Your other option, if you’re attached to this price point, is the spectacular Hisense H8G Quantum. Arguably, you could make the case to plunk down $250 more to get the significantly better TCL 6-Series R635 that ups the brightness of the screen, or save $100 by switching to the non-Dolby Vision-compatible TCL 4-Series. While we have no issues with the price of the TV, the TCL 5-Series does sit rather precariously in the 2020 TCL TV lineup. While we have some gripes with its picture performance, it’s hard to be mad about the TCL 5-Series’ price – it starts at just over $400 for the 50-inch version (TCL 50S535) while the largest size, the 75-inch (TCL 75S535), comes in at just under $1,000. TCL 5-Series 50S535 at Walmart for $549.99 (opens in new tab).Noted that the color gamut is better on the recently-reviewed Vizio M6 Series Quantum 2022.

We uploaded the initial brightness measurements and uniformity photos for the Accelerated Longevity Test.

We added the TCL S45 variant to the Differences Between Sizes And Variants section of the review. We uploaded the brightness measurements and uniformity photos after running the TV for two months in our Accelerated Longevity Test. Updated to Test Bench 1.9, modifying our Contrast testing and splitting our local dimming testing into multiple sections covering Blooming, Black Crush, and Lighting Zone Transitions. We uploaded the brightness measurements and uniformity photos after running the TV for four months in our Accelerated Longevity Test.

With this update we've revamped our Gradient testing, added a new test for Low Quality Content Smoothing, and expanded our Audio Passthrough testing.Īdded the TCL S451 and TCL S453 variants to the Differences Between Sizes And Variants section of the review. We've added a mention of the newly-reviewed Samsung CU7000 in the Flicker-Free section of this review.Ĭonverted to Test Bench 1.10.

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