Tested! Kodak XPro 55 INCH UHD 4K LED Smart TV (55UHDXSMART 4K) Review | Rs 28,499
217This 55-inch TV from Kodak, the 55 4K XPro is priced at Rs 28,499. But is it worth your consideration? Watch this Kodak XPro 55 INCH UHD 4K LED Smart TV (55UHDXSMART) Review to find out.
KEY SPECIFICATIONS OF THE KODAK XPRO 55 INCH UHD 4K LED SMART TV (55UHDXSMART) AT A GLANCE
Panel Size: 55-inch (also available in 43 and 49-inch options)
Panel Type: IPS
Panel Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - 4K
Panel Refresh Rate: 60Hz
HDR 10 support: Yes
Dolby Vision Support: No
HDMI Ports: 3
USB Ports: 2
Bluetooth: No
Wi-Fi: Yes
Ethernet: Yes
Speakers: 2 x 12W
CPU: Quad-Core A53 CPU
GPU: Mali-450MP Penta Core
RAM: 1GB
Built-in storage: 8GB
OS: Android 7.1.2 (AOSP)
Price: Rs 28,499
BUILD AND DESIGN OF THE KODAK XPRO 55 INCH UHD 4K LED SMART TV (55UHDXSMART):
Kicking things off with the build and design of the TV, it is what you’d expect from a sub 30K TV. It is all plastic and isn’t very slim. The TV’s panel has black bezels around it and they have a glossy finish. The glossy borders can get annoying if you have a well-lit room and when light reflects off the bezel, it can interfere with the viewing experience. This isn't a problem if light doesn't reflect on the bezel, but it is something to keep in mind. The tabletop stand is metal and holds the TV in place well. The legs of the tabletop stand on the Kodak TV aren’t too short, giving you enough space to place a soundbar, set-top-box or gaming console below the TV comfortably.
DISPLAY PANEL AND PICTURE QUALITY
The display on the Kodak 55-inch 4K TV is a 4K panel with support for HDR 10. Despite being HDR enabled, a lot of budget TVs produce images darker than we’d like making it a better experience to watch the content in SDR. That is the same sentiment here. If you are looking for a great HDR experience, you won't find it here. But the panel of the TV is good for a 4K experience only when you connect it to a good source. Let us elaborate in the following section.
4K CONTENT HDR
For 4K HDR content we resorted to our trusty XBOX One X. Know that to get 4K HDR output from the TV, you need to go into the settings of the TV and switch on HDMI 2.0 manually. After switching on HDMI 2.0, you have the option to switch HDR on or off separately. We saw shows like Altered Carbon, Our Planet, and more from our test catalogue and the output was slightly darker than we’d like. Switching off HDMI 2.0 back to 1.4, made the sequences bright. Keeping HDMI 2.0 on and switching off HDR resulted in the image looking washed out. It wasn't a great experience. Watching 4K content in HDR means losing out on brightness while keeping colours as they should be. Switching off HDR made the colours look washed out. Consuming content by keeping the HDMI configuration to 1.4 was the best experience.
Overall, you can enjoy 4K content but the HDR performance of the TV is bleak.
1080P CONTENT
The picture quality here once again is subject to your source. Playing movies like Mission Impossible or Spiderman Into the Spiderverse, and you will notice that the image is bright and the colours look good, even in the Standard picture preset. But try streaming similar content off YouTube or any streaming service native to the TV and you are in for a disappointment. Event the Watchmen trailer was way better when played using an external source when compared to the TVs native apps. Once you have a good source, you can always jump to the Vivid mode to make the colours punchier, if that's the way you like it.
Read more including our Final Verdict by following the link below:
KODAK XPRO 55 INCH UHD 4K LED SMART TV (55UHDXSMART) DETAILED REVIEW
https://www.digit.in/reviews/tvs/kodak-xpro-55-inch-uhd-4k-led-smart-tv-55uhdxsmart-review-191706.html
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