TCL 55" Class 4-Series 4K UHD HDR Smart Google TV – 55S446, 2022 Model

I have the 43". I use this as a PC monitor. I work in software development and do it as a hobby so text and image clarity is very important. This TV delivers that very well without issue, but you must not use the terrible preset PC setting which ups the sharpness to 100 making text look very rough. I recommend putting sharpness down to 30-40. And of course turning off "enhancements" like noise reduction and headache inducing motion interpolation. This is a sweet spot for productivity monitor. The 43" size means I don't have to put scaling to 125%. It isn't annoyingly large and stretched out. The 4K resolution means I can use it like 4 1080p monitors in one with plenty of vertical space which is ideal for me. One minor nitpick is that setting TV input to PC requires two separate actions on remote/app instead of one. And the setting to use the last know input doesn't always work and will sometime land on the Google TV home when the PC is on and active. This just a minor few seconds of annoyance every other day. Also be aware that tape is applied to bezels stuck to the screen. You must be very careful when removing the tape. I recommend this monitor especially at this price point.

I recently purchased the TCL 55" Google TV. It has great picture and even lighting on my panel. Sound is just OK but again it's the cheapest line of TCL TV's so I don't expect anything spectacular. Setup was easy. I was able to connect to Wifi and then chose basic setup and didn't have to make any TCL accounts or sign in with Google. I am using an Xbox One S for streaming apps and games and it works wonderfully for a bedroom TV. I purchased a 43" model TCL 4 series and that is still working well at this time. I use the Google TV apps on that TV and bootup is quick and streaming apps work well. I wish Google TV's had Spectrum app but that's why I use Xbox or Roku sticks for that. All in all it's a fantastic value for a TV of this size and I am very happy with TCL products.

I bought this TCL 50” 4-Series Google TV in October 2022 for about $200 on sale. At first, I was happy with it. But after the first year, problems started: audio not matching lips, delays, random blackouts. I had to reset the TV multiple times just to keep it going. Now, less than three years later, the TV completely failed. It powers on, but the screen is pitch black with no picture or sound. I tried every troubleshooting step (unplugging, resetting, different outlets), nothing worked. When I called TCL customer service, hoping for real help since this TV is still fairly new, the rep gave me nothing. She kept talking in circles and told me the one-year warranty was over. No repair program, no extended support. Basically, “too bad.” She even suggested I hire a local repairman. Why should I pay almost what I paid for the TV just to fix something that’s a known issue with TCL sets? Bottom line: this TV is cheaply made, unreliable, and backed by terrible customer service. TCL clearly knows these issues happen but takes no responsibility. I’ll never buy from them again.

This TV works great. I love the Roku channels. It has a nice picture. I only use it streaming.

Put it in the gym. Wife was really annoyed because the default interface is very slow, full of ads, and continually crashed. Default TV is basically unusable and had me looking for a dumb monitor. It's fixable. I put on flauncher, used a button remapper to make flauncher the default, and (importantly) used adb to disable the default launcher. Other developer options you can find on youtube videos (disable updates, reduce background tasks, reduce animation scale, disable diagnostics). All good now: fast, clean interface and it runs all of the streaming stuff (amazon, plex, disney, netflix, ...) with no problems and no more crashes or ads.

Overall it is good for the money. I see people commenting about the TCL accout. You can bypass this by pressing up button 5 timess then down button 5 times then choose skip. For older people who are not techy, you might need some youngster's help but overall pretty good tv. So i am still giving it 5 star. Easy to install legs, lightweight to carry. Quality picture.... Definitely worth every penny spent.