Furrion Furrion Aurora 43" 4K HDR Smart LED Outdoor TV Review

A great outdoor TV, but you pay a huge premium for the privilege. If your patio is your second living room, get it. Otherwise, save your money.

The Furrion Aurora is a TV that lives outside, and that's the one thing you need to know. It's not trying to be the best TV you've ever seen. It's trying to be the best TV you've ever seen while a bird poops on it. For $1700, you're paying for a 43-inch screen that won't die in the rain or melt in the sun. The picture quality scores in the 97th percentile for outdoor TVs, which is impressive, but that's a very specific club. If you want a big, beautiful screen for your patio and you don't want to babysit it, this is a solid, if pricey, option.

The big surprise here is how good the picture actually is for an outdoor set. With 750 nits of brightness, it punches through glare better than most. Our data puts its picture quality in the 97th percentile for this category, which means it's near the top of the outdoor TV heap. The 4K HDR10 image is clear and vivid enough for daytime viewing, which is the whole point. Just don't expect the deep blacks of an OLED. It's a bright, hardy LCD built for survival, not a home theater showpiece.

It's a tough sell on pure value. For $1700, you could buy a stunning 65-inch OLED for your living room and have cash left over. But that OLED would die a humid death on your porch. The value here is entirely in the niche: a reliable, bright, weather-sealed TV for outdoor spaces. If that's your need, it's worth it. If you're just looking for a good TV, it's absolutely not.

You're not really comparing this to a Sony Bravia or LG OLED. Those are indoor champions. For a true outdoor rival, you'd look at brands like SunBriteTV. Their sets are the direct competitors. Compared to a standard TV, the Furrion loses on price and picture quality. But compared to hauling your living room TV outside every weekend, the Furrion wins on convenience and not being broken. It's in a category of one for most buyers.

If you're on a budget or just want a bigger screen for your den, skip this immediately. You're not the target. Go get a Hisense U6 or TCL Q6 for half the price and a much better picture indoors. This is only for people building a permanent outdoor setup.

We recommend the Furrion Aurora if you have a dedicated outdoor entertainment area and the budget to kit it out properly. It does its specific job very well. For everyone else—people who just want a bigger TV, or who only occasionally watch outside—this is overkill. Buy a cheaper indoor TV and a good weatherproof cover instead. This is for the person who's already committed to the outdoor living room lifestyle.