The 5 Best 4k TVs For Watching Movies - Fall 2020
Reviews

The best TV for movies that we've tested is the LG CX. It's an entry-level OLED that delivers excellent overall performance, and whether you're watching movies or simply streaming content, most people should enjoy it to the fullest. It's well-built and comes with a stand that allows it to sit close to the table.

It's great for watching movies because of its ability to display extremely deep blacks. It turns off individual pixels, resulting in an infinite contrast ratio and perfect black uniformity, which is ideal for watching movies in dark rooms. It removes 24p judder from any source, such as Blu-ray players or native apps, which helps improve the appearance of motion in movies. It supports both HDR10 and Dolby Vision and displays a very wide color gamut for HDR content, but sadly, it doesn't get bright enough to truly bring out highlights in that mode. If you want to connect a soundbar to enhance your movie experience, it has eARC support, allowing you to send high-quality audio to a receiver via an HDMI connection.

Unfortunately, like any OLED TV, it has the risk of permanent burn-in, which shouldn't be a problem if you watch varied content. It doesn't get very bright, but if you want to place it in a bright room, it has outstanding reflection handling. The built-in WebOS also has a ton of apps available to download, making it easier to stream your favorite movies. Overall, it delivers excellent picture quality, making it the best TV for movies that we've tested.

The best TV for watching movies with accurate colors is the Sony X950H. It's a premium 4k TV with great picture quality and excellent out-of-the-box color accuracy, so you likely won't need to pay extra to get it calibrated.

It has a VA panel with great native contrast, displaying deep blacks. Although its contrast isn't as good as other VA panel TVs because of Sony's 'X-Wide Angle' technology, it has a good full-array local dimming feature that further deepens any blacks. HDR content looks great; it displays a wide color gamut for HDR, and it gets very bright in that mode, so highlights pop the way they should. Even if you occasionally watch movies in a bright room, it gets bright enough to combat glare and has outstanding reflection handling. Lastly, it removes judder from any source and interpolates motion up to 120fps, both of which can improve the appearance of motion.

Unfortunately, even though it has the 'X-Wide Angle' technology added to improve the viewing angles, the viewing angles are still fairly narrow, and it's not suggested for a wide seating arrangement. If you don't need wide viewing angles, the Sony X900H has better contrast, but it doesn't get as bright. All in all, most people should be happy with the Sony, making it the best TV for home theater setups that we've tested.

The best TV for movies in the budget range is the Hisense H8G. This TV is surprisingly very good considering its budget price point and is great for a wide range of uses. It has an excellent contrast ratio, decent black uniformity, and full-array local dimming to produce deep uniform blacks, suitable for dark room viewing. It also looks quite sleek and has thin bezels around the screen.

Response time is very low, and it has an optional Black Frame Insertion feature to further reduce motion blur, giving you a crisp image with minimal blur trail behind fast-moving objects. It's a very good choice watching HDR content as well thanks to its very wide color gamut, though unfortunately, it can't get very bright. On the bright side, it supports Dolby Vision, which is great if you watch most of your HDR content from streaming services like Amazon Prime or Apple+.

Unfortunately, like with most TVs that use a VA panel, viewing angles are disappointing, so it may not be a good choice if you have a large room with a wide seating arrangement. Also, while this TV has some gaming chops thanks to its remarkably low input lag, it doesn't support any variable refresh rate technology. Overall, if you don't want to break the bank but still want an impressive TV that's great for movies, this is a great choice.