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I was deciding between that and the P8L. Only difference I could find online is P8L is the 2026 model and C6K the 2025. P8L R1000 more too so decided to bite the bullet.I bought the 55" C6K yesterday, paid R8000 at Tafelberg.
Very happy with it.
The C6K is still the better TV according to thisI was deciding between that and the P8L. Only difference I could find online is P8L is the 2026 model and C6K the 2025. P8L R1000 more too so decided to bite the bullet.
The TCL QM8L and Hisense UR9 are the two high-performance TVs I think most folks will be considering this year. In then end, one doesn't destroy the other, but they do take very different routes to get to a similar destination.
What I'm not prepared to do -- yet -- is conduct a conclusive SQD vs. RGB showdown. Instead, this is a great example of how two TVs can end up looking very similar, but feeling very different.
The TCL QM7L fundamentally changed how I think TV reviews should be done.
Instead of starting with meters, charts, and test patterns, I spent about eight hours just watching it like a normal TV owner. THEN I got to measuring, and what I found helps explain why different reviewers have reached such different conclusions about this TV.
Basically, I reviewed this TV in reverse, and I'm glad I did.The QM7L isn’t reference-grade, and it isn’t perfect. Its off-angle picture quality is a real limitation, and serious gamers may be disappointed by its motion performance.
But for most viewers, it delivers an exceptionally bright, exciting, and enjoyable picture at a remarkably competitive price.
In this review, I explain what the measurements reveal, what they fail to reveal, and why the TCL QM7L may have changed how I review midrange TVs going forward.