The 5 Best 80-82-85 Inch TVs - Spring 2020
Reviews

The best 82 inch TV we've tested so far is the Samsung QN82Q80RAFXZA. It's a high-end QLED TV that delivers an outstanding picture quality. It has a great contrast ratio and amazing black uniformity, and there's a local dimming feature to further deepen any blacks, so it's an excellent choice to watch movies in dark rooms.

Most VA panels like on this TV usually don't have good viewing angles, but Samsung added an 'Ultra Viewing Angle', so you won't lose as much image accuracy as you would normally expect when viewing from the side. It supports HDR10 and HDR10+, it displays a wide color gamut, has good color volume, and has excellent HDR peak brightness, displaying rich, vivid colors in HDR. It can get extremely bright with regular content and has outstanding reflection handling, so it's a great choice to place in really bright rooms.

Unfortunately, the gray uniformity is only decent and the screen is visibly darker around the edges, which is noticeable during panning shots. On the upside, gamers will love the excellent response time and the support for FreeSync variable refresh rate (VRR) technology. The Samsung Q90/Q90R QLED is a higher-end model of this TV with more local dimming zones, but the two TVs perform similarly. The Q80R is cheaper, making it the best 82 inch TV we've tested so far.

The best gaming 82 inch TV we've tested so far is the Samsung QN82Q60RAFXZA. It's an entry-level QLED TV and a lower-end version of the Samsung Q80/Q80R QLED, so it doesn't have the same excellent overall performance, but for a cheaper cost, the Q60R is still an amazing gaming TV. 

It features all the gaming features Samsung includes in their TVs. It has a 120Hz panel with FreeSync VRR support to reduce screen tearing. It could go as low as 20Hz at 1080p or 1440p, but with a 4k resolution, the refresh rate is limited between 48-60Hz. Response time is excellent and there's a black frame insertion feature to help reduce any motion blur. The input lag is incredibly low and it remains low even with VRR enabled. This TV also has outstanding out-of-the-box color accuracy and it displays a wide color gamut if you enjoy gaming in HDR.

Unfortunately, despite having an excellent contrast ratio, black uniformity is only decent and it lacks a local dimming feature to further deepen any blacks. The viewing angles are also poor, so it's not ideal for a wide seating arrangement or co-op gaming. However, it upscales 1080p content, like from consoles, well with no artifacts. Overall, this is the best 82 inch gaming TV we've seen so far.

The best budget 82 inch TV we've tested so far is the Samsung UN82RU8000FXZA. It's a very good TV for most uses with good overall picture quality, and it has some nice extra features you might not find on a budget TV, such as a motion interpolation feature, the ability to remove judder from any source, and VRR support to reduce screen tearing.

It uses a VA panel, so like most TVs of its kind, it has an excellent contrast ratio and amazing black uniformity. This comes at the cost of its viewing angles, which are poor and you quickly lose image accuracy when viewing at an angle. It's a fantastic gaming TV thanks to its incredible response time, very low input lag, and a black frame insertion feature to improve the appearance of motion. It's also a decent choice for HDR movies as it displays a wide color gamut, but sadly it doesn't get very bright in HDR.

Unfortunately, it doesn't perform well in really bright rooms as it has only decent reflection handling and it can't get bright enough to combat direct sunlight, but it should be fine in average-lit rooms. Overall, it gives good performance for its price, making it the best budget 82 inch TV we've tested so far.