Polaroid P49D600

4K Compatibility; Good colour balance; Sound quality

It’s been a year since we last tested a Polaroid television. The previous model to pass through our testing rooms was the P55D600, a TV that offered 4K images on a low-cost set, much like this Polaroid Series 6.

At £500, this Asda-exclusive TV is some £200 cheaper than its predecessor was back then. And some might say it needs to be, because it has entered the market at a seriously competitive point. With so many manufacturers looking to be the go-to brand for low-cost 4K TV, Polaroid has no easy task making its mark.

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This Polaroid television has a familiar design, one that’s almost identical to the Finlux 48UXE304B-P. There are also 43in and 65in options in this range.

There are four HDMI inputs and three USB ports, with one of each set flat against the back of the TV (the others face sideways over a recessed panel).

The Polaroid has a ‘Smart TV’ brand OS that looks very similar to the Finlux Smart operating system, with a few cosmetic tweaks. There is a grid of apps on the right-hand side, with Market, Twitter, YouTube, and Facebook in a Key Apps panel below it.

However, only Market and YouTube actually have dedicated apps that are ready to use – Twitter requires you to create an account from a SmartTV portal before use, while the Facebook app is merely a shortcut to the television’s in-built browser.

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