TCL 85-Inch Class QM8K Series QD-Mini LED 4K UHD Google Smart TV Next Generation Mini-LED TV - QLED, 144hz, 288hz VRR, No Bezel Design, Unrivaled Picture Quality, Ai Processing (85QM8K, 2025 Model)

⭐️ “We absolutely love our TCL QM8K! The picture quality is jaw-dropping — super bright with deep contrast thanks to its 144 Hz Mini‑LED panel and HDR boost. Watching movies or sports is immersive, and gaming feels silky smooth with low input lag and VRR support. Setup was a breeze, and Google TV is intuitive. The built‑in Bang & Olufsen audio adds clarity, though we did pair it with a soundbar for full movie nights. Bottom line: premium visuals and performance at a great price!”

Here are AI drawn screen savers taken from my sofa with an old IPad.No they don’t capture the TV’s performance very well, but it’s all I have to work with.To give an idea of the settings options, I’ve included these three pictures.All share the same contrast and brightness level. All are Dolby Vision Bright.Only Gamma, Black Level and Color Saturation were changed.Light Fish School Picture is not washed out. Gamma 2.2. It is clean, bright and popping. My personal favorite.Pink Coral Picture turns up Gamma to 2.4. It’s well saturated. A richer look to it. Pleasing to view.Dark Fish School Picture is Gamma 2.6, extra color and lower black level. Too intense for my preference.It’s worth noting that one of the largest and most reputable independent tv reviewing sites just ran more than 350 tests on this tv and gave the QM8K the highest rating its ever given a Mini Quantum Dot QLED. Slightly higher than last years SB9 and considerably higher than a competitor’s U8QG. According to them, only a handful of OLED’S offer a better visual presentation.This tv has garnered a lot of early hype, and accordingly general expectations appear to be running high. It seems that’s encouraging NitPicky reviews about the QM8K’s deficiencies. If the panel itself is flawed or it won’t boot, absolutely report it and send it back. A $3000 OLED, while potentially amazing, isn’t perfect either. At least have reasonable expectations. Considering I got this for under a grand on Prime Day, it gets a lot of things right. For me, this tv passes the 90/50/50 standard. (90% OLED Performance/ 50% Brighter/ 50% Cheaper).The biggest difficulty for me was getting the brightness right. Different inputs display different material and no one setting worked across the board. The Google HDR settings are different than the Dolby Vision settings, which are different than the NextGen Antenna which is different than the TclTV+ channels. Then to complicate the matter, bright day settings will be much too bright at night. It could be overwhelming if you are not comfortable playing with settings.After three weeks of exploring settings, this is what I ended up doing. I prefer to watch Dolby Vision content through a 4k Fire Stick. I don’t use the Google Tv OS. Initially I explored settling for middle of the road settings, not too bright, not too dark, to avoid having to go to the settings menu every day but it diminished the tv’s incredible performance. To keep the visuals exceptional, I ended up choosing Dolby Vision Bright during the day and manually changing to Dolby Vision Dark at night. Fortunately, the tv automatically keeps individual settings for each mode. This is still a new tv. Give TCL time to work the kinks out. Hopefully a future firmware will make this process easier.If settings hesitancy is stopping you from taking the plunge, I’ll share my settings for Light School Fish picture above. I used my eyes not a machine to set my picture. For each Dolby Vision Mode (Bright/Dark), I keep all contrast settings to high but lower brightness to 60 and 30 respectively. Gamma 2.2. Black Level 54. Peak Luminance Dynamic. Precision Detail On, Color Temp 4Warm. Sharpness 20. Blur 2 and Judder 2. Color Saturation 50. Tint 65. I finished with the Rtings suggested 2point White Balance settings of R Gain 0, G Gain -8, B Gain -3, R OffSet -1, G OffSet 0, B Off Set -1. I don’t use any auto settings. I didn’t care for their choices. If you are worried you can’t get the picture right, start with these values. They will get you close. Then adjust from there.Lastly,This AI generated content on upcoming tv technology over the next five years is noteworthy.“ MicroLED: Although currently costly and in the early stages of mass adoption, MicroLED is considered a strong contender for the future of display technology, particularly for high-end applications. It boasts incredible brightness, contrast, and color accuracy, and is not susceptible to burn-in issues that can sometimes affect OLED displays. The global Micro LED market is projected to reach $25.65 billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 77.4% from 2024 to 2030.”With Micro LED’s just around the corner, possibly including the three years still in development SB10, I’d be hesitant to spend $2000 today. These TV’s are reported to offer bigger screens, inky blacks, brighter pictures, better color accuracy, while being cheaper to operate and more affordable than current OLED. The tv landscape could shift over the next two years. Choosing value today is a safer bet.

Shadows constantly moving across screen. Can’t completely avoid.

I got this to act as a PC monitor to play games, but it is so clear and bright I can work on it if I needed to as I work from home. It is connected to my RTX 5080, no issues getting it posted and working. The picture I took doesn't do it justice, my phone is overexposing it. The actual tv picture is beautiful, fonts are clear, inky blacks, good refresh rate, game mode and sound quality are all amazing. I also have a PS5 Pro hooked up to it and it works just as good as my PC. Just know that HDMI ports 3 & 4 (eARC) are only 60mhz. I love the size, but to be honest I would have gone bigger the next time as my room is huge and I could move my recliner back further. This replaced a Hisense 65 U8Q which is a very nice tv, but I feel this picture is better for gaming even though I was getting high refresh from the Hisense.

I revieved this item and after going through all the trouble of unpacking and setting up I turn it on and it doesn’t work after a little bit of research I realized it had a software or OS glitch so it was stuck on a boot up screen with only restart and developer options that didn’t do anything. After calling they confirmed it and told me a replacement and pickup would take 3 weeks so after going through the hassle of packing everything up I decided to just return it and not get a replacement

Coming from a Samsung QN90A, and having tried the LG G4 and G5, I just couldn’t get behind OLEDs – they lack the brightness and immersion I want, especially at this price point. Decided to take a shot on the 75” TCL QM8K, and I’m still figuring out just how good it is.Pros:✅ Once I dialed in the settings, the brightness is impressive – though I do wish it could go a bit brighter.✅ HDR performance is excellent for movies, and 4K Blu-rays look absolutely amazing.✅ Gaming performance is top-notch – fast response and bright picture overall.✅ The OS is snappy, intuitive, and changing settings is a breeze.✅ From the front, the design is sleek and modern.Cons:❌ Viewing angles are definitely lacking – you lose brightness and color pretty quickly off-center.❌ The screen is very glossy, which isn’t great if your room gets a lot of light.❌ There’s a strange dimming issue that pops up in some games and a few movies – I’m really hoping TCL can fix this with a firmware update.❌ Brightness can be inconsistent; highlights don’t always pop the way I’d like.❌ The TV is pretty bulky when viewed from the side or back – not the best look if your setup exposes those angles.Overall, I’d recommend the QM8K if you’re looking for a bright, immersive experience without going OLED. It delivers excellent performance for movies and gaming, but I’m crossing my fingers TCL fixes some of these quirks with future updates.

It's am absolutely fantastic TV for the price. The picture is gorgeous and Android TV is extremely easy to set up and navigate. It genuinely rivals some of the models I saw in the store that cost 3x as much.The sound is great, althought an extreme audiophile may not like the built in speakers. Connecting a sound bar or surround system should be easy enough, but I've only noticed issues with a very specific TV show so that's most likely the sound mixing at the production end.