88
Ty Pendlebury
CNET
“If you want the best LED TV for your money in 2026, this is it.”
Critical Assessment
What Critics Praise
- Brightest mini-LED TV
- Exceptionally bright picture
- RGB LED-like color performance
- More affordable price
- Sleek bezel-free design
- Excellent local dimming
Points of Contention
- High response time
- Poor HDR accuracy
- Noticeable banding in gradients
- Bad PQ EOTF tracking
- Lower peak brightness than flagship
Professional Reviews
7 reviews from 4 critics90 Will Greenwald 4 reviews · avg TCL 85QM8L PCMag “It outshines both its pricier sibling and every available RGB LED I've tested so far, making it an Editors' Choice winner for premium mini-LED TVs.”
Will Greenwald 4 reviews · avg TCL 85QM8L
PCMag
“It outshines both its pricier sibling and every available RGB LED I've tested so far, making it an Editors' Choice winner for premium mini-LED TVs.”
All 4 Will Greenwald reviews, aggregated above
90
TCL 85QM8L
TCL 85QM8L “It outshines both its pricier sibling and every available RGB LED I've tested so far, making it an Editors' Choice winner for premium mini-LED TVs.”
90
TCL 65QM8L
TCL 65QM8L “It outshines both its pricier sibling and every available RGB LED I've tested so far, making it an Editors' Choice winner for premium mini-LED TVs.”
90
TCL 98QM8L
TCL 98QM8L “It outshines both its pricier sibling and every available RGB LED I've tested so far, making it an Editors' Choice winner for premium mini-LED TVs.”
90
TCL 75QM8L
TCL 75QM8L “It outshines both its pricier sibling and every available RGB LED I've tested so far, making it an Editors' Choice winner for premium mini-LED TVs.”
84
RTINGS.com
RTINGS
“The TCL QM8L is an excellent TV for home theater usage.”
80
Andre Revilla
Digital Trends
“The QM8L delivers the large majority of what made the X11L the most impressive Mini-LED I’ve tested, at half the price for the same 85-inch screen size.”
