Sharp 55FN2KA
A 55in TV for £399? Surely some mistake…
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55in LCD TV | £399 | whf.cm/Sharp55FN2KA
This £399 TV doesn’t look half bad... from a distance, at least
There are budget TVs and then there’s the Sharp 55FN2KA – a55in 4K TV that can be yours for just £399. You don’t get only the absolute basics for that money either; there is also a fully fledged Android TV smart system, Dolby Vision HDR and even a speaker system designed by Harman Kardon. So what’s the catch?
When you’re talking about a 55in TV that costs only £399, price is clearly the number one attraction. Low price doesn’t necessarily equate to great value, of course, but the 55FN2KA’s feature list is longer than you might expect for so little money and, in some ways at least, its pictures aren’t too bad.
The screen frame is strikingly slender around three of its four edges, and while its lightweight build quality reveals the bodywork to be pretty much entirely plastic, the bezel’s slightly glossy finish just about manages to disguise the flimsiness when assessed from typical 55in TV viewing distances.
The set’s plastic feet are positioned out towards the screen’s bottom corners, so you will need to have a fairly wide bit of furniture to sit it on, while the plasticky remote control tries to hide its basic build by featuring a metal-effect silver navigation ‘ring’ around the Select button, though it does include a helpful selection of direct stream app access buttons.