Customer Ratings & Reviews
- Model:
- 43S525
- |
- SKU:
- 6358904
Customer reviews
Rating 4.4 out of 5 stars with 1415 reviews
(1,415 customer reviews)Rating by feature
- Picture Quality4.3
Rating 4.3 out of 5 stars
- Sound Quality4.0
Rating 4.0 out of 5 stars
- Brightness4.2
Rating 4.2 out of 5 stars
Customers are saying
Customers are positive about the picture quality, easy setup, price, Roku integration, and gaming experience of the 43" Class 5 Series LED 4K UHD Smart Roku TV. They appreciate the amazing picture quality, simple setup, affordability, convenience of Roku's built-in streaming platform, and its suitability for gaming. However, customers are negative about the remote control's cheap feel, concerns about durability, reports of screen issues and short lifespans, and the color quality.
This summary was generated by AI based on customer reviews.
- Pros mentioned:Ease of use, Picture quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Awesome
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Love this TV. I am able to watch many shows and movies for free, without cable. I pay for Prime and get many other channels and free movies. The picture quality is great and the tv is easy to navigate through.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Ease of use, Picture quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Value for the Price
||Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I'm using this as a monitor while I work from home. The quality is impressive. It was easy to set up and allows access to the typical streaming apps and is able to easily switch between inputs.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Picture quality
Rated 2 out of 5 stars
Worked for less than 3 weeks
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I bought this TV at the beginning of week 2 of August 2020. It's now the end of August and the TV is rebooting. A lot. At first, it was just YouTube TV after a few minutes of watching. Other apps worked fine. Then YouTube itself. Then FoxSports, Pluto, Netflix, Emby, and MLB apps. In other words, it's no specific app or feature that causes the picture to freeze for about 30 seconds followed by a full (long) reboot. Now, even when watching something through one of the HDMI inputs (like an Apple TV or Fire TV plugged into HDMI), the system will reboot after a few minutes or hours. When it comes back up, it will claim it can't find the network (WIFI). If I wait a few minutes, it will again crash and reboot but I can also manually reboot it from the menus. Usually, the second reboot is just fine but that will last a random number of minutes or, if lucky, an hours or two. I can tell it's crashed due to the picture freeze (from an app or other input) and the power LED will sometimes start blinking. Yes, I have downloaded all the latest firmware and apps and my wifi is quite healthy from locations much further away, including the garage and other video appliances sitting right next to the TV. Now I get the joy of trying to return this without the original box. This should be fun! In fairness, before the crashing started this was a good TV for the price, simple to use, and had a fast responsive interface.
No, I would not recommend this to a friendBrand response from TCLExpert
Posted .Hi KenAZ,
Thank you for taking the time to provide your feedback. We're sorry to hear that you may be experiencing some trouble with your TV. We would love the opportunity to look into this for you to see if we can assist you. We'd like to gather more information to see if we can isolate what is occurring. Please reach out to us at [email protected] with your contact information and a description of what you need help with. Someone will get back to you as soon as they can.
Thank you,
Sara
TCL Customer Support
- Pros mentioned:Ease of use, Picture quality
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great TV for its price
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Sharp picture, easy to set up, good value for price; however, channel changing requires going through the guide, instead of simply punching in the channel desired.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Ease of use, Picture quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great TV
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.It was easy to operate. What a wonderful picture and the colors are brilliant. I ordered the TCL 43" TV on Dec 3, 2019 and have enjoyed watching my favorite movies.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Hdr
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great looking TV
||Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Shopped around for a while and did extensive research into affordable HDR televisions. Never used Roku until now and I love that as well. Use for 4k Gaming (PS4 Pro/PC) both look amazing. Overall Great TV.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Picture quality, Roku
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Worth the (cheap) price
||Posted . Owned for 9 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.This is an excellent TV for the price. It has Roku built in so it works wonderfully. The picture quality is amazing giving you 4k/60hz, perfect for next-gen gaming or viewing 4k TV/Movies
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Picture qualityCons mentioned:Remote control
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great size
||Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Great picture. Although I see complaints about the volume keys being on the side of the remote, I really like it. I only wish it had lights on it.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Hdr
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great tv for a good price
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I like the tv very much with xbox you dont get 50 hz but you get everything else and low latency game mode I also like the Dolby vision and HDR on display
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Ease of use, Picture quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Excellent TV's
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.My 3rd TCL Roku TV. 65 inch in main room and two 43 inch tvs in bedrooms. Outstanding picture, simple to use. Couldn't ask for a better tv. Eventually will add another for my garage.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Price
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Pretty good tv
||Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Kids review: The TV is very great. We have barely no issues with the TV. One thing I would like though, is that we could be able to browse the internet. Other than that, I love it My review: This TV with this price tag of $299 + tax is a great deal from Bestbuy and TCL. Unboxing and setting up of TV did not take more than 15 mins. It's minimalist approach is great. Nice to have: Option to configure a button in remote with user specific app will make this remote more user friendly. Also kids view is also important as those are the ones who use it the most.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Ease of use, Picture quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great TV for home office
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Second TCL roku tv we have purchased. Great picture, easy to navigate and right size for large home office. We currently stream only and quality of picture and sound couldn't be better.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Picture quality, Price
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Love it..
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I was kind of having second thought of purchasing this at first but I'm glad I did picture quality is awesome price is Great!!! I went back and bought another one for my daughter..
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Ease of use, Picture quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Tcl series 5 is great bedroom tv virwer
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Nice ease of use. Good pic , good integration with tcl sound bar. I love the live tv pause feature. This is a great bedroom tv viewer. I am thinking or getting another.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Picture quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great budget-tv for a small-ish room
||Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I've had this tv for about a week* This TV is perfect for a reasonable sized bedroom or small living room. It's pretty neat that the system menu & settings are Incorporated into the Roku interface. It has a good picture and it seems to keep up okay. It has great WiFi. I have it paired with a TCL sound bar, which is also a great budget buy and matchy matchy, but I haven't had the TV speakers on since I first set it up. In my honest opinion- You get a little better than what you pay for, but if you're not concerned with Roku at all... meh?
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Ease of use, Picture quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great small room 4k tv
||Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.We bought this tv for patio and small game room. Love the Roku system. Very easy to operate and the tcl 4k picture is just right. Easy to set up and fit perfect on our stand.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Picture quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
A great choice
||Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I install TVs, so Ive seen them all. This TV really does just as well as others selling for much more. Plus the Roku interface beats the pants off the rest of them.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Ease of use, Picture quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Better than expected
||Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.The picture is much better than i had expected. The Roku features make it very easy to navigate, and the extra ease of use with connecting with your phone and Bluetooth use is great
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Picture quality
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Roku tv
||Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.This TV has a great picture with good sound. I have it in my bedroom and it shows bright colors with deep blacks. It is a VA panel so it gets dim when viewing from the side. What I don't like is the Roku only interface. When you turn it on you go immediately to Roku. I like to turn on the tv and it goes right to what I was last viewing. And you have basically the same remote as a Roku streaming unit.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Picture quality
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Easy replacement from TCL.
||Posted . Owned for 8 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.It went out after 6 months. Screen just went black. We purchased 2 other TCL around the same time and no problems. We called TCL support. After 10 minute wait, typical unplug TV, reset TV, does it work yet. No. They sent a box. We shipped it to them. it took about 4 days to reach Texas from Indiana. We got a new TCL the following week. All is good. Roku interface is easiest to use compared to Amazon Fire, Apple TV, Chromecast. Sound on these cheap Tv's is horrible. Get a sound bar. Picture quality is good.
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