Best TCL TVs for local dimming performance

#1

The many local-dimming zones control dark scenes exceptionally well, creating impressive contrast without conspicuous backlight spill in most content.

#2

The dense local-dimming system controls bright and dark zones with impressive precision. Its backlight management is among the strongest available outside much costlier flagship models.

#3

The dense Mini-LED backlight contains blooming effectively and preserves strong contrast. Rapid zone changes can still introduce visible flicker or occasional halos.

#4

The dense Mini-LED backlight controls highlights with rare precision, maintaining deep shadows without obvious halos in most real scenes.

#5

Halo control and numerous dimming zones usually keep highlights tight and blacks deep. Dark rooms and off-axis seats can shift the result from excellent control to obvious fog and leakage.

#6

A large number of effective dimming zones preserves intense highlights without washing out adjacent blacks. Very bright settings can still create visible halos.

#7

Mini LED local dimming improves black depth considerably, but precision is mediocre around fine bright objects and moving highlights.

#8

Local dimming adds useful black depth, but limited dimming precision allows halos around subtitles and other small bright details.

#9

Local dimming supports strong dark-scene contrast, though halos around highlights become more conspicuous from an angle.

#10

There is no zone-by-zone backlight control, so dark areas stay brightened and highlights lack the contrast of Mini LED competitors.