Yea insignia is their house brand.
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Possibly. I thought it started with an "L", something I'd never seen before.
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zzz
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Someone needs to lower their expectations.
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Any long term updates from the TCL users?

My Samsung from 2009 finally shit the bed. Came home from being out of town for a day and the last thing I did was shut it off and now it won't turn on. I've gone through every troubleshooting method I've read about and nothing worked.

So after doing about a days worth of research from reading reviews to watching countless YouTube reviews I'm down to the TCL R646 and Sony X90J in 55 inch. The TCL is on sale for $699 right now and the Sony varies a bit but its right around $1k

Anyone have any opinions on those models or have one?
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I bought a TCL for the master bedroom tv that’s a 55” a couple years ago. It’s been great. Bought a smaller version for each of the kids rooms, I was a big Vizio guy and I will probably stay with the TCL from now on with how good they have been
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I'm heavily leaning towards the TCL but there is 1 thing that might be a deal breaker, or I just get last years model (R635), and thats the upscaling. For whatever reason, the 2021 model has dogshit 480p scaling which is DVDs pre blue ray and thats basically my entire collection of DVDs since I haven't bought a movie in years. They are apparently working on a firmware fix for it but I know far too often how many times software promises never come to light or they just get pushed back so far that they just fix it in a new model and tell you you are SOL.

Is TCL pretty good on the firmware updates?
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We had a Samsung die again a few weeks ago. We repaired it once. Not worth it again. It would turn on and give sound, but the pic did not light up. Something with the light bar.....refresher....I dont remember.

In todays throw away society, it was just better to go buy a new one. Vizio. Cost us 10 to take the old one to recycling day.
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Hisense U8G should be on everyone's list. Amazing TV.
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Best picture I've ever seen. Great for gaming too.
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I researched that TCL R635, was my second choice when I bought earlier this year. Ended up getting an LG OLED instead but don't think you'd regret the TCL at all.
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Placed an order for the 2021 model. Went to Best Buy and they didnt have any but they had the 65 inch R635 on display and I can't really justify spending $300-$600 more on something from Samsung or Sony. Coming from something made in 2009 that TCL display looked as sharp as any other TV on display. Shame they didnt have a 55 R646 in store, though. But with the price and the fact that Best Buy is doing extended holiday returns right now so you have til Jan 16th to return anything purchased before Jan 2, couldn't at least give it a shot.

Friend told me to check out this guys videos



He pretty much sold me on it when I was doing my research. Just wish Best Buy didnt have exclusivity on TCL because I would have much rather bought it from a local shop.
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