TCL QM8 VS Hisense U8K | Which Is Best For YOU??

Thanks for watching everyone! So which one would you all choose?? Let me know!

The middle stand looks retarded. Sorry. No options as far as moving / adjusting it, and what if you have a soundbar, it won’t sit level with that stand in the way, not for me. If someone else likes it, then cool. Not my cup of tea. 😂

U8K is much better. Better options as far as settings, the sound is amazing no need for a soundbar @ 2.1.2 multichannel surround. 1 20 watt subwoofer, 2 10 watt speakers and 2 5 watt tweeters. You can also control local dimming.

I was actually out looking for a 65" TV for my Bar/Lounge area of my home. My criteria: Overall solid PQ, mostly in a darker environment, although there are windows in there. Sound Quality was a BIG factor as I do not want to use a soundbar as I am hanging it and want to limit extra mounting and additional peripherals and Best Bang for my Buck. Initially a VERY helpful and knowledgeable salesman at Best Buy (who ironically is from Japan and Sony certified), when I gave him my criteria, showed me the TCL. It was very impressive! In fact, I was prepared to buy it. Unfortunately they had none new in box for sale. Not even for ordering online. A testimony to the popularity of this TV. I need the TV now for a big NEW YEARS EVE party we are hosting at my home. So at the latest, would be 2 days from now. He then said, you know what, we have a really nice Hisense that is super comparable. Although they were not side by side, when I watched content on the U8K, my eyes were just as impressed and I have really good vision without need for glasses. Although we did not test out the sound quality, on paper, the U8K clearly wins in this important area for me. Plus, it was new in the box ready to go. So I bought it for $900 (same price as the QM8).
I also read a detailed review on RTINGS that I have trusted for many years. They pointed out that the U8K was better out of the box without calibration. That is VERY appealing to me as well. They also have it edging out the TCL very slightly. Splitting hairs really.
I do know a thing or two about TV.s and great PQ as I currently own a Sony BRAVIA XR X95K and a Epson 5050UB in my Home Theater showing on a 135" Silver Screen.

you didn't even measure the nits, if you did you would know that the hisense measures over 2,000 nits...

So what tv is better for gaming? Qm8 or u8k?

Do u think the 100” Hisense U8k mini led brighter and better tv than the 98” TCL S5 s class basic led direct lit tv ?????? Help ? Thx

why qm8 is almost at the right angle and u8k is off angle? is it for a reason?

U8k has next Gen 3.0 tuner.

The sound difference was way more than you said. Thats not a little bit of a difference. Thats a massive difference. The U8K is more dynamic and you can hear sounds that you cant hear from the QM8.

The tcl has hdr10+ & the 10plus is supposed to be darker than Dolby vision? Because my NEW 98” S5 s class hdr10+ is so dark when watching on my Amazon prime apps so dark can’t really watch movies .. thx

Sony X90L

Any word on upscaling and smoothing from low bitrate or low res sources? TCL is supposed to follow up on this. My family uses internet and various apps to watch all of our content including sports, how QM8 handles low bitrate and low res is very important to us and probably to most people who aren't consistently running high bit rate and high res content like from cable tv service.

Got Qm8 85" last week. Not big enough for the theater room. U8k 98" incoming. It's 2k less. I can deal with the lesser brightness. I watch movies at night in a dark green painted room (ceiling and everything).2 thousand dollars that's what I'm talkin about.

Which tv is better for watching sports?

Seriously dude? A side by side comparison with showing these VA panels off center ?? Not very objective.

Nice comparison. No local dimming level control seems like a big miss for the TCL. Another miss with the TCL is that it doesn’t have the new ATSC 3.0 tuner built in like the U8K and most flagship TVs from other brands have. But an 8-bit panel on the U8K is pretty lame as well.

Seems like the QM8 video quality is better on every aspect except EOTF and processing, especially once you go over 65" since Hisense AGAIN decided to NOT add many dimming zones after 65"... (85QM8 2300 dimmming zonez, 85U8K 1296??) But how is the processing compared for low bitrate upscaling? I'm trying to decide between the 85QM8 or the 85 U8K, looking picture quality mainly.

Size beats picture accuracy in this case so big win for the TCL

Hello, for a non gamer, 99.9% content streamer, and for the 85" size specific, would you recommend the 85 QM8 with 2300 dimming zones, better brightness, 10 bit panel for better colors, and better motion over the U8K for the purpose of picture quality? Or if the U8K better processor, EOTF, and more calibration points be the better option.

Great Review!!!

Are the U8K blacks always washed out when compared to the QM8? Or is that only in Dolby Vision?

I was sold on hisesne u8k for quite a while, but the sony X90L has my vote overall. Great video

Ppl have NOT had any —-customizing Tv experience 😅 wont understand the ENJOYMENT of watching Any TV show is like 10X! 🎉🎉🎉 d Demo doesn’t represent the end user experience. Its so easy. Kinda like doing Mac n Cheese, or doing Morning smoothie. U can put anything to ur liking that moment. Same base recipe but i can add or remove ingredients, change portion , texture etc. immersive :)

Why does everyone keep saying it’s only 8 bit? It’s an 8 bit panel with 2frc. Meaning it’s basically a 10 bit panel the the qm8 is the same way. You cannot perceive a difference between a native 10 bit and an 8 bit frc panel.

i called hisensse tey told me u8k 85 inches was ips panel,i am very excited and happy and hope they were right and not lied to me

Josh which tv do you like the most? 😊

WOW! This video is extremely high-quality! Looks PHENOMENAL!

Which one would you recommend for watching sports?

QM8, U8K, X90L

If momey isn't the problem, X90L is superior to both.
QM8 and U8K are like similar only processing in image is different.

QM8 is little brighter as well.

If i have to pick one between these 2, I'll pick U8KM over QM850G.

Ideally, pick any of the three and get it calibrated or buy calibration settings from Quantum TV or someother. There will be huge difference.

I'm also planning to buy. But waiting for better sales.

Grest video buddy. :)

Great comparison thank for the time you put in. 😅

I'm curious.... you say the QM8 is noticeably brighter, but in your video the U8K is easily brighter than the QM8

Have these tvs been calibrated?

Great Video Josh 👍🏽

I would pick the QM8 out of the box for sure but would like to see how both would look with Quantom TV's settings to be able to 100% know, and see if the U8K has a better fighting chance. vs it because out of the box the U8K doesn't look that great.