Croma 4K Pro QLED series 65-inch TV review: feature-rich big screen for everyday viewing

The Croma 4K Pro QLED series 65-inch TV sits firmly in the affordable large-screen segment, targeting buyers who want a big display with modern features. Priced at Rs 51,990, it promises a 120Hz panel, Dolby Vision support, Google TV, and HDMI 2.1 connectivity, specs that look impressive on paper for the asking price. However, as with most value-driven televisions, the real question lies in how well these features translate into everyday viewing, gaming, and long-term usability.

Croma 4K Pro QLED series 65-inch LED TV specs at a glance

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Decent design, wobbly stands

Design is subjective, but if you ask me, Croma could have done better. For a TV of this size, the visual impact isn’t particularly strong, especially if you’re planning to place it in a drawing room where aesthetics matter. The Croma 4K QLED Pro series 65-inch TV features a clean, no-frills design with slim bezels and a slightly bulky chin. There’s a subtle pattern on the lower panel, with the ‘Croma’ branding etched neatly into the left corner, but it doesn’t do much to elevate the overall look.

If you’re looking for a television that actively enhances the appearance of your living space, alternatives like the Haier 65S9QT QLED TV (review) are worth considering, though they come at a significantly higher price of around Rs 90,000. By comparison, the Croma 4K Pro QLED series 65-inch TV costs nearly half as much and should serve you well if aesthetics aren’t a priority.

That said, wall-mounting the TV is strongly recommended. This isn’t due to the back panel, which is plastic, gently sloped at the edges, and features a slightly raised section for the motherboard. In fact, the rear design is fairly modern and in line with other smart TVs in this segment.

The real issue lies with the stands. While they can support the TV on a flat surface, the stands are not steady enough and tend to wobble even with a light nudge. For safety and a cleaner setup, wall-mounting is the better option. Fortunately, the required mounting kit is included in the box.

Familiar remote, inconsistent response

To interact with the Croma TV, you get a Bluetooth remote that looks almost identical to the ones bundled with Wobble and Blaupunkt TVs. In fact, the resemblance is so strong that I’ve often tried controlling the wrong TV, only to realise the remote belonged to another one altogether.

If this is the first time you will be using such a remote, you will find it compact, minimalistic, and largely intuitive to use, with a layout that doesn’t take long to get familiar with. However, the experience isn’t always smooth. On multiple occasions, either the TV or the remote failed to register inputs on the first attempt, forcing repeated button presses to trigger a single command. Moreover, while scrolling through the interface or typing with the on-screen keyboard, the TV would occasionally jump between options on its own, even without any button input.

These cause some inconvenience and disrupt everyday use. We’ll update this article once we’re able to confirm whether the issue is specific to our unit or can be resolved through a software update.

Good for casual viewing

As the name would suggest, the Croma 4K Pro QLED series 65-inch TV features a quanton light emitting diode (QLED) panel, known for its more advanced dynamic range and picture quality than the standard LED panel. However, the dynamic range on the Croma TV felt somewhat underwhelming in my experience. Shadows often appeared underexposed, while brighter scenes occasionally suffered from slightly blown-out highlights, an issue I noticed both while streaming content and during gaming sessions.

Gaming

The TV supports up to 120fps and remained consistently during my limited gaming usage. However, the high frame rate support is disabled by default. To enable it, you’ll need to navigate to Settings > Picture > Advanced Settings and turn on Game Mode to enjoy smoother, high-frame-rate gameplay.

I connected my PS5 to the TV and tested it with FIFA 25 and DIRT 5. FIFA 25 is relatively straightforward visually, relying on punchy colours and well-lit environments. The Croma TV handled this well, delivering vibrant visuals that made matches enjoyable to play.

DIRT 5, on the other hand, proved far more demanding, with its wide range of tracks, dynamic weather conditions, and constant light shifting. This is where the Croma TV began to show its limitations. In darker scenes, visibility was often poor, forcing me to squint just to see what lay ahead on the track, occasionally even sending the car off course. Conversely, brighter scenes sometimes lose finer detail, making it harder to pick out visual cues amid intense gaming.

HDR, SDR, Dolby Vision content

I had a similar experience while watching movies, TV shows, and sports. The TV handled contrast and colours well during live sports coverage, where the visuals appeared balanced and relatively natural. However, when it came to more visually demanding content, such as Sinners and The Dark Knight, the TV struggled to reproduce truly deep blacks. In pitch-dark scenes, blacks often took on a greyish hue, making the visuals less cinematic.

However, whether it was HDR and Dolby Vision content, colours appeared well-balanced without leaning excessively towards cooler tones, helping maintain a more natural presentation. Furthermore, I appreciate the Croma 4K Ultra HD 65-inch TV’s SDR performance. The TV refrained from overprocessing content, allowing shows like Fallout on Amazon Prime Video Lite to look exactly as they were meant to. There was no artificial sharpness, exaggerated colours, or intrusive AI-driven enhancements, resulting in a clean and natural viewing experience.

These traits make the TV a visually reliable option for casual viewing, even if it falls short of delivering a truly immersive or deeply engaging experience.

Decent audio, not immersive

The Croma 4K Pro QLED series 65-inch TV comes with a 40W speaker output, which feels modest for a television of this size. Even smaller TVs now offer significantly higher wattage – take the 55-inch Wobble TV, for instance, which delivers an 80W output.

That said, raw power isn’t everything; proper tuning and optimisation are just as important for a satisfying audio experience, and Croma leaves room for improvement here as well. While the setup supports Dolby audio, the sound lacks a sense of width and immersion, resulting in a relatively narrow soundstage.

The audio further loses its charm when you increase the volume, which you will have to, given the size of the TV and the distance at which it will be positioned. The speakers start losing their crispness, making dialogue and details sound less refined. It is best to plug in an external speaker if a more immersive listening experience matters to you.

If you’re buying this TV primarily for casual viewing, the built-in speakers should suffice. There are multiple sound profiles tailored to different types of content, music, sports, news, and movies, and it’s best to stick to these presets rather than the standard mode, which tends to push the treble a bit too high. Users also have the option to customise the sound per their preference, if the existing presets don’t justify your taste.

Smooth performance, polished software

At the heart of the Croma 4K Pro QLED series 65-inch TV is a quad-core chipset from an unspecified manufacturer, paired with 2GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage. The storage capacity is more than sufficient for installing and managing a wide range of apps. In everyday use, the combination of the chipset and RAM seems fine, handling app switching smoothly and delivering a largely stutter-free interface, with fluid animations while navigating through the software.

Speaking of the software, the TV boots Google TV out of the box, with familiar OTT apps pre-installed out of the box. The experience is pretty much the same as the premium Haier QD-Mini LED 92-inch TV, which I recently reviewed. In fact, the software is the most mature thing I’ve found on this TV.

Other useful niceties include built-in Chromecast support, allowing you to wirelessly mirror content from compatible devices to the TV. In addition, you get Google Assistant for hands-free control and access to the Play Store, making it easy to download a wide range of apps and services.

Verdict

There is no shortage of 65-inch QLED TVs in the market – some even costing well below Rs 50,000. The Croma 4K Pro QLED series 65-inch TV, on the other hand, will set you back to Rs 58,999 via the official store. For the asking price, the TV has managed to deliver one of the most polished Google TV implementations, smooth performance, ample storage, and a reliable viewing experience for everyday content, such as sports, YouTube, SDR shows, and even casual gaming.

However, there are areas where the Croma 4K Pro QLED series could have done better to make it a dominant choice in the segment. The blacks lack depth in dark scenes, and the HDR impact is modest at best. Gaming at 120Hz works well once enabled, but demanding titles expose visibility issues in darker environments. Moreover, audio performance is serviceable but underpowered for a screen this large.

As a result, the Croma 4K Pro QLED series is best suited for buyers who value screen size, smart features, and day-to-day usability over cinematic picture quality and immersive audio.

Editor’s rating: 7.5/10

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