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The 2026 TCL QM8L
It is competitively priced compared to high-end rivals from Samsung and Sony.
There are plenty of picture and sound modes for a personalized experience.
If you're anything like me, when you find a piece of tech you like, you want to replace it with the exact same thing when it's time for an upgrade or something breaks. Or, at least, you want as close to the same thing as you can get. Thankfully, that's easier to do with TVs than it is with other smart devices.
For the past few years, each brand's flagship TVs have featured more software-focused upgrades than physical tech innovations. And the TCL QM8L which was released in April, splits the difference with a host of both physical and digital features that help it stand out from the 2024 model. But are the new features enough to justify the $700 price increase?
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