TCL Sets Sept. Delivery of 75-Inch 8K TV Announced at CES 2019

TCL, which announced a 6-Series 75-inch 8K Roku TV at CES 2019, is finally delivering it, said the company Monday (see 1901070058). TCL was the first TV brand to confirm it was joining the 8K Association, which had its inaugural news conference at the same CES. TCL was due to begin taking preorders for the 75-inch 75R648 ($2,999) and 65-inch 65R648 ($2,199) mini-LED TVs at Amazon and Best Buy Monday. Amazon gave a shipping date for the 75-inch model with the ability to order, but it didn't show the 65-inch model. Best Buy showed pricing above TCL’s announced prices at $3,999 for the 75-inch 8K TCL TV and $2,599 for the 65-incher but wasn’t taking orders. A notice said, “Coming soon.” The models are the first 8K TVs to be stamped with THX’s Certified Game Mode, TCL said. Low latency combined with variable refresh rate and auto game mode are said to provide smoother, optimized game play. Both have Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision. TCL didn’t respond to questions.