Updated the 480p Input text to clarify that this won't be an issue for most people. The TCL has local dimming and much higher peak brightness than the CU7000 in both SDR and HDR, as well as a wider color gamut and better color accuracy this makes it better for every usage where image quality is important. 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. The Samsung gets brighter, has a quicker response time, and much lower input lag. We've added a few relevant comparisons between the two models below. The Samsung TU7000 is a bit better than the TCL 4 Series/S435 2020. With this update we've revamped our Gradient testing, added a new test for Low Quality Content Smoothing, and expanded our Audio Passthrough testing. Finally, we've updated our usage scores to better align our scores with user expectations.Ĭonverted to Test Bench 1.10. With this change, it was necessary to remove the Black Crush test. TCL 4-Series (2021 Roku TV) 280 at Walmart Like Hard to beat the price Easy-to-use Roku interface Don't like Cheap-feeling remote Only average performance HDR doesn't look much better than. Rtings says the following: The Hisense U6G is much better than the TCL 5. With this update, we've added a new Upscaling: Sharpness Processing test and revamped our Blooming test so the scores and picture better match the real world experience. 4 pounds w/o stand The TCL 5-Series Google TV (S546) is part of TCLs new. We updated the text to match the latest changes to our test methodology and scores.Ĭonverted to Test Bench 1.11.

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