Infinix 40Y1V is a new budget full HD TV available via Flipkart at Rs 21,999. It promises to deliver a premium entertainment experience with features like a 40-inch QLED panel, dual speakers with Dolby Audio, popular streaming apps like JioHotstar, Amazon Prime Video, YouTube, etc, and 2 HDMI ports (with ARC support). The underlying software is Linux TV, which offers a different experience from Android TV. Infinix has made more such choices with this TV, and we will see whether they all make sense for the asking price.
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Unboxing and setup
The package is very light-weight, which tells you how light the TV inside is. Besides the TV, you get an IR remote, two AA batteries for the remote, two tabletop stands, the wall-mount setup, and a user manual.
Just take out the TV, mount it on a wall or place it on a table, and plug in the connected wire to a power source and the TV starts. As part of the initialisation process, you can connect the TV to a Wi-Fi connection. The setup steps were straightforward.
Design and connectivity
As mentioned already, the TV is very light and can be easily carried and set on a table top. Once it is set and switched on, you’ll notice the side and top bezels are slim, but there is a relatively thick black bar around the screen, which doesn’t give an edge-to-edge look. The chin bezel is also thick and has the Infinix insignia.
The stand also feels very light and plasticky, but it holds up the TV just fine.
The TV’s side profile isn’t that pronounced. It’s all grey plastic, and on one of the sides, you’ll notice some shiny and colourful ports. The TV sports two USB-A 2.0 ports, two sets of AV In ports, a headphone jack, an RJ45 In port, two HDMI ports (with ARC support), an optical out, and an Antenna In port (ANT) on the back.
Hidden beneath the TV’s chin and Infinix logo is a power button. Even though the user manual mentions ways to control the TV settings using this button, it only turned the TV on and off when I tried.
Well, as long as you have the remote, you do not have to tap this power button. The remote is light and offers a nice grip. The buttons are tactile. However, the remote lacks a mic button, which means no voice control support, and there is no dedicated button for TV settings either. This means adjusting picture, sound profiles, or other settings requires exiting what you’re watching and accessing the settings app from the home screen, which is an inconvenient design choice! Additionally, since the TV predates the new JioHotstar following the merger, the remote features hotkeys for JioCinema and Disney+ Hotstar.
So overall, the TV design is basic, has a decent set of ports, and the remote is handy but lacks two meaningful features.
Anyhow, let’s now switch on the TV and light up its 40-inch display to see how it fares visually and in the audio department.
Display and audio
The 102cm or 40-inch panel has 1920×1080 pixels, or FHD resolution. We watched a lot of shows, movies, and YouTube videos on this screen and had a decent experience for the most part.
I say “for the most part” because the TV struggles to display details in the dark scenes. The result could be grainy or exhibit black crush in shadows. While there was no blooming, the edges show noticeable light bleeding during darker sequences.
The Live TV content looks washed out, and the viewing angles are not so bad.
At 280 nits, the TV is bright enough for a budget QLED TV. The visuals may appear dim in Movie and other picture modes. The colours are slightly off from natural, even in standard mode, which is expected from a TV in this segment.
Speaking of the segment, Infinix has a 43-inch 4K QLED TV for Rs 18,499 on Flipkart at the time of writing this review. We haven’t reviewed that one, so we aren’t sure how different that panel is. However, if the FHD TV has a better panel, it’s the smarter choice, and the 4K vs 1080p difference may not be very apparent on 43-inch or smaller screens.
Moving on, like the visuals, the 2x 16W speaker setup of the Infinix TV also sounds loud enough. The bass and treble are passable, but vocals can sound muddy. Dolby Audio didn’t help in this, but you can enable the virtual Surround Sound option in the settings menu for a wider soundstage.
All in all, the Infinix 40Y1V is good for streaming full HD content from the available streaming platforms, but the absence of upscaling technology makes lower-resolution shows and movies, including live TV, merely bearable.
Software and performance
The Infinix TV comes pre-installed with YouTube, Prime Video, SonyLiv, Zee5, and JioHotstar. Unfortunately, the App Store that comes with this Linux-based Coolita OS has limited apps available to download compared to Google’s app store, so you don’t get access to Netflix or Spotify. Fortunately, the regular screen casting works, so I was able to cast Netflix from my phone on the TV screen.
You also get a Coolink app to cast content from your mobile to the TV. This app has Deepseek chatbot integration for some reason. Well, you can ask the AI what to watch, I think.
The home screen is also basic, with the recommendation panel showing static and dated content. The placement criteria of these and other featured content on the Coolita UI are unclear. Besides this panel, there are buttons to jump to Live TV, movies, TV shows, Kids, and other content genres.
The jumping between different pages and app screens is generally quick, though some buffering occurs. Even the TV boots fast. The quad-core Cortex-A34 processor handles tasks well, supported by 512MB RAM and 4GB storage. We think the lightweight Linux OS with a restricted app library likely helps in reducing the processing load.
So, the limitations of the OS make it quick also. There were no other hiccups in our experience. And that brings us to the conclusion.
Verdict
The Infinix 40Y1V is a good TV for streaming FHD content with decent audio. The healthy selection of ports could mean more entertainment avenues. But, as mentioned in the beginning, Infinix has made some interesting choices for a budget TV. The biggest of them is its software – Coolita OS, which is lightweight and responsive but severely limited in app availability, lacking Netflix and advanced customisations. The absence of voice control and a dedicated settings button on the remote further impacts usability.
These trade-offs would have made more sense at its introductory price of Rs 13,999. But now, at the current retail price of Rs 21,999, you have more options. Infinix’s own 43-inch 4K QLED TV is available for less, though its display quality remains untested. There are also competitors with more value or versatility on offer. For starters, you could get Android/Google TV with better app support, device assistance, and personalisation. However, if a quick and simple UI and decent audiovisual experience are all you care about, you can consider this Infinix 40-inch QLED TV.
Editor’s rating: 7 / 10
Pros
- Fine FHD screen
- Reasonable port selection
- Decently quick UI
Cons
- No Netflix and limited app library
- Struggles with dark scenes and live content
- Absent settings hotkey on the remote
