Unboxing a Fake 150-Inch TV: Size and Quality Discrepancies

The buyer discovered they've been scammed with a significantly smaller TV than promised.

### The Disappointing Reality of a 150-Inch TV Purchase
* 📏 The claim of a "**150-inch**" TV raises immediate skepticism, especially when measurements reveal discrepancies, suggesting it might actually be **closer to 100 inches**.
* 🇨🇳 The seller mentions a "Chinese inch," but it's clarified that there should be **no difference in inch measurements** between the US and China, implying **potential deception in the listing**.
* 💰 Initially found on AliExpress for $2,500, the expectation was set for a **high-quality product**, but the reality appears to be a **significant overcharge** for a TV that is likely **much smaller**.
* 📦 Upon unboxing, the team discovers that the TVs seem to have been **manufactured by different companies**, further complicating the situation regarding **quality and specifications**.
* 🖥 The TV is powered on to reveal a smart TV interface with popular apps, yet the image quality is **subpar**, leading to questions about the **authenticity and performance** of the product.
* 🔍 Investigating deeper, it becomes evident that the TV is a **knockoff**, potentially a **lower-quality version** of a TCL, which raises concerns about its **reliability and overall value**.
* ⚠ The experience highlights the risks of purchasing electronics from dubious sources, emphasizing the **need for caution and thorough research** before making such investments.
* 🔗 The video concludes with a recommendation for viewers to **explore better alternatives**, such as a reputable Hisense TV, showcasing the **importance of quality in electronics**.

this apparently is a 150 in TV or tablet. I don't know what it is. What it isn't is 150 in, at least according to my tape measure. Maybe they got some new way of measuring these things over in China. They do what it's called the Chinese inch. What? What Chinese inch? We stopped using that like hundreds of years ago. Oh my God, wait, there is a Chinese inch. Like every density have like their own inches, their own measurement unit. Jokes aside, the seller actually told us there is a little difference between Chinese inches and foreign ones. This is the size in centimeters, but um, there's a slight problem with that. The last time I checked, even 150 CM would be nowhere near the 100 in that this TV actually is. And they have centimeters listed alongside their inch measurements. So we have a few problems here. First, there is no difference between an inch in the US and an inch in China, right Andy? Oh, according to like the article that I'm currently reading, the Chinese inch, it's

longer. Okay, so it should be bigger. That means we've been scammed. So, I need to unbox these TVs to find out what the heck we got, how big they really are, and even if they work. Also, where's our segue to today's sponsor, Aonis? For a limited time, you can get 20% off Aonis Cyber Protect for comprehensive cyber threat defense and Aonis Snap Deploy, their all-in-one server deployment and provisioning solution. Use our link today to learn more. I am far more interested to understand why there's an Android and Windows logo as the only visible markings on the outside of this box. Jamie has a theory. He thinks that it might actually be a Smartboard. Oh, that'd be a great value at that price. Then I don't think it is, is it touchscreen? Maybe, I don't know. I think it's just a TV. Whatever is or isn't inside of these boxes, I owe you guys some background. First, a few months ago, PL found this listing on AliExpress.

for a 150 in TV for $2500 and a 100 in set for $640. Now that listing is still up, but now that we've actually ordered the TVs, it's pretty clear that they are not those sizes. Based on some quick measurements, it looks like the 100 in is what you've got, and this is more like a 65, which should have cost us 640 and $442. So, they overcharged us by two grand. Funny to you? Yeah, it's not my money. These don't even look like they came from the same manufacturer, so yeah, that's true. The boxes are totally different. High dynamic range 2160p. Every time I buy something like this, I wonder, I can't be the only one. Who are the other people, right? Like, there wouldn't be a listing for it if nobody ever bought one. All right, oh yeah, oh buddy. Okay, hold on, hold on. Y ready 1. I'm going to have to go just a little bit at a time though, 'cause my arm's going to get stuck. Yeah, and 1, 2.

3 go jeez are you okay honestly I can tell he's okay that's why I'm fine I'm fine my palm hurts a little bit but it's okay okay I don't know why I thought there might be more information on the other side cuz there really isn't there's not wait I get it the Android is cuz it uses an Android derived operating system and the window is because the image Clarity no it's cuz is like looking through a window it's PC gaming ready that's why okay there's no way make a comment now don't cheat don't watch the rest of the video who's right is this not sealed not really no what what the hell we're supposed to lift it up why would they have the top open oh man this is it's got to the thing's got to this thing is going to tip over no no it's we got this no brother we got this we got this you say this don't even worry dog oh that she goes it's got handles oh yeah she

she's got handles for sure. You know what's funny? Handles are actually better than the handles on that high-sense TV. Dude, I don't think it's loose. I think it's just a plastic handle. My God, oh my God, oh my hands. Oh my God, that was terrible. They do feel ster. They feel significantly better, and they're not sharp on the inside. Oh my God, yeah, that hurts. Oh, the feet. Oh, all right, and the remote or no. Oh, look, those feel pretty good. I heard metal. We got a couple of options. Oh, oh, oh, interesting. It's a two-piece system, and then that bad boy goes on there. And I got to say, compared to some of the other large format displays we've seen recently, these Vasa holes actually feel pretty good. Are they Vasa holes? Well, I mean, Vasa is sure. Oh, we got our first spec plof. What is it? LED. Hey, that could be a lot of things. Based on the thickness though, I'm going to hazard a guess that it is full array. You think so? Really? It would be thinner.

if it was EDG lit, wouldn't it not if it's cheap? Have you looked at the bezel yet? Uh-oh, it's thick. Damn, that's not the wow. Oh, that's interesting. It also has like a front glass and a recess display. It's way back. Is this one of the kick-proof TVs? I have no idea. It looks like it has like a front careful layer. We got to turn it on at least first, and then you can try kicking it. Although I think if you kick it, we're not sending it back. That's fair. If it was one of the kick-proof TVs, it would explain how it got here in one piece. Look at how little packing material is left on this side. Yeah, she's right at the edge, and there was no front foam or back foam or anything, just this flimsy cover. She is so front-heavy, dude. Look, can you see the angle it's tilted at? Yeah, okay, watch this. I'm going to put it back like that, or is it going like this? Probably

like this got to be like that 'cause it's recessed here. Yeah, I'm thinking the feet kind of go out. Yeah, so that must be this side. Also, that is curved as hell. It is. Maybe it's curved to the TV. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, sure, sure thing, buddy. I'm in my lifting position. You ready, boys? I think so. I don't even know where this is going in. Lift it once so I can see where it's going. I don't know where it's going either, so okay. Where the hell does it go? I don't know. Yeah, oh my God. Okay, I got to put it down. I got to put it down. See these holes right here? 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. But it doesn't even have six holes. I know. Maybe you don't need. Well, I don't know. That's the only spot I can find that's even got holes for like mounting stuff, and clearly this is. There's a structural something here. The handles here, they're the right thread.

what the convenient low back force of the ratchet makes starting screws a snap. You know how the rubber is kind of cut off? I think it's because of this, but it's actually a little bit too long still, even though you positioned it perfectly. Yeah, so that's what it is. Yeah, no, no, no. Okay, never mind, never mind. Okay, can I put it down? Yep, y do it. Well, he's finishing that up. Why don't we take a look at IO? We've got an antenna, some kind of probably decryption card standard that I'm not familiar with, a couple of what look like USB 2 ports, two HDMIs, completely unlabeled, so no idea what standard they are, another HDMI, you've got LAN, two coax jacks, and then composite, like not with the little breakout thing, like full-on composite, and then a C-13 power, and nice little power switch. My notes say the next thing I'm supposed to do is look for branding, and the script says, Who the hell is Cen Singh? But I don't know where

I would have gotten that branding from because it's nowhere on anything. It's on their web, on the AliExpress store, on the marketing materials. Okay, also why are there featured apps: YouTube, Netflix, Disney Plus, HBO? None of that shit's in China. Congratulations, you now own one of the most state-of-the-art and technologically advanced high-definition television products available. Wow, who we are, we'll never tell. Also, here's a front view of the TV showing you how to use your channel plus, channel minus, volume plus, and volume minus buttons. Is that even the same TV? Is the bezel on the bottom really that big? There's no way, no, that's a freaking CRT or something. Okay, the remote's the same at least. It didn't come with batteries. There's a card here that looks like it's all in Mandarin or simplified Chinese. Andy, can you read this? I can help. All the service and warranty is not like you can't use it like in Hong Kong, in Maau, or Taiwan, or other country. Oh, we're other country.

yeah, we're other country so nice no warranty this morning plof asked me like if something it's a well-known brand so in a way yes because the Chinese pronunciation of Samsung is sing so they just picked something that sounds really similar to Samsung exactly oh my God plof what it totally leans back it really does do you know why cuz the legs are backwards no because it's front heavy I don't know if that's the case I think they I think that's why they're curved I think the legs are wrong that's my theory I don't think the legs are wrong cuz you would want the the bigger leg in the front 100% it's top heavy 100% so it's less dangerous to no man no man that's their compensation mechanism we should get a level let's just not try to lift it too high for now that's a great idea is this console wide enough 88 and 1/2 right 70 something oh balls so we probably don't have a

console big enough to put it on. I hit power. Oh, smart TV. Smart TV. This looks like absolute dog. Look at the black of Andy's shirt. I think Andy's shirt is more black than the black of the TV. Interestingly though, just like in the instructions, it's got YouTube, Netflix, North American apps on it. What is this product? Twitter? How old is that logo? You want to connect it to the network? Not really. Thank you for reading the terms of use. The terms of use from who? Yeah, it's usually here somewhere. If you have any questions, please contact us through the after-sale service. Who are you? I accept your terms. You boys ready for some big peel energy? Wow, wow. The image quality is so much better. It's so, it's very glossy, dude. Their anti-glare coating? Incredible. My aunt glare, she put it on. Hi, oh wait, lonus. That actually have Bruning. Oh, oh my god. What's it say, Andy? What's it say? The first two Chinese characters. It's like colorful, you know? It's a TV, it's of course it's

colorful, yeah, but like, that's TCL. It makes TCL is Wang Pai in China. Wait, so like, so this is TCL. It must be. Why does that make sense? Because Samsung sold all of their patents and manufacturing in China to TCL. But I don't understand why it's loaded up in English. Yeah, this should have come out in like simplified Chinese, right? This came out of the box in English. Yeah. How are we supposed to access Apple TV? I don't know. Try it. Like, what is this going to load? Apple TV? No, there's no way. Apple TV. Get free to download. Is it download it? Download it? No star ratings. Download it? No screenshots. Nothing. You may also like. What am I downloading right now? Apple TV 4K enhanced. How do you enhance it? I don't know. Yes, 100%, but it got dimmer. Yeah, maybe it's just like. What the just happened? Oh my God. It said the same thing every time I change it. It CH. Okay, a lot of TVs have a store setting because it will like go through.

demo footage and stuff. The store setting is to juice the brightness. It's like looking into a mirror with the black too. It's like a perfect dude like High camera behind us. This thing is unfilmable standard Dynamic mild. What's mild? Well, you want spicy or you want let's go standard sure color temperature yeah sure normal DNR do not resuscitate this TV. Oh Dynamic noise reduction probably that's what I'm thinking. Okay, that looks pretty legit. It does uhhuh sign in please be my guest. Also look how the uniformity is like kind a gray. I maybe that's just a weird gray that Apple TV loading screen has. I don't know I don't think it is. It looks so bad um it's not TCL. What it's a knockoff TCL. So they knocked off Sam they knocked off TCL and you would put it past them to knock off Apple. Someone asked the question is Wai Wai the same Wai as TCL one answer is saying oh like this is like a sub brand blah blah blah but like there are bunch of

people be like, No, that's a knockoff. No, the quality sucks. No, no, no. TCL is Wai Wai, is not TCL. I can confirm the quality sucks. I'm logging in, though. I don't see why this would be wrong. What do they have to gain other than access to your data? This is the worst Wi-Fi chip in a TV I've ever seen. Okay, I'm going to put the phone closer. I don't know if that's going to help. We should plug the shield in. Oh yeah, look how much faster it is when you're close. What the hell? Yeah, I just had to go closer. I wonder if it's the aluminum in the TV that's blocking the signal. I don't know, man, but it's way faster now. There's a tech tip for you. Yeah, put phone. I think this is the most fun I've had filming a TV video since the kick-proof TV. Whether this is kick-proof or not, I don't even care anymore. Oh my God, you ready to give me your theory about how

YouTube also has a gradient in their background now that's really bad crab Rave okay it doesn't it doesn't have a mic wow this is what comes up if you're not signed in Donald Trump on whatever this device profile is up the PPI of 100 in 4k also why did it default to like 480p that's why I wanted to check the PPI cuz I'm like this looks like ass oh we maybe don't have the speed for it so we are at a uh whopping 44 PPI wait I can get even closer to the antenna oh my God put an Apple box I think that's what the antenna over there was for I thought it was some kind of like TV signal or something yeah it got better as you moved itude it got better as dude try bumping it to 4K now let's see if we can do it your phone's it's probably fine yeah you got Apple Care right no well all right take out the ceramic Shield dude optimal I don't think it's going to

do it very well. No, it's going to do it. It's going to do it. Okay, it's going. I'll give it that. It's been going for a while. How can it be so obnoxiously loud and yet so quiet and impossible to hear at the same time? Yeah, it's real rough. It's like they took all the audio and they just squeezed it into one little picture. Actually looks kind of okay. This is fine. Yeah, all right. Let's plug in the shield and see how it does with a proper signal. Sure, 4K 6, the option. No way. This is HDMI 1.4 on a 4K TV. Maybe I just picked the worst HDMI of the bunch. Okay, I'm going to try TR. Yeah, that's garbage. All right, all right. Looks so bad. It's still 4K. Oh my God, what a piece of crap. To be fair, only one of them has Arc. Try the middle one. It's not going to be better. Well, it has. It's the one with Arc. The Arc one is never the

high-speed Port proof ah I know but benefit of the utmost doubt the last one 4K 60 huh huh HDR1 ready yes okay all right okay are I'm glad we tried I wouldn't have wanted to be unfair to rip off TCL ripoff Samsung here what is happening it's see flickering yeah this is a functional picture only in a dark dark room but it's functional I'm not saying it's good but it's not the worst and it's bright enough that it overpowers the reflections a little is this 60 FPS or is it smoothing no it is 60 it's actually 60 FPS but no HDR is not working it could also be just a YouTube app issue let's try Plex HDR10 so it must have been some kind of app-related issue before okay she's trapped she's trapped behind the glass in the space between the glass and the picture I don't think it has any kind of full-array local dimming no no no

definitely not. This is EDG lit to the max, so it's bright, but it lacks contrast, and it really doesn't help that the blacks that it does manage just turn into whatever's behind you. Yeah, I can see us like perfectly, impressively though. I don't think the color accuracy is that far off. No, the Green in her glasses is usually what I kind of go off of, and like the white on her blouse and um looks okay. I bet you the blacks and Grays and whites are what would really throw it off. Yeah uh cuz the black is not going to get anywhere close color wise. It looks not bad. Yeah, I wonder how it Gaines. Let's try dude. I think that this is like handling Sho. Yeah, it is. Yeah cuz I wiped it over there and it's not coming off dude. You can clearly see it is clearly all over the inside. Want to hear something crazy? Yeah, input legs not bad. What? Yeah cuz we're in game mode. Well, it's probably cuz it's not doing any processing.

doesn't have any motion compensation or color smoothing or gradient reduction or whatever right HDR. Here we go. Looks awful. That's cool, but it works. Yeah, it does work. That is clearly HDR. For better or for worse, you know, sometimes HDR in Windows looks bad. This thing is such a piece of crap. How much did we pay for it? Like $2500 or something. The worst part is you can get a TCL for that now. I know. Well, don't forget we paid $2500 thinking it was a $150 in. They have offered some kind of compensation. We don't know yet because they wouldn't process anything until they basically told us like, Okay, it's shipped. But also, If you cancel it now, it won't come to your door. It'll just get to the port and then return. So if you want it at all, either of the TVs because they're bundled, you have to not dispute the claim now, get them, and then dispute it later. I don't even know when we dispute this. I don't even know what's

going to happen. Oh, we need to dispute it. Oh, 100%. We're obviously getting frauded to some degree, to some degree. I think to a pretty significant degree. I think so too. No, no, no, no. Eight bit with dithering. That's awful. Oh, no, that makes sense. But look, peak brightness, 1500 nits. I know that Windows doesn't always accurately report the brightness number. No, 'cause that's just from the EDID. So that's just whatever it thinks. That's what it's trying to do. I call HDR certification not found. Yeah, that's a right. I want to know if I can do 1080p higher refresh rate. No, 60. But we got rid of the dithering. Just 8-bit. But we got some nasty interpolation. Look at how bad this text looks. Yeah, also, so you can really see the dirty screen effect when I move this around on it. In fairness, okay, even my TCL at home, the big 115 in, has very significant dirty screen effect. But you can mitigate it by turning on the full

array local dimming dude. I can't believe how much of the glass is dirty. Oh yeah, it's really bad. It's like 8 in some spots. Yeah, no, like I tried to fix it. I tried to clean it 'cause I'm like, No, this can't be like actually just stuck there permanently. It is. Imagine. I was about to say imagine if you paid $2500 for this TV and received it from China and then I realized that you did. What? Okay, well, I don't know what's going on with this try. I'm glad you're having fun. This is great. Oh, looks so bad. The pixel response. Yeah, it's just so blurry. This looks like motion blurs on. I'm well aware that we're way too close to the screen, but the PPI is so bad. That's not even the end of the world necessarily, but the contrast is so bad because it's a garbage panel that the perceived sharpness is much lower. It honestly kind of looks like the intrusive

thoughts video where you had the Monitor and the freezer. It really does. It does right. It looks like the pixels are just super slowed down. So, this is just the most garbage random VA panel that they can manufacture in this size. Yeah, thanks Sans Singh mainland China. Yeah, Sans Singh. Sans Singh. It's not sunshing. It's not sunshing China Korea Samsung. Okay, well, this is not got different legs leg like here Samsung. You see that Crystal? That is not what we got. Well, there might be a crystal processor in here. We don't know. It might be made of crystal. Don't know if it actually processes anything. The funny thing is this is the exact same marketing material, but it is a slightly different page from the seller that we purchased from because I noticed that ours has some different questions and stuff on it. Oh my God. So, it's like the exact same thing, but a different seller. So, how many different sellers are using the same marketing material? Look at Aver his HDR. I mean, it technically has it. Technically has it.

it's not very good, but it has to be just ripped right off of Samsung's actual marketing in China, actually saying like Samsung. They must have pulled it off of multiple different TVs because these are not all the same TV. Fire questions and answers. How many inches? No answers, no answers, just questions. How many inches it has? How many inches? Not 150, it has 150 Chinese inches. That's all the different price at the different sizes, right? They just send you whatever size they feel like, I guess. I guess so because they clearly sent us the 100 in and the 65 in. Now the question is, is this just the same thing but smaller? And it is everything from the weird little antenna to the manufacturing shoe between the glass and the panel is exactly what we just saw. I don't think we need to fire it up, but we can give them some credit. It's a 75 in, maybe 77, maybe 77, not Chinese inches. Squarespace, building a user-friendly, visually captivating website for your

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The 150-inch TV from China doesn't match the measurements, leading to confusion over the "Chinese inch.

" The seller claims a difference in inch measurements, but the author finds it hard to believe.

The TVs ordered from AliExpress are also not the sizes advertised, resulting in a significant overcharge.

The unboxing involves a display with an Android-derived operating system and PC gaming readiness.

The handles on the display are surprisingly better than those on a high-sense TV.

The display has a thick bezel, a front glass, and a recessed design, raising questions about its durability and stability.

The TV has a unique design with recessed feet and a curved shape, possibly to align with the screen.

It features various ports, including USB, HDMI, LAN, and composite, but the branding is unclear.

The marketing materials and featured apps like YouTube and Netflix raise questions about its origin and target market.

The Chinese pronunciation of Samsung is similar to "sing," which influenced the brand's name.

The TV's design is front-heavy, with curved legs, leading to a "unique balance.

" The TV is loaded with North American apps and has a glossy finish, with its manufacturing and patents linked to TCL, a Chinese company.

The TV's setting is overly bright and has a weird gray uniformity, leading to a poor impression.

There's confusion about the brand's connection to TCL, with some claiming it's a knockoff.

The TV's Wi-Fi chip is the worst ever, and the signal improves only when the phone is moved closer.

The 4K TV's audio is inconsistently loud and quiet, making it difficult to hear.

The HDMI ports are underwhelming, with only one offering ARC and the others providing poor picture quality.

The TV's brightness overpowers reflections, but it lacks contrast and full-array local dimming, resulting in imperfect color accuracy and handling of shadows.

The TV has poor motion compensation, color smoothing, and gradient reduction, resulting in a subpar HDR experience.

Despite its $2500 price tag, the TV's performance is lackluster, with issues like dirty screen effect and blurry pixel response.

The owners are frustrated with the company's compensation process and are considering disputing the claim for a refund.

The video critiques a poorly manufactured VA panel monitor, highlighting its slow pixel response and questionable marketing practices.

It points out the use of identical marketing material by different sellers and the inconsistency in TV sizes.

The video also promotes Squarespace's services for building a website, offering a free trial and a discount on the first purchase.