The 7 Best 4k HDR TVs - Spring 2020
Reviews

The LG B9 OLED is the best 4k TV for watching HDR movies or playing HDR games. Just like the LG C9 OLED, which is very similar but slightly more expensive, this TV delivers an outstanding dark room performance thanks to its OLED panel that can switch off individual pixels, resulting in perfect blacks. Just like all OLEDs, this TV has excellent viewing angles and an outstanding wide color gamut that can display a multitude of colors.

OLED TVs, however, have the risk of temporary image retention or even permanent burn-in. This is more likely to happen with cumulative long exposure to static images. With normal varied usage, though, we don't expect this to be an issue for most people. OLEDs also tend to vary their brightness levels significantly with different content, so large bright scenes can't get too bright due to the Automatic Brightness Limiter feature.

Overall, this is an exceptional TV for HDR content and supports HDMI 2.1 which currently doesn't add much, but makes the TV more future-proof.

The best 4k HDR TV for color accuracy we've tested so far is the Sony X950G. It has outstanding out-of-box color accuracy, so you won't need to get your TV calibrated, and it can produce a very wide color gamut for HDR content. It has one of the best HDR peak brightness we've tested so far, bringing out highlights and vivid colors, and its SDR peak brightness is also fantastic, so it can combat glare in most bright rooms.

This TV is also a great TV for dark room viewing thanks to its outstanding contrast ratio, displaying deep blacks. There's a local dimming feature to further darken any blacks, and it has great black uniformity. Unfortunately, like most VA panel TVs, its viewing angles are poor, so it's not suggested for a room with a wide seating arrangement. However, gamers will appreciate the amazing response time, resulting in clear motion, and the incredibly low input lag. Sadly, it doesn't support any variable refresh rate technology, but this shouldn't be a problem for more casual gamers. This TV can remove judder from all sources, so lower frame rate content, such as from a cable box, looks great.

Overall, this TV delivers an amazing picture quality with a wide range of colors, making it the best 4k HDR TV for color accuracy we've tested so far.

The best budget HDR TV we've tested so far is the Hisense H9F. This TV offers much more than what its price suggests. It has a VA panel with outstanding contrast ratio, decent black uniformity, and an exceptional response time. The full array local dimming feature performs reasonably well, but best of all, its HDR performance is truly impressive, with great peak brightness and color gamut. It has an optional black frame insertion feature to help reduce motion blur, and a remarkably low input lag that will satisfy even hardcore gamers. The only downside being that it doesn't support FreeSync variable refresh rate technology and the panel is limited to 60Hz.

This TV runs on Android, so you get the benefit of having an incredible selection of apps through the Google Play Store, and you can also control the TV through voice commands with the Google Assistant. Unfortunately, its narrow viewing angles make it less ideal for wide seating arrangements, but that's to be expected of most VA panels.

All in all, Hisense proves that you can get a TV with great HDR performance without having to spend a fortune, and you should definitely check out this TV.