TCL's top QLED TV for 2026 just got a $1,300 price cut on Amazon.
The 65-inch TCL QM8L SQD-Mini LED 4K Smart TV has dropped to $1,197.99 at Amazon, a 52% cut from its $2,499.99 list price. It's the set that review guides have been calling the best QLED TV for most people, thanks to a redesigned Super Quantum Dot backlight system. That system swaps the usual 60-nanometer quantum dots for 5-nanometer ones, which TCL says sharpens color accuracy and curbs the blooming halo effect around bright objects in dark scenes. The set also hits up to 6,000 nits of peak brightness across more than 4,000 local dimming zones, plus a 144Hz refresh rate, AMD FreeSync Premium Pro, and Google TV with Gemini built in.
OLED TVs still win on absolute black levels, but they also carry OLED-sized price tags. A mini-LED set claiming contrast that rivals pricier OLEDs, now selling for less than half its own list price, is the argument that's actually pushing mini-LED adoption forward. The brightness number matters too: 6,000 nits is enough to cut through glare in a sunlit room, which is exactly where plenty of OLEDs struggle.
It's still a list-price discount, the kind retailers lean on all year, but $1,198 for a TV this bright is a hard number to argue with.