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The SunBriteTV Veranda series is a family of weatherproof televisions designed for full-shade applications. Veranda outdoor TVs provide durability and safety for shaded install locations, like covered patios and screened-in porches. Veranda comes standard with a premium direct-lit 4K UHD screen, is brighter than typical indoor televisions and includes built-in down-firing speakers.
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I had the 55" Sunbrite Veranda TV installed by an AV tech who was familiar with Sunbrite TV's so I can't comment on the ease of installation,. The TV does not come with an instruction manual, but the 60 page booklet is available online. I set it up with an HD Cable Box, Onkyo receiver, and a DVD player inside my bedroom running a HDMI cable and IR repeater and power to the TV mounted outside on my patio. I have four Klipsch AW-650's outdoor speakers mounted on my patio so I can't comment on the Sunbrite internal speakers. I also added a URC "Splash Proof" universal remote which my AV tech programed for all of the devices. All of this added considerable cost to my install, but I have one remote control outside running everything and all is functioning perfectly. On to the TV:
Remote Control - Not very intuitive and no backlight for night time. I'm 52 years old and the print on the buttons is so small that I can't read it without glasses. You can switch between several pre-set video modes pretty easily, but it's difficult to access the picture menu for brightness, contrast, color, etc. I had to actually go online and reference the manual to figure that out (toggle on the buttons). I would have paid more if Sunbrite had a programmable, splash proof universal remote that worked with the TV.
Construction - Solid! Looks and feels like it was truly meant to be outside. I really like the powder coater exterior case.
Picture - I am so happy with this, I can't even begin to explain. I have about 15' of patio cover over the top, and about 6' of patio cover on one side, 24' on the other side. In full sun during the afternoon I can get some glare, but most of the time it's terrific for an outside TV. The only time it looked washed out was during a Game of Thrones marathon in the middle of the day. That show is shot really dark to begin with, so I cranked up the brightness which worked, but had to crank it back down again at night because the extra brightness washed out the picture. At night I use the "Vivid" picture setting and it is OUTSTANDING!!!! No problem seeing it from far away and the picture is still terrific.
Only regret: I would love to have the 65" version, and even considered exchanging my 55" for the 65" after seeing how well it worked, but I just can't justify the $1,500 price difference for 10 extra inches. That's what, a 75% increase? I would have gone another $500 but not $1500.
My Best Buy number: 2945896588
My Best Buy number: 2945896588
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