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Insignia F50 Series NS-65F501NA27 65"
The 64.5-inch 4K Direct Lit LED panel delivers uniform brightness and accurate color, while DTS Virtual:X creates a three-dimensional soundstage from the built-in 10W speakers. Its integrated Fire TV platform with Alexa voice control and Apple AirPlay support offers broad streaming access and hands-free operation at an entry-level price. This TV is best for smart home users and casual streamers who prioritize a large screen and voice control over high refresh rate gaming or peak HDR brightness.
Screen 64.5"
Resolution 4K
Panel LED
Refresh 60 Hz
HDR HDR10, HLG
smart platform Fire TV
42 Overall Score
Price $300
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong smart (95th percentile) 95th
Cons
- Below average picture quality (2nd percentile)
- Below average gaming (18th percentile)
- Below average display (22nd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Display
| Size | 64.5" |
| Resolution | 4K |
| Panel Type | LED |
| Backlight | Direct LED |
| Curved | No |
Picture Quality
| Brightness | 250 nits |
| Processor | 4K Cinema HDR |
HDR
| HDR Formats | HDR10, HLG |
| Dolby Vision | No |
| HDR10+ | No |
| HLG | Yes |
Gaming
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
Smart TV
| Platform | Fire TV |
| Voice Assistant | Amazon Alexa |
| Screen Mirroring | Apple AirPlay, Miracast |
| Works With | Amazon Alexa |
Audio
| Speaker Config | 2 |
| Wattage | 10 |
| Dolby Atmos | No |
| Surround Sound | DTS Virtual:X, DTS:X |
| eARC | Yes |
Connectivity
| HDMI Ports | 3 |
| USB Ports | 1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5 |
| Ethernet | Yes |
| Optical Audio | Yes |
| VESA Mount | 400x300 |
Power & Size
| Energy Star | No |
| Annual Energy | 239 |
| Weight | 13.1 kg / 28.8 lbs |
vs Competition
| Spec | Insignia F50 Series NS-65F501NA27 65" | Sony BRAVIA 5 K65XR50 | TCL QM6K Series 55QM6K | Hisense U8 Series 65U8QG | Samsung Neo QLED QN80H | LG QNED 65QNED85AUA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Screen Size | 64.5 | 65 | 55 | 65 | 65 | 65 |
| Resolution | 4K | 3840x2160 | 3840x2160 | 3840x2160 | 3840x2160 | 3840x2160 |
| Panel Type | LED | Mini-LED | QLED | Mini-LED | QD-Mini-LED | Mini-LED |
| Refresh Rate | 60 | 120 | 144 | 165 | 144 | 120 |
| Hdr | HDR10, HLG | Dolby Vision, HDR10, HLG | Dolby Vision, HDR10+, HDR10, HLG | Dolby Vision, HDR 10+, HDR 10, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) | HDR10+, HLG | HDR10, HLG |
| Smart Platform | Fire TV | Google TV | Google TV | Google TV | Tizen | webOS |
| Dolby Vision | false | true | true | true | false | true |
| Dolby Atmos | false | true | true | true | true | true |
| Hdmi Version | - | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | HDR | Audio | Smart | Gaming | Display | Connectivity | Social Proof | Picture Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insignia F50 Series NS-65F501NA27 65" | 63.3 | 58.2 | 95.1 | 17.5 | 22.1 | 54.1 | 62.3 | 2.4 |
| Sony BRAVIA 5 K65XR50 Compare | 97 | 92.5 | 83.8 | 78.6 | 84.7 | 92.9 | 93.8 | 91.8 |
| TCL QM6K Series 55QM6K Compare | 98.7 | 88.2 | 97.7 | 93 | 77.9 | 89.2 | 87.2 | 93.4 |
| Hisense U8 Series 65U8QG Compare | 91.3 | 97.4 | 96 | 96 | 84.7 | 86.3 | 75.7 | 99.4 |
| Samsung Neo QLED QN80H Compare | 84.7 | 90.8 | 83.8 | 93 | 86.5 | 96.7 | 98.1 | 78.4 |
| LG QNED 65QNED85AUA Compare | 63.3 | 74.1 | 90.6 | 84.3 | 84.7 | 96.7 | 81 | 78.4 |
Price
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