TCL 98-Inch QM85 QLED 4K Smart QD-Mini LED TV with Google TV (98QM851G, 2024 Model) Dolby Vision IQ HDR, Dolby Atmos, Game Accelerator up to 240Hz, Voice Remote, Works with Alexa, Streaming Television

I purchased this TV based upon what I read regarding value for what you get. This is TCL's current flagship model. I am very happy I did after living with it for a bit. Ordering and shipping- Ordering was easy and the unit arrived in excellent shape brought into the house by the delivery crew. Packaging- TV is very well packaged and it seems care is taken not to allow damage to occur. TV was well insulated with foam and cardboard over the screen. Also had a film protector on the screen and clear tape on the bezels. Setup- use the shipping box braced internally with the packing foam to lay the TV face down and attached the stand. Very easy with two people. TV is very stable and is well built. The built in audio system is louder than my old TV and I find no need for external audio. Initialization is easy just follow the on-screen directions. I did noticed the built in Google OS seemed a little slow upon first set up. I use an external streaming box so have not used the built in apps since setup. You simply need the Google Home app to complete setup. The TCL app that is recommended to download is broken. It locks up when asking for location permissions on an Android phone. The TV updated to the latest OTA firmware and all was well. Support- I contacted TCL support via the web page to ask a few pre purchase questions. They got back to me within hours if not the next day. Answers were concise and helpful. I also called the support number on a Saturday and spoke to a person I could understand. Each time I have engaged support I have been taken care of. Thoughts- When I first got the TV I was hesitant. It was a great deal for a 75" TV with a lot of performance/bell and whistles. I did go back and forth about swapping it out with an offering from LG. I am very happy I did not. From what I have read this TCL doesn't quite have OLED level blacks. However, to my eyes, this TV has about as black as I could ask for. The picture, once dialed in, is excellent for all content and gaming on an Xbox. I would suggest reading about picture settings to get an idea of what you want to start with. There is a crap ton of settings you can adjust. The TV right out the box was very bright to me. Nit picks- The HDMI inputs are out of order for my preference. HDMI 1 is 4K@144 so gaming. HDMI 2 is 4K@120. The remaining HDMI's are 4K@60 with one being eArc. I would like my streaming to be on HDMI 1 and my console to be on 2. This is just my quirk. The TCL app is not up to par. I am not sure what it actually does but as I said I could not use it. Overall this is a great TV and I am very happy. I did a lot of research and suffered analysis paralysis. In the end I took a shot and am not disappointed. I would highly recommend!!!

This thing is so bright I actually turned the contrast down a little bit. The picture is amazing. The black level adjustment has small increments to allow you to dial it in. I'm able to see a lot of detail in dark images without it looking washed out. I don't notice any blooming AT ALL around bright objects on a dark screen. The colors are amazing. The only complaint I have is motion handling, which is going to happen on any LCD TV. But this one is better than most. I hate the soap opera effect and am very sensitive to it. But this has separate controls for motion smoothing and judder reduction. I kept motion smoothing at 1 and set the judder reduction to 3-4. This makes slow panning images smoother without looking choppy. At the same time, it does not make people look like floating ghosts as they move. Sports also look fantastic on this TV. Especially if you have a device capable of adaptive frame rate. I was able to watch auto racing in 1080p @ 120Hz and could clearly read all of the advertising on the fence as they went flying across the screen. I can't really comment too much on the sound, as I only used the built in speakers when I first unpacked it. From what I could tell, it sounded pretty good. Better than your average TV and probably good enough that I wouldn't buy a sound bar. But I have a full surround sound system, so again, I didn't test the built in speakers very long. As for the inputs, I like that the eARC is on HDMI 4 so you can plug in a game system or something with VRR on HDMI 1. If you have more than one device with VRR you're going to need either an 8K HDMI switch or buy a full AVR and speaker setup that is compatible.

So far I am pretty happy with this TV. I am coming from a 55" LG B9 oled and sit about 10 feet away from the TV. At first, I was a little disappointed with the upscaling for YoutubeTV and similar streaming 720p or 1080p feeds. Some of that may be going from the 55" to 65" but sitting at the same distance. It has gotten better however and it really does seem to depend on the quality of the feed, not necessarily the TV itself. Some channels or shows look really really good. Some can be grainy with motion. Just depends. On any other content (for instance streaming 4k, Dolby Vision, etc) the TV is tremendous. It is indeed very bright and can really "pop" if that's what you're looking for. Again, it really depends on the content. Coming from an OLED, I have yet to tell much difference at all between the blacks here and OLED-level blacks. There might just be the faintest amount of blooming that I can notice but that just might be my eyes. It gets plenty dark with very "inky" blacks. I would recommend upgrading the firmware when you get the TV to version V201, which can be found on the Avsforum page for this TV. Everyone there says that is the best firmware and made a big improvement on motion handling with the TV. I installed it immediately upon getting the TV so don't have anything to compare it to, but again as of now I am pretty pleased with the picture quality as long as the source is solid. The google TV interface is pretty fast and responsive so far. 64 gb storage internally is plenty to install lots of apps. Ethernet is only 100 mbps so may want to get a 1gb adapter for the USB 3.0 port - that's what I am doing. I am debating about trying a Nvidia Shield Pro to see if it can upgrade the upscaling at all but I don't think it will be a major upgrade. I have not used it for gaming at all but would assume it would look great with lots of pop, similar to what you would see with HDR or dolby vision content.

TCL TV's offer a good bang for the buck, but there is a wide variety or quality in the models. as in all TV lines. Do your research. QM85 is a great picture but often does not connect to the TCL APP to control with your phone. I have other TCL's and this one is the only problem one for app connection.

Ordered with this TV with the unboxing option. It was delivered and the drivers went back to their truck. i thought they were going to get tools, but they just left, leaving me to unbox and discard of the packaging on my own. Luckily, TCL had thought about this and the TV was easy enough to get out of the box, but laying it down to put the stand on was difficult. Lifting the 50lbs+ TV on my own from behind, (I did want the screen resting on me) was a physical endeavor I wouldn't recommend unless you have a great sense of balance and know how to do a squat. Luckily again, I was able to get the TV on the table I had for it and get it connected. The TV works great!!!! The only problem is Google TV and it's very crappy and confusing interface. Also that Xfinity Streaming doesn't work with the TV. These are minor inconviences though. The picture is fantasic. The sound...doesn't equal the picture. So I called Amazon about the delivery and they said the unboxing service was canceled. No one told or asked me about it. They gave me a $50 gift card for compensation. A week later I find the TV listed for $100+ less what I paid for it. After explaining what had happened and what I've been through to customer service, they refunded the difference. Becausee of this, I'll give one star and I'll keep my prime membership, but beware of buying TV's from Amazon, and watch the price if you do.

The TCL QM65 received positive reviews across the board from industry reporters and influencers worldwide, as one of the best QD LED TVs in its price range and (with an honest nod to the differences between the two technologies) a true competitor to OLEDs costing quite a bit more. Overall, I agree. Its HDR performance is stunning. It's bright, colorful, and crystal clear. So far, I've only encountered a few small issues with the operation of this TV. While the backlight on the remote is a definite win, the elimination of the number pad and other function buttons makes navigating channels and inputs more awkward and time-consuming (requiring calling up sub-menus and multiple button presses). Also, though the QM65 is supposed to work with Alexa, the associated TCL skill doesn't work very well, at all. A simple "routine" or direct voice command for Alexa to turn the TV on or off (which worked flawlessly with both my previous Hisense 65" TV and my 10-year-old Vizio) has not worked with the brand-new, state-of-the-art TCL. Ironically, because the TCL has a Google operating system, I was able to automate turning on the TV in a morning Alexa routine by having Alexa say "Hey Google, turn on the living room TV". (Ha! Sometimes you've just gotta do what you've gotta do!) The other Alexa voice control issue I've run into is an inability for it to switch inputs on the QM65 (something else I could do with my recently deceased Hisense). I'm still trying to find a work-around for that. One last related issue to mention is that after connecting my soundbar system to the QM65 (through the HDMI/EARc port), I discovered that the soundbar volume wouldn't respond to the FireTV remote (which it did when used with both the old Hisense and Vizio TVs). It turned out that I needed to pair the FireTV 4k stick and its remote with the TCL TV and to do that, I needed to "teach" it the IR profile code for the TCL. When I contacted TCL support to get the code, I was told that they simply don't "have" that information to share with customers. When I asked to be connected to a technician who would obviously know the appropriate code, the agent said "no", point blank. (I found out later that the reason seems to be that TCL doesn't want you to be able to use a "universal" remote as a replacement if you have a problem with, or lose, the TCL remote. Without the appropriate IR code, you have to buy an OEM replacement directly from TCL. Hmmm.) As you can imagine, I was not happy with that bit of corporate BS. I told the agent I was going to find the code and hung up the phone. I immediately did an internet search and dug up several databases with lots of IR codes. With luck and a little trial and error, I quickly found one that worked. Now I can control 95% of home theater operations with one remote (rather than juggling and cycling through the TCL, FireTV, and soundbar remotes).

I bought the 75-inch model (2024 model) two months ago. For months, I read professional reviews online, and couldn’t decide among this, the Hisense U8, and (going a step up) the LG C4. I eventually ruled out the C4 because the extra $800 or so for the 77-inch model just wasn’t worth it for whatever minor difference I might actually notice in contrast/blooming in certain scenes when I’m watching a movie. I then ruled out the Hisense because the 75-inch model uses a different panel than the other sizes, with worse contrast (although better off-axis viewing). That left the TCL, which was on my list in the first place for its brightness, fine contrast, and good sound quality. Keep in mind that high brightness does not mean that you’ll just be blinded by light all the time. Rather, certain things are very bright, such as sunsets and headlights, for example. So much so, that it adds almost a 3D aspect to the viewing experience. I find the picture to be stunning, and easy to dial in. I set it to “movie,” and move the color temperature to “warm.” I turn on the motion control, but adjust only the judder reduction, to 1. I turn on the micro contrast to high as well. To me, that’s the most natural and crisp picture for just about everything. It’s not great at upscaling low bitrate or SD content, but that is not a priority for me anyway. I’ve looked for blooming in many different scenes, and only in the most extreme instances of contrast — with a bright light moving in a pitch-black environment — do I see very minor blooming. You have to be looking for blooming like a hawk though to detect any lack of total blackness in the black areas of the screen. The contrast is striking, the colors look natural, and the picture can be as bright as you need it to be. I think the sound is great. Booming, even… and the dialogue is crisp and easy to understand when you set it to “voice.” Some reviews say “get a soundbar,” but those reviewers must have very high standards, because I can’t imagine needing more sound, unless you have a massive room or expect to feel like you’re in an IMAX theater. But you may demand more from audio than I do. The interface for Google TV is very good and responsive, and I don’t notice any lag to speak of. I’ll note that I connect the TV directly with an Ethernet cable just to ensure a constant, fast connection without interference. I just have nothing bad to say about this TV. It looks and sounds great. My last TCL TV was still working fine after seven years, and hopefully this one will too. Worth every penny!

Purchased the 65" QM8 on Prime day and am not disappointed. The colors on this thing are fantastic. The darks are dark and the colors are vivid. It is the first time I have ever seen skin tones on a tv look like actual skin. The colors are spot on and there is plenty of room for preferential adjustments. The brightness is off the charts but can easily be scaled down if desired. The sound is good, but not great. It's better than any other TV I've had, but nothing to write home about. I guess it's as good as one can expect coming out of the TV. I hooked my TV up to an old AV receiver instead and get great sound. Google TV is fine. I keep it in "apps only" mode to avoid all the ads and viewing suggestions that clutter up the screen (though they aren't as bad as some other streaming OS's). The only problem is that the DirecTV streaming app is also nearly inoperable due to its lag (up to 30 secs per button press), but all other apps are peppy and responsive. This is a longtime known issue for DirecTV from what I understand. For the few times I use DirecTV, I flip over to an old, cheap Roku I had sitting around. I like the integrated ASTC 3.0 tuner. In my area, there are 6 NextGen stations that I view. Flipping to the OTA tv is easy as a single button press and OTA is nicely integrated into the TV. Also, using the Sofabaton U2 universal remote, I can type in channel numbers when viewing OTA, but the TCL does not accept the "." button for channels like 2.1. It's weird that the TCL tv accepts channel numbers but the TCL remote itself doesn't have any numeric buttons. One small gripe I have is that the remote seems to be both partially Bluetooth and IR. Programming the universal remote, I had to combine the Bluetooth and IR functions in order to get it functioning properly. Not a big deal once I figured that out, though it took me some time. Overall, I love this tv and am very happy with this purchase and would make the same purchase again.