Other helpful additions include the full-screen contextual tips, a helpful intro video, a strong array of closed-caption options, and the nerdy ability to change themes from the default TCL red. Under Settings > System > Power > Power On, you can choose to "Always power on to." the Home screen (the default), the last-used TV input (standard for most TVs), or directly to any input, such as the cable box. You can also move inputs around on the grid, just like any other app.ĭepending on how much you use apps as opposed to watching TV from a traditional source like a cable box, you might either love the app-centric Roku TV home page (I do) or wish for the option to skip it and go directly to an input by default. Highlight an input and the tile activates to show a live preview of that source for example the live TV feed from your cable box or the screensaver from your game console. The most obvious difference is the presence of extra icons along the top, one for each input device you've set up. The big app tiles are there, along with easy access to Search, the Channel Store and Settings.
You can move them, rename them, or remove them entirely.Īfter everything is set up, the home screen appears, which should be familiar to any Roku veteran. These inputs then appear at the top of the home page, like any other app. Beginning with HDMI Input 1, the TV shows what's playing on each and asks you to name them from a list of typical devices, such as Cable Box or PlayStation, and choose "none" for unused inputs. The system first asks you to turn on all your connected devices and plug them into the TV.
But if a "good enough" picture is good enough for you, and you're in the market for an entry-level TV with genius-level Smarts, then it's Roku all the way.ĭevice setup is equally simple. If picture-for-your-dollar is your main priority, then by all means go Vizio (just don't forget to buy that streamer, too).
On the other hand this TCL, and other 2015 Roku TVs I tested from Sharp and Insignia, can't match the image quality delivered by the similarly priced Vizio E series. Thus, it makes a great secondary or bedroom set, or a prime primary TV for people who value streaming and convenience above all else. Heck, if you cut the cord you might not even have to connect anything to this TV. TVs with Roku's smarts built-in, like the TCL FS3800 series, are the only TVs to which we don't recommend hooking a separate streamer. And that's perfectly fine for your main living-room TV, which probably has a device or ten already connected. That's why, if you don't have a Roku TV, we recommend hooking up a streaming device - like, you know, a Roku - and ignoring the TV's built-in apps altogether.
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