TCL 65-Inch QM85 QLED 4K Smart QD-Mini LED TV with Google TV (65QM851G, 2024 Model) Dolby Vision IQ HDR, Dolby Atmos, Game Accelerator up to 240Hz, Voice Remote, Works with Alexa, Streaming Television

Great TV for a medium sized living room. Great picture quality with vibrant colors and dark blacks. The built in speaker is decent but if you like watching movies and dramatic TV shows where sound matters you'll want a separate system. The software is kinda slow, but usable. Lots of ads of course, but that's the world we live in. The Plex App is very slow though and was so annoying to use that I bought an Nvidia Shield instead and have just been using that instead of the TV's interface. Coming from an older 50" Sony bravia smart TV this was a huge upgrade and after watching many movies, TV shows, animes, and sports events, I don't have any complaints at all. Definitely a model I can recommend. It has its shortfalls, but they're the same as any other TV (built in speakers, sluggish operating system,etc) so I'm not dropping any stars.

I originally purchased the 2025 QM6K model on pre-sale directly from TCL, hoping it would be their next big leap forward. Unfortunately, I was not impressed. The picture quality wasn’t what I expected, and since I already owned the 85-inch version of the QM85 line, I knew TCL could do better. I ended up sending the QM6K back and ordered the 65-inch QM85 (2024 model) instead — and I’m very glad I did. The QM85 blows the QM6K away in almost every regard. The QD-Mini LED panel produces stunning brightness and rich color depth that makes movies and sports pop. Contrast is excellent, with deep blacks that stay consistent even in dim rooms. Motion handling is buttery smooth, making this a great set for fast-paced gaming and action scenes. The Google TV interface runs quickly and smoothly, with all the apps I use right at my fingertips. I’ve had no issues with lag or freezes that I experienced with the QM6K. Setup was simple, and the remote is intuitive with handy shortcut buttons. Sound quality is solid for built-in speakers — clear and loud enough for everyday viewing. That said, pairing it with a soundbar takes full advantage of the picture quality. My only real critique is that the factory picture settings are overly bright and saturated. A few adjustments (or switching to “Filmmaker Mode”) made a big difference, and now the image quality is exactly what I was hoping for. In short: if you’re deciding between the 2025 QM6K and the 2024 QM85, go with the QM85. I’ve owned both, and this model delivers a far superior experience. TCL clearly nailed it with the QM85, and I’d recommend the 65-inch model to anyone looking for a premium 4K TV at a fair price. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5/5)

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.

Great connections, cables and wifi, all good speeds. More apps available from store than i’d ever want. Dolby Vision is a key difference from other brands. When not in Dolby Vision, images are grainy for being a 4K tv. Motion blur is a bit annoying no matter how you set it. This was an upgrade from the TCL QM6K, that one was horrendous in all ways except gaming. This QM8 is SUPER BRIGHT. My living room has 4 windows and a french door. We can watch anything in daytime and see through the glares. The other negative is the blooming and haloing. The dimming zones can’t get dark enough even at night. I think the only thing better would be a Sony Bravia 9, for our space… but i’m not spending that much.

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.

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.

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.

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.