TCL Releases New Precise Dimming QD-Mini LED TV and Soundbar

TCL has announced the latest addition to its 2025 TV lineup — the QM8K — as well as the new Q65H 5.1 Channel Atmos soundbar.

QM8K QD-Mini LED TV

Successor to the QM851G, the QM8K introduces the company’s own CrystGlow WHVA Panel with ZeroBorder. The QM8K combines new panel technology with the picture accuracy of its Halo Control System and provides HDR impact from up to 35% more dimming zones and up to 65% higher peak brightness than the previous series. It also includes Audio by Bang & Olufsen for exceptional sound quality.

The TCL QM8K is the first Precise Dimming Series model to incorporate the new CrystGlow WHVA Panel with ZeroBorder. The high contrast anti-reflective panel now offers an ultra-wide viewing angle that virtually eliminates color shift with a 40% wider color viewing angle than its predecessor, while ZeroBorder revolutionizes TV panel design. The combined width of a TV’s bezel and border makes a significant impact on its visual appearance, and the TCL QM8K reduces that total width to just 3-4mm through special TV and panel materials and design. The QM8K sports a one-piece aerospace-grade aluminum alloy mold for high structural rigidity, anodized ceramic film for enhanced panel stability, and small-scale LCD panel driver circuitry along the panel edges.

The Halo Control System yields three key benefits including enhanced color accuracy, enhanced gray scale accuracy, and virtually no blooming, for more natural, stunning picture quality. The new system’s Super High Energy LED Chip combines high brightness with increased light efficiency while a Super Condensed Micro Lens uses a narrower light path for more precise light control. Additionally, the new TCL Micro OD reduces optical distance between the backlight and diffuser plate, helping avoid light overlap for virtually no blooming or halo effect, to produce clear, sharp edges between bright whites and dark blacks.

TCL’s enhanced QD-Mini LED backlight technology works in conjunction with a high contrast WHVA Panel to block out more of the light when the LCD closes for a better dark state, providing up to five times better native contrast. Furthermore, enhanced QLED technology combines a new Color Optimization Algorithm with more vibrant Quantum Crystals for significantly improved color accuracy.

Critical to achieve premium picture quality, processing also gets an upgrade in the TCL QM8K with Zero-Delay Transient Response for virtually no lag between the input signal and backlight response, preventing after-image blur and maximizing specular highlights. The Halo Control System also adds a Bi-Directional 23-bit Backlight Controller, allowing the finest granular control of over 65,000 levels of brightness for each LED so grayscale accuracy is elevated. In addition, the system includes a Dynamic Light Algorithm (DLA) that intelligently optimizes the incoming video to render SDR signals at near HDR level.

TCL has also added Audio by Bang & Olufsen, to match its more accurate picture with exceptional sound quality. Cosmetically, the QM8K is enhanced with a thinner, flatter cabinet design for truly flush wall mounting, and an elegant pedestal stand for those that want to place it on their home theater furniture.

The new TCL QM8K is available at Best Buy in a 65-inch model for $2,299.99 MSRP and an 85-inch model for $3,799.99 MSRP. Additional sizes including the 75-inch for $2,999.99 MSRP and an XXL big screen in 98-inch for $6,499.99 MSRP will be available next month.

TCL Q Class Soundbar

TCL’s latest Q65H soundbar complements its TVs by delivering rich audio in a new Q Class soundbar model that offers 5.1-channel Dolby Atmos, with a wireless subwoofer for a truly immersive experience. Wrapped in a modern design, it incorporates TCL’s premium Q Class speaker drivers with 290 audio watts RMS (580 watts max power). The Q65H soundbar allows users to experience Dolby Atmos and DTS Virtual:X in a whole new way with built-in Ray-Danz II Wide Dispersion Side Surround Drivers that create a wide sound field. Other high-quality features include built-in tweeters that produce precise, high-frequency sound, a center channel speaker and enhanced dialog mode to ensure voices are always heard with crystal-clear clarity, auto room calibration to perfectly set the soundstage, and Bluetooth and HDMI with eARC for prime connectivity.