115-Inch QM89 QLED 4K Smart QD-Mini LED TV with Google TV (115QM891G, 2024 Model) Dolby Vision HDR, Dolby Atmos, Game Accelerator up to 240Hz, Voice Remote, Works with Alexa, Streaming Television

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.

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.

This was a birthday gift to myself, and so I decided to spend more than I might have on a TV. But it was well worth it. Having had several TV’s in this size range, but more towards the “budget” end of the price range, the difference is significant. The black levels on this TV are amazing, and the brightness is fantastic. It seamlessly adjusts based on room brightness so that it’s not blasting us at night but is easily visible during bright sunlight. One of my biggest concerns with this TV was the ability to turn off as many of the “smart” features as possible. I have an external Roku box and when TCL dropped Roku in favor of Google, I was quite upset until I realized that you can set up the TV without the Google services. During initial setup, just choose “Basic setup” and after the setup is complete and your TV has auto-updated, you can either block it on your router or change the WiFi info so that it can’t connect to the internet – instant dumb TV. I can still use my Roku Ultra box connected to HDMI1 and everything is great. That was the first part and it was easier than I thought. The second part – turning off all of the picture enhancements – wasn’t quite as easy. My wife hates any kind of motion enhancement, it provokes extremely strong “soap opera effect” vibes and she won’t watch it. With this TV, I was able to lock my Roku box in 4k HDR mode and then tell the TV to be in “PC” mode where it doesn’t do any motion enhancements. This works very, very well. It still does 1080p upscaling and smoothing so 1080p (and lower, I have some 480p movies as well) look better than they ever have, but no motion smoothing, frame interpolation, or anything like that. My only disappointment with this TV is the TCL remote. I use an old Logitech Harmony remote to control my AV equipment and TCL only has limited options. I can’t directly choose HDMI1, for example, or directly choose Picture Mode “PC” or even directly power on or off – only power toggle. Because I will be using this TV myself, it shouldn’t be a problem, but if the input got changed by accident or the power got out of sync with what the Harmony thought it was, it could be really annoying for someone else to try to fix without the original remote (which is put away in a drawer). Even my old Yamaha receiver, I can directly select which input, which DSP effect, and lots of other options directly. But, that is a relatively small issue. The picture quality is fantastic and that was what I really wanted. For the price (it was 40% off when I bought it) – I don’t think anything else comes close.

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).

My living room TV passed away last Saturday. On Sunday I went online to 2 highly respected websites to check out their recommendations. One slightly older review named the TCL QM8 series as the best for price, and the other named the most recent updated version, the QM851 (released May 2024), as giving the most bang for the buck. So I checked out Amazon and on that day they were offering the 851 for $1000 (a bit more than I was planning on spending). But based on the ratings I went ahead and ordered it. The next day I looked it up again, and Amazon and other websites were selling it for $1500. When it arrived and I set it up, I was really impressed with the brightness, color, and sound. Here's the funny thing...if it had been listed as $1500 when I first looked, I wouldn't have considered buying it. After seeing it in action, I will swear to you that $1500 is an absolute bargain price for what you get here. If you need a TV right now, bite the bullet and spend the $1500. You won't be sorry. If you can wait a couple months, you might be able to snag one at a lower price around Thanksgiving. BTW, the reviewers noted that other brands (Sony, LG, Samsung) are only just slightly better, yet cost 2-3 times more. This TV is great in picture, brightness, sound, and color. Another strong positive is the pedestal style stand. If it stood on side legs it would not have fit on my TV stand, and I wouldn't have considered it. That being said, the pedestal base stand is not very attractive, and that's the only (very slightly) negative thing I have to say about it.

I really wanted to love this TV but after the first TV arrived shattered and the replacement arrived with faulty LEDs I can't recommend this at all. Given the first arrived shattered and promptly returned I can only speak to the experience with the second one. At first the TV seemed perfect, great color, great brightness, great software performance, but the cracks began to show almost immediately: 1. flickering LEDs: the left edge of my screen, even after firmware updates and even a factory reset, shimmer and flicker. It's TV-wide and appears in menus and content alike. 2. various settings will be available arbitrarily depending on which picture mode you use (why is light sensor auto brightness disabled in Smart HDR picture mode?) not to mention that none of the picture modes get as bright as "vivid" despite dialing in advanced settings. 3. remote and bluetooth controllers disconnect periodically and consistently, making the TV uncontrollable for up to 10 seconds at a time. 4. Noticeable input latency when trying to run Moonlight or Steam Link with no ability to turn on low latency mode in TV apps. 5. small but noticeable visual glitches when navigating menus (this is thankfully only for a split second at a time) I'm fully aware I can return this TV again and get yet another replacement but somewhere in the chain of quality control has failed me twice and some fatal software flaws make this TV subpar at best for me, especially at the price. I will return this TV and look for a more reputable brand.

Decided to pull the trigger on the 65" QM851G. The current price of $897 is as low as it's ever been. Plus I took advantage of extra 10% off when using my Amazon credit card.... so at the end of the day, got it for a little over $800. I'm replacing a 2017 55" LG OLED TV. The TV still works ok, but it fell victim to some bad screen burn-in of static images, and the burn-in shadows are especially noticed during bright scenes. I didn't know about the burn in risk when I originally bought the OLED TV. These QLED TV's look amazing and the contrast ratio looks almost at par of the OLED sets, without the burn-in risk that OLED TV's impose. Out of the box, I tweaked with the image settings and turned the brightness down substantially. Even at a low brightness setting, the image is still bright and vibrant. The Google TV platform included is snappy and responsive. The built in speakers sound ok, but nothing tops a good sound bar surround system. Only ding I have against the TV is the high-angled viewing is not good and looks washed out..... typical on most QLED TVs. The new 2025 TCL QM6K addressed this some and improved a little on angled viewing, although the best TVs for angled viewing are the OLED TVs. I'm normally sitting dead center to the TV, so angled viewing isn't really applicable for me. It's a bit of a trade off on this TV vs OLED. Sacrifice top-notch angled viewing on this set, but have a brighter screen than OLED and doesn't have the burn-in risk.

The picture is amazing. That's what matters. The Google home integration is super buggy but you'll get it if you stick with it. Doesn't matter. The brightness, contrast, colors and upscaling on this tv are great!