TCL’s QM8L Is the Best TV I’ve Tested in 2026
Matthew Murray/CNET
8.8
Pros & Cons
- One of the brightest TVs yet
- Excellent color and contrast
- Simply great for gaming
- LG C6 OLED has better contrast at the same price
- More reflective of ambient light than its peers
In 2026, every TV manufacturer is betting on a new technology to help wring extra colors out of your favorite content. That technology is known by various names, the best of which is Micro RGB, and it uses a backlight made of red, green and blue LEDs. While TCL has its own Micro RGB TV this year, the company is ushering people toward its own color-enhancing solution instead: Super Quantum Dots, or in TCL’s nomenclature, SQD-Mini LED.
I’ve tested most of the major TVs of 2026 and can say that picture quality has been a mixed bag. In general, there haven’t been the usual improvements year over year, with the ...
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