SunBriteTV Outdoor TV 55-Inch Veranda (1st Gen) 4K Ultra HDTV LED Black - SB-5574UHD-BL

Decently made TV. Screen is prone to glare. Cannot access the AV inputs while installed on the TV mount due to how the protective panel opens and closes. So, be sure to have all your connections made before hoisting this up on to the mount.I heavily considered buying cheap TVs with warranties and putting them into an outdoor enclosure. However, the price of the case with fans, heaters, etc., was over $1300. Additionally, you are then watching TV through plexiglass or have to lift the shield up each time you watch. Also, the case doesn't look anywhere near as nice as the aluminum shell installed on the Veranda TV. And the Veranda is noticably brighter than any of the indoor TV's I put outside, despite being in full shade under a patio. The extra brightness makes a huge difference in viewability.For now, I think I made the right decision, usability is so much nicer with this TV than a TV + cabinet option. The AV pay electric on the back has enough room for most items you would use. I am sendig video and audio through a 4K HDMI balun over a single CAT6 cable from the AV receiver in the house. The balun is not small, and it fits easily.Considering the price point, the only way I will feel regret is if the unit fails early but outside of warranty.

When I bought this very expensive tv, I didn’t think it would last such a short time. Lines go through screen. Not in weather. Might as well buy a regular tv. I wrote them. If they do something, I’ll update this.Update. It seems like they are interested in helping me. I’ll keep you posted. NOT!Their response:After taking a look at the pictures you sent in what appears to be going on is the panel is going bad on the TV. That is what causes that line of “dead pixels” that you see across you TV screen. Unfortunately panels cannot be repaired or replaced and your TV was purchased in 03/2018 which means it is past it’s warranty date. What I can offer is our out of warranty upgrade. This consists of a discount of 25% off the MSRP of the purchase of a new SunBrite unit. I have added the notes to your ticket and if you want to go with the out of warranty upgrade please give us a call and we can get an order set up for you. Please let me know if you have any questions.I won't copy my response but it basically says that this is insulting, and I've seen other brands under tiki huts for years working with no problems. 5 times the price for junk!

Generally it’s a good TV. Brighter than a typical TV, but only okay in direct sunlight (which they do say up front). Good in shade and great at night. Stands up fine to rain and temperature fluctuations. But after less than 4 years (probably started around year 2-3 and got significantly worse in year 4) the coating on the screen (anti-glare I guess?) is peeling badly. It looks cheap and makes it harder to view during the day. Has no impact at night. For something this expensive and intended for outdoors it’s pretty disappointing. I’m reaching out to their customer service to see if it’s fixable. I’ll follow up when I find out.UPDATE: The issue cannot be fixed/repaired. The entire television must be replaced. Similar to other postings, Sunbrite will ask you to send them pics, but not to see the damage (they clearly are aware of this issue and know what it looks like at this point). It's so they can see if your TV placement is in the sun, and they can hide behind their "full-shade" classification. Mine is only in the sun a few hours a day, but since I took the photos above in full-sun (for best visibility of the problem) they latched onto that in correspondence. Sunbrite doesn't advertise in any of their product information that the reason they're considered "full shade" is because the sun will actually damage this "weatherproof" TV, but once they see yours was in the sun they will say this is to be expected. So either keep it in the full shade, or just know you're spending thousands more for a television whose screen will look terrible in a few years and whose picture will then only look good at night. The best Sunbrite will do is offer you a discount on a new one, shrug their shoulders and say "we told you it was full shade". I saw that they offered others a 15% discount. They offered me 25%, then upped it to 35% when I complained further. I do not plan on buying another one of their overpriced TV's.

Very happy with this purchase. My wife and I used to drag out an inside TV during football season but that got to be a pain taking it in and out.The TV arrived several days early (very nice). The wall mount Amazon recommend for the TV was easy to assemble and attach to the TV. Set up was pretty simple. We have an antenna and a Roku running on it and the picture looks great. Like other reviewers I agree the sound could be better but I’m planning on running a jawbone speaker through it. I can’t wait for football; this is where I’ll be living all football season.

The picture is great and hopefully will work for many years in a protected outdoor environment. However, I was dismayed that the TV is not a Smart TV and cannot access my wifi system thus limiting its use. Perhaps the newer version has this feature and I should have upgraded to the newer version? Also, the large back panel caused issues with my existing mounting bracket and I had to get a metal saw to modify my bracket as the back panel stuck out so far.