Value for money is a make-or-break factor when it comes to finding the best TVs on the market. Does the new TV you’re shopping for deliver a strong list of features and performance for a fair price? One of the best budget models I’ve tested that ticks this box is the TCL C6K.
Not only is it cheap, but it delivers picture quality and gaming features way above its station. Right now, it’s even better value, as the 55-inch TCL Q6C has just dropped to £359 at Amazon as part of the Amazon Spring Deals Day sale. (The Q6C is a retailer specific name, it’s the same TV as the C6K).
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A cheap mini-LED that made me change my mind
In my time testing TVs, I’ve been hesitant about cheaper mini-LED and QLED TVs. While they promise a ton of features and boast better-than-their-price picture quality, this hasn’t always turned out to be true.
When I first tested the TCL C6K, I was impressed by its overall picture quality. Not only did it deliver vibrant colors that did movies like Wicked justice, but it also offered strong contrast. Blacks are deep for a cheap mini-LED TV, which is good news for gloomier movies like The Batman and Nosferatu. I was also impressed by how refined details looked. While there were some setbacks, such as uniformity and black crush in places, its picture was still solid.
On top of that, the C6K has some impressive features such as Dolby Vision and HDR10+ support (which isn’t common on cheaper TVs).
I was also impressed by the C6K’s gaming performance and features. It supports 4K 144Hz, FreeSync Premium, ALLM and Dolby Vision gaming— a feature list that’s up there with the best gaming TVs. Its 13.6ms input lag time was also low enough to deliver smooth gameplay during big, chaotic gunfights in Battlefield V.
The first time I reviewed the C6K, I gave it 3.5 / 5 stars, which is a respectable score for a budget mini-LED. But, it was after testing the bigger 75-inch Q6C for a head-to-head with the Samsung Q8F that I realized I’d been too stingy. So much so, I upped my score to 4 stars, the only TV I’ve changed a score on.
If you’re looking for a cheap but great TV, you really won’t find many better than the TCL C6K/Q6C.
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