The 65-inch R646 I received for review allows for its feet to be installed either at the far ends of the TV or toward the center - the latter allowing for placement on smaller media stands. Don’t worry if that idea makes you nervous, though the TV’s built-in microphone can be disabled at the flip of a switch on the back of the TV, just below the input bay.

This is the first hint that the S546 and R646 models come with the option to enable an always-listening Google Assistant. Fitbit Versa 3īoth TCL’s 5- and 6-Series Google TVs look very much like the Roku versions, save for one dead giveaway: A small bump-out underneath the bottom center of the TV covered in gray fabric, much like a Google Nest Mini speaker.

This issue doesn't occur with an NVIDIA graphics card. Even though the settings show that the TV thinks it's in SDR, the brightness levels are higher, the TV is tone mapping properly, and colors are more saturated, confirming that the TV is doing exactly what it's supposed to be doing in HDR. If you enable HDR in Windows or in a game directly, the TV re-handshakes and looks like it's in HDR, but all of the TV's settings show that it's in SDR. With FreeSync enabled on the TV and in the AMD control panel, everything works fine. There are a few oddities when using this TV with an AMD graphics card.

Note that the 85' model is limited to a 120Hz refresh rate. It works across a wide range of refresh rates, and thanks to low framerate compensation, it remains nearly tear-free even if the frame rate drops low or if you're playing a game that's locked at a low frame rate. It also supports variable refresh rate technology, ensuring a nearly tear-free gaming experience. Along with the Samsung QN95B QLED, it's one of the only TVs on the market with a 144Hz refresh rate. The TCL 6 Series Roku TV has an extremely fast refresh rate.

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