TCL 43″ Class 4-Series 4K UHD HDR Roku 2017 Smart TV – 43S405
$286.08
Price: $286.08
(as of Jan 21, 2025 15:34:07 UTC – Details)
TCL, one of the world’s largest TV manufacturers in the world and America’s fastest growing TV brand, bring the latest in 4K technology and design. We’ve simplified the 4k Ultra HD TV so you can instantly enjoy endless entertainment. With HRD compatibility, choose from more than 4,000 streaming channels that feature 450,000 movies and TV episodes plus live sports, news, music, kids and family, food, science and tech, fitness, foreign language and so much more.Connecting any external source such as a fire stick or satellite box, bypasses most of the Roku functions, as you’re simply going to one of the HDMI inputs on the TV. One cool feature if you’re doing this, is that you can program the TV to, instead of turning on to the home screen, when you power it up, it will go directly to one of those sources if you wish.The digital optical audio output is one of three audio connections to get sound external sources. The others being HDMI ARC, and an analog audio output in the form of a 3.5 mm audio jack. It also works perfectily with gaming devices, with the combination of 4K ultra HD, HDR support, a dedicated gaming mode, and amazingly low input lag, this is one of the best reviewed gaming TVs of the year!
Dimensions: TV without stand: 38.3″ W x 22.2″ H x 2.9″ D. TV with stand: 38.3″ W x 24.4″H x 7.5″ D. Stand separation distance: 30.0″. Product weight: 16.6 lbs
Smart functionality offers access to over 4,000 streaming channels featuring more than 450,000 movies and TV episodes via Roku TV
Pairs 4K Ultra HD picture clarity with the contrast, color and detail of High Dynamic Range (HDR) for the most lifelike picture
120Hz refresh rate allows fast moving action scenes to be seen with virtually no motion blur. Audio Power (Watts): 2 Channel x 8W
As TCL Roku TVs use advanced backlight scanning to ensure clear viewing of fast action, there is no processing that could result in the soap opera effect.
Compatible with Alexa and Google Assistant
Customers say
Customers are satisfied with the television’s picture quality, value for money, and setup process. They find the color and clarity of the picture satisfactory, with no dead pixels or noticeable issues. The TV is described as a good TV for TV viewing, with UHD movies being enjoyable on it. The setup process is simple, with the Roku OS and smart controls easy to understand and control. Many customers are pleased with the 4K HDR and features. However, opinions differ regarding functionality and sound quality.
AI-generated from the text of customer reviews
L. Olsen –
Incredible value
This monitor is an incredible value: great display quality for 4K HDR TV, gaming, and/or PC monitor at a low price. I bought the 43″ version for my office PC as well as to test out 4K HDR on an Xbox One X.As a PC monitor, it works great once you configure it properly to support 4K @ 60Hz. To do this, you have to go into the Roku settings and enable HDMI 2.0 for the particular input. When set on Auto, my graphics card could only do 4K @ 30Hz, which is unusable for PC usage. Also, make sure you are using a full-bandwidth HDMI cable. The first one I grabbed was not, and this caused the monitor to black out a couple of times a minute. Since I replaced the cable, I haven’t had any issues.This also works great as a TV. Xbox games running at 4K in HDR are a sight to behold, and it is hard to go back to gaming on my original Xbox on a 1080p TV.I’m not an image quality expert so I’ll defer to the rtings.com rating that ranks it as “Best Value under $500” and I’d have to agree. Unlike some other budget TVs like Vizio that only have 1x HDMI 2.0 Full input (i.e. 4K HDR) and poor “smart TV” features, this set has 3x such inputs and the Roku interface. I already have several Rokus in my house so I’m familiar with the interface, and think it’s probably the best Smart TV interface out there, certainly better than the proprietary junk loaded on even the high-end TVs. All together, I couldn’t be happier with this purchase and am considering upgrading my main TV with the 65″ version.
Aaron –
Solid 4K TV at a Solid Price
I love the picture. While there are few true HDR sources available, I did enjoy the HDR a great deal. I rented HP7-2 from Vudu; it is available in 4k HDR. It looked as good as it did in the theater. Truly amazing. Non HDR sources look amazing as well.Also, I have been having a great time replaying some of my all time favorite video games at 4k. I had trouble gaming at 4K at first. The key is that you have to explicitly set the HDMI input you are using to HDMI 2.0; For some reason auto-detect did not work. Once I did that, I got 60+FPS in my games. If you do not set HDMI 2.0, you will get stuck at 30fps and some games will get confused.I do have a few minor beefs with the set. First of all, the SPID-F output is straight pass through. I have my TV hooked up to a Dolby-D surround system. The problem is that when you turn the built in speakers off, the volume on the Roku remote no longer controls the volume. I have to use two remotes to watch and adjust volume. While I have not tested the HDMI-ARC feature, it is possible it has the same problem. I hope TCL elects to fix this oversight in an upcoming firmware release.My second (minor) issue is this: There is wasted button space on the remote. Netflix, Sling, Hulu, and Starz each have a dedicated button. At the same time there is no button for switching inputs. Instead, I have to hit home, then navigate to my desired input, and then press okay. I understand the appeal of having a minimal remote, but this one is too minimal. How about additional function codes that could be accessed on a universal remote? Do I really need to use universal remote macros to surf my way?None of my beefs are big enough to dock any stars; though I do hope the manufacturer considers these issues.
Jordana Bowen –
Great bang for buck, and even my mom knows how to use it
Got this a few days ago after our non-smart TV bit the dust. We are cord-cutters with a Chromecast plugged into the old TV, so I wasn’t planning on getting a smart TV or even upgrading to 4K, but the price on this one convinced me. I am SO happy that I did. We got the 43″ version due to space constraints.My 67-year-old mom had trouble using Chromecast and thus only used a small subsection of the content we have available. She kept forgetting how to pause shows from her phone, couldn’t figure out how to get to different channels and kept grumbling about going back to cable. This Roku TV’s interface with the remote is so much easier for her to use (after you initially connect all your accounts). We use Netflix, Hulu with Live TV, Amazon Prime Video, VUDU and Pandora plus we have an antenna for OTA channels. Everything works perfectly so far and now I don’t have to listen to threats about getting cable TV again.Some nice surprises: 1) it networked effortlessly with the Windows 10 computers in our house. We can now watch all the shows I have stored on my media computer upstairs. No additional configuration is needed as long as you have your homegroup/sharing set up already. 2) you can hook up a 16GB flash drive to enable pausing live OTA channels for up to 90 minutes.In response to some negative reviews:-No dead pixels. Picture looks fine (although I’m not comparing it to any high-end TVs — just the 10+ year old one it replaced). Haven’t tried 4K yet.-Sound is lackluster, but acceptable for our purposes. It gets plenty loud enough for my mom to hear it, and that’s all we needed (she’s one of those irritating old people who can’t hear but won’t get a hearing aid). I’d say this is the weakest link on this TV by far and the reason I’m giving it 4 stars instead of 5. But at this price point, it’s just not fair to expect perfection.-The interface seems fine in terms of speed. No lag here. Just be sure to connect to your 5G network to make sure you get the fastest wifi connection.-You do NOT need to pay for a Roku account to get it working (basic roku accounts are free).-The TV is a bit on the glossy side, I guess, but probably only in comparison because our old set was really dirty.I looked at lots of reviews of TVs under $600. It struck me that most had similar distributions of reviews, with about 8-10% leaving 1-star reviews, most of which reflected problems with the set right out of the box. Figuring that people are way more likely to report problems than sets that work as expected, I guesstimated that sets in the budget category have <5% chance of being dead/unusable on arrival, and that tech support in that circumstance would be seriously irritating regardless of which brand I ended up with. So I'd say don't let the bad reviews scare you off, and just cross your fingers that you're in the 95%+ who gets a good one. This logic worked for me, anyway!
Amazon Customer –
Love this TV! It is very light weight. Picture is beautiful and sound quality is excelleny