Tcl 55r617 55-inch 4k Ultra Hd Roku Smart Led Tv (2018 Model) Review

Test Results

Design

Curved No

The R617 has a unproblematic design, but it looks a bit bulky mainly because of its thick bezels. It looks similar other TCL TVs we've tested, and overall it feels like it has a solid build to information technology. The stand is very wide, and then you lot'll need a big table to concord it, but it supports the Goggle box well.

Like most TCLs, the TCL 6 Series has a stand that is nigh the full width of the Goggle box. You'll need a very broad table to put it on. It's made of metal and feels strong and sturdy. This change in material is a squeamish divergence from the plastic feel of older TCL models.

Footprint of the 55" Television receiver stand: 47.8" 10 10.6"

The legs can also exist reversed, in which case the stand measures 28.v" x ten.6".

Wall Mount VESA 200x200

The rear of the TV is elementary. The top one-half is metallic and the body is plastic.

There's no cablevision direction, then information technology tin look a bit messy for those who enjoy clean setups with subconscious cables.

Borders 0.47" (ane.2 cm)

The borders of the TCL vi Serial look decent. They're metallic and have the same finish as the stand up legs.

Max Thickness 2.95" (vii.5 cm)

The TCL six Series is comprised of two sections: the electronics compartment, and the panel section which is square and has a bulky feel to it. Even though the overall thickness isn't bad, it'll stick out a little if wall-mounted.

Decent build quality that feels solid and the TV doesn't accept any loose parts on it. Its successor, the TCL 6 Series/R625 2019 has improved build quality.

We have received many reports of varying gray uniformity bug between units, which may exist indicative of the build quality or quality command.

Picture Quality

Native Contrast 5,182 : ane

Contrast with local dimming 6,052 : 1

As is the case with near VA panels, the 6 Series 2018 has a fantastic contrast ratio. The R617 is able to produce deep, inky blacks when viewed in night rooms.

The local dimming characteristic further improves the contrast ratio, making it a groovy selection for dark room viewing.

Local Dimming Yeah

Backlight Full-Array

The local dimming on the TCL R615/617 series is decent, and it tin produce deeper nighttime scenes which is very noticeable especially when viewed in a dark room.

On the other hand, in that location'southward some obvious clouding around the moving objects. This is because of the inherent limitations of FALD applied science and should not worry most people.

Update: The text has been updated to ameliorate explain why nosotros run across some clouding.

SDR Existent Scene Peak Brightness 701 cd/m²

SDR Elevation 2% Window 881 cd/m²

SDR Height ten% Window 984 cd/m²

SDR Peak 25% Window 1,161 cd/m²

SDR Summit l% Window 876 cd/one thousand²

SDR Peak 100% Window 676 cd/one thousand²

SDR Sustained 2% Window 874 cd/thousand²

SDR Sustained 10% Window 979 cd/m²

SDR Sustained 25% Window ane,155 cd/m²

SDR Sustained 50% Window 874 cd/thousand²

SDR Sustained 100% Window 675 cd/m²

SDR ABL 0.027

Dandy SDR peak effulgence; it performs well in a brilliant room. The TV boosts the vivid sections of the screen when other areas are dimmer. This is shown by how the smaller window tests are brighter than the larger ones.

This is an comeback from 2017'southward TCL P605/607 and it's much better than the effulgence of competing TVs like the Samsung NU7100 and Vizio M Series 2017. It's also a bit brighter than the newer TCL 6 Serial 2019 R625.

HDR Real Scene Tiptop Effulgence 840 cd/m²

HDR Height 2% Window 908 cd/grand²

HDR Elevation 10% Window 1,009 cd/k²

HDR Peak 25% Window 1,173 cd/m²

HDR Elevation l% Window 879 cd/m²

HDR Tiptop 100% Window 674 cd/yard²

HDR Sustained 2% Window 903 cd/chiliad²

HDR Sustained 10% Window ane,006 cd/grand²

HDR Sustained 25% Window 1,165 cd/m²

HDR Sustained 50% Window 871 cd/thousand²

HDR Sustained 100% Window 673 cd/m²

HDR ABL 0.027

The TCL 6 Serial has smashing HDR peak effulgence. Bright highlights in HDR content will be shown adequately bright, very close to the level of grand-4000 cd/m² they're intended to be.

Overall, the HDR brightness is much better than the TCL P605/607 which is great.

50% Std. Dev. iv.670%

fifty% DSE 0.229%

5% Std. Dev. 1.797%

5% DSE 0.127%

Mediocre gray uniformity on the 55R617. There'southward clear darkening around all four corners and at that place'southward visible dirty screen effect, which is noticeable with fast-moving objects. Even during dark scenes, the black isn't uniform across the screen. However, this result varies between units.

Color Washout 21°

Colour Shift 32°

Effulgence Loss 29°

Black Level Raise 15°

Gamma Shift 14°

The viewing bending is poor. Blacks and colors shift quickly as you move away from the front, and the brightness drops speedily as the angle increases a few degrees.

As with most TCLs nosotros've reviewed, it's about suitable for a narrow viewing surroundings.

The Sony X720E is a amend choice for a broad viewing bending.

Native Std. Dev. 1.006%

Std. Dev. w/ L.D. 0.746%

The black uniformity of the TCL 6 Serial is good. Although there's some clouding in the native black uniformity, the performance improves when local dimming is enabled. This simply reduces clouding around the test cross.

Screen Cease Semi-gloss

Total Reflections 5.seven%

Indirect Reflections 0.7%

Calculated Directly Reflections v.0%

The R617 has a semi-gloss finish that works well in diffusing reflections across the screen. However, when viewed in a bright room, the reflections may be somewhat distracting especially if the source is facing the TV.

This model has amend reflection handling than the newer TCL R625.

White Balance dE three.15

Color dE 2.33

Gamma ii.21

Color Temperature 5,979 K

Movie Mode Movie

Color Temp Setting Warm

Gamma Setting 2.2

Good colour accurateness pre-calibration. Most of the colors on the TCL R617 nevertheless announced fairly authentic, but because the color temperature is below the target, well-nigh colors volition exist closer to red and xanthous. The gamma curve follows the target really well, and then almost scenes should appear at their right brightness.

White Balance dE 0.31

Color dE 0.62

Gamma ii.20

Color Temperature half dozen,484 K

White Rest Scale 11 point

Colour Calibration Yes

Auto-Calibration Function No

Every bit is the instance with most TVs, the R617 has near-perfect color accuracy post-calibration. With the exception of the colour bluish, most colors are extremely accurate. The gamma curve is exactly at the 2.ii target, simply the colour temperature wasn't able to fully reach its target, so some colors are still closer to ruby-red/yellow.

See our recommended settings here.

Lower resolution 480p content looks good and is displayed without any obvious issues.

720p content is displayed well, without any bug.

1080p content like Blu-rays and non-4k games looks nigh as good as native 4k.

In that location are some artifacts visible with 4k content due to the sub-pixel dimming. This performs similarly to the P607 (see here), simply shouldn't be an issue for most people and is mostly noticeable when used as a PC monitor.

This type of dithering is uncommon, and is simply seen on some TCL TVs, including the S517 and R617. Most people won't notice it much, just occasionally it causes artifacts when information technology interferes with spatial dithering in games such as this greenish or imperial shadow. (Notation: the images are from the S517, but we wait them to be the same on the 6 Series.)

Update 29/05/2018: We've received a report that the 49" S515/S517 has like crosshatching to the S405, as seen here, and we expect this to be the same in the R615/R617. This volition bother some people particularly when used as a PC Monitor.

This is a 4k Boob tube that tin can't display 8k content.

The pixel structure is quite dissimilar from the P607, but there are even so artifacts visible with native 4k content as seen in the 4k input box.

Broad Color Gamut Yep

DCI P3 xy 88.57%

DCI P3 uv 90.93%

Rec 2020 xy 64.25%

Rec 2020 uv 67.39%

The TCL 6 Serial 2018 has a practiced color gamut, but it's slightly worse than the P607. It supports a wide colour gamut, only it isn't every bit wide every bit other HDR TVs. HDR will expect adept, simply bright outdoor scenes will lack some detail due to the Television set'south express light-green reproduction.

Annotation that for this exam, a PC was used as a pattern generator. Like many other TCL TVs, the Tv detects the PC from the AVI infoframe and automatically switches to a PC mode which behaves a little bit differently. Using an HDFury Integral to mask the AVI infoframe results in a color gamut in the same ballpark, but slightly lower at around 65.8% Rec. 2020 uv.

The TV'southward Pic EOTF curve follows our input stimulus well-nigh perfectly, simply it rolls off sharply equally it hits the TV'southward peak brightness. The PC and Game EOTFs are about identical, which is peachy.

Normalized DCI P3 Coverage ITP 83.9%

10,000 cd/one thousand² DCI P3 Coverage ITP 48.seven%

Normalized Rec 2020 Coverage ITP 63.2%

10,000 cd/m² Rec 2020 Coverage ITP 36.5%

The 55R617 has decent color volume. In the P3 volume, information technology covers the gamut well; this is a smashing improvement over the TCL P607. In both colour volumes, the darker colors aren't displayed very well, and blues don't become very bright.

Color Depth 10 Bit

Cherry-red (Std. Dev.) 0.121

Green (Std. Dev.) 0.116

Blue (Std. Dev.) 0.099

Greyness (Std. Dev.) 0.123

Skilful gradient performance on the TCL vi Series 2018. There's some small-scale banding in dark red, dark green, and dark gray, but nothing major and this shouldn't be a problem.

IR after 0 min recovery 0.00%

IR later on 2 min recovery 0.00%

IR after iv min recovery 0.00%

IR afterward 6 min recovery 0.00%

IR later on 8 min recovery 0.00%

IR after 10 min recovery 0.00%

There'south no image memory on this TV. As always, this is good news for gamers and PC users who might use this TV as a monitor.

Permanent Burn-In Take a chance No

Nosotros don't expect VA panels to experience permanent epitome retention, equally the VA panel in our long-term exam appears immune.

Motion

80% Response Fourth dimension 6.3 ms

100% Response Time 12.4 ms

Keen response time with a minimal blur trail backside fast-moving objects. Most transitions won't have any visible overshoot.

Flicker-Complimentary No

PWM Dimming Frequency 480 Hz

At that place'southward a backlight flicker on the R617, only it flickers at 480Hz, which is barely noticeable. This is a pregnant comeback over the 120Hz flicker on the TCL P Series/P607 2017. The Television mainly dims the backlight through PWM, although at that place'southward some aamplitude dimming as well.

Optional BFI Yes

Min Flicker for 60 fps lx Hz

sixty Hz for lx fps Aye

120 Hz for 120 fps N/A

Min Flicker for 60 fps in Game Mode 60 Hz

The R617 has an optional blackness frame insertion characteristic that can adjust the backlight flicker to help clear up motion past introducing flicker.

This can be enabled past going to Options->Advanced Pic Settings and turning LED Move Clarity On.

The Telly tin flicker every bit low equally 60Hz, even in game mode, just at that place are some strange results. It appears to flicker each color individually, resulting in visible duplications of different colors, as seen here. This is besides noticeable when moving around with BFI enabled.

Motility Interpolation (thirty fps) Yes

Motion Interpolation (lx fps) No

The Television receiver can interpolate lower frame charge per unit content as high as 60 fps. Motion can await a piffling strange to some people when enabled, this is unremarkably known as the Lather Opera Event. This doesn't work when continued to a PC, and at that place'south no way to featherbed this as this TCL automatically detects when information technology'south connected to a PC.

Movement interpolation is a new characteristic on the TCL R617, and it tin be enabled by going to the Avant-garde Film Settings menu, and setting Action Smoothing to either Off, Low, Medium, or High.

Frame Hold Time @ 24 fps 29.iii ms

Frame Concord Time @ 60 fps 4.three ms

The R617 tin can display most content without stutter, but there's some noticeable stutter when playing 24p content - like Blu-ray movies. This is mostly noticeable in wide-panning shots.

Judder-Gratuitous 24p Yes

Judder-Free 24p via 60p Yes

Judder-Gratis 24p via 60i Yes

Judder-Free 24p via Native Apps Yes

The Goggle box is judder free when playing native 24p content from a Blu-ray player. To remove judder from other sources, Natural movie theatre must be enabled in the Advanced Movie Settings carte du jour. This is a significant comeback over all other TCL TVs nosotros've reviewed.

Native Refresh Rate sixty Hz

Variable Refresh Rate No

HDMI Forum VRR No

FreeSync No

G-SYNC Uniform No

4k VRR Maximum N/A

4k VRR Minimum No VRR support

1080p VRR Maximum N/A

1080p VRR Minimum No VRR support

1440p VRR Maximum N/A

1440p VRR Minimum N/A

VRR Supported Connectors No VRR support

The TCL half dozen Series doesn't support whatever of the Variable Refresh Rate technologies like AMD FreeSync. We tested on a PC with an AMD Radeon RX 580.

Inputs

1080p @ 60 Hz 17.6 ms

1080p @ threescore Hz Outside Game Mode 152.iv ms

1440p @ 60 Hz 17.six ms

4k @ 60 Hz 19.2 ms

4k @ 60 Hz + 10 scrap HDR 19.6 ms

4k @ 60 Hz @ iv:iv:4 19.2 ms

4k @ 60 Hz Outside Game Mode 122.8 ms

4k @ 60 Hz With Interpolation 148.1 ms

8k @ 60 Hz Northward/A

1080p @ 120 Hz N/A

1440p @ 120 Hz N/A

4k @ 120 Hz N/A

1080p with Variable Refresh Rate N/A

1440p with VRR N/A

4k with VRR N/A

8k with VRR Northward/A

Auto Depression Latency Mode (ALLM) No

Update 10/16/2020: We've received reports that Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM) is now available on this Telly. Unfortunately, we no longer accept it, then we can't confirm this information.

The R617 has excellent low input lag, as long every bit Game Mode is enabled. With Game Mode disabled, input lag is extremely loftier. 1080p and 4k input lag are very similar. The Tv is a 60Hz panel, as such 120Hz input is not supported.

For utilise as a PC monitor, the Tv automatically detects when it's continued to a PC. If it doesn't automatically notice it, changing the input characterization to Estimator will enable PC Mode. For the lowest input lag in PC mode, Game Fashion must also be enabled.

1080p @ threescore Hz @ 4:four:four Yes

1080p @ 120 Hz No

1440p @ 60 Hz Yeah (forced resolution required)

1440p @ 120 Hz No

4k @ 60 Hz Yes

4k @ sixty Hz @ 4:4:4 Yes

4k @ 120 Hz No

8k @ 30 Hz or 24 Hz No

8k @ threescore Hz No

The TV supports most resolutions without effect. For employ as a PC Monitor, PC mode must exist enabled; either by the Boob tube's auto-detection or by changing the input label to Computer. The TV must exist in PC mode for chroma 4:4:4 to piece of work.

All of the inputs are directed out of the side. At that place's an included mini pause out cablevision for composite input, but no component input.

Different the P607, there's no headphone output on the remote. To connect headphones, the audio output on the side of the TV is the only option.

HDMI 3

USB one

Digital Optical Audio Out i

Analog Sound Out three.5mm one

Analog Audio Out RCA 0

Component In 0

Composite In 1 (incl. adapter)

Tuner (Cable/Ant) one

Ethernet 1

DisplayPort 0

IR In 0

SD/SDHC 0

HDR10 Yes

HDR10+ No

Dolby Vision Yes

HLG No

3D No

HDMI 2.0 Full Bandwidth Yes (HDMI one,ii,3)

HDMI two.ane No

CEC Yes

HDCP 2.2 Aye (HDMI 1,2,three)

USB 3.0 No

Variable Analog Audio Out Yes

Wi-Fi Support Yes (2.4 GHz, 5 GHz)

Update 06/15/2020: We've received reports that this TV now supports HLG. Unfortunately, we're not able to ostend it, every bit nosotros don't have it any more.

Update 06/05/2018: To back up HDR on HDMI ports connected to an Xbox One, the HDMI ports must be manually set up to HDMI 2.0 equally the Auto setting won't automatically switch to HDMI 2.0 due to a detection outcome.

Update 01/09/2019: Nosotros retested the DTS passthrough with the new firmware and at present it works properly.

For the audio return channel to work, CEC must be enabled in Settings -> Arrangement -> Control other devices (CEC) -> ARC (HDMI three).

For five.1 passthrough on the ARC, the Audio Style must be set up to Auto in the Settings -> Sound carte du jour, with Due south/PDIF and ARC set to "Dolby D, DTS". With other settings no sound was getting passed through to our receiver, non fifty-fifty stereo PCM.

ARC Yeah (HDMI three)

eARC support No

Dolby Atmos via TrueHD via eARC No

DTS:Ten via DTS-Hard disk MA via eARC No

5.1 Dolby Digital via ARC Yes

5.1 DTS via ARC Yeah

five.1 Dolby Digital via Optical Yes

5.one DTS via Optical Aye

The R617 supports ARC sound passthrough with HDMI 3. You can connect 5.i Dolby Digital or DTS through it. Unfortunately, information technology doesn't have eARC support.

Audio Quality

Low-Frequency Extension 142.54 Hz

Std. Dev. @ 70 six.43 dB

Std. Dev. @ 80 half dozen.24 dB

Std. Dev. @ Max 5.37 dB

Max 87.2 dB SPL

Dynamic Range Compression 2.63 dB

The frequency response is sub-par. The LFE (Low-frequency extension) is at 143Hz, which ways this Television set won't produce any thump or rumble, and not a lot of trunk and dial either. The response to a higher place the Television'southward LFE is relatively well-balanced, which is important for producing articulate dialogue. Nevertheless, since this TV doesn't have a room correction arrangement, information technology wasn't able to remove the mode of our exam room around 200Hz. Additionally, information technology gets loud plenty for most situations, and doesn't produce an excessive corporeality of compression artifacts under heavier loads.

Weighted THD @ eighty 0.072

Weighted THD @ Max 0.396

IMD @ fourscore 11.36%

IMD @ Max 17.02%

The distortion performance is nigh average. The overall corporeality of harmonic distortion is within good limits at 80dB SPL, but slightly elevated at max volume. This Tv as well produces loftier amounts of intermodulation baloney, which could translate to a less transparent treble. Both the consequence volition be subtle and won't be noticeable to most users.

Smart Features

Smart Os Roku Idiot box

Version viii.0

Ease of Use Easy

Smoothness Very Smooth

Time Taken to Select YouTube 3 s

Time Taken to Alter Backlight 4 southward

Avant-garde Options Many

The interface is easy to employ and shine. There are no serious performance issues or dropped frames.

Ads Yes

Opt-out No

Suggested Content in Habitation Yes

Opt-out of Suggested Content No

There are ads on the home bill of fare, and there's no way to disable them. During our testing, we were presented with ads for other Roku devices compared to the suggested content ads that were present on previous TCL TVs.

App Selection Groovy

App Smoothness Average

Cast Capable Yes

USB Drive Playback Yes

USB Drive HDR Playback Yes

HDR in Netflix Yes

HDR in YouTube Yep

The R617 has a wide selection of available apps through the congenital-in Roku smart interface. There are besides hundreds of streaming channels bachelor, many of them free. The congenital-in apps are able to play pretty much everything. It'due south 1 of the best smart TVs we've tested in 2018.

Size Small

Vocalisation Control Search, Another Features

CEC Menu Control No

Other Smart Features No

Remote App Roku

The remote included with the TV doesn't apply IR, and then it doesn't require line of sight. Unlike the enhanced remote included with the P607, the R617 doesn't take an audio output on the remote. With the removal of this feature, the remote is quite a bit lighter and thinner than the P607 remote.

The basic remote on the R615 requires line-of-sight to the TV, and doesn't take vocalisation control options.

There'south a single button at the front of the R617, and through it you can control the ability or change inputs.

• 3.5mm Breakout Cable for Blended Input
• Grit Covers
• Batteries
• R617: Enhanced RF Remote
• R615: Bones IR Remote
• Instruction Manual

Non Shown:

• 60.5" Power Cable

To larn more than about the different variants of the R617, click here.

Power Consumption 57 Due west

Power Consumption (Max) 131 W

Firmware 8.0.ii • build 4140-30

Differences Betwixt Sizes And Variants

We tested the 55" (55R617). For the almost function, nosotros expect our review to be valid for the 65" version (65R617) also. We have received wide reports of issues with gray uniformity. While we look our results to be representative of most people's feel, results may vary.

If someone comes across a different type of panel or if their TCL R617 doesn't correspond to our review, permit us know and we will update the review.

The variant found at Bestbuy (55R615) is the same Tv set, but information technology has a simpler IR remote that requires line-of-sight and doesn't have the phonation control feature.

Warehouse outlets will sell the R613, which is identical to the R617 including the voice remote, but still doesn't include the private listening feature of the P607.

Size	Model	Best Buy Variant	Warehouse Variant
55"	55R617	55R615	55R613
65"	65R617	65R615	65R613
75"	75R617	75R615	-

In Europe, the TCL models are completely different and practice not directly correspond with the U.Due south. models.

Update 01/07/2019: TCL has released a 75" model. It has more than local dimming zones, just we look it to perform about the same. Annotation that some initial reports indicated that it had a 120Hz console, but we've received confirmation from multiple owners that this isn't the instance. Some retailers incorrectly bespeak that the 75" model is a 2019 model. It shouldn't be dislocated with the TCL six Serial 2019 R625; they aren't the same model.

Compared To Other TVs

Top left: TCL P607 (55P607). Lesser left: Sony X900F (XBR55X900F). Eye: TCL R617 (55R617). Elevation right: TCL S517 (55S517). Bottom right: Samsung NU7100 (UN55NU7100).

The TCL 6 Series is a corking, versatile Tv that offers fantabulous value. Information technology outperforms about of the contest in the same price bracket and is the best Roku TV we've tested so far. Come across also our recommendations for the best TVs under $1,000.

55" 65"

The TCL 6 Serial/R625 2019 is very like to the TCL 6 Series/R617 2018. The R625 has a more premium pattern and a much better local dimming feature, but the R617 is brighter and has better reflection handling. The R625 has a higher backlight flicker frequency, but a slower response time, and motion doesn't look as good.

43" 49" 50" 55" 65" 75"

The TCL half dozen Series R617 is much better than the TCL 4 Series S425. The TCL R617 has better nighttime room performance, thanks to its local dimming feature, and meliorate black uniformity. The TCL half-dozen Series tin get brighter and has a better color leading to meliorate HDR performance. The R617 can display judder-free movies, whereas the TCL S425 has a lower input lag, cracking for games, and a little faster response time, so motion looks slightly crisper.

fifty" 55" 65"

The Hisense H8F and the TCL 6 Series/R617 are very similar overall. The R617 is a lot brighter than the H8F and has meliorate motion handling. The H8F looks much better in a dark room and has better reflection treatment.

43" 49" 55" 65"

The TCL R617 (6 series) is significantly meliorate than the TCL S517 (5 serial). The TCL R617 incorporates local dimming back up to improve blacks in a nighttime room, and at the same time, it can get brighter which is great for a brilliant room with glare. The TCL R617 has ameliorate response time so only a small blur trails the paradigm when you scout sports and has an optional blackness frame insertion to introduce flicker and make the image crisper. Finally, the TCL R617 has much better HDR performance.

43" 50" 55" 65"

The TCL R617 is much better than the TCL S525. The R617 has an optional local dimming characteristic and an optional black frame insertion feature. The R617 is too significantly brighter, and has better reflection handling.

49" 55" 65" 75" 82"

The Samsung NU8000 and the TCL six Series (R617) have very similar operation. The TCL R617 has better local dimming performance, then blacks look deep in a nighttime room and better HDR peak effulgence that makes highlights pop in HDR content. The Samsung NU8000, on the other hand, supports FreeSync variable refresh charge per unit which can eliminate fierce if you play video games. Finally, the Samsung NU8000 has better gray uniformity, so the image is gratis from clouding or shadows in slow panning compatible-color shots like a hockey arena or a soccer field.

forty" 43" fifty" 55" 58" 65" 75"

The TCL R617 6 Series is much amend than the Samsung NU7100. The TCL R617 can deliver deeper blacks with its local dimming support, and this is great for watching movies in a dark room. The TCL six Series also has a faster response fourth dimension and thus a smaller mistiness trail, and amend HDR performance with highlights that pop. The Samsung NU7100, on the other paw, has a lower input lag which is groovy for fans of video games and better gray uniformity for an image without clouding.

55" 65"

The Hisense H9F is better than the TCL half-dozen Series/R617 2018. The H9F has better reflection handling and a much better response fourth dimension. The H9F besides has a slightly ameliorate local dimming feature, and it can interpolate motion up to 120Hz. On the other manus, the R617 has a more versatile blackness frame insertion feature.

49" 55" 65" 75" 82"

The TCL 6 Series 2018 is slightly meliorate than the Samsung RU8000. The TCL has a full assortment local dimming feature, although it's mediocre, and information technology tin get a lot brighter. The Samsung, on the other hand, has better uniformity and a faster response time, and so fast-moving objects in games and movies look better.

55" 65" 75"

The TCL 6 Series R617 is much ameliorate than the TCL C807. The R617 is brighter, and also has better dark room operation thank you to the full array local dimming feature and better blackness uniformity. Motility looks crisper with less blur cheers to the faster response time, and the better black frame insertion feature can further improve motion clarity.

49" 55" 65" 75" 82"

The Samsung Q6FN is marginally better than the TCL R617. The Samsung Q6FN is packed with gaming features like lower input lag, even with movement interpolation, and FreeSync back up. The TCL R617, on the other mitt, can get brighter both in SDR and HDR and has better local dimming, which is keen when watching movies in a dark room.

55" 65" seventy"

The TCL half dozen Series R617 is slightly better than the Vizio G Series 2018. The TCL R617 can get brighter to fight glare in a brilliant room only can also display deeper blacks in a nighttime room since information technology has better native contrast ratio and support for local dimming. Besides, the TCL R617 has a lower input lag which is great if you play video games. Information technology has amend HDR performance and better motion treatment features as it has back up motility interpolation. The Vizio Chiliad Series 2018, on the other paw, has better reflection handling and ameliorate gray uniformity which is peachy if you watch sports in a room with many lights.

43" 50" 55" 65"

The TCL 6 Series 2018 is a much better TV than the Hisense H6570F. The TCL is significantly better for movies and HDR content cheers to its local dimming feature, much higher height brightness, better out-of-the-box color accuracy, better upscaling, and much wider colour gamut. It'due south also ameliorate for sports thanks to its significantly better movement handling. On the other hand, the Hisense using Android TV for its smart features, which is a bit more difficult to use than Roku on the TCL, just is more than customizable and has more available apps.

43" 49" 55" 65"

The TCL R617 is significantly meliorate than the TCL S405. The TCL R617 can deliver deeper blacks cheers to the higher native contrast ratio, and has a local dimming characteristic to farther enhance nighttime room functioning. The R617 can remove 24p judder from older movies and can get much brighter. The R617 has a wide color gamut and can display more brilliant colors. The TCL S405, on the other hand, has marginally lower input lag for video games.

55" 65"

The Vizio M Series Quantum 2019 and the TCL R617 are very similar overall. The Chiliad Series has a better local dimming feature and much amend black uniformity, and so it's a better choice for a dark room. The R617 is a lot brighter, and has an optional motility interpolation feature.

55"

The TCL vi Series R617 is somewhat better than the TCL P607. The TCL R617 has a motion interpolation feature which will please the lather opera effect fans and a slightly meliorate SDR peak brightness which is great if you lot lookout man Idiot box shows in a brighter room. The TCL R617 also has improve black frame insertion (BFI) that clears the image blur in fast action. On the other mitt, the TCL P607 has slightly ameliorate dissimilarity, which is groovy if you lookout movies in a dark room and a lower input lag to please those who play video games.

43" 49" 55" 65" 75" 82"

The TCL 6 Series 2018 is slightly better than the Samsung Q60R. The R617 has a mediocre local dimming feature, whereas the Q60R has no local dimming. The TCL is much brighter in both SDR and HDR. The Samsung Q60R has a faster response fourth dimension, swell for fast action movies or gaming, and information technology supports FreeSync.

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The TCL 6 Serial R617/R615/R613 is meliorate than the Hisense H9E Plus. The TCL R617 is a lot brighter than the H9E Plus, so it's better able to overcome glare in a bright room. HDR functioning is much better on the R617 as it features a full assortment local dimming characteristic, dandy for dark room viewing, and it'south brighter, so bright highlights stand out in HDR. The R617 likewise has lower input lag and supports chroma 4:4:4, great for use as a PC monitor.

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These two TVs have different console types, each with its advantages and disadvantages. The LG SK6300 has an IPS panel and is a better selection for a room with a wide seating arrangement, as the image remains authentic when viewed from the side. The TCL R617 has a VA console and has a much better dark room performance with deep blacks, thanks to the high contrast ratio and better local dimming back up. The R617 can go brighter and is more suitable if you have a bright room. The R617 has a wide color gamut and can evangelize a much better HDR performance.

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The Vizio P Series 2018 is better than the TCL 6 Series R617 (R613/R615). The Vizio P Serial has better motion handling than the TCL R617, thank you to the higher refresh charge per unit, and is nearly flicker-free. It also has a improve local dimming feature that improves dark room viewing. The Vizio P'due south motility interpolation feature is more advanced thanks to the native 120 Hz panel, and it tin can interpolate 60 fps content up to 120Hz.

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The TCL 6 Series R617 is better than the Vizio E Series 2018. The TCL R617 can go brighter and is more suitable if y'all have a bright room. The R617 tin deliver improve dark room performance cheers to its local dimming support and has an optional motion interpolation characteristic to please the Lather Opera Effect fans. Finally, the TCL R617 has a broad colour gamut, so HDR content looks much improve.

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The TCL half-dozen Series/R617 2018 is much better than the Samsung RU7300. The TCL has a full assortment local dimming feature and is significantly brighter than the Samsung. The TCL also has a much faster response fourth dimension and can remove judder from all sources. The Samsung has a curved screen, which tin can make some reflections more noticeable.

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The Sony X900F is meliorate than the TCL 6 Series (R617). The Sony X900F displays deeper blacks in a nighttime room due to better local dimming, and this is great if yous watch movies. The Sony X900F can also handle reflections meliorate and has a faster response time that leaves only a small-scale blur trail. It likewise has meliorate gray uniformity for an image without clouding or shadows. On the other hand, the TCL R617 has a lower input lag which is great if you play video games.

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The Vizio P Series 2017 is slightly better than the TCL 6 Series R617. The Vizio P Serial 2017 is much ameliorate for watching movies as information technology has better local dimming and better black uniformity and likewise has ameliorate motion interpolation. The TCL R617 has better input lag which is great if you play video games or use the Boob tube every bit a PC monitor. If yous watch a lot of Telly shows, the TCL has better upscaling and can handle reflections slightly better.

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These are two dissimilar types of TVs. Yet, the OLED LG B8 has a significantly meliorate overall performance than the VA console TCL R617 in about all aspects. The TCL R617 doesn't take the take a chance of burn down-in, tin get bright enough to fight glare, and has a slightly lower input lag, which is bully for video games. On the other paw, the LG B8 delivers an outstanding dark room performance thank you to its perfect blacks, has wider viewing angles, and has a faster response time which leaves almost no blur in fast-moving content like sports. Finally, the LG B8 has better gray uniformity for mixed usage.

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The TCL R617 and the LG UM7300 use different panel technologies, each with their strengths and weaknesses. The R617 is better for watching movies or gaming in a nighttime room, as it has much ameliorate dissimilarity, a full array local dimming characteristic, and an optional black frame insertion feature. The UM7300, on the other manus, is ameliorate suited for watching sports or TV shows in a bright room with wide seating.

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The TCL 6 Series/R617 and the Sony X800G use different panel types, each with unlike advantages and disadvantages. The X800G is improve for a bright room with wide seating, whereas the R617 is better suited for straight seating in a dark room. Beyond these differences, the R617 is a lot brighter, has lower input lag, and tin can remove judder from whatsoever source.

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The TCL R617 is a better TV than the LG UK7700. The TCL617 has a VA-panel and can display deeper blacks and brighter highlights due to the ameliorate contrast ratio and better brightness, so you'll enjoy watching movies and HDR movies more on the TCL. On the reverse, the LG UK7700 has an IPS console and is improve for watching Tv set shows and sports, as information technology can better handle the reflections of a room with many light sources, has better gray uniformity, and has broad viewing angles to accommodate for wide seating arrangements.

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The Vizio P Serial Quantum is significantly amend than the TCL 6 Series/R617 2018. The Vizio has better dark room operation thank you to the higher dissimilarity ratio, and more effective local dimming support. The Vizio has amend reflection treatment, a wider colour gamut, and ameliorate color volume that enhances HDR performance. Finally, the Vizio has a faster response fourth dimension and displays crisper motion. The TCL tin can brandish judder-free movies from any source.

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The two TVs have different panel types, each with its advantages and disadvantages. The LG UK6300 has an IPS panel, so the image remains authentic when viewed from the side, thanks to the wider viewing angles. The TCL R617 has a VA panel and delivers a much ameliorate dark room performance with deep blacks, thanks to the high contrast ratio and local dimming support. It can get much brighter in both SDR and HDR, and can hands fight the glare of a bright room. The R617 has a wide color gamut and can evangelize a much improve HDR performance.

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The TCL half-dozen Serial R617 is much improve than the Samsung NU6900. The R617 is much brighter, has a slightly faster response time, and can remove judder from all sources. The TCL likewise has a full array local dimming characteristic, which helps amend night room performance, although it isn't very effective.

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The TCL 6 Series R617 is much amend than the Samsung RU7100. The TCL R617can get brighter, and also has better nighttime room operation thanks to the local dimming back up. The R617 has a better HDR performance thank you to the better HDR meridian brightness and better color volume, and it can deliver crisper motion thanks to the faster response time. The Samsung RU7100 has a lower input lag, which is great for games, and better greyness uniformity, which tin be of import to sports fans.

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The Samsung Q70/Q70R QLED is better than the TCL six Serial 2018. The Q70R has meliorate reflection treatment, great for a bright room, and a faster response fourth dimension that delivers crisper motion. The Q70R has some nice gaming features including support for AMD'south FreeSync and low input lag with motion interpolation. The R617 supports Dolby Vision, and the Q70R supports HDR10+.

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The TCL 6 Series R617 is much better than the LeEco Super4. The TCL R617 is much brighter and has a local dimming feature that is great for dark room viewing. The R617 can consistently remove judder from all 24p sources, great for watching movies, and the R617 has a amend blackness frame insertion feature that improves the clarity of motion. The R617 also has much lower input lag, which is great for gamers.

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The TCL R617 is much better than the Sony X750F. The TCL has improve blacks and improve HDR performance due to the high native contrast ratio and local dimming support. Information technology too has better effulgence and a wide color gamut, and in HDR, information technology can make highlights pop. It has lower input lag which is important if you play games or employ the Television set every bit a PC monitor. On the other mitt, the Sony has better viewing angles and is more suitable for wide seating arrangements.

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