TCL 85" Class 4-Series 4K UHD HDR Smart Roku TV - 85S431

First of all, note that the claimed 31,000 reviews are for many different TCL models. Mixing all the reviews together is shoddy and it reduces the value of all reviews because you can't tell what's what. There are many reviews claiming the speakers sound awful but no particular model mentioned. My speakers sound as good as you can expect from any 50 inch TV but I did already have a full AV 5.1 amp system so I piped that in through an HDMI channel. The low price for this TV is in part due to the cheap leg kit included, there are many choices to upgrade to a nice stand. This model's back panel has all the mounting holes down low so any mount you use will tend to raise the height of the display higher than normal with older TVs. Knowing this, I selected a stand with height adjustments - the 'Perlesmith Universal Swivel Tabletop Stand' for under $30 is compatible with this TV's 200x200 VESA mounting holes. SIZE - this is considerably larger than my old Visio which was in the '50 inch class" but was actually about 48 inch diagonal. I barely had the room for this larger screen in my installation. The remote sensor is on the bottom front center edge. There is a tiny dim white LED there to indicate the TV has power and is ready. This can not be turned off in the menu like my old Visio but it is a pretty dim LED. This has all the features ROKU offers except RF remote and there is a way to connect to an antenna and scan for your local channels, accessed through the 'Live TV' option menu which also includes free streaming of live channels, a function you can turn off. Note that the remote is IR so if you were spoiled by the Roku RF remote tuner kit which has more features and needs no pointing towards the TV, this is a downgrade. But I believe that phone apps will give you an RF remote. It performed very well with no lag with my home wireless signal. I am replacing my ten year old Visio which was bought before 4K was a common feature. The picture on this is indeed more crisp but plan on taking time to set up the picture controls to your liking - out of the box, mine was very dim before adjusting. It took a lot of doing to get it right for my tastes. I am not happy with TCL's handling of power consumption data. The Walmart webpage says this uses only $10/ yr in power but I received a TV that has the yellow sticker saying it will use $25/yr and it is not energy star compliant. I found no sticker listing the power consumption in watts but I don't feel excessive heat coming off of it and it will go into low power mode when you let it sit unused. Another reason for my choice was the fact that the input plugs are on the right side for convenient access in my installation. It has all the inputs I could want and note there is no RCA jack inputs on this. My mounting stand did not block any of the plug access. I have no use for a smart phone so I won't be messing with all the connectivity and bluetooth features but I may buy bluetooth headphones at some point.

I went to go drop my wife off at wrk which is not even 5 mins down the street I made sure to check the app to see if they were on the way bc it says when there on there way and when it's also being delivered none of them sent me a notification and the tv was just outside my door with all these doorstep thief's like why couldn't you make a call saying tv was delivered or process it with sending notifications for on the way and delivered that's the last time I use Walmart delivery so inappropriate and I'm sure if my tv was stolen I can put money on it I wouldn't of gotten a replacement .. but other then that I'm trying to get my tv hooked up to my WiFi idk wats going on but I'm hoping to get it resolved and my router is right beside the tv and it's not picking it up so I'll see wat else I have to do to get this tv up and going !!

I really, really don't like this TV but it's too much trouble to box it up and return it. The color is just off, no matter what you do or what settings you adjust, it looks muddy, faded, washed out and pale. Colors like orange show up as pink. Yellows look greenish. It's just odd. If you aren't looking at this TV directly head on, it's unwatchable. I don't know if I got a bad one and there's something wrong with the display or if this is just what I get for buying a cheaper TV but it annoys me so much that I don't even want to watch it. I wish I hadn't bought this and I'm stuck with it unfortunately.

My TCL 75R615 suffered a backlight issue after 3 years so I wanted to replace it with a TCL as they've been a good budget TV for my girlfriend and me. I read that TCL was now using Google as its platform for apps so I purchased the TCL 75Q651G. Given that I needed to use my Google account to do anything, the lag, the dropped connections, the inconsistent playbacks, and various other issues, I returned the TV and looked to see if they still offered Roku TCL TVs as they have been great for me. The 75S451 was cheaper than the Google TV and since setting it up, no issues. I use Netflix, Plex, Disney , and Discovery with no issues. It's hooked up to an audio/video receiver and no issues there. Great TV if you have similar interests and like to save some money.

I replaced a fire tv I bought last year. I hated that thing . I love Love, Love! my roku tvs. They are so easy to set up the way you want either your favorite apps up top. Finds antenna and streaming channels, and my fandango account lets me buy movies directly. In my fire tv I have to go to my phone app amd buy a movie then go to my tv, refresh the app and then it shows up. It is awful loading apps too. This roku TVs the apps load instantly. If you want a happy tv experience and no frustration this is the tv to buy. Not to mention the great holiday themes and screensavers and ability to plug in a flash drive to pause live tv!