Thursday, November 14th 2024

Amazon Launches Mini LED TVs Targeting Gamers with 144 Hz Refresh Rate and FreeSync Premium

With over 250 million devices sold globally, Amazon expands its Fire TV lineup with a brand-new Omni Mini-LED Series and refreshed 4-Series—plus, the new Soundbar Plus Series.

Since launching Fire TV 10 years ago, we've been on a mission to make TVs more intelligent, accessible, and connected. Our approach is unique: We put content—not apps—at the center of the experience, and make it incredibly easy to find something to watch, including with just your voice. What started with the first Fire TV device in 2014 has evolved into a versatile lineup of devices, from Cubes and Sticks to smart TVs made by some of the world's strongest TV brands including Panasonic, Hisense, Toshiba, and TCL. And it's no understatement to say customers love Fire TV—customers around the world have purchased well over 250 million Fire TV devices.
Over the last decade, we've learned a lot about what customers want out of TVs—and it's continued to evolve. Of course, they still want beautiful, sharp picture quality, and immersive sound, but they also want more out of the device that is so prominently placed in their homes—they want a smart TV that is actually smart, beautiful, and useful, even when they aren't watching shows or movies. We've been working to make TVs even smarter for years, and in 2021, we created the Fire TV Omni Series—the first-ever Amazon-built TV designed to mix Fire TV's content-rich entertainment experience with truly smart features that would take the TV to the next level.

It's early days, but we think we're onto something—customers have made smart TVs into Fire TV's fastest-growing business. And today, we're excited to introduce Fire TV's most cinematic and best-sounding living room lineups ever: the brand-new Fire TV Omni Mini-LED Series and Fire TV Soundbar Plus Series, and a redesigned Fire TV 4-Series. Here's everything you need to know:

Brand-new Fire TV Omni Mini-LED Series—debuting the most powerful and innovative Amazon-built TV yet
Fire TV Omni Mini-LED Series optimizes picture quality, audio, and performance to deliver Amazon's best and most innovative TV yet. The Omni Mini-LED Series features a stunning, cinematic QLED Mini-LED display and delivers up to 1,400 nits of peak brightness and up to 1,344 dimming zones—plus support for Dolby Vision IQ, and HDR10+ Adaptive—bringing out every detail with more vibrant colors, deeper blacks, and richer contrast. The lineup features built-in far-field technology so you can discover shows and movies, manage playback, and control the Fire TV Ambient Experience hands-free using just your voice with Alexa. Available in a wide array of display sizes perfect for any living room, the TV introduces a number of new features into our line-up, including:

Intelligent Picture technology. Intelligent Picture combines artificial intelligence with the lineup's new advanced light and color sensor to enhance picture quality by automatically identifying, analyzing, and optimizing scenes in real-time, fine-tuning picture details like landscapes, buildings, sports, and more. The TV's light and color sensor simultaneously detects the room's lighting conditions, adjusting brightness and color temperature for optimal viewing—day or night.

Ambient Experience's new immersive art. The lineup comes with a customer-favorite feature, the Fire TV Ambient Experience, which replaces blank TV screens with helpful information and beautiful artwork when not streaming. The TV's brand-new high-fidelity radar sensor powers an upcoming delightful new feature within the Ambient Experience which transforms motion into art. When Ambient Experience is active, customers can see colorful scenes come to life—like fluttering butterflies, swimming koi fish, and colorful tiles—that dynamically respond to movement in front of the TV.

This interactive artwork joins AI Art and a growing collection of more than 2,000 free, gallery-quality images available within the Ambient Experience. Customers are responding to Ambient Experience's immersive innovations, generating millions of unique images since AI Art's launch. And, later this month, we're adding 100 new pieces of artwork including new motion art as well as landscape, underwater, and NASA space photography.

Fire TV's most cinematic smart TV audio experience yet. The lineup introduces support for Dolby Atmos audio—plus two powerful speakers and up to two built-in subwoofers—to deliver deep bass, clarity, and dynamic range for an immersive audio experience.

Premium gaming features. The first Amazon-built TV with an AMD FreeSync Premium Pro certification, this lineup delivers a truly premium gaming experience. Combining Variable Refresh Rate, Auto Low Latency Mode, and a new, lightning-fast 144 Hz refresh rate in Gaming Mode, Fire TV Omni Mini-LED Series eliminates visual artifacts and input lag, providing gamers with the competitive edge they need—whether they're immersed in fast-paced action, open-world adventures, or anything in between.

Future-proof connectivity support for Wi-FI 6E. The lineup introduces support for Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.2, enabling customers with Wi-Fi 6E routers to future-proof their wireless connectivity and enjoy blazing fast, ultra-smooth, and low-latency streaming.

In addition, the new Omni Mini-LED series will also expand Fire TV's industry-leading support for the Audio Streaming for Hearing Aids (ASHA) protocol with Dual Audio. Coming soon, the new accessibility feature enables customers with ASHA-enabled hearing aids to get high-quality audio delivered directly to their hearing aids while others simultaneously listen through the TV's speakers. Dual Audio builds on our work with global leaders in hearing aid technology, Starkey and Cochlear, to offer more Fire TV customers seamless audio integration with their assistive devices.

[Editor's note: Amazon's Fire TV Omni Mini-LED Series starts at US$820/£650 for the 55-inch model, with the 65-inch model coming in at US$1,090/£950 and finally he 75-inch model is listed at US$1,500/£1,300. In the US there's also an 85-inch model for US$2,100.]
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34 Comments on Amazon Launches Mini LED TVs Targeting Gamers with 144 Hz Refresh Rate and FreeSync Premium

#1
Chaitanya
Another spyware thats not free, sadly these days even commercial displays come preloaded with spyware while costing arm and leg compared to these "consumer" grade tvs.
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#2
TheLostSwede
News Editor
ChaitanyaAnother spyware thats not free
Yeah, as it says, it starts at US$820.
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#3
Space Lynx
Astronaut
ChaitanyaAnother spyware thats not free, sadly these days even commercial displays come preloaded with spyware while costing arm and leg compared to these "consumer" grade tvs.
I am so happy OLED and Mini-LED monitors have taken off, its only way to get a "dumb" screen these days.
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#4
Chane
Space LynxI am so happy OLED and Mini-LED monitors have taken off, its only way to get a "dumb" screen these days.
I mean... If you don't connect your TV to the internet you can use it as a dumb TV. I haven't connected any of my TVs directly to the internet. Everything I use it for is driven through my computer, a game console or flash drive. But yes It would be nice for TVs not to shove services or shows in your face, I see this stuff on my Mom's TV all the time.
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#5
SOAREVERSOR
ChaneI mean... If you don't connect your TV to the internet you can use it as a dumb TV. I haven't connected any of my TVs directly to the internet. Everything I use it for is driven through my computer, a game console or flash drive. But yes It would be nice for TVs not to shove services or shows in your face, I see this stuff on my Mom's TV all the time.
Winner winner chicken dinner. You don't have to use it! It's not even actually costing you really. Plug in your console, PC, blueray player, whatever. If you want a "streaming smart device" get a fire tv or apple TV.
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#6
Assimilator
Looks like these are all 4K at least.
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#7
Daven
I have a Samsung 43" MiniLED TV with FreeSync as my main gaming/computer monitor. The hardware and screen quality is top notch but the Smart TV firmware sucks really bad. But as others have said, disconnect the internet and just switch the inputs and use an external device.
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#8
Space Lynx
Astronaut
ChaneI mean... If you don't connect your TV to the internet you can use it as a dumb TV. I haven't connected any of my TVs directly to the internet. Everything I use it for is driven through my computer, a game console or flash drive. But yes It would be nice for TVs not to shove services or shows in your face, I see this stuff on my Mom's TV all the time.
I wouldn't be surprised if passwordless wifi networks it will auto connect to in the background sometimes, and just not tell the user about it.

I have some unlocked wifi people around where I live too, I really don't put anything past companies these days, they know they can get away with anything for a slap on the wrist.
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#9
EmerilLIVE
Space LynxI wouldn't be surprised if passwordless wifi networks it will auto connect to in the background sometimes, and just not tell the user about it.

I have some unlocked wifi people around where I live too, I really don't put anything past companies these days, they know they can get away with anything for a slap on the wrist.
With a sufficient density of devices there really isn't any limitation on what could be collected as they could connect to each other and only one would need a path out to the internet. The operating system and software on the TV's being a black box prevents anyone from knowing what could be going on. And Amazon has a lot more than just TV's in people's homes.
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#10
Readlight
New Xiaomi Mini LED TV look good in features and price. But not made in EU.
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#11
TheLostSwede
News Editor
ReadlightNew Xiaomi Mini LED TV look good in features and price. But not made in EU.
Good luck finding a single TV made in the EU or the US for that matter. Assembled, maybe.
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#12
kapone32
AssimilatorLooks like these are all 4K at least.
The specs are pretty sweet too. 1300 nits over 1400+ zones is insane for a Display. Of course if it doesn't burn your retina out first.
Space LynxI wouldn't be surprised if passwordless wifi networks it will auto connect to in the background sometimes, and just not tell the user about it.

I have some unlocked wifi people around where I live too, I really don't put anything past companies these days, they know they can get away with anything for a slap on the wrist.
There is a Plaza less than 200 meters from me with about 6 free Wifi channels. I don't trust TVs. I tried to upgrade the WIFI on my TV to WIFI 6 using a USB adapter and the TV refused to recognize it. What the F happened to USB?
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#13
AnarchoPrimitiv
Wow....wish they made a 43" for $600 or less, I'd buy that right now.
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#14
AsRock
TPU addict
And it's no understatement to say customers love Fire TV
No thanks, If they sell a good TV with out any app bollocks i will buy it, but yeah not going to happen.

My question who made it and more importantly the panel.
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#15
Space Lynx
Astronaut
EmerilLIVEWith a sufficient density of devices there really isn't any limitation on what could be collected as they could connect to each other and only one would need a path out to the internet. The operating system and software on the TV's being a black box prevents anyone from knowing what could be going on. And Amazon has a lot more than just TV's in people's homes.
post number 18 since 2012. bruh, you lurk hard as fk

@W1zzard we need badges to honor lurkers like this, it's like a ultra rare Pokemon sighting :roll:
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#16
Solidstate89
What is all this conspiracy shit about how it might connect behind your back. Just hook your TV up to a vLAN that you dedicated to any "smart" devices that is not your home network and isolate them on it. Is not that what everyone does? You can even block them phoning home by using your DNS filtering service of choice. You should see how much crap my old TCL Roku TV tries to phone home on the daily that gets blocked by AdGuard DNS.
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#17
csendesmark
Chaitanyaspyware
How could this spy on you if you just use it as a display only connecting DP or hdmi?
I am guessing that you can use it without using it's wifi...

On the products itself,
There is no info regarding response time / input lag.
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#18
harm9963

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TCL 55" Class 6-Series 4K QLED Dolby Vision HDR Smart Google TV - 55R646

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#19
Durvelle27
Pricing seems high compared to what’s available already on the market
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#20
Prima.Vera
AnarchoPrimitivWow....wish they made a 43" for $600 or less, I'd buy that right now.
www.amazon.com/introducing-amazon-fire-tv-55-inch-omni-qled-series-smart-tv/dp/B09N6LRBTR?crid=2XPE5LVN6R2KE&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.nUBtDoAVsaapMCnn-1SFkNwuEBUscOdzAinKLkL5LlpOwlkUOzCIQf9gde68x-fG7CdshGDVn_tCbZMYc2ZrBvCjo0j1oYk7w43yot2GV4dneXyuhEX857eShbZ3rtX0fDtgO5tDHetYMNwbHpR4HpWlOTStGXhmA1RxwSXACo4Tfn6wLYY99y7Bl2Kphd5pl2vI4t4qd2bSQi7GQrYmW9JNauPB2O945KYdDu3OtT0.m1z8Jx6RJYqlxhaCckvqcb2HdwjnNs1_lDOW6u2ybxw&dib_tag=se&keywords=Amazon%2BFire%2BTV%2BOmni&qid=1731662120&sprefix=amazon%2Bfire%2Btv%2Bomni%2Caps%2C253&sr=8-1&th=1
Durvelle27Pricing seems high compared to what’s available already on the market
To which brands?? Seriously, you cannot find anything cheaper than 1500$ for a 75 incher.
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#21
TheLostSwede
News Editor
Prima.Verawww.amazon.com/introducing-amazon-fire-tv-55-inch-omni-qled-series-smart-tv/dp/B09N6LRBTR
That's the older, not mini LED version.
Also, anything after the ? on an Amazon URL, you can remove.
Durvelle27Pricing seems high compared to what’s available already on the market
It's a mini LED TV, so no, the pricing isn't really higher than similar TVs on the market, as mini LED TVs are still expensive, if not as expensive as OLED. The 144 Hz refresh rate also puts this in a very small category of TVs.
The only similar TV that I'm aware of and that's widely available, is the Class U7 from Hisense, which admittedly is slightly cheaper in 55 to 75-inch sizes, but more expensive in 85-inches.
www.amazon.com/Hisense-65-Inch-Mini-LED-Google-65U7K/dp/B0C6XSWTYC/
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#22
kapone32
TheLostSwedeThat's the older, not mini LED version.
Also, anything after the ? on an Amazon URL, you can remove.


It's a mini LED TV, so no, the pricing isn't really higher than similar TVs on the market, as mini LED TVs are still expensive, if not as expensive as OLED. The 144 Hz refresh rate also puts this in a very small category of TVs.
The only similar TV that I'm aware of and that's widely available, is the Class U7 from Hisense, which admittedly is slightly cheaper in 55 to 75-inch sizes, but more expensive in 85-inches.
www.amazon.com/Hisense-65-Inch-Mini-LED-Google-65U7K/dp/B0C6XSWTYC/
I have Hi Sense U7 and the 4K Support on mine actually goes down to 1440P when you play A Game through it.
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#23
Durvelle27
Prima.Verawww.amazon.com/introducing-amazon-fire-tv-55-inch-omni-qled-series-smart-tv/dp/B09N6LRBTR?crid=2XPE5LVN6R2KE&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.nUBtDoAVsaapMCnn-1SFkNwuEBUscOdzAinKLkL5LlpOwlkUOzCIQf9gde68x-fG7CdshGDVn_tCbZMYc2ZrBvCjo0j1oYk7w43yot2GV4dneXyuhEX857eShbZ3rtX0fDtgO5tDHetYMNwbHpR4HpWlOTStGXhmA1RxwSXACo4Tfn6wLYY99y7Bl2Kphd5pl2vI4t4qd2bSQi7GQrYmW9JNauPB2O945KYdDu3OtT0.m1z8Jx6RJYqlxhaCckvqcb2HdwjnNs1_lDOW6u2ybxw&dib_tag=se&keywords=Amazon%2BFire%2BTV%2BOmni&qid=1731662120&sprefix=amazon%2Bfire%2Btv%2Bomni%2Caps%2C253&sr=8-1&th=1


To which brands?? Seriously, you cannot find anything cheaper than 1500$ for a 75 incher.
TCL and Hisense offer better pricing on same options
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#24
harm9963
harm9963

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TCL 55" Class 6-Series 4K QLED Dolby Vision HDR Smart Google TV - 55R646

TCL was one of the first with

Mini-LED 4K 120 refresh rate .

harm9963TCL was one of the first with

Mini-LED 4K .

Also when I got my 55 646 , paid new 600 dollars plus tax , retail it was over a 1000 dollars , and Mini-LED 55 and higher was the only way you got one,
harm9963TCL was one of the first with

Mini-LED 4K .

Also when I got my 55 646 , paid new 600 dollars plus tax , retail it was over a 1000 dollars , and Mini-LED 55 and higher was the only way you got one,
And be careful , Mini-LED and 120 refresh rate or higher are not Mutually exclusive ! might end up with a 60 refresh rate .
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#25
TheLostSwede
News Editor
kapone32I have Hi Sense U7 and the 4K Support on mine actually goes down to 1440P when you play A Game through it.
Is that using a PC or a console?
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