Premium performance, mid-range price! The TCL C8K hits £1149 at B&Q

The 65-inch TCL C8K is a high-end TV that can now be yours for £1149 at B&Q. That's a huge £450 off the list price and a return to the Black Friday price we saw in 2025.

We awarded it five stars in our testing and praised its extreme brightness, outstanding backlight control and aggressive pricing. There's little not to love.

We even found the set's speakers, thanks to a Bang & Olufsen collab, to be surprisingly effective. With a highly detailed, bright and clean soundstage, there's no requirement to buy a dedicated soundbar.

TCL might just have been 2025's biggest home cinema redemption story, and the C8K is evidence of what the electronics company is capable of.

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TCL C8K: was £1,599 now £1,149 at B&Q

If it's 65 inches of exceptional brightness, great backlight control, and new levels of naturalism that you're after, then the C8K is a great option. Beyond this, you'll get all the usual streaming apps, a Bang & Olufsen sound system, and a slew of other features that make it TCL’s most exciting TV yet.

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The key specifications of the TCL C8K include a 120Hz 4K Mini LED LCD panel with Quantum Dot colour and support for all of the key high dynamic range formats, including Dolby Vision and HDR10+.

However, there's a lot of exciting new technology under the hood. TCL's 'Halo Control Technology' aims at dealing with problematic halos of light around bright objects on dark backgrounds, while a new ‘CrystGlow’ WHVA panel promises to enhance luminous efficiency by 97 per cent.

Put that together with a claimed 5000 nits of brightness and 1680 dimming zones, and you get a picture that partners extreme brightness with deep, rich, consistent blacks.

As our TCL C8K review reads: “The 65C8K’s combination of so much brightness and such subtle shading and tonal control, along with some really outstanding 4K sharpness and detail, helps its pictures create a sense of depth and solidity that really lures you into whatever you’re watching.”

Sound benefits from a partnership with premium audio brand Bang & Olufsen and is a clear upgrade over TCL's previous 8 series models – even though we'd like a bit more bass.

Unlike other models with Google TV, the C8K includes all the UK catch-up apps – BBC iPlayer, ITVX, All 4 and My 5 – as well as global players Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+ and YouTube.

We also recommend checking out the LG C5, which offers an OLED screen for a similar price, but you won't go far wrong with the five-star TCL C8K. Especially now that it's available for £1149 at B&Q.

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