ZDNET's key takeaways The TCL QM8 (2024) features rich colors and searing brightness.
It has enhanced audio over 2023's model, while still being easy to set up and navigate.
The viewing angles are somewhat limited, but this high-quality TV still deserves an Editor's Choice award. $2,287.11 at Amazon $898 at Walmart $899.99 at Best Buy more buying choices
As last year's top-of-the-line offering, TCL's 2024 flagship TV, the QM8, promised to be a notable upgrade from the 2023 version. I spent some time with it over the past month to see what the hype was about.
The first pleasant surprise I encountered was how TCL made it very easy to unbox the 65-inch model we had sent to the ZDNET lab. With a single slice of cardboard on the bottom of one side of the box, the top lifted off to liberate the TV for setup.
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While this is super convenient, handling the TV and attaching its base stand -- as with any other large TV -- is best executed as a two-person job. By the way, the 65-inch is the smallest of the QM851G series, with an astounding 115-inch at the high end of the scale (which appropriately comes with an astounding price tag.)
One notable change compared to the 2023 model is that the newer QM8 has a single central platform for its base instead of two separate feet. This assemblage equates to a sturdy unit with plenty of stability and allows the TV to sit on a coffee table or media stand less than the screen's total width.
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Powered off, the QM8 looks like a sleek, black rectangle with virtually no bezel surrounding its 57 x 32.5-inch frame. The slim sides of the unit have a brushed gunmetal finish -- giving it a subtle and elegant appearance. You'd normally have to pay a fraction more of the price to get something of a similar definition.
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