[IT Home Evaluation Room]TCL Q10G TV evaluation: Mini LED has become the mainstream, with obvious advantages and outstanding picture quality

Mini LED, as a new generation of display technology, since it was adopted by Apple, its exposure rate has been increasing like a buff. In the past year, we have seen many commercial products of Mini LED in the flat panel and TV market.

There are natural reasons for the market to be selected by the market. As an upgraded version of LED, Mini LED replaces traditional LED light-emitting diodes with micron-level light-emitting diodes. Insert more crystals to bring quality improvement to the picture.

Compared with OLED, Mini LED can also compete with OLED display technology with the advantages of low energy consumption and long life.

Various advantages have made Mini LED a new favorite in screen display technology. In addition to being brilliant in the field of small screen devices, Mini LED has also emerged in large-screen devices such as TVs, which has also stirred up fluctuations in the TV market. As consumers, we How to choose Mini LED TV?

Recently, IT House got the TCL Q10G 75-inch version (hereinafter referred to as TCL Q10G), which is equipped with a Mini LED screen, and how its specific display effect is, IT House has made a detailed test.

Exterior

The entire TCL Q10G series comes standard with Mini LED display technology and is available in four versions: 55-inch, 65-inch, 75-inch, and 85-inch.

Its overall design style is simple, and when viewed from the front, the entire fuselage does not have any unnecessary line interference.

Light up the screen, and the advantages of TCL Q10G TV’s 75-inch large screen are reflected. Because the screen border is controlled very narrow, almost only the thickness of an iPhone, in the contrast of the large screen, the presence of the border is further compressed. As long as you keep a certain distance from the TV, the shock of this narrow bezel will be stronger.

The sides of the TCL Q10G are all wrapped in metal frames. The gray metal frame has a Nordic minimalist style. No matter what the home decoration is, the TCL Q10G will not be eye-catching and obtrusive.

In the center of the lower frame of the TCL Q10G, the only logo of the entire body is placed. Below the logo, a small breathing light is hidden. This breathing light can be adjusted in three modes, which can be adjusted according to your own ideas. , and adjust the lighting frequency and lighting mode of the breathing light.

The base of the TCL Q10G is elegant and ingenious in design. There is only one central base. TCL named it the “Emambler Base”, which is also the central base that supports the entire TV. The surface of the central base, like the metal frame, is covered with a metal layer. At the back of the base, there is also a wire storage box, which is convenient for the regularity and storage of the excess TV wires, so that the TV wires can say goodbye to the messy embarrassment in the wind.

In the expansion interface part, TCL Q10G has arranged a total of 7 sets of expansion interfaces, including two USB interfaces, three HDMI multimedia interfaces and a set of AV interfaces. This set of interfaces basically covers the common interface requirements of mainstream audio and video on the market. The most important thing is that TCL Q10G supports full-channel 4K 120Hz. As long as your material specifications are high enough, no matter what interface you use to transmit video, TCL Q10G can Lossless playback at 4K 120Hz is possible.

Video experience

Currently, there are three main types of TVs on the market: LED, Mini LED and OLED, each with its own advantages.

With a long history of development, LED has mature technology and extremely low energy consumption, but it is far inferior to OLED in terms of display effect. In contrast, OLED, with the advantage of self-illumination of pixels, allows OLED TVs to have extremely high picture contrast and relatively higher color accuracy. However, success is also self-luminous, and failure is also self-luminous. The self-luminous characteristics of organic pixels greatly reduce the service life of TVs. In addition, TVs using this display technology are often more expensive.

As an emerging display technology, Mini LED combines the advantages of two display technologies. By partitioning the backlight source, it can achieve higher screen brightness and color contrast than LED, without causing OLED burn-in. screen problem.

In the 75-inch version of TCL Q10G, 360-division micron-level dot matrix light control technology is used, which can achieve a higher level of precise light control. It is through this technology that the high dynamic range standard of HDR 1000 can be achieved. Take a look at the actual performance capabilities of the TCL Q10G by playing an HDR video.

It should be noted that the pictures presented below are all taken with cameras and are limited by digital conversion and compression when uploading pictures, so they are for reference only and cannot represent the naked eye performance of TCL Q10G.

Another advantage of Mini LED is the improvement of screen brightness uniformity. In simple words, there is no color cast and polarized light. Even if it is used for a long time, the LED panel will not be polarized, and the theoretical service life is relatively longer. . By playing various color gradation pictures on the TV, we can see that the color display of TCL Q10G is very uniform, and the color accuracy and restoration degree are also very good. As a head TV manufacturer, TCL’s basic performance is still very good. Reassuring.

Speaking of color, the TCL Q10G supports 98% of the DCI-P3 color gamut. We measured TCL Q10G sRGB to 131.1%, Adobe RGB to 90.3%, and DCI-P3 color gamut coverage to 96.3% through X-Rite i1Display Pro.

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According to the obtained data, it can be seen that TCL Q10G shows the color display advantages of Mini LED, especially the coverage of DCI-P3 color gamut. Here is a little explanation of what the P3 color gamut is. The DCI-P3 color gamut is a wide color gamut standard introduced by the American film industry in 2002 and is mainly used in the film market. Compared with other color standards, it has a wider red/green color range and pays more attention to the visual impact during the display process. Therefore, the DCI-P3 color gamut coverage reaches 96.3% of the TCL Q10G, which can meet the needs of home use without any problems.

In addition to showing the advantages of Mini LED in terms of display image quality, TCL Q10G also performed impressively in the traditional field of image quality performance.

The screen resolution of TCL Q10G is 3840*2160, which is a standard 4K resolution. It supports full-channel 4K 120Hz high refresh rate, that is, the complete body of 4K 120Hz. For TVs, these data are still very eye-catching. We passed the 4K test. Figure comes with a wave of simple tests on the screen.

It should be noted that the pictures presented below are all taken with cameras and are limited by digital conversion and compression when uploading pictures, so they are for reference only and cannot represent the naked eye performance of TCL Q10G.

In the 4K test chart of color performance and viewing angle, the TCL Q10G has no color gradation in the HSB color system color block diagram, which is excellent.

On the 4K TV resolution test chart, TCL Q10G performs very well. Whether it is the transition of the font edge or the identification of the color block structure, it is very clearly depicted, and there is no blurring of color blocks and lines.

In terms of the performance of 120Hz refresh rate, TCL Q10G supports MEMC dynamic frame insertion compensation function, and at the same time, you can manually turn the TV into motion mode during use, so that even if you are watching some 60Hz videos, you can also use frame insertion way to increase the video frame rate and bring a smoother picture look and feel.

Watching video, naturally, the sound experience is indispensable. The speakers of the TCL Q10G series use Conex elastic material, which can make the sound release more linear. We play a piece of audio for testing here. For those who want to know the sound quality, you can watch the video below.

For the sound performance of the TCL Q10G, it is generally good. The sound tends to be mild, not sharp or broken, and the timbre is bright and prominent without distortion. However, the bass performance is not ideal, not thick enough, and a certain attenuation can be felt, which is related to the number of sounding units.

If you have the money and choose the highest 85-inch version of the TCL Q10G, then on your TV, you will be paired with Dolby Atmos speakers, because Dolby’s speaker configuration is exclusive to the 85-inch version of the TCL Q10G, So the 85-inch sound effect will be more outstanding.

software interaction

As a leading TV manufacturer in China, TCL has also accumulated sufficient experience in system software. On the one hand, aiming at the traditional field of TV, in cooperation with Tencent’s “Cloud Audio-visual”, you can enjoy the genuine authorized content of Tencent Video and ensure the diversity of system video resources. The content section is also constantly enriched, and hot spots are followed up in real time. For example, when we turn on the phone, we can see Liu Genghong, who is very popular recently.

On the other hand, it caters to market development, explores smart homes, and creates a set of smart home ecosystems with TV as the mainstay. You can build a new whole-house smart control center in the mobile app for intelligent settings.

Voice interaction is currently a hot direction that major TV manufacturers are competing for. There are two ways to call out the voice assistant of TCL Q10G, one is to long press the voice button on the remote control to call out the voice assistant, and the other is to realize remote control through “far-field voice”. Very high, you can do the whole process of sound and word.

In terms of voice recognition diversity, TCL Q10G supports dialect recognition, and the system includes more distinctive regional dialects from all over the country, making it more convenient for people in dialect areas to operate TV by voice.

In terms of voice recognition content, TCL Q10G is no longer limited to TV program search, but adds some high-frequency knowledge and content of life. You can ask it about the weather in your city, or ask for some encyclopedia knowledge.

TCL Q10G has three built-in usage modes, namely the standard mode with the most permissions and the most content; the children mode with the least permissions and limited content; and the elder mode with retro content and simple layout.

The three modes take care of all kinds of users in the family, and can help users of different ages to quickly find the content they need. For example, in children’s mode, TCL Q10G uses various simple and easy-to-understand daily necessities to classify the corresponding cartoons to help children understand the content.

When the system is in the children’s mode, the password must be entered to exit the children’s mode, which provides a guarantee for children’s movie viewing safety and avoids children’s misoperation of the TV.

In the elder mode, all interface options become simple, there is no complicated switching logic, and the video recommendation content is mostly concentrated in the field of opera and health preservation, which is in line with the habit of watching TV for elders.

Standard mode is the mode with the most comprehensive functions and services. In this mode, you can experience the most complete ecology of TV.

In addition to the three viewing modes mentioned above, the TCL Q10G also has a smart speaker mode. When in this mode, the TV screen will automatically turn off. In this mode, the TV only supports voice operation. At this time, you can use the TV as a smart speaker for voice interaction and control.

After the actual use of IT House, in the speaker mode, the TCL Q10G can not only be used as a simple speaker device, but other voice functions are still in working condition. Such as setting an alarm clock, setting reminders and other high-frequency needs in life, TCL Q10G can still respond.

Now, smartphones have become the entrance for many people to interact with information. In terms of functional interaction between mobile phones and TVs, TCL Q10G not only supports mobile phone screen projection, but also supports mobile phone remote control to operate TV when the mobile phone and TV are under the same local area network. TCL Q10G provides two ways to control the TV with mobile phones, one is the traditional button mode, and the other is the modern touch screen remote control.

In terms of game entertainment, TCL teamed up with Tencent to build Tencent START cloud game software in the Q10G TV. Whether it is popular online games such as Genshin Impact and Fortnite, or classic games such as FIFA and Need for Speed, you can run and play independently on TCL Q10G. At present, this function only requires QQ scan code to log in, but if you want to use the service for a long time, you need to recharge the membership.

For how games operate, the TCL Q10G offers two solutions. One is to buy a gamepad that is compatible with TCL TVs to play, or you can wirelessly connect to the TV through your mobile phone. When the mobile phone is successfully connected to the TV, the mobile phone will enter a gamepad-like interface, and then we can directly control the TV with the mobile phone.

Thanks to the reasonable layout of the keys, the game process of using the mobile phone as a handle to operate the TV is still very smooth, and the difficulty of getting started is not high. After a few rounds of running in, you can quickly become proficient.

In the actual game experience test of IT House, there is still a chance of delay during the game, and the delay depends on the speed of the local area network where the TV is located. If the bandwidth of the local area network is high enough, there is no problem in running smoothly. However, if the bandwidth is unstable, it is easy to drop frames during the game, which is also an unavoidable problem of current cloud games.

Price configuration

The TCL Q10G series has released a total of 4 versions this time, which are 85-inch / 75-inch / 65-inch / 55-inch versions. The starting prices of the new products correspond to 12,999 yuan / 8,499 yuan / 6,499 yuan / 4,499 yuan respectively. Among them, the 85-inch version The TCL Q10G offers Dolby Atmos speakers as well as individually designed looks.

85-inch version display

Although the price range of different screen sizes is large, in terms of TV chips and storage configuration, the TCL Q10G is equipped with the Lingyao M1 chip and is equipped with a 4+64GB storage configuration. You may not know much about the chips in the TV. In fact, the chips in the TV are far more complicated than we imagined. The Lingyao M1 chip can perform real-time monitoring of the color, refresh rate and clarity of the broadcast screen during the video playback process. optimization, so for TV, the choice of chip is equally important.

For example, software UI animation, the operation of stand-alone mini-games, etc., also require the intervention of the computing power of this chip. After a few days of testing by IT House, the performance of this chip is still quite good. It rarely encounters the situation that the TV screen is stuck, and all operations are very smooth. Even if the opening or closing of third-party applications is suddenly suspended, the TCL Q10G still performs very stable.

In terms of storage configuration, the TCL Q10G comes standard with 4+64GB. Whether it is memory performance or memory specifications, it is the leader in this TV price. With high storage, the background resident performance of TV applications will be better; with high memory, it is convenient to store more videos and download more applications on the TV.

In addition, for TVs of different sizes, because of the different Mini LED screen sizes, the number of partitions of the backlight panel also has a certain difference. The number of 65-inch / 55-inch backlight partitions is 288 backlight partitions / 240 backlight partitions respectively.

Summarize

Overall, the performance of the TCL Q10G is very good, especially in terms of screen color and picture latitude, which brings out the advantages and characteristics of Mini LED. In addition, the TV screen size span and the upper and lower range of the sales price of the TCL Q10G series are relatively large this time, and the minimum starting price of 4499 yuan is really affordable for the Mini LED TV market.

The editor is still very optimistic about the future market of Mini LED, especially in the mid-end market of TVs. Although the technology of LCD light-emitting panels is mature, the defects in the overall display effect are destined to make manufacturers shrink the market and gradually move towards the edge of elimination. As for OLED, due to the high cost of technology, mid-range price TVs are bound to be unable to use the best OLED panels with the best technology. If you choose mid-to-low-end OLED panels, you will inevitably encounter the problem of unguaranteed lifespan. The bottleneck of the two types of panels has created a sudden emergence of Mini LED, which is low in price, good in effect, and has more room for improvement in the future. On this track made of panel material, no one knows that it can run to the end, but we know that Mini LED is the fastest running one now. If you are also paying attention to the TV market of Mini LED recently, you can pay attention to the TCL Q10G series, maybe it is the right choice for you.