I had been keeping an eye on this TV for a while, but was planning to wait and purchase one of the updated 2023 TCL models when they were released later this year. However, the stars recently aligned (gift card in hand, temporary sale, open box item near me, and Tears of the Kingdom coming out soon), so I jumped on the current 55" 655 Roku model. I am honestly kind of blown away at how good this TV looks, especially for the money. I'm moving up from a 2018 TCL 43" 5 series, which was already a good value for the money back then, but it's practically a night-and-day difference. The 655 is plenty bright, even during daytime watching with the blinds partially open. The backlight dimming feature allows for super dark blacks and very high contrast, and I only notice the blooming artifacts in very specific circumstances if I'm really trying to find them. Color seems pretty solid - I did not spend much time calibrating, but the movie preset with normal color temp and a slight backlight boost looks good to me. I love that the 144Hz variable refresh rate allows for higher quality 40fps options on some PS5 games e.g. Horizon Forbidden West. Also, while this can vary from one unit to the next, I definitely got a good panel with almost no backlight bleed, no noticeable dead pixels, and fairly even grays and blacks. I'm sure that if I knew exactly what to look for, I'd see some gradient color banding or motion processing issues blah blah blah, but I'm sure I'd have to spend at least twice what I paid for any noticeable improvement. The only downside - the built-in speakers are not good, but that should be expected of pretty much any TV. It's a limitation of physics, and most people should be using a soundbar, anyway. This TCL 655 seems like the obvious best choice for getting most of the useful advanced features in the <$1000 range.

let me just say, i had this specific tv picked out for a while, before i actually purchased it. this is an absolutely excellent tv, especially for the price. bang for your buck is awesome especially so with this particular model. colors look excellent right out the box, without doing any calibration, for those wondering. it also has a suite of gaming features, & pairs excellently with a ps5. This thing has auto low latency mode, & amd vrr for gaming. which means it does do 120fps, as it does has hdmi 2.1, & a 144hz screen. to anyone who reads this review, this tv was worth every penny & i highly recommended this specific model (6 series - 55r655) for anyone already looking at a tcl. i could literally go on about the performance of this thing. Have nothing bad to say about it. The stand it comes with looks really cool as well, as its not the normal legs. Makes it look as tho it's floating. You'll see. Please, try one out if u get the chance.

Excellent TV with an excellent picture and sound. Brightness is superb, even in an extremely bright room. It doesn't have any external buttons and if the remote goes missing, downloading the Roku app onto your phone is a breeze, which works surprisingly well also. Notice the photo I've uploaded, that's a screenshot from a video I took from about 35 feet away in my driveway!! It's truly an amazing picture.

For its expense, this TV beat up my 2018 Vizio 55” in every way. Massive increases in local dimming zones (from 56 in the Vizio to over 400 with Mini LEDs), 120Hz gaming, better image processing, increase in response time (including startup time), and a very usable menu. I exchanged this model for a Hisense U8H as I watched many reviews that claimed it was so much better, but it is NOT. The U8H has wickedly bad color banding issues, and is not nearly the step above proclaimed by reviewers. It especially shows up poorly in Dolby Vision, which is massively misrepresented as the U8H displays it in 8-but format! This TCL is a *fine* display, and you would enjoy it coming from almost any other display, 2020 and earlier. TCL displays punch far above their classes, a great *VALUE* for the prices.

This TV is far worth what you get for your money. Did extensive research on which tv to buy in this price range that was capable of 120Hz refresh rate for PS5 and Xbox Series x. I am BLOWN AWAY at the picture quality of this tv. Set up was a breeze 20 minutes had the stand attached and apps i frequently used already downloaded. The picture quality is crisp clear and very bright. God of war never looked better. Highly recommended this tv got it on sale for 650