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Key Specs
- Display TypeLED
- Resolution4K (2160p)
- Screen Size Class43 inches
- High Dynamic Range (HDR)Yes
- High Dynamic Range FormatDolby Vision, HDR 10, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG)
- LED Panel TypeStandard LED
- Backlight TypeDirect Lit
- Refresh Rate60Hz
- Specific Manufacturer TechnologiesWide Color Gamut, iPQ Engine, dynamic backlight control, HDR Dark, HDR Normal, HDR Bright
- Smart PlatformRoku TV
- Streaming ServicesApple TV+, Disney+, Google Play Movies & TV, Hulu, Netflix, Pandora, Prime Video, Sling TV, YouTube
- Number of HDMI Inputs3
- Works WithGoogle Assistant, Amazon Alexa
- Voice Assistant Built-inOther
General
- Product Name43" Class 5 Series LED 4K UHD Smart Roku TV
- BrandTCL
- Model Number43S525
- Series5 series 4K
- Model Year2019
- ColorBlack Metal
- Color CategoryBlack
Dimension
(H)

(H)
- Product Height With Stand24.5 inches
- Product Width37.8 inches
- Product Depth With Stand10 inches
- Product Height Without Stand22.3 inches
- Product Depth Without Stand3.1 inches
- Product Weight With Stand17.9 pounds
- Product Weight Without Stand17.6 pounds
- Adjustable Stand WidthNo
Box Dimension
- Height25.8 inches
- Width44.8 inches
- Depth5 inches
Display
- Display TypeLED
- Resolution4K (2160p)
- Screen Size42.5 inches
- Screen Size Class43 inches
- High Dynamic Range (HDR)Yes
- High Dynamic Range FormatDolby Vision, HDR 10, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG)
- Picture Quality Enhancement TechnologyHDR Compatible
- LED Panel TypeStandard LED
- Backlight TypeDirect Lit
- Curved ScreenNo
- Refresh Rate60Hz
- Motion Enhancement TechnologyClear Motion Index 120
- Closed CaptioningYes
- Language(s) DisplayedEnglish, German, French, Spanish
- 3D TechnologyNo
Feature
- Remote Control TypeStandard
- Specific Manufacturer TechnologiesWide Color Gamut, iPQ Engine, dynamic backlight control, HDR Dark, HDR Normal, HDR Bright
- Smart CapableYes
- Smart PlatformRoku TV
- Streaming ServicesApple TV+, Disney+, Google Play Movies & TV, Hulu, Netflix, Pandora, Prime Video, Sling TV, YouTube
- V-ChipYes
- TV TunerDigital
Connectivity
- Number of HDMI Inputs3
- Number Of USB Port(s) (Total)1
- Number of USB 2.0 Ports1
- Number of Digital Optical Audio Outputs1
- Number of Component Video Inputs0
- Number of Composite Video Inputs1
- Number of DVI Inputs0
- RF Antenna InputYes
- Network CompatibilityBuilt-in Wi-Fi, Ethernet
- Headphone JackYes
Compatibility
- VESA Wall Mount Standard100mm x 100mm
- Works WithGoogle Assistant, Amazon Alexa
- Voice Assistant Built-inOther
Audio
- Surround Sound SupportedDolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus
- Built-In SpeakersYes
- Speaker Output16 watts
Power
- ENERGY STAR CertifiedNo
- EPEAT QualifiedNo
- Estimated Annual Operating Cost12 United States dollars
- Estimated Annual Electricity Use100 kilowatt hours
- Rechargeable Battery (Remote Control)No
- Battery Size (Remote Control)AAA
- Number Of Batteries Required (Remote Control)2
- Number of Batteries Included (Remote Control)2
Included
- Stand IncludedYes
Warranty
- Manufacturer's Warranty - Parts1 year
- Manufacturer's Warranty - Labor1 year
Other
- UPC846042012461
Customer rating
Rating 4.4 out of 5 stars with 888 reviews
(888 Reviews)Expert rating
Rating 3.8 out of 5 stars with 2 reviews
(2 Reviews)Customer images
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Quality5 out of 5Value5 out of 5Ease of Use5 out of 5Rating 5 out of 5 stars with 1 review
Great value
|Posted .Owned for 6 months when reviewed.Features
Quality5 out of 5Value5 out of 5Ease of Use5 out of 5Great TV for a great price! I use this for an outdoor TV that I take in and out each use. It it very light weight and easy to hang and detach from an outdoor wall mount. Great quality and for a little bit of effort, much cheaper than a true outdoor TV. Wifi works great and all apps perform well. For a cheap TV, this is a great deal.
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Quality5 out of 5Value5 out of 5Ease of Use5 out of 5I would recommend this to a friendFeatures
Quality5 out of 5Value5 out of 5Ease of Use5 out of 5Rating 5 out of 5 stars with 1 review
Love this TV and it's an amazing PC monitor!!!
|Posted .Owned for 1 week when reviewed.Features
Quality5 out of 5Value5 out of 5Ease of Use5 out of 5I bought this TV to be the monitor for my editing / streaming / gaming studio and I am not disappointed. It's beautiful the colors are vibrant and it works exactly what I hoped it would. Thank you TCL and Best Buy.
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Quality5 out of 5Value5 out of 5Ease of Use5 out of 5I would recommend this to a friendFeatures
Quality5 out of 5Value4 out of 5Ease of Use5 out of 5Rating 5 out of 5 stars with 1 review
TCL 43" Roku TV
|Posted .Owned for 1 month when reviewed.Features
Quality5 out of 5Value4 out of 5Ease of Use5 out of 5Never heard of this brand, but so far we love the additional TV for our deck. I would definitely purchase this brand again.
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Quality5 out of 5Value4 out of 5Ease of Use5 out of 5I would recommend this to a friendFeatures
Quality5 out of 5Value5 out of 5Ease of Use5 out of 5Pros mentioned:Ease of use, Price, RokuRating 4 out of 5 stars with 1 review
By Far the Best TV Under $350!
|Posted .Owned for 5 months when reviewed.Features
Quality5 out of 5Value5 out of 5Ease of Use5 out of 5Pros mentioned:Ease of use, Price, RokuI own multiple smart TV's and spend more free time than I should reading reviews of TVs and this has the best display for any TV under $350. (Pricing for 43 and 50 inch). If you only have about $300-$350 and you are okay with 43 or 50 inch size, then look no further!! What makes the display so good is that it not only supports HDR, but also supports Dolby Vision. This is the cheapest TV with Dolby Vision you can find currently to my knowledge. In summary having both HDR and Dolby Vision means this 5 series is much a brighter display and more colorful than the cheaper 4 series version of this TV. It's definitely worth paying the little bit extra to get a much better display. It gets even better, because it has Roku. That is the name of the operating system which has all the apps and features built into the TV. Roku is personally my 2nd favorite operating system for a TV. (Android TV on Sony TVs is my top favorite TV operating system because it has the most apps and features.) Roku is my 2nd favorite because it has the 2nd most apps available to download of any other TV operating system. Roku has over 3,000 apps/channels you can download!! So of course that includes being able to download download Netflix, or Hulu, or Disney Plus, or Amazon Prime, or Sling TV, or Youtube, or Youtube TV, Google Play Movie Store, and thousands more!!! Samsung and LG have very few apps that you can download. Roku is also a really great operating system because it is the easiest TV operating system to navigate. So if you are not tech savvy or buying it for someone who is not tech savvy, then Roku is the PERFECT operating system for them! The only reason I give 4 stars instead of 5 is because it seems to have a bit of delay when clicking to open apps and when moving the cursor around to select apps. It gets 5 stars for value and display quality for this price. But overall I would give 4.5 stars but Best Buy doesn't allow that. I just wish Roku would make it just a little bit faster and the buttons on their remotes more clicky. Overall it is still the number one TV that I would recommend to anyone looking to spend under $350.
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Quality5 out of 5Value5 out of 5Ease of Use5 out of 5I would recommend this to a friendFeatures
Quality5 out of 5Value5 out of 5Ease of Use5 out of 5Rating 5 out of 5 stars with 1 review
Great quality
|Posted .Owned for 2 months when reviewed.Features
Quality5 out of 5Value5 out of 5Ease of Use5 out of 5Very good TV and good quality pictures. Love TCL TVs . Good size for room
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Quality5 out of 5Value5 out of 5Ease of Use5 out of 5I would recommend this to a friendFeatures
Quality5 out of 5Value5 out of 5Ease of Use4 out of 5Pros mentioned:Picture, Price, RokuRating 5 out of 5 stars with 1 review
Great TV, Great Price
|Posted .Owned for 1 month when reviewed.Features
Quality5 out of 5Value5 out of 5Ease of Use4 out of 5Pros mentioned:Picture, Price, RokuWe bought this TV for our bedroom. The picture is awesome and the sound is certainly good enough for a bedroom. I'll admit that the remote is very basic (no number keys), but if you're already a Roku user then this is not a huge adjustment. We watch mostly over-the-air programming on this unit, but the TV switches channels very quickly in response to the remote, unlike some of our older TVs. One minor annoyance was that after a number of days the TV started to show only the channels it decided were our "favorites" based on what we most often watched. But there's a Favorite Channels setting you can turn off in the Roku menu options for the antenna input. Note that there are settings for the Roku app that are separate from the settings for the various input sources (like antenna TV).
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Quality5 out of 5Value5 out of 5Ease of Use4 out of 5I would recommend this to a friendFeatures
Quality1 out of 5Value1 out of 5Ease of Use1 out of 5Rating 1 out of 5 stars with 1 review
ENJOY PERMANENT-GLUE BAR STICK RIGHT ON THE SCREEN
|Posted .Features
Quality1 out of 5Value1 out of 5Ease of Use1 out of 5Let's start by letting everyone know that the manufacturer chose to GLUE a PERMANENT bar code STICKER nowhere else but to the very SCREEN you will supposedly be looking at - YES, you read it right. Not the type that will just come off by easy unpeeling; in this case it's the one with REAL GLUE that is not intended to come off. So if you are into watching everything staring at a bar code sticker forever, this TV is for you! Not my preference though, so on my first day of looking forward to enjoying my new TV, instead I spent it trying to "clean it", at the risk of damaging it. I have witnessed quite a few stupidities in life, but this one takes the cake. Way to go, TCL! Glue it is, Glue it up!
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Quality1 out of 5Value1 out of 5Ease of Use1 out of 5No, I would not recommend this to a friendBrand response from TCLExpert
Posted .Hi Worldly,
Thank you for taking the time to provide your feedback. This sounds rather unusual. We would love the opportunity to look into this for you to see if we can assist you. Please reach out to us at tclsocial@tcl.com 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
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Quality1 out of 5Value5 out of 5Ease of Use5 out of 5Rating 2 out of 5 stars with 1 review
Problems 4 days after expiration of return deadlin
|Posted .Owned for 2 months when reviewed.Features
Quality1 out of 5Value5 out of 5Ease of Use5 out of 5I purchased this tv on November 30th. I was very pleased with my choice and enjoyed this set for 49 days (4 days after return deadline). A 3 inch grey bar appeared on the right hand side from top to bottom. Since I did not buy the purchase protection plan, I had to contact TCL warranty. They had me send them pictures and said that they would get back to me within 24 hours with instructions. 72 hours passed and I did not hear back so I called back. They picked the ball up and referred me to technical service. As soon as they saw the pictures they told me that they were going to replace the tv, but didn't want my tv back. I was told to dispose of it responsibly (for me that will cost $15). They said that I should receive a replacement in 7-10 days. Now I'm waiting to see if it will be a refurbished set or a new one. No longer pleased with the quality of this set or the resolution from TCL.
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Quality1 out of 5Value5 out of 5Ease of Use5 out of 5No, I would not recommend this to a friendBrand response from TCLExpert
Posted .Hello Earlyg,
Thank you for taking the time to provide your feedback. We're truly sorry to hear about your experience as this is definitely not normal for one of our TVs. Our TVs are carefully designed and engineered to give our customers years of entertainment. We take great measures to ensure that the TVs we send out are in great working condition. We're glad to see that we are already in the process of helping you. If you need any further assistance, please reach out to us at tclsocial@tcl.com with your contact information and a description of what you need help with. Enjoy!
Thank you,
Sara
TCL Customer Support
Rating 3.8 out of 5 stars with 2 reviews
(2 Reviews)- rtings.comRating, 3.6 out of 53.6Adam Babcock, Yannick Khong on September 27, 2019TCL 5 Series/S525 2019 TV ReviewThe TCL 5 Series is a good budget 4k TV with good picture quality, a great response time, and outstanding low input lag. It has an excellent contrast ratio and great black uniformity, so it looks great in a dark room, but like most VA panels, theFull Review
- techhive.comRating, 4 out of 54.0Jon L. Jacobi on February 5, 2020TCL 5-Series 4K TV review: This 43-inch smart TV delivers a good picture for minimal moolaThis bargain-priced smart TV features surprisingly good color, Dolby Vision, and the Roku interface.Full Review
Q: QuestionThis item is Model# 43S525. Please elaborate on the differences between this one & these other two similar TCL TVs: Model #43S425; & Model #43S517. Also, which of these 3 models, if any, was first manufactured in 2019? Thank you for your kind reply.
Asked by Perplexed.
- A:Answer Hello Perplexed, All three models you listed are currently being sold in 2019 however the 43S525 is new for 2019 followed by the 43S425. The 43S517 started into production last year but was still manufactured in 2019. The number after the letter "S" is the series so we are really looking at the differences between the 4 and 5 series. All the TVs you listed are 4K Ultra High Definition so they all have great screens but in most areas the new 5 series, 43S525 offers a few advantages. It offers Dolby Vision, HDR10, HLG, Natural Motion 240, and an additional HDMI port. If you need further details please visit us at https://tclusa.com/products/home-theater/5-series and scroll down to the bottom to see a comparison chart and the details of each. -TCL Customer Support
Answered by TCLExpert

Q: QuestionWhat is the width of the bottom of the tv for model 43S525?
Asked by Wendy.
- A:Answer For this 43 inch TCL Roku TV, the feet spacing to fit on a stand is 36.3 inches. Hope this helps! Thank you, TCL Customer Support
Answered by TCLExpert

Q: QuestionCan you add apps to the TV? And, does it support Disney +
Asked by Ray.
- A:Answer Yes you can add apps. And yes it does support Disney+
Answered by Clarke2
Q: QuestionHow do I get network channels on this - like CBS, ABC, NBC, Hallmark, etc.
Asked by Barb.
- A:Answer There's 3 ways to get network channels etc.. 1. Subscribe to a cable company service. 2. Hook up an external over the air antenna. 3. Subscribe to one of the built in apps. I personally chose option 3 and subscribed to Youtube TV. It gives me all the local network channels plus about another 50 popular channels or so that you would typically find using cable, all for about $50 a month. It doesn't include the Hallmark channel but I believe there's a Hallmark app on the tv that you can use to subscribe to them if you want, otherwise you'd have to figure out which of the available services out there include that channel in their lineup.
Answered by StimpJ
Q: QuestionHi, Will Apple TV work on this model #43S525 TCL 43” Class - LED - 5 - Series - 2160p - Smart - 4K - UHD TV with HDR - Roku TV? Thanks.
Asked by AppleTV.
- A:Answer I have this tv and despite a tcl rep saying the Apple TV channel is not supported it actually is supported. Works great.
Answered by Pato
Q: QuestionWhat is the distance between the legs
Asked by TVGuy.
- A:Answer For this 43 inch TCL Roku TV, the feet spacing to fit on a stand is 36.3 inches. Hope this helps! Thank you, TCL Customer Support
Answered by TCLExpert

Q: QuestionDoes the remote for the 43S525 come with the Voice command feature?
Asked by CutTheCord.
- A:Answer No, It is my understanding that this is only available on the phone app but does work with the TV.. I just got my TV and have yet to try it.
Answered by cut2cure
Q: QuestionIn a remote area, camping without local Wi-Fi, can I use the Wi-Fi from my phone to stream movies ?
Asked by heppcat.
- A:Answer The TV will see your smartphone as a wireless network, and connect to it as you would any other (with your password protection, etc.) Please note that the strength of your cellular connection (LTE, 4G etc.) will impact the streaming performance of any device. Additionally, if you do not have unlimited data, using your phone as a hotspot may incur addition charged through your cellphone provider. Hope this helps! Thank you, TCL Customer Support
Answered by TCLExpert

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