China hit with a few advantages and many disadvantages.

On what we all must respect today, when you buy a TV, is remarkable. Since I wanted to watch TV with this TV ONLY fall diverse Moser land over non-existent connections (read no earlier the item descriptions - generally meant for television reviews), and ergo their incompatibility with all sorts of various external devices off. Point.

I have yet somewhat read me in different technical terms and came to the conclusion that direct LED is probably better than Edge LED to prevent possible Clouding (here at least I was grieving after the good old tubes ...)
This little rascal has Direct-LED, the size seemed appropriate, therefore, ordered and tested, weighed the pros and cons, returned.

The TV came undamaged (luckily by DHL and GLS not!), Despite normal packaging without hazardous situation such as "Caution, do not throw," because with the extremely light weight: no man cometh it, that there was a TV in there.
Positive the base of matt powder-metal (no plastic - hats off!), Is negative, that the TV after screwing had little left-leaning lopsided. The three screws were, contrary to some TCL review, easily and consistently into it - there are still 4 thicker screw with this, who is trying to screw the foot with this, of course, has a problem (wall socket assembly?).

Another shortcoming: permanently installed power cord, but at least no external power supply, as I read in some manufacturing - that I could find for a TV an absolute "unacceptable".
Processing of plastic rear wall is underground. Still thin, and you could read newspaper. Seriously: The speaker grille on the bottom are not forwardly mounted on the frame and give already at light pressure to properly when you are not careful because when unpacking, may already be broken as a scrawny rib. Then the kicker: When plugging the antenna cable is pressed involuntarily the underlying circuit board inside the unit. One sees it good because disappear one centimeter into the housing with the motherboard all external connection options. Incredible! The antenna cable So you should chug along with very gentle pressure and rotational movements in the bush, so as not to cause an electronic damage even before the first turning.

Anyway; connected, turned on, go through the Start menu, finished tuning, picture and sound settings (Sound reduced to two different "versions Stereo" and the basic volume ") made.

First conclusion: Mint and crisp image (Das Erste HD, ZDF HD), and the non-HD channels were well out in the image adjustment at least you can change saturation, sharpness, contrast and brightness; I found the image setting "dynamic" but already enough for most stations.
What I knew before: TV only goes to standby, so no power switch. This is not just stupid, that's possibly even dangerous. Did not stop me from buying, because I use a "eco-Butler" as an adapter plug that separates the unit 1 minute after turning off the power. Poor sound, I was also known by the reviews, have my Philips SPA2210 / 10 2.0 PC speakers (Philips SPA2210 / 10 2.0 PC speakers (cable management, USB 2.0) White / mango) plugged via USB and headphone jack, and voila: Prima Tonausbeute.
However, the TV cost about Amazon 173.48 euros, the Lausprecher currently cost 22.95 euros and the eco-Butler has then times cost me 9.90 euros. To summarize: 206.33 euros for a 23 inch TV with more moderate build quality, just so you can turn it off properly and a Standardtonqualität comes out.

For me, the worst case scenario, the guarantee resulted in the return order: When switching all automatic programs (response time when switching is acceptable) to the TV has switched twice! When I served the volume button popped on the menu! Something like a remote control can not afford, if they exceed 10 years of age - and fell down 20 times, but not if I have just freed from the packaging!
And then you can not move the channel to maintain its usual order for years. There is only one (apparently now "modern") my list, but does not replace a desired program memory slots! Manual tuning There is no, as far as I've looked for it and they can not be found, too.
The favorites list is working then in the end like this: You choose from one of the transmitters receive lists his favorite programs, marked them and created so said my list. Then one has only the channels in the list that you want to look, but the time slot remains unchanged - that is behind RTL Nitro is then (for example) 345 as a time slot, even if the station in the favorites list is ranked 9th. If you press a remote control to 9, comes Cable1 because the search Cable1 has just set to 9. Basta!
In addition, the stations are sorted by course number itself inside the favorites list and not in the order in which they have been selected for the list. Solely with the "Program Up / Down" can then zap through the Favorites list, if they have been previously activated (you have to do annoying enough, reappeared every time the power).

I have programmed for many televisions on your TV channel settings, but such a stupid variant I have not yet come across. If I want to switch, I can then either high zap 12 times, or must proceed as follows: Press "lists" Favorites List, scroll down to the program, press OK (If you think that's it - far from it, because the list display disappears only after you yet "Exit" and then press "menu" has!
Honestly Love TCL engineers: pushing 5 different keys in combination (without the up / down scroll down the list) to switch once ?! In between a few of the best-described "faulty operation" - as the TV is at risk, that it no later than the 7 commercial break after Elvis-type "off"!
Or of course, you (though at 30 stations hardly possible) learns the aufdiktierten from TCL unit time slot number by heart and then press 1845 if you want to switch to D-Max. Is of course, but then I have to have under the pillow are currently a flashlight, or me braille keys by default the numeric keypad.
Okay, after all, there is a "return key", with which you can at least switch between the last two selected programs always - with just one touch (!).
Yet what stupid conclusion: On the remote control is the typical central point around with the 4 control keys drum. Now I thought, as usual up / down for programs, right / left for the volume. Not so with TCL: up / down - no function, right / left: adjust the screen format and the zoom. Whoever habitually, as will provide common up or down in 30 years, zaps only from 16: 9 to 4: 3, Cinema, Zoom ...
Program and volume buttons are arranged for this purpose so far in the lower third of the FB that no convenient "time hand position" to zap and is given for volume control.

Conclusion:
Processing 4, Operation: Underground! For people Ü60, certainly a device to despair and for me there were far too many compromises that I will not go for this price even with a small device. Have it returned. For 219, - Euro (compared to calculated above 206.33 Euro!), There are the best rated Samsung UE32H4000 Amazon in 32 inch! The then has probably already own power switch and a decent sound, and it will probably be.
Also, because my 23-inch TCL seemed a bit small. But for this, the TV not because I wanted to replace my 22-inch TV in the bedroom so and thought, well, even 1 inch longer. But: My old tv has a classic 4: 3 Housing dimensions and because the image is subjectively greater because (actually logical), the 16: 9 format is much narrower and lower at the same screen size.
I think because the called 32er Samsung is likely the better size spare and will compensate for the height of the old appliance.

What I can not blame the small TCL, but has been variously described on TCL TV, background noise or beeping are (I believe such a thing is usually the things that one operates around it and which are mutually poorly shielded). Even I had not noticed the sound skips frequently (at least not during the 30-minute test period ;-)). But unfortunately mentioned faulty operation of the remote control.
However, I think that my criticisms the other TCL devices of 3000 series relate variously they coincide already with local reviews.

For all these reasons, I can not recommend this device. Better a few euros more for a decent brand and a sophisticated device that's been a while in the market.
It is also increasingly difficult simply a TV to watch TV to get that by last many years and will not be stopped up with more and more nonsense, and then has a technical defect after another, or software problems, or shading, pixel errors, ...

Because there are still people who do not have to ask for an oppressive feeling in my stomach "Okay Google" to know that they sometimes quite strongly a toilet should seek to Abstuhlen. If they, smartphone apps, links, interfaces, Clouds, Social and Prime-Networks, multiplayer online games, and several games consoles do not get that in spite of Smart TV, the next question is then probably:
"Okay Google, show me the quickest way to the next cleaning ..."

The TCL was now anyway the fastest way to return label to the post office, and also that I found still no app on the shortest path.

Just like a star, despite the good image quality to be tough, but it means, according to Amazon, "do not like me" - and he does now times.
If TCL addresses the shortcomings mentioned that indeed mainly the operating software, the case processing and the quality of the remote control (internal and external) relate to - so pretty much everything that is important in a TV set, then build them certainly in a few years acceptable devices and are a real competitor. As I said, Direct-LED is a good start in this price segment.