HWTCL SQD Mini LED TV Architecture, X11L 20000-Zone Backlight, and C8 Display
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The video introduces TCL's advanced display architecture centered around their new Super Quantum Dot Mini LED technology, which represents a significant evolution from standard QLED panels. This breakthrough is achieved through a strategic partnership with Nanosys, resulting in what the presenters describe as the best quantum dot implementation available exclusively for TCL. The core of this system relies on full-array local dimming using mini LEDs, but it is enhanced by a superior filtration layer on the panel side that utilizes denser RGB filters. This combination allows for exceptional color accuracy and wide color gamut coverage across all scenes, effectively solving issues where traditional technologies struggle when displaying multiple colors simultaneously.
A major highlight of the presentation is the X11L model, which features an impressive backlight system with over 20,000 independently dimmable zones to achieve peak brightness levels up to 10,000 nits. This high luminance ensures that HDR content is displayed without clipping or loss of detail, while the improved quantum dot layer transforms blue light into pure white and vibrant colors. The presenters also showcase the C8 model as a more affordable alternative that shares many of these technological benefits, including the super quantum dots and advanced filtration, though it operates with slightly fewer dimming zones and lower peak brightness. Despite these minor differences, the C8 is positioned as an excellent value option that still delivers beautiful highlights and deep blacks suitable for high-end viewing experiences.
Beyond the internal display technology, the video emphasizes TCL's commitment to design excellence with their fourth-generation LED TV architecture, which features virtually zero borders between the screen and the bezel. This design innovation eliminates the typical gap at the edges of the panel, creating a seamless visual experience and maximizing the screen-to-body ratio. The presenters confirm that these products are not futuristic prototypes but are already launched and available for purchase in stores, with availability extending to European markets for holiday shopping. Additionally, the presentation touches on future-facing concepts like glasses-free 3D displays developed by TCL's subsidiary CSOT, hinting at the company's ongoing innovation in immersive viewing technologies.
The segment concludes by reinforcing the ecosystem of connectivity that powers these advanced displays, highlighting how HDMI technology supports high resolutions, fast refresh rates, and immersive multi-channel audio for movies, gaming, and creative work. The overall message is one of accessibility, assuring viewers that these cutting-edge features do not come with prohibitive costs, as the X11L and C8 models offer top-tier performance at affordable price points. By integrating superior quantum dots, high-density mini LED backlights, and sleek borderless designs, TCL aims to deliver a viewing experience that combines technical precision with aesthetic beauty, making premium home theater technology accessible to a broader audience immediately rather than waiting for future releases.
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Hey, uh we are at EA. My name is Jan and
I'm going to show you our technology
highlight when it comes to
>> So it says SQD miniLEDD. Uh this is SQ
SQD.
>> Yes, SQD and S stands for super. So on
the super. So these are super quantum
dot mini LEDs. So on these guys, we do
not deal with regular QLED anymore. We
deal with super QLED. A lot better
technology. the most recent technology
of quantum dot. Do
>> you work with Nanosys to make this
happen?
>> Yeah, we work together with Nanosis.
This the best quantum dot implementation
so far.
>> Exactly. Exactly. Exclusively for TCL.
This is the core. So we still rely on
our backlighting technology called mini
LED. And we improved the zone counts
significantly. So density of the zones
is a lot higher. What is it showing on
the screen here?
>> So, these are the microscopes. So, you
can take a look how how do they really
look?
>> They all are blue and improved quantum
dot technology here. The quantum dot
layer transforms the blue light into
pure white light into
>> super technology. Exactly. Based on mini
LED, the true mini LED, the full array
local dimming. For example, the guy
behind you, X11L
in 98 in, it's based on more than 20,000
independently dimmable zones.
>> So the light up to 100% BT 2020
>> all wide color gamut
>> all scenes.
>> All right. And also we have better
colors here thanks to the quantum dots
and we have to filter those colors
better. So that's why we also have
improved our panels. So these
three things, the backlighting and these
two core improvements, they basically
deliver multiple benefits. I I see here
it looks like um uh Brussels. No, I mean
it's the it's the atoms. What are you
talking about? Is it like uh what is
this? How does it work? Uh it's the
better filtration on the panel side of
things. So the final layer of the panel
has RGB filters and uh they are densier
so they can filter the batters better
the colors better less than 5 nm
narrower together with super quantum dot
it delivers white color gamuts all in
all scenes because RGB is also wide
color gamut technology but RGB delivers
great results in tests when there is a
large area of a single color. But when
it comes to displaying multiple colors
at once, the
>> it just looks so great.
>> Gets weaker.
>> Is it going to cost? No, it's not going
to cost €100,000, right? It's not
98,000.
>> No, it ain't. It ain't going to be
affordable.
>> It's actually a lot more affordable. And
uh the X11 is top of the range. Uh you
can see how beautiful the picture is.
very bright highlights and great blacks
at the same time. But here what we also
show is C8. And actually this is my
favorite, my personal favorite because
it shares so many good things in common
with X11 L but is a lot more affordable.
>> Uh so so our a lot more affordable for
98 in
>> even more affordable than the other one.
>> Yeah. Yeah. A lot more affordable. And
still they will get all this tech.
>> Yeah. Yeah. Only the density of the
zones uh is little bit
>> little bit less
>> little bit less zones and a little bit
less bright.
>> But still it has those
>> it's better not to have too much
brightness. No, because sometimes if you
have too much brightness um it's too
much. You know what I mean?
>> Yeah, I know.
But that guy over there, X11L, is
capable of doing 10,000 nits, which is
also the maximum of today's HDR content.
So there's no clipping, no detail loss.
>> What is the brightness peak here?
>> Uh this less
>> this is less.
>> And uh what what do you mean by fourth
generation LED TV?
>> Uh virtually zero border.
>> This is related to our beautiful design.
You can see it here or we can take a
look at it over there.
It means that we have got
rid of the gap which is usually between
the end of the screen and the bezel. So
there's no gap and we have almost
completely eliminated the bordering area
between the end of the picture and the
end of the
>> border to hold the whole thing together.
>> But so this is the frame and the build
quality is also nice. But anyway, the
screen to body ratio here is beautiful.
Is very very large.
>> Nice.
>> Very nice.
>> So this is exciting here. The IA and
people in Europe will get this for
Christmas for sure.
>> No, no, no. These guys the all of them
they already have been launched. So they
are all they are in the stores right
now. So people actually can buy them. So
you're just showing all the tech that's
available right now. Everything has been
already launched.
>> Some of these products are
>> prototypes.
>> Here we show the micro LED technology.
Basically, a technology of future.
>> That's my next one.
>> Same as this one over here.
>> Yeah, this large beast.
>> Yeah, this going to be great.
>> And we here we have some interesting
prototypes. This is a glasses free 3D.
CSOT is a subsidiary of TCL and they are
responsible for the displays for the
product
>> color eap
also this guy comes with 3D without
glasses so many interesting things so
thank you a lot for showing and here's
the light field 3D does that mean it's
it's actually okay this is also future
tech AK using AK to do a light field.
>> Yeah. 8K 2D switches to 4K
3D.
>> Imagine every pixel, every sound
enabled through HDMI technology.
From the highest resolutions, the
fastest refresh rates to immersive
multi-channel audio. HDMI technology
powers a worldwide ecosystem of devices
for movies, for gaming, for creators.
Experience clarity, performance,
connection. HDMI technology.