Insignia 55 Inch 4K UHD Smart Fire TV LED with Alexa Voice Remote NS-55F501NA26

4 Reviews For This Product

1. 

   by TheFixer November 13, 2025

   Excellent TV! Excellent bang for the buck!👍
   I seldom review items outside of the Amazon Vine program, but I was so impressed with this TV and the deal I got, I just HAD to. I got it on sale. A $300.00 50″ TV for $169.00! Pretty hard to complain! It’s not difficult to find a new TV for that price… but not at this size and of this quality. THE GOOD: It provides a crisp, beautiful, crystal clear picture that you would expect to see on a much more expensive unit. Menus are easily navigated, and controls are easy to use. The “OS” (for lack of a better term) is attractive and easy to use. Their audio leveling works better than on any other TV I’ve used (whispers can be heard, and explosions don’t rattle your teeth). I’ve still never seen a flat screen TV at ANY price point with decent sounding onboard speakers, but these are among the best I personally have experienced (if you care about good sound quality, you’ll still probably want to use your own external audio). I’m using the feet that were included, instead of a wall mount. They were easy to install, and much more stable than the ones on my last 2 TVs. THE BAD: It is my opinion that it could use a little more processing power. It takes an unusually long time to move between menus and screens, change channels, load movies, etc. (not that big of a deal, but it’s a fact). As mentioned… menus are clear and easily navigated… but I can’t find bluetooth controls anywhere. In fact… I can’t find anything anywhere that indicates that this TV even HAS bluetooth. I’ve been looking for it since I saw it mentioned in other reviews, but can’t find it (it’s hard to imagine that it DOESN’T in this day & age). It seems like all TVs have some kind of proprietary sound enhancing software onboard. This one has “DTS Virtual-X Sound: An immersive sound format creates a three-dimensional sound experience with your TV’s speakers”. As is always the case… they’re WAY overselling it. As with most flat screen TVs… the onboard speakers are little more than “adequate”, and completely incapable of sounding “immersive”, regardless of whatever technology you shove into them. Something I personally loathe about new TVs, is where they place the inputs, and how they label them. They’re always situated where they’re easy to see and read from the BACK of the TV. The problem is… the back of the TV is a few inches off the wall, and moving it around is a hassle. TV manufacturers need to put the inputs near the edges of the TV so they’re easy to find & reach, and labeled perpendicular to the TV, so they’re legible while peering around from the front (BTW… it is my opinion that ALL TVs, regardless of size or price, should have a regular headphone output jack. They’re ridiculously inexpensive for the manufacturer, and open up a lot of audio options when others fail). Regarding the remote… the trend these days seems to be smaller and smaller remotes with curved backs and slippery surfaces, making them difficult to hold on to, and impossible to operate with the remote sitting anywhere but in your hand. This one’s no exception. Finally… in the instructions and on the back of the unit, they were careful to label everything so it was easy to locate, set up, and use. I don’t know if it was supposed to be a joke or what… but they hid the point on the back of the TV where you plug the in the power cord, and they left it unlabeled on the back of the TV AND in the paperwork. I felt and looked all around the edges & the back. It took me a solid 10 minutes of looking before I found it. They did a weird “cut in” in a weird location on the back. The cut-in was easy to see, but the fact that it was functional was not. The power cord plugs in vertically, so the socket is hidden. If they’d label it, as they label the HDMI inputs etc., there would be no question at all. Also… the cut-in is too small, so the plug is difficult to insert. It’s equally difficult to tell when it’s completely inserted. You really have to kinda jam the cord in there, and there’s a fair amount of pressure on the plug at all times. If/when the TV quits working, I’d wager right now, that THAT will be the reason. Horrible design flaw that should be easy for the manufacturer to fix. The “goods” definitely outweigh the “bads”, and I strongly recommend this TV to anyone shopping for one!👍

2. 

   by roggedance November 13, 2025

   Great TV with excellent functionality
   This is the first time we’ve tried an insignia TV, and I’m really liking it. The screen quality is good, I wouldn’t say that the characters “jump out at me” like I’m right there. This could be because the streaming services I use aren’t in 4K.The size is perfect for my medium-sized living room. It’s nice and lightweight. Only once as the screen seemed dark, and it was a very dark TV show scene.It’s very easy to use. While it is wildly different from what I was used to, I’ve been able to figure things out fairly quickly. I like that it has a menu where I can see a list of shows on my various apps. It even has a continue watching section across apps. I’m definitely liking it better than the TCL Roku functionality.The remote is easy to use and even has voice activation. I also love that it has a TV button, as I watch the news every morning and evening.The price was good, and overall, we are very pleased with this television.

3. 

   by thomas November 13, 2025

   Check my review before buying
   Well I knew it wasn’t perfect when buying that’s why the 5stars but wasn’t sure how imperfect but the price was good.A good thing to know is it is 4k on HDMI ports and has great connectivity to wifi.A bad part is the Amazon fire operating system is laggy and picture settings have to be turned off to make stuff more watchable. It is better once you figure out how to update it. The graphics are set to auto and automatically try to go to the lowest settings. All streaming apps go to 720p-1080p 24hrz so streaming is laggy. All graphics controls for the smart part is stupid because they are non existent for refresh or resolution settings. The HDMI ports actually have some settings changable so 4k gaming is possible.Its pretty bright and has some good settings on picture quality like sharpness, colors, brightness. The sound quality is pretty decent also.So after some testing the highest resolution I learned so far for devices connected and the operating system are-Operating system = mainly 720p-1080p 24hrz-Youtube app = 1440p-2k 24-50hrz-roku/fire stick = 4k 60hrz-Blue ray player = 4k 50-60hrz-pc/computer = 4k 50-60hrz (managed 75hrz)-switch = 1080p-Xbox one = 4k 60 (managed to get 75hrz)

4. 

   by Nora Idriss November 13, 2025

   it’s good!
   It looks blurry if not at least 1440p or whatever that number is, and even more blurry with 1080. Very disappointing. However, the size for the price is really really great imo. This is a bitrate fixing lack of technology, which you cannot fix. I don’t think it’s horrible but would not buy again. Some settings like being able to always keep the TV on is missing (confirmed). I don’t want to have to play a video nonstop in order for some light. But other than those, sound is great, brightness is awesome and it timely responds to the remote, much better than my last TV.