1 00:00:00,291 --> 00:00:01,083 Guys, look. 2 00:00:01,291 --> 00:00:02,403 Look how big this is! 3 00:00:02,833 --> 00:00:05,255 I'm, like, eight foot, right? 4 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:08,750 I've got the wingspan of probably one of the biggest birds in the world. 5 00:00:08,750 --> 00:00:09,958 Whatever that bird is. 6 00:00:09,958 --> 00:00:11,190 And I'm not exaggerating. 7 00:00:11,867 --> 00:00:13,680 But this really is the one time where 8 00:00:15,438 --> 00:00:18,041 size actually matters. 9 00:00:18,083 --> 00:00:19,458 So let's go back a bit. 10 00:00:19,458 --> 00:00:21,458 This is what my lounge used to look like. 11 00:00:21,458 --> 00:00:23,385 It was pretty much an empty shell, 12 00:00:23,385 --> 00:00:24,735 which is actually quite nice 13 00:00:24,735 --> 00:00:26,998 because it means I can really make it how I like. 14 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:30,139 So the first TV I bought was actually the Samsung Serif. 15 00:00:30,333 --> 00:00:33,048 However, I bought this TV as a stopgap 16 00:00:33,048 --> 00:00:34,170 as my intention was always 17 00:00:34,170 --> 00:00:36,166 to have this TV upstairs in my bedroom. 18 00:00:36,208 --> 00:00:37,680 I just had it in my living room 19 00:00:37,680 --> 00:00:39,833 until I found a TV suitable for the space. 20 00:00:39,833 --> 00:00:41,291 My lounge is quite big, 21 00:00:41,291 --> 00:00:42,750 so even at 65 inches, 22 00:00:42,916 --> 00:00:44,958 the Serif TV was just too small. 23 00:00:44,958 --> 00:00:47,483 So I did play around with the idea of having a projector, of course. 24 00:00:47,483 --> 00:00:48,514 It just makes a lot of sense, right? 25 00:00:48,514 --> 00:00:50,458 You can see a big white wall. 26 00:00:50,458 --> 00:00:51,861 Who wouldn't want a projector? 27 00:00:52,041 --> 00:00:53,720 The only issue is in Dubai 28 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:56,000 there is a lot of natural sunlight. 29 00:00:56,000 --> 00:00:58,208 I have big windows here, as you can see behind me. 30 00:00:58,208 --> 00:01:01,660 So there's a lot of natural light coming in constantly, 31 00:01:01,660 --> 00:01:02,125 all throughout the day. 32 00:01:02,333 --> 00:01:04,583 It's actually cloudy today, so it's usually brighter. 33 00:01:04,881 --> 00:01:05,769 And because of that, 34 00:01:05,769 --> 00:01:07,250 a projector just wouldn't make sense. 35 00:01:07,250 --> 00:01:09,708 I wouldn't be able to watch TV in the day whatsoever. 36 00:01:09,708 --> 00:01:12,041 And also setting up a projector, putting it on the ceiling, 37 00:01:12,041 --> 00:01:14,125 getting all the cabling, everything sorted, 38 00:01:14,125 --> 00:01:14,946 it was just a lot of work, 39 00:01:15,376 --> 00:01:17,108 so a TV made more sense. 40 00:01:17,108 --> 00:01:18,894 I've been searching for large TV for a while 41 00:01:18,894 --> 00:01:20,468 and I saw that Linus posted a video 42 00:01:20,468 --> 00:01:23,197 of the Hisense 110UX 43 00:01:23,583 --> 00:01:24,882 and I was gonna get that TV 44 00:01:25,092 --> 00:01:26,541 until I saw the price tag. 45 00:01:26,583 --> 00:01:29,791 Because that TV was $20,000. 46 00:01:30,500 --> 00:01:32,208 I can't afford a $20,000 TV. 47 00:01:32,208 --> 00:01:33,333 Well, I say I can't afford it. 48 00:01:33,333 --> 00:01:35,666 I just don't wanna spend $20,000 on a TV. 49 00:01:35,916 --> 00:01:37,603 Now, Linus actually got his TV for free, 50 00:01:37,603 --> 00:01:39,291 so he didn't pay for it either. 51 00:01:39,500 --> 00:01:41,924 But Hisense, if you guys wanna send me that TV, 52 00:01:41,924 --> 00:01:42,383 let me know. 53 00:01:42,383 --> 00:01:43,613 I'd love to have it in the space. 54 00:01:43,613 --> 00:01:45,421 Anyway, I was looking for 55 00:01:46,810 --> 00:01:48,227 what I could get for less than $5,000, 56 00:01:48,427 --> 00:01:50,270 was the biggest TV I could get 57 00:01:50,270 --> 00:01:51,125 that could fit this space. 58 00:01:51,125 --> 00:01:51,875 And this is what I've got. 59 00:01:51,875 --> 00:01:52,937 After a ton of research 60 00:01:52,937 --> 00:01:54,903 and just looking at so many different options, 61 00:01:54,903 --> 00:01:59,161 I settled for the TCL C855. 62 00:01:59,161 --> 00:02:01,041 So they have a few different sizes. 63 00:02:01,250 --> 00:02:03,000 This is one of the biggest they do. 64 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:04,916 This is 98 inches. 65 00:02:04,916 --> 00:02:06,541 It might as well be 100 inches. 66 00:02:06,541 --> 00:02:09,818 And look it, it's just ginormous! 67 00:02:09,818 --> 00:02:10,916 And it looks amazing. 68 00:02:10,916 --> 00:02:11,500 It looks fantastic. 69 00:02:11,500 --> 00:02:13,583 I feel like the camera doesn't actually do it justice. 70 00:02:13,916 --> 00:02:14,750 How big it is. 71 00:02:14,750 --> 00:02:17,541 By the way, this TV also weighed 60 kilos. 72 00:02:17,541 --> 00:02:18,791 That's absurd. 73 00:02:18,791 --> 00:02:21,270 That's the weight of a human in a TV. 74 00:02:21,270 --> 00:02:22,336 That's just ridiculous. 75 00:02:22,556 --> 00:02:24,583 But anyway, because I'm as big as The Rock, 76 00:02:24,625 --> 00:02:25,833 you know, I set it up, no problem. 77 00:02:25,833 --> 00:02:28,456 But regardless, you're definitely gonna be-- 78 00:02:28,541 --> 00:02:29,472 If you're interested in this TV, 79 00:02:29,472 --> 00:02:31,098 you're definitely gonna need two peopel to set it up 80 00:02:31,098 --> 00:02:33,033 because it is ridiculously heavy. 81 00:02:33,033 --> 00:02:33,746 It's one heavy boy. 82 00:02:33,746 --> 00:02:35,206 Because my living room is pretty big, 83 00:02:35,206 --> 00:02:36,555 I have a big white wall 84 00:02:36,555 --> 00:02:39,625 and I'll be sitting a couple metres away from my TV. 85 00:02:39,625 --> 00:02:40,833 I wanted something big 86 00:02:40,833 --> 00:02:43,147 and finding TVs around 100 inches in size 87 00:02:43,147 --> 00:02:44,541 is actually harder than you think. 88 00:02:44,541 --> 00:02:47,000 One key feature with this TV is that it's Mini LED. 89 00:02:47,416 --> 00:02:49,135 Now, of course, in a dream scenario, 90 00:02:49,135 --> 00:02:50,375 I would love to have OLED 91 00:02:50,416 --> 00:02:52,283 I've had LG OLEDs in the past 92 00:02:52,283 --> 00:02:53,750 and they're absolutely fantastic. 93 00:02:53,750 --> 00:02:54,750 They're brilliant. 94 00:02:54,750 --> 00:02:57,345 But getting an OLED at this size 95 00:02:57,575 --> 00:02:59,015 is near enough impossible. 96 00:02:59,125 --> 00:03:01,791 Unless you want to spend $20-30,000. 97 00:03:01,791 --> 00:03:03,430 It's just ridiculous how much you need to spend 98 00:03:03,430 --> 00:03:04,541 to get an OLED at this size. 99 00:03:04,708 --> 00:03:07,427 And of course, Mini LED TVs like this one 100 00:03:07,427 --> 00:03:09,666 get much, much brighter than an OLED. 101 00:03:09,875 --> 00:03:10,958 And OLED would be nice 102 00:03:10,958 --> 00:03:12,642 if it was in a cinema room, 103 00:03:12,642 --> 00:03:14,750 in a room that didn't get much natural sunlight. 104 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:15,969 But in a room like this, 105 00:03:15,969 --> 00:03:17,291 Mini LED just makes a lot of sense. 106 00:03:17,291 --> 00:03:18,774 And it's why I had to settle for it. 107 00:03:18,774 --> 00:03:20,083 One key feature with this TV, 108 00:03:20,083 --> 00:03:23,951 and it's probably the most important feature on why I chose it over an OLED, 109 00:03:24,020 --> 00:03:25,250 is the brightness. 110 00:03:25,250 --> 00:03:29,045 It goes up to 3500 nits in brightness, 111 00:03:29,045 --> 00:03:30,250 which is just outrageous. 112 00:03:30,250 --> 00:03:32,251 It's hard to explain how bright that is. 113 00:03:32,251 --> 00:03:33,333 For comparison, 114 00:03:33,541 --> 00:03:38,416 The lg C for which is a very popular, very well-regarded only TV, 115 00:03:38,416 --> 00:03:42,416 probably one of the most popular TV lines that you can get right now. 116 00:03:42,875 --> 00:03:45,250 That is a thousand nits brightness. 117 00:03:45,250 --> 00:03:46,750 This was two and a half thousand. 118 00:03:46,750 --> 00:03:49,916 Like the difference is literally it's night and day. 119 00:03:49,916 --> 00:03:51,416 Like there is no other way to say it. 120 00:03:51,416 --> 00:03:52,708 However, something which a lot of people 121 00:03:52,708 --> 00:03:56,416 make the mistake of thinking is that nits are measured in a linear scale. 122 00:03:56,791 --> 00:04:01,750 3500 nits is not actually 3.5 times brighter than a thousand. 123 00:04:01,750 --> 00:04:05,125 Nits is actually around 1.5 times brighter, 124 00:04:05,250 --> 00:04:07,958 but it still makes an absolutely huge difference. 125 00:04:08,250 --> 00:04:10,958 And I have no issues with watching this TV in the day 126 00:04:11,250 --> 00:04:14,250 with the bright Dubai sunlight beaming into my living room. 127 00:04:14,333 --> 00:04:15,833 The downside of Mini-Led 128 00:04:15,833 --> 00:04:19,916 is, of course, you have far fewer dimming zones compared to an old TV. 129 00:04:20,250 --> 00:04:23,791 This has 2160 different dimming zones. 130 00:04:23,791 --> 00:04:27,000 And to be honest, when watching content, I don't even notice the fewer 131 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:29,125 dimming zones unless I have an image on the TV, 132 00:04:29,416 --> 00:04:33,500 which has a very small, bright spot compared to the rest of the image. 133 00:04:33,500 --> 00:04:36,583 So for example, if you were to look at a star in a black sky, 134 00:04:36,791 --> 00:04:38,708 that's only one you would know to it. 135 00:04:38,708 --> 00:04:41,500 But how often do movies actually have shots like that? 136 00:04:41,708 --> 00:04:43,250 Generally you won't even notice. 137 00:04:43,250 --> 00:04:46,708 The only time I notice any blooming is really in extreme examples. 138 00:04:46,708 --> 00:04:48,208 Like I said, when you have something 139 00:04:48,208 --> 00:04:51,166 that's super bright and white on the TV against a black background, 140 00:04:51,416 --> 00:04:53,083 that's not anytime you're really going to see blooming 141 00:04:53,083 --> 00:04:56,708 or maybe you have really bright subtitles or something like that, but generally 142 00:04:56,708 --> 00:04:57,875 when you're watching content, 143 00:04:57,875 --> 00:05:02,375 there isn't actually that much content that has such a large range of contrast. 144 00:05:02,375 --> 00:05:05,458 I also can't even describe how bright this TV is. 145 00:05:05,875 --> 00:05:07,916 Recording it on camera does not do it. 146 00:05:07,916 --> 00:05:09,083 Justice is so bright. 147 00:05:09,083 --> 00:05:11,083 That actually hurts my eyes. 148 00:05:11,083 --> 00:05:13,750 Like I'm like, Oh my God, I have to squint what is heavy. 149 00:05:13,791 --> 00:05:16,041 I've had to turn down the brightness on the TV. 150 00:05:16,708 --> 00:05:18,875 I don't think I've ever had that experience with any other TV. 151 00:05:19,250 --> 00:05:22,500 Yeah, it is just ridiculous how bright it gets when there's a movie 152 00:05:22,500 --> 00:05:25,958 with a bright object like the sun, or there's an explosion and a flash. 153 00:05:26,291 --> 00:05:27,875 It just looks insane. 154 00:05:27,875 --> 00:05:31,041 I wish I had recorded my first reaction when I set this TV up. 155 00:05:31,041 --> 00:05:32,333 Like I wish I had set it. 156 00:05:32,333 --> 00:05:33,583 I've sat on the sofa 157 00:05:33,583 --> 00:05:36,375 and you guys could have just seen because I couldn't believe it. 158 00:05:36,375 --> 00:05:39,458 Like it was just it was just insane, this sort of size as well. 159 00:05:39,458 --> 00:05:40,666 It really does feel like 160 00:05:40,666 --> 00:05:43,375 more of a cinematic experience, and that's why I'm aiming for. 161 00:05:43,666 --> 00:05:47,458 I want to feel like I've got my own small cinema in my living room. 162 00:05:47,458 --> 00:05:50,583 I now really look forward to watching movies going from cinema 163 00:05:50,583 --> 00:05:56,000 to digital download so that I can watch them in their set up in bright HDR glory. 164 00:05:56,291 --> 00:05:58,958 And of course it supports Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos. 165 00:05:59,250 --> 00:06:03,000 However, it specifically also has Dolby Vision IQ, 166 00:06:03,291 --> 00:06:07,250 which is pretty smart as it automatically adjusts the picture based on the content 167 00:06:07,375 --> 00:06:10,458 and the ambient lighting of the room when it comes to colours and stuff. 168 00:06:10,458 --> 00:06:13,625 So I don't have any testing equipment for colour accuracy. 169 00:06:13,791 --> 00:06:16,666 However, from looking at a few of online, 170 00:06:16,791 --> 00:06:21,375 especially the one from HDTV, they gave it an absolutely glowing review. 171 00:06:21,416 --> 00:06:24,416 To my eye it looks incredible, colours look fantastic. 172 00:06:24,541 --> 00:06:27,500 Contrast is one of the best on any TV right now 173 00:06:27,750 --> 00:06:30,041 and just the overall experience is blow me away. 174 00:06:30,041 --> 00:06:33,625 The one downside is that when you do have it towards the top end of brightness, 175 00:06:33,791 --> 00:06:36,000 colours can start to skew a little. 176 00:06:36,000 --> 00:06:38,875 But I think if you need it to be super right whilst watching in the day, 177 00:06:39,250 --> 00:06:41,458 you're probably not paying too much attention to the colours. 178 00:06:41,500 --> 00:06:45,833 It also has a refresh rate of up to 144 hertz, making it really great for gaming. 179 00:06:46,041 --> 00:06:49,958 However, I probably won't be connecting my PC to this anytime soon and doing 180 00:06:49,958 --> 00:06:51,500 so any fast pace shooters. 181 00:06:51,500 --> 00:06:55,000 But if you have a ps5 on Xbox, the experience is fantastic. 182 00:06:55,000 --> 00:06:57,583 Playing my ps5 on this is an unreal experience. 183 00:06:57,583 --> 00:06:59,750 It feels like I'm enveloped in the game 184 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:04,375 and because it has such a great hasty, I experience games that do so well. 185 00:07:04,541 --> 00:07:05,666 Look incredible. 186 00:07:05,666 --> 00:07:08,458 Again, this is something that can really be translated on camera. 187 00:07:08,708 --> 00:07:10,375 It needs to be experienced first hand. 188 00:07:10,375 --> 00:07:13,583 It also makes me wish that local multiplayer games were more of a thing 189 00:07:13,583 --> 00:07:16,666 because playing on TV like this, it's like having two TVs. 190 00:07:16,666 --> 00:07:18,333 Like when you play multiplayer games, like when I was playing 191 00:07:18,333 --> 00:07:20,708 overcooked and stuff with friends, it's so much fun. 192 00:07:20,708 --> 00:07:23,625 The software on the TV is Google TV, which is fantastic. 193 00:07:23,666 --> 00:07:27,416 Even though I have an Apple TV, I surprisingly use the Google TV more 194 00:07:27,583 --> 00:07:30,583 just because it's always there and you can access and Apple and Google TV, 195 00:07:30,750 --> 00:07:32,625 but you can't have an Apple TV if you know what I mean. 196 00:07:32,625 --> 00:07:34,500 Honestly, one of the best TVs I've ever seen 197 00:07:34,500 --> 00:07:36,458 and four and a half thousand dollars well spent. 198 00:07:36,458 --> 00:07:38,708 I am super, super happy with this purchase. 199 00:07:39,000 --> 00:07:41,583 And from looking at other reviews and stuff online, 200 00:07:42,041 --> 00:07:44,625 it also makes me happy about all purchase because 201 00:07:45,291 --> 00:07:48,625 I didn't realise how good this TV was until after I bought it. 202 00:07:48,625 --> 00:07:50,750 Even though I had done a ton of research before buying it. 203 00:07:51,291 --> 00:07:53,541 So yeah, t sale have upped their game. 204 00:07:53,791 --> 00:07:58,583 TCL aren't usually known to have premium quality TVs because they usually 205 00:07:58,583 --> 00:08:01,500 targeting the budget price range, the more affordable price range. 206 00:08:01,750 --> 00:08:03,041 Now four and a half thousand dollars. 207 00:08:03,041 --> 00:08:06,416 I wouldn't say it's budget, but it's definitely affordable 208 00:08:06,833 --> 00:08:10,041 relatively when it comes to the size, the features 209 00:08:10,333 --> 00:08:11,791 and everything else that you get with this TV. 210 00:08:11,791 --> 00:08:14,958 I think for the money, if you want a massive TV, 211 00:08:14,958 --> 00:08:18,125 that's pretty much a 100 inches this is a no brainer. 212 00:08:18,541 --> 00:08:21,208 So let me run you guys through the rest of this set up. 213 00:08:21,541 --> 00:08:25,000 So this is the lounge area or have the sofa, the TV and everything. 214 00:08:25,250 --> 00:08:27,500 And then this is the sort of dining area 215 00:08:27,500 --> 00:08:30,416 still very much a work in progress as you guys can see. 216 00:08:30,625 --> 00:08:32,625 There's like nothing on my shelving units 217 00:08:32,625 --> 00:08:35,125 and I also need to get bulbs for this thing. 218 00:08:35,125 --> 00:08:38,541 So yeah, I recently got the shelving unit dining table here, 219 00:08:38,541 --> 00:08:41,458 which I also need to put stuff on, but I do have some of my prints. 220 00:08:41,791 --> 00:08:45,166 These are pictures that I actually shot myself and I put them up on the wall. 221 00:08:45,166 --> 00:08:46,750 Super simple. 222 00:08:46,750 --> 00:08:49,791 I've tried to keep it sort of minimal, sort of not minimal. 223 00:08:50,125 --> 00:08:51,208 It's kind of just my style. 224 00:08:51,208 --> 00:08:57,416 I really like walnut whites, greys, blacks and some greenery as well. 225 00:08:57,416 --> 00:08:58,791 That tree is a fake tree, by the way. 226 00:08:58,791 --> 00:09:02,666 It's a fake olive tree, but it looks very realistic. 227 00:09:02,666 --> 00:09:04,916 Nice one. You through the rest of the set up. 228 00:09:04,916 --> 00:09:08,250 I actually had to get this to cabinet here custom made 229 00:09:08,583 --> 00:09:11,916 because I couldn't find a TV cabinet that was big enough for the TV. 230 00:09:12,291 --> 00:09:16,333 Most of the TV cabinets were smaller in width compared to the TV. 231 00:09:16,333 --> 00:09:17,416 Just what mission? 232 00:09:17,416 --> 00:09:20,500 Like the TV was on the floor for ages because I just couldn't 233 00:09:20,500 --> 00:09:21,666 get a TV cabinet anyway. 234 00:09:21,666 --> 00:09:23,958 I also think this does a good job of showing the scale of it. 235 00:09:23,958 --> 00:09:26,125 This is a so nice arc. Soundbar. 236 00:09:26,125 --> 00:09:28,250 Look how small helix compared to the TV. 237 00:09:28,791 --> 00:09:29,750 Just outrageous. 238 00:09:29,750 --> 00:09:33,833 I have a complete sonar set up here, so the Sonos soundbar. 239 00:09:34,375 --> 00:09:39,666 I have the Sony sub mini, which is surprisingly very, very good. 240 00:09:39,666 --> 00:09:41,333 You think because it's the mini, 241 00:09:41,333 --> 00:09:44,333 it wouldn't be that punchy, but it is super punchy. 242 00:09:44,333 --> 00:09:45,416 Like it's incredible. 243 00:09:45,416 --> 00:09:51,041 And then behind me I have the so nice ones set up as surround sound units. 244 00:09:51,375 --> 00:09:54,250 So I have one there, have one over there as well. 245 00:09:54,791 --> 00:09:58,666 And yet they do such a good job of surround sound with this setup. 246 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 247 00:10:03,291 --> 00:10:07,000 scenario, I'd probably have a speaker on that side to speak on this side, 248 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:10,708 a proper AV setup, but I just wanted it to look clean. 249 00:10:11,125 --> 00:10:12,958 This just looks cleaner. 250 00:10:12,958 --> 00:10:14,041 Obviously it doesn't sound as good 251 00:10:14,041 --> 00:10:17,791 as a dedicated setup up, but anyone who has tried assignments 252 00:10:17,791 --> 00:10:21,541 they will know like, say nice round systems are very, very capable. 253 00:10:21,958 --> 00:10:22,750 They're just so good. 254 00:10:22,750 --> 00:10:26,000 The furniture itself is a mix of pine homes and home centre, 255 00:10:26,250 --> 00:10:30,083 so obviously that formed by the sofa is from Pan. 256 00:10:30,083 --> 00:10:32,500 I'm, I think the coffee table as well. 257 00:10:32,500 --> 00:10:36,083 And then the chairs and the benches from high Centre. 258 00:10:36,083 --> 00:10:39,500 Same with this dining table set up, ignore the cable down there. 259 00:10:39,500 --> 00:10:41,750 And I was actually for the light that I had when I was recording. 260 00:10:41,750 --> 00:10:43,375 The shelving unit is from IKEA 261 00:10:43,375 --> 00:10:47,125 Billy Bookcase and yeah, I like this dining table setup is quite nice. 262 00:10:47,125 --> 00:10:49,041 I actually sometimes work here. 263 00:10:49,041 --> 00:10:50,416 I don't actually eat that much. 264 00:10:50,416 --> 00:10:51,916 I only eat here when I have friends around. 265 00:10:51,916 --> 00:10:54,083 Usually I'm just sitting on the sofa and I'm eating. 266 00:10:54,083 --> 00:10:54,666 I'm watching TV. 267 00:10:54,666 --> 00:10:57,333 But yeah, actually love the set up. 268 00:10:57,333 --> 00:11:01,375 Like I said, it's like having a mini home cinema. 269 00:11:01,375 --> 00:11:03,958 I'm just a great price out. 270 00:11:03,958 --> 00:11:04,958 Will you be happy with this?