Great picture quality, My reason for Not 5 stars is as follows- I have a home theater setup and am very disappointed with the Google streaming app. I connected the toslink audio out to my receiver and the Google streaming app only sends in 2ch stereo. The HDMI-connected and air TV devices will pass through the encoded surround channel encoding through the toslink.. So if you have a external speaker setup and you are paying for Hulu, Peacock, Netflix, etc or any streaming service that streams in Digital Surround, or Atmos you aren't getting it. You have to use a pseudo surround of Nero 6 or Dolby PLII. The only way to get streaming surround is to get an HDMI Dongle at least on TCL SMART TV with Google Streaming. While I don't know for sure about TCL SMART TVs ... MoreGreat picture quality, My reason for Not 5 stars is as follows- I have a home theater setup and am very disappointed with the Google streaming app. I connected the toslink audio out to my receiver and the Google streaming app only sends in 2ch stereo. The HDMI-connected and air TV devices will pass through the encoded surround channel encoding through the toslink.. So if you have a external speaker setup and you are paying for Hulu, Peacock, Netflix, etc or any streaming service that streams in Digital Surround, or Atmos you aren't getting it. You have to use a pseudo surround of Nero 6 or Dolby PLII. The only way to get streaming surround is to get an HDMI Dongle at least on TCL SMART TV with Google Streaming. While I don't know for sure about TCL SMART TVs equipped with ROKU streaming, I would assume it would be the same deal of just getting 2-channel transmission through the optical out toslink to external speakers and theater setups. While not a deal breaker, it is a disappointment and I want people with external sound system setups to be aware of this limitation in using any of the streaming services built into this TV. If you don't have an external sound system setup this TV will meet all your expectations as the built-in sound does just fine in being clear and with good volume, but don't expect any wow factor no matter what setting you put on it

Pretty sure we paid around $350.00 for our Toshiba 26” CRT (picture tube) (no, really) HDTV. When the picture started folding over on itself at the top of the screen, we replaced it with a 42” Westinghouse for about the same price. It started developing the dreaded hot spots. One was tolerable but two were impossible to ignore.My chin is still smarting from dropping when I saw the price for this TCL 43” set. The thin bezel makes the screen look even bigger and the 60 fps QLED screen makes everything look like a movie. I chose this one because we already have a Roku Ultra, so Roku TV would be redundant. I skipped setting it up for Google TV and didn’t even unwrap the remote control because my GE universal remote by Jasco works perfectly. The second code on their ... MorePretty sure we paid around $350.00 for our Toshiba 26” CRT (picture tube) (no, really) HDTV. When the picture started folding over on itself at the top of the screen, we replaced it with a 42” Westinghouse for about the same price. It started developing the dreaded hot spots. One was tolerable but two were impossible to ignore.My chin is still smarting from dropping when I saw the price for this TCL 43” set. The thin bezel makes the screen look even bigger and the 60 fps QLED screen makes everything look like a movie. I chose this one because we already have a Roku Ultra, so Roku TV would be redundant. I skipped setting it up for Google TV and didn’t even unwrap the remote control because my GE universal remote by Jasco works perfectly. The second code on their list works all of the necessary buttons. The TV supports two-way control with the Roku Ultra. You can turn it off from the Roku home screen and turn it back on by waking up the Roku Ultra.Setup was no-brainer simple, and if you turn on more bells and whistles than you want, a factory reset doesn’t take that long.It’s a keeper!

You won’t realize how big this TV is until you see it in person in your room. We have a big living room and previously we had an 82” 4k which is decent, but this 98” is huge and matches the size of the room and the wall. Hanging it from the wall doesn’t seem practical since it is so big that there is no need to put it higher and finding an economical, sturdy and decent swivel bracket for a 120 lb TV is not cheap and difficult to guarantee that the arm is not going to start leaning forward and give up due to the heavy weight.Picture quality is decent and for this price I won’t complain. Nowadays all videos are played from streaming services and sometimes the app and internet speed will affect the quality of the image. Based on a couple of tests, I can say that the ... MoreYou won’t realize how big this TV is until you see it in person in your room. We have a big living room and previously we had an 82” 4k which is decent, but this 98” is huge and matches the size of the room and the wall. Hanging it from the wall doesn’t seem practical since it is so big that there is no need to put it higher and finding an economical, sturdy and decent swivel bracket for a 120 lb TV is not cheap and difficult to guarantee that the arm is not going to start leaning forward and give up due to the heavy weight.Picture quality is decent and for this price I won’t complain. Nowadays all videos are played from streaming services and sometimes the app and internet speed will affect the quality of the image. Based on a couple of tests, I can say that the streaming from the native apps from google TV works better than plugging in a Roku 4K or an Apple TV.We are super happy with this purchase and the geek squad team that did the delivery, unwrapping and setup on top of our furniture was super professional and respectful. Also, the bestbuy financing of 24 months with NO interest is super convenient and avoids taking a $2k instantaneous hit in your finances. I just make sure it’s on autopay and set up the amount that will pay it off before the promotion period ends. The sound is hard to criticize since a screen this big needs a surround system and I don't think it will be playing the audio by itself.Last but not least the operating system with Google OS has impressed me. I’m invested in the apple ecosystem but this is quick, responsive, and it has all the apps that I need including apple’s Airplay that I use a lot casting gopro videos and pictures. Let’s hope it lasts several years to come.