TCL - 75" Class QM7L Series 4K UHD HDR SQD-Mini LED Smart TV with Google TV (2026)

Video quality is great, coming from the previous qm7 2024 model however I do think the motion handling might be slightly worse, with some red shift in fast moving video. Much brighter and the increase in dimming zones does make hdr content pop better. Sound quality is also a slight downgrade, but honestly you should be using a sound system anyway if you’re spending this much on a tv.

Great tv great picture really good for my xbox series x

The TV has been great for the family and fits perfect in our living room.

I upgraded from a 55” LED 4K UHD Smart Android TV that I thought was fantastic until the time it stopped working. I really thought it provided great visuals, sound, and connectivity, but once I set up the TCL 75” SQD-Mini LED TV, I realized how far the technology had advanced. For starters the Google TV integration is night and day different from the Android TV, from channel options to available apps. Plus, TCL, like most, has their own TCL TV option for access to over 350 free channels. Assembly and set up was easy! The included base pedestal is about 15.2” by 14.5” and is sturdy or you can attach it to a wall or floor mount using the vesa mounts. The remote control is back-lit which automatically activates when you pick it up, but you can also disable that feature. The remote is fully voice capable including integration with Google Gemini. You can set the voice capabilities to only function when the Voice button on the remote is pressed, or to respond to “Hey Google” or a preferred wakeup word. There are preset buttons for Netflix, prime video, YouTube, Apple TV. TCLtv and Disney+. There’s also a dedicated button for an antenna source! Where I live we have access to over 60 OTA channels, and this allows you to Live Pause the antenna TV feed for up to 30 minutes. You can also edit the channel labels and the input label names. The panel is 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) with an Imax Enhanced QLED and a 144Hz refresh rate with a peak brightness of 3000 Nits and countless dimming zones. There is 1 USB 3.0 and 1 USB 2.0 input along with 4 HDMI 2.1. One 2 are 4K@144Hz, 2 at 4K@60Hz with one of them being eARC. The response time for the upgraded Google TV and integrated Gemini Voice controls is great with no noticeable lag. The video is unequaled in my experience, and includes multiple options to fine tune it to your preference including Vivid, Low Power, Sports, Movie, Game, PC, Filmmaker Mode and an AI enhanced intelligent setting. These modes are coupled with 3 Dolby Vision Modes including IQ, Bright and Dark. The picture size can be adjusted and has 6 settings from 16:9 to Stretch Zoom. For those not acquainted with Bang & Olufsen sound products, they are top tier and that is evident in this unit. There are 5 presets for Movie, Music, Speech, Game, Night and Sport plus the ability to set/save your own preferences through the equalizer. There’s also a unique online toggle option to further refine your preferred frequency ratings. The television has Bluetooth 5.4, and I experienced zero latency when I paired various headphones or earbuds. After a week I realized I no longer needed my soundbar so I disconnected it. The television can be cast through Google Chromecast or screen share through Apple Play. In my opinion this television presents as close to a real life experience as any I’ve seen.

The TCL 75QM7L lives up to TCL’s reputation of great value and great technology. Setup was rather straightforward. The TV this set replaced was mounted on the wall, and I was able to use the existing mount because it was compatible with the 300 X 300 VESA requirement for this TV. (Always check the VESA compatibility between the TV and a mount to avoid surprises.) I had the TV up on the wall in about 30 minutes. Powering on the TV for the first time greeted me with the Google TV setup screen. If you have other Google TVs, it will recognize your Google account settings, including WiFi settings and apps already installed on your other TVs. A check for software updates added about 15 minutes to the total setup time, but it was quite straightforward. A really nice surprise and delight is the backlit remote. What a great touch for this price point. The remote is typical for that of a Google TV—basic functions, easy to understand, with nice haptic feedback on the buttons. Honestly, the picture calibration out of the box was extraordinarily bright and way too saturated. I have found that rtings.com does a really nice job determining the best picture settings for most TVs, and I have set all the TVs in my house to their recommended settings—which are customized for each TV brand and model. Their recipes result in a very nice picture with super color accuracy, awesome contrast, and perfect color saturation. Rtings.com once again provided great settings for this TV—and the picture looks nothing short of stunning. One of the first selections played on this set was Avengers: Endgame on BluRay – Holy Cow did it look and sound great! While I generally do not like the motion clarity feature (it makes everything look too cartoon-like), there were certain shows where motion clarity on Low does elimnate the stutter in extremely detail-heavy, fast action scenes without making other scenes have fake, cartoonish motion. For action movies, I set it to Low, for everything else, it's off. The speakers for the TV are on the rear, so placing the TV near or against a wall will provide the best sound experience. With my unit hung on the wall, sound from the TV was impressive. The audio was crisp, with decent bass and balanced treble / midrange. Speech was clear and balanced with other program audio. Our household watches a number of news programs and reality shows, so good speech audio is important to us. There are different sound settings for the TV—the only one I did not care for was the movie setting, as it was too echoey. I did not find the need for any type of amplifier or sound bar—but again, this is my everyday TV that is not dedicated for movies or gaming. I appreciated that volume levels between inputs was consistent—unlike other brands where you switch from one input to another and you get blasted out of the room or think there is no volume at all. I realize that many people don’t use antenna TV anymore—and I rarely do—but I appreciate that the TV has a coax input for a digital antenna. The TV located the expected digital stations in my area and provided a nice guide and program information experience. Nicely done. The TV has a host of other inputs—4 HDMI (including an eARC/ARC), two USB-A, an optical audio out, and an ethernet in. The TV supports Bluetooth audio connections, as well. All of these ports are on the right side of the TV—with the power being on the left side. The ports are tucked in a little bit, allowing for easy access and ample cable tucking. One of the built-in apps on TCL TVs is TCL TV+. It is buried a bit in the app list, but it is worth checking out. While certainly not a cable or streaming replacement, the programming is free and hosts quite a collection of stations, movies and TV shows. Glancing through the channels, I found a Star Trek Channel, an Alfred Hitchcock Channel, Local News, Weather, Westerns, Horror, Comedy—there were a lot of choices. I would advise you check it out. My household now owns three TCL TVs. Two of them, we purchased in the last year, to replace aging sets. It seems like in the last few years, TV apps have gotten a bit more bulky and resource intensive. Even resetting these older TVs, they are slow to respond and getting around the home screen is aggravating with a lot of lag. The newer TCL TVs have excellent response and no noticeable lag. Overall, I have been extraordinarily impressed with the TCL TVs—especially the two newest ones--which incluses this set. The difference in the picture and sound from sets just a few years older is nothing short of amazing. Between the MiniLED technology, full array dimming, higher refresh rates and Dolby sound—if you’re on the fence for a new TV, the best advice I can give is to go to the store and see these sets in person. While everyone has different viewing and audio preferences, TCL provides much of the technology the big brands do, but at a better price point.