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TCL X11L SQD Mini LED (Super Quantum Dots Mini LED) TV, better than Mini LED RGB?

As announced in our news on the two new Mini LED RGB TV series unveiled two days ago by TCL in China, we take a look back at the SQD Mini LED (Super Quantum Dots Mini lED) TVs that the brand is positioning as its new ultra-premium diffusers, i.e. coming to top its new Mini LED RGB TV series (see our news on TCL Mini LED RGB TV, 7 references in 2026).

Surprisingly, the two new Mini RGB LED series aren't the only new products at the TCL event held two days ago in China. The Asian company also unveiled the X11L series, which consists of three models: the TCL 75X11L, TCL 85X11L, and TCL 98X11L. The series is based on a backlight with white LEDs and, surprise again, this one turns out to be the most upscale of the range, positioned above the TCL Q10M/Q9M built on a Mini LED RGB backlighting system, therefore RGB LED triplets.

TCL X11L, the superiority of white backlighting over RGB?££££ The only explanation is that TCL considers its latest generation of Mini LED backlighting called SQD Mini LED (for Super Quantum Dots Mini LED) to be more efficient than Mini RGB LEDs. And TCL continues with technical arguments in the form of illustrations on a very large screen to demonstrate its claims.

The central point of the TCL demonstration? The use of RGB LEDs poses a series of problems when it comes to mixing the three primary colors. The manufacturer is therefore returning to the use of white LEDs combined with Quantum Dots technology with a high concentration of "pure colors." With a high density of nanocrystals, TCL announces a purity of 95% for the three primary colors, without the need for RGB LEDs. An advantage linked to this backlighting system structure is an extremely reduced screen thickness, no more than 2 cm (OD 30 on the menu) using the lenses and components used on Mini LED RGB specimens.

According to TCL, the use of RGB triplets goes hand in hand with an increase in the distance between the LEDs and the panel in order to limit color bleeding, which is not the case with white LEDs. For clarification, the LCD panel of the X11L diffusers is a WHVA Pro type, like that of the Mini LED RGB series.

TCL X11L, impressive specifications££££ The specifications of the TCL 98X11L (98") TV are truly impressive, judge for yourself: 20,000 zones, peak brightness of 10,000 nits and 100% coverage of the BT.2020 gamut. Available soon in China and in 2026 in Europe. Prices are still unknown (those announced in China have nothing to do with those expected in Europe).

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