TCL 6-Series 55 55R613 (2018 model) back to $399 at Costco $399.99

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02-19-2020 at 05:32 AM #2

Threshold delivery, for those wondering, is a tiny step up from regular delivery. Literally. Instead of leaving the item on the porch, they're kind enough to take 2 more steps and place it inside your house or garage.

Edit: I recognize it's better than nothing and can be beneficial to have that especially if you've gotta wait for an installer or additional help to set up the TV.

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02-19-2020 at 05:57 AM #3

Excellent TV. Just bought it from Walmart a week ago for the same price. PQ is right up there with my Sony X900E. But the blacks are better than the Sony. This TV calibrates extremely well. Using HCFR and X-Rite meter I calibrated it down to below 0.5 Delta E, that is ruler flat reading! Based on this experience, TCL will be the first TV manufacturer I will look at when it comes to upgrade in a few years. Not sure about it's reliability though. But I bought a 4 year extended warranty for dirt cheap.

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02-19-2020 at 06:09 AM #4

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Excellent TV. Just bought it from Walmart a week ago for the same price. PQ is right up there with my Sony X900E. But the blacks are better than the Sony. This TV calibrates extremely well. Using HCFR and X-Rite meter I calibrated it down to below 0.5 Delta E, that is ruler flat reading! Based on this experience, TCL will be the first TV manufacturer I will look at when it comes to upgrade in a few years. Not sure about it's reliability though. But I bought a 4 year extended warranty for dirt cheap.

Any comments on the sound? Thinking about it buying it as a bedroom tv and don't want a soundbar.

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02-19-2020 at 07:13 AM #5

Quote from DVDIT :

Excellent TV. Just bought it from Walmart a week ago for the same price. PQ is right up there with my Sony X900E. But the blacks are better than the Sony. This TV calibrates extremely well. Using HCFR and X-Rite meter I calibrated it down to below 0.5 Delta E, that is ruler flat reading! Based on this experience, TCL will be the first TV manufacturer I will look at when it comes to upgrade in a few years. Not sure about it's reliability though. But I bought a 4 year extended warranty for dirt cheap.

There's also a calibration app by TCL. For both Android and iOS. Worked really well for me.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tcl...1490301037

https://play.google.com/store/app...q&hl=en_US

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02-19-2020 at 07:14 AM #6

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Any comments on the sound? Thinking about it buying it as a bedroom tv and don't want a soundbar.

According to rtings [rtings.com], the sound quality is sub-par. I have the 2019 65" 6 series, and I'd say having a soundbar is definitely better than the built-in speakers.

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02-19-2020 at 07:41 AM #7

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Any comments on the sound? Thinking about it buying it as a bedroom tv and don't want a soundbar.

Sound is terrible. i have the 65" version that I use with a surround sound set up. The sound is so bad that when I finally got around to testing the TV's speakers, I thought they were broken. The speakers on my 8 year old budget LG tv are better. The good news is, with the Roku App you can listen to the TV on a pair of headphones connected to your smartphone.

Personally, I would buy the most affordable sound bar that has HDMI arc, e.g. the TCL Alto 7 for $80 ($65 used) from amazon.

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02-19-2020 at 08:32 AM #8

Solid price! almost $100 less then what i paid for mine.

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There's also a calibration app by TCL. For both Android and iOS. Worked really well for me.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tcl...1490301037 [apple.com]

https://play.google.com/store/app...q&hl=en_US [google.com]

uhhh thanks man, I've owned two series 6 tvs from 2018 for over a year and never knew this existed. Super stoked to have an even better picture now

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02-19-2020 at 09:16 AM #10

Amazing so much 2018 model inv. is still available.

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Any comments on the sound? Thinking about it buying it as a bedroom tv and don't want a soundbar.

I have the 65" in living room and the TV speakers are perfectly fine for us for regular TV watching. You won't need a soundbar for a bedroom; it's not like you'll be struggling to hear or anything remotely close to that. I would guess the vast majority of owners use the TV speakers and don't even know what a soundbar is.

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02-19-2020 at 09:23 AM #12

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Any comments on the sound? Thinking about it buying it as a bedroom tv and don't want a soundbar.

I have a 2017 6 series in my bedroom and the speakers are just fine

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02-19-2020 at 09:32 AM #13

Does it have the dirty screen effect or banding? I keep seeing the TCL 6 series highly recommended everywhere, but seems like a lot of them have the dirty screen effect.

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02-19-2020 at 02:31 PM #14

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Does it have the dirty screen effect or banding? I keep seeing the TCL 6 series highly recommended everywhere, but seems like a lot of them have the dirty screen effect.

Panel lottery, some do, some don't

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02-19-2020 at 07:55 PM #15

I picked up the 65" last week for 500. Really liking the set. Picture is super sharp and colors are wonderful.
I opted for the additional square trade for only 35 bucks upping the warranty to 5 years. My last TCL 55s405 crapped out just after 2 years, but my family really liked the Roku interface so I went back to them.
I did the hockey DSE test and definitely had a bit of dirty screen effect, but it was nothing that bothered me too much and nothing we'd likely see in everyday content that we watch.

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TCL 6-Series 55 55R613 (2018 model) back to $399 at Costco $399.99

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