TCL TVs are often considered one of the best TVs to be used as a computer monitor so there is some notoriety there as it's popular with that crowd. Whether that's your intention or not, seems like a good segment of people to have on your side when it comes to tech.
all the big chain stores have been requesting unique SKU/model# from manufacturer for at least 20 yrs for price protection reasons (for both the retailer and manufacturer). imho, products sold at costco will often have an additional feature, bell or whistle while a virtually identical model sold at say walmart will have the opposite done to it. due to continued abuse from weasel-like customers either returning "borrowed" equipment or doing free annual upgrades (which i ranted about in recent posts i made) costco had no choice but to change its return policy on electronics. in the not too distant future, the company will unfortunately have to re-think the return policy on everything else too. this said, even at 90 days, it is still the most flexible arrangement you will find. try ordering on amazon or best buy and see what happens. also, compare the warranty (which costco still stands behind 100%) and you will find it is also better than it's competitors.
