If you avoid the latter option, the 5-Series lacks the necessary brightness to really make HDR content shine. It's a great TV that delivers similar picture quality to the more expensive model, with a nearly identical feature set but worse performance. The former allows the TV to access the highest quality content over streaming services, while the latter can pipe spatial audio to your soundbar without a dedicated streaming player.

TCL 50C720K 50 Inch QLED 4K Ultra HD Smart Android TV

A bigger screen makes sense when you're looking to get the most out of the 4K quality — and to set these TVs apart from smartphones and small devices, which we increasingly use to watch HD content. From cutting-edge audio technologies to the most prestigious equipment releases, our Hi-Fi news section ensures you’re always in tune with the evolving world of high-quality sound. I reckon it’s better to toggle on Game mode through the System settings banner than through the picture presets.It isn’t bright enough for true HDR, but the gaming performance is fast and the sound system may negate the hurry for adding an external sound system. It's hard to notice the degradation in image quality of the resolution halving unless you're looking for it, making this one of the cheapest TVs capable of gaming at 120Hz. The previous gen PS4 Pro and Xbox also support 4K, so you might already be behind the times tech-wise. If we want to fully exploit its appearance, what we must do is place it directly on the wall, since in this way it seems that we have a newer TV with better finishes, although this is not entirely true . Black levels can be overemphasised, plus there are some bright splotches in the corners that become noticeable in darker viewing environments.

Best 4K TV for gaming in 2022 (UK) | Mashable

This is nice if you have a group of friends over and they all want a turn showing their favorite YouTube clip, or if you want to use your TV as a digital picture frame when family comes to visit. It supports HDR10, Dolby Vision and HLG, which means an incredible HD on most major streaming services. Lots of apps, plenty of smarts, swift gaming performance and free content with the Roku OS – this is a persuasive argument for budget TVs. Their smart platforms rivalthe very best, and TCL offers different smart platforms, which isn't something other brands do. It has a wide color gamut, although it's not as colorful as QM8, and its pre-calibration color accuracy is quite poor, so you'll need to hire a calibrator if accurate color reproduction matters to you.It’s serviceable with a focus on the mid-range for clear dialogue, but lacks any sort of sparkle in the highs or any real rumble in the bass. That’s boosted by Cinematic Movement motion processing and nine picture modes, including ones dedicated to movies and gaming. This content originally appeared on Mashable for a US audience and has been adapted for the UK audience.