WEBVTT 00:00:00.291 --> 00:00:01.083 Guys, look. 00:00:01.291 --> 00:00:02.403 Look how big this is! 00:00:02.833 --> 00:00:05.255 I'm, like, eight foot, right? 00:00:06.000 --> 00:00:08.750 I've got the wingspan of probably one of the biggest birds in the world. 00:00:08.750 --> 00:00:09.958 Whatever that bird is. 00:00:09.958 --> 00:00:11.190 And I'm not exaggerating. 00:00:11.867 --> 00:00:13.680 But this really is the one time where 00:00:15.438 --> 00:00:18.041 size actually matters. 00:00:18.083 --> 00:00:19.458 So let's go back a bit. 00:00:19.458 --> 00:00:21.458 This is what my lounge used to look like. 00:00:21.458 --> 00:00:23.385 It was pretty much an empty shell, 00:00:23.385 --> 00:00:24.735 which is actually quite nice 00:00:24.735 --> 00:00:26.998 because it means I can really make it how I like. 00:00:27.000 --> 00:00:30.139 So the first TV I bought was actually the Samsung Serif. 00:00:30.333 --> 00:00:33.048 However, I bought this TV as a stopgap 00:00:33.048 --> 00:00:34.170 as my intention was always 00:00:34.170 --> 00:00:36.166 to have this TV upstairs in my bedroom. 00:00:36.208 --> 00:00:37.680 I just had it in my living room 00:00:37.680 --> 00:00:39.833 until I found a TV suitable for the space. 00:00:39.833 --> 00:00:41.291 My lounge is quite big, 00:00:41.291 --> 00:00:42.750 so even at 65 inches, 00:00:42.916 --> 00:00:44.958 the Serif TV was just too small. 00:00:44.958 --> 00:00:47.483 So I did play around with the idea of having a projector, of course. 00:00:47.483 --> 00:00:48.514 It just makes a lot of sense, right? 00:00:48.514 --> 00:00:50.458 You can see a big white wall. 00:00:50.458 --> 00:00:51.861 Who wouldn't want a projector? 00:00:52.041 --> 00:00:53.720 The only issue is in Dubai 00:00:54.000 --> 00:00:56.000 there is a lot of natural sunlight. 00:00:56.000 --> 00:00:58.208 I have big windows here, as you can see behind me. 00:00:58.208 --> 00:01:01.660 So there's a lot of natural light coming in constantly, 00:01:01.660 --> 00:01:02.125 all throughout the day. 00:01:02.333 --> 00:01:04.583 It's actually cloudy today, so it's usually brighter. 00:01:04.881 --> 00:01:05.769 And because of that, 00:01:05.769 --> 00:01:07.250 a projector just wouldn't make sense. 00:01:07.250 --> 00:01:09.708 I wouldn't be able to watch TV in the day whatsoever. 00:01:09.708 --> 00:01:12.041 And also setting up a projector, putting it on the ceiling, 00:01:12.041 --> 00:01:14.125 getting all the cabling, everything sorted, 00:01:14.125 --> 00:01:14.946 it was just a lot of work, 00:01:15.376 --> 00:01:17.108 so a TV made more sense. 00:01:17.108 --> 00:01:18.894 I've been searching for large TV for a while 00:01:18.894 --> 00:01:20.468 and I saw that Linus posted a video 00:01:20.468 --> 00:01:23.197 of the Hisense 110UX 00:01:23.583 --> 00:01:24.882 and I was gonna get that TV 00:01:25.092 --> 00:01:26.541 until I saw the price tag. 00:01:26.583 --> 00:01:29.791 Because that TV was $20,000. 00:01:30.500 --> 00:01:32.208 I can't afford a $20,000 TV. 00:01:32.208 --> 00:01:33.333 Well, I say I can't afford it. 00:01:33.333 --> 00:01:35.666 I just don't wanna spend $20,000 on a TV. 00:01:35.916 --> 00:01:37.603 Now, Linus actually got his TV for free, 00:01:37.603 --> 00:01:39.291 so he didn't pay for it either. 00:01:39.500 --> 00:01:41.924 But Hisense, if you guys wanna send me that TV, 00:01:41.924 --> 00:01:42.383 let me know. 00:01:42.383 --> 00:01:43.613 I'd love to have it in the space. 00:01:43.613 --> 00:01:45.421 Anyway, I was looking for 00:01:46.810 --> 00:01:48.227 what I could get for less than $5,000, 00:01:48.427 --> 00:01:50.270 was the biggest TV I could get 00:01:50.270 --> 00:01:51.125 that could fit this space. 00:01:51.125 --> 00:01:51.875 And this is what I've got. 00:01:51.875 --> 00:01:52.937 After a ton of research 00:01:52.937 --> 00:01:54.903 and just looking at so many different options, 00:01:54.903 --> 00:01:59.161 I settled for the TCL C855. 00:01:59.161 --> 00:02:01.041 So they have a few different sizes. 00:02:01.250 --> 00:02:03.000 This is one of the biggest they do. 00:02:03.000 --> 00:02:04.916 This is 98 inches. 00:02:04.916 --> 00:02:06.541 It might as well be 100 inches. 00:02:06.541 --> 00:02:09.818 And look it, it's just ginormous! 00:02:09.818 --> 00:02:10.916 And it looks amazing. 00:02:10.916 --> 00:02:11.500 It looks fantastic. 00:02:11.500 --> 00:02:13.583 I feel like the camera doesn't actually do it justice. 00:02:13.916 --> 00:02:14.750 How big it is. 00:02:14.750 --> 00:02:17.541 By the way, this TV also weighed 60 kilos. 00:02:17.541 --> 00:02:18.791 That's absurd. 00:02:18.791 --> 00:02:21.270 That's the weight of a human in a TV. 00:02:21.270 --> 00:02:22.336 That's just ridiculous. 00:02:22.556 --> 00:02:24.583 But anyway, because I'm as big as The Rock, 00:02:24.625 --> 00:02:25.833 you know, I set it up, no problem. 00:02:25.833 --> 00:02:28.456 But regardless, you're definitely gonna be-- 00:02:28.541 --> 00:02:29.472 If you're interested in this TV, 00:02:29.472 --> 00:02:31.098 you're definitely gonna need two peopel to set it up 00:02:31.098 --> 00:02:33.033 because it is ridiculously heavy. 00:02:33.033 --> 00:02:33.746 It's one heavy boy. 00:02:33.746 --> 00:02:35.206 Because my living room is pretty big, 00:02:35.206 --> 00:02:36.555 I have a big white wall 00:02:36.555 --> 00:02:39.625 and I'll be sitting a couple metres away from my TV. 00:02:39.625 --> 00:02:40.833 I wanted something big 00:02:40.833 --> 00:02:43.147 and finding TVs around 100 inches in size 00:02:43.147 --> 00:02:44.541 is actually harder than you think. 00:02:44.541 --> 00:02:47.000 One key feature with this TV is that it's Mini LED. 00:02:47.416 --> 00:02:49.135 Now, of course, in a dream scenario, 00:02:49.135 --> 00:02:50.375 I would love to have OLED 00:02:50.416 --> 00:02:52.283 I've had LG OLEDs in the past 00:02:52.283 --> 00:02:53.750 and they're absolutely fantastic. 00:02:53.750 --> 00:02:54.750 They're brilliant. 00:02:54.750 --> 00:02:57.345 But getting an OLED at this size 00:02:57.575 --> 00:02:59.015 is near enough impossible. 00:02:59.125 --> 00:03:01.791 Unless you want to spend $20-30,000. 00:03:01.791 --> 00:03:03.430 It's just ridiculous how much you need to spend 00:03:03.430 --> 00:03:04.541 to get an OLED at this size. 00:03:04.708 --> 00:03:07.427 And of course, Mini LED TVs like this one 00:03:07.427 --> 00:03:09.666 get much, much brighter than an OLED. 00:03:09.875 --> 00:03:10.958 And OLED would be nice 00:03:10.958 --> 00:03:12.642 if it was in a cinema room, 00:03:12.642 --> 00:03:14.750 in a room that didn't get much natural sunlight. 00:03:15.000 --> 00:03:15.969 But in a room like this, 00:03:15.969 --> 00:03:17.291 Mini LED just makes a lot of sense. 00:03:17.291 --> 00:03:18.774 And it's why I had to settle for it. 00:03:18.774 --> 00:03:20.083 One key feature with this TV, 00:03:20.083 --> 00:03:23.951 and it's probably the most important feature on why I chose it over an OLED, 00:03:24.020 --> 00:03:25.250 is the brightness. 00:03:25.250 --> 00:03:29.045 It goes up to 3500 nits in brightness, 00:03:29.045 --> 00:03:30.250 which is just outrageous. 00:03:30.250 --> 00:03:32.251 It's hard to explain how bright that is. 00:03:32.251 --> 00:03:33.333 For comparison, 00:03:33.541 --> 00:03:36.224 The LG C4, which is a very popular, 00:03:36.224 --> 00:03:38.416 very well-regarded OLED TV, 00:03:38.416 --> 00:03:40.866 probably one of the most popular OLED TV lines 00:03:40.866 --> 00:03:42.416 that you can get right now. 00:03:42.875 --> 00:03:44.720 That is a thousand nits brightness. 00:03:45.250 --> 00:03:46.750 This does 3,500. 00:03:47.550 --> 00:03:49.916 The difference is night and day. 00:03:49.916 --> 00:03:51.416 There is no other way to say it. 00:03:51.416 --> 00:03:52.708 However, something which a lot of people 00:03:52.708 --> 00:03:54.142 make the mistake of thinking 00:03:54.142 --> 00:03:56.416 is that nits are measured in a linear scale. 00:03:56.791 --> 00:04:02.081 3500 nits is not actually 3.5 times brighter than a thousand nits. 00:04:02.181 --> 00:04:05.125 It's actually around 1.5 times brighter, 00:04:05.250 --> 00:04:07.958 but it still makes an absolutely huge difference. 00:04:08.250 --> 00:04:10.958 And I have no issues with watching this TV in the day 00:04:11.250 --> 00:04:14.250 with the bright Dubai sunlight beaming into my living room. 00:04:14.333 --> 00:04:15.833 The downside of Mini LED 00:04:15.833 --> 00:04:19.916 is, of course, you have far fewer dimming zones compared to an OLED TV. 00:04:20.250 --> 00:04:23.791 This has 2160 different dimming zones. 00:04:23.791 --> 00:04:25.498 And to be honest, when watching content, 00:04:25.498 --> 00:04:27.541 I don't even notice the fewer dimming zones 00:04:27.541 --> 00:04:29.147 unless I have an image on the TV, 00:04:29.416 --> 00:04:33.500 which has a very small, bright spot compared to the rest of the image. 00:04:33.500 --> 00:04:36.583 So for example, if you were to look at a star in a black sky, 00:04:36.791 --> 00:04:38.708 that's only when you would notice it. 00:04:38.708 --> 00:04:41.500 But how often do movies actually have shots like that? 00:04:41.708 --> 00:04:43.250 Generally you won't even notice. 00:04:43.250 --> 00:04:46.708 The only time I notice any blooming is really in extreme examples. 00:04:46.708 --> 00:04:48.208 Like I said, when you have something 00:04:48.208 --> 00:04:51.166 that's super bright and white on the TV against a black background, 00:04:51.416 --> 00:04:53.083 that's the only time you're really gonna see blooming 00:04:53.083 --> 00:04:55.331 or maybe you have really bright subtitles or something like that, 00:04:55.331 --> 00:04:57.695 but generally when you're watching content, 00:04:57.875 --> 00:04:59.175 there isn't actually that much content 00:04:59.175 --> 00:05:02.375 that has such a large range of contrast. 00:05:02.375 --> 00:05:05.458 I also can't even describe how bright this TV is. 00:05:05.875 --> 00:05:08.397 Recording it on camera does not do it justice. 00:05:08.397 --> 00:05:09.870 It's so bright that legit 00:05:09.870 --> 00:05:11.083 it actually hurts my eyes. 00:05:11.083 --> 00:05:13.750 I'm like, oh my God, I have to squint towards the TV. 00:05:13.791 --> 00:05:16.041 I've had to turn down the brightness on the TV. 00:05:16.708 --> 00:05:18.875 I don't think I've ever had that experience with any other TV. 00:05:19.250 --> 00:05:21.525 Yeah, it is just ridiculous how bright it gets. 00:05:21.525 --> 00:05:24.086 When there's a movie with a bright object, like the sun, 00:05:24.086 --> 00:05:25.958 or there's an explosion and a flash. 00:05:26.291 --> 00:05:27.725 It just looks insane. 00:05:27.875 --> 00:05:31.041 I wish I had recorded my first reaction when I set this TV up. 00:05:31.041 --> 00:05:32.333 I wish I had set it up, 00:05:32.333 --> 00:05:33.293 sat on the sofa 00:05:33.413 --> 00:05:34.561 and you guys could have just seen 00:05:34.561 --> 00:05:36.375 because I couldn't believe it. 00:05:36.375 --> 00:05:37.916 It was just insane. 00:05:37.916 --> 00:05:39.458 At this sort of size as well, 00:05:39.458 --> 00:05:42.116 it really does feel like more of a cinematic experience, 00:05:42.116 --> 00:05:43.375 and that's what I'm aiming for. 00:05:43.666 --> 00:05:47.458 I want to feel like I've got my own small cinema in my living room. 00:05:47.458 --> 00:05:49.020 I now really look forward to watching movies, 00:05:49.020 --> 00:05:51.640 going from cinema to digital download, 00:05:51.640 --> 00:05:56.000 so that I can watch them in this setup, in bright HDR glory. 00:05:56.291 --> 00:05:58.958 And of course it supports Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos. 00:05:59.250 --> 00:06:03.000 However, it specifically also has Dolby Vision IQ, 00:06:03.291 --> 00:06:06.090 which is pretty smart as it automatically adjusts the picture 00:06:06.090 --> 00:06:09.164 based on the content and the ambient lighting of the room. 00:06:09.164 --> 00:06:10.458 When it comes to colours and stuff, 00:06:10.458 --> 00:06:13.625 so I don't have any testing equipment for colour accuracy. 00:06:13.791 --> 00:06:16.666 However, from looking at a few reviews online, 00:06:16.791 --> 00:06:18.773 especially the one from HDTV, 00:06:18.773 --> 00:06:21.375 they gave it an absolutely glowing review. 00:06:21.416 --> 00:06:22.916 To my eye it looks incredible, 00:06:22.916 --> 00:06:24.416 colours look fantastic, 00:06:24.541 --> 00:06:27.500 contrast is one of the best on any TV right now, 00:06:27.750 --> 00:06:30.041 and just the overall experience has blown me away. 00:06:30.041 --> 00:06:33.625 The one downside is that when you do have it towards the top end of brightness, 00:06:33.791 --> 00:06:36.000 colours can start to skew a little. 00:06:36.000 --> 00:06:38.875 But I think if you need it to be super bright whilst watching in the day, 00:06:39.250 --> 00:06:41.458 you're probably not paying too much attention to the colours. 00:06:41.500 --> 00:06:44.300 It also has a refresh rate of up to 144 hertz, 00:06:44.300 --> 00:06:45.833 making it really great for gaming. 00:06:46.041 --> 00:06:49.389 However, I probably won't be connecting up my PC to this anytime soon 00:06:49.389 --> 00:06:51.500 and doing sort of any fast-paced shooters. 00:06:51.500 --> 00:06:53.660 But if you have a PS5 or an Xbox, 00:06:53.660 --> 00:06:55.000 the experience is fantastic. 00:06:55.000 --> 00:06:57.583 Playing my PS5 on this is an unreal experience. 00:06:57.583 --> 00:06:59.750 It feels like I'm enveloped in the game 00:07:00.000 --> 00:07:02.633 and because it has such a great HDR experience, 00:07:02.633 --> 00:07:04.375 games that do HDR well, 00:07:04.541 --> 00:07:05.666 look incredible. 00:07:05.666 --> 00:07:08.458 Again, this isn't something that can really be translated on camera. 00:07:08.708 --> 00:07:10.375 It needs to be experienced first hand. 00:07:10.375 --> 00:07:13.583 It also makes me wish that local multiplayer games were more of a thing 00:07:13.583 --> 00:07:16.666 because playing on TV like this, it's like having two TVs, 00:07:16.666 --> 00:07:17.608 when you're playing multiplayer games. 00:07:17.608 --> 00:07:19.765 When I was playing Overcooked and stuff with friends, 00:07:19.765 --> 00:07:20.708 it's so much fun. 00:07:20.708 --> 00:07:23.625 The software on the TV is Google TV, which is fantastic. 00:07:23.666 --> 00:07:24.922 Even though I have an Apple TV, 00:07:24.922 --> 00:07:27.416 I surprisingly use the Google TV more 00:07:27.583 --> 00:07:28.793 just because it's always there 00:07:28.793 --> 00:07:30.583 and you can have certain apps in Google TV, 00:07:30.750 --> 00:07:32.625 but you can't have an Apple TV if you know what I mean. 00:07:32.625 --> 00:07:34.500 Honestly, one of the best TVs I've ever seen 00:07:34.500 --> 00:07:36.458 and $4,500 well spent. 00:07:36.458 --> 00:07:38.708 I am super, super happy with this purchase. 00:07:39.000 --> 00:07:41.583 And from looking at other reviews and stuff online, 00:07:42.041 --> 00:07:44.113 it also makes me happier about my purchase 00:07:44.113 --> 00:07:47.329 because I didn't realise how good this TV was 00:07:47.329 --> 00:07:48.625 until after I bought it. 00:07:48.625 --> 00:07:50.750 Even though I had done a ton of research before buying it. 00:07:51.291 --> 00:07:53.541 So yeah, TCL have upped their game. 00:07:53.791 --> 00:07:57.247 TCL aren't usually known to have premium quality TVs 00:07:57.247 --> 00:08:00.153 because they're usually 00:08:00.153 --> 00:08:01.500 targeting the budget price range, the more affordable price range. 00:08:01.750 --> 00:08:03.041 Now four and a half thousand dollars. 00:08:03.041 --> 00:08:06.416 I wouldn't say it's budget, but it's definitely affordable 00:08:06.833 --> 00:08:10.041 relatively when it comes to the size, the features 00:08:10.333 --> 00:08:11.791 and everything else that you get with this TV. 00:08:11.791 --> 00:08:14.958 I think for the money, if you want a massive TV, 00:08:14.958 --> 00:08:18.125 that's pretty much a 100 inches this is a no brainer. 00:08:18.541 --> 00:08:21.208 So let me run you guys through the rest of this set up. 00:08:21.541 --> 00:08:25.000 So this is the lounge area or have the sofa, the TV and everything. 00:08:25.250 --> 00:08:27.500 And then this is the sort of dining area 00:08:27.500 --> 00:08:30.416 still very much a work in progress as you guys can see. 00:08:30.625 --> 00:08:32.625 There's like nothing on my shelving units 00:08:32.625 --> 00:08:35.125 and I also need to get bulbs for this thing. 00:08:35.125 --> 00:08:38.541 So yeah, I recently got the shelving unit dining table here, 00:08:38.541 --> 00:08:41.458 which I also need to put stuff on, but I do have some of my prints. 00:08:41.791 --> 00:08:45.166 These are pictures that I actually shot myself and I put them up on the wall. 00:08:45.166 --> 00:08:46.750 Super simple. 00:08:46.750 --> 00:08:49.791 I've tried to keep it sort of minimal, sort of not minimal. 00:08:50.125 --> 00:08:51.208 It's kind of just my style. 00:08:51.208 --> 00:08:57.416 I really like walnut whites, greys, blacks and some greenery as well. 00:08:57.416 --> 00:08:58.791 That tree is a fake tree, by the way. 00:08:58.791 --> 00:09:02.666 It's a fake olive tree, but it looks very realistic. 00:09:02.666 --> 00:09:04.916 Nice one. You through the rest of the set up. 00:09:04.916 --> 00:09:08.250 I actually had to get this to cabinet here custom made 00:09:08.583 --> 00:09:11.916 because I couldn't find a TV cabinet that was big enough for the TV. 00:09:12.291 --> 00:09:16.333 Most of the TV cabinets were smaller in width compared to the TV. 00:09:16.333 --> 00:09:17.416 Just what mission? 00:09:17.416 --> 00:09:20.500 Like the TV was on the floor for ages because I just couldn't 00:09:20.500 --> 00:09:21.666 get a TV cabinet anyway. 00:09:21.666 --> 00:09:23.958 I also think this does a good job of showing the scale of it. 00:09:23.958 --> 00:09:26.125 This is a so nice arc. Soundbar. 00:09:26.125 --> 00:09:28.250 Look how small helix compared to the TV. 00:09:28.791 --> 00:09:29.750 Just outrageous. 00:09:29.750 --> 00:09:33.833 I have a complete sonar set up here, so the Sonos soundbar. 00:09:34.375 --> 00:09:39.666 I have the Sony sub mini, which is surprisingly very, very good. 00:09:39.666 --> 00:09:41.333 You think because it's the mini, 00:09:41.333 --> 00:09:44.333 it wouldn't be that punchy, but it is super punchy. 00:09:44.333 --> 00:09:45.416 Like it's incredible. 00:09:45.416 --> 00:09:51.041 And then behind me I have the so nice ones set up as surround sound units. 00:09:51.375 --> 00:09:54.250 So I have one there, have one over there as well. 00:09:54.791 --> 00:09:58.666 And yet they do such a good job of surround sound with this setup. 00:09:59.208 --> 00:10:03.291 I think if anyone is interested in a scene I set out highly recommended in an ideal 00:10:03.291 --> 00:10:07.000 scenario, I'd probably have a speaker on that side to speak on this side, 00:10:07.000 --> 00:10:10.708 a proper AV setup, but I just wanted it to look clean. 00:10:11.125 --> 00:10:12.958 This just looks cleaner. 00:10:12.958 --> 00:10:14.041 Obviously it doesn't sound as good 00:10:14.041 --> 00:10:17.791 as a dedicated setup up, but anyone who has tried assignments 00:10:17.791 --> 00:10:21.541 they will know like, say nice round systems are very, very capable. 00:10:21.958 --> 00:10:22.750 They're just so good. 00:10:22.750 --> 00:10:26.000 The furniture itself is a mix of pine homes and home centre, 00:10:26.250 --> 00:10:30.083 so obviously that formed by the sofa is from Pan. 00:10:30.083 --> 00:10:32.500 I'm, I think the coffee table as well. 00:10:32.500 --> 00:10:36.083 And then the chairs and the benches from high Centre. 00:10:36.083 --> 00:10:39.500 Same with this dining table set up, ignore the cable down there. 00:10:39.500 --> 00:10:41.750 And I was actually for the light that I had when I was recording. 00:10:41.750 --> 00:10:43.375 The shelving unit is from IKEA 00:10:43.375 --> 00:10:47.125 Billy Bookcase and yeah, I like this dining table setup is quite nice. 00:10:47.125 --> 00:10:49.041 I actually sometimes work here. 00:10:49.041 --> 00:10:50.416 I don't actually eat that much. 00:10:50.416 --> 00:10:51.916 I only eat here when I have friends around. 00:10:51.916 --> 00:10:54.083 Usually I'm just sitting on the sofa and I'm eating. 00:10:54.083 --> 00:10:54.666 I'm watching TV. 00:10:54.666 --> 00:10:57.333 But yeah, actually love the set up. 00:10:57.333 --> 00:11:01.375 Like I said, it's like having a mini home cinema. 00:11:01.375 --> 00:11:03.958 I'm just a great price out. 00:11:03.958 --> 00:11:04.958 Will you be happy with this?