The 7 Best 4k TVs For Watching Movies - Spring 2020
Reviews

The best TV for watching movies we've tested so far is the Sony A8G OLED. It's an excellent TV for any type of use, and an outstanding choice for watching movies thanks to its deep, inky blacks. Like any other OLED TV, the contrast ratio and black uniformity are perfect, so dark room performance is outstanding. With a near-instant response time, fast-moving content looks fantastic, but that means some 24p content appears to stutter; however, there's a black frame insertion feature to help reduce motion blur. It can also remove judder from all sources and can interpolate lower frame rate content up to 120fps, which is known as the 'Soap Opera Effect'.

You can also enjoy movies with family or friends thanks to the amazing viewing angles. In bright rooms, it handles reflections really well, but only has decent peak brightness to combat glare. Unfortunately, as is the case with all OLED TVs, it has the risk of permanent burn-in, but this shouldn't be a problem with varied content in movies. If you want to watch movies with HDR content, it supports HDR10 and Dolby Vision and displays a very wide color gamut, but sadly since it can't get very bright in HDR, it doesn't bring out highlights and vivid colors the way they should be.

Although the Sony A9G is a higher-end version of this TV, it only has better gaming features for a higher price, making the A8G the best TV for watching movies we've tested so far.

If you don't plan on calibrating your TV and care about color accuracy, the Sony X950G has the best color accuracy out-of-the-box from the TVs we've tested so far. It has great picture quality and delivers deep blacks in a dark room thanks to its excellent native contrast ratio and decent local dimming support. This TV displays lively HDR content with saturated colors and bright highlights thanks to its wide color gamut and outstanding HDR peak brightness. It has outstanding color accuracy, with only a few adjustments to its settings. This TV has a nearly instantaneous response time that delivers clear motion, with very little blur trail behind fast-moving objects, and supports motion interpolation as high as 120Hz, which is great for people that enjoy the soap opera effect.

Unfortunately, the viewing angles on this TV aren't good since the image deteriorates quickly when viewed from the side. The larger models have the new 'X-Wide Angle' technology that improves viewing angles at the expense of contrast ratio.

Overall, this is a great 4k TV that'll keep you happy, making it the best color accuracy TV for watching movies we've tested so far.

The best budget TV for watching movies is the Hisense H9F. This is truly an impressive TV, despite its budget price. It has an outstanding contrast ratio, decent black uniformity, and a full array local dimming to produce deep uniform blacks, suitable for dark room viewing. Response time is exceptionally 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.

Perhaps the most impressive aspect of this TV is its HDR performance. Thanks to its impressive peak brightness and great color gamut, HDR content looks incredible, with vibrant colors and highlights that pop. Furthermore, it supports HDR10 as well as Dolby Vision. Sadly, like most VA panels, viewing angles are disappointing, so it may not be a good choice if you have a large room or a wide seating arrangement. This TV has some gaming chops, too, as input lag is remarkably low, but it doesn't support any variable refresh rate technology, and the TV can only display a 60Hz signal, even though it has a 120Hz panel.

Overall, if you want the best movie-watching experience without breaking the bank, this TV is a very good choice.