The TCL QM7/QM751G QLED is a mid-range TV and sits between the high-end TCL QM8/QM851G QLED and budget TCL Q6/Q651G QLED in TCL's 2024 lineup. It uses TCL's AIPQ PRO processor and is advertised as being capable of hitting up to 2,400 nits, with up to 1,500 dimming zones depending on the size, dwarfing the zone count of the preceding TCL Q7/Q750G QLED. It's loaded with features like Dolby Vision and HDR10+, HDMI 2.1 bandwidth, 4k @ 144Hz, 1080p @ 240Hz, and VRR support. The TV has the IMAX Enhanced Certification and supports DTS and Dolby advanced audio formats through its eARC HDMI port. It uses the popular and easy-to-use Google operating system. It has hands-free voice control via the Google Assistant, as well as support for Amazon Alexa and Apple Home smart assistants. We bought and reviewed the 75-inch model, but the TV is available in five sizes: 55, 65, 75, 85, and 98 inches.
Our Verdict
The TCL QM7 is a very good TV for mixed usage. It looks fantastic in a dark room thanks to its excellent black levels, and content is bright and punchy no matter the context thanks to its impressive peak brightness. It struggles a bit with direct reflections, but it makes up for it by maintaining its black levels and colors in bright rooms. Its image processing is very decent, as it cleans up low-bitrate and low-resolution content very well. It's also a solid choice for gaming due to its low input lag, VRR feature, and supported resolutions, although it's better suited to brighter games, as its response time is noticeably slower in darker content.
Excellent black levels deliver deep blacks no matter the room context.
Great color volume in HDR and SDR for punchy colors in any content.
Solid image processing when dealing with low-bitrate and low-resolution content.
Black levels and colors stay deep and punchy in brighter rooms.
Easily bright enough in SDR for well-lit rooms, with punchy HDR highlights in darker ones.
The TV's response time isn't quite good enough for a motion-blur free experience in darker games.
Image degrades somewhat when viewed from extreme angles.
- Disappointing SDR pre-calibration accuracy.
Visible glare when placed directly opposite bright lights or windows.
The TCL QM7 is very good for watching movies in a dark room. Its excellent black levels mean the TV displays deep blacks in a dark room, and they remain deep even when bright highlights are on the screen. It also has great peak brightness and color volume, so colors in HDR and SDR content are vibrant, lifelike, and bright. Sadly, it's not very accurate, especially in SDR, so you'll need to get the TV calibrated if you care about accuracy. While it has very solid image processing, its PQ EOTF tracking is disappointing, so HDR content doesn't quite match the content creator's intent. It does, however, automatically remove judder from nearly all sources, and it doesn't have an excessive amount of stutter, though you'll notice some if you're sensitive to it.
Excellent black levels deliver deep blacks no matter the room context.
Great color volume in HDR and SDR for punchy colors in any content.
- Excellent HDR brightness for bright highlights that stand out.
Solid image processing when dealing with low-bitrate and low-resolution content.
Removes judder from almost all sources.
Doesn't follow the content creator's intent well in HDR.
Fast-paced scenes and sports have visible artifacts.
Noticeable stutter in slow panning shots.
The TCL QM7 is very good for watching SDR content in a brighter room. It's extremely bright in SDR, with great color volume, so your content looks bright and punchy on this TV. Its handling of direct reflections is disappointing, but its colors and contrast don't suffer much in bright environments, so ultimately you still get a very good viewing experience.
Great color volume in HDR and SDR for punchy colors in any content.
Easily bright enough in SDR for well-lit rooms.
Black levels and colors stay deep and punchy in brighter rooms.
- Disappointing SDR pre-calibration accuracy.
Visible glare when placed directly opposite bright lights or windows.
The TCL QM7 is good for watching sports. It's extremely bright in SDR, with great color volume, so your sports look vivid and dynamic on this TV. It's not a very accurate TV in SDR, so your favorite jerseys might look a bit off from what they should be. The TV's image processing capabilities are well-suited for sports, as it upscales low-resolution feeds well, and it impressively cleans up any macro-blocking when streaming sports. Its response time is fast enough that you won't notice any excessive blur behind fast-moving players, but there are artifacts around the edges of fast-moving objects and players. Unfortunately, the TV's handling of direct reflections is disappointing, so avoid placing any lights directly opposite it. Also, avoid having any friends at extreme angles from the TV, as the TV's viewing angle, while okay overall, is not quite good enough to offer a pleasant viewing experience from the sides.
Great color volume in HDR and SDR for punchy colors in any content.
Easily bright enough in SDR for well-lit rooms.
Solid image processing when dealing with low-bitrate and low-resolution content.
Black levels and colors stay deep and punchy in brighter rooms.
Minimal motion blur.
Image degrades somewhat when viewed from extreme angles.
- Disappointing SDR pre-calibration accuracy.
Visible glare when placed directly opposite bright lights or windows.
Fast-paced scenes and sports have visible artifacts.
The TCL QM7 is very good for playing video games. It's a great choice to pair with gaming PCs and modern consoles thanks to its HDMI 2.1 bandwidth, up to 4k @ 144Hz, and VRR support, although there's an issue that affects the TV's response time when it hovers around 65Hz when using VRR. It does have low input lag, so you get a snappy gaming experience, especially at 120Hz. The TV's image quality is great, no matter whether you're playing HDR or SDR games, as its colors are punchy and its black levels stay deep no matter what you throw at it. Sadly, its response time, while great overall, struggles with darker games, as there's noticeable black smearing and inverse ghosting.
Low input lag.
Excellent black levels deliver deep blacks no matter the room context.
Great color volume in HDR and SDR for punchy colors in any content.
- HDMI 2.1 bandwidth, up to 4k @ 144Hz, and VRR support.
Easily bright enough in SDR for well-lit rooms, with punchy HDR highlights in darker ones.
The TV's response time isn't quite good enough for a motion-blur free experience in darker games.
- VRR issues around 65Hz.
The TCL QM7's brightness performance is impressive, even more so in SDR, where the TV is extremely bright. It's no slouch in HDR content, however, and highlights pop no matter the content.
- Excellent HDR brightness for bright highlights that stand out.
Easily bright enough in SDR for well-lit rooms.
The TCL QM7's black level is excellent. It has great contrast, with blacks that stay deep and punchy even when bright highlights are on screen. This is due to the TV's good lighting zone precision, which keeps blooming in check, although there is still some with bright highlights set on dark backgrounds.
Excellent black levels deliver deep blacks no matter the room context.
The TCL QM7 has good color performance overall. It has excellent color volume in HDR and great color volume in SDR, so it's quite colorful no matter the content. Unfortunately, it struggles with SDR pre-calibration image accuracy, though it is decent in HDR. Purists will definitely want to invest in a professional calibrator to get the most out of the TV in SDR content.
Great color volume in HDR and SDR for punchy colors in any content.
- Disappointing SDR pre-calibration accuracy.
The TCL QM751G has decent motion handling, especially when watching movies and shows. It entirely removes judder from the majority of sources, except for 25p content being sent via a 60p signal, so there are subtle hiccups in motion if you're watching certain European shows or movies from an older device. The TV is completely free from micro-judder, but there's still some visible stutter in shots with slower camera movements. Unfortunately, the TV does a subpar job of handling transitions, which leads to artifacts around the edges of objects and people in fast-paced scenes and sports.
Removes judder from almost all sources.
No micro-judder from all sources.
Minimal motion blur.
Fast-paced scenes and sports have visible artifacts.
Noticeable stutter in slow panning shots.
The TCL QM7 is responsive in Game Mode, thanks to its low input lag, support for a variety of VRR modes, and a wide range of supported resolutions. Unfortunately, its response time isn't quite fast enough to provide a truly motion-blur-free gaming experience, as there's noticeable black smearing and inverse ghosting in darker scenes. The TV's VRR feature is also uneven, as its response time changes depending on whether its refresh rate is below or above 65Hz, further exacerbating its response time issues.
Low input lag.
- HDMI 2.1 bandwidth, up to 4k @ 144Hz, and VRR support.
The TV's response time isn't quite good enough for a motion-blur free experience in darker games.
- VRR issues around 65Hz.
Note: We're in the process of improving our tests related to image processing, but this score should give you a general idea of how a TV performs overall with its image processing capabilities.
The TCL QM7's image processing is decent overall, albeit uneven. It cleans up macro-blocking from low-bitrate content quite well, and it also does a good job when upscaling low-resolution content, such as from DVDs. It's also hard to notice any banding in HDR content, although there is some. Unfortunately, its PQ EOTF tracking is disappointing, so HDR content doesn't quite follow the content creator's intent.
Solid image processing when dealing with low-bitrate and low-resolution content.
Handles HDR native gradients well, with limited banding.
Doesn't follow the content creator's intent well in HDR.
Performance Usages
Changelog
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Updated Mar 16, 2026:
We added text to our new Cinematic Motion Handling performance usage and our new Transition Artifacts and Stutter Reduction Via Interpolation test sections after converting the review to TV 2.2.
- Updated Mar 10, 2026: This review has been updated to TV 2.2. We've added new sections for Transition Artifacts and Stutter Reduction Via Interpolation, and updated the way we test Stutter. Additionally, we removed the 'Broken' disclaimer from our Motion Handling usage.
- Updated Feb 05, 2026: We added text to the new Micro-Judder section and refreshed the text in the updated Judder and Response Time Stutter sections after converting the review to TV 2.1.
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Updated Jun 13, 2025:
We mentioned the newly reviewed Hisense U75QG in the HDR Brightness section of this review.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
We bought and tested the 75-inch TCL QM7, and these results are also valid for the 55, 65, 85, and 98-inch models. The 98" model has feet instead of a center-mounted stand like the smaller sizes have. The TCL QM7 is currently only available in North America; in Europe, TCL released the similar TCL C805 instead. Typically, similar models from other regions perform differently, so these results aren't valid for it.
Note: TCL hasn't yet confirmed the number of dimming zones for each model size, though they did say the TV has up to 1,500 dimming zones. We'll update this table as we find out how many dimming zones each size has.
| Size | Model | Dimming Zones |
|---|---|---|
| 55" | TCL 55QM751G | Unknown |
| 65" | TCL 65QM751G | Unknown |
| 75" | TCL 75QM751G | 1,248 |
| 85" | TCL 85QM751G | Unknown |
| 98" | TCL 98QM751G | ~1,500 |
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Popular TV Comparisons
The TCL QM7/QM751G QLED is a great TV and is sure to please anyone who buys it. It has outstanding contrast, is very bright in HDR and SDR, and has a ton of gaming features. It's an incremental but noticeable improvement over 2023's TCL Q7/Q750G QLED, as the newer model is much brighter in HDR and offers better contrast. Still, anyone shopping for the TCL QM7 should also consider the Hisense U7N; the latter is dimmer than the TCL, but offers far better reflection handling and is the most accurate of the two out of the box. Still, the TCL is the better TV overall due to its better black levels, punchier colors, and slightly higher peak brightness.
For more options, check out our recommendations for the best TVs, the best QLED TVs, and the best 4k gaming TVs.
The TCL QM751G and the TCL QM7K are similar TVs, although the newer QM7K provides slightly better image quality due to its vastly improved contrast ratio. Still, the QM751G is brighter in HDR, sometimes delivering a more impactful HDR experience depending on the scene. While its contrast isn't as good overall, its black levels are comparable due to its slightly faster and more precise local dimming solution. It's also a bit more colorful than its successor. Gamers will appreciate the QM7K's slightly faster pixel transitions and 288Hz support at 1080p.
The TCL QM851G is better than the TCL QM751G. With a few exceptions, the QM851G does most things better than the QM751G. The QM851G is noticeably brighter in HDR and SDR, has better contrast, and is more accurate in SDR prior to calibration. It also has much better reflection handling than the QM751G, making it a far better option if you like to watch TV in extremely bright rooms. Still, the QM751G is more accurate in HDR and has better color volume in SDR. But, overall, the QM851G is a noticeable upgrade over the QM751G.
The TCL QM751G is better than the TCL QM6K in almost every way, as the QM7 is brighter, has better black levels, has better image processing, and is more colorful overall, delivering a more impactful viewing experience. The QM6K is, however, more accurate and follows the content creator's intent more closely than the QM7K51G does. It's also capable of gaming at 1080p @ 288Hz, while the QM751G tops out at 1080p @ 240Hz.
The Hisense U75QG is a bit better than the TCL QM751G, mostly because of its extremely high peak brightness and solid black levels. Otherwise, the two TVs are relatively similar, as they both have disappointing PQ EOTF tracking, although the Hisense is even worse there. The TCL, however, is the better pick for gamers, as it has quicker pixel transitions.
We buy and test dozens of TVs yearly, taking an objective, data-driven approach to deliver results you can trust. Our testing process is complex, with hundreds of individual tests that take over a week to complete. Most of our tests use specially designed test patterns that mimic real content, but we also use the same sources you have at home to ensure our results match the real-world experience. We use two main tools for our testing: a Colorimetry Research CR-100 colorimeter and a CR-250 spectroradiometer.
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