TCL Series-8 Roku TVs Begin Preorders Exclusively at Best Buy
Best Buy began taking preorders Tuesday for TCL’s 8-Series 4K Roku TVs in 65- and 75-inch screen sizes, said TCL. Best Buy is the exclusive retailer for TCL's flagship TVs, it said. TCL didn’t give a shipping date for the…
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big-screen 2019 4K TVs, but the retailer’s website said units ordered Tuesday could be installed “as soon as” Nov. 15. Suggested retail prices are $1,999 and $2,999 for the QLED sets, announced in August (see 1908140059), which incorporate Dolby Atmos immersive sound and Dolby Vision HDR. The 75-inch model has TCL’s Quantum Contrast technology built around 25,000 mini LEDs vs. a “few hundred” for traditional LEDs found in most big-screen TVs, it said. TCL Roku TV models can “intelligently compensate for” small performance variations of components used in each TV to optimize the color accuracy, said the company, citing its “deep supply chain vertical integration.” The iPQ Engine control feature was introduced in 2018 TCL TVs; this year, the company expanded capabilities beyond an algorithm running on the TV to give users control via an app available for Android and iOS mobile devices. TCL mentioned a 75-inch 8K TV at CES but didn’t give specifics about price or availability (see 1901070058); it was the first brand to join the 8K Association, announced at the January trade show. Executives told us in August TCL is still planning 8K TVs for the 8-Series but development has taken longer than expected. At IFA last month, it showed two 8K TVs, according to reports, with availability slated for Q2.