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Best TV for the money in 2020 💸

With excellent picture quality, Roku smarts and an affordable price, this TCL is an unbeatable value. TCL 6 series: Sony X900H: Samsung Q80: Vizio M series: *CNET may get a commission from these offers.

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With excellent picture quality, Roku smarts and an affordable price, this TCL is an unbeatable value.

TCL 6 series:
Sony X900H:
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59 Comments

  1. JS1.

    December 15, 2020 at 12:33 pm

    Rocking a 720p plasma since 2012

    • Joshua Walker

      December 15, 2020 at 1:37 pm

      Sure friend. Whatever you say.

  2. Surge P

    December 15, 2020 at 12:39 pm

    Didn’t hear a word he said. Too distracted by the crappy audio.

  3. Swapnil Chopade

    December 15, 2020 at 12:42 pm

    TVs are no like mobiles you change every 2 years. For me the Best TV for 2020 is LG BX.

    • =:Mustang:=

      December 15, 2020 at 11:50 pm

      Ah the LG tvs are good and 2 years later you will need to either change em, or get a TV box setup because it’s software gets obsolete pretty fast.

  4. Enzo B l J xFau

    December 15, 2020 at 12:45 pm

    Good. I wait for love from you 💝💖

  5. REIGN

    December 15, 2020 at 12:47 pm

    I honestly do not think anyone should buy th tcl, even for the money! Save up a bit extra, and buy the lg bx, or a sony a9 or a8 series. I have had bad experiences with both Tcl and hisense. And strongly believe you will be happier with the sony or lg. If those oleds are too oricey. There is only 1 tv that rules them all, *for the price* the sony 950h. Google it! And! If you can find one. And u do buy it, please come back and let me know how happy you are 😁👍🏻 p.s i aint a sony pony, or lg fanboy. But, before i bought tv, i really wanted a tv. And these tvs all ticked the boxes, hdmi 2.1, 4k hdr, and have extremely good support even till the time of writing this in december 2020

  6. Abdul Muhaymin

    December 15, 2020 at 1:07 pm

    Can you do a list of TV’s with HDMI 2.1 please

    • Yz

      December 15, 2020 at 6:38 pm

      for gaming right ?

  7. Kringle

    December 15, 2020 at 1:20 pm

    I just got a 49” (43.5” actual screen width) LG Nanocell 85 at Best Buy for $499.99 just a few days ago in store.
    4k @120Hz. Online, it still show $599.99, but in the store i went to, it was $100 off so I guess it just hasn’t been updated online. Thankfully, Best Buy price matches. Can’t wait for it to come in!

  8. Juan Mm

    December 15, 2020 at 1:20 pm

    Haven’t a tv better than my 2016 Sony 930e; built like a tank

  9. greysymphonyearth

    December 15, 2020 at 1:28 pm

    Nice TV but I’d take a hisense H9G over this. This one has black crush issues and I prefer Google TV over Roku.

    • huderry

      December 15, 2020 at 3:15 pm

      @greysymphonyearth Yeah at first I bought an open box from Best Buy for $630 bc they were all out of stock and it didn’t come with a stand. So I returned it and found the deal on walmart. If you’re looking for one definitely keep your eye on walmart

    • greysymphonyearth

      December 15, 2020 at 3:29 pm

      @huderry my brother just bought a 65 inch R635 for over 1000 dollars from Walmart and I got my H9G for 950 from best buy. Again you got a great deal but these TV’s aren’t usually 200 dollars apart.

    • Siddharth RS

      December 15, 2020 at 5:05 pm

      Well, the Hisense doesn’t have 1440p at 120Hz or VRR or a THX game mode. So this is better if you are going to be playing games

    • greysymphonyearth

      December 15, 2020 at 5:14 pm

      @Siddharth RS it does have 1440p at 120hz. I run my Xbox like that all the time.

    • Siddharth RS

      December 15, 2020 at 6:24 pm

      For real? I picked the TCL for this very reason. I remember checking all the reviews and even the rtings resolution specifications. I even asked a question on the Amazon product page and someone from Hisense said that wasn’t supported

  10. Ryan Anthony

    December 15, 2020 at 1:45 pm

    Couldn’t release this video before Black Friday, could ya?

  11. Luke Watson

    December 15, 2020 at 2:45 pm

    You know we live in the 21st century when your TV has built in ads.

    • Zack

      December 15, 2020 at 8:54 pm

      My 2.5k Samsung TV has an ad in the bottom left corner. Fml

  12. huderry

    December 15, 2020 at 2:59 pm

    If you are playing on console there is no point in worrying about hdmi 2.1 when barely any games will be able to run that this generation

  13. Mikel Tan

    December 15, 2020 at 3:10 pm

    I’m not a TV snob anymore (I thought I needed a samsung or LG which I used to have). I realized I just need something sharp enough to stream. I have 3 TCL’s in the house. I love them all.

  14. David Caleb Paterson

    December 15, 2020 at 3:30 pm

    just make it Android

  15. angel2901

    December 15, 2020 at 4:30 pm

    And how much does it cost?

    • kevinmd1974

      December 15, 2020 at 9:20 pm

      I bought a 65″ at Walmart for $448. Something like that

  16. FromMyMind

    December 15, 2020 at 5:02 pm

    DO NOT touch TCL. My screen failed after 2.5 years and they can’t stand by their product enough to offer a suggestive fix.

  17. THATMOFODIRT

    December 15, 2020 at 5:13 pm

    The best tv is the one you already have. Stop buying things bc it’s new.

  18. Blender Study

    December 15, 2020 at 5:58 pm

    Bought about 5 LCD/LED TVs so far. I only buy the cheapest ones available, and 3 of them died. Two of them had the faulty backlight issue, and couldn’t use them anymore unless I replace the backlight LEDs that cost as much as a new TV. In the future, I’ll buy Samsung or LG, because I heard they make the best TVs.

    • =:Mustang:=

      December 15, 2020 at 11:54 pm

      Try Toshiba before you jump to more expensive brand names. They have really great sound bars inbuilt in addition to great video quality.

    • Nicole Satterley

      December 17, 2020 at 4:16 am

      Definately don’t buy Sharp. Our 58 inch didn’t even last 2 years. Sharp doesn’t stand behind their products either.

  19. Don Bohn

    December 15, 2020 at 6:15 pm

    How much is it? I can’t be the only one wondering

    • 1981brjo

      December 16, 2020 at 8:39 pm

      75” is $1,499

    • Jeff Frisse

      December 16, 2020 at 10:29 pm

      The 55 is only 649.99 but it sold out on Amazon and Best Buy. Other retailers are selling for around 7-800. I’m waiting to snag it for 649. It’s a steal at that price.

  20. Brandon K

    December 15, 2020 at 6:58 pm

    Watched this twice because I thought I overlooked him saying the price. I was wrong the man never tells the price of this “affordable, unbeatable value”

    • Stefan Dobre

      December 15, 2020 at 10:06 pm

      same.

    • Ryan Kelly

      December 16, 2020 at 11:41 pm

      $650

  21. Zack

    December 15, 2020 at 8:53 pm

    Cnet’s quality is getting lower and lower

  22. Evil Genius

    December 15, 2020 at 9:05 pm

    My order for this TV is on day 21 of “Backorder” status. Can’t wait to get it!

  23. murcielago Batman

    December 15, 2020 at 9:38 pm

    Are onn tv decent? There the Walmart brand

  24. Miguel Ircontar

    December 16, 2020 at 12:59 am

    Love my TCL 60 inch best purchase ever made

  25. B Vedant

    December 16, 2020 at 1:00 am

    If only this TV was available at Costco. Their free warranties / returns are crazy good

  26. Graham Quigley

    December 16, 2020 at 3:29 am

    Yeah David, always look forward to your reviews! 🤙

  27. Chris Gallego

    December 16, 2020 at 3:47 am

    Good review but please improve the sound

  28. The Real O'Donovan

    December 16, 2020 at 4:15 am

    Just before the middle of this year (2020), I bought the 55″ model of this TV for my disabled wife. We had a 39″ TV in the bedroom and she was having trouble seeing some of the details and making out words on the screen. When I measured the space we had, the 55″ was the largest we could fit along the wall opposite the bed, where the previous TV had been, so that’s what I went with. Although she was not bedridden, my wife did not get around THAT well. She had a number of medical issues and was frequently in pain, so TV was a great distraction for her. She could lose herself in her shows and forget her medical issues for a while. I would set up pillows for her to use like a recliner, as she watched TV from her side of the bed. We called it her nest. She spent almost all her time in bed, when not going to doctor appointments, and watching TV was her favorite activity by FAR.

    This TV is everything David here says it is and more. My soulmate and the love of my life passed away, suddenly and unexpectedly, on the 21st of September, 2020, just over three weeks after her 38th birthday and a week after our 18th wedding anniversary. A couple weeks before she died, she was telling me how much she liked her new TV. She actually told me it was “perfect” and told me I was her hero. Her telling me that made me cry, as I knew how much she watched it and how important it was to her quality of life. Thank you TCL, for making my wife’s last days on this Earth happier and more easy to endure.

  29. calitb

    December 16, 2020 at 5:01 am

    best for the money? how much does it cost?

  30. Mizanur Bhuiyan

    December 16, 2020 at 5:35 am

    Such TV must get high selling but the narration should be more marketable.

  31. Steven Aziz

    December 16, 2020 at 9:37 am

    Airplay in a TCL? Since when?

  32. Ron Jeremy

    December 16, 2020 at 10:22 am

    I cannot sync my phone to the TV to make it a remote.
    I downloaded the program & input the IP address exactly how it reads from the TV & it doesn’t sync.

    HELP🤦🤦🤦

  33. Laguna Music

    December 16, 2020 at 11:43 am

    The LG CX is way better than this.

    • flappy188

      December 16, 2020 at 12:01 pm

      just ordered the 55inch last night!!!!

    • Laguna Music

      December 16, 2020 at 12:12 pm

      @flappy188 you’re gonna love it. It’s a whole other experience.

      Don’t forget to get Dolby atmos speakers and a uhd Blu-ray player. Streaming isn’t as good as a 4K uhd disc.

    • Matt Lemmon

      December 18, 2020 at 7:22 am

      This TV is 900 plus tax without even trying to find a deal, the 65 cx is 1700 on its best day at greentoe. Let’s also not forget that if you do go with the LG your life will never be the same… everything else will look like a turd and it will drive you crazy as it does me. This TCL is great for the price and won’t make you a snob.

    • Laguna Music

      December 18, 2020 at 4:40 pm

      @Matt Lemmon you make some valid points. I’m definitely a snob now.

  34. Rican- Silverback

    December 16, 2020 at 9:03 pm

    Its not a better TV than Sony x900h stop it were they both calibrated properly. No 2.1. .4k 120hz no earc..stop dude no way its better than 900h. I don’t care what your eyes told u

  35. no name

    December 16, 2020 at 10:39 pm

    TCL 5 Series even better for the money

  36. The RealPanther

    December 17, 2020 at 9:36 am

    c|net in 20 years: Drop testing a tv.

  37. Derrick McFall

    December 18, 2020 at 6:14 am

    I have two roku tvs. A 6 and a 5 series. The interface is just too slow. It takes like 5 seconds to change inputs and there’s no button to just switch inputs you have to press the home button and wait for everything to load before you can switch. It kinda sucks.

  38. Matt Lemmon

    December 18, 2020 at 7:13 am

    Cnet, take 10 minutes of your time and watch Linus Tech Tips so that you can see how to create a proper product review. This video is nearly as bad as Dennis’ driving.

  39. travelinSmooth

    December 20, 2020 at 2:59 am

    Hbomax is now available on roku tvs

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