TCL QM6K TV Review

Mar 30, 2025 10:42 AM By styx

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And one more thing. I have 3 OLED TVs. The last one is a 77’‘C3. When I compare the score for sports at 1.11 and 2.0 (for C4/C3, which were unique)….i.e. 8.8/7.4, there is a huge difference??? And rtings has been convincing us otherwise for so many years? Well, it should be visible to the naked eye - not devices, not measurements!!! I don’t know what to think in this case. It’s unlikely that rtings will give me a logical answer. It’s a real shame.

Unfortunately, you’re trying to compare products that aren’t on the same test version, so the scores aren’t comparable at all. With TV 2.0 we’ve completely changed the scoring, from the splines that we use to convert objective measurements into scores to the breakdown of categories and usages, nothing is even remotely comparable. You can still look at the individual test measurements, which are still comparable for most tests, but you shouldn’t be trying to compare the scores at all. You can read more about the changes we’ve made in our TV 2.0 changelog.

And one more thing. I have 3 OLED TVs. The last one is a 77’‘C3. When I compare the score for sports at 1.11 and 2.0 (for C4/C3, which were unique)….i.e. 8.8/7.4, there is a huge difference??? And rtings has been convincing us otherwise for so many years? Well, it should be visible to the naked eye - not devices, not measurements!!! I don’t know what to think in this case. It’s unlikely that rtings will give me a logical answer. It’s a real shame.

I expect that the QM6K rating in rtings will be lower than others because in 2.0 they paid a lot of attention to brightness. Especially for sports where it is 50% of the total. In principle it matters, but any room can easily be darkened. In addition, brightness matters up to certain levels… or at least it is not the progression that rtings has set.

Mar 28, 2025 07:54 PM By Joycon_Drift

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Hisense just announced their whole lineup yesterday, per a Digital Trends, Caleb hosted video on YouTube UQ6F- U6N replacement, FireTV OS only, 55-100" (100" is matte coating) and up to 1,000 nits peak UQ7G- U7N replacement, Google TV, I believe glossy screen this time from looking at video, up to 3,000 nits peak brightness** UQ8G- U8N replacement, Google TV, glossy, 5,000 nits peak brightness, USB-C w/ Displayport Alt mode, no mention if DP 1.4 w/ DSC or if it’s DP 2.1 UHBR 13.5 or UHBR 20. UQ9G- U9N replacement, Google TV, 6,500 nits peak, USB-C, same as UQ8G ** emphasis on “up to” as Hisense has been guilty of bad marketing, saying “up to” a peak brightness, but smaller and bigger sizes are nerfed completely, or are a bit less than the 65-75" size which hit those claimed numbers. The U8N was claimed “up to 3000”, but the 55" was 1500 nits. Hope they stopped that bull, and all sizes of a model are within spec. Having used the TCL QM7K, I like how TCL does it, because the QM7K is “up to 3000 nits, 2800 LDZones”, and the 55-65 are I believe 2400 LDZones and 2600 nits. Then all the others are 3000 nits and 2800 LDzones, well within “they’re close enough”. I will say historically, Hisense has handled the coating of their panels, especially glossy ones way better than TCL, and while the QM7K is glossy and not nearly as bad as the QM851G with rainbow smearing and “x” pattern, it still has “rainbow streaking”, just less intense. I’ll compare the 85" QM7K to the UQ7G Black Friday and decide if I want to upgrade the downstairs TV.

if anyone cares i made a forum post about it.

Mar 28, 2025 02:24 PM By AR99RA

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So I think should be waiting for qm7k I believe it will outperform u7n significantly.

Hisense just announced their whole lineup yesterday, per a Digital Trends, Caleb hosted video on YouTube

UQ6F- U6N replacement, FireTV OS only, 55-100" (100" is matte coating) and up to 1,000 nits peak UQ7G- U7N replacement, Google TV, I believe glossy screen this time from looking at video, up to 3,000 nits peak brightness** UQ8G- U8N replacement, Google TV, glossy, 5,000 nits peak brightness, USB-C w/ Displayport Alt mode, no mention if DP 1.4 w/ DSC or if it’s DP 2.1 UHBR 13.5 or UHBR 20. UQ9G- U9N replacement, Google TV, 6,500 nits peak, USB-C, same as UQ8G

** emphasis on “up to” as Hisense has been guilty of bad marketing, saying “up to” a peak brightness, but smaller and bigger sizes are nerfed completely, or are a bit less than the 65-75" size which hit those claimed numbers. The U8N was claimed “up to 3000”, but the 55" was 1500 nits. Hope they stopped that bull, and all sizes of a model are within spec.

Having used the TCL QM7K, I like how TCL does it, because the QM7K is “up to 3000 nits, 2800 LDZones”, and the 55-65 are I believe 2400 LDZones and 2600 nits. Then all the others are 3000 nits and 2800 LDzones, well within “they’re close enough”.

I will say historically, Hisense has handled the coating of their panels, especially glossy ones way better than TCL, and while the QM7K is glossy and not nearly as bad as the QM851G with rainbow smearing and “x” pattern, it still has “rainbow streaking”, just less intense. I’ll compare the 85" QM7K to the UQ7G Black Friday and decide if I want to upgrade the downstairs TV.

Mar 28, 2025 02:08 PM By dRT7

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i’m an insider, so i’m able to view results. you’d be better off buying a U7N, as it’s significantly better. i can’t say anything about the U7K since it’s not on the 2.0 test bench.

So I think should be waiting for qm7k I believe it will outperform u7n significantly.

Mar 28, 2025 11:04 AM By AR99RA

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Would qm6k beat u7k or u7n?

i’m an insider, so i’m able to view results. you’d be better off buying a U7N, as it’s significantly better. i can’t say anything about the U7K since it’s not on the 2.0 test bench.

Would qm6k beat u7k or u7n?