TCL 55-Inch 1080p 240Hz LED HDTV $700 Shipped at Amazon

Quote from Hawk2007 : When I was using intel integrated graphics, there was an option to adjust the output as well as with the AMD card I currently have. Like I said, I had to adjust it for TCL, but also for a samsung 51" plasma 3DTV. (note: this is different from just the standard resolution outputs in windows ---- like I could manually adjust the horizontal and vertical outputs by a percentage)

Exactly. The GPU is de-overscanning the image, thus a loss of sharpness and clarity. Oh, and don't forget the small frame rate drop if you are a gamer.

If you use this set to watch TV, you are fine because almost all channels overscan. If you watch blu-rays then you are fine as well and the sharpness will be as expected, but you will lose the edges of the frame. However, most people don't know that they should turn off overscan on their blu-ray inputs anyway so you are simply stuck in this crowd with cropped edges, but don't have the option to turn it off.

Anyone have this hooked up to a htpc? I had a hisense 55 where you couldn't turn off the hdmi post processing and it over sharpened and over saturated everything. Wondering if this will do the same?

Why the hell didnt I see this deal yesterday before I paid $200 more ordering the LG 60" plasma??? lol... Oh well, I wanted plasma anyway..

Really tempted on buying this. Been looking for a 55" Samsung but at this price it is well under 1/2 the price or more. Even though I stick with well brand-name products this sounds like a good deal. I don't know why people are hating on the manufacturer.

Also, to those who say spending less on stuff costs more in the end... I haven't had one thing I bought that didn't at least live up to it's value. The only reason that statement would be true is if you DON'T know how to take care of your things. Ignorance and negligence is what makes stuff break. Common sense and thinking goes a long way just to find the item you are looking for. I would suggest logging off SD and spending more time acutally looking around for the items you want. You'll save a lot more time and money that way.

Might as well call my $10 bookcases/desks from Staples "cheap" even though they look 10x better than anything from Walmart or similar store that costs five times the price.

I've bought this one @ Fry's Electronics for $699 plus tax $54.55 & $10 for screen over 25 inch on Sunday (one day only special). Out the door was $763.94 but I have to pick it up myself. I had it for a week. I have placed the TCL next to my 240hz Toshiba LCD 55 "55ZV650U" inch TV that I have bought in 2009. This TCL did not have the smooth action during sport event as a 240hz TV supposed to have. In addition, TCL had bad reviews on amazon.com & addition it is a MADE IN CHINA brand. I bought a Panasonic L55ET5 smart LED tv 55 inch 3D, 120 hz for $888 out the door cost $963 ( picked it up myself). A lot crisper than the TCL. I hope this helps.

I have bought this one @ Fry's Electronics for $ 763, I have picked it up myself to save on the $75 shipping charge. The TCL tv's picture motion during rapid action programs/movies are not that crisp as my old Toshiba 240 hz LCD tv. TCL MADE IN CHINA brand and bad reviews on amazon.com did not boost its rating for me. I took it back after 10 days of placing it next to my Toshiba 55 inch 240 hz LCD "55zv65OU" that I have bought in 2009 for pictures quality comparison. I bought the Panasonic 55 inch TC-L55ET5", 120 hz 3-D with 4 pairs of 3-D glasses, smart LED tv for $ 963 instead. For the extra $200 usd, I have a crisper picture that the TCL tv lack. I hope this helps.

Just got the 60" lg plasma from Costco this past weekend. Wondering if I should buy this instead for the 200 savings. If I buy and don't like, how do I return to amazon? Do I have to pay for return shipping? Any restocking fee if I just don't like it?

I have a 40 inch TLC. It was only $300 at the time. I liked the TV and thought the picture was great... until I upgraded a year later to an LG LED tv.

Now I can't stand to look at the 40 inch. It seems to reproduce white color very poorly, even after as much tweaking as I could do.

whats the score seems pretty hot to me

btw compusa has the same deal w rebate for anyone feeling weird about the amazon warranty, do they cover shipping if you have to send it back?

Mine came in yesterday. Looks great, better than the Vizio's and Westinghouse, but not as good as the Samsungs and LG's going for over $1200.

I had a 40" Samsung LCD for the last 5 years and I'd say that the picture quality is equal. However, I need to get this set calibrated, unless somebody's already done this and has some settings I could try out???

For the price, your getting more than your monies worth. Only time will tell on the build quality though. Aesthetically the set looks really good, but they don't give you the screws for attaching to your wall mount. The screws I had from my Samsung were too short so I had to get some longer screws...really not an issue.

Quote from iceotron : Mine came in yesterday. Looks great, better than the Vizio's and Westinghouse, but not as good as the Samsungs and LG's going for over $1200. I had a 40" Samsung LCD for the last 5 years and I'd say that the picture quality is equal. However, I need to get this set calibrated, unless somebody's already done this and has some settings I could try out??? For the price, your getting more than your monies worth. Only time will tell on the build quality though. Aesthetically the set looks really good, but they don't give you the screws for attaching to your wall mount. The screws I had from my Samsung were too short so I had to get some longer screws...really not an issue.

I got mine on Friday and I am in the same boat as you. Trying to calibrate to get the best settings but I am really not an expert and the plethora of options in both the TV menu and the AMD Catalyst menu are daunting.

So far, I really like the TV. Aesthetically it looks nice, has a thin border, is fairly light and produces a lot less heat than my older 40" Toshiba LCD. After fiddling a bit with color settings, I seem to have settled on a "brighter" overall picture which seems to give good results at the expense of deep blacks. I cannot find a way to get deep blacks without sacrificing contrast at the low spectrum, and I am not convinced it is possible with this set.

Have you learned anything since your post about calibration settings (TV and software) to get better results?

Anyone that missed it at $700 Amazon Warehouse has some for $657. I've bought many items from Amazon Warehouse Deals and they've all been brand new with just damaged boxes.
Though looks like these might have some imperfections.