When it comes to Chinese consumer electronics, there are a lot of myths.
First, the Chinese government or state funds control all Chinese consumer electronics companies.
The second one is that Chinese consumer electronics has worse quality compared to South Korean or American brands.
In 2022, the companysold23.78 million TV units worldwide.
The brand focuses on budget TV models; theyre cheaper than models made by Samsung and LG.
But there are also mid-end and even high-end offerings.
The Statista gives the highest number for the year 2022: 36.6 million, but that was the forecast.
Here are the TV sales for 2018-2022, according to TCL:
Who makes TCL TV?
TCL Technology focuses on consumer electronics, including Smart TVs.
TCL Industrials acts like an OEM manufacturer, supplying details and parts to other manufacturers.
However, they may include details from other suppliers, Samsung, LG, and other manufacturers.
The manufacturing plants are located all over the world, in all regions of our globe.
Where are TCL TVs made?
TCL TVs are made in Mexico for the US market.
In total, TCL has 22 manufacturing bases and 28 R&D centers.
The factory was completed in 2021 and started operations.
The factorys capacity is up to 8 million TVs from 22 to 55 inches and 30 million smartphones.
TCL factory in Mexico
TCLassemblesTVs in Tijuana on the plant it acquired from Sanyo.
TCL factory in Poland
TCL TVfactory in Poland(TCL Operations Poland Sp.
OO) is located in Girardow.
The plant manufactures TCL TVs as well as TVs for third-party brands on an outsourcing basis.
According to my information, the production volume is divided almost 50/50 between TCL and other brands.
In 2017, it was planned to increase the number of assembled TVs to 3 million units per year.
The details and components are supplied from Chinese factories.
TCL factory in Brazil
In Brazil, TCLhas joined ventSEMP TCL with Brazilian appliance manufacturer SEMP.
It was established in 2016.
Previously, SEMP was producing Toshiba TVs.
The plant is located in Manaus, the State of Amazonas.
The TVs from this factory are supplied on the South American market.
The TVs are supplied to African and Middle Eastern countries.
The manufacturing base is located in Kaliningrad.
These TVs are supplied to the domestic market and Australia.
They are quite popular for their relatively low price compared to what they offer.
TCL isnt offering its own OS, using third-party solutions.
As you know, LG and Samsungarent updatingtheir OS to a new version for previous-year TVs.
How good is a TCL Smart TV
That depends on your needs.
If youre considering budget models, TCL TVs are one of the best offerings on the market.
Based on our experience, theres no difference between TCL and other TV brands.
Are TCL TVs safe?
That was worrying news back in 2020.
There were also concerns about certain TCL TV sets sending user data to servers in China.
In my opinion, thats not something extremely worrying.
A lot of hype, but the reality isnt so bad.
The question of safety always arise when were speaking about Chinese brand, and TCL isnt the exception.
TCL vs Samsung: which one is better?
That depends on your budget.
Samsung will probably be the better choice if youre ready to pay more.
While some TCL TVs may be better than their Samsung or LG counterparts, others would be worse.
So compare TV models, not TV brands.
