TCL - 75” Class 6-Series 4K UHD Mini-LED QLED Dolby Vision HDR Roku Smart TV - 75R635

I have had this TCL Roku TV for over a week now and so far, so good. After narrowing down my choices to three TVs (Vizio P-Series X 2020 model, Sony X900H 2020 model, and TCL R635 2020 model) I decided to pull the plug on the TCL Roku TV. This 75R35 replaced a Samsung 65” KS8000 tv in our family room. First things first. This in not a high-end tv and you do not pay for high-end (Name Brand) pricing either. However, for a budget 4K UHD Smart tv, you are getting a whole lot of value for your money. The picture quality of the TCL Roku TV is as good or even better than the Samsun KS8000 in some aspects. The reason I got this TCL Roku is because I wanted a 75-inch screen TV with eARC capability, and the fact it has Roku built in and since I am a big Roku fan this wa the right TV for me. I do not care for HDMI 2.1 at this moment because it will be at least 5 more years for new technology to take advantage of HDMI 2.1 connectivity. I am mainly using this tv for watching movies and sports, and occasional video gaming. The picture quality out of the box is impressive in my opinion and it gets even better after fine tuning the picture settings to room characteristics and personal viewing preference. My family room is bright with white color walls and ceiling and the TCL 75R35 tv gets bright enough to display a beautiful, clear picture. The TCL tv has excellent contrast and quick response time. This tv, does not have blooming, light bleed, or dirty screen issues as others have mentioned. This tv produces deep blacks as advertise. Local dimming works great on this TV. Content in HDR10 and Dolby Vision look amazing using default picture settings and you can always fine tune the default settings to your personal preference. Keep in mind you can improve the picture quality by doing a little fine tuning yourself or professionally calibrate the tv if you want to spend $250-$300 extra. The TCL 75R635 is an excellent 4K UHD Smart TV at this price range.

This 75” TV is out second TCL that has been installed (a third is waiting to be installed in our owner’s suite). I was not that familiar with TCL until I started researching TVs in November 2020. I missed the Black Friday and Christmas and Super Bowl sales because I couldn’t make up my mind what I wanted and what I was willing to spend. I was all set to buy the LG OLED CX series TVs for our bedroom and kitchen. As I read about potential burn in and lack of brightness, I started to rethink my decision. The LG appears to be a beautiful TV in the store and has great reviews, but I’m not sure it was right for my rooms. As I continued to look, the TCL 6 Series kept popping up as one of the best TVs for the money on CNET and Consumer Reports. The mini-LEDs and full array dimming are the primary features that lured me in. I think it has all the features and connectivity that I need to watch TV and some movies. I’m not a gamer, so all of those specs/speed that gamers are looking for don’t matter to me. If you are looking for a nice TV with an awesome picture at a reasonable price, I don’t know that you can beat the TCL. Back in the days of tubes, I always bought Sony, if I could afford it, and my family room TV is a 65” Samsung that has been great. I am hoping the TCL lasts and performs as expected. If it does, I will be a very happy customer. It is a great looking TV!

This is a very very impressive tv. I would say it beats Samsung’s q70t tv which is more expensive. The color is incredibly vibrant, black levels can be superb (almost like an OLED), and man does this tv get BRIGHT. Up to 1000nits which is... bright to say the least. There is slight color banding when you view a panning sky for example but you have to be looking for it to notice. Speakers are, while not Soundbar quality, pretty good. I still prefer roku over something like Google tv or risen or webos so this tv gets that right, but that’s my preference.

Cons: *Defective display on two separate units (see photos) *Remote doesn't have any customizable "quick launch" buttons or headphone jack (like the deluxe stand-alone Roku units do) *Doesn't switch the A/V receiver to "TV" input automatically when any app is launched (like my old Samsung and new Sony on the same receiver did) Pros: *Outstanding picture quality (aside from the panel defects) *VERY bright screen (Dolby Vision looks exceptionally great on this set) *Great picture control of many elements from each individual source *Momentary visual confirmation (that can be turned off) of the TV receiving a Dolby Vision signal *Easy to access input ports even when the set is flush-mounted to a wall *Very customizable menu layout *Detailed feedback from the set about the capabilities of an A/V receiver plugged into its eARC port (and ability to modify) I really, Really, REALLY wish that both of the sets that I purchased (the second was an exchange for the first defective set) didn't have the panel defects that they did. The television was otherwise superb. I upgraded to a 75" from a three-year-old Samsung quantum dot 65" display (which is now serving duty in the game room). I've never seen a set with this high of a dynamic range...inky dark blacks and painfully bright highlights with ZERO color washout. I'd not owned a television with Roku previously, and despite my not liking the menu at first, it quickly grew on me and I miss it now. I wound up getting a Sony 900 series as a replacement, and its picture quality is just not as good, but since it doesn't have defects the TCL sets had, I'm keeping it. Here are some details about the panel defects. Like other reviewers, my set was plagued by an almost "bullseye" pattern visible on monochromatic screens or horizontally scrolling scenes. A household member who's completely oblivious to picture issues gasped and said, "What's that?" when viewing a horizontally scrolling scene, so it was VERY bad. A tech support call to TCL resulted in their advising me to return the set, which I did. My second set had exactly the same problem, although not as severely as the first. The second set also had a problem in the upper left-hand and upper right-hand corners in that one local dimming zone at each appeared to not be able to dim as darkly as the rest of the screen did, resulting in "large, bright corners" on darker scenes. I returned the second set as well. I also found that shining a bright flashlight at both screens with the set off resulted in what appeared as a topographical relief map, which suggests some sort of lamination problem. When shopping for replacements, another giant major retailer told me, "There's a reason we don't sell TCL any longer", and their quality control issues appear to be why. Please don't by this TV...you'll save yourself a bunch of hassle and headache.

I wanted so badly to give this a 5 star rating but unforuntantly that wont happen. I wanted to replace an older Vizio tv with one that would make it easier for my wife to use and see. She has not been well so I wanted to surprise her with this 75" TCL when I went to the Spartanburg store I was discouraged on buying the TCL from by one of the sales clerks and his manager. I did not listen as you can see as I went ahead and bought the Series 6 BBY01-806428340288 Also seeing that Best Buy was offering a 365 Day exchange or return which surprised me, but I had that verified so I went ahead and purchased it. Once it was in place I was excited as it seemed to have a great picture. But then I started to get the moments when it would blank out, the power button would start flashing and sometimes it would take a few minutes before it came back on. Then there was a time I had to reboot the entire TV and most recently I got some strange message during one of these blackout where it said something about Hamster Wheel Engaged ?? Anyhow this has become so frustrating that I felt it was time to post my review and decide if I should return this for a different manufacture. Of course this will be a difficult task and not sure I will get any help from TCL or Best Buy to make this happen? and being disabled I am sure I will have to cover the cost to take it down and put something else on the wall. Maybe everyone else is having good luck with theirs and I hope mine is just a rare case, but I never had any of these issues for over 3 years with my Vizio Maybe their 2021 models will be more refined but they are not sharing any release information :-( Again, it is disappointing that I have to place such a bad review.

The TV is as advertised and has good blacks. My problem so far, is both the remote that comes with the TV(no ir control) and even a separate Enhanced Voice Remote, are both completely locked out for "controlling IR on audio device", such as a sound bar or some other IR device right when you pair it to the Roku TV. There is literally no option to control IR or setup IR on a different Enhanced Voice Remote purchased separately which of course online is the recommended way, but something is wrong with the Roku TV OS in the remote menu blocking the enhanced voice remote from setting up IR Control. When I use said above remote with a different Roku device in the house, it offers the expected pair with TV/IR Sound device options under the remote options just fine. I think this is a huge oversight and possibly just a bug with the embedded Roku TV OS vs. a normal Roku streaming stick or ultra. It was heavy of course and pretty difficult to handle up high on wall to mount so don't get a cheap mount or you will have a hard time. I will say in regard to blacks, that there is still a slight halo around dark background with white text. This has never bothered me on ANY tv, but I figured since people obsess over this, I should mention this. I notice it on the Dolby Vision Roku channel, with the Dolby Vision logo itself in top right, which also occurs on Netflix Dolby Vision titles at the start in top right of picture. However in real content, I never notice any white halo around black background with light objects.

First want to start off by saying I first purchased the 55” inch version and should have known. That one had issues right out the box but was resolved by returning and getting a different one. Professional reviewers of the Tv tout its color accuracy and black levels for the money but I just don’t see it. TV randomly went into what I called snow mode which was only rectified by doing a factory reset. Panel has banding and blacks are incredibly inconsistent. Currently trying to rectify with TCL customer support, will keep updated. The TV is still in return window but “75 inch is so big have no way of getting it back to the store.

I had such I expectations for this tv. Had all of the specs that I was looking for at a price point that I was willing to pay. Display looked amazing up until I started to notice an issue with the screen. There were numerous dark bands across the screen that started to show up (see pictures below). Mainly with lighter colored screens. I worked with TCL customer service to try and debug to no avail. As of this review, TCL customer service has not addressed my concerns with the tv.