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TCL U50E5691FDS 49.5" 4K Ultra HD LED TV $1149 @ 2ndsworld + Bonus Free Movie Passes

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TCL U50E5691FDS 49.5" 4K Ultra HD LED TV $1149 @ 2ndsworld + Bonus Free Movie Passes
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ChickenTalon on 19/05/2014 - 13:08 2ndsworld.com.au (765 clicks)
Last edited 19/05/2014 - 14:14

These look like they've just come down from where they were a week ago at $1,499. This is also the list price at 2nds World, every time I've asked for a good deal they've always been able to shave at least 5% (usually 10%).

Yep, it's from 2nds World but it is brand new. Not refurbished, not factory 2nd and not carton damaged.
Yep, TCL brand, I'm sure many people have opinions. But this is far and a way the cheapest way to get into 4k at 50" and includes 4 x 3D glasses.

Next cheapest for this model is Billy Guyatts @ $1,272.60

Some other reasonable options for 4k (all TCL)
40" $749
55" $1689
65" $2579

Bonus free movie details -thanks samlor
Gift 2: 6 months of movies
A total of six (6) adult double movie pass tickets valued at $228 in total one (1) adult double pass cinema ticket awarded per month for six consecutive months.
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Model Code: U50E5691FDS

  • USB PVR with Time Shift
  • HD USB Media Player
  • Web Browser & DLNA Connectivity
  • SBS on Demand & smh.tv Apps
  • Skype (with optional camera)
  • Teletext (ATV & DTV)
  • Parental Control/ Child Lock
  • Hotel Lock with Smart Loader
  • Built in WiFi
  • nScreen – Share Mobile Media
  • HD MPEG 2/ MPEG 4 DTV Decoding
  • Viewing Angle 176° H/176° V
  • 400mm x 200mm VESA Wall Mountable
  • HDMI CEC Input (1.4) x 3
  • Component Input & AV Input
  • VGA Input
  • USB 2.0 x 3
  • Accessories - 4 x Bluetooth 3D Glasses
Electrical & Electronics 49.5inch 4K LCD TV TCL TV Ultral HD

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  • DrStinge on 19/05/2014 - 13:21

    From people who -actually own- TCL brand what's your thoughts? I've only seen TCL a few times in the Good Guys and for the price it didn't seem so bad.

    • ChickenTalon on 19/05/2014 - 13:26

      I believe the reviews from a few years ago are pretty poor but they've picked up their game. I don't plan on buying but i've been keeping my eye on the price of 4k and this is very cheap compared to anything else.

    • SavatteDodo on 19/05/2014 - 13:32
      +5

      I have seen TCL's being run everyday at work since 2010 and never missed a beat. Quality wise it is actually not too bad, better than the soniq.

      • StewBalls on 19/05/2014 - 13:42
        +8

        It's worth noting that brands like Hisense & TCL are actually tier 1 manufacturers, unlike Soniq et al. who merely rebadge generic TVs.

        • congo on 19/05/2014 - 14:09
          +3

          Tier 1?
          So what tier would be Sony, LG?

        • ChatCPT on 19/05/2014 - 14:57
          +4

          Must only be 2 tiers

          ¯|(ツ)/¯

        • furythree on 19/05/2014 - 16:50
          +5

          Tier 1 as well

          He just mean they are in house engineering manufacturers

          Whereas other brands like Soniq and Kogan are resellers

    • get-innocuous on 19/05/2014 - 14:15
      +2

      I have a 46" TCL LED/LCD TV bought in September 2011 and think it's a great TV for the price ($900 at the time) and I am very happy with it.

    • ItsMeAgro on 19/05/2014 - 15:05
      +8

      Hijacking a top comment for the usual 4K community service announcement:

      In Australia, 4K offers literally ZERO benefit over 1080p for:

      • Watching TV (still not 1080p yet, are you kidding)
      • Blu-rays (no, "Mastered in 4K" is still only 1080p)
      • Gaming on any console (yes, including Xbone/PS4)
      • Most PC gaming

      With a 4K TV you can:

      • PC game at lower settings on old games (but higher settings at 1080p will generally look better)
      • PC game with min $500 worth of new GPU(s) ($1000-2000 SLI/xfires setups needed for some major new titles)

      (Of course, most people buy TVs for bragging rights and have no idea what 4K even means, and some will want to be early adopters no matter how foolish, but as long as you know what you're doing, kids…)

      • hamwhisperer on 19/05/2014 - 15:34

        Yeah but 50" 4k - might be pretty decent as a huge monitor (Regular 2D, not gaming), assuming it's 60hz (pretty sure it would't be right? - what even does 60hz at 4k? Displayport 1.4 or some such?)

      • johnno07 on 20/05/2014 - 01:12
        +2

        Oath. No point in paying a premium for 4K now, because they'll be thousands of dollars cheaper by the time there is actually content for them. Just get a quality 1080p TV that is the right size for the room it's in and be happy with it!

        @hamwhisperer - it could be a decent gaming monitor, but as mgowen said - you need a seriously beastly rig to run current games at 3840x2160 at any sort of decent frame rate. Anyway, if you were serious about 4K gaming, I'd be hanging out for a 4K Gsync monitor.

      • Gravy on 20/05/2014 - 11:26

        I guess you could argue that some 4K TVs can upscale 1080p content to 4K and you may see a crisper image?

        • ItsMeAgro on 20/05/2014 - 12:09

          Absolutely not. Upscaling doesn't work that way.

          You will see an image as good as 1080p at best, a slightly worse image at worst.

        • Gravy on 20/05/2014 - 12:52
          +1

          I would have to disagree there, depending on what upscaling methods are used an upscaler can create a crisper image in my opinion. Naturally its never going to match native 4K though.

    • arcticfox007 on 20/05/2014 - 11:25

      One i know of lasted for 3 years, it was an old lcd. Wouldn't power on.

  • ZippyRoo on 19/05/2014 - 13:36
    +1

    My parents just got a TCL TV last week. I don't think it's the same one, but they got an Ultra HD LED as well, and it also has 3D, and WIFI plus some other Smart TV functions. The clarity is amazing! My TV at home is a 3 year old Samsung Full HD and the Ultra HD is truly twice the clarity! The WIFI function is pretty handy because you can hook up your phone wirelessly and play videos and photos directly without needing a USB cable, but I think most TV's with WIFI can do that. The other Smart TV feature I find interesting is it looks like it has its own network or something and you can actually watch movies and other content from that network.

    • edshays on 19/05/2014 - 13:38
      +6

      technically it should be 4 times the clarity ;)

    • Grok on 19/05/2014 - 14:21
      -2

      How can it be "twice the clarity"?

      Broadcast TV is Full HD which much lower than the actual TV.

      Upscaling will not make it better.

      • samlor on 19/05/2014 - 14:57
        +3

        I don't know why you got negged (so gave you an upvote to help balance it out :-) as this is fair point/question. Do UHD TVs really make the same content source look better/clearer than FHD somehow? If so I'd be interested to upgrade. Those demo clips on display at electronics retailers would/should all be special filmed/rendered UHD content at 3840x2160 resolution. Can anyone with first hand experience comment?

        • ZippyRoo on 19/05/2014 - 15:51
          +2

          Actually my bad, technically it is 4 times sharper.

          I'm not exactly sure why, someone here might be able to explain, but when we looked at certain ads on TV, and we actually used their old 42 inch full hd tv next to it to compare, the images looked a lot sharper and clearer. Possibly because 4K means you're packing in more pixels so it is clearer? But when you look at programs, such as the footy, the clarity is about the same. So it really depends on what you're watching, but some of the ads we saw were stunning - some of the objects in them were so clear that they looked different almost.

        • jsediv on 19/05/2014 - 16:19

          ^ agreed

        • samlor on 20/05/2014 - 11:34

          Perhaps it is due to "Soap Opera Effect"? On my 2010 Samsung 58" 3D plasma, some blu-ray movie scenes do not appear film-like but earily life-like with silky smooth motion as if you are looking at the action straight through an open window.

        • ItsMeAgro on 20/05/2014 - 12:15

          I'm not exactly sure why

          Some combination of:

          • The 4K TV looked better anyway because it was a newer TV with better colour/contrast/refresh-rate/etc (not because more pixels)

          • Placebo effect

        • Gravy on 20/05/2014 - 13:18
          +1

          Some upscaling interpolation techniques are quite advanced and can help to create a crisper higher resolution image from a lower res image. Whilst the following example is for image editing software it might show you that its not all just about increasing image size and blurring the resulting pixels (bicubic). http://www.alienskin.com/blowup/blowup_example-3.aspx

          I agree that interpolated images don't look as good as a native resolution image however they can certainly help create smooth edges/curves that would normally be somewhat stepped using some less capable upscaling methods. The downside is that it can make the image look somewhat artificial on closer inspection.

          I suspect that higher end TV's would have dedicated processors for this purpose enabling them to create similar interpolated upscaling in realtime. Some do it MUCH better than others.

  • Maz78 on 19/05/2014 - 13:44
    +1

    Do TCL actually make their own panel/s for these TV's? If not, who makes them? Does anyone know?

  • samlor on 19/05/2014 - 13:55
    +8

    Bonus double movie pass or 6 months of movies. Via redemption. Visit http://www.tclmovies.com.au/ for full T&C's. Ends 15/07/14.

    • ChickenTalon on 19/05/2014 - 14:09

      nice find. i'll add this to the description

    • ChickenTalon on 19/05/2014 - 14:17
      +10

      Added.

      Why they are giving away free movie tickets with a TV I'll never know. Seems like an odd deal, like giving away a bicycle with a new car. Or a tent with a new house.

  • unco on 19/05/2014 - 14:20
    +3

    Just had a read through posts on the TCL Facebook page and it doesn't instill a lot of confidence in the quality or customer service if there is a problem.

  • deal88 on 19/05/2014 - 14:25
    +2

    Another option is the 4K 55inch 3D TV from Kogan @ $999. Currently Presale.
    http://www.kogan.com/au/buy/55-agora-4k-smart-3d-led-tv-uhd/…

    Only mention this due to the "this is far and a way the cheapest way to get into 4k at 50" " comment.
    If brand name and unknown quality are not a concern then the Kogan is bigger and cheaper.

    • samlor on 19/05/2014 - 14:33

      Yep, it is better bang per buck but it is "Presale. Leaves warehouse on 19 June".

      • deal88 on 19/05/2014 - 14:36

        Still in time for the footy finals. But may miss a lot of the world cup!

        • samlor on 19/05/2014 - 14:43

          Yeah, I saw some of the last one's matches in 3D on 58" plasma. Nice gimmick but don't know whether this one's broadcast will be available to take advantage of 3D or 4K TVs but I suppose timing would be a concern for a shopper who doesn't already have a large TV for watching the world cup.

        • deal88 on 19/05/2014 - 14:51

          Was mainly thinking of those upgrading.

          Some people may want a few extra inches by the footy finals.

        • ItsMeAgro on 19/05/2014 - 15:43
          +4

          The world cup will not be broadcast in 4K in Australia.

          Save your money and get a better quality 1080p TV or projector.

        • edfoo on 19/05/2014 - 16:02
          +1

          Is the World Cup even broadcast in Full HD 1080p? Or even 1080i or 720p? Or will it just be lowly Standard Definition?

        • MrZ on 19/05/2014 - 19:34
          +4

          In Australia, it will be in 576i 1956-era resolution, of course. Why would it be anything else?

    • ChickenTalon on 19/05/2014 - 14:48
      +2

      Putting my balls on the line with that definitive statement, but I couldn’t find anything else close. As salmor mentioned you can go and pick this up today and you don't need to pay delivery if you're near a 2nds world.

      • samlor on 19/05/2014 - 14:49

        Don't tempt! :-)

        • deal88 on 19/05/2014 - 14:54
          +1

          Store pick up a good option only if you live in NSW.
          Delivery to Melbourne Kogan $31.20 and TCL $31.79 so pretty similar.

    • deal88 on 19/05/2014 - 14:38
      +1

      3 year warranty on the TCL is good.

      • McFly on 19/05/2014 - 15:03

        Good to have, and shows that they stand by their product (unlike most the name brands who give 1yr!)
        Although any 50"/UHD TV would be expected to last at least 3 years anyway (implied warranty.)

  • THEMAN_AUS on 19/05/2014 - 15:00

    you can hardly go wrong with the price and warranty.

    tempted even.

  • MrZ on 19/05/2014 - 15:14
    +1

    The perfect TV for watching 576i free to air on (which is what 98% of people who buy this set will be doing).

  • hamwhisperer on 19/05/2014 - 15:31
    +2

    30hz?

    • deal88 on 19/05/2014 - 15:37
      +2

      I think most 4k are 30hz at the moment. You are not meant to read the fine print.

      • hamwhisperer on 19/05/2014 - 17:46
        +1

        I mean you probably only need 30hz for browsing but still…. not ideal, 60 would be better.

    • ChickenTalon on 19/05/2014 - 15:50

      Appliances Online have it listed as 100Hz

      TCL product details on their own site have 200Hz CMI (wtf is CMI?)
      http://www.tclelectronics.com.au/product.asp?pid=124&cid=49

      • deal88 on 19/05/2014 - 16:11
        +1

        I think you will find that the 100-200Hz is for the 1080 (Full HD) resolution.

        • ChickenTalon on 19/05/2014 - 16:17
          +2

          yep 3840x2160 through HDMI 1.4 has a limit of 30hz. This screen has HDMI 1.4

          Don't know what the limit is if you've got 4k content on USB and playing it directly on the TV. Interesting question, does USB 2.0 have the bandwidth for greater than 30hz at 4k?

        • bleugh on 19/05/2014 - 18:22
          +1

          USB 2.0 has a theoretical limit of 480MBIT/s
          More than enough for 4k…..
          Typical 4k movies barely get above 1 10th of that right now

        • samlor on 19/05/2014 - 23:59
          +1

          Yeah, I suppose they have to get those cool 4K demos to display on the TVs at the shops somehow.

      • samlor on 19/05/2014 - 16:26

        Clear Motion Index according to Internet searches but it sounds a lot like a marketing term.

  • wildstone on 19/05/2014 - 15:48

    What does 4K do to a 1080P output? (For example, consoles)

    Does it make it clearer like retina display because it has more dpi?

    • ItsMeAgro on 19/05/2014 - 17:00

      Absolutely not.

      At best you will get as good a picture as at 1080p.

      At worst, there will be some kind of scaling that gives a slightly blurrier picture than 1080p (not smoothed, objectively inferior).

  • bleugh on 19/05/2014 - 16:42
    +2

    4k currently limited to 30hz, connections right now with HDMI….

  • andyken on 19/05/2014 - 16:48

    4k 55" 3D SMART TV LED TV KOGAN $999 + del http://www.kogan.com/au/buy/55-agora-4k-smart-3d-led-tv-uhd/

    • StewBalls on 19/05/2014 - 17:17

      Yep, those look ok for the price, however:

      This item is expected to leave the warehouse (ship) on June 19, 2014. When it is shipped, you will be notified by email. After your item is shipped, please allow another 3-5 business days for metro delivery or 4-7 days for regional areas.

      • deal88 on 19/05/2014 - 17:34
        -1

        Depends if you need a TV urgently I guess.

    • onlyletters on 19/05/2014 - 22:22
      +2

      And if there is a problem, you have to send it back to Kogan. Sorry, I wouldn't pay money for a Kogan TV.

  • spychiatrist on 20/05/2014 - 08:37
    +1

    They want you to buy theur tv and in return you get something that makes you wish you hadn't bought one!

    • onlyletters on 25/05/2014 - 16:23

      only if you have issues with it.

  • samlor on 20/05/2014 - 13:24

    Can anyone confirm what other resolutions & refresh rates it supports? Because the non-3D UHD 39" TV from this expired dealmaxs out as follows for apparently pretty good results:

    2160p UHD 3840x2160 @ 30Hz for non-gaming PC & movies
    1440p QHD 2560x1440 @ 60Hz bad scaling for text but perhaps OK for gaming?
    1080p FHD 1920x1080 @ 120Hz good for gaming

    and the Kogan 55" specs support 1920x1080 @ 60Hz

    So it could be a reasonable UHD PC monitor and still good for FHD gaming and 3D for cheap. I am actually thinking about the 40" for $749.

    I coud not find any specifications online. I suppose I could contact the supplier/vendor or go look/try a display one out for myself this weekend.

  • onlyletters on 24/05/2014 - 14:12

    I had a look at the 55" model of this TV and here are the problems that I found; Remote is very stiff and clicky. TV didn't seem to have any up-scaling features. The 4K media didn't seem as clear as it did when compared to another brand like Samsung UHD, it was a little dull, none the less, its a great tv at a great price.

    • samlor on 24/05/2014 - 15:02

      Gotcha, thanks. I'm hoping to inspect the 40" tomorrow & will report.

      • onlyletters on 24/05/2014 - 17:45

        Apparently they're all the same panels.

        I believe the 40 inch also has the same remote. The 2nds world website says it comes with 4 bluetooth 3d glasses when the box only contains 2 and the TCL website also specifies that it only comes with 2 glasses.

        The Samsung uhd panels have media fed into them that is locked and cannot be played on any other device so what you see in store is the best quality media you're ever going to see on a 4K tv which is why its mind blowing on a samsung, hard to replicate when not even youtube has 4k media, the media they show is advertised as 4k media but only displays as 1080p.

  • onlyletters on 25/05/2014 - 16:27

    I dont think this TV does upscaling.

  • samlor on 26/05/2014 - 01:10

    Went to Cremorne and spent quite some time inspecting the 40" but could not test it as monitor because the laptop I brought did not support 3840x2160 - doh! So I bought it and I am now using it on my desktop PC. I have quite good eye sight and can read text without need to increase font size and that is what concerns me from reports about 28" 4K monitors like the Samsung so it provides truly giant desktop real estate from ordinary/average desk distance for me. However, the mouse input lag at 30Hz is a major known issue. Some people claim they can adjust and it is not a deal break for them but I am finding it pretty hard to work with the poor pointer precision it imposes. I have not yet had enough time to rule it out and will persist somewhat with adjusting pointer speed, acceleration and mouse DPI (I have one with three settings) but won't want to keep it, if that remains unbearable. I hope they will accept a return. Most everything else about this products is alright as a TV. 3D Ghosting is present but minimal. I am pretty fussy when it comes to that because I own a 3D projector with zero ghosting. Watching a 3D blu-ray (at 1080p of course) was fine. Downloaded 4K sample pictures and videos look appropriately impressive. Playing a blu-ray via PC software at 3840x2160 worked fine and looked marginally better than 1920x1080. Though with that many pixels up close you starting noticing grain and compression artifacts unless the source material is only modestly compressed or uncompressed. I have not even/yet tried the TV tuner.

    • onlyletters on 26/05/2014 - 07:55

      If you turn on game mode I believe it gets rid of that lag.

      • samlor on 26/05/2014 - 08:38

        Wow, that's great. Thank you so much for the tip. The option was greyed out for some reason but after resetting to factory defaults, I was able to turn it on and disable other picture advanced enhancement settings like noise reduction and overscan. And, it appears to reduce lag heaps to the point of eliminating it! Oddly, most options are greyed again once I go back into the menu except for HDMI mode for which I select Graphic instead of Auto or Movie. But no matter, it works! I think I will likely keep this product now. Using a mouse at such extremely high resolution will still take some getting use to but I am no longer overshooting and selecting the wrong items on tiny drop down menus, etc.

        • onlyletters on 26/05/2014 - 10:25

          So that worked? :)

          The remote is clicky yeah? I suggest you get this.. first check its supported.

          https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/145701

        • samlor on 26/05/2014 - 11:03

          Yep, it worked. Thank you so much. As I said, it is a vast improvement, makes it usable. I just need a little more time tuning/training settings/myself to get properly comfortable with my hand eye coordination moving the pointer such vast distances across the desktop at useful speed and precision. But I am now confident this will be achievable. The text even looks clearer after disabling some of those advanced picture enhancement settings.

          And, yes the remote is pretty clicky if by that you mean the buttons are stiff offering some resistance requiring a bit of pressure to trigger. I suppose it might get tiresome channel surfing/switching constantly/rapidly but neither the pressure nor the clicking sound bother me because they will occur only occasionally in use as a computer monitor.

          Thanks for pointing out that deal on the Logitech universal remote. Looks to be great value and I have been considering it. I have an old Logitech Harmony 525 that I want to dust off and see whether it can still be programmed to server similar to the 650. If anyone knows, please feel free to save me the effort otherwise I will happily report back when I have time to try it, thanks.

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