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00:00 TCL 98 INCH MINI LED REVIEW
00:16 TCL 98QM850G TV - THE ESSENTIAL INFO
02:04 TCL PICTURE QUALITY OUT OF THE BOX
02:57 HOW BRIGHT IS THE TCL 98Q TV?
03:57 SCREEN UNIFORMITY, OFF-AXIS VIEWING AND BLOOMING
05:31 TCL MOTION AND PROCESSING
06:39 GAMING
07:36 COMPARISONS – TCL Q98 VS TCL XL
08:26 TCL Q 98” vs SONY X90L
08:57 TCL VS HISENSE U8
09:20 ANDREW’S WRAP-UP
10:00 KRISTI’S THOUGHTS: TCL VS FRONT PROJECTION
12:15 MORE ON THE TCL Q vs XL
16:00 WATCHING SPORTS ON THE 98” TCL
16:58 WOULD A REAL GAMER GAME ON A BIG TV?

Wow 📺 TCL 98 Inch TV Review of the TCL Q Series TV! TCL 98QM850G
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[gavriushka]

I love the transition to Josh and the fact you guys brought him into the video! That’s awesome!
Great review guys!
Since 98” is still way too big for me, it’s still awesome to see bigger TVs becoming more and more affordable and also better in every way.
Hope everyone is having a lovely Sunday!

[SnapshotTube]

Great review!

1) As someone who is currently watching this review on a 150" screen, I don't think I could go back to something as small as 100". If you have the space for it, there is just no replacement for size.

2) There was an inaccuracy in your after-review thoughts. - Off axis viewing on a lenticular ALR screen with a UST projector is WAY better than an LED backlit TV. It's not even close. There is close to no degradation off axis. I can put my head on the wall and look across the screen and the colors are still vibrant. I think perhaps you are speakig about a Fresnel ALR screen.

3) Last inaccuracy I want to address- the explanation of lenticular ALR was a bit off. The above ambient light isn't reflected away. It's absorbed by the black substrate. It is the projector light that is bounce-redirected. I recommend purchasing a cheap handheld microscope when installing a lenticular ALR fixed fram screen. You can see the lenticular structure and make sure it is the right way up. (Be careful though since most handheld microscopes have a flipped image.)

[ahmadshams]

I've literally been waiting for you guys to review this to decide whether or not to pull the trigger

Thanks Andrew!

[RDanyol]

If you have a dedicated HT room . Projector gives you the real home treater feeling . It doesn’t matter how big in a living room it’s just a big TV.

[ROYALUSTER]

Hello and Good morning from my home in NC!
And remember to always be Good Humans!

[JPWStudios]

Really looking forward to having a QM8 in my next theater space. Thank you for covering the maximum of this TV.

[Celestialrob]

I am a projection enthusiast with a dedicated theater and a Stewart 1.3 gain 150" 2.35 aspect ratio screen. I loved this review, thanks Andrew and Kristi. As I said on your previous video, in the living room this is preferable as you don't need to darken the room and go to the trouble I've been to. With 98" TVs below $4k today we can expect 120" at that price sooner than we expect. No question.... if a 150" 2.39 aspect ratio screen was available under $12k. I'd be there. Thanks again!

[hakujin]

Yea, for projectors, never go by images you see online. I watched numerous online video reviews before deciding to purchase our UST projector. I would've gone with a 100" TV, but the number one reason why we went with the projector - a 100" tv would NOT fit up our stairs into our theater room. That is one of the benefits of a projector with a screen is having everything compactly packed up, you can easily get them into rooms that you may not be able to get extra-large TVs into.

[damonjackson]

I love both. I have a full Dolby atmos dedicated theater with an epson laser projector and a 106in screen. I also have a 83in lg c2 with a two channel system in my LivingRoom on a two channel system with Kef r3 meta and Lyngdorf tado 1120 and high rise rs250. The lg gives me 80% of what my dedicated system does with great sound but when I want to be fully immersed I go into the theater and get that. I could see myself getting one of these as my next living room tv to complement my theater.

[netaneladar]

Amazing amazing amazing review!
I just subscribed :)

My only feedback is you should show the tv more in your space. I don’t even know what 98 inches looks like in real life so it would be good to see more of the tv.

[gufiaitoable]

Really appreciate the new demo of how each pre set pic options looked compared to the calibration that is so helpful and masterfully done with the rest of the room greyed out. Kuddos

[richardbixler]

@13:25 I just need to correct this one thing. Most ambient rejecting screens will have zero effect on viewing angles. The vast majority of ALR screens are Lenticular structure, which do not affect viewing angles. Some ALR screens have a Fresnel type structure that is slightly more effective but does come at the cost of viewing angle. Obviously I’m in camp projector, but I agree with almost every point made in this video. UST projectors are niche products and come with a lot of compromises in most conditions. At night or in very low light, projection is still more lifelike, cinematic, and immersive on my 120” projection setup. For the vast majority of situations and use cases a 100” tv will be preferred by most people. As a projector enthusiast myself, I respect the light hearted trolling in this video. A lot of us have it coming for being such “🤓 um actually” types. Great video as always!

[minecraftcart]

The one advantage for me for projectors is price. I managed to pick up a used short throw 1080p projector for £100, capable of displaying 100 inches. Although I think this TCL screen has got better image quality than the project, it's also $10, 000.

[Carl-iwsy]

10 years later.... "this TCL 300 inch TV could be the final nail in the coffin for projectors". If I got a penny every time I heard that.

[LeezahB]

Thank you for another well thought out and researched review. I always love coming here on Sunday mornings!

[lonniefarmer]

Thanks and yes, projection is going away in my opinion. I am hampered by my setup to an eighty five inch and lower as my towers will be in the screen but this sort of size will put me in a framing mind for my great room. I love immersive.

[danm]

I run a front projection 130" 2.35:1 AT screen. I absolutely guarantee that there is no comparison in immersion factor running a widescreen movie on that setup vs. a 98" TV.

[ListenToTheNEST]

I would wager that people looking to drop 4-6K on a big TV and people looking to get a big, cheap-ish image for 1K or less are completely different markets. Big TVs could replace top-of-the-line projector setups in many homes, but won't affect the budget projector market.

[morgande]

Two things that need to be pointed out with respect to dedicated spaces.

It’s not just the size of the screen they are going for. Dedicated home theaters often (but not always) have acoustically transparent screens with their LCR and often subs behind the screen. This is a big deal and something you can’t do with any TV. As the TV gets larger the center channel or sound bar (ha) have to be placed lower. This means the vocals are coming far too low and will be an issue especially for someone who’s an audiophile.

The second issue that also cannot be ignored is that projectors have the ability to work with other aspect ratios than just a fixed 16x9. The “scoped screen” is part of the immersion that the tv cannot replicate.

But it’s undeniable that you’re going to get an overall better picture with a tv.