TCL has just captured their 2021 TV ranges at the current (virtual) CES. And it is true to say that its new models seem to continue to run an affordable form of innovation that has made TCL the world’s leading TV brand.
The best thing to come from TCL in terms of technology is the ‘OD Zero Mini-LED’ range. TCL describes these sets as a combination of TCL’s latest generation of Mini-LED backlight technology and a new ultra-slim design like no other, TCL (hopefully), ever achieved with LCD TV.
Moreover, far from compromising image quality, as ultra-slim LCD screen technologies have tended to do in the past, TCL claims that the OD Zero Mini system Their latest -LEDs outperform previous mini-LEDs thanks to its “stunning brightness with even richer colors, detailed contrast, and smooth uniformity. ”
TCL’s new OD Zero Mini LED technology claims to combine a very thin design with TCL … [+]
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The rather odd OD Zero name that lends itself to its latest mini-LED technology comes from the way TCL has reduced the optical distance between the new TV’s mini-LED backlight cover and diffuser plate. LCD to zero millimeters.
TCL claims, in addition to enabling the new XLL ‘XL’ series of mini-LED TV to be ultra-thin, by removing the usual gap between the backlight cover and LCD diffuser plate make it possible to deliver more uniform brightness across the screen, promoting contrast and reducing dimming light around standing objects.
As ever with mini-LED technology, of course, the OD Zero sets boast thousands of local discount zones rather than the few hundred you are lucky to get with the best conventional LED TVs.
TCL has not provided any model number / range information for their OD Zero Mini-LED TVs. In fact, the only thing that has confirmed TCL HAS beyond what I have already described, is that it sees OD Zero technology as the third generation of mini-LED technology, following on from Vidrian technology (which secures the LEDs in a glass panel for more backlight accuracy) introduced at CES 2020.
Perhaps the biggest talking point since the announcement of TCL CES 2021 is the announcement that all of their ongoing Roku 6-series TVs will have native 8K resolutions.
TCL is introducing Google TV to some of its 2021 TV ranges.
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He would suddenly see any brand adopt 8K on such a scale in its own story. Especially since the sets use TCL’s acclaimed AiPQ engine to bring sub-8K content up to the 8K resolutions of the new TVs. The big deal here, though, is that the Roku 6-series TCL range is notorious for being invaluable. So while TCL didn’t support their 8K-series 8K release with any pricing details, the message seems to be clear: take a look at Samsung, TCL is going to make 8K a lot cheaper .
Note that the new 8K 6-series models will go hand in hand with standard TCL Roku 4K 6-series models, which will still be on sale.
The last major feature of TCL announced at CES is the addition of the Google TV smart platform to a range of its 2021 models. It has not yet been confirmed which series Google TV support will feature, but they are likely to include Mini-LED, 8K and QLED technologies. So it’s not just a feature that’s going to be limited to one 2021 TCL series.
Beyond those key new features, these are the only brief details that TCL has released about its 2021 range so far.
First, it replaces the 4K C815 Mini-LED range with the C825 range. These combine mini-LED technology with Quantum Dots to deliver a lot of brightness and a wide color gamut, while their LEDs range in size from just 100 to 200 micrometers for better light control. These sets support Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Vision IQ (which tweaks the HDR display based on the evaluation of your room lighting), while gamers will be happy to hear that the display will be 120Hz equipped with HDMI 2.1 features that incorporate variable refresh rates. and automatic low latency mode change.
One of TCL’s new standard Mini-LED TVs.
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The new TCL C725 series, meanwhile, will lose the mini-LED lighting, but will still use QLED lighting to capture almost the entire DCI-P3 color range of the digital cinema. achievement. They use TCL’s AiPQ image processor, enjoy Dolby Vision HDR support, and can deliver Dolby Atmos audio through a speech system designed by Onkyo. Gamers are promising some HDMI 2.1 features as well – though it’s not clear what the features will be.
The cheapest TCL P725 series, finally, uses standard LCD filters to produce their colors rather than Quantum Dots, reducing the color gamut they can cover. They don’t seem to have HDMI 2.1 features either – but they still provide Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos support.
Keep an eye on my Forbes channel for more information on these and other TCL models in the coming weeks.
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