TCL Launches 6-, 5-Series Roku TVs With Focus on Gaming, HDR

TCL announced pricing and availability for its 2022 6-Series and 5-Series QLED TVs with mini-LED backlights. The 6-Series has a gaming focus, with TCL’s fastest-ever variable refresh rate of up to 144Hz, plus AMD FreeSync and TCL’s Game StudioPro, which builds on the company’s Auto Game Mode for low input latency. The TVs have an HDMI 2.1 port for game play, plus a separate enhanced audio return channel port, it said. The brushed metal design of the TVs is said to appeal to gamers. Both series have TCL's HDR Pro Pack with Dolby Vision and Vision IQ, which uses the TV's automatic brightness ambient light sensor to set picture brightness and enhance viewing based on environmental light conditions, the company said. They support HDR10, HDR10+ and hybrid log gamma HDR, plus Dolby Atmos sound. The Series-6 TVs have up to 350 Contrast Control Zones that are said to maximize detail, depth and dimension. The series’ AiPQ Engine technology uses machine learning to intelligently enhance color, contrast and clarity, the company said. The TVs’ pedestals have two height options -- for gaming and home theater -- with wire management to hide cables. The Roku TV remotes have voice control and are compatible with popular voice assistants, TCL said. The accompanying free Roku mobile app offers voice control and a private listening option for headphone listening. 6-Series models include the 55-inch 55R655 ($699), 65-inch 65R655 ($999) and 75-inch 75R655 ($1,499). TCL’s 5-Series TVs range 50-75 inches, starting at $429.