The 8 Best 65-Inch TVs - Fall 2024

The best 65-inch TV we've tested is the Samsung QN65S90DAFXZA, commonly known as the S90D. It's an impressive TV that delivers fantastic picture quality and looks amazing with any content. Its QD-OLED panel provides a perfect contrast ratio, with no distracting blooming around bright objects, and its colors are incredibly vibrant and realistic. It gets extremely bright, so highlights in HDR stand out well, and with its fantastic reflection handling, it can easily overcome glare in a bright room. Unfortunately, it doesn't support Dolby Vision HDR; it instead supports HDR10+, a similar, albeit not as widespread, HDR format.

Otherwise, it's a fantastic TV with a great selection of extra features. It supports Bixby and Amazon's Alexa voice assistants, and its Tizen operating system is fast and easy to use. It's a fantastic TV for console gamers looking to get the most out of their Xbox Series X or PS5. It's also perfect for gamers wanting to take advantage of their recent PC GPU, as it supports 4k @ 144Hz gaming on all four HDMI ports and variable refresh rate (VRR) technology to help reduce screen tearing. Unfortunately, you need to ensure you get one with a QD-OLED panel.

Although it's more expensive than the Samsung S90D/S90DD OLED, if you want the best possible home theater experience, the Sony XR-65A95L is the best 65-inch reference TV you can get. While it uses a QD-OLED panel like the Samsung model, it has better image processing and is a bit brighter, and its colors and brightness are more accurate overall, so it displays content the way its creator intended. It also supports Dolby Vision HDR, a more widely used dynamic HDR format than Samsung's HDR10+. If you like to play games, it's also a fantastic gaming TV with HDMI 2.1 bandwidth on two of its HDMI ports, VRR support, and very low input lag, even though it's a bit higher than on the Samsung.

If you want to enhance your home theater setup with a surround sound system, you'll also be happy to know it supports audio passthrough for all common formats. It runs the Google TV interface with a sleek look and an easy-to-use menu. It has a massive selection of streaming apps, and the TV's built-in mic supports hands-free voice control, so you can easily find your favorite streaming shows, even when you can't find the remote.

The Sony K-65XR90 is the best 65-inch television for bright rooms. Its superb reflection handling and SDR brightness mean it easily overcomes glare in the brightest of rooms, so you aren't distracted by reflections on your TV screen. As impressive as this TV is in a bright room, it also looks great in a dark room. Although it doesn't display the same perfect, inky blacks as an OLED like the Sony A95L OLED, it still has exceptional contrast for an LED TV and delivers very deep blacks with almost no blooming. It's also a great option for home theaters due to its support for Dolby Vision and DTS audio formats.

The TV's image processing is excellent for upscaling and smoothing out low-quality content. It's also very accurate in both SDR and HDR. Unfortunately, its viewing angle is mediocre, so it's not the best option if you regularly watch shows or movies with a big group of friends. However, it's a great option if you need a TV that pairs well with modern consoles. It has HDMI 2.1 bandwidth on two ports and up to 4k @ 120Hz, and it supports VRR, so it's fully compatible with modern consoles. On top of those features, the TV has a quick response time for minimal blur behind fast motion, and it has low input lag for a responsive gaming experience.

If you want a good home entertainment OLED but don't want to get the expensive Sony A95L OLED, check out one of the best upper mid-range TVs we've tested, the LG OLED65C4PUA. It's a premium TV with perfect blacks that delivers stunning picture quality, especially in dark rooms. Its reflection handling is incredible, and it gets bright enough to fight glare in moderately lit rooms, but it's not bright enough to overcome glare in a very bright room. Its WOLED panel isn't as bright or colorful as the QD-OLED panel in the Samsung S90D/S90DD OLED. However, the LG TV partly makes up for it by being more versatile, as it has better image processing, has Dolby Vision HDR support, and can passthrough DTS audio formats.

It's also a great TV for gamers, supporting all variable refresh rate (VRR) technologies for a nearly tear-free gaming experience from any VRR-enabled source. Its four HDMI ports have HDMI 2.1 bandwidth for up to 4k @ 144Hz gaming, so it's a great option to pair with modern consoles or gaming PCs. Ultimately, you can't beat an OLED if you use your TV mostly in a dark room.

If you want something cheaper but still want high-end features and great performance, a mid-range TV like the LG OLED65B4PUA is an excellent choice. The TV has most of the features of the more expensive LG C4 OLED, so you still get support for Dolby Vision and DTS audio passthrough. However, the B4 is dimmer than the C4 in HDR and is limited to 4k @ 120Hz. It still delivers outstanding picture quality, especially in a dark room, with its near-infinite contrast ratio delivering deep, inky blacks with no blooming. Its built-in webOS platform is just as fast on this lower-tier model, and it still has very good image processing, so it has no issues upscaling lower-resolution content if you watch DVDs.

This TV is also great for gaming, as it's compatible with every VRR technology, has a fantastic response time, and has extremely low input lag. Its viewing angle is fantastic, so viewers can watch the TV from all over the room without degrading their viewing experience. Like the C4, this TV has a wide color gamut and is extremely accurate without any calibration, so movies look as the content creator intended.

If you'd rather have an LED TV but can't afford something like the Sony BRAVIA 9 QLED, the Hisense 65U7N is an excellent option. The TV isn't as bright as the BRAVIA 9, but it's still very bright and has amazing reflection handling, so it overcomes glare in a bright room. If you also use your TV in a dark room, its excellent contrast delivers deep blacks, although there's noticeable blooming. Highlights in HDR content really stand out, and colors are vibrant due to the TV's wide color range, delivering an impactful HDR experience. It also supports HDR10+ and Dolby Vision, so it has every HDR format covered. Unfortunately, its viewing angle is very narrow, so it's not the best choice for watching movies or shows with a big group of friends.

Despite its price, the TV is packed with gaming features. It has HDMI 2.1 bandwidth on two of its ports, both capable of up to 4k @ 144Hz. It also has VRR support and Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM), so you're fully covered if you own either an Xbox Series X|S or a PS5. Its incredibly low input lag means it delivers a responsive gaming experience, and its excellent response time delivers fast motion with minimal blur behind it.

If money is a bit tighter, the Hisense 65U6N is the best budget 65-inch TV we've tested. Despite its price, it still delivers surprisingly good picture quality. Its fantastic contrast ratio makes blacks look deep in dark rooms, with some but not excessive blooming around bright highlights. It also has very good peak brightness in SDR with decent enough reflection handling to use in a room with the lights on. The TV's not as bright in HDR, so highlights don't pop out the way they should in some HDR content, but it's still bright enough that HDR movies and shows look good in a dark room. It supports a wide color gamut, so you get vibrant colors in HDR content, and it supports HDR10+, Dolby Vision, and DTS audio passthrough.

Unfortunately, the TV's low-quality content smoothing doesn't work well, so you do see artifacts in low-bitrate content. On the other hand, its upscaling is on par with the Hisense U7N, so low-resolution content looks pretty good. The TV doesn't have modern gaming features like HDMI 2.1 bandwidth and 4k @ 120Hz, but you can forgo some resolution and play games up to 1440p @ 120Hz, which is great. The TV also supports VRR, but unfortunately, it's limited to 60Hz, so you can't use VRR if you choose to play at 120Hz.

If you want to spend less on a basic TV, the Hisense 65A7N is the best cheap TV we've tested that's available in a 65-inch size. It's not the brightest TV, but it does have very good reflection handling, meaning it fights glare in rooms with the lights on. It delivers decent overall picture quality, with good black uniformity, but lacks advanced features like local dimming. HDR content looks acceptable, with visually appealing saturated colors, but it's not quite bright enough to make most highlights stand out.

It's still a cheap TV, and its ability to clean up artifacts in low-bitrate content is quite bad. However, it has the same upscaling capabilities as the more expensive Hisense models, and it still supports HDR10+, Dolby Vision, and DTS audio formats, which is great for a TV that's this affordable. This cheap TV offers gamers a few features: a good response time, extremely low input lag, and VRR support. However, you're limited to a 60Hz refresh rate across all resolutions.