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TCL’s first Mini LED TV of 2025 offers impressive specs at a tempting price

500 local dimming zones and a built-in Onkyo sound system.

The company is claiming that this TV, the first of a new Precise Dimming series, “offers a level of picture quality that has never been offered in its price band before.” TCL has found itself in a fierce battle with Hisense in the Mini LED category; both brands have delivered fantastic TVs in recent years that set new expectations for their pricing tiers. The company is also doing its best to fully eradicate blooming — the halo effect that can surround bright objects on a dark background — which has traditionally been one downside of Mini LED compared to the pixel-level control of OLEDs. This staggered release cadence means TCL isn’t ready to show off its very best 2025 TVs yet, so a follow-up to the excellent QM8 will have to wait for a few more months.

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