So Far, So Good, October 29, 2010

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Willie Johnson “Uncle Willie” (East of St Louis, MO) – See all my reviews

  

First, let me clarify that the TV is, in fact, native 1080p. No question about it.

Second, the panel on this TV is made by Samsung, and the quality is excellent.

Third, TCL’s website has a find service center location search and it is quite extensive ..

Based on the two year warrantee, what I am seeing with my TV and Amazons excellent delivery, I’m giving this set a Best Buy rating ..

UPDATE 11/16/2010 .. this set is just plain excellent .. and Amazon service is top of the line .. my set developed a thin blue vertical line, I contacted Amazon, they picked up the set the next day and delivered a new set at the same time .. hard to beat that ..

Update 11/17/2010 .. it’s a bit tiresome getting messages from folks who 1) don’t have the TV and want to slam it in a public review 2)Know little to nothing about TV’s .. I had an electronic repair business for 10 years and I’ve worked on a lot of TV’s .. so I know what I’m talking about .. any TV by any maker is not 100% perfect 100% of the time .. I stand by the fact that this is a great set .. hey, if you don’t want to buy it, go get something from the local ‘Mart or what not .. or get nothing at all .. matters not to me .. I think you’ll be missing out on a great deal, however ..

UPDATE 12/08/2010 .. Thanks to Original Aspect Ratio …. you might try this on any remote and see if it works .. what have you got to lose .. ?? .. keep in mind that this TV has been branded as RCA in the past ..

I have a Logitech Harmony remote. When I select “RCA L32HD41″ the tv works 100% as far as I can tell.

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Nice Picture, Nice Price, August 24, 2010

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A. Davis (Philadelphia, PA USA) – See all my reviews

  

  

I had not heard of the TCL brand before and did a little bit of research to find out that they’re a Chinese company that has manufactured products for domestic sales since the mid-80s. Now they are selling their products here. The concern with any unknown brand would be longevity – will the TV last past the warranty? I can’t comment on that, of course, because I’ve only had this TV for a few days. I can say that it was very easy to set up, and it produces a nice sharp picture. In addition to good HD streaming, it also produces a very nice image on the standard-definition channels. The sound from the speakers is a little flat, so if you care about high-quality sound, I would recommend connecting external speakers. At 40 inches, it’s a nice size for a smaller living area. An attachable stand is included. There is no hardware included for wall mounting. It probably took me 10 minutes from the time I got the TV out of the box to having it up and running with stand attached. You’ll need an HD cable to connect to your cable box or other receiver. Then you set the TV input to the HDMI setting, and you’re watching TV. If you want to set your cable/universal remote to operate this TV, you may have a problem, since TCL is a newer brand and may not be included in your receiver’s list of brand codes.

Overall, this is a very nice TV at a good price. The two-year warranty should take some of the concerns out of purchasing, but I’ll be interested to see how the TV does in the long run.

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Great price , awesome HDTV !, August 21, 2010

Had to write a review for others like me who hadn’t heard of the brand and were skeptical. This TV rocks ! It has a 2 yr warranty and a beautiful picture. I bought one for my mom , because her old HDTV broke. I spent over 0 on a Samsung 32 inch about 2 years ago (bought through Amazon) , and man do I regret that because the price on TV’s dropped like crazy right after. This TV is just as good WITH MORE FEATURES than my Samsung. for the price you can’t beat it , I got it for 0 !

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