[Costco] TCL 6 Series 65-in/55-in. 4K HDR Roku Smart TV with Dolby Vision 65R613CA $829/$599 Shipped

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Jul 30th, 2020 6:42 pm

Nimbusplane: Member; Oct 2, 2015; 314 posts; 140 upvotes; Outremont, QC

Jul 30th, 2020 6:42 pm

SwaunyJones wrote: ↑ Haven't these gone as cheap as $600 on numerous occasions?

I bought the 55" 6-series for $499 - $20 extra coupon from Costco online during Boxing Day. It hasn't gotten anywhere near that price since. That said it's a great TV $599 is more than reasonable.

My only complaint about it, as the hardware and software are otherwise without flaw, is that it doesn't play too nice with Google Home or Alexa. The benefit of Android TV (e.g. Hisense) is a bit better integration. But many people won't care.

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Jul 30th, 2020 7:20 pm

Angultra: Deal Fanatic; Mar 1, 2002; 8930 posts; 5342 upvotes; Toronto

Jul 30th, 2020 7:20 pm

Desperadude wrote: ↑ Any timeline for the 2020’s ?

If I recall, BB had their preorder pegged for October but who knows since they took it down.

Can't find a cached page but someone at AVSforums copied the info:

https://www.avsforum.com/threads/2020-t ... a.3158974/

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Jul 30th, 2020 9:13 pm

sobig: Sr. Member; Jun 10, 2011; 608 posts; 534 upvotes

Jul 30th, 2020 9:13 pm

Android have a lot more apps than roku and I prefer Android interface.
But you could easily buy a amazon firestick 4k or nvidia shield.
I paid 35$ during last amazon prime day for my firestick 4k

tkl wrote: ↑ Why ? I am debating between the two but I would probably prefer Android TV. Price is right though for this although it's two years old.

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Jul 30th, 2020 9:40 pm

tubbychubby99: Jr. Member; Apr 8, 2010; 142 posts; 31 upvotes

Jul 30th, 2020 9:40 pm

Amazon has something similar but R617 instead of R613, for $849, any difference between those 2? or just one for Costco, the other one for Amazon market?

Jul 31st, 2020 2:01 am

Angultra: Deal Fanatic; Mar 1, 2002; 8930 posts; 5342 upvotes; Toronto

Jul 31st, 2020 2:01 am

tubbychubby99 wrote: ↑ Amazon has something similar but R617 instead of R613, for $849, any difference between those 2? or just one for Costco, the other one for Amazon market?

They're the same, only variant is R615 from BB which has IR non-voice remote instead of RF voice remote.

Jul 31st, 2020 8:48 am

number17: Deal Addict; Jul 7, 2009; 1082 posts; 604 upvotes

Jul 31st, 2020 8:48 am

I wonder how this compares to the 65Q7G for $50 more or so.

From what I gather...
- hisense is a 20 model compared to 18 for the TCL 6 series
- android TV vs Roku TV
- hisense has better grey uniformity (less dirty screen noise), TCL you're fine if you get lucky with a good panel
- TCL is slightly brighter for HDR
- TCL has 1 more HDMI port

I don't know how their picture quality compare, but I presume they're very close. I have had good experience with hisense reliability, but again I think they're close.

Jul 31st, 2020 9:44 am

SojuSoldier89: Jr. Member; Dec 14, 2015; 118 posts; 40 upvotes; Toronto, ON

Jul 31st, 2020 9:44 am

65R613 or NU8000? Both are 2018 model.

Can any TV experts tell me which one is better for general usage, I can get either for similar prices now.

thanks!

Jul 31st, 2020 9:58 am

Lebon1: Newbie; Nov 5, 2019; 86 posts; 87 upvotes

Jul 31st, 2020 9:58 am

N8Magic wrote: ↑ Did someone find another pallet of these in the warehouse? Where are the 2019, 2020 and 2021 models?

There has only been one new version of this model and TCL elected not to sell them in Canada. Based on some BestBuy pages that went up briefly, we should be getting the next refresh.

Jul 31st, 2020 10:00 am

Lebon1: Newbie; Nov 5, 2019; 86 posts; 87 upvotes

Jul 31st, 2020 10:00 am

SojuSoldier89 wrote: ↑ 65R613 or NU8000? Both are 2018 model.

Can any TV experts tell me which one is better for general usage, I can get either for similar prices now.

thanks!

TCL. Unless a native 120hz refresh is super important to you.

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Jul 31st, 2020 1:36 pm

JmanGTA: Newbie; May 22, 2013; 47 posts; 63 upvotes; Toronto

Jul 31st, 2020 1:36 pm

I bought this back in May. It died yesterday while I was watching. It made a little snap sound and the set went dead. Unplugging/resetting did nothing. The set is dead after less than 3 months.

Now about the tv:

It has a very good picture, mostly. There is a slight dirty screen effect when the scene pans across a bright area. I think it's caused by the local array dimming as the picture crosses the boundary of each zone it causes a brightness difference that creates a "grid" pattern.

The HDR is very impressive, with dolby vision the contrast is stunning and colors are super rich but still pretty well balanced. With local dimming enabled the set can go absolutely black in dark scenes. It looks like the tv is off in a totally dark room.

The builtin ROKU works great for me. Netflix and Prime work well and the interface is fast. Plex also runs great.

I had one significant issue with the optical digital output. No matter what setting I used it was unable to pass Dolby Digital to my Lexicon Pre-pro. DTS would pass, but DD either didn't even indicate 5.1 or it would say 5.1 but the rear channels were being completely deleted, not even downmixed, just discarded. Rtings says the set should pass DD and DTS but it didn't work on mine.

I called TCL for warranty, which they are currently "investigating". It could take anywhere from 7-21 days, which is unacceptable for an almost brand new tv. I have initiated a return to Costco under the 90 day satisfaction guarantee. For now I won't be getting another set.

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Jul 31st, 2020 1:43 pm

number17: Deal Addict; Jul 7, 2009; 1082 posts; 604 upvotes

Jul 31st, 2020 1:43 pm

JmanGTA wrote: ↑ I bought this back in May. It died yesterday while I was watching. It made a little snap sound and the set went dead. Unplugging/resetting did nothing. The set is dead after less than 3 months.

Now about the tv:

It has a very good picture, mostly. There is a slight dirty screen effect when the scene pans across a bright area. I think it's caused by the local array dimming as the picture crosses the boundary of each zone it causes a brightness difference that creates a "grid" pattern.

The HDR is very impressive, with dolby vision the contrast is stunning and colors are super rich but still pretty well balanced. With local dimming enabled the set can go absolutely black in dark scenes. It looks like the tv is off in a totally dark room.

The builtin ROKU works great for me. Netflix and Prime work well and the interface is fast. Plex also runs great.

I had one significant issue with the optical digital output. No matter what setting I used it was unable to pass Dolby Digital to my Lexicon Pre-pro. DTS would pass, but DD either didn't even indicate 5.1 or it would say 5.1 but the rear channels were being completely deleted, not even downmixed, just discarded. Rtings says the set should pass DD and DTS but it didn't work on mine.

I called TCL for warranty, which they are currently "investigating". It could take anywhere from 7-21 days, which is unacceptable for an almost brand new tv. I have initiated a return to Costco under the 90 day satisfaction guarantee. For now I won't be getting another set.

Thanks ... and this doesn't seem to be the first case where TCL TV fails prematurely. At the end of the day it's a bit of a draw from the straw, but generally it sounds like Hisense has better track record for reliability over TCL, which is still better than Vizio.

Jul 31st, 2020 2:21 pm

geokilla: Deal Guru; Mar 1, 2008; 14460 posts; 3565 upvotes; Toronto, Ontario

Jul 31st, 2020 2:21 pm

My dad was debating between this and Vizio M series, but it seems they don't sell Vizio anymore.

Jul 31st, 2020 2:22 pm

killbillvol1: Deal Addict; Jan 22, 2004; 2892 posts; 430 upvotes

Jul 31st, 2020 2:22 pm

geokilla wrote: ↑ My dad was debating between this and Vizio M series, but it seems they don't sell Vizio anymore.

I have both. TCL by a mile

Jul 31st, 2020 2:29 pm

number17: Deal Addict; Jul 7, 2009; 1082 posts; 604 upvotes

Jul 31st, 2020 2:29 pm

Vizio has been known for VERY BAD reliability

Jul 31st, 2020 2:42 pm

sunca: Sr. Member; Feb 25, 2004; 631 posts; 11 upvotes

Jul 31st, 2020 2:42 pm

geokilla wrote: ↑ My dad was debating between this and Vizio M series, but it seems they don't sell Vizio anymore.

Costco Markham West store has 65 Vizio M for $849 for long time.

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Jul 31st, 2020 2:44 pm

sunca: Sr. Member; Feb 25, 2004; 631 posts; 11 upvotes

Jul 31st, 2020 2:44 pm

number17 wrote: ↑ Vizio has been known for VERY BAD reliability

Really? My 2018 Vizio M55 is still working well. I didn't purchase extended warranty, my MC card should cover additional 2 years.

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Jul 31st, 2020 2:52 pm

sunca: Sr. Member; Feb 25, 2004; 631 posts; 11 upvotes

Jul 31st, 2020 2:52 pm

killbillvol1 wrote: ↑ I have both. TCL by a mile

Are they still working or both have issues? My LG 60 3D TV screen was flickering/flashing just after2 year warranty. I bought it from CC, not Costco. I'm still trying to fix the backlight...

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Jul 31st, 2020 3:00 pm

killbillvol1: Deal Addict; Jan 22, 2004; 2892 posts; 430 upvotes

Jul 31st, 2020 3:00 pm

sunca wrote: ↑ Are they still working or both have issues? My LG 60 3D TV screen was flickering/flashing just after2 year warranty. I bought it from CC, not Costco. I'm still trying to fix the backlight...

The Vizio is a year and a half old, the TCL is maybe a month old. The Vizio software frequently glitches (from the beginning) and my soundbar HDMI ARC audio keeps getting messed up. Both work without major failures but the Vizio software is kind of pathetic and unwieldy. The TCL has been rock solid from day one, I don't think I've experienced one error message til date.

Jul 31st, 2020 3:23 pm

sumtimw0ng: Deal Addict; Aug 25, 2015; 2350 posts; 994 upvotes; Montreal, QC

Jul 31st, 2020 3:23 pm

N8Magic wrote: ↑ Did someone find another pallet of these in the warehouse? Where are the 2019, 2020 and 2021 models?

the pandemic happened which is why we're not getting the 2019 models. was set to release around March 2020 i think, if based on the previous 2018 model release date in Canada. at least, we're getting the 2020 model

Jul 31st, 2020 3:48 pm

sunca: Sr. Member; Feb 25, 2004; 631 posts; 11 upvotes

Jul 31st, 2020 3:48 pm

killbillvol1 wrote: ↑ The Vizio is a year and a half old, the TCL is maybe a month old. The Vizio software frequently glitches (from the beginning) and my soundbar HDMI ARC audio keeps getting messed up. Both work without major failures but the Vizio software is kind of pathetic and unwieldy. The TCL has been rock solid from day one, I don't think I've experienced one error message til date.

I have Vizio soundbar with Vizio M55-F0, sometimes they just lost connectivity. Vizio software is not solid, sometimes it needs software reset. That's why I didn't buy the 2019 M one in Costco.

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