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Model: TCL 85-Inch QM8 QLED 4K Smart Mini LED TV with Google TV (85QM850G, 2023 Model) Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos, HDR Ultra, Game Accelerator up to 240Hz, Voice Remote, Works with Alexa, Streaming Television
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I picked up the 85" QM8 a few weeks back when BB had this TV for the same price.
So far, we're absolutely loving this TV. No dirty screen effect or banding issues to speak of. It's super bright, which is great since we have it in a room with a large amount of natural light. We've been using it mainly to play games on PS5, but tried out a few 4K HDR movies when we first got it. Everything we've tested on the QM8 looked nice and vibrant.
I've read complaints about motion, but we followed Rtings' advice and turned all the motion settings off. Also heard upscaling issues the QM8 had when it originally came out, but TCL fixed these in a recent update.
I don't have an OLED so I can't compare with higher end TV's, but this seems like the best bang for your buck you can buy at the moment.
I also got this TV a week ago and I had the luxury of having Samsung S90C to compare it to, here's what I noticed:
- super bright TV for the money, brighter that Bravia 9 and any other Tv I ever had
- HDR looks amazing and very comparable to the Samsung OLED, but it lacks in skin tone and a few shadow details. You won't ever notice this if you didn't have another TV to compare it to
- Motion is fine, very similar to the Samsung, watched sports on it and movies and it does the job. You have to turn on motion settings but that's something you will have to do with any TV, also similar to Samsung
- color saturation: not 100% like Samsung but I would say 90%, again not noticeable without a reference Tv
- Dolby Vision: this is the biggest drawback of the TV, Dolby vision bright is not bright at all and you can not control the brightness in DV mode. I can control the brightness in DV mode in a Sony OLED but not in this TCL. One note, after having the Samsung s90c, I do not miss DV at all.
Value: this an amazing value for an 85 inch. No issues whatsoever. If you can wait till this time next year you might be able to get the 2024 and they supposedly fixed the specular highlights issues with DV in that one.
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I picked up the 85" QM8 a few weeks back when BB had this TV for the same price.
So far, we're absolutely loving this TV. No dirty screen effect or banding issues to speak of. It's super bright, which is great since we have it in a room with a large amount of natural light. We've been using it mainly to play games on PS5, but tried out a few 4K HDR movies when we first got it. Everything we've tested on the QM8 looked nice and vibrant.
I've read complaints about motion, but we followed Rtings' advice and turned all the motion settings off. Also heard upscaling issues the QM8 had when it originally came out, but TCL fixed these in a recent update.
I don't have an OLED so I can't compare with higher end TV's, but this seems like the best bang for your buck you can buy at the moment.
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Has anyone had a chance to check out the upscaling, etc. after the latest firmware update? I can't remember ever seeing a lower upscaling score in RTINGS but otherwise, this looked great for the price.
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For anyone considering this... please know, that after living with it for a year, I would consider it a ripoff at 1399. MOTION: 1/5 will make you sick. Legit, unwatchable camera pans at ANY setting. UPSCALING: 1/5 worst I have seen on ANY TV ever. DIRTY SCREEN EFFECT: 2/5 It's pretty bad and you just can't ignore it in wide open shots. GAMING: 5/5 Fantastic for gaming, no complaints except I rarely use it for that. BRIGHTNESS: 5/5 you will go blind.
Has anyone had a chance to check out the upscaling, etc. after the latest firmware update? I can't remember ever seeing a lower upscaling score in RTINGS but otherwise, this looked great for the price.
I just got the TV, so I can't speak to how the upscaling used to look before the update. Based on the tests I've done, I see no issues with the current upscaling firmware.
I REALLY hate the fact the 85" is the same original price as the 75" and for this sale, only $100 more than the 75". I currently have a 65" Hisense flagship tv from 2021 or 2022 (I forget) and I can fit a 75" without doing anything else... but if I went 85", I'd have to move two media shelves (I have them on each side of the tv) over and raise the TV bracket a few inches......
Comparing hisense or spectre tv to any other tv is similar to comparing the first black an white TV to a Samsung ultra 24. Cept ever cathode ray tube I seen has better picture than hisense. I think hisense is the only tv I ever returned. It was like watching a flipbook of watercolor paintings..
Here's the secret to low cost tvs since sd is corporate these days an doesn't post the same links we used to. Look at Walmart refurbished. An buy something that's like $40 more than a hisense or spectre. Definitely don't buy some random unpronouncable name u never heard of. An obviously look at a couple reviews first. Some models or batches from anyone can be a faulty production runner
For anyone considering this... please know, that after living with it for a year, I would consider it a ripoff at 1399. MOTION: 1/5 will make you sick. Legit, unwatchable camera pans at ANY setting. UPSCALING: 1/5 worst I have seen on ANY TV ever. DIRTY SCREEN EFFECT: 2/5 It's pretty bad and you just can't ignore it in wide open shots. GAMING: 5/5 Fantastic for gaming, no complaints except I rarely use it for that. BRIGHTNESS: 5/5 you will go blind.
my immediate question is, why is this so at odds with reviews i've read online? generally well reviewed
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I also got this TV a week ago and I had the luxury of having Samsung S90C to compare it to, here's what I noticed:
- super bright TV for the money, brighter that Bravia 9 and any other Tv I ever had
- HDR looks amazing and very comparable to the Samsung OLED, but it lacks in skin tone and a few shadow details. You won't ever notice this if you didn't have another TV to compare it to
- Motion is fine, very similar to the Samsung, watched sports on it and movies and it does the job. You have to turn on motion settings but that's something you will have to do with any TV, also similar to Samsung
- color saturation: not 100% like Samsung but I would say 90%, again not noticeable without a reference Tv
- Dolby Vision: this is the biggest drawback of the TV, Dolby vision bright is not bright at all and you can not control the brightness in DV mode. I can control the brightness in DV mode in a Sony OLED but not in this TCL. One note, after having the Samsung s90c, I do not miss DV at all.
Value: this an amazing value for an 85 inch. No issues whatsoever. If you can wait till this time next year you might be able to get the 2024 and they supposedly fixed the specular highlights issues with DV in that one.
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So far, we're absolutely loving this TV. No dirty screen effect or banding issues to speak of. It's super bright, which is great since we have it in a room with a large amount of natural light. We've been using it mainly to play games on PS5, but tried out a few 4K HDR movies when we first got it. Everything we've tested on the QM8 looked nice and vibrant.
I've read complaints about motion, but we followed Rtings' advice and turned all the motion settings off. Also heard upscaling issues the QM8 had when it originally came out, but TCL fixed these in a recent update.
I don't have an OLED so I can't compare with higher end TV's, but this seems like the best bang for your buck you can buy at the moment.
- super bright TV for the money, brighter that Bravia 9 and any other Tv I ever had
- HDR looks amazing and very comparable to the Samsung OLED, but it lacks in skin tone and a few shadow details. You won't ever notice this if you didn't have another TV to compare it to
- Motion is fine, very similar to the Samsung, watched sports on it and movies and it does the job. You have to turn on motion settings but that's something you will have to do with any TV, also similar to Samsung
- color saturation: not 100% like Samsung but I would say 90%, again not noticeable without a reference Tv
- Dolby Vision: this is the biggest drawback of the TV, Dolby vision bright is not bright at all and you can not control the brightness in DV mode. I can control the brightness in DV mode in a Sony OLED but not in this TCL. One note, after having the Samsung s90c, I do not miss DV at all.
Value: this an amazing value for an 85 inch. No issues whatsoever. If you can wait till this time next year you might be able to get the 2024 and they supposedly fixed the specular highlights issues with DV in that one.
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So far, we're absolutely loving this TV. No dirty screen effect or banding issues to speak of. It's super bright, which is great since we have it in a room with a large amount of natural light. We've been using it mainly to play games on PS5, but tried out a few 4K HDR movies when we first got it. Everything we've tested on the QM8 looked nice and vibrant.
I've read complaints about motion, but we followed Rtings' advice and turned all the motion settings off. Also heard upscaling issues the QM8 had when it originally came out, but TCL fixed these in a recent update.
I don't have an OLED so I can't compare with higher end TV's, but this seems like the best bang for your buck you can buy at the moment.
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Here's the secret to low cost tvs since sd is corporate these days an doesn't post the same links we used to. Look at Walmart refurbished. An buy something that's like $40 more than a hisense or spectre. Definitely don't buy some random unpronouncable name u never heard of. An obviously look at a couple reviews first. Some models or batches from anyone can be a faulty production runner
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- super bright TV for the money, brighter that Bravia 9 and any other Tv I ever had
- HDR looks amazing and very comparable to the Samsung OLED, but it lacks in skin tone and a few shadow details. You won't ever notice this if you didn't have another TV to compare it to
- Motion is fine, very similar to the Samsung, watched sports on it and movies and it does the job. You have to turn on motion settings but that's something you will have to do with any TV, also similar to Samsung
- color saturation: not 100% like Samsung but I would say 90%, again not noticeable without a reference Tv
- Dolby Vision: this is the biggest drawback of the TV, Dolby vision bright is not bright at all and you can not control the brightness in DV mode. I can control the brightness in DV mode in a Sony OLED but not in this TCL. One note, after having the Samsung s90c, I do not miss DV at all.
Value: this an amazing value for an 85 inch. No issues whatsoever. If you can wait till this time next year you might be able to get the 2024 and they supposedly fixed the specular highlights issues with DV in that one.
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