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

The best TV for movies we've tested so far is the Sony A8G. 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. It handles reflections really well in bright rooms, but only has decent peak brightness to combat glare. 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.

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

The Sony X950G is the best color accuracy TV for home theater. It has the most accurate colors out-of-the-box that we've seen so far, so you won't need to pay extra to get it calibrated, and it delivers great overall performance.

This TV has a VA panel, so it's able to deliver deep blacks and it has a local dimming feature to further darken any blacks. As is the case with most VA panels, the viewing angles are poor, but the 75 and 85 inch models have an 'X-Wide Angle' technology that improves the viewing angles at the cost of its contrast ratio, but we didn't test those models. It supports both HDR10 and Dolby Vision, it has excellent coverage of the DCI P3 color space used in most HDR content, and it gets bright enough to make highlights pop in HDR. There's little motion blur with fast-moving content, it can interpolate motion up to 120Hz, and it automatically removes judder from all 24p sources, like a Blu-ray player, so you don't have to adjust any settings.

Unfortunately, the built-in speakers have a mediocre frequency response and poor distortion performance, so for the best audio, it's best to get an external setup. Luckily, it supports eARC, so you can send high-quality audio over an HDMI connection. Overall, this is an impressive TV with outstanding color accuracy, and it's a great TV for watching movies.

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, as input lag is remarkably low, but it doesn't support any variable refresh rate technology. Overall, if you want the best movie-watching experience without breaking the bank, this is the best budget TV we've tested.