TCL - 50" Class Q6-Series 4K UHD HDR QLED Smart Google TV (2024)

Been over 6mo and so far so good. Colors are brighter than my old Samsung but can also dim if needed. Easy controls. Settings are easy to navigate. Wifi always connected. No issues connecting to aoundbar via wired or Bluetooth, although BT gives slight lag. Turn on is quick. Volume on TV itself can get loud. Sports and movies look much better than old Samsung HDTV. I've already recommended TV to others. One downside was best buy delivery, it was a lady in small car who struggled to get it out and bring it up driveway but then left it in front of garage. That was horribly unsecure and lucky she didn't damage tv.

This has a great picture and is easy to use. My 7byear old nephew helped us to get started with it. The sound is nice too. We had read a couple of cons regarding this model but did not find them to be even as bad as we might have imagined. They were insignificant unless you want to spend 8 times more.

Overall it could be a little better. The resolution sometimes gets grainy when I would expect it to be better (ex: Superbowl halftime show, film quality pictures). The sound is excellent. Some apps (HBO) have sound that lags behind the visual speech. This feels sad in 2026 but I can't tell if this is a software thing or TV issue. Personally I wonder if OLED would be more of an upgrade then QLED but I was not looking to spend more than 300. 50 inch is great. It's not too heavy to mount as 1 fairly strong person. Overall I was hoping for higher quality picture but, it is what it is. It's something I can enjoy movies on without it being my phone or laptop. I do think phones spoil my expectations for what a quality picture should be as the resolution is so much better. But it is also small and the same price if not more expensive.

I had planned on getting the TV that was on sale, an Insignia FireTV standard LED before I walked into the store. I have a couple of them already in my kids room, and I just wanted a newer bigger tv for my bedroom. Turned out, when I saw what I was about to buy on display in a 50" instead of a 32" next to this QLED TCL, I had to make the investment. It's not always about getting the cheapest tv when you can still stay within budget for a 50" TCL QLED with GoogleTV. I thought I liked the FireTV platform, but this takes the cake. I mounted this tv on my bedroom wall, and it is better than I was looking for. It fits the space, gives me all the features, and the quality of the tech will hold up better than standard LED.

TV works well but the brightness and sound settings are not as easy to calibrate as Vizio. The TV likes to drop the wifi randomly (usually fixes itself) and it will freeze completely on shows that are too HD and we have to restart it. That is very annoying and really needs to be fixed ASAP. Otherwise, very pretty picture and nice app options. We like the TV, it just needs a few tweaks for future models.