TCL QM9K vs LG C6 OLED
Get the LG C6 OLED. Unless your room is bright in the day or you want 65 inches for about $1,000: then the TCL QM9K.
TCL QM9K
TCL's 2025 flagship: dazzling brightness, deep blacks and very little blooming, now sold for far less.
LG C6 OLED
Deep blacks, great motion and the best gaming features for the money. The TV most people should get.
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The C6's OLED panel gives perfect blacks, clean motion and a picture that holds up from any seat, which is why most people should get it. The QM9K is far brighter, so it beats glare in a sunny room and makes HDR highlights hit harder, and it costs less at 65 inches.
- —Your room gets lots of daylight.
- —You want the biggest screen for the money.
- —You watch a lot of daytime sport.
- —You watch films in the evening.
- —People sit around the room.
- —You game on more than one console.
Key differences
Pros and cons
- +Extremely bright, even in a sunny room
- +Deep blacks with very little blooming
- +Superb HDR highlights
- −Only two of the four HDMI ports do 4K at 144Hz.
- −Shadow detail is crushed in HDR, and colours are a little off before calibration.
- −The glossy screen does little against lamps facing it.
- −Fast games blur a little at 60Hz and 120Hz.
- +Near-perfect blacks for films at night
- +Four HDMI 2.1 ports, up to 165Hz for gaming
- +Looks the same from any seat
- −You need an LG account to use nearly every app.
- −No HDR10+ or DTS sound passthrough.
- −The 77- and 83-inch sizes are a different, brighter panel sold as the C6H.
Ready to choose?
- Is the TCL QM9K worth it?
- Is the LG C6 worth it?
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How we reached this verdict
We compared independent expert reviews with the manufacturer's specifications, then checked it's sold at a major retailer where you live. We don't test products ourselves.
Sources: RTINGS, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, Expert Reviews, Trusted Reviews, manufacturer specifications.