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During my typical benchmark tests, I found some images and clips to be a bit lifeless with poor contrast. The smoky morning scene with the horses looked washed out compared to the Frame Pro, which displays the same images. Skin tones were also very flat in almost every test clip.
I also watched the time travel movie Twisted Mike, Nick, Nick and Alicewhich looked muddy like content. At first, while streaming Hulu from my iPad via Apple AirPlay, the stream kept cutting out and pausing. I’m on a 600Mbps fiber connection and a mesh network, so it wasn’t my signal. After pausing the stream for a few minutes, it finally worked. An early scene in a house confirmed for me that contrast was an issue: I could barely make out faces. I also watched a trailer for Harry Potter This is coming to HBO and it lacked liveliness.
passing Scarlet Desert Teast
Photo: John Brandon
One of NXTVISION’s redemption features is related to video games. I’m obsessed with the game The crimson desert Now, along with millions of other people. The game looked bright and colorful on the TCL NXTVISION thanks to Game Master mode. While gaming, a pop-up menu can appear on your TV that helps you automatically improve color quality and optimize lag. Suddenly, I felt like I was using an OLED display that cost around $2,000. NXTVISION supports a 144Hz refresh rate, which matches the Frame Pro for PC gamers.
Why the noticeable difference? It’s all about the high-end computer you connect using HDMI. I used an Acer Nitro 60, and with Game Master mode, 144Hz refresh rate, and 4K HD game quality, the mountain views looked just as good (if not better than they did) using the same type of connection on the Frame Pro.
However, my final verdict is not entirely positive. Since the NXTVISION is expected to return to $1,800 in April, that means it’s actually more expensive than The Frame Pro at $1,600. the Hisense Class S7 Canvas TV It’s priced at just $900 (not on sale), features a matte finish, a 144Hz refresh rate for gaming, and offers over 1,000 photo art. Since the TCL NXTVISION doesn’t look great for streaming, it’s hard to recommend it when others offer much better art.