TCL X11L

Pros

• Given how much you hate blooming, I would put the TCL X11L at the top of that list unless motion handling is a confirmed dealbreaker in reviews you trust. I have chased this exact tradeoff before, and once blooming bothers you, it is har...
• The X11L is about as good as Mini LED gets and the 8L comes closer to it than X11K.
• The X11L has better off axis and reflection handling
• I think the X11L is your far and away best option at that size. And, for that room, I'd have a hard time going smaller.
• I was considering the X11L. Those reviews and specs speak very highly

Cons

• The x11 is a no go when I saw it in person and tested it (motion handling issues), also bad reflections
• Pros: insane dimming zone count, effectively no blooming (from what I saw in person & from reviews), stupidly over engineered TV, high end build materials. Cons: ugly chin (sound-bar) design, motion processing issues (at least according...
• I would say the X11L was a slightly better version of the QM9K. It's not a bad TV at all, it's just outdone by SQD and the other improvements that came with the 2026 models.
• I think the argument is that diminishing returns bite in HARD between the QM8L and the X11L.
• 98 inch is $10K. And it's not so much better than the qm8l which you can buy for 4500 right now on sale for 98 inch