TCL has been the premier Roku TV model ever because it first partnered with the streaming platform in 2014, however on Tuesday, the corporate introduced that it’s broadening its horizons—particularly with Google, which is able to energy newly debuted variations of its 5-Series and 6-Series fashions.

TCL previewed its newest choices throughout an in-person briefing in New York just lately, and the brand new line is gorgeous, that includes some notable enhancements over earlier installments. As with the Roku fashions, the principle differentiating issue between the 5-Series and 6-Series nonetheless seems to be that the 6-Series is barely fancier, that includes the TCL-pioneered mini-LED backlight know-how and 4 HDMI ports (the 5-Series solely has three). Gamers may also be significantly excited to be taught that the brand new 6-Series with Google TV might be able to 4K at 120Hz, which edges out the Roku mannequin’s efficiency at 120Hz at 1440p, and also will come geared up with THX Certified Game Mode. The new fashions will each help HDR 10 Plus—a brand new HDR format that gives larger ranges of brightness and distinction—and can come geared up with QLED know-how to make sure higher brightness and a wealthy palette of wealthy colours.

Other than that, a lot is identical: The Google TVs may also be priced equally to final 12 months’s Roku-powered 5-Series and 6-Series, with the 5-Series TCL Google TVs beginning at $599 for 50 inches, and ranging all the way in which up $1,299 at 75 inches. The 6-Series TCL Google TVs begin at $999 for 55 inches, and run as much as $1,799 for 75 inches.

While there’s no 8K mannequin supported by Google simply but, there’s not less than some encouraging information for anybody trying to write off film theaters completely throughout a still-raging world pandemic: Reps for TCL stated that the corporate is engaged on a Google TV-powered model of its 85-inch QLED flagship for its XL Collection, which options 85-inch shows and above. That mannequin is slated to roll out later this month, though pricing and actual launch data isn’t out there simply but.

The Google TV interface on the brand new 5- and 6-Series is clear and intuitive, and comes geared up with a For You tab that algorithmically generates a listing of content material that customers may take pleasure in and a Watchlist that syncs up along with your telephone in an effort to save TV suggestions on the fly. In addition to creating looking exhibits a breeze, a voice-activated Google Assistant button on the distant has sensible dwelling integrations that may assist customers test their safety cameras, the climate, and likewise visitors situations for his or her morning commutes. Seemingly conscious of the Google Assistant’s potential to spook privacy-minded clients involved about eavesdropping, the model has additionally supplied a guide off-switch, which viewers can use to bodily disable the microphone.

Chris Larson, TCL’s senior vice chairman for North America, stated that removed from abandoning its partnership with Roku, the corporate is happy to proceed to supply customers each choices going ahead, significantly at a time when pressured closures and the specter of one other interminable quarantine have an increasing number of customers clamoring for dwelling leisure choices.

“Pairing our high-performance hardware with the content-forward, consumer friendly Google TV was an easy decision for us as we both put the user’s needs first,” Larson stated in a press launch. “From their robust library to having hands-free voice assistance and smart home control, Google’s intuitive entertainment platform is the perfect complement to our TCL sets.”

The new Google TV line is at present out there for preorder from Best Buy.