The 6 Best TVs - Fall 2020
Reviews

The best TV that we've tested is the LG CX OLED. It's an outstanding all-around TV that suits any type of use with excellent picture quality. Since it uses OLED technology that individually turns off pixels, it has an infinite contrast ratio, displaying extremely deep blacks and perfect black uniformity.

It's really well-built with a sleek and modern design. It's a great choice for wide seating arrangements as it has really wide viewing angles, and if you choose to place this in a bright room, it has outstanding reflection handling, but it doesn't get very bright. It's packed with gaming features, like FreeSync variable refresh rate (VRR) support, a 120Hz refresh rate, near-instant response time, and really low input lag. It supports HDR10 and Dolby Vision, and HDR content looks great thanks to its very wide color gamut. It also has excellent gradient handling and impressive out-of-the-box color accuracy, so you won't have to get it calibrated if you don't want to.

Unfortunately, like all OLEDs, it has the risk of permanent burn-in. If you constantly watch content with static elements, like the news, your TV may experience burn-in issues after a few years. However, if you watch varied content, you shouldn't have to worry about this too much. It has good built-in speakers that get fairly loud if you don't want to spend extra on a soundbar. All in all, this is the best TV that we've tested.

The best TV for watching HDR content is the Vizio P Series Quantum X 2020. It's Vizio's premium LED TV in 2020 and delivers great overall performance that you expect to find in a high-end model. It's well-built and has a sleek and modern design that should look great in any setting.

It offers excellent picture quality, especially if you're watching movies in a dark room. Its VA panel has an excellent contrast ratio and remarkable black uniformity, and when combined with its good full-array local dimming feature, it displays deep blacks when viewed in the dark. It supports both HDR10+ and Dolby Vision, displays an incredibly wide color gamut for HDR content, and gets incredibly bright in HDR, so highlights pop the way they should. It supports VRR technology for gamers, but it doesn't currently work and may require a firmware update to function properly. It has a quick response time, a Black Frame Insertion feature, and a low input lag. Also, it's future-proof as it has two HDMI 2.1 inputs that are meant to support 4k content up to 120Hz, although we can't test for this right now.

Unfortunately, it has narrow viewing angles, so it's not suggested for a wide seating arrangement. It has trouble upscaling 480 and 720p content, so DVDs and cable boxes may not look as good on it as other TVs. The built-in SmartCast operating system is easy-to-use, but you can't download any extra apps besides the pre-installed ones. If picture quality is important to you and you don't need extra gaming bells and whistles, this is one of the best TVs that we've tested.

The best budget TV that we've tested is the Hisense H8G. It's very good overall and should please most people for any type of use. It's an upper-mid-range TV in Hisense's 2020 lineup that competes with a lot of higher-end, more expensive TVs.

It has an excellent contrast ratio, and even though it's not as good as some other VA panel TVs, it has a full-array local dimming feature that helps darken any blacks. It performs well in bright rooms due to its great peak brightness and decent reflection handling. It displays a wide color gamut for HDR content, but some highlights don't pop the way they're supposed to since its HDR peak brightness is just okay. Despite the lack of VRR support and its 60Hz panel, it's great for gaming as has a good response time, an incredibly low input lag, and a BFI feature to help improve the appearance of motion.

Unfortunately, it has some uniformity issues as the screen's edges are darker, and its out-of-the-box color accuracy is just okay. On the upside, it has built-in Android TV, which is somewhat easy to use and has a very wide selection of apps available to download. If you're on a budget and want a TV with good performance, you can't go wrong with this one.