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Amazon Fire TV Omni Mini-LED (2024) review

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Best forFire TV users looking for stronger dark-scene contrast and a fast gaming input.

At a glance

Display technology
QD-Mini LED LCD
Available sizes
55 inches65 inches75 inches85 inches
Native resolution
3840 × 2160
Native refresh rate
120 Hz
HDR formats
Dolby VisionHDR10+HDR10HLG

The Fire TV Omni Mini-LED Series is the 2024 television Amazon also sells under the Ember Mini-LED name. It's a meaningful change from the earlier Omni QLED. A more finely divided backlight can illuminate a bright character without lifting quite as much of the surrounding dark image. 1

Pros

  • Support for Dolby Vision IQ and HDR10+ Adaptive.
  • Two fast HDMI inputs support 4K PC play up to 144 Hz.

Cons

  • Direct light sources can remain visible despite the screen's daytime brightness. 1
  • The number of dimming zones changes with screen size.

Display

  • 4K QLED Mini LED
  • Four screen sizes

RTINGS found its 65-inch unit bright for daytime television, with deep blacks in a dark room. A direct reflection still showed up during darker scenes. The zone counts range from 512 on the 55-inch to 1,344 on the 85-inch, with 768 on the 65-inch. The largest number on the family advertisement is not the specification for the entry size. 1

Gaming

  • Up to 4K at 144 Hz
  • VRR
  • FreeSync Premium Pro

A compatible PC and console can share the two high-bandwidth inputs. In testing, the 65-inch screen responded promptly to controls but some pixel transitions produced visible motion blur. A quick response to your button press is useful even when an object in motion isn't perfectly crisp. 1

Smart TV

  • Fire TV
  • Hands-free Alexa
  • Ambient Experience

Hands-free controls make sense if the TV is also used from a kitchen or dining area. Ambient Experience can display artwork or information when a program isn't running. If you normally turn off the screen between programs and use another streamer, those extras should carry less weight.

Alternatives

An owner of an earlier Omni QLED has a concrete reason to compare this model if backlight spill around subtitles is distracting. If the existing panel is satisfactory and only the interface needs refreshing, a separate Fire TV streamer is a much smaller purchase.

Verdict

Choose this family for the combination of local dimming, Fire TV and fast gaming inputs. Compare like screen sizes and treat the Omni and Ember names as the same 2024 hardware when assessing offers.

About this review

This is a research-based review. The Fasit has not physically tested this product.

Sources & Research

1 reference

Independent sources cited in this article.

  1. RTINGSAmazon Ember Mini-LED Series review (opens in a new tab)https://www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/amazon/fire-tv-omni-mini-led-series

    65-inch test, model-name change, zone counts by size, dark-scene and response behavior.

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