![]() ![]() More conventional movies and series, on the other hand, satisfied more readily. The new Dune was likewise something of a mixed bag, with the sun-bleached tans of Arrakis coming through with all their earth-tone oppressiveness intact but dimmer indoor scenes looking distant and mushy. ![]() Director Matt Reeves played intricate games with the relationship between light and shadow in The Batman, and although the Veranda 3 handled individual scenes of either well enough, combining more elements from both resulted in a disjointed, uncertain look that didn’t effectively underscore the movie’s tense drama. Our test results were mirrored in the variety of content we watched on the Veranda 3. (The Evervue, with a Delta-E of 13.1, is not a competitor with either here.) SunBriteTV Veranda 3 Outdoor TV review: Video, audio and gaming performance Lower values are better, and the Veranda 3’s took a slight dip here, with its best score of 4.28 not quite comparing with the 2.67 of its predecessor. Thanks to its use of quantum dot technology, the Veranda 3 delivers better color reproduction, too, displaying as much as 99.82% of the sRGB gamut, compared with the Evervue Cosmos’ 99.86% and the previous Veranda’s 98.61% - again, in line with expectations of good TVs, not merely good outdoor TVs.įor color accuracy we give each set a Delta-E rating by measuring the difference between the color at the source and the color displayed. (We measured 695 nits maximum brightness on the Signature 2.) This is on par with (and in some cases better than) what you see from some indoor LED sets, though SunBriteTV’s Signature and Pro 2 Series sets, designed for use in partial and full sun, get brighter still. That remains true with the SunBriteTV Veranda 3, but it does boast a couple of key upticks in that department.Īs measured with our X-Rite i1 Pro spectrophotometer and Portrait Displays’ Calman software, the Veranda 3 proved markedly brighter than the previous Veranda: 528 nits versus 346 when tested in its brightest mode. Outdoor TVs have typically been premised on the notion that if you want to watch the set outside, you’ll have to sacrifice some picture quality. SunBriteTV Veranda 3 Outdoor TV review: Test results You’ll also find the rear IR receiver and a serial port in the same general location. The Reset button, service USB port, audio line out, A/V jack, and coaxial cable connector flank the HDMI ports on the right a second USB port (with charging) and the digital audio (S/PDIF) port are on the right. Of those side-facing HDMI ports, two are rated for 4K at 60 Hz and two (including HDMI 3, the eARC port) for 4K at 120 Hz. You don’t need to link the TV to your router via a networking cable, as the Veranda 3 also has built-in Wi-Fi, but it’s nice to have the option so it works with any internet setup. Whereas the HDMI ports on that Veranda were on the bottom, where they were slightly more challenging to access, now most of them angle out the side none are on the bottom at all and only the LAN and soundbar connectors are situated elsewhere (the top). On the Veranda 3, the screen is exposed, but that doesn’t mean the rest of the TV isn’t seriously sealed up.īoth the selection and arrangement of ports on the Veranda 3 have greatly advanced from the previous model we looked at. Because of this, it looks a bit more like a conventional TV than the SunBriteTV Pro 2 series, which was ready for watching in the full sun and primed for any weather conditions thanks to the sheet of tempered glass over the screen. Like its predecessor, the SunBrite SB-V-55, the SunBriteTV Veranda 3 Outdoor TV is designed to be used outdoors, but in full-shade environments such as patios, porches, and sunrooms. SunBriteTV Veranda 3 Outdoor TV review: Design This is the only way to get a smaller (and less expensive) 43-inch set but if you have the additional money, the newer series is a worthwhile upgrade. They are all pricey, as you’d expect, though the Veranda 3 line remains the least expensive of the four models SunBriteTV currently offers.īoth the 55- and 65-inch models are available now, but the 75-inch TV will not be available until June.Īt least as of this writing, last-generation Veranda sets are also still for sale on SunBriteTV’s website (opens in new tab). ![]()
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