Compare the 2025 Hisense and 2026 TCL around connections, dark scenes and today’s price.
Start with the U8QG when its exact-size dark-scene findings and current offer suit your room. Consider the QM8L when you need a fourth high-bandwidth HDMI input. Both are bright Mini LED TVs with meaningful motion and accuracy compromises, so the newer model is not automatically the better purchase.
Choose it if Its three HDMI inputs fit your devices and the current offer makes sense for your setup.
Keep in mind HDR accuracy, fast-game motion and side seating need checking.
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Full Hisense U8QG review →
Choose it if A fourth HDMI 2.1 input solves a real device-connection problem.
Keep in mind Direct reflections, side seating and HDR accuracy remain compromises.
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Full TCL QM8L review →| Your buying question | Hisense U8QG | TCL QM8L | What this means for you |
|---|---|---|---|
| More than three HDMI devices | Three HDMI 2.1 inputs; USB-C display input has feature limitations. | Four HDMI 2.1 inputs. | Write down which ports your consoles, PC and soundbar need. A spare high-bandwidth input is valuable only when you will use it. |
| Dark films | RTINGS reports deeper black levels than the QM8L in its comparison. | Strong local dimming, but not the automatic dark-scene winner. | The Hisense contrast test has a luminance-setting caveat. Read the finding and its conditions rather than treating it as a new Piqelo score. |
| HDR formats and accuracy | Dolby Vision and HDR10+; HDR tone mapping can over-brighten content. | Dolby Vision and HDR10+; its test also flags HDR accuracy. | Supporting the same formats does not guarantee the same tone mapping or accurate creative intent. |
| Fast games and wide seating | Slow pixel transitions and an off-angle compromise. | Fast-game response and off-angle viewing are also compromises. | For competitive games or a wide sofa, check alternatives before accepting either TV’s feature list as the answer. |
No. Model year is a useful identity check, not a buying verdict. Compare the particular connection or picture advantage you need against the current price. The newer model can still have a compromise that matters more in your room.
Only if it solves a real connection problem. Count high-bandwidth devices and the soundbar’s audio connection. If three inputs are sufficient, compare the picture trade-offs and retailer terms before increasing your budget.
The exact-size research gives the U8QG a black-level advantage, with a stated contrast-test setting caveat. Both have HDR accuracy limits. If faithful tone mapping is your main priority, compare other movie-room choices rather than relying on advertised brightness.
This page identifies US 65U8QG and 65QM8L. The Hisense has important panel differences at other sizes, and similarly named international models are separate checks. Open the exact-size review and retailer listing for the television you intend to buy.
RTINGS tests both 65-inch units. This guide uses qualitative findings and identifies the U8QG contrast-test setting caveat. It does not invent brightness, contrast or lag numbers from the locked lab rows.
65-inch tested unit; QM8L contrast comparison with its luminance-setting caveat and panel-size limits.
Read exact source →65-inch tested unit; HDMI inputs, HDR accuracy, motion, reflection and viewing-angle findings.
Read exact source →These are research-component scores, not lab measurements or a new overall rating. Read the current Piqelo Score on each product card.
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