- TCL’s new Google TV update brings new audio and visual features
- The upgrade is for 2023, 2024 and 2025 TCL TVs that match 2026 model features
- Requires Google TV and MediaTek Pentonic 700 chip
TCL is rolling out an upgrade to older TVs that adds Dolby Vision Filmmaker Mode and wireless subwoofer support. It also fixes an annoying audio bug in the Disney+ app and also delivers the usual performance improvements and bug fixes.
As FlatpanelsHD reports, the upgrade is coming to 2023, 2024 and 2025 TCL Google TVs powered by MediaTek’s Pentonic 700 chip, and it’s already started rolling out.
The firmware version number is v643 and it is an over-the-air update.
TCL is pretty good at keeping its existing TVs up to date; earlier this year it delivered a firmware update that boosted the Android version from 12 to 14 and added support for HDMI 2.1 Quick Media Switching.
What’s new in the TCL Google TV update?
Dolby Vision Filmmaker Mode is the replacement for Dolby Vision Dark and is designed to deliver movies exactly as the filmmakers intended; it’s the most accurate of all picture modes for serious cinema fans, but limits brightness to achieve this, so it’s better for viewing in dark rooms.
The upgrade also fixes an issue in the Disney+ app with IMAX Enhanced DTS:X audio, which should now work properly; you should now be able to switch between Dolby Atmos and DTS:X on supported movies without any problems. These films include e.g Throne: Ares and Marvel movies.
The third important change is an upgrade to Dolby Atmos FlexConnect support. It’s Dolby’s wireless TV and home theater system, and when it launched last year, it enabled you to use up to four TCL wireless speakers with your compatible TV.
It has now been upgraded and you can now add a wireless subwoofer, the TCL Z100-SW, for extra low-end thump. That makes the FlexConnect a more compelling alternative to a soundbar setup for those of us who like a lot of power.
The upgrade comes to TVs including the X11K; C8K and QM8K; C7K and QM7K; C6K and QM6K; C855; C805; C955; and X955 and QM851G. You can check whether the upgrade comes to your own TV in FlatpanelHD’s TV database.
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