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65" TCL 65R646 6-Series Mini-LED QLED 4K UHD Smart Google TV

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$1,000

$1,300

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Best Buy has 65" TCL 65R646 Smart Google TV on sale for $999.99. Delivery is free or choose curbside pickup where stock permits.
  • Note: Availability for curbside pickup may vary by location.
Thanks to community member josephinelp for finding this deal.

Specs:
  • Resolution: 3840x2160
  • Variable Refresh Rate: 120 Hz Natural Motion 480
  • Smart Platform: Google TV
  • HDR: Dolby Vision, HDR10, HDR10+, HLG
  • VESA 300mm x 300mm
  • Ports:
    • 1x HDMI
    • 2x HDMI 2.1
    • 1X HDMI eARC
    • 2x USB 2.0
    • 1x Digital Audio Out
    • 1x Composite
    • 1x RF
Best Buy also has 55" TCL 55R646 6-Series Mini-LED QLED 4K UHD Smart Google TV on sale for $674.99 > now $699.99. Delivery is free or choose curbside pickup where stock permits.
  • Note: Availability for curbside pickup may vary by location.
Specs:
  • Resolution: 3840x2160
  • Variable Refresh Rate: 120 Hz Natural Motion 480
  • Smart Platform: Google TV
  • HDR: Dolby Vision, HDR10, HDR10+, HLG
  • VESA 300mm x 300mm
  • Ports:
    • 1x HDMI
    • 2x HDMI 2.1
    • 1X HDMI eARC
    • 2x USB 2.0
    • 1x Digital Audio Out
    • 1x Composite
    • 1x RF

Editor's Notes

Written by megakimcheelove | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • This offer (65" TCL 65R646) is $300 lower (23% savings) than the list price of $1,299.99.
    • This offer (55" TCL 55R646) is $275 lower (29% savings) than the list price of $949.99.
    • My Best Buy Member pricing ends 10/18/2021 at 11:59 p.m.CT
  • About this product:
    • 1 year limited warranty
  • About this store:
    • Free Delivery: TV will be delivered into the room of your choice. TV will not be removed from the shipping box.
    • EXTENDED HOLIDAY RETURN PERIOD: When purchased now through Jan 2, you can return this item anytime until Jan 16.
    • Best Buy return policy here

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Written by josephinelp
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Best Buy has 65" TCL 65R646 Smart Google TV on sale for $999.99. Delivery is free or choose curbside pickup where stock permits.
  • Note: Availability for curbside pickup may vary by location.
Thanks to community member josephinelp for finding this deal.

Specs:
  • Resolution: 3840x2160
  • Variable Refresh Rate: 120 Hz Natural Motion 480
  • Smart Platform: Google TV
  • HDR: Dolby Vision, HDR10, HDR10+, HLG
  • VESA 300mm x 300mm
  • Ports:
    • 1x HDMI
    • 2x HDMI 2.1
    • 1X HDMI eARC
    • 2x USB 2.0
    • 1x Digital Audio Out
    • 1x Composite
    • 1x RF
Best Buy also has 55" TCL 55R646 6-Series Mini-LED QLED 4K UHD Smart Google TV on sale for $674.99 > now $699.99. Delivery is free or choose curbside pickup where stock permits.
  • Note: Availability for curbside pickup may vary by location.
Specs:
  • Resolution: 3840x2160
  • Variable Refresh Rate: 120 Hz Natural Motion 480
  • Smart Platform: Google TV
  • HDR: Dolby Vision, HDR10, HDR10+, HLG
  • VESA 300mm x 300mm
  • Ports:
    • 1x HDMI
    • 2x HDMI 2.1
    • 1X HDMI eARC
    • 2x USB 2.0
    • 1x Digital Audio Out
    • 1x Composite
    • 1x RF

Editor's Notes

Written by megakimcheelove | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • This offer (65" TCL 65R646) is $300 lower (23% savings) than the list price of $1,299.99.
    • This offer (55" TCL 55R646) is $275 lower (29% savings) than the list price of $949.99.
    • My Best Buy Member pricing ends 10/18/2021 at 11:59 p.m.CT
  • About this product:
    • 1 year limited warranty
  • About this store:
    • Free Delivery: TV will be delivered into the room of your choice. TV will not be removed from the shipping box.
    • EXTENDED HOLIDAY RETURN PERIOD: When purchased now through Jan 2, you can return this item anytime until Jan 16.
    • Best Buy return policy here

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Written by josephinelp

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Model: TCL 65" Class 6-Series 4K Mini-LED UHD QLED Dolby Vision HDR Smart Google TV - 65S646

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josephinelp
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Just keep in mind that the R635 is the 2020 model and the R646 is the 2021 model. The R646 is supposed to be a bit of an upgrade in terms of picture quality

https://www.rtings.com/tv/tools/c...shold=0.10
Chupacabras
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Not jumping in to throw shade on this deal, because it is a great price, but I had this TV for about a week and would not recommend it. Reading through these forums has helped me steer away from products that can yield a lot of painful hours with tech support so I share my experience just to provide more information as people make their decisions.

The TV does indeed have great brightness with great blacks, but the software implementation leaves a lot to be desired. You can read the reviews on BB to know that my issues were not isolated and other people are experiencing more/other issues. From random shutdowns that required completely unplugging the TV to get it back on, Netflix not working properly and constant flickering on regular TV. The TV also felt incredibly sluggish like the processor and internals were not capable of handling everything. I will mention that I also own the TCL 435 series running Android TV and that TV has been working like a champ for few months and looking great. I really like that TV which is what made me look forward to the new 646. This TV looks great on the outside and when you turn it on the picture quality does look great, but the software implementation is really lacking. I will add that this is not a Google TV/Android TV issue as my other TCL as well as the Sony X90j that I got after this TV both run great. As an aside, and this is just my opinion, I much prefer the picture on the X90j even though the TCL had better blacks. In any event, I really wanted to like this TV and waited for months to get it, but I like my new things to work well out of the box and don't like hoping that at some point down the line the item will work as intended. I'm also not a fan of spending time on the phone with tech support so I'd rather return and get something that works.
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On lousy hardware Android TV can be slow/laggy, but when on decent hardware it's just fine. Google TV has replaced it on most newer hardware and it's an improvement. As long as performance is solid Roku and Android/Google are all good. I can't stand LG, Visio and Samsung smart interfaces though. Roku is definitely the simplest to use out if everything, but not as many custom/advanced features. I personally use an Nvidia Shield TV.

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socseb
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55" TCL SERIES 6 646 is $700 at bestbuy - https://www.bestbuy.com/site/tcl-...Id=6470273

55 TCL SERIES 6 (R635) is $700 at AMAZON and BESTBUY - https://www.amazon.com/TCL-Dolby-...F5GMP?th=1
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Scik
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I miss my Roku TCL 6-series. Should have never sold it. If this was Roku I'd grab to get it back.

Never touched Android TV. How does it compare?
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yazyazoo
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Why is the 75 in so expensive? $2300
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Quote from socseb :
55" TCL SERIES 6 646 is $700 at bestbuy - https://www.bestbuy.com/site/tcl-...Id=6470273 [bestbuy.com]

55 TCL SERIES 6 (R635) is $700 at AMAZON and BESTBUY - https://www.amazon.com/TCL-Dolby-...F5GMP?th=1 [amazon.com]
The 55" R646 is $675 when signed in to your BB account.

Edit: This is now included in the updated thread description.
Last edited by Champagne13 October 18, 2021 at 09:10 AM.
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Quote from Scik :
I miss my Roku TCL 6-series. Should have never sold it. If this was Roku I'd grab to get it back.

Never touched Android TV. How does it compare?
Looks like the Roku version is available as well at the same price.
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/tcl-...Id=6424216

Also same price on amazon.

Editing my comment as a couple people have mentioned that the Roku doesn't have the same set of features such as HDMI 2.1. Very important to note. Thanks guys!
Last edited by GrumblingGrouch October 18, 2021 at 09:24 AM.
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Quote from Scik :
I miss my Roku TCL 6-series. Should have never sold it. If this was Roku I'd grab to get it back.

Never touched Android TV. How does it compare?
Ditto, Never heard anything good about android TV. All reports say it is slow and laggy. I would have pulled the trigger if it was Roku.
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Quote from yazyazoo :
Why is the 75 in so expensive? $2300
They have this "coming soon" price this high so when they actually get them in and sell them for $1800 they can advertise "SAVE $500".

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Quote from socseb :
55" TCL SERIES 6 646 is $700 at bestbuy - https://www.bestbuy.com/site/tcl-...Id=6470273

55 TCL SERIES 6 (R635) is $700 at AMAZON and BESTBUY - https://www.amazon.com/TCL-Dolby-...F5GMP?th=1
Is one better then the other?
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Quote from GrumblingGrouch :
Looks like the Roku version is available as well at the same price.
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/tcl-...Id=6424216

Also same price on amazon
Just keep in mind that the R635 is the 2020 model and the R646 is the 2021 model. The R646 is supposed to be a bit of an upgrade in terms of picture quality

https://www.rtings.com/tv/tools/c...shold=0.10
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Quote from Champagne13 :
The 55" R646 is $675 when signed in to your BB account.
What's the 65R646 when you sign in? Still $1000?
Last edited by josephinelp October 18, 2021 at 07:23 AM.
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Quote from josephinelp :
What's the R646 when you sign in? Still $1000?
Yeah... the 65" is still $1000 when signed-in...
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TheTalkingMule
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Nice. Not interested in this, but maybe the 2020 model 65R635 will finally go on sale for $700. Been my target for a year. Fingers crossed for Black Friday.
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Quote from peccadillo :
Ditto, Never heard anything good about android TV. All reports say it is slow and laggy. I would have pulled the trigger if it was Roku.
On lousy hardware Android TV can be slow/laggy, but when on decent hardware it's just fine. Google TV has replaced it on most newer hardware and it's an improvement. As long as performance is solid Roku and Android/Google are all good. I can't stand LG, Visio and Samsung smart interfaces though. Roku is definitely the simplest to use out if everything, but not as many custom/advanced features. I personally use an Nvidia Shield TV.
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Quote from peccadillo :
Ditto, Never heard anything good about android TV. All reports say it is slow and laggy. I would have pulled the trigger if it was Roku.
You can still buy a Roku for $20-50 and use it with this TV. Or use one you already have lying around
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Quote from Scik :
I miss my Roku TCL 6-series. Should have never sold it. If this was Roku I'd grab to get it back.

Never touched Android TV. How does it compare?
Android TV is a great OS BUT only with the proper processor. Something most TV (even upper-tier) lack. The latest TVs can now do it justice.

*Anyone who claims to hate Android TV (slow/glitchy )should try it using Nvidia Shield.
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