Are 2024 TCL TV Built in Google TV Fast/Smooth?

rsingh87 on 10/04/2025 - 16:00

Was considering getting a 2025 tcl c7k and it has the pentonic 700 chip (on par with google tv chrome cast) same as tcl 855/755 was wondering if people with those tvs find the built in google tv os smooth?

As the 2024/25 Sony tvs have a pentonic 1000 chip which is nearly on par with a Nvidia shield was wondering if this makes a difference in day to day use? (Please don’t mention using an Apple TV etc I hate the idea of plugging in an extra box)

Also I read some people saying with a soundbar connected to a tcl tv via arc it doesn’t show the volume level just +- ? This true?

Electrical & Electronics TCL TV

Comments

  • MS Paint on 10/04/2025 - 16:06

    Why does it matter? Just use a Google TV streamer or fire TV 4k stick max.

    • tenpercent on 10/04/2025 - 16:08
      -1

      Please don’t mention using an Apple TV etc I hate the idea of plugging in an extra box

      Is a small rectangular prism with rounded edges considered "an extra box"?

      • MS Paint on 10/04/2025 - 17:05
        +1

        No it doesn't. The super minimalist remotes that come with them are so much better than the huge factory ones with a squillion useless buttons as well.

  • jv on 10/04/2025 - 16:19
    -1

    Just use a Google TV streamer or fire TV 4k stick max.

  • Aliensf on 10/04/2025 - 16:42
    +2

    I find my 855 responsive. I did notice a tiny slowdown when hitting the settings button after I enabled all the Google features, but it's not something I would lose any sleep over. Changing channels and inputs is fast enough for me.

    • rsingh87 on 10/04/2025 - 16:45

      Oh ok good to know

  • samcro on 10/04/2025 - 17:30

    Re the volume. Yes on my Tcl tv and Tcl soundbar setup it only shows the plus minus indicator. A bit strange but I can live with it.

    • rsingh87 on 10/04/2025 - 19:04
      +1

      I found this on a forum that may help for tcl tvs

      “When you choose "ARC" as audio output, it doesn't display the volume number on the TV screen, only "Internal Speaker+Soundbar(HDMI)" does.

      Although I don't perceive the issue you guys mentioned, if you suspect it is an audio processing issue, you can change the Audio output to "ARC" and set "Sound > Audio Processing" to "OFF" so that the TV does not do any audio processing at all and then under "Sound > Advanced settings > Digital audio out" choose "Pass through". This will ensure that the TV does not do any processing and passes RAW audio stream to the soundbar to decode instead”

    • vorsprung on 10/04/2025 - 20:09

      My LG TV and Bose Soundbar do the same thing.

  • bbinc on 11/04/2025 - 08:30

    My TCL755 is smooth enough for me. Very responsive, I find the OS screens a bit clunky to find what I want sometimes. But overall very happy.

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