TCL - 40" Class (40" Diag.) - LED - 3-Series - 1080p - Smart - HDTV Roku TV

If you want an inexpensive TV while contemplating whether or not to unplug from cable or satellite it's a good choice. You have to keep in mind that these low end TV's might not last very long maybe somewhere in the vicinity of 5 years give or take a few years. Often it isn't the picture that gives out but something to do with the power supply dying. That was the case with the TV I just replaced . a low end Insignia TV . It still had a very good picture but wouldn't power on at the end. Since it is 1080p picture quality shouldn't be an issue with all but the very discerning among us that might take issue even with minor details on 1080p picture quality. For those of you looking to unplug cable and satellite, the main problem with Roku is the free content they offer ,which I'd have to say is bad. Maybe it's that way with all services like Roku. That I couldn't tell you. But if you subscribe to cable or satellite basically to get sports packages or good movies you're out of luck thinking you can get the same things for free on Roku . There's not a single channel on Roku that will give you good movies from the last few years as good as TNT/TBS or any of the FX channels that you get from a satellite or cable provider. The good news is you can still get good movies for a monthly subscription to Netflix or the major sports packages from MLB,NFL etc through Roku. If watching the news or cartoons for your kids is your thing Roku is a little better.But most of the free stuff on Roku is junk aimed at specific small audiences. Another good thing about Roku is that you can mirror things from your home computer on your TV. This is from an app usually included in most recent windows based laptops. I can't speak for how it works for Macs. I would make sure your computer has Miracast before you make this purchase otherwise its smart TV capabilities will not be fully utilized. There are adapters called dongles that range from anywhere from $15-$75 to fix that. I'm not the most tech savvy guy probably like most of you and you can link your phone to Roku also but I'm lost on that subject. If you decided to unplug completely and only pay for things you really want or local channels Roku is a good choice but you have to figure out if your subscriptions from Roku will be less than your cable or satellite bill which i think it will be if you don't get too many subscriptions because you still have to pay extra from cable/satellite providers for sports packages and movie channels. If you do unplug then you also have to know you you will need an antenna to get local channels and spend money and time setting it up. It's my humble opinion that cable and satellite TV will be dinosaurs in the not too distant future and the sooner you take advantage of better ways to watch the content you want to watch rather than just what cable and satellite gives you, the better. This TV with Roku is the 1st step in the right direction.

I've been using a Roku and an old 32" bedroom TV for the last 5 or so years and I've never had any issues, when it comes to selection of streaming apps you can't beat Roku. When it was time to upgrade I went with this TV and it's been great. It's nice not to have to use 2 different remotes for the Roku and the TV, and it has enough ports for everything. Picture and audio quality are pretty decent, nothing special but the audio can get quite loud (I keep it around 20-25% and that's more than enough). Highly recommend for a bedroom or spare room TV, and it's tough to beat that price for what you're getting.

We wanted an affordable HDTV for our basement. It was primarily for our two sons to watch television with their friends, as well as play video games. This 40" TCL is the perfect solution. It is more than large enough for the space and the volume is loud enough to easily be heard by everyone. The Roku feature is great since I don't need to subscribe to another cable box to watch most online streaming TV. The picture is bright, clear, and vibrant, even when using an HDTV antenna. This is the perfect TV for a bedroom, basement, or other small area of the house.

THIS IS MY SECOND TCL TV THAT I'VE BOUGHT. WE LOVE THE BRAND, VERY USER FRIENDLY. WE HAVE A 40INCH, AND A 65INCH. MY JOB HAS ALL TCL TV'S. GREAT CHEAP BRAND. IT HAS A MUCH BETTER PICTURE THAN SONY, AND SAMSUNG. TRY IT FOR YOURSELF. PLUS THE STAFF AT BEST BUY ARE AWESOME AT HELPING OUT WHEN NEEDED. FYI.. I GOT THEIR MOUNT SERVICE FOR MY 40IN. IT LOOKS SUPER NICE MOUNTED. THE MOUNT GUY IS SUPER GOOD AT HIS JOB. STU IS THE MAN IF YOU CAN REQUEST HIM, YOU WON'T REGRET IT. THIS IS THE SECOND ONE THAT STU HAS HUNG FOR US. WORTH THE PRICE.

We bought this TV for our basement so we could stream exercise videos to get back in shape. It turned out to be so nice that we actually swapped it out with the Insignia we were using as our primary TV. It was very easy to set up and it is also easy to use. The sound is fine - even when not connected to our sound bar. The picture quality is pretty good - but not great. There are sometimes issues with "ghosts" when the color palette is in a certain range of dark colors. But for the price we paid We are very happy.

I am extremely happy with my purchase, a competing store had this on sale and I chose to go to my Best buy store & have them price match this. Frank, the Manager, was more then happy to get an associate to help me & have them order it for the matching price! This is a great tv, with tons of features, I bought this for my son's room and he's extremely happy with this tv and all of the features and apps it has. We do not have cable or satellite and the digital tuner picks up a lot of OTA channels.

I typed in Vizio when looking for a smaller smart TV, aaand then realized I bought an TCL when the box arrived. Whoops. It’s a great little TV though. I like how it has you choose from a variety of apps during the initial setup so that way you already have your usuals downloaded before you go to start using them another day down the road. The volume controls are on the side of the remote, took me a while to notice those since they blend in with the remote itself.

This was a gift for my son's birhtday. He thought a 32' Samsung would be nice. After considering the plan for location in his family room and researching a number of models, a larger screen would be more appropriate. The sales people at Best Buy took us on a review of several models by various manufacturers at different price levels. We made the selection of choice and installed it. It was great in picture, controls, price and features!