I got the hisense U6K, U7K 65", next U8K take it up to the next level, and had no complaints or issues, satisfied with all once I get the setting the way I like it.👍
Got Qm8 85" last week. Not big enough for the theater room. U8k 98" incoming. It's 2k less. I can deal with the lesser brightness. I watch movies at night in a dark green painted room (ceiling and everything).2 thousand dollars that's what I'm talkin about.
Why does everyone keep saying it’s only 8 bit? It’s an 8 bit panel with 2frc. Meaning it’s basically a 10 bit panel the the qm8 is the same way. You cannot perceive a difference between a native 10 bit and an 8 bit frc panel.
go check the official specs of each tv. if it says 8bit it is 8bit regardless of what new tech comes with it. who knows if that tech is bogus marketing
I was actually out looking for a 65" TV for my Bar/Lounge area of my home. My criteria: Overall solid PQ, mostly in a darker environment, although there are windows in there. Sound Quality was a BIG factor as I do not want to use a soundbar as I am hanging it and want to limit extra mounting and additional peripherals and Best Bang for my Buck. Initially a VERY helpful and knowledgeable salesman at Best Buy (who ironically is from Japan and Sony certified), when I gave him my criteria, showed me the TCL. It was very impressive! In fact, I was prepared to buy it. Unfortunately they had none new in box for sale. Not even for ordering online. A testimony to the popularity of this TV. I need the TV now for a big NEW YEARS EVE party we are hosting at my home. So at the latest, would be 2 days from now. He then said, you know what, we have a really nice Hisense that is super comparable. Although they were not side by side, when I watched content on the U8K, my eyes were just as impressed and I have really good vision without need for glasses. Although we did not test out the sound quality, on paper, the U8K clearly wins in this important area for me. Plus, it was new in the box ready to go. So I bought it for $900 (same price as the QM8). I also read a detailed review on RTINGS that I have trusted for many years. They pointed out that the U8K was better out of the box without calibration. That is VERY appealing to me as well. They also have it edging out the TCL very slightly. Splitting hairs really. I do know a thing or two about TV.s and great PQ as I currently own a Sony BRAVIA XR X95K and a Epson 5050UB in my Home Theater showing on a 135" Silver Screen.
Any word on upscaling and smoothing from low bitrate or low res sources? TCL is supposed to follow up on this. My family uses internet and various apps to watch all of our content including sports, how QM8 handles low bitrate and low res is very important to us and probably to most people who aren't consistently running high bit rate and high res content like from cable tv service.
Not going to lie … I love both. I initially bought the 85” QM8 for my guest bedroom and loved it! I just splurged on the 100U8K for my living room and gaming on them both has been incredible. QM8 is def brighter and the backlit remote is def better than the Hisense. Honestly after getting the 100” for $2999 it’s really hard to go back to my 77” LG C1, it looks like an ipad when compared to these 2 beasts.
QM8...getting it in 85 inch on blk Friday & i bet can getting it in mid to late under $2 grand & thats a f*n steal...U8K VERY close in pic an all to SonyX90L is almost twin TVS ....BUT U8K f***ked it up this year , this U8K TV is Dimmer compare to U8H model i bought last year in 75 inch & F*n Lovin it as bright TV & awesome in blks ...this year they went backword abit & that's why this TCL shines & took the Crown this year & even gives u better inky blks @13:24 & in Dolby vision 2 👍✔
U8K is much better. Better options as far as settings, the sound is amazing no need for a soundbar @ 2.1.2 multichannel surround. 1 20 watt subwoofer, 2 10 watt speakers and 2 5 watt tweeters. You can also control local dimming.
I would pick the QM8 out of the box for sure but would like to see how both would look with Quantom TV's settings to be able to 100% know, and see if the U8K has a better fighting chance. vs it because out of the box the U8K doesn't look that great.
Nice comparison. No local dimming level control seems like a big miss for the TCL. Another miss with the TCL is that it doesn’t have the new ATSC 3.0 tuner built in like the U8K and most flagship TVs from other brands have. But an 8-bit panel on the U8K is pretty lame as well.
The sound difference was way more than you said. Thats not a little bit of a difference. Thats a massive difference. The U8K is more dynamic and you can hear sounds that you cant hear from the QM8.
@@donkey3187dude u dont understand, not at fault, but its an industry secret that they make tv worse so u end up buying Sound bar at Bestbuy as sales package deal. They make more money off sounds bars than tv sometimes. It’s like most generic cars have decent speakers. So we get anything car like $4500 under we expect not much difference in speakers. That once u reach like $5000-6000 get INFINITI QX60 QX70, or Nisan 390Z something like that they come with 12-14 BOSE speakers. Suddently thoes BMW X3 Audi A4 or those Subaru WRX so lame. Or yr friends buy a Dodge ram truck n raving about it, u set in the car all u hear is like their mushy weird crusty sound on their speakers they blasting. Once u hear a PREMIUM tv with PREMIUM speakers U CANT go back. It’s like one of those things ppl buy can ,,only found out how much the Speakers make d ride. They suddently forget what the car looks like outside , or d Horse power. The ‘speakers d ride. Same with Tv. Once u get nice set with nice speakers u cant go back. All u hear just bad sound. Thats what happened to me. I remember going to friend’s guest room they had a decent 4k tv, all i heard was distorted sound even just youtube or cable tv for news etc.
@@Josh_Quinonez Josh, does the U8k give you like more vibrant colors than the QM8? Steve made a comparison side by side and the U8k looked more vibrant while gaming and he mentioned it as well
I wish to buy the hisense but here in Europe 🇪🇺. Is vidaa tv which i don't like. Does it works if i bring from another country here in Europe? Some help please 🙏. By the way a really great video 👍
Hello, for a non gamer, 99.9% content streamer, and for the 85" size specific, would you recommend the 85 QM8 with 2300 dimming zones, better brightness, 10 bit panel for better colors, and better motion over the U8K for the purpose of picture quality? Or if the U8K better processor, EOTF, and more calibration points be the better option.
Ppl have NOT had any --customizing Tv experience 😅 wont understand the ENJOYMENT of watching Any TV show is like 10X! 🎉🎉🎉 d Demo doesn’t represent the end user experience. Its so easy. Kinda like doing Mac n Cheese, or doing Morning smoothie. U can put anything to ur liking that moment. Same base recipe but i can add or remove ingredients, change portion , texture etc. immersive :)
Seems like the QM8 video quality is better on every aspect except EOTF and processing, especially once you go over 65" since Hisense AGAIN decided to NOT add many dimming zones after 65"... (85QM8 2300 dimmming zonez, 85U8K 1296??) But how is the processing compared for low bitrate upscaling? I'm trying to decide between the 85QM8 or the 85 U8K, looking picture quality mainly.
QM8, U8K, X90L If momey isn't the problem, X90L is superior to both. QM8 and U8K are like similar only processing in image is different. QM8 is little brighter as well. If i have to pick one between these 2, I'll pick U8KM over QM850G. Ideally, pick any of the three and get it calibrated or buy calibration settings from Quantum TV or someother. There will be huge difference. I'm also planning to buy. But waiting for better sales. Grest video buddy. :)
U8K is like almost carbon copy of X90L, just X90L have better processing but u cant tell that much watching movies & is only 2-$300 more then TCLMQ8 OR U8K on sale on 85 inch NOT much Different....BUT TCL MQ8 much brighter & got a Inky better blks compare those 2,. u can tell @13:24 so goes with that Sony
@@SFBenjaminK ratings just released their u8k review. They are declaring U8k better than X90L and QM850G. Plus, quantum tv compared u8k with S95B and man it blows both X90L and QM8 and goes directly in the territory of oled. (quantum tv calibrated u8k and S95B)
The tcl has hdr10+ & the 10plus is supposed to be darker than Dolby vision? Because my NEW 98” S5 s class hdr10+ is so dark when watching on my Amazon prime apps so dark can’t really watch movies .. thx
Its just camera . Its tilted , n camera is not in d middle , both tv is funny tilted . That even if they r Equally Tilted , it wont work cuz d room light will bounce more at 1 direction than another depends where d lights r ! Plus the capacity of Camera itself ! He needs to compare 2 TVS straight on !😮😮😮 I have 7000 videos in my iCloud . So I can tell anyone at tilted angle , shooting-- 2 bright objects bad idea because 1 object has more tilt another ,, camera can’t process it ! It will auto blow up n dim/another . D small amount of Angle 😮diff😮 can have WAY larger distortion at Filming !!!! Simple ;);)
I wish to buy the hisense but here in Europe 🇪🇺. Is vidaa tv which i don't like. Does it works if i bring from another country here in Europe? Some help please 🙏. By the way a really great video 👍
I wish to buy the hisense but here in Europe 🇪🇺. Is vidaa tv which i don't like. Does it works if i bring from another country here in Europe? Some help please 🙏. By the way a really great video 👍
I wish to buy the hisense but here in Europe 🇪🇺. Is vidaa tv which i don't like. Does it works if i bring from another country here in Europe? Some help please 🙏. By the way a really great video 👍
Thanks for watching everyone! So which one would you all choose?? Let me know!
Im looking at the tcl qm8b or the tcl c741k help
WOW! This video is extremely high-quality! Looks PHENOMENAL!
I got the hisense U6K, U7K 65", next U8K take it up to the next level, and had no complaints or issues, satisfied with all once I get the setting the way I like it.👍
Got Qm8 85" last week. Not big enough for the theater room. U8k 98" incoming. It's 2k less. I can deal with the lesser brightness. I watch movies at night in a dark green painted room (ceiling and everything).2 thousand dollars that's what I'm talkin about.
Ufffff audio quality on the U8K is just amazing...
Why does everyone keep saying it’s only 8 bit? It’s an 8 bit panel with 2frc. Meaning it’s basically a 10 bit panel the the qm8 is the same way. You cannot perceive a difference between a native 10 bit and an 8 bit frc panel.
go check the official specs of each tv. if it says 8bit it is 8bit regardless of what new tech comes with it. who knows if that tech is bogus marketing
@user-li6ns2lk3z , false my friend. The spec sheet on hisense own website specifically says ( 10 bit, 8bit+frc). 8bit+frc is a 10 bit panel.
I have a 3-Bit panel and ya don’t see me complaining. As my Uncle Ned always says eat, drink, love, and watch 8k QD-OLED!
10 bits are more than 8 bits, simple as that JACK
I was sold on hisesne u8k for quite a while, but the sony X90L has my vote overall. Great video
What sold you on the sony?
I was actually out looking for a 65" TV for my Bar/Lounge area of my home. My criteria: Overall solid PQ, mostly in a darker environment, although there are windows in there. Sound Quality was a BIG factor as I do not want to use a soundbar as I am hanging it and want to limit extra mounting and additional peripherals and Best Bang for my Buck. Initially a VERY helpful and knowledgeable salesman at Best Buy (who ironically is from Japan and Sony certified), when I gave him my criteria, showed me the TCL. It was very impressive! In fact, I was prepared to buy it. Unfortunately they had none new in box for sale. Not even for ordering online. A testimony to the popularity of this TV. I need the TV now for a big NEW YEARS EVE party we are hosting at my home. So at the latest, would be 2 days from now. He then said, you know what, we have a really nice Hisense that is super comparable. Although they were not side by side, when I watched content on the U8K, my eyes were just as impressed and I have really good vision without need for glasses. Although we did not test out the sound quality, on paper, the U8K clearly wins in this important area for me. Plus, it was new in the box ready to go. So I bought it for $900 (same price as the QM8).
I also read a detailed review on RTINGS that I have trusted for many years. They pointed out that the U8K was better out of the box without calibration. That is VERY appealing to me as well. They also have it edging out the TCL very slightly. Splitting hairs really.
I do know a thing or two about TV.s and great PQ as I currently own a Sony BRAVIA XR X95K and a Epson 5050UB in my Home Theater showing on a 135" Silver Screen.
Yea you can't go wrong with either of these. Glad you were able to pick one up👍
Any word on upscaling and smoothing from low bitrate or low res sources? TCL is supposed to follow up on this. My family uses internet and various apps to watch all of our content including sports, how QM8 handles low bitrate and low res is very important to us and probably to most people who aren't consistently running high bit rate and high res content like from cable tv service.
TCL QM8 sucks with upscaling. Other than that it’s a damn good TV.
Very good question!
Great Video Josh 👍🏽
Thanks Steve!
Luv to see you here, Steve. 😃
i called hisensse tey told me u8k 85 inches was ips panel,i am very excited and happy and hope they were right and not lied to me
Did you buy one? Does it have wide viewing angles? I just ordered one.
viewing angles are awful but thts becaus 85 inch is va panel.hisense lied to me telling me the tv was ips 85 inches@@1349LL
Not going to lie … I love both. I initially bought the 85” QM8 for my guest bedroom and loved it! I just splurged on the 100U8K for my living room and gaming on them both has been incredible. QM8 is def brighter and the backlit remote is def better than the Hisense. Honestly after getting the 100” for $2999 it’s really hard to go back to my 77” LG C1, it looks like an ipad when compared to these 2 beasts.
QM8...getting it in 85 inch on blk Friday & i bet can getting it in mid to late under $2 grand & thats a f*n steal...U8K VERY close in pic an all to SonyX90L is almost twin TVS ....BUT U8K f***ked it up this year , this U8K TV is Dimmer compare to U8H model i bought last year in 75 inch & F*n Lovin it as bright TV & awesome in blks ...this year they went backword abit & that's why this TCL shines & took the Crown this year & even gives u better inky blks @13:24 & in Dolby vision 2 👍✔
Are the lifted black colors only in Dolby Vision? Or is the u8k in general looks washed out?
Watch your god damn language my guy
Which one would you recommend for watching sports?
why qm8 is almost at the right angle and u8k is off angle? is it for a reason?
Size beats picture accuracy in this case so big win for the TCL
U8K is much better. Better options as far as settings, the sound is amazing no need for a soundbar @ 2.1.2 multichannel surround. 1 20 watt subwoofer, 2 10 watt speakers and 2 5 watt tweeters. You can also control local dimming.
I would pick the QM8 out of the box for sure but would like to see how both would look with Quantom TV's settings to be able to 100% know, and see if the U8K has a better fighting chance. vs it because out of the box the U8K doesn't look that great.
Go see his videos he did de comparison with his settings
@@7marcantoine If you mean Quantom then yea I have but I meant a side by side
Nice comparison. No local dimming level control seems like a big miss for the TCL. Another miss with the TCL is that it doesn’t have the new ATSC 3.0 tuner built in like the U8K and most flagship TVs from other brands have. But an 8-bit panel on the U8K is pretty lame as well.
The TCL does have local dimming settings it's just called something different but the TCL doesn't have 3.0 tuner only a 1.0 sad face
The sound difference was way more than you said. Thats not a little bit of a difference. Thats a massive difference. The U8K is more dynamic and you can hear sounds that you cant hear from the QM8.
True, but you buy a tv for the pic, not the sound. You can always get a sound bar if needed.
@@donkey3187dude u dont understand, not at fault, but its an industry secret that they make tv worse so u end up buying Sound bar at Bestbuy as sales package deal. They make more money off sounds bars than tv sometimes.
It’s like most generic cars have decent speakers. So we get anything car like $4500 under we expect not much difference in speakers. That once u reach like $5000-6000 get INFINITI QX60 QX70, or Nisan 390Z something like that they come with 12-14 BOSE speakers. Suddently thoes BMW X3 Audi A4 or those Subaru WRX so lame. Or yr friends buy a Dodge ram truck n raving about it, u set in the car all u hear is like their mushy weird crusty sound on their speakers they blasting.
Once u hear a PREMIUM tv with PREMIUM speakers U CANT go back. It’s like one of those things ppl buy can ,,only found out how much the Speakers make d ride. They suddently forget what the car looks like outside , or d Horse power. The ‘speakers d ride.
Same with Tv. Once u get nice set with nice speakers u cant go back. All u hear just bad sound. Thats what happened to me. I remember going to friend’s guest room they had a decent 4k tv, all i heard was distorted sound even just youtube or cable tv for news etc.
I'm curious.... you say the QM8 is noticeably brighter, but in your video the U8K is easily brighter than the QM8
Maybe in the video but definitely not in person
@@Josh_Quinonez Josh, does the U8k give you like more vibrant colors than the QM8? Steve made a comparison side by side and the U8k looked more vibrant while gaming and he mentioned it as well
U8k has next Gen 3.0 tuner.
I wish to buy the hisense but here in Europe 🇪🇺. Is vidaa tv which i don't like. Does it works if i bring from another country here in Europe? Some help please 🙏. By the way a really great video 👍
Great comparison thank for the time you put in. 😅
Thanks!
So what tv is better for gaming? Qm8 or u8k?
Both are good but TCL QM8 offers better brightness and more contrast.
It also offers 144Hz refresh rate
you didn't even measure the nits, if you did you would know that the hisense measures over 2,000 nits...
These videos are based off of my own personal experience and what I see with my own eyes and hear with my own ears 👍
Hello, for a non gamer, 99.9% content streamer, and for the 85" size specific, would you recommend the 85 QM8 with 2300 dimming zones, better brightness, 10 bit panel for better colors, and better motion over the U8K for the purpose of picture quality? Or if the U8K better processor, EOTF, and more calibration points be the better option.
if tcl didnt have a quality control problem i would have said tcl
Ppl have NOT had any --customizing Tv experience 😅 wont understand the ENJOYMENT of watching Any TV show is like 10X! 🎉🎉🎉 d Demo doesn’t represent the end user experience. Its so easy. Kinda like doing Mac n Cheese, or doing Morning smoothie. U can put anything to ur liking that moment. Same base recipe but i can add or remove ingredients, change portion , texture etc. immersive :)
Do u think the 100” Hisense U8k mini led brighter and better tv than the 98” TCL S5 s class basic led direct lit tv ?????? Help ? Thx
I haven't seen either one of those in those sizes. Sorry I can't help you with that. I did see the 98 inch qm8 in January and it looked amazing
Seems like the QM8 video quality is better on every aspect except EOTF and processing, especially once you go over 65" since Hisense AGAIN decided to NOT add many dimming zones after 65"... (85QM8 2300 dimmming zonez, 85U8K 1296??) But how is the processing compared for low bitrate upscaling? I'm trying to decide between the 85QM8 or the 85 U8K, looking picture quality mainly.
According to rtings the hisense is much better at processing and upscaling
Which tv is better for watching sports?
Josh which tv do you like the most? 😊
at 5:09 why is there such a big difference in contrast? plants are dark green on one and light green on another.
QM8, U8K, X90L
If momey isn't the problem, X90L is superior to both.
QM8 and U8K are like similar only processing in image is different.
QM8 is little brighter as well.
If i have to pick one between these 2, I'll pick U8KM over QM850G.
Ideally, pick any of the three and get it calibrated or buy calibration settings from Quantum TV or someother. There will be huge difference.
I'm also planning to buy. But waiting for better sales.
Grest video buddy. :)
you are correct. sony is onsale now.
@@ricome169 still in Canada 55X90L costs 1500CAD and 65X90L costs 1800 CAD. these are like basement rents per month in Ontario, lol.
X90L has way more blooming though. Only thing that’s better is the processing.
U8K is like almost carbon copy of X90L, just X90L have better processing but u cant tell that much watching movies & is only 2-$300 more then TCLMQ8 OR U8K on sale on 85 inch NOT much Different....BUT TCL MQ8 much brighter & got a Inky better blks compare those 2,. u can tell @13:24 so goes with that Sony
@@SFBenjaminK ratings just released their u8k review.
They are declaring U8k better than X90L and QM850G.
Plus, quantum tv compared u8k with S95B and man it blows both X90L and QM8 and goes directly in the territory of oled. (quantum tv calibrated u8k and S95B)
Is there an option to resize display on either of the TVs. Wanted to use a single display for close and far off use
The tcl has hdr10+ & the 10plus is supposed to be darker than Dolby vision? Because my NEW 98” S5 s class hdr10+ is so dark when watching on my Amazon prime apps so dark can’t really watch movies .. thx
Great Review!!!
Thanks!
Have these tvs been calibrated?
Buy both. Life is Beautiful. LG
If I had to choose between the 2, I would choose the Sony A80L.
Are the U8K blacks always washed out when compared to the QM8? Or is that only in Dolby Vision?
Its just camera . Its tilted , n camera is not in d middle , both tv is funny tilted . That even if they r Equally Tilted , it wont work cuz d room light will bounce more at 1 direction than another depends where d lights r ! Plus the capacity of Camera itself ! He needs to compare 2 TVS straight on !😮😮😮 I have 7000 videos in my iCloud . So I can tell anyone at tilted angle , shooting-- 2 bright objects bad idea because 1 object has more tilt another ,, camera can’t process it ! It will auto blow up n dim/another .
D small amount of Angle 😮diff😮 can have WAY larger distortion at Filming !!!! Simple ;);)
7:30 still much different
Seriously dude? A side by side comparison with showing these VA panels off center ?? Not very objective.
Se ve que estas vendido con la marca Tcl las comparaciones que hiciste de esa forma don mefastas
Rigged
How? Lol
Sony X90L
Just don't get Sony's 4k players they suck , bought 2 both didn't work after only one month
Wear a t shirt that says TCL
I wish to buy the hisense but here in Europe 🇪🇺. Is vidaa tv which i don't like. Does it works if i bring from another country here in Europe? Some help please 🙏. By the way a really great video 👍
I wish to buy the hisense but here in Europe 🇪🇺. Is vidaa tv which i don't like. Does it works if i bring from another country here in Europe? Some help please 🙏. By the way a really great video 👍
I wish to buy the hisense but here in Europe 🇪🇺. Is vidaa tv which i don't like. Does it works if i bring from another country here in Europe? Some help please 🙏. By the way a really great video 👍