Key Features
Introduction
The TCL 98C805 K is the step - up model in the new 98 - inch TV reach TCL launched in 2023 . move over its condition , it should bring to bear a better execution than the 98P745K.
I see both TVs at a TCL event in Warsaw towards the ending of 2023 , and out of the brief amount of time I had with these gigantic screens , the C805 was the one that registered with more hope .
Boasting aMini LEDscreen , Quantum Dot colour support and a brilliant HDR carrying into action , the 98C805 is the television set that could give Samsung ’s QE98Q80C a few palpitations .
Design
Like the 98P745 K , the 98C805 was already localize - up and the design is selfsame with its leaf blade feet out towards the edges . It ’s unco even slight at 48 mm abstruse , potential thanks to its Mini LED backlight , and weigh around the same at 54 kg . The calibre of the TV ’s expression also feel near - indistinguishable to the footprint - down simulation .
Again , the bezels are super - svelte , allow the pictorial matter to overtop the screen , and wide - slant viewing ( if you somehow find yourself to the side of this elephantine screen ) is better than it was on the 98P745K.
Interface
The TCL 98C805 K bring theGoogle TVinterface , and like the 98P745 K , the version you get differs depending on where you are based in Europe . Rather than rehashing the detail , you may read my impressions of theentry - level 98 - inch CRT screen for more info .
What ’s certain is that UK owner wo n’t have entree toFreeview Playfor the prison term being , which is still being held up by disagreements . When will it be sorted ? I have no idea , but it ’s been rumble on for a few years now …
You ’ll involve astreaming playerfor iPlayer and Channel 4 apps , or you may pullulate from a peregrine twist through Chromecast . Google Assistantis available in its hand - costless anatomy , and Alexa is available through ‘ Works With ’ if you own a compatible speaker to associate to this TV .
Features
The 98C805 boasts a native 144Hz panel , so it can corroborate refresh charge per unit up to that figure . There ’s room for 240Hz with TCL ’s onboard processing for a more antiphonal performance but resolution drops to 1080p .
I measured input lag at 13.2ms at 4K/60Hz – the same as on the 98P745 K – and TCL says at 240Hz it falls to 2.8ms ( and in a demonstration I saw it did indeed drop to that figure ) .
Other gambling have includeHDMI VRRand AMD FreeSync Premium Pro , ALLMswitching , the HGiG HDR touchstone and Dolby Vision Game mode ( supported on the Xbox Series consoles ) . The Game Bar assure you could edit and keep lead of biz - related info via a discreet splasher on the screen .
Connectivity is the same as its less expensive 98 - inch sibling with four HDMI stimulant ( two HDMI 2.1 , two HDMI 2.0 ) , USB 2.0 and 3.0 input signal , mundane and orbiter ports , CI+ 1.4 , Ethernet , Digital optic sound recording out , and a headphone out . The Wi - Fi is advance to the fasterWi - Fi 6andBluetooth 5.0(SBC streaming ) also features .
HDR compatibility includesDolby Vision IQ , HDR10 + , HDR10 , and HLG , as well as certification for theIMAX Enhancedmode .
The 60W Onkyo 2.1 system supports Dolby Atmos and DTS Virtual - X soundtrack , and with itseARC HDMIport , it can pass - through immersive sound recording for a reasoned organisation to handle .
Performance
The C805 K is a welcome footstep - up from the step down P745K. Firstly , HDR luminousness is much improved , hitting 1299 nit on a 5 % HDR window in Standard mode , though brightness gain a more regular rhythm of 972 nits after arrive at its peak .
Secondly , the local dimming is better on this model with a massive allocation of 1344 dim zones . There ’s no flashing with the initiative credits and logos of Blade Runner 2049 , and black levels have more depth and substance with less bleeding in the black bars above and below content , although it ’s a little noticeable towards the bound of the projection screen .
Thirdly , the overall image is sharper and more elaborated with demarcation much well multiply due to the preciseness and depth fed to those black level married with brighter highlights that have more wallop .
White shade are brighter and the range of mountains of colours the QD Mini LED panel reveals is wider , though I would n’t necessarily call the performance overly punchy or vivacious . Some color whole tone ( yellows in special ) looked a slight rinse out rather than impregnate in Blade Runner 2049 .
The lot ’s gesture processing is not too shabby either – slicker and smoother than the P745 ’s manipulation of motion , and the Soap Opera Effect did n’t reckon as forced with MEMC context maxed out , though there ’s blur in some faster , flowing shots . At 5/5 MEMC setting ( blur / judder ) there ’s a better balance , though a picayune stammer is evident from time - to - time along with a slight softness to the trope with some motion .
With Dunkirk and the tantrum where a ship is bombed at night , the 98C805 does n’t offer the deepest blacks . There ’s some haphazardness evident , and Blade Runner 2049 there ’s a bit of the Dirty Screen Effect manifesting itself , the mist that K walks through on Sapper ’s farm was a little green from retentiveness . Levels of pellucidity and item felt much high viewing Dunkirk ’s IMAX scenes , specially when in the cockpit of the Spitfire plane .
Like the 98P745 , the 98C805 is confident in manage SDR content . APrime Videostream of No Time to Die is sharper , carrying more clarity and detail . lily-white tones of the snowy place in the pre - credits sequence looked improved too – colouring material in general were brighter and punchier than the P745 could muster .
The TCL 98C805 K could also contort a better melody from its phone system : cleaner , sharper , and clearer with the gunshots in No meter to Die , though it too struggled at communicating an efficient sense of bass with some of the weightier consequence ( the shotgun against the Aston Martin ’s windowpane ) . There ’s at least enough bass to finger the clump when Sapper ’s body dispatch the base after the engagement with K in Blade Runner 2049 .
Dialogue is also lace with more lucidity – the voice Rami Malek employs for Safin does n’t fathom quite as hazy , and Dunkirk ’s DTS soundtrack fathom appropriately garish when it require to shift gears .
