The 7 Best 55 Inch 4k TVs - Fall 2019
Reviews

The LG OLED55B9 is the best 55 inch TV we've tested so far. The LG C9 OLED is just as good, but slightly more expensive. All OLEDs have an excellent picture quality and an outstanding dark room performance thanks to their emissive technology which delivers perfect blacks. The B9 is a great choice for a large room where you'll often watch TV from the side, as the image remains accurate for fairly wide angles. It also handles reflections well, so if your room happens to have a few more light sources, it won't be an issue. If you like watching fast-action sports, this TV will display crisp motion with just minimal blur trail, thanks to the nearly instantaneous response time. If you're a gamer, you'll appreciate the very low input and the support for the HDMI Forum variable refresh rate technology, which is slowly becoming more popular.

All OLED TVs have the risk of temporary image retention or even permanent burn-in. This is the result of cumulative long-exposure to static content, but we don't expect it to occur with normal varied content. Also, some people might find the brightness changes due to its aggressive Automatic Bright Limiter (ABL) function annoying.

Overall, this is an excellent TV with a few future-proof options like HDMI 2.1 and eArc support that will keep its owners happy.

If you care for color accuracy but don't plan on calibrating your TV, then the Sony XBR55X950G is the best 55 inch smart TV with the best pre-calibration color accuracy we've tested so far. It's just as good as the Sony X900F. You won't get the excellent wide viewing angles found on the LG B9 OLED or other OLEDs, but it looks great even in a very bright room. It has a very good picture quality, and with just minor setting adjustments you can achieve excellent color accuracy. Fast-moving content looks crisp with minimal motion blur trail, thanks to the fast response time. This TV delivers great dark room performance thanks to its high native contrast ratio and good local dimming support. Finally, HDR content looks full of vivid colors and bright highlights, and gamers will appreciate the low input lag, although it might be slightly high for competitive gaming.

Unfortunately, the image deteriorates when viewed from the side, so it might not be the best choice if you regularly watch TV at an angle.

Overall, this is a great TV, and most people will be happy with it.

The best budget 55 inch TV is the Hisense 55H9F. It has outstanding peak brightness, an excellent contrast ratio, and a decent local dimming feature. It has great reflection handling, and glare shouldn't be much of an issue in a brighter room.

This TV is also a great TV for gaming, as it has an excellent response time and outstanding low input lag. There is also an optional black frame insertion feature, but it can only flicker at 120Hz, so there are some noticeable duplications in motion. This TV runs the Android TV smart interface, which works very well and has a huge selection of smart apps.

Unfortunately, there are some noticeable uniformity issues, including some dirty screen effect, which isn't great for watching sports. Overall, however, it's a great TV for almost any use and should please most people, making it one of the best 55 inch TVs for the money.