$399.99
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65, 75, 85 and 98-inch models also at record-low prices
If you’re still enjoying a plain old LED TV that’s at least half a decade old, I’m not about to roast you — that was me, too, until a month ago. I finally replaced my 2018 Sharp Roku TV with a 55-inch TCL QM6K Mini LED, and everyone in my house commented on the difference within the first few days.
Take this as your sign that 2025 is finally your year to upgrade: The QM6K is on sale at Best Buy and Amazon primarily for Black Friday, with a full 50% off both the 55-inch and 65-inch models. You can go as large as 65 inches without spending more than $500, or as high as 85 inches without spending more than $1,000.
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If dark scenes are too dark on your TV, work with these settings
Yes, my old TV was 4K, and 4K is the current standard for most TVs these days. But 4K is only referring to the screen resolution, which determines how pixelated or not the picture is. It’s the “LED” part that is possibly making games and color movies dull, or impossible to see the screen when the sun is out.
Not to get too carried away with TV specs (I’ll cover that in a separate TV buying guide), but the TCL QM6K is better than traditional LED in two ways. As for QLED TVs, it sandwiches a layer of quantum dots (tiny light-reflecting nanocrystals) between the screen and the backlight panel. This increases the number of colors produced by the TV, makes those colors more vivid, and increases brightness. by a long shot,
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As a mini LED TV, the TCL QM6K’s backlight panel has far more lightbulbs than a regular LED panel. The bulbs are also much smaller, allowing for a more precise variation in contrast across every inch of the screen. I remember the weird little white ring that my old TV put around bright objects, which ruined a lot of dark scenes. But with the QM6K, small groups of bulbs can dim or brighten as needed in that scene without messing with contrast elsewhere. As someone who needs it the price is right For those looking to stay as colorful as possible during the day, but who watch a horror movie almost every night in October, the TCL QM6K has been such a worthwhile upgrade.
If you do eventually make the swap, here’s your reminder that most Best Buy locations will recycle your old TV for free.
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