Much like the Hisense Roku, you’ll reach the set-up screen within minutes of taking the TV out the box.

The IR receiver/LED indicator below the TV logo blinks to confirm remote control presses or flashes red when the TV encounters an issue, to name but two potential occurrences.Īssembly is super simple and involves tightening two screws for each foot and inserting the power cable. The TCL weighs less and looks a little less bulky from behind. This may be problematic if you’re looking to partner the TV with a soundbar, since there’s potential to block the IR receiver. The feet are positioned slightly differently, which means the Hisense Roku is fractionally taller. It’s like the Hisense R50A7200GTUK Roku TV, with a few changes. It’s rare that a cheaper TV is anything other than functional in its design and the TCL Roku adheres to that viewpoint. Soundbars could potentially block IR receiver.Given how much we liked Roku’s previous TVs, is this déjà vu? Design Like the Hisense Roku TVs, this set is aimed at budget buyers whose priority is value over outright performance, with the addition of Dolby Vision HDR metadata providing it a boost over standard HDR content. We’re reviewing the RP602K, TCL Roku’s 4K HDR Dolby Vision TV. That success spawned another Hisense Roku set, and now we have another with TCL re-establishing the partnership they have with Roku in the US with two new UK ranges. Roku TVs have proved popular since they arrived in the UK with the first Hisense Roku TV. Freeview Play Supports all the UK catch-up and on-demand apps.Game mode Features an automatic Game mode.Digital assistance Supports Google Assistant and Alexa (not natively), as well as Apple HomeKit.

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