TCL 85 Inch Class QM8K Series | Mini LED QLED 4K HDR | 85QM8K, 2025 Model | 120HZ-144HZ Anti Reflective Wide Angle Screen Smart Google TV Dolby Atmos | Voice Remote Alexa Gaming Streaming Television

Best Quality TV Money Can Buy
The TCL 65-Inch Class QM8K Series QD-Mini LED is an impressive TV that delivers on almost every front. Motion quality is smooth and consistent, making fast-paced sports and action movies easy to enjoy without blur. The picture is outstanding—clear, bright, and crisp with excellent color depth that makes everything pop. Setup was quick and straightforward, and once up and running, the TV performs flawlessly with virtually no lag, whether streaming, gaming, or just navigating menus.The only drawback is the remote, which seems to burn through batteries much faster than expected. It’s a small inconvenience compared to the overall performance of the TV, but worth noting.Overall, this TCL QM8K is a fantastic choice if you’re looking for premium functionality and picture quality at a competitive price point.

Miscellaneous Information, Settings Recommendations and a Potential Deal Breaker
QM8k 65in ($998 paid for the tv)A fair and accurate non-compensated review.For the record, I’m picture picky. I prefer a bright, sharp, clean picture.Dark, heavy saturated pictures aren’t for me, which is why I chose QD over OLED.To get the “WoW” picture, I had to work the settings. It took several weeks to get everything right.There were lots of moving pieces. Persistence paid off and I now have the viewing experience I hoped I would get with this purchase.This may help you find “WoW” a bit quicker.First choose Mode (Movie or Film Maker Picture with Googleor Dolby Vision IQ (BEST PICTURE) with a Fire Stick)Choose your Gamma (2.2 plus or minus 1)Then set both Global Contrast and Local Contrast levels to MAXAdjust Black Level (49 plus or minus 1) and then reduce Brightness (40 plus or minus 10)Peak Luminance (Dynamic or Standard at night if your eyes Fatigue easily)Color Saturation (52 plus or minus 2) and Tint (63 plus or minus 2)White Balance Two Point Color Adjustment (Gain 0, -8,-3; OffSet -1,0, -1)Color Temp (4 Warm plus or minus 1), Sharpness (10) and Motion (Custom Blur 2, Judder 2)This will get you close to the type of picture I mentioned. Once dialed in, the picture is very good. Almost alive with a perception of depth. The calibrated picture is excellent for it’s price point.Things you might want to know before you make a purchase decision.This TV runs off the Google Platform. I personally prefer the Fire Stick Platform, here’s why. I spent $30 on a 4k Max Fire Stick. I am able to stream everything (Prime, NetFlix…. ) through Dolby Vision now. I think the visuals are better using Dolby Vision and the Google Platform doesn’t presently support Dolby Vision. Perhaps it will in a future software update. Fire Stick load time is quick, less than 3 seconds, from power on to the Home Screen. Also, the remote that comes with the FireStick 4k Max is universal and controls my sound system. The remote that comes with this TCL TV isn’t universal.If you are thinking about cutting the cable cord, this TV would be a good choice. It has a built in ATSC 3 tuner, meaning it can pull NextGen stations with an over air antenna. Invest $40 bucks now, and no more cable bill. I get 8 NextGen channels, all four networks and all delivered at 4k, actually providing a better picture than my old cable provider. I also get 40 additional over air stations, but they aren’t 4k. Also, this TV comes with TCL+ TV. That’s 200 more unexpectedly watchable free channels. Down side, they have commercials.Lastly, I don’t use the TV’s B&O audio so I can’t comment on the sound. But here’s a tidbit that most folks don’t know. If you choose to add a sound bar, you get to make a choice. If you want premium performance at a decent price, the Samsung HW Q800d is a fantastic choice. But here’s the thing. While TCL makes a decent enough soundbar, the Q Series (like the Q75H), comes with a compelling perk. It syncs with your TV’s B&O speakers and they and the sound bar are all active. That’s 8 extra speakers over and above the sound bar. While all the Big name soundbars have a Q sync feature product line, they are proprietary. That means Samsung’s amazing Q800d soundbar will not activate TCL’s speakers, so they remain silent. Do you want Samsung’s superior Dolby Atlas Sound Imaging or a wall of TCL’s active speakers? I have a sound system so that’s a bridge I never had to cross.Rant:I don’t get manufacturers bragging about their tv being over say 3000 nits. This tv is bright and at full luminescence caused eye fatigue. I reduced brightness while maxing contrast and balanced the picture with Black Level. That did the trick. Thankfully, the QM8k isn’t as bright as TCL’s flagship from last year. I see consumers and reviewers panning the tv because of that. Ridiculous. 5000 nits (which is overkill in my opinion) is blinding especially at night. Thankfully, TCL realized improving dark level performance and color accuracy were key to better visuals. The picture, once calibrated, is more color accurate than its competing rival, who by the way, doubled down on an even brighter model for this year and proceeded to create worse PQ EOTF Tracking (accuracy compared to the film directors intentions) in the process.This tv has a lot of dimming zones. It produces high quality contrast, but it isn’t infinite contrast (again overkill in my opinion) like OLED. I seriously doubt that unless I had a $2000 OLED sitting side by side for a direct comparison, I could tell the difference. If you set Gamma to 2.6, which I don’t personally prefer, it adds an OLED richness to the picture. That picture is too dark for my tastes. Over $2000 the QD OLED’s win due to infinite black levels and enough brightness, in my opinion. However, I’m not paying $2000 for a TV, especially with MicroQD (potentially Bravia10) sets just around the corner.It’s my belief that the vast majority of TV’s being purchased are inexpensive sets (under $500) with decent pictures. If I’m not mistaken, TCL is currently number two, in total sets sold in America and appears to be chasing down Samsung. I believe this is a good thing for consumers. Competition from the newer companies, like TCL, will ultimately force the old school makers (think Sony, Samsung and LG) to drop prices, assuming these newer Chinese companies don’t chase the money grab and raise their prices. OLED best read the market carefully (reduce cost) or potentially face the problems Plasma faced. I’ve always been a Samsung guy, but times have changed for me. If I get six problem free years from this tv, I’ll consider that a Big win.Lastly, Buyer Beware:People are getting defective panels. It’s a shame that TCL seems to be having build issues. Panel Lottery is a red flag that TCL will have to address. Make sure you have a return policy in place. Remember, Amazon’s premium delivery will take the tv, back in real time, if it doesn’t have a sharp screen, or has weak colors, poor audio or doesn’t boot up properly. And manually double check to insure you have the latest FirmWare update. As for mine, it is now 5 months old and performing perfectly.

Large tv with reasonable price
Big screen and good picture quality. Software is a bit iffy (ads) but for the price it is a good tv. I suggest not to use the built in smart tv features due to ads, get an apple tv or sth instead.

Broken, unusable.
Recieved with the panel completely broken and no signs of external damage. TCL Support said it’s an Amazon problem. Amazon won’t replace it. Beware of the lack of support from TCL. I’m sure its a good tv if you get one that works.