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The TCL 55US57 is an extremely affordable 4K TV with a decent picture processing performance. It offers a fantastic contrast ratio that helps it display bright and clear pictures. Its motion performance is not bad either. However, this TV lacks some essential features like HDR and local dimming.

In this article, I will follow a series of approaches to review the TCL 55US57. Hence, I will explore the TV’s design, display features, ports and connectivity features, sound features, and smart features.

I will also be making comparisons between the TCL 55US57 and other similar televisions. Furthermore, this article will provide you with the details you may be searching for and it will give you more insight into the TCL 55US57 so as to help you to make a good decision.

TCL is a growing company that has been releasing TV models that compete with giants like Sony and Samsung. Although TCL is a newcomer in the TV market, they offer their users a strong set of features.

Truth be told, TCL is no longer a small brand that was traditionally known for basic models with limited features. TCL now produces good TVs like the TCL 55US57that offer good quality pictures and a great smart OS.

Besides that, when it comes to price, the TCL 55US57 is available at a lower cost compared to most of its competitors. With a reasonable asking price of $597.96, you can get the TCL 55US57 along with all the features it has to offer.

The TCL 55US57 doesn’t look very different from any other regular TCL TV. It looks just like its predecessors, but with a few design differences that add to its sleek appearance.

Among the few subtle design difference on this TV is its razor-thin black bezels. These bezels are the most striking design feature on the TCL 55US57.

All in all, these bezels majorly define the simplicity and sleekness of the TCL 55US57’s design. The other feature that makes the TCL 55US57 look more beautiful is its attractive legs.

Like most other TCL models, this TV stands on two sets of legs instead of the common foot most TVs stand on. Theoretically, the two sets of legs is a good idea since it sounds more reliable at preventing the TV from tipping over.

I can confirm that the stands under the TCL 55US57 are sturdy enough to provide firm support while it sits. However, the TV may still tumble if you poke at it with strong force.

Nonetheless, you can use these stands to effectively set the TCL 55US57 up on a tabletop or on top of any furniture with a flat surface. If you aren’t comfortable with the idea of placing the TV on the stands, you can take the stands off and mount the TV on the wall.

With all of these being said, we can conclude that TCL has done a good job with the 55US57’s design. Hence, the TCL 55US57 scores an eight in this display review.

The moment you start up the TCL 55US57, you will be instantly wowed by its incredible display sharpness. Its 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) resolution immediately jumps out in such a way that you will be stunned.

What makes the images the TCL 55US57 produces appear more pronounced is its brightness levels. If I haven’t mentioned it before, the TCL 55US57 is a Direct-lit LCD TV.

This means that the TCL 55US57 features direct backlighting technology where its LEDs are placed all over behind its panel. Hence, the TCL 55US57 can get quite bright.

Unlike most TVs, the TCL 55US57 doesn’t come with special HDR effects to help improve its display performance. Among the very few noteworthy technologies the TCL 55US57 features include the 4K Creative Pro Upscaling Engine technology.

To be sincere, in the current TV world where there’s a lot of technological improvements, only the 4K Creative Pro Engine doesn’t feel good enough. It would have felt more reassuring if the TCL 55US57 had come with more features.

Even movie contents remain sharp and vivid with different lighting settings. The TCL 55US57’s ability to clearly and vividly show even the dark scenes in the Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice movie was very surprising.

This is even more surprising when you consider the fact that the TCL 55US57 doesn’t have the local dimming feature. However, with a contrast ratio of 5000000:1, it doesn’t seem like the TCL 55US57 is in need of one anyway.

Thanks to the 4K Creative Upscaler technology and its excellent contrast ratio, contents pop out and shine on the TCL 55US57. This makes it easy to forgive the absence of local dimming and other special HDR features.

You may also be wondering to know how well the TCL 55US57 displays in different viewing angles. Well, I’m glad to say that the viewing angles on the TCL 55US57 aren’t bad.

Unfortunately, we don’t have a record of the color gamut space the TCL 55US57 is capable of offering. What we do know is that the TCL 55US57’s display can reproduce up to 16777216 colors.

In terms of motion contents, the TCL 55US57’s 120 Hz refresh rate does the majority of the job to offer satisfactory motion content performance. If you are curious to know what refresh rate means, it indicates how quickly a TV’s display pixels can transition from one color to another.

Unfortunately, we were unable to retrieve accurate results of this TV’s response time and input lag performance. These test results would have helped us to accurately determine how well the TCL 55US57 can handle motion contents.

Since we were unable to get results for these tests, we can’t say for sure how well the TCL 55US57 will be able to handle fast motion contents. Neither can we attest that it is a good TV for gaming.

Nonetheless, if its refresh rate is anything to go by, the TCL 55US57 is worth the shot. Theoretically speaking, the TCL 55US57 should be able to fare well with motion contents since it has a refresh rate of 120 Hz.

You will be able to enjoy vivid, bright, and colorful content on this TV. Due to all of these reasons, the TCL 55US57 scores a seven in this display features review.

That being said, the TCL 55US57 has a low-frequency response which means that the TV doesn’t give any thump or rumble. This is a good thing since you will get a good sound frequency when you are listening to audio content on this TV.

On a bright note, the TCL55US57 comes with Dolby digital features which is an audio technology that is used for cinema and broadcasts. This feature helps the TCL 55US57 to recreate a cinematic sound experience when you are viewing content.

The Dolby digital technology makes up for most of the TCL 55US57’s shortcomings in the sound features it offers. As a result, TCL 55US57 scores a seven in this sound features review section.

As for the remote, the TCL55US57 remote is a Roku tv RC 280 dark and portable remote with a limited number of buttons. This remote control doesn’t have voice control and requires a direct line of sight to the TV for you to input commands to the TV.

Overall, I will rate the TCL 55US57 a six in this ports and connectivity review section. This is because of the limited number of features it offers in this aspect.

Nowadays, the brightest and the most colorful of all TVs could end up being worthless if it doesn’t have a vast library of content. Fortunately, TCL makes sure that it has contents is covered with its ROKU TV OS.

However, like the TCL R617, the TCL 55US57’s interface is often crowded with ads. Most times, you will be disturbed by ads on the main interface page.

The TCL 55US57 is a good television that comes with a 4K UHD display. Thanks to its excellent display, this TV is capable of offering decent picture quality.

Unfortunately, the TCL 55US57 doesn’t come with a local dimming feature. The local dimming feature could have helped to further improve the quality of the deep blacks it produces.

Finally, you can compare the specs of this product with similar products. To compare the specs of TCL 55US57 with a similar product, on the top right, click “Add to compare“.

The LCD panel does not have to have cracks to fail. The issue can be related to the circuit board (LCD controller board) that is connected directly to the panel via some very thin ribbon cables. Those cables are "glued" to the LCD panel. you can check and push on those ribbon cables and see if that changes it. If it restores the picture even for a brief moment you know it is the TAB , hence the panel , that has failed.

Update:From further testing we have concluded that all current TCL TVs that we have reviewed do not display 4:4:4, but 4:2:2. This is due to the TV inputs accepting 4:4:4 but actually displaying 4:2:2. 4:2:2 is better than 4:2:0, but slightly blurrier for text than 4:4:4.

Roku is the smart platform on the TCL US5800 and it delivers great smart features. It has thousands of apps including most of the popular ones. Its interface is quick and the menus and remote are straightforward for anyone to use. The fact that this TV doesn"t have a lot of options plays favorably for its user-friendliness. The US5800 also has a lot of inputs which is great.

TCL TVs are very good for their price. It is a great choice for anyone who is looking for a 4K TV but doesn’t want to splurge on a Sony or an LG and at the same time not miss out on features.

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