TCL 55” Class S4 (55S451) 4K UHD HDR Smart TV with Roku TV

First of all, note that the claimed 31,000 reviews are for many different TCL models. Mixing all the reviews together is shoddy and it reduces the value of all reviews because you can't tell what's what. There are many reviews claiming the speakers sound awful but no particular model mentioned. My speakers sound as good as you can expect from any 50 inch TV but I did already have a full AV 5.1 amp system so I piped that in through an HDMI channel. The low price for this TV is in part due to the cheap leg kit included, there are many choices to upgrade to a nice stand. This model's back panel has all the mounting holes down low so any mount you use will tend to raise the height of the display higher than normal with older TVs. Knowing this, I selected a stand with height adjustments - the 'Perlesmith Universal Swivel Tabletop Stand' for under $30 is compatible with this TV's 200x200 VESA mounting holes. SIZE - this is considerably larger than my old Visio which was in the '50 inch class" but was actually about 48 inch diagonal. I barely had the room for this larger screen in my installation. The remote sensor is on the bottom front center edge. There is a tiny dim white LED there to indicate the TV has power and is ready. This can not be turned off in the menu like my old Visio but it is a pretty dim LED. This has all the features ROKU offers except RF remote and there is a way to connect to an antenna and scan for your local channels, accessed through the 'Live TV' option menu which also includes free streaming of live channels, a function you can turn off. Note that the remote is IR so if you were spoiled by the Roku RF remote tuner kit which has more features and needs no pointing towards the TV, this is a downgrade. But I believe that phone apps will give you an RF remote. It performed very well with no lag with my home wireless signal. I am replacing my ten year old Visio which was bought before 4K was a common feature. The picture on this is indeed more crisp but plan on taking time to set up the picture controls to your liking - out of the box, mine was very dim before adjusting. It took a lot of doing to get it right for my tastes. I am not happy with TCL's handling of power consumption data. The Walmart webpage says this uses only $10/ yr in power but I received a TV that has the yellow sticker saying it will use $25/yr and it is not energy star compliant. I found no sticker listing the power consumption in watts but I don't feel excessive heat coming off of it and it will go into low power mode when you let it sit unused. Another reason for my choice was the fact that the input plugs are on the right side for convenient access in my installation. It has all the inputs I could want and note there is no RCA jack inputs on this. My mounting stand did not block any of the plug access. I have no use for a smart phone so I won't be messing with all the connectivity and bluetooth features but I may buy bluetooth headphones at some point.

oh wow the 4K quality is out of this world I love the smooth motion eliminating the roku stick is great! My only dislike is that of the blue tooth not working for some sound bars (i'm sure if you mess with it enough you can get it going in BT) but luckily it has alot of hdmi connections for an arc and an optical audio output. This is a keeper i do love everything else about it especially the tweaking of the picture and sound on the setting button on remote. the home theatre is all set now . The inputs added in the thumbnails is awesome and way fast .add your roku email from previous and all set , not to mention the ethernet option works where usually only wifi can , many good times coming go ahead and get yourself one it was a steal at 226 bucks WHO KNEW WHO KNEW