Years ago, buying a television was much simpler than now. The technology of the vast majority was very similar, the availability of sizes was very limited and you only had to choose between one brand and another. Today it is a segment that has grown a lot, and as a result of that growth, there are a multitude of options for each consumer.
TCL is one of the main television manufacturers, either under its own trademark, or through the manufacture of panels for other brands. Last Friday, September 8, he presented in Madrid the new models for this year that, although we already knew about them previously, will now go on sale officially.
Among all models, Crown jewel was undoubtedly the X955 model, with QD-Mini LED technology and Available in two sizes, 85 inches and 98 inchess. We were able to see them first hand and to be completely honest, it is surprising, about the largest model. But, besides size, what do these two televisions have?
QD-Mini LED, what does it consist of?
The panel and its lighting are mainly responsible for the image quality. The QD-Mini LED technology present in the new TCL X955 series has up to 5,000 dimming zones and is capable of achieving deeper blacksa greater amount of brightness and better contrast, with even more vibrant colors.
In relation to this and opening a small parenthesis, during the presentation they used a very characteristic scene from the history of television. During an episode of Game of Thrones that aired years ago, in which a war was fought at night and in low-light scenes, most people said that they couldn’t see well. On the new TCL X955 they were broadcasting that episode and it could be seen with complete clarity.
More information to take into account. For example, although its normal brightness level is 720 nits, it is capable of reaching 5,000 nits of maximum brightness so scenes in which there is a lot of brightness, for example a sunny sky, look perfectly sharp, without burning the image. .
On the other hand, being a backlit panel, you can have very precise control of the amount of light you need. Each six-crystal chip that is responsible for emitting light is capable of increasing the brightness and radically improving the performance of the screen, even in very dark scenes like the one we mentioned before about Game of Thrones.
Finally, the panel of the new TCL
Resolution and image quality of the TCL X955
We are talking about two television models premium and the image quality could not be less. Both models in the X955 series have 4K UHD resolution capable of reproducing more than one billion colors. Besides It is capable of reproducing all HDR formats used on the marketsuch as HDR10, HDR HLG, HDR10+, HDR Dolby Vision and Dolby Vision IQ.
In the hardware part, special mention must be made of the processor of the new TCL X955 series. In this case it incorporates AiPQ 3.0 which, thanks to its use of Artificial Intelligence, helps to more faithfully reproduce the content on our television by adapting the brightness and color depending on each scene.
TCL has also incorporated a panel with a refresh rate of 144Hz but that is capable of reaching 240Hz (TCL is the only brand that has incorporated this feature in a television), an asset destined to win the hearts of the most gamers. Furthermore, we must add Game Master Pro 2.0 setup mode which allows the panel to adapt depending on the content and, together with the HDMI 2.1 port, makes latency minimal.
Sound quality and operating system
For the sound part, TCL has relied on the legendary Japanese brand ONKYO with an 80W speaker system Specifically designed to offer more realistic sound. It is also compatible with Dolby Atmos technology so the sound experience at home is incredible.
In terms of operating system, it incorporates Google TV and is compatible with all voice assistants on the market, from Google itself to Alexa and also including the Apple ecosystem, with HomeKit and AirPlay 2 so In addition to using our voice, we can also manage our television from our mobile phonehow to project the content in a simple way.
All that remains is to talk about price and availability. Both the 85-inch and 98-inch TCL X95 models are available in all markets globally. In Spain, the recommended price for each of them is 4,599 in the 85-inch model and 7,999 in the case of the 98-inch model.