One is, Wow, look at the size of that thing.
I had the chance to glance at each of TCLs 2024 TVs in a controlled environment.
The big update on that side is theS5.
TCL’s new QM89 115-inch TV sure is big, but for those of us who don’t have $20,000 to drop on a TV, there are still plenty of good-looking budget screens on offer.Photo: Kyle Barr / Gizmodo
What about S4, you ask?
Oh, never mind that.
TCL skipped a number to attempt to emphasize the difference in quality.
TCL’s QM7 promises better brightness and contrast than the previous year’s models.Photo: Kyle Barr / Gizmodo
It also supports Dolby Vision and HDR10+.
Theres no OLED option either, but TCL is hanging its coat fully on mini-LED.
TCL brought me aside to compare Samsungs and LGs QLEDs directly to their own and even LGs G3 OLED.
On first glance, TCL’s S5 packs some of the most bang for buck on TCL’s direct LED TV line.Photo: Kyle Barr / Gizmodo
There are new updates to the Q65 and Q68 QLEDs with better color accuracy and brightness.
It goes up to 85-inches at $4,000 and 98-inches at a whopping $8,000.
Oh, what did you think that was it?
Theres also a new QM89 QD-mini-LED model that, at 115 inches, hails for a mind-numbing $27,000.
Then again, other brands also take a stab at push absurd TVs for the status-obsessed.
Take this114-inch Micro LED TVfrom Samsung for $132,630.
Thats so much money that you get an extra 8K QLED as a bonus.
Sure, you wont be buying it, but some rich guy with too much money to spend will.
Why the new obsession with big?
TCLs reps told me that, in their minds, theres a real market for 98-inch screens.
Last year, the company showed off the excessive,folding prototype OLED screenthat fits into a coffee table.
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