TCL QM6K vs QM5K: Which TV Is Better?

Tested using Methodology v2.0.1

Updated Nov 10, 2025 09:34 PM

This review is in Early access

Resolution4k

Native Refresh Rate 144Hz

TypeLED

Sub-Type VA

Dolby Vision Yes

Screen Finish Glossy

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Native Refresh Rate Locked

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Sub-Type Locked

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Our Verdict

TCL QM6K

TCL QM5K

Full comparison details regarding individual product score sets can be found in the section below

Variants

50QM6K (50")
55QM6K (55")
65QM6K (65")
75QM6K (75")
85QM6K (85")
98QM6K (98")

50QM5K (50")
55QM5K (55")
65QM5K (65")
75QM5K (75")
85QM5K (85")

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Check Price

50"

50QM6K

Amazon.com

50"

50QM5K

55"

55QM6K

55"

55QM5K

65"

65QM6K

65"

65QM5K

75"

75QM6K

75"

75QM5K

85"

85QM6K

85"

85QM5K

98"

98QM6K

98"

Main Differences for

Mixed Usage

Threshold

0.10

Mixed Usage

7.1

0.0

No major differences between these TVs for mixed usage. See full list of tests below.

Full Comparison

Mixed Usage

7.1

0.0

Home Theater

7.2

0.0

Bright Room

7.0

0.0

Sports

7.1

0.0

Gaming

7.2

0.0

Brightness

6.5

0.0

Black Level

7.6

0.0

Color

7.2

0.0

Processing (In Development)

7.0

0.0

Game Mode Responsiveness

7.9

0.0

Motion Handling (Broken)

7.6

0.0

Brightness

HDR Brightness

6.0

N/A

HDR Hallway Photo

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HDR Cityscape Photo

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HDR Landscape Photo

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Hallway Lights (~1950 cd/m²)

409 cd/m²

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Yellow Skyscraper (~700 cd/m²)

276 cd/m²

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Landscape Pool (~300 cd/m²)

198 cd/m²

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Peak 2% Window

544 cd/m²

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Peak 10% Window

698 cd/m²

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Peak 25% Window

890 cd/m²

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Peak 50% Window

697 cd/m²

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Peak 100% Window

453 cd/m²

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Sustained 2% Window

468 cd/m²

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Sustained 10% Window

694 cd/m²

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Sustained 25% Window

752 cd/m²

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Sustained 50% Window

691 cd/m²

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Sustained 100% Window

452 cd/m²

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Automatic Brightness Limiting (ABL)

0.034

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HDR Brightness In Game Mode

6.0

N/A

HDR Hallway Photo

SAMPLE

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HDR Cityscape Photo

SAMPLE

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HDR Landscape Photo

SAMPLE

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Hallway Lights (~1950 cd/m²)

412 cd/m²

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Yellow Skyscraper (~700 cd/m²)

246 cd/m²

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Landscape Pool (~300 cd/m²)

232 cd/m²

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Peak 2% Window

468 cd/m²

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Peak 10% Window

684 cd/m²

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Peak 25% Window

758 cd/m²

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Peak 50% Window

693 cd/m²

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Peak 100% Window

450 cd/m²

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Sustained 2% Window

466 cd/m²

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Sustained 10% Window

677 cd/m²

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Sustained 25% Window

744 cd/m²

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Sustained 50% Window

688 cd/m²

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Sustained 100% Window

450 cd/m²

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Automatic Brightness Limiting (ABL)

0.033

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SDR Brightness

7.5

N/A

Real Scene Peak Brightness

429 cd/m²

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Peak 2% Window

513 cd/m²

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Peak 10% Window

642 cd/m²

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Peak 25% Window

814 cd/m²

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Peak 50% Window

646 cd/m²

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Peak 100% Window

418 cd/m²

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Sustained 2% Window

442 cd/m²

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Sustained 10% Window

635 cd/m²

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Sustained 25% Window

696 cd/m²

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Sustained 50% Window

640 cd/m²

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Sustained 100% Window

418 cd/m²

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Automatic Brightness Limiting (ABL)

0.031

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Black Level

Contrast

8.1

N/A

Contrast Picture

SAMPLE

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Contrast

118,059 : 1

Lock : 1

Native Contrast

6,471 : 1

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Lighting Zone Precision

6.5

N/A

Lighting Zone Precision Picture

SAMPLE

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Lighting Zone Transitions

7.0

N/A

Preferred LD Video, Moving Object

SAMPLE

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Local Dimming

Yes

Locked

Backlight

Full-Array

Locked

Dimming Zone Count Of The Tested TV

312

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Contrast And Dark Details In Game Mode

7.0

N/A

Lighting Zone Precision Photo In Game Mode

SAMPLE

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Preferred LD Video, Moving Object In Game Mode

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Game Transitions With VRR And Preferred LD

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Black Uniformity

7.5

N/A

Black Uniformity Picture With Preferred Local Dimming

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Std. Dev.

0.972%

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Native Black Uniformity Picture

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Native Std. Dev.

0.477%

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Color

SDR Color Volume

6.7

N/A

DCI-P3 Gamut Rings

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CIELAB DCI-P3 Coverage

83.71%

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BT.2020 Gamut Rings

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CIELAB BT.2020 Coverage

57.93%

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HDR Color Volume

6.9

N/A

P3 Color Volume ITP Picture

SAMPLE

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1,000 cd/m² DCI P3 Coverage ITP

68.2%

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2020 Color Volume ITP Picture

SAMPLE

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10,000 cd/m² BT.2020 Coverage ITP

30.5%

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White Luminance

477 cd/m²

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Red Luminance

103 cd/m²

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Green Luminance

343 cd/m²

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Blue Luminance

29 cd/m²

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Cyan Luminance

374 cd/m²

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Magenta Luminance

119 cd/m²

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Yellow Luminance

415 cd/m²

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SDR Pre-Calibration Color Accuracy

7.6

N/A

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Pre Gamma Curve Picture

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Pre Color Picture

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White Balance dE 2000

4.15

Lock

Color dE 2000

2.42

Lock

Gamma

2.23

Lock

Color Temperature

6,456 K

Lock K

Picture Mode

Movie

Locked

Color Temp Setting

warm 5

Locked

Gamma Setting

2,2

Locked

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SDR Post-Calibration Color Accuracy

9.5

N/A

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SAMPLE

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Post Gamma Curve Picture

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Post Color Picture

SAMPLE

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White Balance dE 2000

0.26

Lock

Color dE 2000

1.24

Lock

Gamma

2.20

Lock

Color Temperature

6,492 K

Lock K

White Balance Calibration

20 point

Locked

Color Calibration

Yes

Locked

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HDR Pre-Calibration Color Accuracy

8.3

N/A

HDR Pre White Balance Picture

SAMPLE

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HDR Pre Color Picture

SAMPLE

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White Balance dE ITP

8.20

Lock

Color dE ITP

6.3

Lock

Color Temperature

6,609 K

Lock K

Picture Mode

Movie

Locked

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HDR Post-Calibration Color Accuracy

9.1

N/A

HDR Post White Balance Picture

SAMPLE

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HDR Post Color Picture

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White Balance dE ITP

5.70

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Color dE ITP

4.90

Lock

Color Temperature

6,511 K

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Processing

PQ EOTF Tracking

7.8

N/A

PQ EOTF Graph

SAMPLE

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600 Nit Tracking Delta

0.0074

Lock

1000 Nit Tracking Delta

0.0054

Lock

4000 Nit Tracking Delta

0.0058

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Low-Quality Content Smoothing

7.0

N/A

Low-Quality Content Smoothing Picture

SAMPLE

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Smoothing

7.0

0.0

Detail Preservation

7.0

0.0

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Upscaling: Sharpness Processing

6.5

N/A

Sharpness Picture - 480p

SAMPLE

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HDR Native Gradient

6.8

N/A

HDR Gradient Picture

SAMPLE

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100% Black To 50% Gray

6.0

0.0

50% Gray To 100% White

6.0

0.0

100% Black To 50% Red

6.0

0.0

50% Red To 100% Red

8.0

0.0

100% Black To 50% Green

6.0

0.0

50% Green To 100% Green

6.0

0.0

100% Black To 50% Blue

8.0

0.0

50% Blue To 100% Blue

8.0

0.0

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Game Mode Responsiveness

Input Lag

9.0

N/A

1080p @ 60Hz

10.4 ms

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1080p @ 60Hz Outside Game Mode

108.7 ms

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1080p @ 120Hz

5.6 ms

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1080p @ Max Refresh Rate

3.1 ms

Lock ms

4k @ 60Hz

10.2 ms

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4k @ 60Hz @ 4:4:4

9.9 ms

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4k @ 60Hz Outside Game Mode

108.0 ms

Lock ms

4k @ 60Hz With Interpolation

128.8 ms

Lock ms

4k @ 120Hz

5.5 ms

N/A

4k @ Max Refresh Rate

4.7 ms

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8k @ 60Hz

N/A

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Supported Resolutions

9.5

N/A

Resolution

Locked

480p @ 59.94Hz (Widescreen)

Yes

Locked

720p @ 59.94Hz

Yes

Locked

1080p @ 60Hz @ 4:4:4

Yes

Locked

1080p @ 120Hz

Yes

Locked

1080p Maximum Refresh Rate

288 Hz

Lock Hz

4k @ 60Hz

Yes

Locked

4k @ 60Hz @ 4:4:4

Yes

Locked

4k @ 120Hz

Yes

Locked

4k @ 120Hz @ 4:4:4

Yes

Locked

4k Maximum Refresh Rate

144 Hz

Lock Hz

8k @ 30Hz Or 24Hz

Locked

8k @ 60Hz

Locked

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Variable Refresh Rate

8.8

N/A

Native Refresh Rate

144Hz

Locked

Variable Refresh Rate

Yes

Locked

HDMI Forum VRR

Yes

Locked

FreeSync

Yes

Locked

G-SYNC Compatible

Yes

Locked

4k VRR Maximum

144 Hz

Lock Hz

4k VRR Minimum

< 20 Hz

Locked

1080p VRR Maximum

288 Hz

Lock Hz

1080p VRR Minimum

< 20 Hz

Locked

VRR + Local Dimming

Yes

Locked

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CAD In Game Mode @ Max Refresh Rate

7.1

N/A

Pursuit Photo Max Refresh

SAMPLE

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CAD Heatmap Max Refresh

SAMPLE

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Transition At Max Refresh

0 to 31

Cycle through frames

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Avg. CAD

201

Lock

Best 10% CAD

101

Lock

Worst 10% CAD

307

Lock

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CAD In Game Mode @ 120Hz

6.9

N/A

Pursuit Photo 120Hz

SAMPLE

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CAD Heatmap 120Hz

SAMPLE

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Transition At 120Hz

0 to 31

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Avg. CAD

214

N/A

Best 10% CAD

102

N/A

Worst 10% CAD

329

N/A

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CAD In Game Mode @ 60Hz

6.3

N/A

Pursuit Photo 60Hz

SAMPLE

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CAD Heatmap 60Hz

SAMPLE

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Transition 60Hz

0 to 31

Cycle through frames

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Avg. CAD

273

Lock

Best 10% CAD

Lock

Worst 10% CAD

442

Lock

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PS5 Compatibility

PS5 Screenshot

SAMPLE

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Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM)

Yes

Locked

4k @ 120Hz

Yes

Locked

1440p @ 120Hz

Yes

Locked

1080p @ 120Hz

Yes

Locked

HDR

Yes

Locked

VRR

Yes

Locked

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Xbox Series X|S Compatibility

Xbox Series X Screenshot

SAMPLE

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Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM)

Yes

Locked

4k @ 120Hz

Yes

Locked

1440p @ 120Hz

Yes

Locked

1080p @ 120Hz

Yes

Locked

HDR

Yes

Locked

VRR

Yes

Locked

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Motion Handling

Stutter

7.5

N/A

Frame Hold Time @ 24 fps

30.2 ms

Lock ms

Frame Hold Time @ 60 fps

5.5 ms

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24p Judder

N/A

Judder-Free 24p

Yes

Locked

Judder-Free 24p via 60p

Yes

Locked

Judder-Free 24p via 60i

Yes

Locked

Judder-Free 24p via Native Apps

Yes

Locked

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Response Time

6.8

N/A

Pursuit Photo 60Hz

SAMPLE

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Response Time Heatmap 60Hz

SAMPLE

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Transition At 60Hz

0 to 31

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First Response Time

11.2 ms

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Total Response Time

11.5 ms

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Worst 10% Response Time

24.4 ms

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Flicker

Backlight chart

SAMPLE

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Flicker-Free

Locked

PWM Dimming Frequency

10,400 Hz

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Black Frame Insertion (BFI)

BFI Picture

SAMPLE

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BFI Frequency Picture

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Optional BFI

Yes

Locked

Min Flicker For 60 fps

60 Hz

N/A

60Hz For 60 fps

Yes

Locked

120Hz For 120 fps

Yes

Locked

Min Flicker For 60 fps In Game Mode

60 Hz

N/A

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Motion Interpolation

Motion Interpolation (30 fps) Picture

SAMPLE

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Motion Interpolation (30 fps)

Yes

Locked

Motion Interpolation (60 fps) Picture

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Motion Interpolation (60 fps)

Yes

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Reflections

Direct Reflections

5.2

N/A

Ring Light Picture

SAMPLE

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Direct Reflections Graph

SAMPLE

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Peak Direct Reflection Intensity

67.5%

Lock%

Screen Finish

Glossy

Locked

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Ambient Black Level Raise

9.0

N/A

Black Level Raise Picture

SAMPLE

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Bright Room Black Level Raise Graph

SAMPLE

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Black Luminance @ 0 lx

0.00 cd/m²

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Black Luminance @ 1000 lx

0.43 cd/m²

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Total Reflected Light

6.6

N/A

Bright Room Off Picture

SAMPLE

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Ring Picture Total Reflection

SAMPLE

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Total Reflected Light Intensity

22,862% ⋅ pixel

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Diffraction Artifacts

Yes

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Ambient Color Saturation

6.9

N/A

Bright Room Color Volume Graph

SAMPLE

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Low-Luminance Colors @ 1000 lx

62.27%

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Mid-Luminance Colors @ 1000 lx

54.81%

Lock%

High-Luminance Colors @ 1000 lx

39.71%

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Panel

Viewing Angle

6.4

N/A

Viewing Angle Video

SAMPLE

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Chroma Graph

SAMPLE

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Color Washout

32°

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Hue Graph

SAMPLE

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Color Shift

47°

Lock°

Lightness Graph

SAMPLE

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Brightness Loss

31°

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Black Level Raise

19°

Lock°

Gamma Shift

16°

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Gray Uniformity

6.6

N/A

50% Uniformity Picture

SAMPLE

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50% Std. Dev.

2.416%

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50% DSE

0.189%

Lock%

5% Uniformity Picture

SAMPLE

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5% Std. Dev.

1.186%

Lock%

5% DSE

0.098%

Lock%

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Panel Technology

Spectral Power Distribution

SAMPLE

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Pixels Picture

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Type

LED

Locked

Sub-Type

Locked

Subpixel Layout

BGR

Locked

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Inputs

Input Specifications

Side Inputs Picture

SAMPLE

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Rear Inputs Picture

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HDMI

4 (2x HDMI 2.0, 2x HDMI 2.1)

Locked

HDMI 2.1 Rated Speed

48 Gbps

Locked

ATSC Tuner

1.0

Locked

USB Ports

Locked

USB 3.0

Yes (1)

Locked

Audio Out 3.5mm

Locked

Wi-Fi

Yes (2.4 GHz, 5 GHz)

Locked

Ethernet Speed

100 Mbps

Locked

Composite In

Locked

Digital Optical Audio Out

Locked

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Audio Passthrough

ARC/eARC Port

eARC

Locked

eARC: Dolby Atmos Over Dolby Digital Plus

Yes

Locked

eARC: Dolby Digital Plus 7.1

Yes

Locked

eARC: LPCM 7.1 Over Dolby MAT

Yes

Locked

eARC: Dolby TrueHD 7.1

Yes

Locked

eARC: DTS:X Over DTS-HD MA

Yes

Locked

eARC: DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1

Yes

Locked

eARC: LPCM Channels (Bitstream)

7.1

Locked

ARC: Dolby Digital 5.1

Yes

Locked

ARC: DTS 5.1

Yes

Locked

Optical: Dolby Digital 5.1

Yes

Locked

Optical: DTS 5.1

Yes

Locked

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HDR Format Support

HDR10

Yes

Locked

HDR10+

Yes

Locked

Dolby Vision

Yes

Locked

HLG

Yes

Locked

Design

Style

Design Picture

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Curved

Locked

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Stand

Stand Picture

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Back

Back Picture

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Wall Mount

VESA 300x300

Locked

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Borders

Borders Picture

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Borders

0.47" (1.2 cm)

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Thickness

Thickness Picture

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Max Thickness

2.24" (5.7 cm)

Lock" (Lock cm)

Build Quality

7.0

N/A

Build quality picture

SAMPLE

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Smart Features

Interface

Smart TV Picture

SAMPLE

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Smart OS

Google TV

Locked

Version

Locked

Ad-Free

0.0

N/A

Ads Picture

SAMPLE

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Yes

Locked

Opt-out

Locked

Opt-out of Suggested Content

Locked

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Remote

Remote Picture

SAMPLE

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Voice Control

Yes

Locked

TV Controls

Controls Picture

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Mute Switch

Yes

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In The Box

In The Box Picture

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Misc

Power Consumption

51 W

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Power Consumption (Max)

187 W

Lock W

Firmware

V8-001202-LF139.001386

Locked

Sound Quality

Frequency Response

6.5

N/A

Frequency Response

SAMPLE

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Low-Frequency Extension

100.79 Hz

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Std. Dev. @ 70

2.72 dB

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Std. Dev. @ 80

3.21 dB

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Std. Dev. @ Max

5.33 dB

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Max

85.3 dB SPL

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Dynamic Range Compression

4.27 dB

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Digital Room Correction

Yes

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Check Price

50"

50QM6K

Amazon.com

50"

50QM5K

55"

55QM6K

55"

55QM5K

65"

65QM6K

65"

65QM5K

75"

75QM6K

75"

75QM5K

85"

85QM6K

85"

85QM5K

98"

98QM6K