Price was amazing so yes I would definitely recommend television.
Great picture & sound quality
Very easy to assemble
Easy to fit to wall (Wall bracket not included)
Luckily stand just fits on my mantle. Only minus, quite slow to fire up! Love the alexa control on it, handy in dark.
Bought to replace a recently broken TV and previously had that connected to a Subwoofer sound system to provide decent quality sound. Either this TV literally put on wall without connecting existing sound system to test what this was like. Immediately realised I didn’t have to connect my sound system as the quality of sound is superb. In fact too much volume available should you need it. Very easy to use, great remote, plenty of HDMI ports available. I’ve got my stereo, game system, Broadband router, and vinyl record player and all work great. Fast access to any additional TV packages such as Netflix & Prime. Very easy access to the Internet. Haven’t tested WiFi yet because not needed but brilliant picture quality. Highly recommended
But when I got it home it did not work and looked as though it had been sold to someone previously. So I sent it back. I looked on Amazon and was surprised to find the same television at a cheaper price. I therefore ordered it and found it worked perfectly and it was new. I think I will be buying more stuff from Amazon in the future.
Even though the television is great I would not Buy another again, this is because I went through 20 pages of remote controls for a Toshiba CT-8565 with no success. Its like as if their is no such remote.
I’m not really complaining at the price, and I sit in the same place to watch TV so doesn’t affect me much, but you only have to move a couple of metres to either side and the picture washes out and loses definition – a major negative if several people are watching from different places in the room. I also can’t make Alexa work, but that may be me being stupid. Seen a few comments about remote, don’t really understand them unless you’ve got fingers like the incredible hulk. Small, neat, does what it says on the tin. All in all I think a 55” Smart, HD TV for 329 is decent and I’m happy. Set up is also easy – though be patient with update and download, it does them twice which it doesn’t say in manual. Mostly good, let’s see how long it lasts – I’ve got an LG upstairs that’s 18 years old and perfect, but this is to replace a Sharp that died after 6.
The tv is a really good size and the picture is brillia
A nice TV and fits into my room nicely, only dissatisfaction is I have to go into settings to set the timer.
Bought this for a spare room and it is hooked into all our streaming services for guests. Works over Wi-Fi and streams just dandy so no worries. It isn’t anywhere near the performance of our much larger ‘proper’ TVs which are LG but to be fair, it is a quarter of the price at least so no complaints.
One thing that I liked is the fact that Fire TV works much better and in a snappier way than Android TV at this price point, so browsing the menus and looking for apps or content is much nicer from my point of view. The drawback is that Fire TV is much more limited, so there are less apps, less flexibility and it won’t allow you to rename your inputs with whatever name you want (you will have to select from a very limited list that it doesn’t contain something as simple as “Computer”) Another think that I didn’t like is that if you select UK as your location it will just offer you a few language in the TV OS. My mother language is Spanish so I found that a bit annoying that Canadian French was an option over a European language that can be understood by almost a billion people in the world. Seriously Amazon?
If you are going to use this TV with a PC, it might require a bit of tinkering in order to remove all the pre-processing stuff that is applied to image by default. Once you have done that you should be getting a clear enough image with almost no artifacting and you can save the configuration for each input. It’s still not an ideal panel to connect a PC though, a big monitor with high refresh rate, or a high-end gaming TV will be much more suitable options. But if you are ok with that, it will definitely do the trick.
The VESA mounting system chosen is a bit strange, to be honest. 100×100 for a 43″ TV is going to put quite a lot of stress into the plastic carcass. I have mounted it on the wall and for the moment it looks good, but I wouldn’t try to tilt it down in case the plastic casing isn’t strong enough. It’s preferable to install the wall mount a bit lower. Also, be careful with the bottom left screw hole, it seems to be less deep than the rest. I needed to use a shorter screw in order to be able to mount it.
In conclusion, this TV is a good option if your are on a tight budget that pair up nicely with an Xbox Series S or a budget PC. It will also work very well as a cheap video streaming solution. But with some noticeable compromises. It won’t be ideal for those who look for top-notch features.
OLD REVIEW: The TV was faulty and it’s going back to Amazon. I guess that I just was unlucky, so I ordered a replacement. I’ll be updating this review when I get a unit that works as it should, but it has to be one star for the time being.
I wouldn’t recommend booking the installation through Amazon the same time as buying the product.
When the engineer eventually managed to fit the TV to the wall (on the 3rd attempt) and we found it to be faulty, he refused to take it off the wall so I could return it, saying he’d take it down when he came back to fit the replacement – “that’s how it works”.
When the time came, the company (Fox Tel) refused to come back and said ‘the customer needs to get a local engineer’.
I’d booked the product and the service together in the hope of making things stress-free, but it turned out to be a time-consuming hassle involving several long calls with Amazon, who themselves were helpful.
Luckily I found a friend to help remove the faulty TV and fit the replacement, avoiding a second engineer call-out charge.
Nice light weight, straight forward to install log in to your amazon account follow on screen instructions done
Superb. Light as a feather. Can lift it with one hand. Nice stand. Good gear! Recommend
This was important to me as I want to use the TV mainly as a pc monitor. I didn’t want to have to switch to HDMI 1 every time I turned it on, potentially having to navigate a slow smart TV interface. (The fire TV UI isn’t slow at all, it was just a worry I had before using)
If I was to buy a second TV, I would buy this one agai
But for everyday TV viewing, the unit is not fit for purpose.
It takes so long to load the TV guide and change channels, about 30seconds to a minute sometimes longer! Which is completely unacceptable in this day and age.
I have been patiently waiting for a software update to fix this, but nothing yet!
All other functions are fine, but I would not recommend this TV, solely because of the TV guide.
Stay Clear!
Update:
TV guide is sluggish due to interference from WiFi.
Turn off the TV WiFi, then follow the instructions on the photo attached.
Turn the WiFi back on, problem should be solved.
Hope this helped worked for me
For a 65″ 4k TV with 60hz refresh rate and Dolby Vision this is good.
I was already using a firestick so I was used to the ecosystem if you are not used to it this TV will be alot to get used to.
It has 3 hdmi sockets one of which is the arc for audio connection so 2. Taking into account you won’t be plugging a firestick or cube into it that saves one so a uhd blu-ray player and a console and the arc to a sound bar is a fine set up. There is an optical out on the TV so that’s an option but arc means you can still use the TV remote for volume which was a deal breaker for me. The bezzle of this TV does feel flimsy but its not something you would move around. My biggest problem is a lack of instructions there is a 2 page pdf starter thing but I had many questions I could not get answers to.
My biggest issue is you can adjust picture settings brightness, contrast ect via individual inputs so you can edit settings for hdmi 1, 2,3 but if you want to adjust the picture while watching streamed content via an app you are locked out adjusting settings.
If you are very fussy about settings I would advise going for a TV like a mid range LG and buying a 4K Firestick. Where the Firestick interface is good it obvious it has limitations. The version built into this TV has had the ability to side load 3rd party apps removed! so again if you have specific VPN that you use I’d advise skipping this one and getting a mid range LG and a 4k Firestick.
It’s a fine TV I don’t regret the purchase but their are limitations.
When i came across this TV i studied the reviews and most were extremely positive, as a result i ordered this TV for her. The box this TV comes in is huge, however it is a 55″ set. Unpacking and screwing on the included stand was very easy and completed in about 10mins. One thing that really attracted me to this TV was the simplicity of the TV remote. My nan get’s very confused with complicated remotes with lots of buttons on! It has dedicated buttons for Netflix and Disney which are easily identifiable. The TV itself is very attractive with a central stand. It looks super smart and appears very well made.
Turning on the TV requires you to sign into an amazon account, once this is completed the TV updated itself via the ethernet connection i plugged into the rear of the set (it also has wifi if you are unable to hard wire). Once the software update completed i went through the standard fire stick set up which is super easy. I installed a few basic apps for her like Netflix and Britbox. The app store on this TV is vast and just like a normal fire stick.
The TV scans for digital Terrestrial channels and puts them in order on the TV guide. Selecting live TV is as easy as pushing one button on the remote. Picture quality was excellent! Crisp and clear images with good contrast, brightness and details visible. Changing to fire OS again was super easy for my nan, you just press the House button and it takes you to the front screen. Now for the most important test, could my hard of hearing grandmother hear what the actors were saying – YES! She could hear every word! I was super chuffed!
In summary this Toshiba Fire TV is absolutely amazing value for money! The set is super smart, picture quality is fantastic and the audio is loud/crisp and super clear! My nan is over the moon with the TV. I have waited over a week to write this review to ensure my nan is happy with the TV, she still is (which is very unlike her to be honest!)
I can not recommend this TV enough to others. Fire TV OS is a great smart platform and to have it built into a TV set makes it so much easier for elderly people – my nan would never be able to change a HDMII source on the TV!
Fantastic TV – Amazing Value for Money.
I hope that you found my review helpful.
This was a great deal at 269 or an even better deal to buy the bundle; same tv + video ring doorbell for the SAME price of 269. Who wouldn’t love a deal like that? Sadly my tv arrived without the ring doorbell and when I spoke to customer services (normally a positive experience) the lady told me “I had accidentally unchecked the bundle and selected just the tv” hence no ring doorbell. Errr what?
The second lady I spoke to told me “at the time I ordered the bundle the promotion was finished” .. I checked and it was still ongoing. So no ring doorbell. Huh? Are you saying I saw a great bundle deal, but when I ordered it, the promotion ‘suddenly’ became unavailable and then the next day became available again???
Becoming a tad irate I sent an email to customer services attaching a screenshot of the bundle promotion showing it still available. Then I spoke to a third lady.. “that’s not very good service from us” she said. “Don’t worry, be patient and I will send you a ring doorbell .. you will receive it by the 21st October. Ahh relief, somebody is taking my complaint seriously!
Needless to say the 21st came and went .. and no ring doorbell. At that point I confess, I gave up.
So, here we are reviewing my fabulous new tv..
However, for the outrageous customer service, Amazon .. I’m giving you a 4 star rating (it would have been a 5 star because I absolutely love the tv). But instead of the joy of playing with my video ring doorbell (I’ve secretly coveted one since they first came out) instead at the age of 65 I’m moving in two weeks, sadly alone, into a new flat. The ring doorbell would have provided extra security for me, but being an OAP, I can’t afford to buy the video ring doorbell.. I’m still paying for the tv.
I have since found out that when you add the bundle to your basket, it’s fine until you go to pay for it (in this case through Klarna) because it automatically selects the single item and you have to re select the bundle. Sadly, didn’t notice (being new to Klarna and all.
So instead of dreaming of a white Christmas, I’m dreaming of a video ring doorbell. Perhaps .. just perhaps .. when Amazon review my review they will relent .. and send me the video ring doorbell I ordered. Now that would be the excellent customer service I know they usually provide .. and they’d be keeping an old lady safe in her new home!
This arrived promptly the next upon ordering in perfect condition.
My husband and I unpackaged it carefully and took it upstairs as we decided to put it in the bedroom and remove our old TV, the old TV was a 50″ but just a basic TV with built in free view only and it had shadowing on the screen.
This Toshiba TV has gone on the wall, on the same wall mount and in the same place the old one was…… It didn’t take long to do this.
Once switched on we got it connected to our WiFi, it connected with no issues on the first attempt.
We then did an auto search for channels, signed into amazon ect.
This TV is fantastic but the settings are not very good especially if you want to change the sound as you can not hear what you are setting it too as it takes you from the TV to the settings so if the sound settings arnt right you have to keep going back to settings to get it to your liking…. So I think there should be a ghost screen so you don’t have to keep going back as its quite annoying.
The remote control is like an amazon firestick control, its quite small but works as it should….. The remote works the same as the amazon firestick remote.
This TV is exactly as the description describes and works perfectly, just the minor settings issue but I guess I will get used to that.
It’s so good that I can lay in bed and watch anything I like which could be on normal TV, amazon, you tube and so much more.
It works fast too.
I can reccomend and the price is actually reasonable considering all the things that are built into it.
Very happy with this!
The TV is 4k with hdr content, it has a 43″ screen, the screen is very clear and even more clear on the HD channels.