Picture quality

Interestingly, the TCL is exactly a tenth of the price of the Sony KDL-V40XBR1 that debuted in 2005, and without the Sony to compare it with, we think that it's possible the two might exhibit similar picture quality. You see, in seven years the quality of LCD televisions is now light years ahead of where it was in 2005, but by these modern standards, the TCL is only barely acceptable. Its worst issue was poor black levels, lack of shadow detail, and inaccurate color. Detail levels were as good as any TV of its price, however, and a lack of artifacts such as smearing or blockiness meant the picture was quite watchable.