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TCL 8 Series Review

Name: TCL 8 Series
Brand: TCL

By

Kenn Muguna

9/21/2023 5:31 PM

True Score

82

Absolutely Fresh

81

6

Experts

86

237

Consumers

Product Awards

GR Certified

Expert Pick

Customer Favorite

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6

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The TCL 8 Series Roku TV is fantastic for most users, thanks to its incredible peak brightness, inky blacks, excellent screen uniformity, and excellent contrast. However, watch out for the absence of HDMI 2.1 and the poor viewing angles.

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Table of Contents

Product Snapshot
Overview
Consensus
- {post.0.post_title} Specs
- Test Results
Product Comparison
All Stores
Score Card
Expert Score Breakdown
Customer Score Breakdown
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Product Snapshot

Overview

The TCL 8 Series Roku TV is TCL’s flagship LCD TV launched in 2019. It promises to provide better contrast and black levels than IPS LCDs, thanks to its VA panel.

In addition, it features low input lag, judder-free 24FPS playback, and boasts the easy-to-use Roku platform for smooth navigation. Thus, it is very well positioned for non-gaming users who just need a 4K TV that works.

Keep reading our TCL 8 Series review below to learn more about what top experts said. And don’t forget to take a look at the highest-rated TVs available today.

Rankings (recommended in)

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2/2
The 2 Best Roku TVs in 2024

Best For

Home Theater
Roku

Consensus

our Verdict

The TCL 8 Series Roku TV is a fantastic 4K HDR TV for media consumption in its range. It provides amazing peak brightness, top-notch contrast, deep black levels, and excellent screen uniformity for users with a bright room.

However, users also need to watch out for the poor viewing angles and the lack of HDMI 2.1.

Reason to Buy

Fantastic peak brightness
Superb contrast ratio
Amazing black levels
Great screen uniformity
Fast response time
Great upscaling
Wide color gamut support
Great reflection diffusion
Low input lag

Reason to Avoid

Capped to only 60Hz refresh rate
Poor viewing angle
No HDMI 2.1 support
No VRR, ALLM, or eARC
Bad out of the box color accuracy
No HDR 10+
Visible banding
Full-array local dimming can be too aggressive

TCL 8 Series Specs

	Backlight Type	Full-Array
	Display Type	LED
	HDMI Inputs	4
	HDR Format	Dolby Vision, HDR10, HLG
	LED Panel Type	Mini LED, QLED
	Max Resolution	3840 x 2160 (4k)
	Refresh Rate	60 Hz
	Screen size	85"
	Smart Platform	Roku TV
	VRR	No

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Test Results

Color Gamut % (DCI P3 xy)	93.2
Color Gamut % (DCI P3 uv)	93.82
Color Gamut % (Rec 2020 xy)	70.05
Color Gamut % (Rec 2020 uv)	80.47
Color Gamut % (sRGB)	99.9
Color Gamut % (Rec 709)	0
Color Gamut % (BT.2020)	0
Color Gamut % (Adobe RGB)	0
Color Gamut % (BT.709)	0
Contrast Ratio (x:1)	10,257
SDR Brightness (nits)	1,727
HDR Brightness (nits)	1,870
Input Lag (ms)	19.1
Response Time (ms)	11.9
Color Washout (Degrees)	25
Color Shift (Degrees)	25
Brightness Loss (Degrees)	35
Reflections (%)	4.9
Low-Freq Extension (Hz)	71.27
Freq Response StdDev @ 70db	4.3
Freq Response StdDev @ 80db	4.02
Weighted Total Harmonic Distortion @80db	0.061
Intermodulation Distortion @80db	1.1
EOTF (600 nit delta)	0
EOTF (1000 nit delta)	0
EOTF (4000 nit delta)	0

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Score Card

E

Expert Score

81

*.75

We place a 75% weighted value on Expert Test Scores

C

Customer Score

86

*.25

We place a 25% weighted value on Customer Scores

True Score

82

Any product with a True Score above 80 is a Absolutely Fresh

Expert Score Breakdown

Publications with higher Trust Scores are given more weight.

101.4
Category Trust Score
80
The TCL 8 Series is a great overall TV. It performs well in both bright… read more
By:
Ryan Scartozzi
91.4
Category Trust Score
80
The TCL 8-Series of 4K LED TVs features a bright picture with vibrant color, at… read more
By:
Will Greenwald
77.8
Category Trust Score
80
PROS: Awesome picture quality., Mini-LED backlight delivers rich blacks and bright highlights., HDR10 and Dolby… read more
By:
Brian Westover
89
Category Trust Score
80
LIKE: Superb image quality., Best-in-class streaming., Cheaper than OLED at 75 inches. DON’T LIKE: Expensive.,… read more
By:
David Katzmaier
85.2
Category Trust Score
92
With TCL selling the 75-inch 8-Series model evaluated here at $3,000, and a 65-inch model… read more
By:
Thomas J. Norton
27.8
Category Trust Score
90
Super granular mini-LED backlighting delivers the most stunning blacks we’ve seen from an LCD TV…. read more
By:
Jon L. Jacobi