TCL - R84 32" QD Mini LED 4K UHD 165Hz 1ms AMD FreeSync Premium Gaming Monitor with DisplayHDR 1400 (USB C, DisplayPort, HDMI) - Black and White

Review: If you are torn between buying an OLED or a high-end Mini-LED, take it from someone who used a 3rd-Generation QD-OLED for nearly two years: skip the OLED maintenance headaches and buy this monitor. TCL manufactures their own panels, and they specifically engineered this Fast-HVA Mini-LED display to compete directly with OLED contrast while delivering a level of brightness that OLED physically cannot touch. After dialing in the settings, this monitor has proven to be a complete game-changer. Here are the 5 reasons why this TCL Mini-LED outperforms OLED for daily PC use and gaming: 1. OLED-Grade Blacks & Zero Blooming: Thanks to the high native static contrast of TCL's Fast-HVA panel combined with 1,400 physical local dimming zones, white text floats on pitch-black backgrounds with virtually zero haloing or light bleed. 2. 1,400-Nit HDR Brightness: The peak luminance and highlight pop on this display are astonishing. Whether playing HDR games or running RTX HDR on YouTube videos, specular highlights punch through with intense luminance and vibrant color volume that OLED simply cannot match. 3. Zero Burn-In Anxiety: You can leave static UI elements, game HUDs, web browser tabs, or desktop taskbars on screen for hours without a single thought about permanent image retention. 4. No Desktop Babysitting or Disruptive Maintenance: Say goodbye to forced pixel refresh routines, protective dimming (ABL), green diagnostic boot screens, or forced power-off timers. You get to use your PC naturally. 5. Uncompromised Daily Usability: You can step away from your desk without panicking about screensavers or aggressive sleep power settings. It gives you crisp white text, inky blacks, massive HDR pop, and total peace of mind. Pro-Tip for New Owners: Be sure to set the monitor's "Local Dimming" option to Standard in the OSD. Unlike "High" (which overly suppresses brightness to play defense against blooming), "Standard" unlocks the full power of the 1,400 dimming zones, giving you blazing bright highlights and razor-sharp contrast without crushing fine details. TCL nailed it with this design. You get the best of both worlds—stunning contrast, blinding HDR performance, and zero babysitting. Highly recommended!

My camera really doesn't do this monitor justice. The TCL R84 (bottom in the image) has noticeably better blacks and saturation compared to my IPS monitor (top in the image)—it looks much better in person. With the lights completely turned off, I don't see any noticeable backlight glow. I do have local dimming set to high, but surprisingly, it doesn't hurt the overall image quality. Other than the deeper blacks, the main difference I've noticed is that the cursor can look a little dimmer with local dimming enabled. It's not a big deal for me though. One thing that impressed me is how well the local dimming handles blooming. With it set to high, there's very little haloing. You might notice some if you're specifically looking for it, but during normal use, it's essentially unnoticeable. I've also adjusted the colors to my liking with GameHDR enabled, and I've been really enjoying the image quality so far. Colors look great for gaming, as well as watching movies and shows. The biggest downside I've found so far is how it handles a multi monitor setup. I have four monitors, with 3 originally connected to my GPU—One being the TCL R84. Whenever my monitors turn off— whether from shutting down and starting back up, restarting, going into sleep mode, or enabling/disabling FreeSync— every monitor will come back on except for this one. I have to turn the TCL off and back on again to get it to display anything. I'm guessing this could have something to do with the monitor drawing more power while running at 165 Hz with DSC enabled. I've tried a bunch of solutions, and DSC being enabled seemed to be the main culprit, but I'm not using this monitor when the HDR is what mainly drew me to this. My workaround was to connect two of my monitors to my motherboard and use my CPU's integrated graphics, while keeping the other two—one being the TCL R84—connected to my GPU. Ever since I've done that, I haven't had the same issue. Overall, I think it's a great monitor for both gaming and productivity. The contrast, blacks, and color saturation make games and movies/shows look fantastic, while no text fringing makes it perfect for work, browsing, and typing. If you're running more than 2 monitors in your setup, you might have to tinker with your setup or settings, but if you're only using 1 or 2 monitors, I think you will have a good experience.

I has an interesting if somewhat sheen to the screen. The refresh needs to be lowered to 120hz to properly display hdr. It has some difficulty switching between computers. Otherwise it is a decent monitor. It's brightness makes it easy to view in an already bright environment.

The TCL 32 R84 is close to being the perfect monitor, no matter if you’re a gamer, casual browser, using it for the office or editing photos and videos. The screen is STUNNING, colors are vivid and the blacks are as close OLED levels of darkness, this is mainly because of the HVA panel.The screen gets to 1400+ nits so you can use it anywhere and its 165 refresh rate is excellent for gaming and buttery smooth even when you’re just scrolling webpages, once you go past 60 htz you will not want to go back. TCL calibrates the monitor before sending it to you and provides the calibration results, which is wonderful for those that are using the monitor as a professional. My screen was set to a warmer hue when I got but its easy to adjust it to your preferred style. The monitor has a bunch of presets (Adobe, SRGB, DCI-P3, Rec. 709) that you can change easily and TCL also gives 8 scenario modes (movie,games,eye saver etc). I loved the fact that TCL uses DDC/CI to allow your monitors brightness and speakers to be changed by your operating system instead of having to go through the monitor button which always take way longer. When it comes to gaming this monitor is great, the refresh rate and low input lag was excellent. The added gaming features such as different types of cross hairs is wonderful and the RGB in the back is tastefully done. The monitor also has FreeSync Premium so you wont get stuttering in games and tear free game play. I was even more impressed with the screen when it came to office task, I can’t explain to you how great and sharp the text look on screen. Once you use this monitor for office tasks you will never want to go back. The ports on the monitor are not the newest but they are more than enough for 99.9% of people. You get HDMI 2.1 , DP 1.4, USB C with charging and display out with a built in KVM. Having all of this included is wonderful and you basically get everything you need. Now with all of this being said I did run into a few issues, one of them being the USB A ports for KVM use. The issue is the USB-A port don’t wake devices. So if your laptop or computer is asleep you can’t wake it unless you turn the monitor on and off, this basically makes the KVM unless. I tried everything to make it work, reset the monitor settings and even enabled quick start but nothing fixed this. At first I thought the USB A ports weren’t working, however my keyboard and mouse worked so it has to be a hardware/software issue. The second thing that was sub-par for the monitor was the speakers, they are very low and don’t have much depth to them. You will need to add speakers and thankfully there is a 3.5 jack for you to do this. The last grip I had with the monitor was uniformity; at off angles you will see the color shift a bit. Now looking straight on there is no issue but with the grey tones you will see a change in color when off center. Overall the monitor is great, it has one BEST all-around screens I have used. All the colors and scaling work great across Windows/Mac/ Windows ARM, if you have a Mac you know this is big. I don’t really mind having subpar speakers or the little bit of uniformity issues, but the USB A ports not being able to wake a sleeping device is the only thing that stops this monitor from being the best 32 inch all around monitor out there. Good: Bad: Stunning Display USB-A ports can’t wake devices Easy Setup Speakers Everything is included (cables) Uniformity at off angles Monitor Arm moves in every direction KVM switch HDR Eye searing brightness

I’ve been using this TCL 32” mini LED monitor for around two weeks now, mainly for gaming and some streaming, and I’m honestly really impressed with how it looks. The screen quality is the first thing that stands out. 4K on a 32-inch screen looks just right. Games look clean and detailed, and the colors are bright without looking fake. Most importantly, black colors actually look black, not gray, and I don’t really see much glow around bright areas, even in darker scenes. I mostly play sports and action games, and the refresh rate makes everything feel smooth. Movement looks fluid and I haven’t noticed any screen tearing or lag so far. Input feels quick too. I’m not a pro gamer, but it definitely feels faster and smoother than my old monitor. HDR looks really good on this. The screen gets very bright, even during the day with lights on. Explosions, sunlight, and highlights in games pop way more than I expected. Watching movies and YouTube in 4K also looks great, which I do sometimes. One thing I didn’t think I’d care about but actually use is the crosshair option. It’s helpful in shooters, especially when the in-game crosshair is hard to see. Nice little extra. I spend long hours on it, and my eyes don’t feel as tired as before. Not saying it’s magic or that you should sit forever, but it’s more comfortable for longer sessions. The USB-C connection is super convenient. I plug in my laptop with one cable and it charges while displaying the screen. HDMI and DisplayPort work fine too. Switching between PC and console is easy. The built-in speakers are okay, nothing special. They are fine for casual use, but I mostly use headphones anyway. The stand feels solid and is easy to adjust, which I like. After two weeks of daily use, I’m really happy with it. If you’re looking for a high-quality gaming monitor with great picture and smooth performance, this one’s been worth it for me.