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When we had our first 4K TV back in 2018, I didn't care for what it didn't have. After all, you get what you pay for, and I hardly paid anything for it. So long as it was big and 4K, it should be good enough, or so I thought. Its 6-year run in our house was appreciable. However, it was not without frustrations.
Because of its buggy and outdated internals, for videos on Netflix to show up, and for it to reconnect to the internet, it had to be restarted again after being turned on. Some apps don't load videos at all. Navigation freezes randomly. It had HDR Mode for HDR content, but its max brightness (250 nits) was nowhere near capable of showing HDR properly. What's worse, there was no option to stop it from switching to HDR Mode.
Finally, when we've had enough of these, uhm, inconveniences, we got ourselves an Apple TV, as redundant as it was for Smart TVs. Sure enough, it remedied those problems we had with our 6-year-old panel, but alas, it opened our eyes (and ears) to what it sorely lacked. Indeed, there were other things we could've also achieved now with our media but can't because our first 4K TV was not just capable of them.
And so it was decided to get a new one.
It's easier to be discerning the second time around. One knows what one already wants by what wasn't there in the previous one. In this case, it should have enough up-to-date I/O ports that provide the modern conveniences of HDMI; reliable internals to run the TV's operating system smoothly; and finally, an actual capable HDR screen. Technically, we can fit an even larger TV in our living room, but 55 inches is the most proportional size to everything else around.
In choosing the TCL C755, we allowed ourselves to be reasonably aspirational. There comes a point where it actually becomes wasteful to be stingy in choosing things. If one is gonna spend a considerable amount at all, one might as well go for the good stuff, and the C755 has got the goods indeed.
Friends, the hype for Mini LED is real. Blacks are black, albeit with expected blooming. Whites are blindingly bright if you allow it to go that far. Colors are more vibrant, I guess due to the Quantum Dots. And capable of running at 144 Hz, this HDR screen delivers and punches above its weight. To say that QD-Mini LED is just one of the good novel features of this TV would be a gross understatement. It's practically the thing that makes the price worth it and initially unbelievable.
The purchase would be worthless, however, if it didn't have the needed ports and internals. At last, a responsive UI! It may not matter as much since we use Apple TV, but I still have to interact with the TV's OS when navigating through the settings, and boy do you need to tinker with the settings to make the most out of your TV (Pro Tip: Turn OFF motion smoothing)!
Last but not least are the HDMI ports. Yes, yes, two of the four are HDMI 2.1, but the big deal here for me is that they are all, finally, CIC-capable. Now, we just have to use the Apple TV Remote to turn on/off the TV and control its volume regardless if we're on a different input (say while playing PS5). My Mama doesn't have to be confused with which remote to use haha. Also, the fourth HDMI port has ARC/eARC for one's external sound system, but that's a topic for another video.
If I have one gripe with this TV, it would be its back panel. The plastic material used feels thin and flimsy. Just the slightest pressure on it is enough to flex it. The neck of the included stand could also be sturdier (thankfully, there's metal reinforcement inside). But I guess the company had to cut corners somewhere and decided to cheap out on the side we will hardly ever see.
In sum, TCL C755 is the premium TV for the rest of us. I hope that from here on out, the industry will prioritize making MiniLED panels. It's 90% of the benefit of OLED without the risk of early burn-in. Things should only get better moving forward, but the C755 is one great way to start it.
Oh, the Govee backlight? I saw it in @MarionSerrano's IG Story once, and the rest was history 😅
Chapters
0:00 Unboxing: TCL C755
0:27 Setup: TCL C755
0:47 Cable-managing HDMI 2.1 cables
1:21 Replacing our first 4K TV
1:35 The moment you've been waiting for
1:52 Putting things back in place
2:02 Demo: TCL C755
2:29 Unboxing: Govee T2 Backlight
3:08 Setup: Govee T2 Backlight
3:24 Demo: Govee T2 Backlight by playing Tetris Effect: Connected
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