TCL Q5-Series 50Q550F 49.5"
The 49.5-inch 4K QLED display uses Direct LED backlighting for high brightness in Dolby Vision HDR, paired with Motion Rate 240 and MEMC for clear, fluid motion. Game Accelerator 120 supports 120Hz VRR and auto low-latency mode, while the Fire TV platform brings Amazon Alexa and Apple AirPlay 2 for a well-connected smart experience. This TV best suits budget-minded streamers and casual gamers who need vivid HDR picture quality and responsive motion handling for movies and livestreams.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (77th percentile) 77th
- Strong smart (77th percentile) 77th
- Strong hdr (77th percentile) 77th
- Strong audio (71st percentile) 71st
Cons
- Below average display (25th percentile)
What owners think
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Display
| Size | 49.5" |
| Resolution | 4K |
| Panel Type | QLED |
| Backlight | Direct LED |
| Curved | No |
Picture Quality
| Motion Tech | Motion Rate 240 |
HDR
| HDR Formats | Dolby Vision, HDR 10, HDR 10+, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) |
| Dolby Vision | Yes |
| HDR10+ | Yes |
| HLG | Yes |
Gaming
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| VRR | 120 VRR |
| ALLM | Yes |
| Game Mode | Yes |
Smart TV
| Platform | Fire TV |
| Voice Assistant | Amazon Alexa |
| Screen Mirroring | Apple AirPlay 2 |
Audio
| Speaker Config | 2 |
| Wattage | 20 |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes |
| Surround Sound | DTS Virtual:X |
| eARC | No |
Connectivity
| HDMI Ports | 3 |
| HDMI Version | 2 |
| USB Ports | 1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5 |
| Ethernet | Yes |
| VESA Mount | 200mm x 200mm |
Power & Size
| Energy Star | No |
| Weight | 8.6 kg / 19.0 lbs |
vs Competition
| Spec | TCL Q5-Series 50Q550F 49.5" | Samsung Neo QLED QN70F | Sony BRAVIA 3 II K65XR30M2 | Hisense U8 Series 65U8QG | LG OLED evo - C5 series OLED42C5PUA | Roku Plus Series 65R6C7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Screen Size | 49.5 | 75 | 65 | 65 | 42 | 65 |
| Resolution | 4K | 3840x2160 | 3840x2160 | 3840x2160 | 3840x2160 | 3840x2160 |
| Panel Type | QLED | Mini-LED | LED | Mini-LED | OLED | Mini-LED |
| Refresh Rate | 60 | 120 | 120 | 165 | 144 | 60 |
| Hdr | Dolby Vision, HDR 10, HDR 10+, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) | HDR10+ | HDR 10, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG), Dolby Vision | Dolby Vision, HDR 10+, HDR 10, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) | Dolby Vision, HDR 10, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) | Dolby Vision, HDR 10+, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) |
| Smart Platform | Fire TV | Tizen | Google TV | Google TV | webOS | Roku TV |
| Dolby Vision | true | false | true | true | true | true |
| Dolby Atmos | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Hdmi Version | 2.0 | 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 Q5-Series 50Q550F 49.5" | 76.7 | 71.1 | 76.8 | 51.5 | 25 | 57.7 | 77 | 36.7 |
| Samsung Neo QLED QN70F Compare | 70.7 | 78.3 | 93.2 | 88.3 | 89.6 | 88.9 | 94.5 | 79.8 |
| Sony BRAVIA 3 II K65XR30M2 Compare | 91.5 | 82.3 | 99 | 79.3 | 72 | 83.9 | 94.5 | 94.1 |
| Hisense U8 Series 65U8QG Compare | 91.5 | 97.2 | 95.7 | 96.3 | 85 | 86 | 77 | 99.5 |
| LG OLED evo - C5 series OLED42C5PUA Compare | 76.7 | 85.2 | 89.9 | 100 | 74.1 | 98.6 | 98.3 | 36.7 |
| Roku Plus Series 65R6C7 Compare | 76.7 | 82.3 | 99.8 | 58.9 | 85 | 88.9 | 94.5 | 36.7 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Price History
Usage Scores
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