TCL has begun pre-orders for its new QM6K ad QK7K series TVs in Canada, both of which debuted at CEO 2025 earlier this year.
The new TVs boast advanced colour and light processing via the TCL Halo Control System, new QD-Mini LED screens that were designed and built by TCL, and come in screen sizes ranging from 55 inches all the way up to a mammoth 115-incher.
The QM6K series is dubbed an “affordable premium” line while the QM7K series affords higher-end features like HDR and audio by Bang & Olufsen. The QD-Mini LED models are made in TCL’s Pangu Lab, a full process Mini LED development centre in China.
TCL’s latest Precise Dimming Series offer higher peak brightness than their predecessors. The Halo Control System yields affords enhanced colour accuracy, gray scale accuracy, and “virtually no blooming,” says TCL, thanks to the new TCL Micro OD that reduces optical distance between the backlight and diffuser plate. The new system’s Super High Energy LED Chip combines high brightness with increased light efficiency while a Super Condensed Micro Lens uses a narrower light path for more precise light control.
TCL’s enhanced QD-Mini LED backlight technology works in conjunction with a high contrast HVA Panel to block out more of the light when the LCD closes for better dark state, providing up to five-times native contrast. Meanwhile, ennhanced QLED technology combines a new Color Optimization Algorithm with more vibrant Quantum Crystals for improved color accuracy.
Processing also gets an upgrade with Zero-Delay Transient Response for virtually no lag between the input signal and backlight response, preventing after-image blur and maximizing specular highlights. The Halo Control System also adds a Bi-directional 23-bit Backlight Controller, allowing for fine, granular control of over 65,000 levels of brightness for each LED for better gray scale accuracy. In addition, the system includes a Dynamic Light Algorithm (DLA) that intelligently optimizes the incoming video to render SDR signals at near HDR level.
Along with the new Halo Control System, the TCL QM6K boasts up to LD500 precise dimming with high HDR brightness; 144Hz Native Refresh Rate; Game Accelerator 288 for up to 288 VRR; TCL AiPQ Pro processor; Dolby Vision IQ (Plus HDR10+, HDR10, HLG, and the NEW DLA); Dolby Atmos; DTS Virtual:X; IMAX Enhanced & AMD FreeSync certifications; Dolby Vision Filmmaker Mode; Sleep Sounds Mode; hands-free voice control; and a new Onkyo 2.1 speaker system. It runs on the Google smart TV OS and boasts a slim, 360 bezel-less design.
The TCL QM6K TVs are now available for pre-order starting at an MSRP of $899 for the 55-inch model. The 65-inch is $1,099, 75-inch $1,599, 85-inch $2,499, and 98-inch $5,999. Retailers like Best Buy Canada are offering special deals, including up to a $500 bonus in discounts or a soundbar bundle, depending on the model purchased.
Replacing the QM751G, the TCL QM7K, also a Google TV has a thinner bezel-less design and a pedestal stand for the 65- to 85-inch models. It offers the following features, alongside the new Halo Control System: up to LD2800 precise dimming; up to HDR3000 brightness; Crystglow HVA Panel (anti-reflective); TCL AiPQ Pro processor; 144Hz native panel refresh rate; Game Accelerator 288, for up to 288 VRR; Filmmaker Mode; Dolby Vision IQ & HDR10+, HDR10; IMAX Enhanced & AMD FreeSync PP certifications; audio by Bang & Olufsen (2.2) speaker system; Dolby Atmos and DTS Virtual:X; backlit remote; hands-free voice control (far field); and a new Art Mode and Art Gallery.
Get the 55-inch TCL QM7K TV for an MSRP of $1,099 in Canada; $1,599 for the 65-inch, $1,999 for the 75-inch, and $2,999 for the 85-inch, with the same up to $500 discounts and soundbar bundle options from select retailers. For those who really want to go big, the 98-inch and 115-inch models are coming soon for $6,999 and $19,999, respectively.