Comparing the C735K with its successor is a similar story, with the 2022 model using the older IPQ 2.0 processor and offering inferior display brightness. Only the 98in C735K has local dimming and all models use less powerful pairs of 10W speakers. The C735K is still capable of 144Hz VRR, however, and has the same number of HDMI 2.1 ports (four), all of which support ALLM. So remember that these things are rarely as straightforward or as smart as they pretend. Persistence and cups of tea get you there in the end. There is Apple AirPlay, and Apple HomeKit compatibility too. Some online specifications say it doesn’t have Chromecast built-in, but that would be mighty odd for a Google TV, and of course it does. Settings can also be accessed from the remote, popping up a box with a few key settings (including Picture), but for the rest you have to press a second settings icon inside the first.

The TCL C845 includes an Onkyo sound system that really boosts this TV’s sonic credentials thanks to a 2.1-channel speaker configuration with 70W of amplification. That’s a surprising amount of power for a TV and is split 25W to each speaker and 20W to the bass driver built into the rear, which uses TCL’s floating bass design and a deflector lens to smooth out the low end. While the TCL C81 QLED isn’t the most attractive TV of 2020, it certainly isn’t ugly. The frame around the screen is narrow, and the outer edges of its rear are exceptionally slim for an LED TV. A result, no doubt, of the TV using edge-based rather than direct LED lighting (where the lights sit right behind the screen). There are any number of apps in the Google Play store for streaming music, but also Bluetooth (and Chromecast and AirPlay) for streaming music to the TV. Setting up The TCL C641K delivers an excellent gaming experience with impressive picture quality and low input lag. The 4K resolution and HDR support contribute to stunning visuals, bringing games to life with vibrant colors and sharp details. The low input lag ensures minimal delay between your actions and on-screen response, providing a smooth and responsive gaming experience. Additionally, the television supports Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) technology, reducing screen tearing and stuttering, resulting in a more immersive and enjoyable gameplay session. Viewing AngleWrapping up the best bits of the 65C845K's great-value picture performance are excellent 4K sharpness and clarity, good if not spectacular upscaling of HD sources, effective motion handling with 24fps movie sources (set the judder reduction to three or four for best results), a brilliantly aggressive and reasonably responsive gaming performance, and support for slightly wider viewing angles than you normally get with VA panel types.

When it comes to upscaling HD sources to 4K, the C81 QLED delivers pretty solid results. Noise is gently massaged away without leaving the picture looking processed, although the results look more like good HD than 4K.The TCL C641K offers a wide viewing angle, allowing for a consistent and enjoyable viewing experience from various seating positions. Its advanced panel technology minimizes color distortion and loss of contrast when viewed from the side. This means that even if you’re sitting off the screen, you can still enjoy accurate colors and sharp images without significantly degrading picture quality. The wide viewing angle makes the television suitable for larger living rooms or spaces with multiple viewers. Voice Control Unfortunately, options for reducing its impact are limited. The Micro Dimming feature that analyses the image on a fine enough level to deliver enhanced local contrast didn’t make much difference. The dynamic contrast feature that adjusts contrast automatically in response to image content improved the clouding a touch, but introduced lots of brightness instability.

This chip helps improve contrast, clarity, colour and motion and also looks after the upscaling of lower-resolution content. HDR format support covers every base, with HDR10, HDR10+, HLG and Dolby Vision IQ as well as IMAX Enhanced all present and correct. Anyway, that’s the smallest of distractions from an image which combined brilliance with excellent motion handling and being set-and-forget across a range of material. Nor is there any problem watching on the sunniest of days with ambient light streaming in, given the brightness available here, combined with the TCL’s smart settings. Take that, OLED.The first thing that strikes me like a ray of sunshine from the budget TV gloom is how incredibly bright its pictures are. That 2200+ nits of measured brightness feeds fully into real world (rather than test signal) HDR images, making daylight sequences feel like genuine daylight, and bright highlights look like real moons, streetlights, suns, metallic reflections etc have somehow found their way inside your TV. There’s also Dolby Vision ‘game’, which works in a slightly different way, the TV set communicating with the game console, communicating its available specs then getting just pre-processed output from the console, thereby minimising latency through the TV. There’s extensive gaming support on this TV.

One last picture area that again throws up mixed results is sharpness. The screen’s baseline sharpness and detailing with native 4K content is excellent. There’s never any doubt with fairly static images that you’re getting a full-blooded 4K experience.

Immersion Evolution

In today’s fast-paced world, where technology continually evolves, the quest for the perfect home entertainment experience never ends. If you’re in the market for a new television that promises to redefine your viewing pleasure, look no further. Enter the TCL C841K 65-inch Mini LED TV, a technological marvel that combines cutting-edge features with stunning visual brilliance. In this article, we’ll take an in-depth look at this impressive TV, exploring its exceptional qualities, its pros, and its few cons. Join us on a journey to uncover the future of home entertainment with the TCL C841K. Visual Marvel: The Power of Mini LED Technology The comic book colours of The Flash enjoyed plenty of vibrant punch, while the lightning that surrounds his ‘speed-force’ was seared into my retinas thanks to those dynamic highlights. The more subdued visuals of First Man are still appropriately muted, and the C845 does a great job of handling the scene where the Apollo 11 command module goes into the shadow of the moon – a challenging sequence for any local dimming system. Voices can on occasion sound as if they’re coming from slightly below the picture rather than from where mouths are moving onscreen, but dialogue sounds clear, clean, distinct and nicely contextualised. Dialogue is clean too, while that impressive looking subwoofer on the TV’s rear contributes strikingly potent and deep rumble effects.