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- Our verdict |
- Competing TVs |
- TV appearance |
- Where to buy |
- Contrast and black detail |
- HDR effect quality |
- Factory color reproduction |
- Color reproduction after calibration |
- Smoothness of tonal transitions |
- Image scaling and smoothness of tonal transitions |
- Blur and motion smoothness |
- Console compatibility and gaming features |
- Input lag |
- Compatibility with PC |
- Viewing angles |
- Daytime performance |
- TV features |
- Apps |
- Playing files from USB |
- Sound |
- Panel details
Dreame Q100 Review
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Panel type: LCD VA Refresh rate: 60Hz Brand: DREAME Resolution: 3840x2160 System: Google TV Model year: 2026
This review is an English translation of the Polish original. Read the original on Wybierz.tv.
Dreame is a brand we had so far mainly associated with vacuum cleaners, robot vacuums and other household appliances. All the more surprising was the manufacturer's entry into the TV market, led by the Mini LED S100. Alongside it, however, a much simpler and cheaper Dreame Q100 also appeared in the lineup, aimed at people who don't want to spend a fortune on a new screen. So we checked whether this is just a budget curiosity from a well-known brand or a TV that actually has something to offer.
DREAME Q100 - Our verdict
5.6
Overall rating
The Dreame Q100 is the manufacturer's entry-level model, and its price alone hints at what to expect. It’s not a TV that tries to win on picture quality. Its strengths lie elsewhere: it has Google TV, surprisingly many features for gamers, and costs relatively little. In terms of picture, the Q100 performs similarly to many other TVs in this price range. The VA panel provides decent contrast, and colors are quite respectable thanks to the QLED (PFS) filter, but with only around 300 nits of brightness the limitation quickly becomes apparent. Especially in HDR, where it simply lacks the power. It's good that Dreame didn't drop Dolby Vision, because with a TV like this that format really comes in handy. Movies and series from streaming platforms are better matched to the screen's capabilities and can therefore look quite good. So the Q100 makes sense mainly if you're looking for an inexpensive TV for casual watching, Netflix, YouTube, or occasional console use. There are no big surprises in picture quality, but it's hard to expect them from one of the cheapest models in the lineup. For Dreame's first foray into this segment of the market, the Q100 is a pretty interesting start, especially since not long ago the brand name was far more likely to be associated with a vacuum cleaner than with a TV.
Advantages
Google TV with plenty of apps
Dolby Vision support
Wide color gamut, QLED PFS color filter
Decent VA panel contrast
Good tonal transitions
Gaming features: VRR and ALLM
120 Hz in Full HD
Game Bar
Low input lag
Disadvantages
Low brightness, about 300 nits
Poor HDR performance
Average image processing
No AirPlay
Average audio
Movies and series in UHD quality5.8
Classic TV, YouTube5.4
Sports broadcasts (TV and apps)4.6
Gaming on console7.0
TV as a computer monitor4.0
Watching in bright light4.4
Utility functions5.2
Apps9.6
Sound quality5.0
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DREAME Q100 - Competing TVs in this price range
DREAME Q100 - TV appearance
HDMI inputs: 3 x HDMI 2.0, 0 x HDMI 2.1 Other inputs: RCA (Chinch) Outputs: SPDIF (Coaxial audio), eARC (HDMI), ARC (HDMI), Mini-Jack (Headphones) Network Interfaces: Wi-Fi 2.4GHz, Wi-Fi 5GHz, Ethernet (LAN) 100Mbps
Build quality: Good
Stand type: Legs
Bezel color: Graphite
Stand: Fixed
Flat design: No
Accessories: Stand
For its price, the Dreame Q100 is actually quite interestingly designed and, more importantly, gives the impression of being well made. Of course, you can't hide the fact that this is a budget model, but the manufacturer at least tried to give it a bit of character. You can see that most clearly from the front. The lower bezel has a distinctive, slightly golden finish, and the same accent also appears on the ends of the feet. It's a small detail, but it prevents the Q100 from looking like just another completely anonymous, cheap TV. The back is much simpler. The rear is made from a single molded piece, and at the bottom the housing noticeably thickens to accommodate the electronics. This is a solution well known from cheaper designs and also means that when mounted on the wall the TV will stick out from it quite a bit. From the front, however, it looks far better than its price might suggest.
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DREAME Q100 - Contrast and black detail
5.3/10
Local dimming function: No
Result
4,350:1
Result
3,850:1
Result
4,100:1
Result
4,450:1
Result
3,400:1
Dreame Q100 is an entry-level LCD TV, so its black level and contrast performance depend mainly on the panel itself. It uses a VA panel that achieves a native contrast ratio of about 4500:1. For this class of device that's a pretty good result. In practice this mainly means noticeably deeper blacks than similarly priced TVs with IPS or ADS panels. The difference is especially visible in the evening, when dark scenes have more depth and don't look as gray.
However, it's important to remember that the Q100 does not have local dimming. The entire backlight therefore runs continuously, with no ability to dim specific areas of the image. In a very dark room the blacks can start to take on a navy tint and are far from what better Mini LEDs and especially OLEDs can achieve in this regard. That said, this is not surprising, because the same limitation affects most entry-level LCD TVs in this price range.
Halo effect and black detail visibility:
DREAME Q100 - HDR effect quality
4.2/10
Supported formats: HDR10, HDR10+, Dolby Vision
Luminance measurements in HDR:
Result
230 nit
Result
252 nit
Result
285 nit
Result
298 nit
Result
298 nit
Unfortunately, the Dreame Q100 is too basic and, above all, too dim to be said to deliver a true HDR effect. Our measured brightness reaches a maximum of about 300 nits, which is definitely too low for bright parts of the image to truly pop. In fact, that’s a level we more often associate with SDR material than with HDR. It therefore lacks the brightness headroom offered by more expensive TVs that makes highlights, reflections, or the sun look noticeably more impressive.
HDR Colors
Fortunately the Q100 makes up for it a bit elsewhere. The manufacturer calls it a QLED TV, though in practice color gamut expansion is handled by a PFS filter. Our measurements showed roughly 92% coverage of the DCI-P3 color space and about 67% of BT.2020. These aren’t top-tier numbers, but they are still clearly better than basic LCD TVs without an additional gamut-expanding layer. As a result, HDR content can at least offer more saturated and varied colors, even if the peak brightness itself still doesn’t allow us to speak of a fully fledged HDR effect.
BT.2020 color gamut coverage and primary color luminance
| Data set | BT.2020 | P3 | R | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Synthetic patterns | 67.4% | 92.1% | 49% | 53% | 64% |
| Film measurements | 67.1% | 91.7% | 49% | 53% | 64% |
BT.2020
BT.2020 and P3 – average color gamut coverage (percent of the target gamut).
R, G, B – average primary color luminance relative to target (percent).
Scene from the movie “Pan” (about 2800 nits)
Scene from the movie “Billy Lynn” (about 1100 nits)
When we ran our comparison clips, it was immediately clear that the Dreame Q100 was starting from a fairly difficult position. Low brightness significantly limits its capabilities and makes the picture lack the impact and spectacle of more expensive TVs. Still, the Q100 handled detail reproduction quite well. In most scenes tonal transitions looked correct, and the image retained an appropriate amount of detail. It only fell short in the brightest moments, such as the explosions in Billy Lynn, the sun in Pan, or other strong light reflections. In those spots the TV didn't always adjust brightness properly and sometimes washed out some details. However, considering the class and capabilities of this model, it doesn't look bad. The limitations are visible, but outside the most demanding scenes the Q100 performs quite well.
HDR luminance chart:
As we mentioned earlier, the Dreame Q100 doesn't always handle automatic tone mapping in static HDR10 very well. With its low brightness it has limited room to maneuver, and in the brightest parts of the image it can lose some detail. That's why a major plus is its support for Dolby Vision. Dynamic metadata helps the TV better match the brightness of individual scenes to the actual capabilities of the panel. In practice the difference can be noticeable. The same scene played back in Dolby Vision retains more highlight detail, and the image simply looks more natural and easier to read. So for the Q100 it's not that Dolby Vision suddenly turns it into a bright HDR TV. It's still limited to around 300 nits, but the format lets the screen make much better use of what it actually has.
Static HDR10
Dynamic: Dolby Vision
Factory color reproduction
6.5/10
For testing we chose the "Film" mode and in our opinion it is by far the best of the available presets. There are no heavily boosted, unnatural colors you can see in the Vivid/Dynamic mode. The picture already looks quite reasonable out of the box, though it falls a bit short of perfect. In SDR material the most noticeable issue was a slight warming of the image. The white balance had too much red, so whites leaned toward a warmer tone, and a similar tint was visible in shades of gray. In HDR the situation was a bit different. Here blue had a slight edge, making the image a touch cooler. These are not major faults, though. For such an inexpensive TV, the factory settings on our unit were pretty decent and the "Film" mode delivers a relatively natural image without much fiddling with the settings.
Color reproduction after calibration
7/10
Contrary to appearances, the Dreame Q100 is quite well equipped for image calibration. The menu contains plenty of advanced picture settings that let you adjust its characteristics fairly precisely. In our case most work was needed on the white balance in both SDR and HDR. After calibration, SDR content looked very good. We managed to achieve an almost neutral white balance and natural colors, and the main remaining limitation was the black level itself, caused by the panel design and the lack of local dimming.
In HDR we were also able to improve white balance and color reproduction, but here the TV's electronic limitations become apparent sooner. Even after very precise EOTF curve adjustments, the Q100 doesn't always follow it correctly during real scenes. In some content it can also brighten the image, making certain parts look lighter than they should, and in bright areas some detail can be lost in the process.
DREAME Q100 - Smoothness of tonal transitions
9/10
The Dreame Q100 handles tonal transitions very well. In most scenes the gradients are smooth, and transitions between lighter and darker shades look natural, without noticeable banding or posterization. Minor imperfections may only appear in very demanding scenes, but these are situations even much more expensive TVs can struggle with. Overall, in this respect the Q100 performs really well.
Image scaling and smoothness of tonal transitions
3/10
Smooth transition function
Image without overscan on the SD signal
The weakest point of the Dreame Q100 is its digital image processing capabilities. The processor used does a rather mediocre job of improving weaker sources, and the menu doesn't include any function that effectively smooths unattractive tonal transitions or reduces visible posterization. Upscaling itself also fails to impress. With low-resolution content the image is fairly soft and lacks strong detail reproduction. Additionally, the Q100 tends to overscan, meaning it slightly crops the edges of the image with very poor sources, such as 480p content. In everyday viewing of HD or 4K content this won't be a major issue, but with older recordings the processor's limitations are already clearly visible.
DREAME Q100 - Blur and motion smoothness
4.6/10
Maximum refresh rate of the panel: 60Hz
Film motion smoothing option: Yes
Blur reduction option: No
BFI function 60Hz: No
BFI function 120Hz: No
The VA panel used in the Dreame Q100 has a native 60 Hz refresh rate, so from the outset this isn’t a TV aimed at the most demanding sports fans or gamers. The manufacturer does note the possibility of running at 120 Hz, and that option is indeed available, but it mainly applies to a mode intended for gamers. In everyday use the Q100 should therefore be treated as a standard 60 Hz TV. During fast-paced sports broadcasts or quick gameplay this means less smoothness than models with 120 Hz panels or higher. On the plus side, the panel’s response time is decent. The VA panel doesn’t produce excessive smearing, so motion remains fairly clear and doesn’t leave heavy, blurred trails behind objects. For movies you can also use a simple motion‑smoothing system; the manufacturer has prepared several presets that help reduce the characteristic judder in material shot at 24 frames per second.
Blur (native resolution, maximum refresh rate):
Blur (1080p@120Hz):
DREAME Q100 - Console compatibility and gaming features
6.3/10
ALLM:
Yes - VRR:
Yes
- VRR range:
48 - 120Hz
- Dolby Vision Game Mode:
Yes
- Correct implementation of HGIG:
No
- 1080p@120Hz:
Yes
- 1440p@120Hz:
No
- 4K@120Hz:
No
- Game bar:
Yes
Dreame Q100 is not a strictly gaming device, but it delivers a pretty reasonable package for console use. You get VRR to eliminate screen tearing and ALLM, which automatically switches the TV to a low-latency mode when it detects a console signal. An interesting compromise is support for a 120 Hz mode. The panel won’t reach that refresh rate at 4K, but if you drop to 1080p you can play at 120 frames per second. If a given title prioritizes smoothness over high resolution (and the game itself offers such a mode), it’s worth using. There’s also a handy Game Bar on board that lets you quickly change screen settings, switch the refresh mode, or add a virtual crosshair. The HGiG implementation is admittedly weak, but credit is due for support of Dolby Vision Gaming on the Xbox Series X and S. This isn’t a panel for tech purists, but for casual console gaming, especially with the option to trade 4K for smoother Full HD, it performs flawlessly.
DREAME Q100 - Input lag
10/10
The measured input lag is low enough that it should not pose any problem while gaming. In 60 Hz mode latency stays below 15 ms, and when switching to 120 Hz it falls below 10 ms. These very low values deliver extremely responsive gameplay.
| SDR | HDR | Dolby Vision |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p60: 13 ms | 2160p60: 13 ms | 2160p60 DV: 13 ms |
| 1080p120: 9 ms | ||
| 2160p60: 13 ms |
DREAME Q100 - Compatibility with PC
4/10
Chroma 444 (max. resolution and refresh rate): No
Font clarity: Good
Readability of dark text and shapes: Poor
Input lag in PC mode (4K, max. refresh rate): 13ms
Matrix subpixel arrangement: BGR
Max refresh rate: 60Hz
G-Sync: Yes
The Dreame Q100 can occasionally serve as a large screen connected to a computer, but it performs much worse in the role of a monitor. First and foremost, the TV does not display chroma 4:4:4 correctly, so colored text and small interface elements are not as sharp and legible as they should be. With black text on a light background it’s much better, but during normal computer work this limitation quickly becomes noticeable. Then there’s the refresh rate issue. The Q100 can run at 120 Hz, but only after dropping the resolution to Full HD. At native 4K we’re stuck at 60 Hz. It’s fine for occasionally connecting a laptop or computer, but we wouldn’t really recommend it as a permanent monitor.
DREAME Q100 - Viewing angles
2.9/10
Brightness drop at an angle of 45 degrees: 70%
One of the typical limitations of VA panels is viewing angles, and the Dreame Q100 is no exception. If you sit noticeably to the side, the image starts to lose saturation and colors become washed out. In this respect, IPS or ADS panels perform significantly better. However, it's a trade-off: the VA panel offers much better contrast and deeper blacks when watching the TV straight on.
DREAME Q100 - Daytime performance
4.4/10
Panel finish: Satin
Reflection suppression: Decent
Black levels during daytime: Good
The Dreame Q100 is not a TV made for very bright rooms. Around 300 nits of brightness is too little for the picture to remain clearly visible in a sunlit living room, especially during the day. The situation is not helped by the screen’s satin coating, which copes only mediocrely with direct reflections. With a lamp or window opposite the TV, reflections can be clearly visible. In a typical, moderately lit room the Q100 will perform acceptably, but for a really bright living room it’s worth looking for something with higher brightness and a better anti-reflective coating.
Panel brightness
Dreame Q100: 282 cd/m2
DREAME Q100 - TV features
5.2/10
System: Google TV
System performance: Average
- HDMI inputs: 3 x HDMI 2.0, 0 x HDMI 2.1
- Other inputs: RCA (Chinch)
- Outputs: SPDIF (Coaxial audio), eARC (HDMI), ARC (HDMI), Mini-Jack (Headphones)
- Network Interfaces: Wi-Fi 2.4GHz, Wi-Fi 5GHz, Ethernet (LAN) 100Mbps
- TV reception: DVB-T, DVB-T2, DVB-S, DVB-S2, DVB-C
Classic features:
- Recording to USB (terrestrial TV): No
- Recording programming: No
- Picture in Picture (PiP): No
- RF remote control (no need to aim): RF
- Backlit remote control: No
- Teletext: Yes
- Audio only mode: Yes
- Bluetooth headphones support: Yes
- Simultaneous Bluetooth headphones & TV audio: No
Smart features:
- AirPlay: No
- Screen mirroring (Windows Miracast): Yes
- Voice search: Yes
- Voice search in native language: Yes
- Ability to connect a keyboard and mouse: Yes
Google TV
The Dreame Q100 uses Google TV, so in terms of app access there’s little to complain about. It includes all the most popular streaming services, the ability to install additional apps from the Google Play store, and support for a Google account. The system therefore offers similar capabilities to many much more expensive TVs. However, during our tests we were unable to connect to the TV using an iPhone, so we consider AirPlay unavailable on this model.
Classic features
For ordinary TV viewing the Q100 performs without major problems, but when it comes to extra features it’s fairly basic. There’s no option to record programs to USB or to schedule recordings. It also lacks more advanced functions found on pricier models, such as viewing from two tuners at once or picture-in-picture mode. It comes with a rather mediocre remote control, but fortunately the manufacturer kept a full numeric keypad on it, which is still very convenient for traditional TV. On the plus side, it includes analog connectors. The Q100 even has a classic 3.5 mm headphone jack, which is increasingly rare on new TVs.
Sound connection options
HDMI audio:
Other audio outputs:
- Coaxial: Yes
- Stereo (Mini-Jack): Yes
Wireless audio:
- Bluetooth: Yes
Supported audio formats (external HDMI eARC audio):
- Dolby Digital Plus 7.1: Yes
- Dolby True HD 7.1: No
- Dolby Atmos in Dolby Digital Plus (JOC): Yes
- Dolby Atmos in Dolby True HD: No
- DTS:X in DTS-HD MA: No
- DTS-HD Master Audio: No
Senior accessibility
- Numeric keyboard on TV: Yes
- Font size adjustment: Yes
- Audio description: Yes
DREAME Q100 - Apps
9.6/10
DREAME Q100 - Playing files from USB
8.9/10
| Maximum photo resolution: | Supported photo formats: |
|---|---|
| 4 Mpix | JPEG |
| 6 Mpix | HEIC |
| 8 Mpix | PNG |
| 10 Mpix | GIF |
| 12 Mpix | WebP |
| 16 Mpix | TIFF |
| 20 Mpix | BMP |
| 24 Mpix | SVG |
| 28 Mpix | |
| 32 Mpix |
The Dreame Q100 handles playback from USB storage very well. During testing it had no major problems with most common video and audio formats. The only limitations concern subtitles; the TV wouldn't play some formats, such as .SUB or .TXT.
DREAME Q100 - Sound
5/10
87dB
Maximum volume
Supported codecs (TV speakers)
Dolby Digital Plus 7.1
Dolby True HD 7.1
Dolby Atmos in Dolby Digital Plus (JOC)
Dolby Atmos in Dolby True HD
DTS:X in DTS-HD MA
DTS-HD Master Audio
Sound on the Dreame Q100 is simply average. It most notably lacks bass, which makes the overall sound fairly flat and doesn't provide much sense of space. Fortunately, even at higher volumes there are no unpleasant crackles, squeals, or resonance from the plastic parts of the casing. One positive is Dolby Atmos support, though the TV's built-in speakers can't really show what the format is capable of. If you want better spatial sound, you'll likely need a soundbar or a home theater system.
Sound Quality Test:
Acoustic Measurements
87dBC (Max)
75dBC
DREAME Q100 - Panel details
Software version during testing: UKN5.251016.064
Image processor: mt5896 2GB
Panel uniformity and thermal imaging:
Backlight Type: PFS LED
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