TCL Class 6-Series 4K UHD QLED Roku TV Review
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I’m one of those folks who went about 10 years before starting to think about a new TV. You could say I was of the mind, ‘if it aint broke don’t fix it’. But over the last few years, 4K TVs have dropped in price, grown in size and become smarter and more versatile than ever. I’m Erin TGC for BBY can blog and with the global pandemic keeping most of us at home a lot more now than ever, the time has never been better to upgrade your TV. TCL is a fairly new brand to Canada ** and aside from smartphones they recently released which I reviewed, they have some pretty interesting TVs on the market. I recently had the chance to review the 55” TCL 6-series 4K QLED Roku TV Model 55R635-CA in my home over several weeks. I’ll tell you all about my experience.
Early heads up LIKE & SUB
TCL has added quite a few nice touches in the TCL 6-Series QLED Roku TV a glossy back panel on the back helps it look less utilitarian from the back, but even so I wouldn’t personally place it in the middle of the room. The TV has thin, almost non-existent bezels that let the focus stay on the video, not a plastic frame.
TCL thoughtfully added cable runs in the legs. With pop off covers, you can easily snake any cables down through the legs for a more polished, less cluttered look.
I’ll say out of the gate I was impressed by the video quality of this TV. I mean, it’s hard not to be when it comes to 4K televisions. With a picture that’s 4 times sharper than HD, it’s a night and day difference from older TVs and it will be a noticeable upgrade if you haven't graduated to 4K TVs yet.
Even side or angle viewing was great.
One other note from me.. some folks want to know why I’m showing TCL demo videos instead of TV & movies. I have to be careful about copyright so I’m using videos that won’t get me shut down.
You’ve got access to a host of TV, movies and shows all using the smart Roku Interface, but if you need to connect other devices you’ve got options.
All of the inputs on the TV are side-facing, so even when the TV is wall-mounted, they are easily accessible. It has ethernet, 4 HDMI inputs including ARC for audio components, 1 USB input,, plus A/V audio/video inputs, an optical digital audio output, and a headphone jack.
I connected a Yamaha YAS-209 soundbar and subwoofer combo **review here to enhance my audio. As a bonus, the TV recognizes that the sound bar is connected and you can control the volume with the included Roku remote to kill coffee table clutter.
Naturally the TV comes with a remote. The remote is small in size and has easy-to-use buttons with shortcuts to streaming services. There’s also voice control which I love because it saves typing. While there’s no headphone jack as in previous Roku incarnations, you an download the roku app for additional control and functionality as well as private listening mode where you can connect you headphones to your smartphone and listen to the TV’s audio that was to avoid disturbing others… or having your kids disturb you. I’ve got a video about how to do that here on the channel. **LINK
There’s no built in Google or Alexa, but you ccan can connect this TV to your smart home ecosystem if you already have a smart digital assistant.
Of course with voice control too in the remote, you can ask the TV to search for shows, movies, actors and more.
Overall I’m really happy with this TV.
The video quality is great for movies and TV which is mainly what I used it for.
The Roku OS is easy to use and entirely trouble free. The TCL 6-series does link up to google and Alexa, though it’s not built in. Some may think that’d a downside, but with so many people already owning a smart speaker, it’s probably not an issue.
While some may also say this TV’s video quality doesn’t stand up to the likes of premium 4K TVs from bigger names, I would point out it’s in a different category and at a differeent price point.
