Patrick Stewart—July 11, 2024
I've had this TV for almost a year now and as a film fanatic I have watched a lot of 4K Blu-Ray content and put the 120Hz to the test for video games, and I can say this is an excellent TV for the price range. As usual with any new TV, turn off any of the pointless "motion smoothing" or extra features that claim to improve picture quality (they do not, and often make the picture look worse to a trained eye), and make sure your backlight is set the maximum level to truly appreciate the dynamic range this TV provides. Has all the inputs you should need/expect on any modern TV. Not sure why other people seem to dislike the remote, the automatic backlighting feature is awesome to have and the IR transmitter is powerful enough to not have to point it directly at the TV, but admittedly I very rarely use the remote as I have a media center PC instead. While I don't use any of the Smart TV functions, they all feel very snappy and most things are obvious, but it is unfortunate there are advertisements on all Smart TVs and other devices now. I have a Pixel phone so I can't comment on other brands, but screen casting to this TV works excellent on a good wifi network. TCL TVs use LG panels which are the best in the industry, so the image quality is as good as you will get at this price range. The bezel is extremely thin around the entire display which is nice, I would prefer to see these larger TVs allow you to mount the legs more towards the center of the TV, as unless you are wall-mounting this you will need a TV console at least as wide as the TV itself. Even though this is not a super top of the line TV, UHD Blu-Rays look absolutely incredible, just remember the best viewing distance is about 6-8 feet for a 4K 65" TV. Because of the very high pixel density you can get very close to these 4K screens without being able to notice individual pixels/aliasing, unlike with similar sized 1080p screens. Many people will put their TV further away like 12-14 feet, at which point you need a bigger display (75 or 80 inch) to actually notice the quality increase. Before you size and buy your TV, look up a viewing distance calculator to determine the best size for your needs. Overall a great TV from a time-proven brand. Read more
Ty—January 4, 2024
Fully compatible with my Xbox Series X. Unlock the 4K resolution at a native refresh rate of 120 hz on most X|S optimized games. Coming from a 4-series TCL, this TV was a major upgrade. Out the box settings could be better but easy to navigate. The remote is a bit large but that was easily forgiven when I saw it glows! The speakers really are not as bad as other reviews made them out to be. But you can always get a Sound bar if it's an issue. I did have to manual turn on the setting so that when I power the TV on, it returns to the last used Input. Hardware feels sturdy and high quality. Stands weren't too difficult to get on. It did take over an hour to set up, software updates and so on included. Overall, have had no problems with this TV and have been nothing but satisfied. Will keep you posted if that changes! One Year Update: Still going strong! Love this TV. Mostly wanted to say that I washed my comforter with my remote wrapped in it without realizing. Only realized when I went to swap it from the washer to the dryer, and it fell out the blanket. It was completely soaked, thought for sure it was ruined. Took it into the bed room and gave it a quick wipe down and tested it, IT WORKED FINE. What remote can survive an entire cycle through a washing machine? Even the lights still work! I will say the first day some bottoms took a few presses to register. But once all the water had evaporated, it was good as new, and cleaner for it! Wouldn’t recommend cleaning it this way though, I still think it’s a miracle it works perfectly fine. Read more
AppleSuperFan—December 23, 2023
I am in love with this TV. I upgraded from a 50-inch 1080p TV after having used Retina display Macs for years and you can easily tell the difference with the move to 4K. I remember what an upgrade 1080p was from 540p and 720p and the leap to 4K is no different and perhaps even more impressive. The TV is by no means the brightest in the market but it is compatible with the Dolby Vision output from my Apple TV 4K and it is plenty bright for me. The upgrade here, too, is amazing. I highly suggest playing around in the display settings where you can find presets for many different types of watching or you can mess around and use your own settings. One feature which people love or hate is motion smoothing. You can disable it in the display settings for most content types and connections, but you might want to try it for a while. I’m not sure if it’s a problem of the TVs algorithms or something else, but you can see the motion smoothed picture for a while and then it will stutter back to the original frame rate for a second. Perhaps the TV can’t keep up or it can’t see far enough ahead in the content to smooth smoothly, but it is noticeable. However, the effect of motion smoothing is really cool. Apparently, the best trained eyes can see at about 300 frames per second, and TV content is usually displayed at 29.97 frames per second. The motion smoothing turns that 29.97fps into 120fps (the native refresh rate of the TV) and it looks surreal. It definitely looks more like real life, but the effect can be jarring if you’ve been used to watching lower-fps content. On a side note, video games played through the TV like from the Xbox Series X can also be played at 120fps because the TV is capable of displaying it and it looks really cool. Only the latest console generation is capable of this, though. The speakers are quite good but I rarely use them, instead opting for a HomePod connected wirelessly to my Apple TV 4K. The remote is really nice and backlit, though it would have been nice if it were rechargeable instead of taking AAA batteries. I never use the Google TV functionality, but it’s there if you want major companies banking on your viewing and usage habits. Most streaming devices have the functionality built-in anyway, and I do recommend the Apple TV 4K with an Anker HDMI 2.1 cable for watching things. The two pair very well together. Overall I’m extremely satisfied with the TV. Amazon delivery worked out great, too. Two delivery people brought it in a big truck and carried it right up to my apartment door up a flight of stairs. It was a great service and the delivery people were very nice and did a great job. I only paid $620 for the TV before tax and delivery was $20 more. I think I got a great deal and think you’ll be satisfied with this TV at that price point. Good luck! Read more
