Samsung TU8300 vs TCL 85S455

Remote control design is sleek. TV's design is nice and slim but it's heavy. You need two people to move it safely. I think I would have liked it

A few times it wouldn’t turn on at all. I realized at that point that if the Roku function broke on this, that it would be totally worthless and I would be unable to turn it on to use. The remote control is the same type as you get for a freestanding Roku device that you hook up separately to a smart TV. It just does not work very well, and I have a feeling the TV is going to have a relatively short life before it just won’t work

Horrible remote Having owned several Samsung television sets over the years this set is the worst I have ever had barring none. I would return it in a second if I still had the box it came in. Fortunately I still have the TV I replace with the new set so I can watch channels that are constantly freezing on this set. I would advise anyone, including consumer reports to avoid purchasing Samsung TVs until they improve performance

I had a ROKU device attached to the LG so the choice of a ROKU TV was a given. I do like the O.S. and user interface

The smart TV part of it is absolutely ludicrous! It’s the worst engineering I think I’ve ever seen on a TV ! When you are watching a baseball game or any show that has movement, the picture freezes about every 7 to 8 seconds for about half a second. You have to use two remotes because the one that comes with the TV I was very limited capabilities. The picture is good, but it is not any better than my eight year old LG TV that this one replaced. Samsung technical support is absolutely useless

Not just any menu to view what is on tv right now, but a menu to show you what is coming up. TCL is so high tech for cord cutters, by adding a USB drive to the tv you can pause live tv. This is amazing. imagine watching your favorite show but you need a bathroom break

Limited ability to adjust sound quality. Dialog in some cases is mumbled. I wish I could tweak audio character to clarify dialog in movies; I have that capability on my old Samsung. Also, no surround sound option that is available and effective on my 9-year-old Samsung 48-inch TV

The sound quality is poor. You’d have to buy a sound bar to get greeter volume. Also commercials are so much louder than the program I’m watching. I also set up payments and they tried to take the payment 5 days earlier then they were supposed too!, and then the payment was unsuccessful because I didn’t have enough money in my acct to pay it