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“The pictures don’t do it justice.”
That’s what ZDNET lab engineer Samantha De Leon said to me as we pored over testing data for the TCL X11L, and I agree. Straight out of the box, this is one of the most gorgeous televisions I’ve ever seen in my nearly decade-and-a-half career, and with minimal adjustments, you’ll be getting a picture that blows a lot of OLED options out of the water.
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At our lab, we use a special imaging camera to test color accuracy, brightness, and contrast across a variety of preset picture modes to see how well each screen performs. Hands down, the X11L has some of the most impressive out-of-the-box results we’ve ever gotten out of a consumer-grade TV.
The brand claims that its new LED technology is capable of producing up to 100% of the BT.2020 color gamut, and this display came exceptionally close, only needing a few tweaks to zero-in.
But all of this comes at a steep retail price, with the 85-inch version selling for $8,000 will run a cool ten stacks; and unfortunately, there doesn’t seem to be any plan to release smaller sizes. However, it’s an encouraging sign that TCL is able to coax such high-quality images out of LED technology, and I can’t wait to see what it can do with Sony’s OLED panels.