The 5 Best 4k TVs Under $1,500 - Summer 2020
Reviews

The LG OLED55B9PUA is the best TV under $1,500 that we’ve tested so far. This outstanding OLED TV delivers excellent picture quality with perfect blacks that look amazing in a dark room. Like all OLED TVs, it has excellent wide viewing angles that favor rooms with wide seating arrangements. HDR content has rich, saturated colors thanks to the TV's wide color gamut.

This TV has remarkable motion handling, mostly due to its nearly instantaneous response time that delivers crisp motion and fast-moving content with almost no blur, which creates stutter. The TV has a motion interpolation feature, and a black frame insertion feature to help you adjust the appearance of motion. It supports HDMI 2.1, which currently doesn't add much but makes the TV more future-proof. The input lag is very low, and there's support for the HDMI Forum variable refresh rate technology for nearly tear-free gaming for those with an Xbox One, although it's unlikely that it'll remain an Xbox exclusive.

Unfortunately, just like all OLED TVs, it has the risk of permanent burn-in. However, most people won't experience this with normal, varied use, and it's only a problem if you watch content with static displays, like the news, all day. Overall, this is a remarkable TV with outstanding performance in most uses and is the best 4k TV under $1,500.

The best 65 inch TV for less than $1,500 is the Vizio P Series Quantum X 2019 PX65-G1. This TV's VA panel delivers an amazing picture quality with its excellent contrast ratio, and it's one of the brightest TVs we've seen.

It has a full-array local dimming with great performance, making dark scenes look even better. It performs remarkably well in dark environments, and it has excellent reflection handling for use in bright rooms. Additionally, it has a low input lag and a 120Hz refresh rate for a great gaming experience; but it doesn't support FreeSync. Motion handling is excellent, and there's also a black frame insertion feature to reduce the appearance of motion blur. This TV also supports HDR10, HDR10+, and Dolby Vision, and it gets bright enough to bring out highlights in HDR.

Unfortunately, its sub-par viewing angles make images look washed out when viewed from the side; however, this is typical for VA panels. Vizio's SmartCast isn't the smoothest platform around, but it's easy to use, and there's a good number of apps, but you can't install any additional apps, which is rather disappointing. Overall, though, this TV has a lot to offer. With its 65-inch screen and a price tag below $1,500, it's hard to find a better deal.

The best 75 inch TV under $1,500 that we've tested so far is the TCL 75R617. This is a good budget TV that is available at a friendly price at any size, and the 75-inch model delivers good performance that should please most people looking for a large TV.
 
This is one of the higher-end TVs in TCL's lineup, so it has features you expect to find on a high-end TV. The VA panel produces deep blacks, and it has a full-array local dimming feature to deepen any blacks, although this feature isn't good at handling moving objects. It has good black uniformity, good out-of-the-box color accuracy, gets bright enough to combat glare, and has decent reflection handling. This TV has built-in Roku, which is one of the easiest to use operating systems, and there's a wide selection of apps available to download, so you'll likely find the app you need.

Unfortunately, with a VA panel, the viewing angles are poor, so it's not ideal for a wide seating arrangement. However, this TV supports both HDR10 and Dolby Vision, and HDR content looks great because of its wide color gamut and excellent peak brightness. For its price, this is a really good TV and the best 75 inch TV under $1,500 we've tested so far.