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TCL 65-inch Class 6-Series 8K Mini-LED UHD QLED Dolby Vision HDR Smart Roku TV - 65R648, 2021 model $1299.99

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8K 65" Roku TV by TCL, 7680 x 4320 Resolution, Model 65R648
Amazon Prime members can also receive in-home deluxe delivery and unpack.

For smaller TV rooms or in use replacing a triple or quad 4K monitor setup, it's a solid value late 2021 Roku 8K TV for the money in Early 2023 at a time where Hisense and TCL did not announce newer/replacement 8K models at CES 2023, and at a time where it is very difficult to find this model or Hisense 75" Roku 8K TV in stock locally, being mostly on clearance or unavailable.

You may want to protect your investment with an Asurion 4 year warranty for $151.99 considering the limited selection of reasonably priced 8K TV announced at CES 2023.

I already have an OLED display, and wanted an affordable 8K model for under $1300 with available inexpensive 4 year warranty. There are limited availability of these in retail outlets (none by me), and CES 2023 was a disappointment in no affordable 8K models being announced by most manufacturers, if any under $3000.

I don't want to think about OLED burn-in either, so it will be left on all the time for gaming, sports, Family photo slideshows, whatever the content - no concerns.

It's for a "smallish" room and we have over 4 years of family 8K photos and family content from 8K phones, cameras, etc. We want our family content to look it's best in slideshow and not worry about burn-in.

We have a projector in our Family room, so no need for larger size TV than 65" in the small room use case we have.

The display has pixels twice as large as the Dell 32" 8K monitor sold for $5000, yet "mobile" enough to be moved by 1 person, carefully, and likely useful for the next half decade as content becomes more available from our 8K phones, cameras, Youtube and other sources with upscaling available also. If you use a 4K 16" OLED laptop, then in comparison these pixels on this TV are once again twice as big. Nobody would want to buy a 50-65" 1080p TV now, but those were also sold and now look poor with modern content, hence the reason for short-term future-proofing the TV selected in the small room location.

https://www.amazon.com/TCL-65-inc...B099Y29V9F


UPDATE 03/20/2023
Returned the TCL due to a few QC issues, and TCL support was very hit or miss- went with 55" Samsung 8K deal at Best Buy for $999.99 instead since much easier to move around- far lighter and has integrated ATSC 3.0 tuner

FYI: Both the 65" TCL and 55" Samsung have significant off-axis color shift, even viewing close up...
To me, the 700B off axis is worse than the Samsung 800B, but I don't have both side-by-side, simply going off Rtings
and having both the TCL and Samsung to compare...
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01-25-2023 at 08:36 PM.
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Its like they don't know we're paying attention!! 100-200 more, get C2
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Quote from RaviR7385 :
Its like they don't know we're paying attention!! 100-200 more, get C2
I already have an OLED display, and wanted an affordable 8K model for under $1300 with inexpensive 4 year warranty available. There are limited availability of these in retail outlets (none by me), and CES 2023 was a disappointment in no affordable 8K models being announced by most manufacturers, if any under $3000.

I don't want to think about OLED burn-in either, so it will be left on all the time, gaming, sports, whatever the content- no concerns.
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01-25-2023 at 08:53 PM.
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Somebody explain the point of a 65 inch 8k tv to me. At 65 inches 8k and 4k are going to look nearly identical and by the time 8k content is out there on a large scale this tv will be old and outdated.
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01-25-2023 at 08:55 PM.
01-25-2023 at 08:55 PM.
How does this 8k series compare the the newest 6 series (Roku version)?
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Somebody explain the point of a 65 inch 8k tv to me. At 65 inches 8k and 4k are going to look nearly identical and by the time 8k content is out there on a large scale this tv will be old and outdated.
It's for a "smallish" room and we have over 4 years of family 8K photos and family content from phones, cameras, etc. We want our family content to look it's best in slideshow and not worry about burn-in. The display has pixels twice as large as the Dell 32" 8K monitor for $5000, yet "mobile" enough to be moved by 1 person, carefully, and reasonable for the next half decade as content becomes more available from our phones and other sources with upscaling available also. If you use a 4K 16" OLED laptop, and in comparison these pixels on this TV are once again twice as big. Nobody would want to buy a 55-65" 1080p display now, but those were also sold and now look poor with modern content.
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01-26-2023 at 01:49 AM.

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01-26-2023 at 01:49 AM.
FWIW... Rtings Review: 8.2/10
8.0 - Movies
8.1 - TV Shows
8.1 - Sports
8.6 - Video Games
8.1 - HDR Movies
8.5 - HDR Gaming
8.2 - PC Monitor
https://www.rtings.com/tv/reviews...21-8k-qled
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01-26-2023 at 07:30 PM.
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8K 65" Roku TV by TCL, 7680 x 4320 Resolution, Model 65R648
Amazon Prime members can also receive in-home deluxe delivery and unpack.

For smaller TV rooms or in use replacing a triple or quad 4K monitor setup, it's a solid value late 2021 Roku 8K TV for the money in Early 2023 at a time where Hisense and TCL did not announce newer/replacement 8K models at CES 2023, and at a time where it is very difficult to find this model or Hisense 75" Roku 8K TV in stock locally, being mostly on clearance or unavailable.

You may want to protect your investment with an Asurion 4 year warranty for $151.99 considering the limited selection of reasonably priced 8K TV announced at CES 2023.

I already have an OLED display, and wanted an affordable 8K model for under $1300 with available inexpensive 4 year warranty. There are limited availability of these in retail outlets (none by me), and CES 2023 was a disappointment in no affordable 8K models being announced by most manufacturers, if any under $3000.

I don't want to think about OLED burn-in either, so it will be left on all the time for gaming, sports, Family photo slideshows, whatever the content - no concerns.

It's for a "smallish" room and we have over 4 years of family 8K photos and family content from 8K phones, cameras, etc. We want our family content to look it's best in slideshow and not worry about burn-in.

We have a projector in our Family room, so no need for larger size TV than 65" in the small room use case we have.

The display has pixels twice as large as the Dell 32" 8K monitor sold for $5000, yet "mobile" enough to be moved by 1 person, carefully, and likely useful for the next half decade as content becomes more available from our 8K phones, cameras, Youtube and other sources with upscaling available also. If you use a 4K 16" OLED laptop, then in comparison these pixels on this TV are once again twice as big. Nobody would want to buy a 50-65" 1080p TV now, but those were also sold and now look poor with modern content, hence the reason for short-term future-proofing the TV selected in the small room location.

https://www.amazon.com/TCL-65-inc...B099Y29V9F [amazon.com]
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01-27-2023 at 08:01 AM.
01-27-2023 at 08:01 AM.
I have the Samsung QN800B being delivered next week. Main use is replacing 4x4k monitors. The TCL at this price would save me $500, and looks to be close in performance as a monitor. Decisions decisions. Nice find OP.
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01-27-2023 at 09:36 AM.
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For smaller TV rooms or in use replacing a triple or quad 4K monitor setup,
Just wondering what video card could run a quad 8k setup?
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01-27-2023 at 09:11 PM.
01-27-2023 at 09:11 PM.
This deal on Amazon is on again this evening, for the third night this week
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01-27-2023 at 09:28 PM.
01-27-2023 at 09:28 PM.
how does amazon deliver a large tv? they just leave it on your porch or bring it inside the house?
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how does amazon deliver a large tv? they just leave it on your porch or bring it inside the house?
Amazon Prime members can also receive free in-home deluxe delivery and unpack on this deal, so they'll unbox it and set it where you want it in your house within reason and I was able to confirm it powered up/ no major defect. If you need wall mounting, that is extra charge.
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01-28-2023 at 08:30 PM.
01-28-2023 at 08:30 PM.
I love my tcl tvs and the roku system.
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