TCL S-Series 55S4R 54.8"
The 4K Direct LED panel with Motion Rate 120 processing delivers smooth motion for sports and movies, while Auto Game Mode with ALLM reduces input lag for responsive 60Hz gaming. The integrated Roku platform provides a clutter-free interface with a live TV guide aggregating over 500 free streaming channels, making content discovery straightforward without external hardware. This TV is best for budget-conscious streamers and casual console gamers who want a simple, all-in-one smart TV experience without premium HDR performance.
Screen 54.79999923706055"
Resolution 4K
Panel LED
Refresh 60 Hz
HDR HDR 10, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG)
smart platform Roku TV
hdmi version 2.1
38 Overall Score
Price €0
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong smart (93rd percentile) 93rd
- Strong connectivity (78th percentile) 78th
Cons
- Below average social proof (10th percentile)
- Below average display (17th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Display
| Size | 54.8" |
| Resolution | 4K |
| Panel Type | LED |
| Backlight | Direct LED |
| Aspect Ratio | 16:9 |
| Curved | No |
Picture Quality
| Contrast Ratio | 5000:1 |
| Motion Tech | Motion Rate 120 |
HDR
| HDR Formats | HDR 10, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) |
| Dolby Vision | No |
| HDR10+ | No |
| HLG | Yes |
Gaming
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| ALLM | Yes |
| Game Mode | Yes |
Smart TV
| Platform | Roku TV |
| Voice Assistant | Siri, Alexa, Google Assistant |
| Screen Mirroring | Mobile to TV |
Audio
| Speaker Config | 2 |
| Dolby Atmos | No |
| eARC | Yes |
Connectivity
| HDMI Ports | 4 |
| HDMI Version | 2.1 |
| USB Ports | 1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Ethernet | Yes |
| Optical Audio | Yes |
| VESA Mount | 200x200 |
Power & Size
| Power | 100 |
| Energy Star | No |
| Annual Energy | 181 |
| Weight | 9.0 kg / 19.8 lbs |
vs Competition
| Spec | TCL S-Series 55S4R 54.8" | Sony BRAVIA 9 K85XR90 | Samsung Neo QLED QN75QN990FFXZA | Hisense U8 Series 100U8QG | LG OLED evo AI 4K G5 Series OLED97G5WUA | Roku Plus Series 65R6C7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Screen Size | 54.79999923706055 | 85 | 75 | 99.5 | 97 | 65 |
| Resolution | 4K | 3840x2160 | 7680x4320 | 3840x2160 | 3840x2160 | 3840x2160 |
| Panel Type | LED | Mini-LED | QD-Mini-LED | Mini-LED | OLED | Mini-LED |
| Refresh Rate | 60 | 120 | 120 | 165 | 120 | 60 |
| Hdr | HDR 10, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) | HDR 10, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG), Dolby Vision | HDR10, HDR10+, HLG | Dolby Vision, HDR 10+, HDR 10, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) | HDR10, Dolby Vision, HLG | Dolby Vision, HDR 10+, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) |
| Smart Platform | Roku TV | Google TV | Tizen | Google TV | webOS | Roku TV |
| Dolby Vision | false | true | false | true | true | true |
| Dolby Atmos | false | true | true | true | true | true |
| Hdmi Version | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | HDR | Audio | Smart | Gaming | Display | Connectivity | Social Proof | Picture Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TCL S-Series 55S4R 54.8" | 48.7 | 48.8 | 93.3 | 54.9 | 17.1 | 77.8 | 10.4 | 36.7 |
| Sony BRAVIA 9 K85XR90 Compare | 76.8 | 96.9 | 91.6 | 79.3 | 94.5 | 92.7 | 88.1 | 79.8 |
| Samsung Neo QLED QN75QN990FFXZA Compare | 85.1 | 99.5 | 84.7 | 88.3 | 99.6 | 99.9 | 99.9 | 85.3 |
| Hisense U8 Series 100U8QG Compare | 91.5 | 98.2 | 95.7 | 95.1 | 94.5 | 86 | 77 | 98.8 |
| LG OLED evo AI 4K G5 Series OLED97G5WUA Compare | 97.1 | 99.9 | 77.6 | 88.3 | 98.8 | 83.9 | 77 | 96.4 |
| Roku Plus Series 65R6C7 Compare | 76.8 | 82.3 | 99.8 | 58.9 | 85 | 88.9 | 94.5 | 36.7 |
Usage Scores
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