- TCL reveals new TV series for Britain and Europe
- Next GEN Backlighting promises 23-bit depth and better efficiency
- 3 new mini-led models in the UK
TCL has revealed its new line-up of TVs to the United Kingdom and Europe, which are available to buy this week and company really Want to take the lead with being mid-price mini-led TV series to go after.
Half of the new range includes the company’s latest ‘7. Gen ‘mini-led backlight, which TCL says has been improved in a large number of ways on spec sheets.
TCL says it has developed a new LED chip that can be 53% brighter, but also 10% more efficient, which is paired with a new microline to focus the light better and create less flowering-at the same time to bring mini-joints closer to the screen, to reduce crossover and Halo-in effects between their light zones.
In addition, the new LEDs have a 23-bit controller, which means an alleged 65,000 different levels of light gradation control. As a reference, Sony Bravia 9 has a 22-bit controller and we paid tribute to it as a fantastic new performance level for the mini-led worthy at its super-premium award. TCL will almost definitely undermine that price.
It also says that the new mini-led backlight has a faster adjustment and update speed, which means it responds faster than refreshment speed on the screen, so the backlight’s contrast control will never hang what should be visible on the screen, reducing the discrepancy between what should be high and low brightness and what actually is High and low brightness.
TCL also says it uses a new type of Quantum Dot Tech in the panel, which means 98% coverage of the DCI-P3 color-we already measured the TCL C855 from last year at 97.5%, so this is just a small step forward.
Nevertheless, it is the whole theory-of course how well this works in practice, must be tested in-depth, but I saw TCL’s next gene backlies demo on CES, and it is certainly impressive.
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So what will this mean for the TVs in practice? I take you through the full list of models, but the big question that remains open is just how big the difference between their different backlight will be.
TCL says they all use the panel 7. Gen, but depending on how it classifies exactly what the backlight counts as 7. Gen, it can mean a lot of different things.
From my short introduction to them so far I can already tell you that there are clear differences in the panel beyond the backlight – C8K has richer, deeper black tones compared to C6K because it uses a ‘crystglow whva’ LCD panel that enhances dark tones and draws advantage of reduced reflections and taze on the screen that washes out and raised black tones.
Here are the list of TVs with the most important differences between them. They all come with Google TV as their smart system with two exceptions at the end.
TCL C8K
This is the flagship 4K TV in the UK, although it is based on our experience with TCL C855 last year, the price may end up being tempting middle height.
It comes in 65-, 75, 85 and 98-inch sizes with up to 3,840 subdued zones and a quoted 5,000 nits brightness. It has the Crystglow panel, it is 144Hz, it has a zero design design that reduces the frame to the absolute minimum and 6.2.2 channel Bang & Olufsen Dolby Atmos speakers.
Pricing:
- 65C8K-UK: £ 1,599
- 75C8K-UK: £ 1,999
- 85C8K-UK: £ 2,799
- 98C8K-UK: £ 4,799
TCL C7K
Here is the large middle-class model available in the largest range of sizes. This comes in 50-, 55-, 65-, 75-, 85, 98- and 115-inch sizes. It has a slightly different LCD panel than the C9K and C8K and is claimed to hit up to 3,000 nits brightness with up to 2,880 submerging zones. It has a Crystglow panel, but not the more advanced version.
This also has an audio system of B&O, except for the 115-inch model that has an onkyo 4.2.2 channel system.
Pricing:
- 50C7K-UK: £ 799
- 55C7K-UK: £ 999
- 65C7K-UK: £ 1,399
- 75C7K-UK: £ 1,799
- 85C7K-UK: £ 2,199
- 98C7K-UK: £ 4,299
- 115C7K-UK: £ 12.999
TCL C6K
The budget mini-led model is available in 50-, 55-, 65, 75, 85- and 98-inch sizes. It has up to 512 attenuating zones, and TCL did not specify the expected HDR lighting of this, though we have tested the closest American model on this – TCL QM6K – and it reached 700 niter of brightness in a 10% window in the standard model. There is no CrystalLow panel here.
It’s 144Hz and still supports all HDR formats -but the B&O speakers have been dropped for an onkyo Dolby Atmos sound system.
Pricing:
- 55C6K-UK: £ 799
- 65C6K-UK: £ 999
- 75C6K-UK: £ 1,499
- 85C6K-UK: £ 1,899
- 98C6K-UK: £ 3,199
The rest of the range
In addition to these, TCL also has two QLED models. P8K is available from 55 inches to 98 inches, has a 144Hz update speed for games and has full HDR support and Onkyo Sound. It is basically C6K without a mini-led backlight that instead settles with regular joints.
P7K comes in 43-inch to 85-inch sizes and falls Multi-HDR support, 144Hz and Onkyo Sound System. It also uses a weaker image processor – but it is still promoted as a QLED TV.
P6K comes in 43 inches to 75-inch sizes and falls the QLED coating from the specifications.
S5K is a Full HD TV with QLED and comes in 32-inch, 40-inch and 43 inch sizes. And in the end, S4K is a 32-inch full HD QLED TV with unclear differences from S5K. Both of these TVs come with Android TV instead of Google TV.
We do not yet have prices on these models yet.
TCL also has two models of advanced TV that will not come to the UK but will be available in the rest of Europe.
TCL X11K
This is the flagship model that is only available in 85 and 98-inch sizes and not Available in the UK, although we still see a look. It has the most detailed mini-led construction of the group, which offers up to 14,112 attenuating zones and up to 6,500 nits brightness.
It has sound developed by Bang & Olufsen with a 6.2.2-channel Dolby Atmos speaker array. As with all mini-LEDs here, it supports 4K at 144Hz and both Dolby Vision IQ and HDR10+ HDR formats.
TCL C9K
This one is also not available in England, but will be available in the rest of Europe. This is available in 65, 75 and 85-inch sizes and also promises brightness of up to 6,500 nits, like the X11K. However, you will have to slumber it with a maximum number of damping of zones that reach Just 5.184-predicted that this uses the 23-bit backlight, which puts it right in line with Sony Bravia 9 for specifications, except much brighter. It has the Crystglow panel.
Again, it’s a 144Hz TV with 6.2.2 channel B&O sound. It also has a ‘zero order’ design, which means there is a new super-slim bezel.
