Best 98-Inch TVs (2026)

TL;DR

Top pick: TCL 98X11L ($6,997.99) — RTINGS's best 98-100-inch TV and Tom's Guide's best big-screen TV of 2026: TCL's 2026 SQD Mini-LED flagship, with up to 20,736 dimming zones, Dolby Vision and four HDMI 2.1 ports. RTINGS calls it "the best 98-inch TV on the market"; the price is the catch [src1, src2, src3].
Best value: TCL 98QM8K ($2,997.99) — RTINGS's best mid-range 98-100-inch TV, tested at full 98-inch size, and the big screen Tom's Guide recommends for about half the flagship's price. TCL has replaced it with the QM8L, and TCL's US store showed it sold out when we checked on 2026-10-13 [src1, src4, src5, src17, src25].
Best budget: TCL 98QM6K ($1,797.99) — RTINGS's best budget 98-100-inch TV: a Mini-LED with Dolby Vision, 4K at 144Hz and, at 98 inches, a matte screen that handles glare in well-lit rooms. Its HDR is the weakest of the three [src1, src8, src9].
Best 100-inch: Hisense 100U8QG ($3,497.97) — the only 100-inch TV among RTINGS's 98-100-inch picks and notable mentions, tested at full size and rated great overall; RTINGS still judges the TCL 98QM8K the better TV [src1, src11, src12].

Every TV the guides we read recommend at this size is a Mini-LED LCD. RTINGS says the best TVs in this range are currently 98-inch models [src1].

Two of the most thorough testers put the same TV on top at this size. RTINGS's 98-100-inch guide, built from its own lab tests and re-checked for accuracy and availability on 6 October 2026, names the TCL 98X11L "the best 98-inch TV on the market", and Tom's Guide's 2026 awards name the X11L the best big-screen TV of the year [src1, src2]. It is TCL's 2026 flagship: a Mini-LED backlight with up to 20,736 dimming zones and TCL's Super Quantum Dot (SQD) color, four HDMI 2.1 ports and Dolby Vision [src2, src3]. Tom's Guide measured 91.77% of the Rec. 2020 color space on the 85-inch model, a result it says only the best OLEDs otherwise reach, and gave it an Editor's Choice [src4]. The price is the obstacle: TCL's US store listed the 98-inch at $7,999.99, against a $9,999.99 compare-at price, when we checked on 2026-10-13 [src24].

For roughly half that, RTINGS's mid-range pick is the TCL 98QM8K, which it tested at the full 98-inch size: dimmer than the X11L, with a little more glow around bright lights and subtitles and weaker reflection handling, but "pretty similar overall" [src1, src5]. Tom's Guide's X11L review makes the same call — "TCL's 98-inch QM8K from 2025 delivers high levels of brightness for half the price" — and TechRadar's QM8K review says value "is perhaps the strongest suit of the QM8K" [src4, src7]. TCL replaced it in 2026 with the QM8L, which TechRadar now lists as its best cheap big-screen TV; RTINGS, which has tested both, still names the 98QM8K at this size [src1, src15, src17]. TCL's US store showed the 98QM8K sold out when we checked on 2026-10-13 [src25].

The cheapest TV RTINGS recommends at this size is the TCL 98QM6K, which at 98 inches gets a matte coating that Tom's Guide says "greatly improves the glare handling" [src1, src9]. Its HDR is lackluster next to the QM8K, and TechRadar measured only average brightness, but it keeps Dolby Vision, two HDMI 2.1 ports and 4K at 144Hz [src1, src8, src10]. RTINGS warns off the cheapest 98-inch set it tested, the Hisense 98QD5QG, whose "image quality is poor" [src1]. The 98-inch version of TCL's 2026 QM7L — Tom's Guide's best Mini-LED TV of the year — sold for the same $2,199.99 as the 98QM6K on TCL's US store when we checked on 2026-10-13 [src2, src26, src28].

RTINGS says "You won't find the best 100-inch TV on our list, since the best TVs in this size range are currently 98-inch models" [src1]. The one 100-inch set among its picks and notable mentions, the Hisense 100U8QG, it tested at 100 inches and rates great overall, with very high peak brightness and deep blacks, but it calls the TCL 98QM8K the better TV [src1, src11]. Hisense's 2026 100U7SG adds a matte anti-reflective screen and four HDMI 2.1 ports at a lower list price, with weaker black levels in Tom's Guide's test [src12, src13, src14].

This refresh moves the top pick from the TCL 98QM7K to the X11L because the current guides do: RTINGS's 98-100-inch picks are the X11L, the 98QM8K and the 98QM6K, Tom's Guide's big-screen award goes to the X11L, and RTINGS says TCL's 2026 QM7L replaces the QM7K [src1, src2, src20]. The 98QM7K stays on the card as an alternative. Separately, it is not on sale new: TCL's US store showed it sold out when we checked on 2026-10-13, and the Amazon listing we link showed no purchasable offer in our daily checks through 2026-10-12 [src29]. What else left the card, and why, is under Important Caveats.

Best Overall: TCL 98X11L — Check price

RTINGS's best 98-100-inch TV: it "looks amazing in a large, bright living room thanks to its high peak brightness, impressive picture quality, and great reflection handling", supports Dolby Vision and HDR10+, and has four HDMI 2.1 ports that each run 4K at 144Hz, with VRR [src1]. Tom's Guide's 2026 awards make it the best big-screen TV of the year, noting that the X11L starts at 75 and 85 inches and goes up to 98, with up to 20,736 dimming zones and nearly 7,000 nits of specular highlight brightness [src2]. Tom's Guide's own review of the 85-inch measured 91.77% of Rec. 2020 and 11.7 ms of input lag and gave it an Editor's Choice; the cons were the price, the size and motion handling that isn't class-leading [src4]. RTINGS tested the 85-inch too, and says the glossy screen leaves a slight rainbow smear on direct reflections and that its color calibration doesn't currently allow a full calibration [src3]. The testers disagree on sound: RTINGS says the speakers "struggle to fill a large space", while Tom's Guide found the Bang & Olufsen-tuned system strong enough that many buyers could skip a soundbar [src1, src4]. TCL's US store listed the 98X11L at $7,999.99 (compare-at $9,999.99), available, when we checked on 2026-10-13 [src24].

Best Value: TCL 98QM8K — Check price

RTINGS's best mid-range 98-100-inch TV and one of the few at this size it tested at full size: "the best large mid-range TV we've tested, offering excellent image quality and a ton of features" [src1, src5]. It isn't as bright as the X11L, shows a bit more glow around bright lights and subtitles, and its glossy screen "does very little to reduce the appearance of direct reflections", but it has great local dimming, Dolby Vision and HDR10+, two HDMI 2.1 ports with 4K at 144Hz, and VRR [src1, src5]. Tom's Guide's X11L review recommends it to anyone who needs a big screen now, at about half the X11L's price [src4]. Tom's Guide's own QM8K review, on the 65-inch, found a bright picture and good color but called its pricing difficult against the Hisense U8QG; TechRadar's, also on the 65-inch, calls value "perhaps the strongest suit of the QM8K" [src6, src7]. TCL replaced it in 2026 with the QM8L, and TCL's US store listed the 98QM8K at $3,999.99 but showed it sold out when we checked on 2026-10-13 [src17, src25]. In our daily check on 2026-10-12, the Amazon listing we link was offered only by a third-party marketplace seller.

Best Budget: TCL 98QM6K — Check price

RTINGS's best budget 98-100-inch TV. RTINGS tested the 75-inch and expects the 98-inch to perform very similarly "aside from a matte screen coating instead of a glossy one", and says that matte coating with decent brightness makes it "effective at handling glare in well-lit rooms" [src1, src8]. Tom's Guide also notes that the 85- and 98-inch panels' matte finish "greatly improves the glare handling" [src9]. Blacks are bold but there is more glow around bright lights than on the QM8K, and RTINGS rates its HDR brightness "mediocre at best"; TechRadar measured about 695 nits of HDR peak brightness and calls it "great value" [src1, src8, src10]. It keeps Dolby Vision and HDR10+, two HDMI 2.1 ports with 4K at 144Hz and VRR [src1]. Tom's Guide found its sound inconsistent and TechRadar's verdict calls the speakers "meh" [src9, src10]. TCL's US store listed the 98QM6K at $2,199.99 (compare-at $2,499.99), available, when we checked on 2026-10-13 [src26]. For a 100-inch screen on a budget, Tom's Guide recommends the 100-inch Hisense U6SF Pro [src32].

Best 100-Inch: Hisense 100U8QG — Check price

RTINGS bought and tested this TV at 100 inches and calls it "a great TV overall" — "incredibly high peak brightness but impressively deep blacks" — and it is the one 100-inch model among RTINGS's 98-100-inch picks and notable mentions [src1, src11]. All three of its HDMI ports have HDMI 2.1 bandwidth, it runs 4K at 165Hz, and a USB-C port doubles as a DisplayPort input for PCs [src11]. RTINGS's caveats are a bad viewing angle and a screen that does very little against direct reflections, and it judges the TCL 98QM8K brighter in HDR, more accurate and clearer in motion, "making it the better TV overall"; the Hisense has the edge in image processing [src1, src11]. Tom's Guide, testing the 65-inch U8QG, measured about 4,000 nits in HDR and found a speaker system that "rivals most soundbars", but also tons of blooming and poor glare mitigation [src12]. The Amazon listing we link was in stock from Amazon.com at $3,497.97 in our daily check on 2026-10-12.

TechRadar's Big-Screen Pick: TCL 98QM8L (2026) — Check price

The QM8K's 2026 replacement, which sits between the QM7L and the X11L [src17]. TechRadar's best-TVs guide lists it as "the best TV for big-screen thrills", in sizes up to 98 inches, and says it was impressed by the brightness of the big-screen models; its review of the 75-inch praises the bright screen and contrast but wants more accurate color out of the box [src15, src16]. RTINGS, testing the 65-inch, rates it excellent for bright rooms and home theater, with four HDMI 2.1 ports, but found mediocre reflection handling and "poor accuracy in HDR, even after a full calibration" [src17]. TechRadar's own guide adds that "you can get more bang for your buck by looking at last year's models" — which is RTINGS's choice too, since its 98-inch mid-range pick is still the QM8K [src1, src15]. TCL's US store listed the 98QM8L at $3,499.99 (compare-at $5,999.99), available, when we checked on 2026-10-13 [src27].

Tom's Guide's Mini-LED of the Year: TCL 98QM7L (2026) — Check price

TCL's 2026 mid-range model, which RTINGS says replaces the QM7K, and Tom's Guide's best Mini-LED TV of 2026: "the most affordable way to experience Super Quantum Dot (SQD) color" [src2, src20]. Tom's Guide's review of the 75-inch calls it "bright, colorful, and accurate out of the box", and TechRadar says it "almost reaches the heights of TCL's flagship TVs" and that the QM6K is much more limited, with worse audio and lower peak brightness [src18, src19]. RTINGS, testing the 65-inch, rates it excellent for bright rooms but found mirror-like reflections from windows and lights and very inaccurate HDR; it has two HDMI 2.1 ports with 4K at 144Hz [src20]. At this size RTINGS's budget pick remains the 98QM6K [src1]. TCL's US store listed the 98QM7L at $2,199.99 (compare-at $3,999.99), available, when we checked on 2026-10-13 — the same price as the 98QM6K that day [src26, src28].

Cheaper 100-Inch, Matte Screen: Hisense 100U7SG (2026) — Check price

Hisense's 2026 mid-range set, the successor to the 2025 U75QG, sold in sizes from 55 up to 100 and 116 inches [src13]. RTINGS, testing the 65-inch, says its high peak brightness and matte anti-reflective coating make it "an excellent choice for use in a bright room", and it has HDMI 2.1 bandwidth on all four inputs with 4K at 165Hz; it is held back by a narrow viewing angle, slow response time and a distracting dirty screen effect [src13]. Tom's Guide praises its powerful 2.1.2-channel audio and gaming features but found weak black levels and middling HDR [src14]. Tom's Guide listed the 100-inch at $4,498 MSRP and $2,498 on sale [src14]. The Amazon listing we link was in stock from Amazon.com at $2,497.99 in our daily check on 2026-10-12.

Sony Processing: Sony BRAVIA 5 98 (K-98XR50) — Check price

RTINGS tested the 98-inch BRAVIA 5 itself and rates it good for mixed usage, with "excellent processing", bold blacks and vibrant colors; direct reflections are very distracting and the viewing angle is narrow, and its two HDMI 2.1 ports run up to 4K at 120Hz [src22]. In its 98-100-inch guide RTINGS says "some people might prefer the Sony model's superior image processing and accuracy", but that the TCL 98QM8K offers better image quality, suits bright rooms better, has more gaming features and is "a lot cheaper" [src1]. RTINGS also lists Sony's BRAVIA 7 II (K-98XR70M2) as a notable mention, but says the X11L "is the better buy" — brighter, better contrast and cheaper [src1]. In our daily check on 2026-10-12, the Amazon listing we link for the BRAVIA 5 was offered only by a third-party marketplace seller, at $4,998.00.

Matte-Screen Samsung: Samsung 98QN90F — Check price

Tom's Guide calls the QN90F "a great OLED alternative for bright rooms": its matte anti-glare coating gives "some of the best bright-room performance and direct light mitigation you'll get in a Mini-LED TV", and it has four HDMI 2.1 ports with up to 165Hz and 9.5 ms of input lag [src23]. It still has no Dolby Vision, and Tom's Guide says TCL and Hisense rivals offer it along with better color [src23]. Tom's Guide reviewed the 55-inch and listed the 98-inch at $14,999 MSRP [src23]. In our daily check on 2026-10-12, the Amazon listing we link was offered only by a third-party marketplace seller, at $13,985.88.

Replaced by the QM7L: TCL 98QM7K (2025) — Check price

This card's previous top pick. RTINGS rates the QM7K "a very good mixed-usage TV" — very bright in SDR, with fantastic contrast and Dolby Vision — but tested the 65-inch [src21]. Its 98-100-inch guide picks the X11L, the 98QM8K and the 98QM6K instead, and Tom's Guide's 2026 Mini-LED award went to the QM7L [src1, src2]. RTINGS says the 2026 QM7L replaces it [src20]. It is not on sale new from TCL or on the Amazon listing we link: TCL's US store showed the 98QM7K sold out when we checked on 2026-10-13, and the Amazon listing showed no purchasable offer in our daily checks through 2026-10-12 [src29]. The QM7L is TCL's current model at this tier [src20, src28].

Head-to-Head Comparisons

TCL 98X11L vs TCL 98QM8K

RTINGS's top two at this size. The QM8K "doesn't reach the same brightness levels" as the X11L, has a bit more glow around bright lights and subtitles, less vivid colors and weaker reflection handling, but RTINGS calls it "pretty similar overall, despite being significantly cheaper" [src1]. The X11L has four HDMI 2.1 ports to the QM8K's two [src1]. Tom's Guide's X11L review points buyers who need a big screen now to the 98-inch QM8K at about half the price [src4]. TCL's US store listed the X11L at $7,999.99 and the QM8K at $3,999.99, sold out, when we checked on 2026-10-13 [src24, src25].

Pick TCL 98X11L if: you want the best picture at this size, watch in a bright room, or use more than two HDMI 2.1 devices.
Pick TCL 98QM8K if: you want most of the X11L's picture for about half the money and can find one new.

TCL 98QM8K vs Hisense 100U8QG

RTINGS compares these directly: the Hisense has the edge in image processing, but the TCL is brighter in HDR, has less glowing around bright lights and subtitles, delivers more accurate colors and clearer motion, "making it the better TV overall" [src1]. The Hisense gives you 100 inches instead of 98, 4K at 165Hz instead of 144Hz and three HDMI 2.1 ports instead of two [src5, src11]. Tom's Guide's QM8K review, on the 65-inch, said the QM8K's pricing put it in a difficult position against the U8QG [src6].

Pick TCL 98QM8K if: picture quality comes first.
Pick Hisense 100U8QG if: you want the full 100 inches or 165Hz gaming.

TCL 98QM8K vs Sony BRAVIA 5 98

RTINGS tested both at 98 inches. It says some people will prefer the Sony's "superior image processing and accuracy", but the TCL offers better image quality, is better suited to bright rooms, has more gaming features and is "a lot cheaper" [src1]. The Sony's HDMI 2.1 ports top out at 4K at 120Hz, the TCL's at 144Hz [src5, src22].

Pick TCL 98QM8K if: you want the better picture for less.
Pick Sony BRAVIA 5 98 if: processing and accuracy matter more to you than brightness and price.

TCL 98QM6K vs TCL 98QM7L

RTINGS's budget pick against TCL's 2026 mid-range model; TCL's US store sold both 98-inch sets for $2,199.99 when we checked on 2026-10-13 [src1, src26, src28]. The QM7L is Tom's Guide's best Mini-LED TV of 2026, and TechRadar says the QM6K is much more limited, with worse audio and lower peak brightness [src2, src19]. The matte coating on the 98-inch QM6K is its advantage in a room with lights or windows facing the screen; RTINGS found mirror-like reflections on the QM7L [src1, src9, src20].

Pick TCL 98QM6K if: lamps or windows face the screen, or you find it for less.
Pick TCL 98QM7L if: the two cost the same and you want more brightness and better sound.

Hisense 100U8QG vs Hisense 100U7SG

Both 100-inch. RTINGS tested the U8QG at 100 inches and rates it great overall, with very high brightness and deep blacks but a reflective screen and bad viewing angle [src11]. The 2026 U7SG has a matte anti-reflective coating, four HDMI 2.1 ports and 4K at 165Hz, and Tom's Guide found weak black levels and middling HDR on it [src13, src14]. In our daily check on 2026-10-12, the linked Amazon listings were in stock from Amazon.com at $3,497.97 for the U8QG and $2,497.99 for the U7SG.

Pick Hisense 100U8QG if: you want the set RTINGS tested at the full 100-inch size, with its very high peak brightness.
Pick Hisense 100U7SG if: your room is bright, you have four HDMI 2.1 devices, or you want to spend less.

Decision Logic

If you want the best picture at 98 inches

→ TCL 98X11L. RTINGS's best 98-100-inch TV and Tom's Guide's best big-screen TV of 2026 [src1, src2]. TCL's US store listed it at $7,999.99 when we checked on 2026-10-13 [src24].

If you want most of that picture for about half

→ TCL 98QM8K, RTINGS's mid-range pick, tested at 98 inches [src1, src5]. TCL's US store showed it sold out when we checked on 2026-10-13 [src25]; its 2026 replacement, the TCL 98QM8L, is TechRadar's big-screen pick [src15, src17].

If you want the least you can spend on a good 98-inch TV

→ TCL 98QM6K, RTINGS's budget pick [src1]. Don't drop to the Hisense 98QD5QG: RTINGS says its image quality is poor [src1]. Check the TCL 98QM7L too — TCL's US store sold both for $2,199.99 when we checked on 2026-10-13 [src26, src28].

If you need a full 100 inches

→ Hisense 100U8QG, which RTINGS tested at 100 inches [src1, src11]. For a bright room or less money, the Hisense 100U7SG has a matte screen [src13].

If lamps or windows face the screen

→ A matte screen: the TCL 98QM6K at 98 inches, the Hisense 100U7SG, or the Samsung 98QN90F, which has no Dolby Vision [src1, src9, src13, src23]. Among glossy sets, RTINGS rates the TCL 98X11L's reflection handling great [src1].

If you game on several consoles or a PC

→ Four HDMI 2.1 ports: TCL 98X11L, TCL 98QM8L, Hisense 100U7SG or Samsung 98QN90F [src1, src13, src15, src17, src23]. The Hisense 100U8QG has three and adds a USB-C DisplayPort input [src11]. The QM8K, QM6K, QM7L and QM7K have two [src1, src20, src21].

If image processing and accuracy matter most

→ Sony BRAVIA 5 98, which RTINGS credits with superior processing and accuracy, though it rates the TCL 98QM8K's picture better [src1, src22].

If your seat is closer than about 6 ft

→ Skip 98-inch. RTINGS's table puts a 98-inch screen at 5 ft 11 in for its 62-degree maximum field of view and 9 ft 9 in for 40 degrees; see Best 85-Inch TVs (2026) [src30].

Default recommendation (unknown requirements)

→ TCL 98X11L if the budget allows; otherwise TCL 98QM8K, and TCL 98QM6K for the least money — RTINGS's three 98-100-inch picks in order [src1].

• TCL's SQD Mini-LED range replaces its 2025 sets. The 2026 QM7L replaces the QM7K, the QM8L replaces the QM8K, and the X11L sits above both, all offered at 98 inches [src3, src17, src20]. At this size RTINGS still recommends the 2025 QM8K and QM6K below the X11L [src1].
• Matte screens reach mid-range big sets. Hisense's 2026 U7SG has a matte anti-reflective coating, and TCL's QM6K switches to a matte finish at 98 inches [src1, src9, src13].
• Sony's BRAVIA 7 II arrives at 98 inches. RTINGS added it as a notable mention in October 2026, but says the X11L is brighter, has better contrast and costs less [src1].
• At this size, every recommended set is a Mini-LED LCD. RTINGS's picks and notable mentions are all LED TVs, and it says the best TVs in the 98-100-inch range are currently 98-inch models [src1].
• Samsung still skips Dolby Vision. Tom's Guide counts the missing format against the QN90F [src23].

• Plan the move and the mount. TechRadar says you'll probably need a second person to lift a 98-inch TV and asks whether your wall can support "140-plus pounds" [src31].
• Seating distance. RTINGS puts a 98-inch screen at 13 ft 3 in for a 30-degree field of view, 9 ft 9 in for 40 degrees and 5 ft 11 in for the 62-degree maximum, and calls 40 degrees "generally the safest way to go" [src30].
• Most tests are of smaller sizes. RTINGS says the largest sizes of a model don't always perform the same as smaller ones; it tested the 98QM8K, the BRAVIA 5 98 and the 100U8QG at full size, but the X11L at 85 inches and the QM6K at 75 [src1, src3, src5, src8, src11, src22].
• HDR accuracy. RTINGS found very inaccurate HDR on the QM7L and poor HDR accuracy on the QM8L even after calibration, and only decent PQ EOTF tracking on the X11L [src3, src17, src20].
• Viewing angle. RTINGS calls the 100U8QG's viewing angle bad and the U7SG's and BRAVIA 5 98's narrow — a problem for wide seating [src11, src13, src22].
• Sound. TechRadar recommends a soundbar or speakers with any big TV, and RTINGS says even the X11L's speakers struggle to fill a large space [src1, src31].
• Availability changes fast. TCL's US store showed the 98QM8K and 98QM7K sold out when we checked on 2026-10-13 [src25, src29]. In our daily check on 2026-10-12, the Amazon listings we link for the 98QM8K, the BRAVIA 5 98 and the 98QN90F were offered only by third-party marketplace sellers.
• What left this card. The Hisense 100U75QG, which RTINGS says the 100U7SG succeeds [src13]; and the Samsung 100QN80F, LG 98QNED89T, LG 100QNED85A and Samsung 98Q80C, none of which appears among the picks or notable mentions in RTINGS's 98-100-inch guide, in Tom's Guide's 2026 awards or in TechRadar's best-TVs guide.