Update: This popular deal is still available.
Best Buy has
98" TCL 98S550G S5 Class 4K LED Smart Google TV (2023 Model) on sale for
$1999.99.
Shipping is free.
Note, installation is free w/ purchase (TV setup and mounting). Select in the professional services during checkout. Availability for installation may vary by location.
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TCL Specs (
source):
- Resolution: 3840x2160
- Refresh Rate: 120Hz + Motion Rate 480 with MEMC Frame Insertion
- HDR Ultra: Dolby Vision IQ, HDR10+, HDR10, & HLG
- Game Accelerator 240 for Up to 240 VRR Gaming
- Dolby Atmos and DTS Virtual:X
- Smart TV with Google TV Smart OS
- Ports:
- 4x HDMI
- 1x USB 2.0
- 1x Ethernet
- 1x RF Input
- 1x Digital Audio Out (Optical)
Hisense Specs (
source):
- Resolution: 3840x2160
- High Dynamic Range (HDR): Dolby Vision/HDR10/HDR10+/HLG
- Refresh Rate: 144Hz (Motion Rate 480)
- Panel Type: LED Backlight LCD
- Full Array Local Dimming
- Brightness: 800 nits
- VESA Standard (600x400) M8
- Ports:
- 4x HDMI (2 ports up to 4K@144Hz)
- 1x USB 3.0
- 1x USB 2.0
- 1x Composite
- 1x Digital Optical Audio
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I was watching old YouTube music videos from the 80's that were pretty grainy but from 10-12' away they looked as good as a 1985 video can look but even from 15-20' away it still looks great because it's so freaking massive.
Watched an NFL Network game replay via Roku stick and it looked fine from 10' away.
4k stuff looks great from closer but again you really need a bit of viewing distance. Sitting close to it is overwhelming and I found myself searching around the screen with my eyes rather than taking it all in.
If you are trying to jam this into a small living room you may have mixed results. This TV needs some room to breathe.
For reference my current TV is an 82" Samsung that my couch is about 10' away from.
I was watching old YouTube music videos from the 80's that were pretty grainy but from 10-12' away they looked as good as a 1985 video can look but even from 15-20' away it still looks great because it's so freaking massive.
Watched an NFL Network game replay via Roku stick and it looked fine from 10' away.
4k stuff looks great from closer but again you really need a bit of viewing distance. Sitting close to it is overwhelming and I found myself searching around the screen with my eyes rather than taking it all in.
If you are trying to jam this into a small living room you may have mixed results. This TV needs some room to breathe.
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I was watching old YouTube music videos from the 80's that were pretty grainy but from 10-12' away they looked as good as a 1985 video can look but even from 15-20' away it still looks great because it's so freaking massive.
Watched an NFL Network game replay via Roku stick and it looked fine from 10' away.
4k stuff looks great from closer but again you really need a bit of viewing distance. Sitting close to it is overwhelming and I found myself searching around the screen with my eyes rather than taking it all in.
If you are trying to jam this into a small living room you may have mixed results. This TV needs some room to breathe.
For reference my current TV is an 82" Samsung that my couch is about 10' away from.
My history is I had a 6 year old BenQ 1080 projector in the bedroom with a 100 inch sreen so distance was about 10 feet laying down but I never looked at it while sitting on the edge of the bed or walking by it and thought it looked bad at all.
Moved into a new place and the living room tv is now on the floor until i get it mounted, an 86 basic LG 8 series LED UH HD. I got a chair about 4 ft from it right now and it's fine to look at and watch.
With all this feedback is the HIsense worse than these up close or is it just epeople not used to giant tvs everywhere?
Negatives: horrible horrible motion processing. Watching some wide panning shots on a uhd Blu-ray of 1917 was jarring to say the least. That being said I can forgive it because it's not like there are tons of scenes like that in movies but it needs to be mentioned.
Some slight bleed/bloom from local dimming zones on the black bars of wide aspect ratio content. A little disappointing to me. Again not a deal breaker but I'd expect the local dimming to be smarter about that. However, as far as the content itself I thought the local dimming performed fantastically. Didn't notice much bloom at all on the film itself in dark scenes.
And a minor nitpick… it definitely picks up reflections more than my old set but i typically watch in a light controlled room so not a huge deal, just need to remember to turn off the bathroom light around the corner.
As of now I'm very happy I bought it. Don't forget to turn of motion smoothing in the clarity section of picture settings. You have to redo it for every source type.
anything below 4k is just plain mediocre. i can watch the same video on my oled and it looks great due to upscaling but on the 100" hisense it looks like a bad vhs from the 1980s!
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Couple pictures of the set: https://joshjonesphoto.
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