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Since the author began to pay attention to the TV market, to really pay for TV, my focus and purchase focus, has been biased towards Mini LED this technology. Because Mini LED TV can absorb the advantages of OLED technology in terms of color and refresh rate. It also has the advantages of LCD panel non-burning screen, long life and price close to the people. After I have experienced many Mini LED TVs, I found that the final imaging results of TVs with Mini LED panels vary greatly due to the number of screen partitions, light-emitting crystals and liquid crystal technology. CTOnews.com got the X11G series of TVs recently released by TCL, which has 5184 partition numbers, high dynamic range display in 5000nits XDR, and a self-developed core cool techs six-crystal square core and wide-angle average lens behind the double 5000. What kind of picture quality will Mini LED show when the hardware is armed to the teeth? Let's take a look at the specific performance of TCL X11G.

One: the design TCL X11G series offers a total of 98 "/ 85" / 75 "three sizes. The 85-inch version of the CTOnews.com brings a large look and feel. From handling and installation to lighting, you can feel the weight and shock of 85 inches. After lighting the screen, the TCL X11G uses the exaggerated 98% screen ratio to add points to the experience.

In the frame part, the metal frame improves the texture of the whole machine in detail, and in terms of functionality, it also enables TCL X11G to stick seamlessly to the wall, thin thickness control, and a "small schoolbag" on the back, so that the TV does not protrude too much from the wall when hanging on the wall, better integrate into the living room, and have a stronger sense of integration.

On the upper side of the left and right frame, each inlaid a Premium QD-Mini LED gold mark, highlighting the excellence and difference of TV positioning.

The line of sight came to the back of the TV, and TCL 85X11G added a lot of detailed changes to the invisible back. The back of the TV is divided into upper and lower regions by the middle ring sound channel, and the upper region is treated by wire drawing process, and the word Dolby Atmos is printed on the side.

The surface of a large area of the lower area is designed with Mini LED star texture, and there are unit horn, extended interface, ultra-thin magnetic hanger area and so on under the texture. The extended interface area includes 4 HDMI interfaces, 2 USB 2.0 interfaces, AV input, antenna input, network input, analog audio and digital audio output interfaces. Two of the HDMI interfaces (full blood rate) support 4K@144Hz and 4K@120Hz input respectively, which is extremely friendly for users who like to connect their computers or game consoles to the TV to play games.

In terms of expanding the interface, TCL X11G moves the most commonly used USB3.0 interface to the side of the TV, which ensures the transmission speed of the interface, greatly improves the convenience of users when using the interface, and completely bid farewell to the trouble that it is difficult to expand after hanging the TV wall.

This kind of convenient design also has many places on the TCL X11G, such as a two-gear height adjustable base, and a hidden cable storage grid behind the base to solve the problem of wire clutter such as power supply.

The TCL X11G has also made dramatic improvements in the design of the remote control. Silver appearance, metal processing, smooth, cold feel is very different from the traditional plastic remote control, heavy weight and crisp button damping add to the operation feel again. The three red, green and blue buttons on the surface of the remote control are custom buttons, which can quickly open the self-setting application. There are also shortcut keys for brightness adjustment on the side of the remote control, which is convenient to adjust the light and shade of the screen.

In terms of size, TCL 85X11G BWH size 1887x418x1122mm. In terms of appearance, TCL X11G further confirms the high-end positioning image of the whole machine through hard power such as high screen ratio, as well as USB interface, gold standard and other details. Concise and exquisite modeling makes this TV better integrate into all kinds of living room, the atmosphere is not obvious.

Second: TCL, the highlight of display technology, as a domestic TV and display panel manufacturer, has a rare complete industrial chain in China, and continues to lead in the technical level. So we have seen a number of amazing breakthroughs in the TCL X11G display technology that subvert the industry. For example, the achievement of double 5000 beacon wide-angle homogenizing lens technology, this technology increases the backlight luminous angle from 130 °to 160 °, by controlling the light alignment, so as to enhance the backlight uniformity and stability, to achieve the purpose of improving the imaging effect of the screen display. According to official data, the backlight uniformity of the wide-angle homogenizing lens can be improved by 60.63%, and the optical stability is 8 times that of the ordinary filter.

Then there is the optical nuclear weapon that brings bright potential-the six-crystal square core. Generally speaking, the traditional Mini LED light-emitting chip is a rectangle composed of two light-emitting points, while the six-crystal square-core light-emitting chip used in X11G has six light-emitting points. At the same time, the shape of the light-emitting point is upgraded from a rectangle to a square with a better light shape, and the backlight is arranged more closely, and the light emitted is more uniform than that of the traditional light-emitting chip.

The following is a live video of 4K HDR (recorded by mobile phone, which does not represent the true impression of the naked eye):

The more light control zones, the weaker the halo. The core advantage of TCL X11G's 5184 Mini LED backlight partitions is excellent local light control. CTOnews.com specially used a HDR video with a strong contrast between light and shade to test it. The brightness of the highlight region is near the 3000nits at this time, while the measured luminance value of the adjacent black region is very low, and the light control of the black area is not disturbed by the highlight material, so the bright area is dazzling and the dark place is dark in this small imaging area.

In another section of the city night scene HDR material, mottled building lights mingled in the darkness of the night, close observation, building lighting display control is accurate, large area spot light also does not interfere with the dark theme color, and the light picture around there is no "white" problem, painting gives an excellent look and feel.

A butterfly + butterfly star screen

In order to enhance the image quality of the on-screen display, TCL X11G not only works hard in the backlight layer, but also improves the backlight transmittance and removes external light interference on the surface of the LCD layer.

Through the use of the actual scene, it can be found that even under the pure black background, the screen can absorb most of the external light interference, especially the shadow reflected on the TV screen when walking back and forth in the room.

The use of aura + butterfly star obsidian screen provides TCL X11G with a visual angle of 178 °. Even when viewing the screen on the left and right side of the TV, the color and clarity will not change much and lose much, so it is very suitable for many people watching TV.

Third: color test & audio and video experience CTOnews.com Note: the following photos are taken by the camera and are inevitably compressed, so they are for reference only and do not represent the naked eye perception of TCL X11G.

In addition to the 5184 partition and 5000nits brightness introduced earlier, the TCL X11G hardware parameters also have full-channel 4K 144Hz refresh rate, MEMC motion compensation, anti-blue light, ambient light adaptation, 16bit backlight control, 16bit mixed dimming and quantum dot Pro 2023, 157 BT.709 wide color range.

In terms of routine testing, CTOnews.com uses color level photos, color distribution maps and 4K resolution test charts to test respectively.

In the color level photos, the regional spacing between the color blocks is obvious, and the transition between the color blocks is uniform, and there is no abrupt color block under the left and right limit color blocks.

The camera actually takes pictures from a distance.

Close-up shooting by mobile phone

In the color test performance, TCL X11G is very mature in the treatment of chromophore map and color distribution map, the transition between colors is natural, the triangular area of color distribution is obvious, there is no obvious suppression and overflow, and the overall performance is excellent.

The camera actually takes pictures from a distance.

Here are the actual photos taken by the camera:

The most profound impression of TCL X11G in terms of picture quality is bright color and high definition, especially in the case of HDR film source, the extremely high brightness and light-dark contrast is very visual impact.

In terms of image display effect, TCL X11G also supports a variety of image quality presets. If it is in a normal film source or HDR video source, the image effect can be changed in four modes: standard, bright, soft, and HDR enhancement.

Comparison of switching process:

If it is under Dolby video resources, it supports switching under four special modes: Dolby Horizon Standard, Dolby Horizon Bright, Dolby Horizon soft, Dolby Horizon IQ. In the process of use, users can freely choose their own color space according to their own needs.

Not only in terms of picture quality, but also in terms of screen refresh rate, the high brush ability of full-channel 4K / 144Hz also makes this TV strong enough to shoulder the ability of a game console display.

Finally, the sound quality performance, TCL 85X11G once again joined hands with Anqiao in sound, the total sound power came to 80W, and brought 8-channel hardware-level super surround sound field and 4 independent power amplifier chips, through Dolby ATMOS, Dolby&DTS, Golden ear expert team a number of authoritative sound quality certification.

In the sound quality test, we invite teacher Cai Qin's "Ferry".

Under the 80W sound power, the TCL X11G has abundant sound tension, especially the bass performance, the low-frequency drums are outstanding and not dull, the human voice and musical instruments are not intertwined, and the feeling of listening to the scene is clear. I attribute the advantage of the bass performance to the TCL X11G's symmetrical subwoofer design and this upgrade to an entire ring channel above the back of the TV.

In terms of sound software optimization, the TCL X11G still retains the adaptive function of the ambient sound field. before turning on this function, the TV will issue a section of audio according to the setting and explore the layout of the living room through audio reflection to help present the most suitable and stereoscopic sound in different environments.

Four: software interaction now TV UI animation, it can be said that the same, very similar waterfall flow layout, although rich in content, but it is not very friendly to people who like simplicity. In the UI design of TCL X11G, we see a new face-smart desktop. The new design no longer overlays all the resources on the desktop, but retains the blank component space, and users are free to add the windows and resources they want to see.

In the face of users with different tastes in the family, the user system can be added freely, and the film and television resources in each system can also be customized, so that each member of the family has its own interface.

The following is a demo video:

Five: summing up in the TCL X11G, we see the unique self-developed hardware configuration, novel UI operation interaction and mellow sound release performance. From sight to operation, from operation to hearing, we can feel the care that TCL X11G brings to us in many aspects during the whole process of watching TV.

Backlight partition and screen brightness double 5000 breakthrough, so that the TCL X11G on the bottom of the hardware, opened the gap between the image and ordinary Mini LED TV. Better light control performance will naturally lead to a better visual experience.

In addition to the hardware upgrades, the user-friendly interaction design also allows TCL X11G to take care of every member of the family more intelligently. It is especially suitable for families with old people or children to find the resources they need quickly and accurately in their future use.

On the whole, picture quality and interaction are the core competencies of TCL X11G, and at this point, they are still exclusive core competencies. If you want to buy a TV with high definition and excellent experience recently, I believe TCL X11G must be a product you can't avoid.

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