The TCL C6K is 'a cheap mini-LED TV that's very good value for money' — and now it's down to a record-low price

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Budget TV brilliance

TCL C6K with orange butterfly on screen
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Value for money is a make-or-break factor when it comes to finding the best TVs on the market. Does the new TV you're shopping for deliver a strong list of features and performance for a fair price? One of the best budget models I've tested that ticks this box is the TCL C6K.

Not only is it cheap, but it delivers picture quality and gaming features way above its station. Right now, it's even better value, as the 55-inch TCL Q6C has just dropped to £359 at Amazon as part of the Amazon Spring Deals Day sale. (The Q6C is a retailer specific name, it's the same TV as the C6K).

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TCL Q6C 55-inch 4K mini-LED TV (2025)
TCL Q6C 55-inch 4K mini-LED TV (2025): was £426 now £359 at Amazon

A great, budget mini-LED TV, the TCL Q6C (AKA the TCL C6K) delivers solid picture quality with bold colors and rich black tones as well as a seriously impressive list of gaming features. This deal knocks £67 off the 55-inch model's already very affordable price.

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A cheap mini-LED that made me change my mind

TCL C6K listing image with snow covered fence on screen

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In my time testing TVs, I've been hesitant about cheaper mini-LED and QLED TVs. While they promise a ton of features and boast better-than-their-price picture quality, this hasn't always turned out to be true.

When I first tested the TCL C6K, I was impressed by its overall picture quality. Not only did it deliver vibrant colors that did movies like Wicked justice, but it also offered strong contrast. Blacks are deep for a cheap mini-LED TV, which is good news for gloomier movies like The Batman and Nosferatu. I was also impressed by how refined details looked. While there were some setbacks, such as uniformity and black crush in places, its picture was still solid.

On top of that, the C6K has some impressive features such as Dolby Vision and HDR10+ support (which isn't common on cheaper TVs).

I was also impressed by the C6K's gaming performance and features. It supports 4K 144Hz, FreeSync Premium, ALLM and Dolby Vision gaming— a feature list that's up there with the best gaming TVs. Its 13.6ms input lag time was also low enough to deliver smooth gameplay during big, chaotic gunfights in Battlefield V.

The first time I reviewed the C6K, I gave it 3.5 / 5 stars, which is a respectable score for a budget mini-LED. But, it was after testing the bigger 75-inch Q6C for a head-to-head with the Samsung Q8F that I realized I'd been too stingy. So much so, I upped my score to 4 stars, the only TV I've changed a score on.

If you're looking for a cheap but great TV, you really won't find many better than the TCL C6K/Q6C.

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James Davidson
James Davidson
TV Hardware Staff Writer, Home Entertainment

 James is the TV Hardware Staff Writer at TechRadar. Before joining the team, he worked at a major UK based AV retailer selling TV and audio equipment, where he was either telling customers the difference between OLED and QLED or being wowed by watching a PS5 run on the LG 65G2. When not writing about the latest TV tech, James can be found gaming, reading, watching rugby or coming up with another idea for a novel. 

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