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Oct 22, 2023 8:56 AM

65" TCL Q5 Q-Class 4K QLED HDR Smart TV:

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Best Buy has TCL Q5 Q-Class 4K QLED HDR Smart TV (Various Sizes) on sale as listed below. Shipping is free or select free store pickup where available.

Thanks to Community Member Champagne13 for finding this deal.

Note: Availability for store pickup may vary by location.

Available sizes:Specs:
  • Resolution: 4K (2160p)
  • Refresh rate: Native 60Hz, Motion Rate 240
  • Panel type: QLED
  • HDR: HDR 10, HDR 10+, Dolby Vision, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG)
  • Smart platform: Google TV
  • Inputs:
    • 3x HDMI
    • 2x USB
    • 1x Composite
    • 1x RF Antenna
    • 1x Digital Optical
    • 1x Ethernet

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  • About this Offer:
    • The 65" TV is $200 lower (33% savings) than the regular price.
  • About this Product:
    • These Q5 class TVs are exclusive to Best Buy.
  • Refer to the forum thread for additional deal discussion.
  • No longer available:

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Written by Champagne13
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Best Buy has TCL Q5 Q-Class 4K QLED HDR Smart TV (Various Sizes) on sale as listed below. Shipping is free or select free store pickup where available.

Thanks to Community Member Champagne13 for finding this deal.

Note: Availability for store pickup may vary by location.

Available sizes:Specs:
  • Resolution: 4K (2160p)
  • Refresh rate: Native 60Hz, Motion Rate 240
  • Panel type: QLED
  • HDR: HDR 10, HDR 10+, Dolby Vision, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG)
  • Smart platform: Google TV
  • Inputs:
    • 3x HDMI
    • 2x USB
    • 1x Composite
    • 1x RF Antenna
    • 1x Digital Optical
    • 1x Ethernet

Editor's Notes

Written by qwikwit | Staff
  • About this Offer:
    • The 65" TV is $200 lower (33% savings) than the regular price.
  • About this Product:
    • These Q5 class TVs are exclusive to Best Buy.
  • Refer to the forum thread for additional deal discussion.
  • No longer available:

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BadBoyBilly
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For picture optimization I used this as baseline, it's the Q650G (better version of this TV) and changed a few things as necessary from there. (https://www.rtings.com/tv/reviews...d/settings)

For performance improvement, i first installed Projectivity Launcher from the play store (https://play.google.com/store/app...rojengmenu), you can also install FLauncher from the play store and see which one you like better (https://play.google.com/store/app....flauncher). Both of these are open source, ad-free and allow you to customize the home screen. You aren't constantly bombarded with promos from Google.

Once you are happy with either of the above launchers you can connect via adb to your TV and run the commands from this thread (https://www.reddit.com/r/AndroidT...hromecast/). This disables the primary google home launcher and lets you launch one of the ad free ones from the ones I linked above when you press the home button.

Next I installed tvQuickActionsPro (https://play.google.com/store/app...ickactions) this lets you remap buttons of popular streaming apps that you can uninstall/disable via adb. One example is disabling YouTube, installing SmartTube from here (https://github.com/yuliskov/SmartTube/releases). This is YouTube for android TV but with adblocking and sponsorblock in built and remapped the YouTube button on the TV to SmartTube.

I also uninstalled most of the extra streaming services to remap their buttons, prevent them from using system resources and disabled these apps which I found to be bloat but you can keep let them be on in the background if you want. This disables alexa, google assistant.


com.google.android.katniss
com.google.android.apps.tv.launcherx
com.android.messaging
com.google.android.tungsten.setupwraith
com.google.android.marvin.talkback
com.android.camera2
com.amazon.amazonvideo.livingroom
com.google.android.youtube.tvmusic
com.google.android.tts
com.google.android.videos
com.tcl.partnercustomizer
com.google.android.youtube.tv
com.tcl.smartalexa
com.tcl.messagebox
com.google.android.tv.assistant
com.google.android.play.games


Hope this helps!
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doltran
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Compared to the '22 models looks like:

6 series > Q750G > 5 series > Q650G > 4 series > S450G


So almost directly in between the old 4 and 5 series TCL TVs if it really is the exact same specs as the Q6...but I dunno about that. Someone on AVS said it had a lower max brightness compared to the Q6 when comparing them.
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i paid $150 for the 50 inch. SO 65 inch should be $250 to be a great deal. This is meh !
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Oct 22, 2023 10:25 AM
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TheWellKnownOct 22, 2023 10:25 AM
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Anyone think there's a chance black Friday yields a better deal than this on a 65 Q?
Oct 22, 2023 10:35 AM
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AquaGalley8616Oct 22, 2023 10:35 AM
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Quote from TheWellKnown View quoted comment :
Anyone think there's a chance black Friday yields a better deal than this on a 65 Q?
Yep! And I don't think the extended holiday policy is in effect now ( I checked best buy for return policy) , but should be posted soon. But we could be wrong, but, I'm waiting for the SUPER BF and CM tv sales to kick in, since we are so close to slick deal time of the year on tv's.
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Oct 22, 2023 10:51 AM
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rly723Oct 22, 2023 10:51 AM
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Tempting. My dads 50" 1080p insignia screen has become very dim so may need a replacement tv. Been using a 43" tcl android tv on a mobile tv cart temporarily but larger size would be nice. Could wait a month for black Friday sales
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Oct 22, 2023 11:14 AM
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Oct 22, 2023 11:53 AM
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doltranOct 22, 2023 11:53 AM
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Compared to the '22 models looks like:

6 series [7.9] > Q750G [7.7] > 5 series [7.6] > Q650G [7.3] > 4 series [6.8] > S450G [6.7]


So almost directly in between the old 4 and 5 series TCL TVs if it really is the exact same specs as the Q6...but I dunno about that. Someone on AVS said it had a lower max brightness compared to the Q6 when comparing them.
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Oct 22, 2023 2:48 PM
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rattlingabhiOct 22, 2023 2:48 PM
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i paid $150 for the 50 inch. SO 65 inch should be $250 to be a great deal. This is meh !
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Oct 22, 2023 3:05 PM
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I have the 55 inch version of qled from last bf ..its very good ..will wait for bf to upgrade

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Oct 22, 2023 3:11 PM
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4o4UserNotFoundOct 22, 2023 3:11 PM
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Anyone know if Google tv os has gotten any better? I dealt with a Hisense tv with google once and the lag was awful. I remeber reading that it wasn't the tv but the Google is itself. That was 2 years ago so just wondering if it's improved.
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Oct 22, 2023 4:04 PM
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ChocoboOct 22, 2023 4:04 PM
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Quote from TheWellKnown View quoted comment :
Anyone think there's a chance black Friday yields a better deal than this on a 65 Q?
There's a chance, but if it goes lower it won't be by much. There's also a chance it's the same deal with limited stock on Black Friday and it could be difficult to buy it.

This might not be the absolute best deal ever, but it's a good one and if I needed a TV I'd just go ahead and get it now. QLED for $400 is a good buy.
Oct 22, 2023 4:06 PM
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AXXXXXXXXAOct 22, 2023 4:06 PM
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I need a 65 with a middle stand
Oct 22, 2023 4:08 PM
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ChocoboOct 22, 2023 4:08 PM
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Quote from Hulkhokaoneman View quoted comment :
Anyone know if Google tv os has gotten any better? I dealt with a Hisense tv with google once and the lag was awful. I remeber reading that it wasn't the tv but the Google is itself. That was 2 years ago so just wondering if it's improved.
About the same I think. The Google TV OS is actually pretty good if you have decent hardware, it runs very well on the Chromecast 4K. But on every cheap TV I've used that has it, the TV isn't powerful enough to run it smoothly. I'm guessing this TV would be the same but can't confirm it.

I am a fan of the Roku version, which runs smoothly even on cheap TVs.
Oct 22, 2023 4:10 PM
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Quote from AXXXXXXXXA View quoted comment :
I need a 65 with a middle stand
Very few TVs with middle stands exist anymore. If you want one you need to buy a stand separately. You can get a height adjustable swivel stand for $40. Personally I went cheap and got this stand [amazon.com] for $20. It actually works well because the cable box sits in between the TV legs, but they're still centrally-located enough that my TV can fit on a small piece of furniture.
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Oct 22, 2023 4:11 PM
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ChocoboOct 22, 2023 4:11 PM
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Quote from rattlingabhi View quoted comment :
i paid $150 for the 50 inch. SO 65 inch should be $250 to be a great deal. This is meh !
This is meh if it was a regular 65" TV, but this is the QLED version
Oct 22, 2023 4:20 PM
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vicheOct 22, 2023 4:20 PM
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How this compare to the 2021 s546?

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Oct 22, 2023 4:42 PM
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newcronosOct 22, 2023 4:42 PM
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Quote from viche View quoted comment :
How this compare to the 2021 s546?
The s546 is (still, even now) recommended by this reddit sub. This one isn't.

https://www.reddit.com/r/HTBuying...50g_s550g/

(Just to clarify: I'm just providing info. Not saying that this sub is a bible that everyone should follow)

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