I’m trying to get a Smart home sorted. This TV promised it could connect to Google Home, but the connection seems extremely limited. I want to be able to control every function- on, off, connect straight to show etc, but the control only seems to work after I’ve turned it on with the remote, and then voice control only works if I press the connection button on the remote. Aside from that it’s a tv, and does all the things a tv should in this day and age.

Firstly, when I was looking for a new TV, I was specifically looking for a 55 inch TCL. I had seen the 65 inch TCL in a shop, but just thought it was too big. Unfortunately, it seems that everyone else was also after a 55 inch TCL TV and it was almost impossible to find one that was within my price range. A friend recommended Appliances Online, so I had a look, but once again, most 55 inch TV's were sold out, or above my price range. Anyway, I decided to buy the 65 inch TCL, and I am very, very glad that I did. The TV arrived the very next day and even though I was at home by myself, I decided to set it up. I do not advise this - it's definitely a two person job to attach the stands. Also, make sure that you have a suitable TV console or stand, because this TV is quite long. From the moment I turned it on, I was impressed. Visually and audibly, the TV is fantastic. The picture quality was great out of the box, so I didn't have to make any adjustments at all. To my eyes, the screen is absolutely perfect - absolutely no issues at all with it. Friends who have seen it, are impressed by it. There is one issue that I have experienced, but that comes with playing back MP4 files that I have stored on a PC running Minidlna. Using the streaming input, it wouldn't play back any MP4 files. But if I ran them through mkvmerge, they would play back. BUT...then I discovered some issues with them, which was that I wasn't able to seek forwards or backwards when playing those videos. I also noticed that the file would stop playing back roughly half way through. I'm not sure why this happened, but I have an untested theory that it might be due to file size (4GB). On smaller MKV files (a few GB) it seemed to work flawlessly, but on larger files, it would continue to stop playing. The larger the file got, the more likely it was to stop playing earlier in the video (which is why I think it's related to file size). The easy way around this was to use something like Plex or Kodi installed as an app on the TV (Android). This allows videos to playback flawlessly, but I did hit a snag with surround sound audio. Using Plex or Kodi (even with the Plex add-on within Kodi), I couldn't get surround sound audio to play from my rear surround speakers. This seems to be an issue not with the TV as such, but seems quite common. In my case, the audio is sent to my receiver using an optical cable, mainly because the HDMI ports on my Yamaha receiver only work after it's been turned on for 20-30 minutes. Plugging my media PC into the Yamaha Surround Sound receiver, which connects back to the TV solves this problem, and surround sound works perfectly. All in all, this TV is fantastic. I absolutely love it, and can't recommend it enough.

It's better than expected, it's voice assisted so easy to find movies or programs, easy setup and great pictures. Lots of chanel apps including the New Disney channel Netflix. I highly recommend. Plus we love using appliances Online, great service and use them before any other company now delivery in the country areas are a nightmare but they make shopping easy for