TCL 98-Inch Q65 QLED 4K UHD Smart TV with Google TV (98Q651G, 2024 Model) Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos, HDR Pro+, Game Accelerator Enhanced Gaming, Voice Remote, Works with Alexa, Streaming Television

Gaming, Streaming, Performance 10/10
TLDR: This replaced the projector I’ve been using, and I couldn’t be happier with my choice here (98 inch). Gaming, game streaming is excellent. Movies. 10/10.Apps I use that work amazing on this:Stremio (sailing the high seas in 4k)Moonlight (streaming your games from your PC to your TV, highly recommend)I had been debating finding a new TV, I’ve just been using a projector for a few years now and I’ve gotten tired of not being able really use it during the day or even play games at all on it.I was super worried about it showing up and it being broken, but it wasn’t an issue at all. Getting it into my house though.. Definitely measure the entryway first. 😅 I barely made it, and that was forcing it through my stairway. Risky business. It all worked out though.It’s really ‘snappy’, no delays or lag with input. Picture is perfect. Its absolutely massive and definitely a surprise for anyone that walks in. Gaming, movies and everything else looks fantastic.Performance was a big surprise. I’m running the android TV Moonlight client on it to stream games from my desktop to this TV, and WOW! Blew my expectations out of the water. No perceptible input lag with my controller hooked directly to the TV, graphics and stream are PERFECT and I’m going over wifi instead of wired in internet. No tearing, skipped frames, nothing. (I do have a high-end desktop, and very high end networking through the house though, so results may vary). Why does it matter? Because android/google TVs have been notorious for being very bad at running this app, but this one handles it like a champ. 10/10 would recommend for the gamers.I’m not an expert on color accuracy and everything, but it all looks fantastic. The sound is fantastic. Graphics definitely rival (and surpass) my gaming monitor.I did notice some black screens for a bit when I play on my xbox, but that was a settings issue. Pay attention to the inputs, and what each one supports for speed/quality. And adjust any settings on devices to stay in line. Make sure your cables support the quality you’re going for.

Giant, beautiful TV
This TV is fabulous. The picture is gorgeous, fluid and bright. Right out of the box, it didn’t require really any tweaking.I’m not particularly fond of the newest version of Google or Android TV, whatever they’re calling it now. I’ve used an Nvidia Shield TV since 2019 when they came out and that implementation of Android is much better than this newest generation. It may be TCL’s skinning of it, but I’m inclined to think it’s more Google looking to suck our soul out with more advertising angles.I have been rather disappointed with some of the Play Store limitations I’ve encountered with this current version. Several apps I’m loaded on previous gen HiSense Google TVs are no longer deemed compatible, which is disappointing.That said, the interface is still pretty clean, this TCL performs better than any built-in Google TV I’ve seen, and it was simple to set up.I do not recommend trying to use Google Home to set the TV up. For some reason, it develops a connection issue toward the end of the process and won’t complete, but doing it manually it works perfectly. I had this problem multiple times on this TV and the 65″ version I bought at the same time, so I think there’s an issue inside of Google Home, which I’ve routinely seen bugginess out of.The sound from this TV is rather surprising to me. While I paired it up with a Vizio MicMe sound bar, I wanted the karaoke functionality of that system, and I’m not using it due to the sound being inadequate on the TV. It is really nice for a flat panel. This is drastically better than my decade old Sharp Aquos for sure.Adding the unit to my network was super simple, no issues with it at all.Don’t underestimate the size. This TV is gargantuan. Make double sure you measure the dimensions and be sure your VESA mount can properly handle a 600×400 hole spacing. We didn’t have any issues mounting this, but this replaced a previous 85″ television in this same location, so it was an easy thing for us. Mounting was easy, but don’t skimp on the beef to lift it and get it on the mount, because it is a bit on the heavy side.One bit of design flaw I find with the hardware is that the remote receiver is rather sizeable and smack dab in the middle of the TV, which makes it impossible to use a VESA sound bar mount and put a sound bar flush up against the bottom of the unit. I found a workaround, but this was a bit annoying, especially when I’ve seen a number of large units now putting the IR receiver more unobtrusively toward the side (and smaller).Definitely recommend.