Guest blog by Alistair from Hughes Thetford.
Should you buy a TCL TV in 2021? If you’re shopping for your next television and you’re trying to choose between the various budget TV brands out there, you may well have come across the TCL name – but knowing what to make of it is another matter entirely! TCL (The Creative Life) is a company that was founded in 1981 but it has only just recently launched into Europe and the UK.
First thing to note is that the panel of the P615K range is 4K HDR. Using High Dynamic Range technology, this Ultra HD TV delivers striking brightness, exceptional resolution, and vivid colours with bright backlighting making it easy to enjoy the picture on screen in most lighting conditions. With Smart HDR, it upscales standard content to HDR-like quality allowing you to enjoy all of your content in the highest picture quality possible. While the added Micro Dimming Pro offers incredible contrast delivering deeper darks and brighter colours.
This Smart TV promises to keep you entertained. Equipped with Freeview Play, which gives you the biggest shows live and on demand all together in one place for free, provides over 70 TV channels, 15 HD channels and seven on-demand players. It also has the Android 9.0 operating system – featuring apps like Google Home, YouTube, Disney+ and Netflix in glorious 4K resolution. Not only can you add more apps from its vast library, but it is also easy to integrate with an android smart phone. Although its android-based technology may not be the easiest menu system for many users, for those looking for extra apps and a little more from their TV, is certainly gives you more!
A prominent feature in its list of product specifications is the addition of Dolby Audio processing for perfect sound quality. This definitely gives it an edge over alternative TVs in the market however it should be noted that a soundbar is still recommended due to the speakers small size. By adding a soundbar, you will be giving your home cinema set up an extra level of immersion which is ideal for film nights and gaming marathons.
For those who love smart tech, this TV comes with voice control via Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant built into the television. This makes controlling the TV as simple as asking it to change the volume or change the channel while also giving you a way to control linked smart devices around the home.
The TCL-43P615K 43” slimline television has an ergonomic design, slotting neatly into small spaces and allowing users to move the TV wherever they desire. Weighing a mere 7.6kg it is easily placed onto any stand or wall-mounted (thanks to its VESA-compatible wall mounting systems) providing maximum flexibility when it comes to placement and room design.
All of this is offered at the very affordable price of £349 or £16 per month to rent (correct at time this blog was written, 14th September 2021) and comes complete with a 2-year guarantee from the manufacturer making it a worthy competitor in the TV market.
