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.

Pleasantly surprised! Amazing TV! We've usually only purchased Sony or Samsung TVs in the past, but I've been reading up on newer TVs a lot and this TCL brand has a lot of great qualities with happy customers and reviews, so we decided to give it a try for a second TV in case it wasn't all is cracked up to be. Much to our amazement, we seriously LOVE this TV! We're thinking of replacing the big living room TV with another TCL because we're very impressed! We are not easily impressed either. The picture quality is fabulously clear! We are sensitive to bright light at night, so we wanted to be able to dim it. We changed some factory settings and now it's perfect and we can easily change it from light to dark depending upon what time of day! We don't like certain motions that can make you a little dizzy with some TVs when watching something quick moving but this was great. We read bad reviews about their remote control, but we absolutely LOVE IT being simple because we only watch internet streaming movies (no cable or TV service), so this remote is perfectly simple and has everything we need! The app for a smartphone is genius because you can control your TV, you can plug in headphones, change the channel or lower the volume if your spouse has the remote and you don't want to get up to get it, and much more! Like I said, we're really enjoying this TV!

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.

TV is standard fare for today's low-priced HDTVs. I bought this to replace a trade show TV that died during shipping, and one thing I noticed is that the mounting screws on these newer sets have gotten smaller as of late. No matter, i had the appropriate screws on hand, but I had to use a bunch of washers to get it to work with my TV mounts. Traditionally a set of this size would use a M6 and this uses a M4 screw, perfectly adequate as this set is very light, but still should be noted for compatibility with your TV mount. All in all, a good set. The Roku software is fairly straightforward and easy-to-use. Time will tell as far as durability.

The main thing I look for in any product is that when I press power it turns on. This TV does not turn on reliably. It took many calls and emails to the helpline before we determined that it needs to be "rebooted". You have to unplug the power which is on the right side of the TV and push 2 specific tinny buttons that are not marked well, on the left side of the TV, then plug the TV back in while holding the buttons. due to our set up, it takes 2 people. This problem started a month after purchase. Not happy with my purchase. the warranty isn't good when you need to use it.

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.

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'm not one of those guys that always needs the newest biggest baddest. This is my first TV in over 10 years. I wasn't sure what size I would like. 40" sounds small compared to the others, but it's HUGE next to the 27" I've been using. The picture qulity is amazing too. I got it mainly because of the built in HULU app. Now I can watch TV on something bigger than my iPad. I also like that YouTube is included. I haven't used Roku very much yet, but it looks like there is something on there for everybody. Glad I got it.