Today, TCL has announced prices and availability for its new QM8K standard LED televisions. The latest models replace the TCL QM851G from last year, one of the best Techradar TVS tested in 2024, and offer “up to 35% of the drum zones and up to 65% higher peak brightness” than the mid -range TCL 7K series, depending on the company.
The new televisions will be sold in screen sizes from 65 to 98 inch, with the 65 and 85 inch models available now, and the 75 and 98 inch models arriving next month. The price of the QM8K series is as follows:
- 65 inch QM8K: $ 2,299.99
- 75 inch QM8K: $ 2,999.99
- 85 inch QM8K: $ 3,799.9
- 98 inch QM8K: $ 6,499.99
A key feature of the QM8K series is the new TCL Crystglow WHVA WHVA with Zerobordier. This new design of panels has an anti-reflective coating to reduce the dazzling of the screen with an ultra-large viewing angle that TCL claims “practically eliminates the color lag, with an angle of visualization of 40% wider” than the QM851G series from last year.
Zerobordier refers to the width of 3 to 4 mm disappeared closely between the edge of the TV and the display in the QM8K series, a design function that TCL obtained using an aluminum alloy mold in a aerospace in one room and an anodized ceramic film to stabilize the display panel.
Another QM8K feature is the Halo control system from TCL. This uses a new “Super High Energy” LED LED, as well as a “super condensed” micro-lentil, a 23-bit backlight controller and a dynamic light algorithm to improve the accuracy of colors and reduce the “halo” backlight mini artefacts. In this regard is the increased number of local backlighting areas in the QM8K series, with up to 3,500 in the 98-inch model.
TCL QM8K Series TV TVs have a native cooling rate of 144 Hz and Freesync Premium Pro for the game. They support Dolby Vision and HDR10 + high dynamic beach formats and include Bang & Olufsen audio, with Upfiring pilots in the TV to deliver Dolby Atmos and DTS Virtual: X Sound.
Google TV is used in the QM8K series as a Smart TV platform, and it has an improved graphical interface, hands-free vocal control and an art mode with AI Art. TVs in the QM8K series also present an integrated ATSC 3.0 tuner for NextGen TV programs.
Ultra-Large vision angle: a welcome addition
One of the largest weaknesses in mini-diriged and regular LED televisions is uniformity outside axis. This essentially means that the image contrast and the colors change during the visualization of the TV from output seats, so that a spectator is seated elsewhere than directly in front of the screen is experiencing a reduced image quality.
When I reviewed the TCL QM851G, I found that its image quality was fantastic overall, with a main exception: uniformity outside axis. To cite the review, the “colors and contrasts of the QM851G were both reduced during the visualization of distant seats”. This was the main reason why I gave it a 4.5 instead of a 5 -star note for the quality of the image, and it was the only point that prevented it from obtaining complete approval as a recommended TV for sports visualization.
The best OLED televisions do not suffer from the same problem of uniformity outside axis, and some of the best mini-LED televisions also implement features to extend the viewing angle. TCL’s specifications for QM8K indicate that it will have a 40% wider viewing angle, so I hope this new model will provide considerable improvement with regard to visualization outside the center.
Techradar will soon examine the TCL QM8K, so we will have more to say about the question very soon.
