Hi, first time poster go easy on me , was looking for a cheap TV for the kids room , came across this TCL , reduced to $995 at betta , went surfing for a discount code and got in down to $895.50 . I'm thinking this is a great price for a budget 75inch TV not sure how long it will last. Thanks all.
Budgetv
Beats Aldi ones this has a 3 year warranty and better build quality.
edgelit and the most base level you can get with TCL
Well hunted! prices keep coming down down down.
I bought mine in august last year when the best price was $1330.
Like the rest of the TCLs I've bought over the last 9 years, all good still going well….. and after some shamesung problems years ago I'll never buy one without a 3 year warranty (despite what some folks say about the usefulness of australian consumer law expected lifespan)
Agree, 3 years from manufacture is a must now. Great price for this 75.
nodsnods
When I'm feeling lazy it's a terrific 75" monitor on the table at the end of the bed, driven off the pc, using the brilliant old Z5500 logitech speaker setup.
Games, kayo, youtube, netflix….. for my requirements, perfect! (no free to air reception out here with the sheep and stuff)
Hornhub from the bed… Respect :p
@chinaman: well…. what happens in the bedroom stays in the bedroom….
and what's hornhub? is that a new version for 2023 I should check out?
@rooster7777: Its the same one we dont say in full (with p) just incase children are around this forum…..
This is how life should be. Better products for less money. Unfortunately this principle doesn't apply to electricity, houses, the NBN or graphics cards.
I've had a pretty good run with Samsung and ACL, that said I had to fight initially, but since then Samsung have always rectfied any issues.
Purchased a 58" 3d plasma in 2009, and the screen had issues after around 3 years.
Replaced with a 60" 3d plasma, all glasses etc replaced to suit. Had speakers replaced in that one numerous times, eventually it wouldnt turn on anymore.
Replaced with a 60" SUHD LED as plasma no longer avilable. Had issues with its screen, new screen fitted in 2019.
All were higher end TV's due to the inital 3d plasma being their top end TV.
I think i've gotten my moneys worth from the initial TV purchase in 2009.
That said I havent been happy with Samsungs quality and longevity with a TV replacement roughly every 3 years.
? They replaced all the TVs failed which replaced the very first plasma TV you bought in 2009?! You got lucky! Normally the warranty doesn’t get extended to the new TVs which replace the ones fail within the warranty period.
oh god of bargain please break my old tv so i can upgrade
I can have your old one then you will have all the reason to buy this one instead
I've got a 55' changhong I bought from the dick smith closing down sales that I got for $100. After not dying after all these years, I finally gave it away to family member.
Got me a nice LG CS upgrade and life has been well!
Lg… lifes good
Hoping for the same
I have a TCL 55" and I'm hoping it breaks so I can buy a better brand. My TCL has been buggy as hell since I got it 5 years ago.
Are the tv speakers muted when a headphone is in the headphone jack?
Yes, they are. I use the same 55" model and connect a Headphone extension cable + splitter(for two wired headphones).
Can anyone plz suggest..This or Samsung Au8000 for similar price.?
Samsung off course if you are getting for similar price.
How long til they back on course?
yup he was, but they are gone now
For me…. the 3 year warranty TCL everytime. After my 1year samsung warranty experiences it's no contest.
PS… you found a 75" samsung au8000 for $900??
2 years warranty for everything in Australia.
Really? Not according to samsung https://www.samsung.com/au/support/warranty/
Not according to JB HIFI https://www.jbhifi.com.au/products/samsung-75-bu8000-crystal…
And not according to every australian retailer I've ever looked at.
Could you supply the source for your "2 year warranty for everything in australia" please?
It would be a consumer rights rationale, though I wouldn't say a blanket 2 years would be accurate
Regardless of what the manufacturer states as warranty, it boils down to what's considered reasonable for the item and price.
Samsung & Sony only offering 1 year wouldn't float, especially for their more expensive offerings
@buckster: nodsnods
could you give any examples you are directly aware of, where manufacturers immediately without argument repaired or replaced a tv well outside their nominated 1 year warranty?
I know what australian consumer law says, but what the law says… and enforcing that are two completely different things.
I mean… offering a 3 year warranty in print is clearly a better selling point than offering a 1 year warranty in print… so if manufacturers like samsung and sony and virtually all the other mainstream sellers (other than tcl and hisense?) are going to automatically honor more than a 1 year warranty…why wouldn't they say so?
No entity is going to deliberately make a product appear less attractive for no reason.
In essence I have supplied fact in my post above that samsung offers a 1 year warranty. You only supplied a rationale…that you "wouldn't say a blanket 2 years would be accurate"
@rooster7777: Because by not explicitly offering a warranty beyond 1 year, a number of people will go buy a replacement instead of seeking remedy. And since people are brand loyal so more sales for them.
@buckster: As I describe in a post further down the page, I had a samsung tv fail shortly after the 1 year warranty. I repeatedly tried to have samsung accept responsibility and repair it. They did not wish to do so. I did not wish the trouble and expense of taking them to court. Consumer affairs did not wish to get involved.
It was only after research and deceit that I managed to talk directly with the then samsung national manager of marketing, and told him that "a current affair" was going to be doing an expose on my experience with samsung …that samsung agreed to take responsibility, and supplied a replacement unit.
That unit failed between 1 and 2 years after I got it. I didn't have the resilience to batter myself against samsung again…. I just swore never to buy another tv that didn't have a reasonable manufacturer's warranty. TCL is equal leader with 3 years.
Thus… I did seek remedy… and it wasn't really worth the effort.
@rooster7777: Which retailer did you buy the TV from?
Should have threatened ACCC, they would have had no leg to stand on.
@Circly: I bought it in 2011…. I can't recall the retailer, but I did contact them, they washed their hands and referred me to the manufacturer.
I did threaten Samsung that I would refer them to "consumer affairs", and did approach both SA government department of consumer affairs, and the ACCC. Both potentially have jurisdiction to act in such matters…both refused to act in the matter.
Please notice the line below in capitals from the ACCC website.
https://www.accc.gov.au/consumers/buying-products-and-servic…
What the ACCC does
We educate businesses and consumers about their rights and obligations under the consumer guarantees.
If a business misleads consumers about their consumer guarantee rights, we can investigate. We may take some form of compliance or enforcement action.
What the ACCC can't do
We don’t provide legal advice about what consumers are entitled to.
We don't provide legal advice on what businesses need to do in a particular situation.
WE DON'T RESOLVE INDIVIDUAL DISPUTES ABOUT WHETHER CONSUMER GUARANTEES HAVE BEEN MET OR THE REMEDY
In short… I did threaten referral to both ACCC and SA consumer affairs, without reaction from them. I did contact ACCC and SA consumer affairs and they would not assist.
Many are the posts that appear in this and other places about consumer rights. I have seen very few specific examples describing how a product has been out of manufacturer warranty, but satisfaction given due to australian consumer rights under law.
Can you tell of any such examples you are specifically aware of please?
@rooster7777: I had a phone with a 1 year warranty. It died around the 21 months mark. Got rejected by the retailer and told to contact the manufacturer. Emailed a customer care contact.
I copy / pasted and quoted the section from the ACL that specifically says that those who sell the product are responaible for the warranty, and the section that states a mobile phone in Australia is expected to last a minimum of 2 years.
Nothing threarening etc, just said I wish to exercise my consumer rights as per section X, subsection Y etc. Was offered a refund straight up from there.
@rooster7777: The key is referencing the correct sections of the ACL. They could have chosen to let it go to court, but would lose as it is clearly documented.
So I guess Extended warranties are there so that the retailer can word the claim correctly on your behalf.
P.S. I think you took the best action and voted with your feet.
@rooster7777: Back in 2011 the statutory warranty would not have been enforced. It has been for the last five years at least, if not a bit longer.
Apple, for example, only has a one year warranty it still restricts to on product bought overseas but domestically purchased is recognised for two years under statutory warranty, anything bought in AU it will cover for the full two years.
@rooster7777: Samsung repaired my plasma TV outside of warranty years ago (around 2014 I think). When I called they initially said it was outside of warranty and there was nothing they could do. I started explaining about Australian consumer law and they guy cut me off an goes "yeah, yeah, ok, we'll fix it".
LG repaired my B7 OLED screen outside of warranty just last year as well. The TV was nearly 4 years old. I had to send them a photo of the number of hours use though, so they might have a limit for that?
Anyway, my point is that I've been lucky to have pretty good experiences outside of warranty with TVs. I think the manufacturers are more conscious about brand loyalty these days.
@Chazwazza: Things have gone well for you.
Why do you reckon they publicly state only a 1 year warranty instead of 3?
What the ACCC can't do
We don’t provide legal advice about what consumers are entitled to.
We don't provide legal advice on what businesses need to do in a particular situation.
WE DON'T RESOLVE INDIVIDUAL DISPUTES ABOUT WHETHER CONSUMER GUARANTEES HAVE BEEN MET OR THE REMEDY
Is this where Fair Trading comes in?
@andresampras: ACCC is a federal body, states have their state level consumer departments.
The point is there is no guaranteed government consumer assistance on an individual basis.
ACCC sometimes pursues/ prosecutes organisations on a class type basis…
(to the best of my knowledge)
@rooster7777: I've had an issue resolved via individual complaint to NSW fair trading. That was related to store credit/refund though, not a warranty.
All electrical products and accessories over $500 have at least 2 years warranty according to JB Hi-Fi.
https://support.jbhifi.com.au/hc/en-au/articles/360053005194…
@Ryballs: Thanks for that. I must have crap comprehension skills, because I've reread the whole page a few times and can't find that.
Could you paste the specific paragraph please?
@rooster7777: Per orange highlighted area of this chart: https://support.jbhifi.com.au/hc/article_attachments/3600887…
"[For orange highlighted area] JB HI-FI or the manufacturer will determine, at no cost to the customer, whether the product is faulty and the cause of the fault within a reasonable time frame. In the event of a major failure or minor defect and if the product is determined faulty through no fault of the customer, then the customer can request repair free of charge by an approved manufacturer’s repairer. If the goods cannot be repaired within a reasonable time frame the customer can request that JB Hi-Fi replace the product."
@Ryballs: Thanks… I didn't pick that up before
My interpretation is that JB Hifi is saying they will provide the extended warranty period. In the specific ad for this tv on JB's website, they state the manufacturer's warranty is 3 years.
Looking at for example a samsung
https://www.jbhifi.com.au/products/samsung-75-bu8000-crystal…
they specifically state the manufacturer's warranty is 1 year.
So I guess you have to be better off buying from JB than most retailers, in that JB specifically state this JBhifi warranty in excess of the manufacturer's warranty. I haven't seen that anywhere before, so I'm guessing it's not a retail industry wide thing.
(I acknowledge australian consumer law suggests a far longer warranty than 1 year, but while some folks have been (lucky?)… ACCC indicates enforcement of that law on an individual transaction basis is not their problem. State fair trading/ consumer affairs bodies can also take action under this law, but it seems different states have varying interest in representing individual consumers)
Anyway, thanks for that.
My experience is totally opposite of yours. I would take a Samsung any day over a TCL.
Especially when Samsung is only $1079
all gone now. was even less with loyalty discount
Specs I find online says backlight is DLED which I believe is direct lit vs edge lit listed above by another post? Which is better? The A7HAU entry Hisense is also direct lit. The Samsung bu8000 is edge lit.
Specs also say 1296 micro dimming zones on this TCL? Can that be real?
Direct lit is much better, I would rather a direct lit Chinese TV over an edge lit Samsung
The centre of a 75"+ is a LONG way from the edges! Transition of blacks to the centre would be pretty bad on a edge lit I would think?
That being said..what does direct lit mean? (Back lit?). Surely OLED is the only direct lit?
The alternate term used for oleds is usually 'self lit', referring to the pixels.
I also haven't heard of direct lit. Sounds like a buzzword a manufacturer makes up so that consumers think it's different from the run of the mill TV when it's not
How was your first time?
Quick and awkward :'(
lonely
Has a 'Q', so must be quantum dot, right?
Nah, that's the "C635 QLED" model. Both are LED-backlit LCD with UHD. So WTF is "q" on this?
Quack
Quick.. as you should quickly buy before oos
Querulousness
'Q'uestionable marketing strategy.
TVs are getting cheap. I feel I got ripped off at 1.8k for a 55inch Samsung tv 1.5 years ago.
It was pricey, I paid $900 for a 75" 4K.
At least it's a Samsung and not this budget garbage.
Savage.
"budget garbage" that the manufacturer thinks will last at least 3 years, unlike your "at least its samsung" garbage.
No idea what you're talking about, but this brand and Samsung and statistically world's apart in terms of quality, which is the point I was making.
Having said that, I bought a 75" Samsung 4K commercial display for $900 delivered a.few years ago and it has worked flawlessly almost 24/7.
My cheap TCL'S, Linsar's etc. all last 3 years with minimal use in the kids rooms. The last one was purchased 6 months ago for $500 for a 4K 75".
See how I provide information instead of word vomit?
@[Deactivated]: I'll make it clearer…. TCL give a 3 year warranty because they consider it viable…that the number of fails within 3 years will not be a major setback.
Samsung give a 1 year warranty…. not because they think they have a great product, but because they don't think it viable to give a 3 year warranty… they think there will be too many returns and it will cost them too much.
I've bought 7 TCL tvs since 2014, and the only one that "failed" was a 65" that had some video problems after 6 years. Still worked, but not as well as new.
I've bought 1 samsung tv in my life, before I switched to tcl in 2014. It had a 1 year warranty, and failed…completely stopped working…
just after the warranty expired. It was an electronics failure, not accident damage.
I made repeated efforts to get samsung to fix or replace it, but they wouldn't until I deceived them, first by researching then tricking the receptionist to put me through to their national marketting manager, then by threatening them with a "current affair" expose if they didn't fix it. The immediate promise to replace it materialised some months later, but the replacement again failed not much over 1 year later. I'd had enough, and simply decided never to buy one of their products again.
No generalisations in my response… precise information. Whatever 75" tv you say you bought 6 months ago for $500 was NOT a TCL. 5 months ago the cheapest 75" TCL was $1330.
I hope you can understand this post.
@[Deactivated]: The fact you think TCL and Linsar are the same might explain some of the problems you've encountered.
@BartholemewH: Warranty isn't worth the paper it's printed on, the last TCL I had lasted about 3 years and I had to throw it out.
I've got two Samsung's, one is 7 years old and is used every day for a few hours and still going strong.
That's how I arrived at my opinion and comparison of the two budget brands, Linsar and TCL.
Samsung whitegoods are rubbish, buy the TV's are reliable and perform well, in my opinion from my experience.
@[Deactivated]: How / Why do the TVs die? What part of the TV dies?
I've only ever bought cheap no name Chinese imports (bought my 4K tv for 1\3 the price, when 720P TVs were all the rage here).
The upscaling is often tragic, but not one has died. Perhaps due to the way I run the backlight (turned down 50%+).
That being said, i've got some electronic ability. So if a switchmode power supply dies (ie. a capacitor/ triac dies), i'd just replace it.
But never had one die to see what people mean when they say TVs die in 3 years?
If I had to bet, id guess 99% would be repairable with $3 worth of caps.
@tunzafun001: Exactly. I've got a 42" chinese 1080P LCD that I've the replaced the board in once, but is still powering along 13 years in.
the only ozbargain way to buy Samsung tvs is on their deep sales (boxing day for this year models, before CES for last year models) with loyalty discount.
e.g. I got my Frame 2022 55" for 1k on black friday, and right now there are last year models like qn90a 55" for 1.5k or qn85a for 1.3k, these are top of the line TVs for cheap.
Would this TV be ok in the pool house and outdoor area? Asking for a friend.
we used a kogan in the pool bar lasted about 5 years
Did you purchase it with the property?
Would this outlast a Samsung I wonder?
Korean brands have been total trash for some years now
Could be a national trend thing for them
I run these at my work, around 80 of them, the get abused and still run well.
Only issue one was dead on arrival and it took TCL 6 weeks to sort it out.
Great tv I would not compare these to your aldi or big W brand they are heaps better than that.
1 out of 80 seems pretty good
Which hotel uses 75" tvs?
6 stars ones
Pretty special kid to get a 75” tv in their room
5.4% cashback with coupert
TCL builds good TVs, very happy with picture and sound of the earlier 75" model we've got.
Just beware: the in-built Google TV appears to have such a gutless CPU that it's barely usable. I've got a Fire TV stick and am using that instead wherever possible.
I got this at JB recently. But returned unfortunately as I suffered weird headaches and motion sickness from this TV. If I didn't have this issue I would've kept.
Picture is actually pretty good for a 2nd tv in the house.
The guy at JB told me he's seen more returns on the Hisense in general compared to TCL.
Did you turn off motion smoothing? Any processing on tcls is rubbish
Yes tried that. And various picture modes and combination of settings. But nothing seemed to really help much. Eventually the sales manager admitted said he's aware that some people with 50/60hz TVs may feel motion sickness to some degree.
What did you do 5+ years ago when most of the TV's were 60hz and below?
Android CPU built in it's laggy as faak compared to hisense midrange u7g.
Yeah we have a TCL (55) and you constantly have to run this built in 'cleanup' utility to get the tv not to lag horribly. The HDR sucks too.
I also have the U7G as a gaming tv and its leagues better.
I never had a hisense before until pandemic lowered the 65 inch version we got it at jbhifi for $965 bucks including 3 years warranty, but from my understanding the u7g has a built in 120hertz screen but doesn't do much, and the 2022 versions all do.
So no hdmi 2.1 or this TV's laggy os.
What would you choose.
Would this P series be a worthwhile upgrade over my tcl C4US that’s now some 3-4 years old?
My thoughts- only if your current one has a smaller screen.
Code doesnt seem to be working ?
Worked for me around 1pm today.
Is that still working ?
cheap price for a budge tv. should be better than $700 ALDI ones