TCL - 50" Class S5-Series 4K UHD HDR LED Smart Google TV (2024)

I say "these" in the title, because I bought two of them to merge together into a 100-inch 7680x2160 ultrawide multi-monitor setup with one of my PC's. I was previously using a couple other older TV's for this setup as sort of a trial run, decided I liked it, and figured I'd replace them with something a little better. These are definitely a step up from the two they're replacing. The contrast and black uniformity across the screen(s) is excellent, this TV does a great job with dark scenes. The overall picture quality on these is pretty fantastic for the price, and the Google TV interface is easy to use. As far as my use case with my PC, the input lag is very low (9-10ms). They feel very snappy and responsive as monitors. I've gamed on these for about 70 hours so far, and I've enjoyed every minute. The motion handling in particular on these is surprisingly good, some of the best I've seen on a 60hz panel. You can definitely tell the TV's motion processing is putting in work. Motion in games and videos is fluid and consistent. The brightness of the S5 isn't world-breaking, but it's sufficient for a dark to medium-lit room. If you live in a fishbowl with sunlight coming in from every direction, you may want to consider something else, but the brightness on these is plenty for most people. Reflection handling is good too. Other things I appreciate are the thin bezels, and the fact that these will stay on the input you had them set to prior to turning them off (if you select that option in the TV's settings). They won't force you to go to the home screen on start-up. I turn them on and I'm right at my computer's desktop. The only real con is that there is some dirty screen effect on them, but it's hardly noticeable in actual content. All in all I'd definitely recommend the S5. It is tough to beat for the price.

I love it The tv is very bright very loud and I love the google voice … I love how you can connect your phone to the tv I would definitely recommend to get this tv and the price was not bad at all I would definitely get another one.

We really like this TV. It’s high quality and big but slick and does not take up a bunch of space thickness wise. Sound is very good and has microphone command and all kinds of other features. We had this same brand but a smaller tv so this was a nice upgrade but we stayed with the brand because it’s a good value for the quality and size you get.

Excellent TV, especially if you like a brighter picture.

Very clear and sharp picture. Good price for size of tv.