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

The best TV for movies we've tested so far is the Sony A8G. Just like all OLED TVs, it displays perfect blacks thanks to its emissive technology and this enhances dark room performance. Watching movies on the Sony is a remarkable experience regardless if you're sitting straight in front or looking from the side as the image remains accurate at an angle. The TV has an outstanding reflection handling and can get decently bright so it's suitable for most rooms. Fast-moving objects look great, due to the nearly-instantaneous response time, which however results in more stutter that is noticeable in movies. The TV incorporates many advanced motion-handling features like motion interpolation, black frame insertion, and judder removal.

Unfortunately, this TV has the risk of temporary image retention or permanent burn-in, just like any other OLED. We don't expect this to be an issue for most people that watch normal, varied content on their TV. Finally, the input lag is low, great for most casual gaming, but it's not suitable for competitive gamers.

Overall, this is the best TV for movies, but it also delivers excellent performance in other uses.

If you don't plan on calibrating your TV and care for color accuracy, then the Sony X950G has the best color accuracy out of the box out of 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 bright HDR peak brightness. It has outstanding color accuracy out of the box 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, though, this is a great 4k TV that'll keep you happy with your choice.

The best TV for watching movies in the budget category is the Hisense H9F. You won't get the perfect blacks or the excellent viewing angles of the OLEDs, or the excellent out of the box color accuracy of the Sony X950G.

On the upside, watching movies on this TV is a great experience. It has nice, deep blacks thanks to the high contrast ratio and local dimming support, which greatly improve the picture. It can get bright in SDR, so you can easily place it in a bright room where it'll fight glare. HDR content is displayed with vivid colors and highlights that pop thanks to the wide color gamut and high HDR peak brightness. Gamers will appreciate the low input lag and the fast response time that delivers a crisp and responsive gaming experience. Unfortunately, the image deteriorates at an angle, as expected from a VA panel TV.

Overall, this is an impressive TV for most uses and offers a delightful movie watching experience.