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

The best TV for watching sports we've tested so far is the LG B9. With its great picture quality and included features, it's a fantastic choice for watching the big game.

As is the case with all OLED TVs, it has a perfect contrast ratio and black uniformity, and although this isn't very important for watching sports, it's still a great feature to have when watching other content in dark rooms. It has very wide viewing angles for when you need to watch the game with a big group of friends in a wide seat arrangement, and it has outstanding gray uniformity, which is important for scenes with large areas of uniform color, such as a football field. Also, the response time is near-perfect, so motion looks very clear with almost no blur trail behind fast-moving objects and it can interpolate motion from lower frame rate content such as a cable box.

Unfortunately, OLED TVs have the risk of permanent burn-in. This could be a problem with constant exposure to static displays, such as a display scoreboard, but this is only an issue if you constantly have sports from the same channel on the TV and not if you have varied content playing. Unfortunately, it doesn't get bright enough in HDR to bring out highlights, but with SDR content, such as sports, it has good peak brightness and it has great reflection handling, so you can place this in a bright room without a problem. This is an excellent all-around TV, making it the best TV for watching sports we've tested so far.

The best LED TV for watching cable sports is the Sony X950G. It's a TV with exceptional motion handling, as it has an excellent response time and a black frame insertion feature to help reduce motion blur. It can also interpolate lower frame rate content up to 120Hz to make motion look smoother, and lower resolution content like cable sports is upscaled without any issues. Although the corners of the screen are noticeably darker, there's very little dirty screen effect, which can be rather distracting during sports.

Like most TVs with a VA panel, the viewing angles are poor, resulting in images that look washed out when viewed from the side. If you're planning on watching a big game with lots of friends and family, you should look into the larger variants (75" or 85"), as they have Sony's 'X-Wide Angle' technology to improve viewing angles, though at the expense of contrast ratio. This TV is suitable for watching in a bright room setting or even outside due to its incredible peak brightness and impressive reflection handling. Best of all, you likely won't have to pay for calibration, as it has an outstanding out-of-the-box color accuracy.

If you're looking for a great TV to watch cable sports, this one is worth considering.

The best budget TV for watching sports we've tested so far is the LG UM7300. It's a good choice for watching sports without making your wallet too thin, and with good viewing angles for when you want to watch the big game with a big group of people.

This TV has a great response time, so fast-moving content in sports looks clear with little motion blur, but since the backlight flickers at 120Hz, it can cause some duplication in motion. If you stream your sports, the built-in LG WebOS offers a ton of apps and you'll likely be able to find the streaming service you need. Unfortunately, it doesn't have good dark room performance and it doesn't get very bright, so it struggles in rooms with direct sunlight. However, it has good gray uniformity, with minor dirty screen effect, which shouldn't be distracting when watching sports.

This is a good overall budget TV, making it the best budget TV for watching sports.