Customer Ratings & Reviews

This TV is the perfect size for my teenage son’s room and offers a clear and vivid picture for gaming and sport watching needs. Set-up was easy and quick, all at an affordable price. We have had this TV for 6 months now with zero issues, highly recommend!

TCL - 40" Class S3 S-Class LED Full HD Smart TV with Google TV (2023): Poor sound quality with internal speakers (tinny) / Very good picture quality. Remote control not intuitive, but learnable. I'm using an external sound system instead of the internal speakers. I’d buy it again if a more thorough search didn’t reveal a 40" TV with better sound quality & very good picture quality, that fits in my entertainment center.

I wanted to really like everything about this TV, but sadly it has one thing about that is really substandard -- the audio quality. TCL makes good TVs and I have one of their top of the line 65-inch TVs. So I bought this 40-inch S3 because I believe in the brand, and I rather like the integrated Google TV system/ecosystem. And the picture is great and the user interface is great. But the audio quality. is. poor. In fact, I thought something had to be wrong with the TV, so I took it back to Best Buy and exchanged it for another of the same model. But the audio was the same - it's really quite bad. I've owned several TVs of this size/class and so I have a reasonable expectation of how the audio should be in a TV this size, and my expectations are always met. But not with this TV. The audio quality is very tinny and hollow with absolutely no low end. I acknowledge that the TV is quite thin and therein lies most of the reason for the poor audio quality. It seems that they couldn't or didn't install good enough speakers to compensate for the narrow depth. Anyways, if you buy this TV, you'll discover that it has a great image but the audio is embarrassing. The solution of course, is just to get a sound bar or even some amplified computer speakers will sound better than the built-in sound system. It's that bad.

Awesome tv! Very intuitive and easy to navigate. I bought it for my sons to use their Nintendo switch on, and the picture is crisp and the sound from the TV is fantastic. I never owned a TCL before, but the next time I need a television, I will strongly consider another one.

I purchased this TV for my guest room, and I’m thrilled with my choice! The picture quality is impressive, and the sound is clear, making it perfect for entertaining guests. It’s easy to set up and use, which is a definite plus. Overall, I’m very satisfied with this purchase and would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a reliable and enjoyable TV experience. Great value for the price!

I have been looking for a TV for my guest bedroom and wanted something decent but not too expensive. The TCL open box unit was the perfect unit for the space. Nice bright picture, but the sound was a bit tiny: this could be since this unit was a floor model.

Problem right from Jump St. Random p/u & delivery co said p/u in am, but delivery the following day. Not to mention this "delivery" co. reviews never exceeded 3 stars. All of this dwarfs all searches coming back w/o recognizing co. or the few were customers putting this co. on blast. To make a long story even longer, set aside all I said for a minute. I purchased this open box TCL TV for just under $150 a few months ago. Before 60 days of ownership, I began having technical issues i.e. screen began pixeling while using my dig.antenna. This was followed by black screen of death. So, I went online & before I find anything a price$$ caught my eye after I mistakenly clicked on my TV instead of a newer model. Although, my mistake briefly showed my TVs new price including open box prices. I was getting frustrated w/what I saw, but then the original cost of my TV come up I really hit the ceiling. Original price of any item is one price, the same price, the only price which should not change ever. So, when I'm seeing the original price as being far less than what I paid for an open boxed unit I was very upset. If that wasn't enough, every price was less than I paid & a few close to 50% less. I would appreciate the opportunity to come back to my store & speak with someone in the retention department or similar. I needed a new TV asap b/c my Vizio needed a T-Con board finally after almost 14yrs. It had those first gen. apps called V.I.A TCL TVs are better TVs than their price points say. Sometimes a def. product gets through quality control or an open box. My review shouldn't be labeled as a negative of the product itself or even of Best Buy. Whenever I need something electronic, Best Buy is my go too & I don't believe this will ever change. Lastly, like I had mentioned I would really appreciate it Best Buy would please reach out to me via email, mobile phone, or on the app. Thank you, KJ

It a great picturesounds great easy set upgrest price for the TV and size great for bedroom

tv works well and good clear picture and light weight and easy to hang on wall

Overall satusfied for the price point. The pucture color and resolution are excellent for a mid price point tv. It is nice that the remote is solar powered, but is dmall and I will use it.

color is great and like the size price was good for the size of the TV

Great color and once apps are loaded, easy to open them. Works great.

This is a good budget television if you only have room for a 40” TV, but be warned there are larger models for the same price. What I appreciate about this model is it is hassle-free as I was not interested in the Smart functions, I prefer to use my AppleTV for streaming. It was minimal effort to setup this TV and skip wireless setup, but by contrast I returned a Vizio model which was a nightmare to setup with multiple screens, required wifi, required mobile app, etc. I cannot comment on the TCL TV festures but the picture quality is great and sound is plenty loud.

Perfect TV for a small room. The App Store has all the required streaming services and the sound quality is good as long as it’s a small room. The picture quality is very good for the price. A perfect TV for a college kids dorm room

This TCL 40" TV displays a sharp and beautiful picture. Setup was very easy right out of the box, and the TCL hotline rep was patient efficient in helping me customize my TV to my liking. It has a great many free channels, which I love to watch when regular TV gets boring. I highly recommend this TV.

The color is good, the sound is acceptable. The number of ports is fine. Value us excellkent. Overall it is a good second Tv which I use in my bedroom

The TCL 40-inch TV offers clear picture quality, vibrant colors, and decent sound. Easy to set up and use—highly recommend!

Very pleased with my TCL 40" tv. Went from a 2019 Vizio Once connected to my router the apps and dowloads were seamless and fast. Pleased with the quality of picture and sound and the OS is Google very easy to navigate. The Black Friday incentive was even more inticing

Television was great for price. Very good picture and color.

The TCL-40" Class S3 S-Class LED Full HD Smart TV with Google TV (2023) is a fantastic TV. The picture is sharp and the easy to operate.