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The pedestal is also kind of a pain to assemble, with little help from the tiny diagrams in TCL\u2019s otherwise decent setup guide. There are eight small screws used to connect the riser to the base, four more to attach it to the TV, and a bit of confusion over which of 10 mounting holes you\u2019re meant to use.<\/p>\n

These are hardly dealbreakers. If you\u2019re planning to wall-mount the TV, the base becomes a non-issue. Same if you\u2019re skipping a soundbar altogether. Or maybe you\u2019re willing to live with it sitting out in front a few inches.<\/p>\n

Setting up the TV itself is largely a breeze, especially if you already have the Google Home app on your phone. Even though I\u2019m an iPhone guy, I was able to scan an onscreen QR code and use the app to move quickly through the setup process. An account sign-in and Wi-Fi network selection later, I just had to wait on a software update before heading to the couch.<\/p>\n

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TCL\u2019s unremarkable remote has sharp edges, the usual mishmash of Google TV buttons, and a pretty disorganized layout overall. On the plus side, it\u2019s backlit and comes with six app-shortcut buttons.<\/p>\n

One head-scratcher: The penultimate TV-setup screen notes that I can \u201ccustomize the star button on the remote,\u201d using it as a shortcut for this or that, which sounds great except that there is no star button.<\/p>\n

Gemini Comes to Google TV<\/h2>\n

Speaking of hallucinations (kidding!), Google Gemini comes baked into the Google TV UI, which is reasonably easy to navigate but not without a few annoyances. For example, the top menu includes a Live TV page\u2014home to various FAST channels, simple enough\u2014but also a TCL page that contains \u2026 other FAST channels.<\/p>\n

As for Gemini, it\u2019s nice to have but hardly essential. Just talk into the remote and you can ask for, say, movies about sharks, or learn who invented the Steadicam. The voice recognition is responsive, and the responses arrive quickly. Too bad it\u2019s not hands-free; you have to press and hold a button on the remote to use it. Gemini also dishes up \u201cwatch now\u201d options, and you can use it to create custom images and video clips, if you want. Unfortunately, while Gemini can accommodate basic TV commands (\u201cStart Netflix,\u201d \u201cMute the sound,\u201d etc.), it can\u2019t do things like open picture settings or toggling off motion-smoothing\u2014a bummer because those commands would actually save you a little time. Instead, such requests turn into basic web searches, returning only information on how to access those settings yourself.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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