Amazon is introducing its latest Fire TV Omni TV series today, and it’s the first to feature Mini LED backlighting for improved contrast, less blooming, and higher brightness than previous models. The “Fire TV Omni Mini-LED Series” offers up to 1,344 zones of dimming (depending on screen size) and offers up to 1,400 nits of peak brightness. It’s respectable, but it’s no match for the biggest Mini LED competitors like TCL’s QM8 and U8N from Hisensewhich can push up to 3,000 nits.

However, Amazon’s TV is priced quite a bit lower than those models and includes Dolby Vision IQ, HDR10 Plus Adaptive, and Dolby Atmos audio. This also sounds like the first Fire TV Omni that’s truly built for gaming. It has AMD FreeSync Premium Pro certification, VRR, automatic low latency mode and a refresh rate that can reach 144Hz. There is also Wi-Fi 6E on board.

These TVs have a Smart Picture feature that picture purists will immediately turn off, but might prove useful for people who don’t want to fiddle with settings. According to Amazon’s press release, it “combines artificial intelligence with the range’s new advanced light and color sensor to improve image quality by automatically identifying, analyzing and optimizing scenes in real-time, fine-tuning image details such as landscapes , buildings, sports, and more.” These automatic picture adjustments are becoming more common among TV manufacturers, but you’re always free to calibrate things to your heart’s content.

As with previous Omni sets, the Mini LED series includes far-field microphones for hands-free voice commands or for controlling the Amazon Ambient Experience, which can display widgets or artwork when the TV is idle. There is now a “high fidelity radar” built into the latest Omni series:

The TV’s new high-fidelity radar sensor offers an exciting new upcoming feature within the Ambient Experience that turns motion into art. When Ambient Experience is active, customers can see colorful scenes come to life – such as fluttering butterflies, swimming koi fish and colorful tiles – that dynamically respond to movement in front of the TV.

More importantly, Amazon continues to expand its support for the Audio Streaming for Hearing Aids protocol with a new “dual audio” mode that will allow “customers with ASHA-compatible hearing aids to get high-quality audio delivered directly to their hearing aids over time what others are simultaneously listening to through the TV speakers.” It’s pretty neat.

The Fire TV Omni Mini-LED series will be available for purchase today, starting at $819.99.

To go along with the new and more impressive Fire TV Omni, Amazon is also announcing the Fire TV Soundbar Plus, an all-in-one 3.1-channel soundbar with Dolby Atmos, DTS:X and DTS TruVolume, plus a very important. dialog amplifier setting. The soundbar has four preset listening modes for movie, music, sports and night (which probably reduces the bass). The Fire TV Soundbar Plus is priced at $374.99 with an included wireless subwoofer.