- I'm Andru Edwards, and you're watching Gear Live.
National Cut the Cord Day 2018 is upon us,
and if you were here last year, you saw
that I teamed up with a couple of my friends
to give away a few TCL 4 Series TVs,
along with an over-the-air antenna,
so that we can help a few of our viewers cut the cord.
Well, that was 2017.
TCL wants to go bigger and better this year.
And what better way to do that than to give away
103 4K TVs with 103 digital over-the-air antennas?
What's going on, tech squad?
Andru Edwards here, Editor in Chief at GearLive.com.
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Now, as I said, National Cut the Cord Day is coming up.
That actually happens on July 7th, but we're celebrating
National Cut the Cord Day all week.
So let's call it National Cut the Cord Day Week,
which doesn't make a lot of sense,
but that's what we're going with.
Now, as I mentioned, TCL, one of my favorite TV brands
out there, is giving away 103 of its TCL 4 Series TVs
to 103 lucky winners.
Why 103, though, 103 is a little bit of a weird number.
It's not an even number.
It's when my grandmother used to give me a check
for my birthday, back when I was a teenager,
and I'd get $97, why?
I don't know, just happened.
Well, unlike my grandparents and parents in the past, TCL
does have a good reason for this seemingly random number.
If you were to cut the cord, you would likely save,
on average, $103 per month, so $103, 103 TVs, there you go.
Of course, if you're unaware, cutting the cord
just means getting rid of your cable service
or your satellite TV service,
no longer paying a monthly bill to access all your channels.
So, what does TCL have to do with this?
They sell a line of TVs that are optimized
for cutting the cord.
Let's run down the specs of the TCL 4 Series.
The 55-inch 4K TV with HDR support, it's a smart TV,
which runs the Roku platform.
It's got 802.11 Wi-Fi for fast streaming
but also has an Ethernet port, if you just want to wire in.
Three HDMI ports with audio return channel support
and support for a digital tuner.
So, with these TCL 4 Series TVs,
you've got access to all the streaming apps,
and you've got live, over-the-air TV, as well.
TCL smart TVs here in the United States are powered by Roku.
So, instead of buying a TV and then needing to buy
a separate Roku device, whether it's a streaming stick
or a set-top box, it's all built into the TV.
You don't need to buy anything extra.
You buy the TCL TV, you plug it in,
you've got Roku as your main interface.
And that means you get all 4,000 plus
of the Roku streaming channels, including things like
Netflix and Hulu, YouTube, HBO GO, HBO NOW,
watch ESPN, WWE Network, again, all of these plus more,
over 4,000 streaming channels are built in.
So that's one way of cutting the cord.
But you may be saying, well, that's great,
I'm cutting the cord,
I get access to all these streaming services.
What about live TV, what about local news,
what about sports?
They've got you covered there, as well, because all of their
televisions support digital over-the-air tuners.
And, if you're one of the 103 winners of the Series 4 TV,
you also get a Mohu Blade digital over-the-air antenna.
Plug that into your TV.
It's got about a 50- to 60-mile range, and you'll be able
to access roughly 94 out of the 100 most-watched TV shows.
So, you've got your live TV, you've got your live sports,
you've got your live news,
and you've got access to all of your favorite
streaming channels built right into the TCL TV.
If you wanna to enter the Cut the Cord TV giveaway
and possibly win one of these 103 TV and over-the-air tuner
packages, I will drop links in the description,
along with links to other TCL TVs, which by the way,
I know a lot of you guys have been asking me since CES,
Andru, when are you reviewing the TCL 6 Series TV?
Update on that, TCL just let me know the 6 Series
is on its way, as we speak.
There you have it, guys.
Let me know if you're gonna be entering this contest.
If you do win, also drop me a comment down below
and let me know that, as well.
I will meet you down there for further discussions, any
questions you have about TCL, cutting the cord, et cetera.
Leave them all down there, and we'll talk about it.
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Thanks so much for watching.
As always, guys, I appreciate your support.
Good luck to everyone out there.
I'm Andru Edwards, I will catch you in the next video.
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