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I bought the $188 one and it was trash. Straight-on viewing was ..ok... but anything at even a slight angle and it was awful. This is the 55S41 $188 on Nov 8 or thereabouts, that I'm micro-reviewing.
I took it back, and I'll keep using a 2010 Sony; the Sony was superior.
I have a TCL 55" 4 series since they dropped to $299… like back in 2017. Used in bedroom so it's only straight - on viewing, room isn't large enough to test wide angles. But we have been very happy with the TV at price paid.
Couldn't pay me to take a Google/Android tv. Had a 85" Sony TV with that OS and most of the apps/OS was crashing all the time. Moved to a LG Oled and it's better with Web OS, BUT the most unstable apps on the TV are the google ones (Youtube TV & Youtube App).
I'm an Android phone user so nothing against Google, but they just can't figure out how to optimize their apps/platform on tv's for some reason (or just don't do enough testing).
I feel like it must be the fault of the TV itself. The Google TV environment on all my Chromecast devices works flawlessly.
Probably because the Chromecast was designed from the ground up by Google. Whole different world when you're supporting so many models of tv's with different hardware capability that is usually very limited.
I wonder how good this TV is on "HDR Real Scene Peak Brightnes"
My LG OLED has 726 cd/m² but I would assume this TV probably has about 350~cd/m²
Brightness is a huge factor in HDR content and many of these cheaper 4K "HDR" Tvs don't have enough brightness to properly take advantage of the HDR content.
Thus these 4K "HDR" tvs are really good for consuming 4K Netflix/amazon content but at somewhat mediocre brightness. That's fine if you haven't been spoiled by OLED or QLED yet
Edit: However, at this price 230~ for 65, that is super great for the screen size. Might jump on it for a garage TV
Last edited by VioletFruit8812 November 20, 2022 at 08:41 AM.
I actually brought this TV home along with a Samsung Q60A and LG UP7000. After comparing them side by side I went with the LG. The colors on this budget TCL looked even more washed out than the Sammy. That said, most people don't compare big 65" TV's side by side in their houses and would be fine with this TCL.
How are the blacks? I want to actually be able to see what's going on in those dark scenes
I can't say for sure but this is probably just like every other 4K LCDtv where the blacks are dimly-lit-blue (from the backlight bleed) as opposed to OLED where they are truly black. Edit: Check this image for reference: https://www.notebookcheck.net/fil...5fd416.jpg
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I can't say for sure but this is probably just like every other 4K LCDtv where the blacks are dimly-lit-blue (from the backlight bleed) as opposed to OLED where they are truly black. Edit: Check this image for reference: https://www.notebookcheck.net/fil...5fd416.jpg
Seems like Walmart Plus members will likely get them all, I'm not paying for the privledge to shop at Walmart, worth a shot to maybe get it but likely sold out before the rest of us can even get one.
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I'm an Android phone user so nothing against Google, but they just can't figure out how to optimize their apps/platform on tv's for some reason (or just don't do enough testing).
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My LG OLED has 726 cd/m² but I would assume this TV probably has about 350~cd/m²
Brightness is a huge factor in HDR content and many of these cheaper 4K "HDR" Tvs don't have enough brightness to properly take advantage of the HDR content.
Thus these 4K "HDR" tvs are really good for consuming 4K Netflix/amazon content but at somewhat mediocre brightness. That's fine if you haven't been spoiled by OLED or QLED yet
Edit: However, at this price 230~ for 65, that is super great for the screen size. Might jump on it for a garage TV
https://878673.smushcdn.com/1287697/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Edge-Lit-vs-Full-Array-Local-Dimming_... [smushcdn.com]
localized dimming helps with darker scenes that have lit-up stuff like moons and candlelight. Local dimming helps prevent the backlight from bleeding into the rest of the darker picture
Check this image
https://878673.smushcdn.com/1287697/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Edge-Lit-vs-Full-Array-Local-Dimming_... [smushcdn.com]
localized dimming helps with darker scenes that have lit-up stuff like moons and candlelight. Local dimming helps prevent the backlight from bleeding into the rest of the darker picture
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