Congratulations, but man the price tag of this thread just keeps going up!
TCL make some fantastic TVs now. So much in fact they’re pushing the larger named brands and what’s on offer seems expensive from the likes of Sony, LG & Samsung.Finally upgraded my 6 year old Phillips TV. Will miss the Ambilight but going from 43” to 50”, proper HDR, VRR 144Hz will be nice. Still shopping from the budget aisle (comparitively) but first impressions are very good.
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The only problem I have with my 2 year old 65" TCL TV is sometimes it doesn't sinc with my cable box and surround sound. It will power up and surround sound will have sound but the TV will have blue screen no picture. The TV has a reset button on back where HDMI inputs are which takes care of it. You might want to find the reset button in case you ever have problem with picture. Also not too fond of the remote so small it's hard for me to use I have RA Arthritis so I drop it often. The only time I use remote is changing inputs and sometimes powering it on when cable remote doesn't power it up. Overall very happy with TV.Finally upgraded my 6 year old Phillips TV. Will miss the Ambilight but going from 43” to 50”, proper HDR, VRR 144Hz will be nice. Still shopping from the budget aisle (comparitively) but first impressions are very good.
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I wouldn’t say this issue with HDMI handshakes is a TCL specific problem. My Sony OLED does this on occasion. The screen will show the image but the eARC won’t send the sound signal.The only problem I have with my 2 year old 65" TCL TV is sometimes it doesn't sinc with my cable box and surround sound. It will power up and surround sound will have sound but the TV will have blue screen no picture. The TV has a reset button on back where HDMI inputs are which takes care of it. You might want to find the reset button in case you ever have problem with picture. Also not too fond of the remote so small it's hard for me to use I have RA Arthritis so I drop it often. The only time I use remote is changing inputs and sometimes powering it on when cable remote doesn't power it up. Overall very happy with TV.
You're more than likely right I was just trying to let him know where the reset button was. Sometimes I can turn the system off and back on and it's OK if that doesn't fix it I'll use the reset button.I wouldn’t say this issue with HDMI handshakes is a TCL specific problem. My Sony OLED does this on occasion. The screen will show the image but the eARC won’t send the sound signal.
Also if the TV is turned to eARC while the Soundbar isn’t on, it won’t then send a picture sometimes. Unfortunately HDMI can be picky no matter the brand or cost of TV.