The once-popular TELEFUNKEN brand today offers the consumer several inexpensive TV models. One of them is TELEFUNKEN TF-LED55S60T2SU. Attracts the price in ... For this money, we get a 55-inch TV, Smart TV based on Android TV and Wi-Fi receiver - a good offer. Of the models of "smart" TVs, cheaper ones can be distinguished Polarline 50PU11TC-SM and BBK 50LEX-7027 / FT2C, but they have a screen diagonal of 50 inches. Closest 55 '' competitor HARPER 55U750TS already costs almost 3 thousand more. Let's figure out how good this model is, is the savings justified?
Screen
55-inch VA matrix, resolution - 3840 × 2160 pixels, which theoretically allows you to play 4K video, but in practice, the ARM Cortex A9 dual core CPU processor with 1.5 GB of RAM copes with this very hard. Flicker, hovering, loss in image quality is noted by many. But with the most common resolutions - HD and FULL HD - the TV copes well, provided that it is not standing in front of the light source, since there is no anti-glare screen coating. The viewing angle is 160 degrees - not a good indicator even for budget equipment. The picture on the screen, if viewed from a right angle, is not bad, the brightness is sufficient, the contrast does not hurt the eyes, the black color is deep. Compared to direct competitors in terms of price (HARPER 55U750TS and Shivaki STV-55LED17) the latter produces a better picture, but does not reproduce 4K, does not have a SMART TV function, but HARPER 55U750TS It has advantages in the form of a semi-matte surface of the matrix and a larger viewing angle.
Appearance
Classic design with thin black plastic frame. The TV looks worthy of its price, but the quality of the assembly materials still makes it possible to identify it as inexpensive. First impressions of HARPER 55U750TS still nicer. But design is the thing that gets the least attention when they try to buy a TV with functionality comparable to branded models several times more expensive for 27 thousand. This is one of the thinnest TVs for less (62 mm). There is a stand in the form of Y-shaped legs.
Connectors
TELEFUNKEN TF-LED55S60T2SU deserves a confident four in the presence of the necessary interfaces. It is equipped with HDMI (3), USB (3) component and AV inputs, LAN, headphone jack (3.5 mm), coaxial output (SPDIF). I was pleased with the number of USB connectors. Most budget models have two of them: 1 is occupied by the keyboard, 1 is left free, which is not always enough. You have to disconnect one device to connect another. Therefore, I consider 3 USB ports to be advantages, although there is something to complain about here: all connectors are of the USB 2.0 standard. But a much more important drawback, for which I lowered the rating, is the lack of a CI connector.
Sound
Sound is the weak point of almost all TVs costing up to ... The standard acoustics with a power of 20 W does not provide high-quality surround sound. Even non-spoiled users note that the sound is fuzzy, flat. Comparison with competitors can be subjective, because everyone has their own sound requirements, but I can’t say that the competitors closest in price produce fundamentally high-quality sound. For a smart 55 '' TV for less than sound decent. External acoustics can be purchased.
Functions
TELEFUNKEN TF-LED55S60T2SU runs on Android TV 6.0 operating system. The technical stuffing is a dual-core ARM Cortex A9 dual core processor, 1.5 GB of RAM and 8 GB of internal memory. This is enough for active Internet surfing, light games, but difficulties arise with playing 4K video and working with heavy applications. But this is also observed in the more expensive HARPER 55U750TS.
It copes perfectly with standard functions (broadcasting TV channels of terrestrial and digital format, reading and playing files of all known formats from USB flash drives, recording video to a flash drive). The OS works smartly, there are no significant lags. Of the interesting features - support for Wi-Fi, DLNA and 24p True Cinema. The former allow you to expand the possibilities of synchronizing the TV with other devices, and the latter - to watch movies in the original version (24 frames per second).
Benefits
- Reasonable price;
- thin;
- DLNA support;
- high-quality matrix;
- 3 USB ports.
disadvantages
- Slow loading;
- no usb 3.0;
- sound quality;
- no bluetooth;
- no CI connector;
- viewing angle - only 160 degrees;
- problems with 4K playback.
Verdict
I counted more minuses than pluses, but this TV is one of the available with Smart TV technology. If this option is not interesting, then you can save and purchase Shivaki STV-55LED17... Overpayment makes sense behind HARPER 55U750TS I do not see. Its users face the same problems - difficulties with real 4K playback and poor sound quality. Buying Cheaper Polarline 50PU11TC-SM and BBK 50LEX-7027 / FT2C also not justified - they have a smaller diagonal and less weak technical part. If you need an inexpensive “smart TV”, TELEFUNKEN TF-LED55S60T2SU is the best choice.
