The 5 Best 4k TVs For Watching Sports - Winter 2023 Reviews

The best TV for sports we've tested is the Samsung S95B OLED. It has an incredibly wide viewing angle, making it a perfect choice for watching the big game with a large group of friends in a wide seating arrangement, as everyone will see the same thing. No more fighting over the best spot on the couch, as the image remains consistent even at a very wide angle. In addition to the wide viewing angle, the S95B has a near-instantaneous response time, so fast-moving players and balls are crystal-clear, with no distracting motion blur behind them.

This TV has superb reflection handling, so you don't have to worry too much about glare on a sunny day. However, it's still not that bright, so glare can still be distracting in a bright living room. It upscales lower-resolution content well, which is great as most sporting events are still broadcast at a lower resolution. The Tizen OS smart interface has a great selection of streaming apps, and you can easily find your favorite sports channels if you want to cut the cord and get rid of cable TV.

If you're in a bright room and don't care about deep blacks, a premium TV with an LED backlight like the Samsung QN90B QLED is a better choice than the Samsung S95B OLED. It gets significantly brighter than the Samsung S95B OLED, so it's a better choice in a bright living room or even outdoors. It also has a very wide viewing angle, making it a great choice for watching the big game with a large group of friends.

The user-friendly Tizen OS smart platform has a large selection of streaming apps, including the most popular sports apps, meaning you can stream the big game without an external streaming box. It also upscales lower-resolution content like from cable boxes well, with no noticeable issues. It has a great response time, ensuring you can clearly see the action, and it has decent gray uniformity, with just a bit of dirty screen effect in the center.

If you want something cheaper than the Samsung QN90B QLED that still delivers great picture quality, a mid-range TV like the Hisense U8H is a great choice for sports fans. It gets exceptionally bright, and combined with its excellent reflection handling, it can easily overcome glare in a bright room. It has excellent motion handling, so it's easy to make out the fine details in the game, and it has great gray uniformity ensuring the playing field looks uniform.

It has an okay frequency response and gets decently loud, so you don't necessarily need an external sound system if you're throwing a party. On the other hand, it has a narrow viewing angle, so if you are throwing a party, it's best to enjoy it directly in front. Those watching from the sides will see a faded and washed-out image, so it's a bit worse than the Samsung QN90B QLED because of that.

The best LED TV we've tested in the budget category is the TCL 5 Series/S555 2022 QLED. It's a good TV for watching sports, with good picture quality and high peak brightness. It can handle moderate amounts of glare in a bright room but has worse reflection handling than the Hisense U8H, so it's not as good in a bright room. Uniform areas like the playing field look good thanks to its decent gray uniformity, and it has a quick response time, so fast-moving objects (like the players) are clear and easy to make out.

Unlike more expensive TVs on this list, like the Samsung QN90B QLED, it has poor audio quality and can't get very loud, so you'll need a soundbar or audio receiver if you're planning on hosting a large party. It also has a narrow viewing angle, so it's not a good choice for a wide seating arrangement. If you mainly watch sports with the family and sit directly in front, this won't be an issue, and it's a good TV for sports.

The LG UP8000 is the best budget TV for sports if you have a wide seating area. Most variants have an IPS-type panel with a wide viewing angle, so unlike the TCL 5 Series/S555 2022 QLED, the image looks the same if you're watching it from the sides, making it a good choice for watching the big game with a large group of people. However, the 50, 60, and 70-inch models use a different panel type with a worse viewing angle, meaning they perform differently.

It has an easy-to-use interface and comes with LG's Magic Remote, which has a point-and-press feature, making it even easier to play your favorite apps in just a few seconds. It has good motion handling thanks to the quick response time and a motion interpolation feature to smooth out low-frame-rate content. However, its backlight flickers at 120Hz, which causes image duplication with 60 fps content. It doesn't have any trouble upscaling lower-resolution content, like from cable boxes.