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Part of the Walmart Black Friday Deals that start on November 4th and run through November 8th. Valid Online only
onn. 65" Class 4K (2160p) UHD LED Roku Smart TV HDR (100021261)
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Model: 100021261
Walmart # 586108600
https://www.walmart.com/ip/65-Onn.../422957278
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I compared the Hisense-Android and TCL-Android side by side and here is the summary:-
#1. the Hisense panel is equally bad as the Onn-Roku panel i.e. HUGE white light bleed, which you can catch while playing any dark videos (search "LG OLED Demo" in youtube). I was surprised, how could there be so much difference between 2 cheap (similar priced) panels?? I mean I can understand difference between cheap panels and QLED/OLED etc but why did Hisense/Onn come up with so inferior panels? Blacks were really blacker on TCL-Android compared to Hisense (or even Onn).
#2. I also tested the "Dolby Vision" videos on Netflix and I must say that there IS some visible difference between watching the same video on Dolby Vision vs HRD10 !!! No matter how much light bleed these Hisense panels had, the clarity/contrast was kinda better on Dolby Vision compared to HRD10 (even though the dark scenes were better on TCL) !!!
I am not saying TCL is a great panel, it's probably far from Samsung or LG or Sony but still looks like way better than Onn/Hisense !!!
You can see in the attached images, the "Hisense (Dolby Vision)" shows more details about the character's face compared to that in the "TCL (HDR10)", although you can also see the light bleed at the top/bottom in the "Hisense (Dolby Vision)" pic. So even though the panel itself seem to bleed a lot of light, the Dolby Vision technology somehow covers it up in the details !!!
So I now am kind of split between better TCL panel Vs Dolby Vision Hisense panel !
By any chance, do you guys think it would be possible to have some kind of firmware/Android update on TCL making it "Dolby Vision" compatible or is it like a Display/hardware property built into the panel itself so basically impossible to get it via software updates???
Onn is not Dolby Vision !
They were still fine televisions (though not for PC monitor use) and way sharper than 1080p but describing them as "4k" was definitely not OK.
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Onn is not Dolby Vision !
I even reset back to original factory settings. Shall appreciate suggestions. Would hate to box and take back.
Internet connectivity fine. Internet based channels fine. Picture quality is fine. No other issues.
I've turned the speakers off in the main ONN settings. However whenever I hit the volume up/down on my receiver remote it shows the ONN speaker graphic on the TV. Highly annoying since I change volume a lot while watching movies/tv shows. Need to figure out a way to turn off the animation.
I've turned the speakers off in the main ONN settings. However whenever I hit the volume up/down on my receiver remote it shows the ONN speaker graphic on the TV. Highly annoying since I change volume a lot while watching movies/tv shows. Need to figure out a way to turn off the animation.
The OSD is definitely from the ONN.
I slightly prefer the speakers on the TCL, but both are weak, as expected.
The TCL has just a bit of vertical banding on grey backgrounds. This Onn doesn't.
I believe I got pretty lucky as both sets have very little bleed and no faulty pixels.
Both are pretty uniform. The corners are dim, as expected. This slightly better than the TCL in this respect.
Twitch app is no longer available on Roku, that's a downside of the Onn for me.
Overall, very nice TVs for $230.
Note for the Onn you need to install the Roku app on your phone/tablet to make "advanced" color adjustments outside of the basic cool / normal / warm presets (edit: and color and tint bars).
I will hopefully get to fine tuning but for now I just changed the mode to "movie" and the color temp from "warm" to "normal" and it looks ok.
Big Edit: I am keeping both, but I now prefer the TCL. I've been able to spend more time with each and after tweaking both to the best of my ability (which is only medicore) the TCL blacks are notably better than the ONN.
If you start such videos on both TVs then you have to bump up the contrast/sharpness/brightness on Onn TV to match it with TCL and at that point there is a obvious light bleed from edges on Onn TV !!
If you are using less aggressive settings (HDR-DARK, low power etc) then of course no TV will show light bleed ! Make it bright enough while watching OLED demo or 4K nature videos and then you should see the difference !!
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1. Looking for general opinions between this and the TCL that was at Target. I bought both, but haven't opened them up yet. Any opinions welcomed! (I don't really care about android vs roku, just picture quality, build quality,other settings, etc.)
2. With all of the talk of the extended warranties (which I did not buy as I thought I could add it afterwards) does anyone have a pic from Walmart site that said you could buy it afterwards? I remember seeing it when buying it, but not anymore.
I slightly prefer the speakers on the TCL, but both are weak, as expected.
The TCL has just a bit of vertical banding on grey backgrounds. This Onn doesn't.
I believe I got pretty lucky as both sets have very little bleed and no faulty pixels.
Both are pretty uniform. The corners are dim, as expected. This slightly better than the TCL in this respect.
Twitch app is no longer available on Roku, that's a downside of the Onn for me.
Overall, very nice TVs for $230.
Note for the Onn you need to install the Roku app on your phone/tablet to make "advanced" color adjustments outside of the basic cool / normal / warm presets (edit: and color and tint bars).
I will hopefully get to fine tuning but for now I just changed the mode to "movie" and the color temp from "warm" to "normal" and it looks ok.
Big Edit: I am keeping both, but I now prefer the TCL. I've been able to spend more time with each and after tweaking both to the best of my ability (which is only medicore) the TCL blacks are notably better than the ONN.