What we would really like to see on the buttons is some sort of Illumination, whether it's a powered LED backlight or simply glow-in-the-dark markings. It's identical to the remote that came with last year's SunBriteTV Veranda model. The bubble buttons are identical in shape and size regardless of function, which makes distinguishing one button from another nearly impossible to do by feel. The SunBriteTV's remote, like the TV, is designed to withstand the elements and as such has a waterproof plastic surface across all the buttons and a battery compartment that screws down tight to form a waterproof seal. On the SunBriteTV Signature series, it's a necessity. MORE: Best Cheap 4K TVs (Under $500), Ranked from Best to WorstĪll of this serves to drive home our common advice to get a soundbar for better audio quality then a standard TV will offer on its own. Whether it was an intimate whispered conversation, or combat punctuated with gunfire and missile strikes, the sound quality was superb. Similar quality was heard while watching test videos and movies, such as Blade Runner 2049. When listening to the Silversun Pickups' "Lazy Eye," the audio quality was excellent, with clear guitar licks, sharp percussion and rich, full bass. The TV may not have any audio to offer on its own, but the soundbar offered great sound quality. While you can use the TV with any decent outdoor speakers, SunBriteTV does offer a number of soundbars made for the backyard patio and similar outdoor environs. The SunBriteTV sidesteps this problem, ditching speakers in the TV chassis for an external soundbar. Speakers always present a point of difficulty for weatherproof TVs, since they require open grilles to let sound pass through the TV chassis to the listener, and those openings create a gap in the defenses that keeps out the water and dust that weatherproofing a TV requires. The SunBriteTV actually has no internal audio. While last year's SunBriteTV Veranda had better color accuracy (3.5), the Evervue Cosmos 40-inch Android TV (13.1) is much worse, and shows how badly picture quality can be skewed in the pursuit of outdoor viewing. Compared with other outdoor TVs, however, the results start looking a lot better. It's also an improvement over last year's SunBrite TV (97.4 percent).Ĭolor accuracy wasn't great, with a delta-E rating of 6.7 ( 0 being a perfect score), a far cry from standard sets, like the TCL 6-Series (1.1) or the LG E7 OLED (2.5). The display delivers solid color reproduction, registering 99.8 percent of the sRGB spectrum, which isn't that far off what we've seen on indoor TVs, whether it was the premium LG E7 OLED (99.9 percent) or the much more affordable TCL 6-Series (99.96 percent). Lab testing confirmed what I suspected from the outset – whatever the viewable performance, it wouldn't have the best picture quality, due to the display tweaks used to improve visibility in daylight. MORE: Best Smart TVs - The Best 4K and HD Televisions for the Money On a standard TV, this would be serious problem, but compared with other outdoor TVs, like the Evervue Cosmos 40-inch Android TV or last year's SunBrite TV Veranda model, it still offers superior picture quality overall. You'll still be able to watch it with other people, but with more than two or three people, those on the outside edges may notice some skewed colors. Purples turned pink, and oranges yellow even when viewed from a very slight angle. Viewing angles were another major concern, with dramatic shifts in color seen from almost any angle other than straight on. The TV may be rustproof, but most VESA mounts aren't. The chassis has holes to accept a 400mm x 400mm VESA mount, which should work with pretty much any wall mount in that size, but you’ll want to be sure to find something made for outdoor installation. Instead of putting the sticker on the bezel, the one for this set was on the screen itself, and it proved tricky to remove.īecause our lab isn't set up for full outdoor installation, we asked SunBriteTV to also include a tabletop stand. One unexpected frustration with the SunBrite TV is the energy-guide sticker that comes on a new unit. The chassis is sealed against moisture and bugs, and it's built to work in temperatures ranging from minus 24 degrees to 122 degrees Fahrenheit. On the back of the TV is a single panel for connecting power and A/V connections, which secures with three thumb screws and has a foam-rubber gasket along the bottom to create a moisture-resistant seal around the cables. Built to work in temperatures ranging from minus 24 degrees to 122 degrees Fahrenheit, this TV not only offers good visibility, it can also withstand cold winter nights and blazing summer days. The chassis is sealed against many outdoor hazards, from moisture to bugs.
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