Ditto on that. I recently bought a TCL 4k hoping to use the app but it does not work well. Nickk even bought that same model for the SD lab and verified the results. There's a long thread in the forum.
Spend $50 for the onn 4k Pro model even though it's a pain to switch to an HDMI port (of course ...

I have the same issue with my TCL ROKU TV. It used to work but stopped working about a year ago. I always assumed it was a Roku problem and didn't consider TCL. When the ATSC3.0 channels do work the audio is very odd. Large fluctuations in volume and sometimes dialogue is completely gone and only ...

In the Live TV screen, if you press UP or DOWN button, it brings out the slice guide on the side. In the past that can be configured to bring up either grid guide or slice guide. I think that's what OP is complaining about: don't want to see slice guide ever.


Ditto here. It's always been off ...

There is no longer an option for slice guide vs. list guide in settings....
And live always goes to slice guide now.
Is this on purpose?
Would like to have been able to go the the list guide from the live tab,
as we had before.

This is by design. Press Back/ESC to go to the grid guide ...

Additional crashes at 17:13 and 17:48 Eastern if they made it into the logs.


Thought I would jump in to say both of my onn devices (the $20 original 4k box and the $50 4k Pro) are using the same versions you mentioned, which is Android 14, and they both work fine. Unfortunately the app on the ...

Thank you for the detailed explanation Jason. It all makes sense now. Maybe I will hear back from TCL with a possible firmware update.

Here are some issues I'm having with the current version on a Google TV device (20250708 App / 202508122 (UI) (beta):
Can't tune to channel via guide that is currently recording
If the app is not closed when the guide is up, it will lock up the app (ongoing issue)
Scrolling through the guide ...

We have a system in the HDHomeRun app for Android where it checks the model of the device against a database we have where we can block specific combinations of decoder+video codec+resolution that are known to have problems.

It is possible that the issue can be resolved via a firmware update from ...

Nick,
What did you do to blacklist the MPEG2 codec?
Thank you.

There are 3 MPEG2 codecs presented by the TV.
The first/default does not deinterlace.
The second+third are limited to 30fps and they struggle to keep up with 1080i content.

Solution...
MPEG2 720p60 works fine - use the default codec.
MPEG2 480i60 - hardware codecs have been blacklisted, high ...

I remember back in the day, like most everyone here, getting a couple of $40 coupons to buy a couple of Zenith converter boxes which had a very sensitive tuner. I still have both boxes too. LOL.
In today's money, the FCC should now give up a $200 coupon for a STB. ;)


Such converter boxes have ...

Thank you again for the extensive investigating. I already had a ticket open with TCL and passed along your findings, not that they will be able to help any further.
It's a few extra steps but at least the onn Google 4k Pro device plays them fine. Am very disappointed about the TV though.

I remember back in the day, like most everyone here, getting a couple of $40 coupons to buy a couple of Zenith converter boxes which had a very sensitive tuner. I still have both boxes too. LOL.
In today's money, the FCC should now give up a $200 coupon for a STB.

I blacklisted the MPEG2 decoder but I am seeing an issue - my team is investigating.


Nick,
Any updates on the investigating?

Since getting the new TCL TV and finding out the two ATSC3 channels instantly freeze, I have not bothered watching the normal ATSC1 stations as I prefer to use the TV ...

Nick,
Have you had time for a verdict on the TV?
As a sidenote, the TV plays the UHD demo videos from the YT app.