TCL P607/605 thread (GOAT budget 4K HDR TV)

Spasm · Mar 11, 2018

Dbltap said:
I just picked up the BB version. I have a few quick questions please. I'm new to 4k.

I have 3 hdmi devices and the tv has 3 but 1 is hdmi arc. Will I need to use a 4k splitter? I only know that arc is for audio.

Do I need to purchase new high speed 2.0 hdmi cords for my PS Pro and Xbox X.

Thank you for any info you might be able to provide.

You can use all 3 HDMI inputs for your devices, unless you need the ARC jack to send audio to your receiver. If you have a receiver, then yeah, you'll probably want a splitter. But be careful, you'll want one that supports 18gbps. Also, I'm not sure if a splitter would introduce any input lag.

I don't know about the Pro, but the X comes bundled specifically with an 18gbps capable cable.

Vaelic · Mar 11, 2018

Dbltap said:
I just picked up the BB version. I have a few quick questions please. I'm new to 4k.

I have 3 hdmi devices and the tv has 3 but 1 is hdmi arc. Will I need to use a 4k splitter? I only know that arc is for audio.

Do I need to purchase new high speed 2.0 hdmi cords for my PS Pro and Xbox X.

Thank you for any info you might be able to provide.

Ps pro comes with the correct cable already. Be sure to change hdmi inputs to 2.0

Smash-It Stan · Mar 11, 2018

Wait, cable length matters? I have a 10 foot 4K cable to reach my computer to my AV, that affects it?

Dbltap · Mar 11, 2018

Spasm said:
You can use all 3 HDMI inputs for your devices, unless you need the ARC jack to send audio to your receiver. If you have a receiver, then yeah, you'll probably want a splitter. But be careful, you'll want one that supports 18gbps. Also, I'm not sure if a splitter would introduce any input lag.

I don't know about the Pro, but the X comes bundled specifically with an 18gbps capable cable.

Vaelic said:
Ps pro comes with the correct cable already. Be sure to change hdmi inputs to 2.0

Thank you both for the speedy answers. I'm off to see AC Origins on the Xbox X for the first time. Then I'll try out HZD on the pro. Thanks again and I will remember to change the inputs.

Spasm · Mar 11, 2018

Do we have any indication if the upcoming 6-series will be HDMI 2.1? I NEED Auto Low Latency and VRR!

They could corner the console gaming market if the 6 was at least as good as the P, plus those two features... at their current or similar price level.

Inkvoterad · Mar 11, 2018

Anyone got one of the EU versions of this? Thinking of picking one up despite being worse in several ways. Can't find anything else to match that input lag while still having 4k and hdr at that price over here. Any impressions if so?

17 Seconds · Mar 12, 2018

Spasm said:
Do we have any indication if the upcoming 6-series will be HDMI 2.1? I NEED Auto Low Latency and VRR!

They could corner the console gaming market if the 6 was at least as good as the P, plus those two features... at their current or similar price level.

lol no

Spikematic · Mar 12, 2018

Inkvoterad said:
Anyone got one of the EU versions of this? Thinking of picking one up despite being worse in several ways. Can't find anything else to match that input lag while still having 4k and hdr at that price over here. Any impressions if so?

The version available here is the same the EU gets so I'd love some impressions as well. If there's too much of a quality difference between this and the US Roku version this thread is about then I'll probably skip it.

Sanctuary · Mar 13, 2018

Smash-It Stan said:
Wait, cable length matters? I have a 10 foot 4K cable to reach my computer to my AV, that affects it?

It might not actually matter now with the current HDMI 2.0 cable revisions, but previously degredation issues were real regarding cable length. I think the old advice was to not go beyond 25 foot for 1080p, but this was also with 1.4. You could also sometimes get away with using a 1.4 cable for 4K purposes, but it was more of a crapshoot. It either worked, or it didn't. You could also find more of these cables that could do up to 4K/30 that would not work with 4K/60. At least up until a year or two ago it had always been suggested to go for six foot cables if trying to hit 4K/60, even with HDMI 2.0. Just try your cable.

https://www.cnet.com/news/do-you-need-new-hdmi-cables-for-hdr/

Metaldeer · Mar 15, 2018

So, anyone else with this TV have this weird problem with the Switch? Very intermittently (but almost constantly every 4-5 minutes while I'm playing Minecraft Switch), the screen will go black for a second and I can see the picture settings have changed - because either the brightness will be higher or the sharpness will look like it's set to max - but when I go to look at my settings on the TV, it resets back to what I have and everything is normal again. Strangely enough, it seems to only always do it when I play Minecraft on Switch, but it did it a couple times in Dragon Quest Builders, as well. I haven't seen it do it on the Switch home screen.

I haven't seen it happen while playing on my PS4 or PS3, so I'm assuming it's something weird with the Switch.

Pizzamigo · Mar 15, 2018

Metaldeer said:
So, anyone else with this TV have this weird problem with the Switch? Very intermittently (but almost constantly every 4-5 minutes while I'm playing Minecraft Switch), the screen will go black for a second and I can see the picture settings have changed - because either the brightness will be higher or the sharpness will look like it's set to max - but when I go to look at my settings on the TV, it resets back to what I have and everything is normal again. Strangely enough, it seems to only always do it when I play Minecraft on Switch, but it did it a couple times in Dragon Quest Builders, as well. I haven't seen it do it on the Switch home screen.

I haven't seen it happen while playing on my PS4 or PS3, so I'm assuming it's something weird with the Switch.

I have not noticed myself. Maybe try a different hdmi cable with it? Is it plugged straight into the TV or through an AVR?

Outtrigger888 · Mar 15, 2018

Watched justice league UHD bluray on my TCL yesterday and goddamn it's a showpiece for 4K and ecspecially HDR.

Metaldeer · Mar 15, 2018

aka Bueno said:
I have not noticed myself. Maybe try a different hdmi cable with it? Is it plugged straight into the TV or through an AVR?

Changing cables didn't seem to fix it, and it's plugged directly into the TV.

It's not really a big deal, since it only seems to happen while playing Minecraft. Just thought it was strange.

peppermints · Mar 16, 2018

Aside from the addition of Dolby Vision, would this TV be an upgrade for me over a Sony X800D?

17 Seconds · Mar 16, 2018

does anyone know if the dolby vision on the lg up970 works properly with this tv?

Deathglobe · Mar 16, 2018

Does this tv support separate video settings for hdr and sdr

MotherFan · Mar 16, 2018

Deathglobe said:
Does this tv support separate video settings for hdr and sdr

Yes it has seperate settings for sdr, hdr and dolby vision.

Deathglobe · Mar 16, 2018

Good I got this tv today for my bedroom and my ks8000 in living room doesn't

Vaelic · Mar 20, 2018

Is there a way to turn the white light off on the bottom of the rc when the tv itself is off?

I also noticed when playing the switch the white light blinked...

J-Skee · Mar 20, 2018

May 1st for the 6-series! https://www.theverge.com/circuitbre...-roku-tv-4k-hdr-release-date-features-pricing

Deleted member 30913 · Mar 20, 2018

Vaelic said:
Is there a way to turn the white light off on the bottom of the rc when the tv itself is off?

I also noticed when playing the switch the white light blinked...

Yes. I'm not home but there's a setting. My light is off when the set is off.

Gestault · Mar 20, 2018

Vaelic said:
Is there a way to turn the white light off on the bottom of the rc when the tv itself is off?

I also noticed when playing the switch the white light blinked...

There's an option for that from the home menu. I don't have the set in front of me, but there's a way to have it turned off unless a button is currently being pressed on the remote.

Vaelic · Mar 20, 2018

Gestault said:
There's an option for that from the home menu. I don't have the set in front of me, but there's a way to have it turned off unless a button is currently being pressed on the remote.

Figured it out

Red XIII · Mar 20, 2018

J-Skee said:
May 1st for the 6-series! https://www.theverge.com/circuitbre...-roku-tv-4k-hdr-release-date-features-pricing

damn no day1 god of war for me lol ill wait to play that

Hydrus · Mar 20, 2018

J-Skee said:
May 1st for the 6-series! https://www.theverge.com/circuitbre...-roku-tv-4k-hdr-release-date-features-pricing

Fucking finally!!! Thank You!!!

nihilence · Mar 20, 2018

So what is a good stand for the new TCL? I don't think the legs will work with mine. Looking to upgrade.

Red XIII · Mar 20, 2018

Hydrus said:
Fucking finally!!! Thank You!!!

YEA!

nihilence said:
So what is a good stand for the new TCL? I don't think the legs will work with mine. Looking to upgrade.

something like this maybe? https://www.amazon.com/Universal-Stand-swivel-height-adjustment/dp/B00IUUN6L2

neoak · Mar 20, 2018

Spasm said:
Do we have any indication if the upcoming 6-series will be HDMI 2.1? I NEED Auto Low Latency and VRR!

They could corner the console gaming market if the 6 was at least as good as the P, plus those two features... at their current or similar price level.

Cutting edge features of a standard that's still hot from the oven on a sub 1k Low cost brand TV.

Lol

iareharSon · Mar 20, 2018

J-Skee said:
May 1st for the 6-series! https://www.theverge.com/circuitbre...-roku-tv-4k-hdr-release-date-features-pricing

I'm not liking the fact that they're being so tight lipped about the 65" price point. It's probably not quite as aggressive as their 55" price point :(

Captjohnboyd · Mar 20, 2018

Wonder if we'll see the price of the P series models go down as a result. I've been putting off buying one for a while and I'd absolutely jump in if they lowered it $100 or so but if not I'll just do the 6 series

Although I did see the P607 for $459 at Curacao...hmmm

henhowc · Mar 20, 2018

not sure why some of ya'll expecting hdmi 2.1 in a budget tv when the mid-higher end tvs aren't putting it in :P

nihilence · Mar 20, 2018

I believe 2.0a and 24/30/60hz is supported.

Upgrade the cave this year, and then next year...

peppermints · Mar 21, 2018

Looks like this year's models were just announced for May 1st:

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/201...cls-acclaimed-4k-hdr-roku-tv-is-coming-may-1/

Appears to have improved local dimming.

Y2Kev · Mar 21, 2018

Where can I preorder!!!

henhowc · Mar 21, 2018

Y2Kev said:
Where can I preorder!!!

likely bb/amazon. crossing my fingers for costco.

Y2Kev · Mar 21, 2018

They're not available yet for PREORDER ARHGHGH

Spasm · Mar 21, 2018

Still no official word on HDMI 2.1, but silly to hope for it if it wasn't even mentioned in their CES press release. That being the case, I will likely skip the 6-series, as my P-series is still fantastic, and doesn't need an upgrade until I can get Free-sync and auto low latency from 2.1.

Wonderbrah · Mar 21, 2018

Spasm said:
Still no official word on HDMI 2.1, but silly to hope for it if it wasn't even mentioned in their CES press release. That being the case, I will likely skip the 6-series, as my P-series is still fantastic, and doesn't need an upgrade until I can get Free-sync and auto low latency from 2.1.

100% no 2.1. No tv announced at CES has it. Next years CES is when we will likely see the first 2.1 tv's.

henhowc · Mar 21, 2018

Spasm said:
Still no official word on HDMI 2.1, but silly to hope for it if it wasn't even mentioned in their CES press release. That being the case, I will likely skip the 6-series, as my P-series is still fantastic, and doesn't need an upgrade until I can get Free-sync and auto low latency from 2.1.

dat 65 inch though ;)

that was supposed to be the p series i was gonna buy last year until they cancelled it late into the cycle -_-

Wonderbrah said:
100% no 2.1. No tv announced at CES has it. Next years CES is when we will likely see the first 2.1 tv's.

they'll also likely be the high end models so they can add bullet points to "justify" the price tags

Captjohnboyd · Mar 21, 2018

peppermints said:
Looks like this year's models were just announced for May 1st:

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/201...cls-acclaimed-4k-hdr-roku-tv-is-coming-may-1/

Appears to have improved local dimming.

Article says the older P series have dipped in price. LOL. They go for like $799 on Amazon when Amazon doesn't have them in stock. I've never seen one for less than $650 with the exception of Curacao. If they do drop I'm all over it

Also because I've been out of the high end audio visual game for a while someone want to explain why we're all clamoring for HDMI 2.1

neoak · Mar 21, 2018

Captjohnboyd said:
Article says the older P series have dipped in price. LOL. They go for like $799 on Amazon when Amazon doesn't have them in stock. I've never seen one for less than $650 with the exception of Curacao. If they do drop I'm all over it

Also because I've been out of the high end audio visual game for a while someone want to explain why we're all clamoring for HDMI 2.1

VRR and Auto Low Latency Mode

Pretty much Freesync over HDMI.

ThePunisher · Mar 24, 2018

Do we know if the 6-series will have the same low levels of input lag when HRD gaming as the P-series? I'd imagine ratings needs to get hands on to determine that. Also, are these going to be restricted to best buy and Amazon again?

Fjordson · Mar 27, 2018

Those new sets coming May 1st are 55"and 65" only right? I'm trying to find something good for gaming for a small home office around 43".

chandoog · Mar 27, 2018

Need some help. I've been rocking the 605 and incredibly happy with it. Lately I've started connecting my gaming laptop to the TV instead of the dedicated monitor.

Does this TV have some kind of "PC mode" which supports PC style resolutions (like 1440p etc). Because I can select 1080p, a bunch of 4 : 3 resolutions and then jump directly yo 2160p. There's no middle ground.

If it does, how to I enable the "PC mode".

Deleted member 4976 · Mar 30, 2018

So, for game brightness (eg. Assassin's Creed Origin), should you calibrate the brightness with the local dimming feature on or off?

I get different results of course and I'm not sure which one is the proper image.

Exit Music · Mar 31, 2018

Ugh, so my remote has apparently died. Even with new batteries it won't light up or power on the TV. I hope they get me a new one soon.

BradGrenz · Mar 31, 2018

Get tho Roku app on your phone in the meantime.

Chekhonte · Apr 2, 2018

Crap, I was literally going to hop in my truck and get the p605 until I read that the 2018's are coming out next month. I might do it anyway.

nihilence · Apr 3, 2018

When should reviews drop?

henhowc · Apr 3, 2018

nihilence said:
When should reviews drop?

I bet avsforum gets first stab. They pimped the shit out of the p series last year and caused that avalanche of good word of mouth for tcl last year.

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