Only a few years ago, the most popular TV size was the 55-inch TV, but 65-inch models have become more common in recent years. Still, there are a lot of 55-inch models on the market, and TVs in this size are still great options if you need something for a smaller room or another tight space. Finding the best 55-inch television for your needs depends on your usage, viewing conditions, and budget. Through our testing process, we can determine which TVs stand out as the best options in their respective price ranges.
Below are our recommendations for the best 55-inch televisions. Our picks reflect the market as it stands today, so you might still see some 2025 models in this article if they're still available. You can also see our picks for the best TVs, the best smart TVs, and the best 65-inch TVs, or you can vote on which models you want us to buy and test. To learn more about the current models on the market, check out our 2026 TV lineup page.
We buy and test dozens of TVs yearly, taking an objective, data-driven approach to deliver results you can trust. Our testing process is complex, with hundreds of individual tests that take over a week to complete. Most of our tests use specially designed test patterns that mimic real content, but we also use the same sources you have at home to ensure our results match the real-world experience. We use two main tools for our testing: a Colorimetry Research CR-100 colorimeter and a CR-250 spectroradiometer.
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Best 55-Inch TV
Mixed UsageHome TheaterBright RoomSportsGamingBrightnessBlack LevelColorMotion HandlingGame Mode ResponsivenessProcessing (In Development)Resolution:4kNative Refresh Rate:165HzScreen Finish:MattePanel Type:OLEDSub-Type:QD-OLEDDolby Vision:NoSee all our test resultsSizes:55" 65" 77" 83"The Samsung QN55S95HAFXZA is the best 55-inch TV you can buy. It's an incredibly versatile model with top-tier image quality, making it an excellent choice whether you need a TV for a home theater, gaming, or watching sports on a sunny Sunday afternoon. Thanks to its matte screen coating and high brightness, reflections on the screen are a thing of the past in bright rooms. It also delivers impressive performance in dark environments by combining inky blacks with highlights that truly pop, making all types of content look excellent. Colors are rich, accurate, and bright, resulting in a vivid and immersive viewing experience. It's also a solid choice for larger spaces with wide seating, since the picture remains consistent even when viewed from the sides of the screen.
Gaming performance is just as strong. The TV's four HDMI 2.1 ports can handle up to 4k @ 165Hz with VRR, and motion clarity is exceptional, making it an excellent choice for both the latest consoles and powerful gaming PCs. This TV doesn't offer Dolby Vision support, but its high brightness and HDR10+ support mean you still get a top-tier HDR experience.
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Best Upper Mid-Range 55-Inch TV
Mixed UsageHome TheaterBright RoomSportsGamingBrightnessBlack LevelColorMotion HandlingGame Mode ResponsivenessProcessing (In Development)Resolution:4kNative Refresh Rate:165HzScreen Finish:GlossyPanel Type:OLEDSub-Type:WOLEDDolby Vision:YesSee all our test resultsSizes:42" 48" 55" 65"If the Samsung S95H OLED is too pricey for your budget, but you still want a top-tier TV, the LG OLED55C6PUA offers a lot. It doesn't use a QD-OLED panel, so colors aren't as vivid as they are on the Samsung. However, colors still look rich and vibrant in most movies, shows, and games. It's bright enough to handle glare in a moderately lit room, but unlike the Samsung, reflections are an issue in brighter spaces. It displays the same inky blacks, and highlights still stand out well enough that the image has solid depth, so it looks great in dark environments like a home theater. It also has a similarly wide viewing angle, making it an excellent choice for large living rooms. A big upside with this model is that blacks stay very deep in rooms with ambient lighting, so the TV still has nice depth to it when you have your lights turned on.
The TV has four HDMI 2.1 ports capable of up to 4k @ 165Hz with VRR, making it fully compatible with the features offered by modern consoles. On top of that, it offers the unrivaled motion clarity that OLEDs are known for, so fast-paced games look crisp. It doesn't support HDR10+, but it does support the more popular Dolby Vision format, giving it great compatibility with streaming services and 4k Blu-rays.
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Best Mid-Range 55-Inch TV
Mixed UsageHome TheaterBright RoomSportsGamingBrightnessBlack LevelColorMotion HandlingGame Mode ResponsivenessProcessing (In Development)Resolution:4kNative Refresh Rate:120HzScreen Finish:GlossyPanel Type:OLEDSub-Type:WOLEDDolby Vision:YesSee all our test resultsSizes:48" 55" 65" 77" 83"If you want something a bit cheaper than the LG C6 OLED 2026 but don't want to give up the fantastic dark room performance, check out the LG B6 OLED 2026 instead. This TV delivers fantastic dark room performance, with the same deep inky blacks as the top two picks on this list; it's just not as bright. This means it's less ideal for daytime viewing, and bright details in movies don't stand out quite the same way. It's an incredibly versatile TV overall, with the same great gaming features, low input lag, and crystal clear motion as the C6 above.
There's also a variant of this TV known as the LG B6E OLED. It's the same TV, with the exact same performance; it just comes with a simpler remote. Depending on local deals, you may find one cheaper than the other, so unless you really want the more advanced remote, you should just buy whichever one is cheaper in your area. You can always buy the smart remote separately if you find that you're afraid of missing out on anything.
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Best Lower Mid-Range 55-Inch TV
Mixed UsageHome TheaterBright RoomSportsGamingBrightnessBlack LevelColorMotion HandlingGame Mode ResponsivenessProcessing (In Development)Resolution:4kNative Refresh Rate:165HzScreen Finish:MattePanel Type:LCDSub-Type:VADolby Vision:YesSee all our test resultsSizes:55" 65" 75" 85" 100"The best lower mid-range 55-inch TV we've tested is the Hisense 55U7SG. While it doesn't match the inky blacks of the LG B6 OLED 2026, it gets surprisingly close due to its stellar local dimming, delivering deep, bold blacks with minimal glowing around subtitles and bright details. This TV is very bright and offers solid reflection handling due to its matte coating, making it great for very bright rooms. Combined with its wide range of bright and punchy colors, it's a versatile option that looks great in any setting. The viewing angle is decent for setups where the seating is slightly angled from the screen, but image quality degrades at more extreme angles, which makes it less ideal for very large rooms than the OLED options above.
It has four HDMI 2.1 ports that support 4k @ 165Hz, 1080p @ 330Hz, and VRR, so you can take full advantage of your console or push your PC to its limits. Additionally, the TV supports both Dolby Vision and HDR10+, ensuring you're covered regardless of the HDR format your content uses.
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Best Budget 55-Inch TV
Mixed UsageHome TheaterBright RoomSportsGamingBrightnessBlack LevelColorMotion HandlingGame Mode ResponsivenessProcessing (In Development)Resolution:4kNative Refresh Rate:144HzScreen Finish:MattePanel Type:LCDSub-Type:VADolby Vision:YesSee all our test resultsSizes:55" 65" 75" 85" 100"If you're looking for a budget 55-inch TV, check out the Hisense U6SF Pro instead. It's a remarkably good TV for the price. It's not as bright as the Hisense U7SG, so it can't handle as much glare from windows or lights, but other than that, it delivers very good picture quality and is a good fit for both bright and dark rooms. One other key difference between them is their smart features. Whereas the U7SG runs the Google TV smart interface, the U6SF Pro runs Amazon's Fire TV interface instead. It has a modern, polished look, but the smart app selection isn't quite as good.
The U6SF Pro stands out for its wide selection of gaming features, including many options not typically available in a TV this cheap, like HDMI 2.1 bandwidth, VRR support, and a boosted refresh rate mode for PC gamers. Sadly, it has a slow response time, though, so motion isn't nearly as crisp as it is on the higher picks on this list.
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Best Cheap 55-Inch TV
Mixed UsageHome TheaterBright RoomSportsGamingBrightnessBlack LevelColorMotion HandlingGame Mode ResponsivenessProcessing (In Development)Resolution:4kNative Refresh Rate:60HzScreen Finish:GlossyPanel Type:LCDSub-Type:IPSDolby Vision:YesSee all our test resultsSizes:43" 50" 55" 65" 75" 85"If you just want something cheap that gets the job done, the Walmart-exclusive Vizio Mini LED Quantum 4K (VQM55C) is a decent option. Like the Hisense U6SF Pro, it has local dimming to help deepen blacks, but it doesn't work as well as it does on that TV. You still get blacks that avoid looking gray, but they aren't as deep, and there's a more noticeable glow around bright lights and subtitles that affect the appearance of darker scenes. Fortunately, colors are pretty vibrant for a cheaper TV, so the image looks colorful enough to avoid looking dull.
It's a bit light on gaming features, but it does support 4k @ 60Hz and 1080p @ 120Hz, and it has VRR to help reduce screen tearing. It even supports Dolby Vision and HDR10+, so it has great compatibility with streaming services. Finally, the TV has a wide viewing angle, so you get a similar-looking image when watching from an angle as you do when you're seated directly in front of the screen.
Notable Mentions
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LG OLED55G6WUA:
The LG G6 OLED goes head-to-head with the Samsung S95H OLED. The LG supports Dolby Vision, and it has better image processing, which can help make low-quality content look cleaner. However,
the Samsung is a bit more colorful, displays highlights that pop out more in HDR content, and it performs better in bright rooms, so it's the more versatile TV.
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TCL 55QM7K:
The TCL QM7K is a good lower mid-range alternative to the Hisense U7SG. It's not nearly as bright, though, and the Hisense offers a better experience overall for around the same price.
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Hisense 55QD6QF:
The Hisense QD6QF competes with the Vizio Mini LED Quantum 4K. The Hisense has a few small advantages, such as better accuracy, clearer motion, and better processing. However, the Vizio displays deeper blacks, is noticeably brighter, has better colors, and offers a wider viewing angle, making it the better TV overall.
See our review
Recent Updates
Sep 14, 2026:
We restructured the article, adding the LG B6 as the mid-range pick and moving the Hisense U7SG down a spot to better match its market position. The TCL QM7K was also moved to a Notable Mention, as it's slightly worse than the U7SG overall, though at around the same price. We replaced the TCL QM6K with the Hisense U6SF Pro because it offers better overall performance and is more widely available.
Jul 28, 2026:
We confirmed that our picks are still accurate and available to purchase.
Jun 19, 2026:
We replaced the Samsung S95F OLED with the Samsung S95H OLED, the LG C5 OLED with the LG C6 OLED 2026, the LG B5 OLED with the Hisense U7SG, and the Hisense QD6QF with the Vizio Mini LED Quantum 4k. These changes were made because the newer models are better options and are more widely available. We also updated the Notable Mentions section to reflect the market as it stands today.
May 27, 2026:
We replaced the Samsung S90F OLED with the LG C5 OLED in the 'Best Upper Mid-Range' category to offer more variety in our picks. We also moved the S90F to the Notable Mentions and revised text throughout the article for clarity.
May 08, 2026:
We mentioned the Samsung S95H OLED in the 'Best TV' section and the Samsung S90H OLED in the 'Best Upper Mid-Range' section.
All Reviews
Our recommendations are based on what we think are the best 55-inch smart TVs currently available. They are adapted to be valid for most people in each price range. The rating is based on our review, factoring in price and feedback from our visitors.
If you would prefer to make your own decision, here is a list of all our recent 55-inch TV reviews. Be careful not to get too caught up in the details. Most TVs are good enough to please most people, and the things we fault TVs for are often not noticeable unless you really look for them.