The 8 Best TVs - Fall 2024

The best TV we've tested is the Samsung S90D/S90DD OLED. It's a fantastic TV with a great selection of extra features and incredible picture quality. It looks outstanding in a dark room thanks to its nearly infinite contrast ratio and perfect black uniformity, with no distracting blooming around bright areas of the screen. HDR content looks fantastic thanks to its high peak brightness, wide color gamut, and incredibly vibrant and realistic colors. Unlike some other TVs, the Samsung model doesn't support Dolby Vision HDR, nor does it support advanced DTS audio formats. However, it does support Samsung's less widely used HDR10+ format.

The built-in Tizen OS interface is easy to use and has a great selection of streaming apps and games. It's a fantastic TV for console gamers looking to get the most out of their Xbox Series X or PS5. It's also perfect for gamers wanting to take advantage of their recent PC GPU, as it supports 4k @ 144Hz gaming on all four HDMI ports and variable refresh rate (VRR) technology to help reduce screen tearing.

It's worth mentioning that you'll want to stick with the 55, 65, and 77-inch models of the TV to ensure you get a QD-OLED panel, and even then, this varies depending on your region.

If you're looking for the absolute best television for a home theater setup and don't care as much about the price, check out the Sony A95L OLED. Although it's a very similar TV to the Samsung S90D/S90DD OLED, it's better for home theaters thanks to its advanced video format support. Compared to Samsung's HDR10+ format, the Sony TV supports the more popular Dolby Vision HDR, so you'll enjoy the most advanced HDR experience possible from almost any source. Sony's processing does a better job following the content creator's intent, so the brightness and colors of HDR content look the way they're supposed to. It also offers better audio format support than the Samsung, including DTS:X passthrough over eARC, so you can simplify your connection to your audio-video receiver by running everything through your TV without sacrificing audio quality.

Like the Samsung TV, it looks stunning in a dark room thanks to its nearly infinite contrast ratio, delivering perfect blacks with no distracting blooming around bright areas of the screen. Unfortunately, the A95L is very expensive, but it's the best TV in 2024 for a home theater.

If you need a TV for a room with a lot of lights on, the Sony BRAVIA 9 QLED is an amazing option. Its superb reflection handling and SDR brightness mean it easily overcomes glare in the brightest rooms, so you aren't distracted by reflections on your TV screen. This makes it the best television in 2024 for a very bright room. As impressive as this TV is in a bright room, it's also spectacular for use in a dark room. Its black levels aren't as good as an OLED, but it still has exceptional contrast that delivers incredibly deep blacks for an LED TV, with almost no blooming. It's also a great option for 4k Blu-ray collectors or those looking to get the most out of high-quality streaming services due to its support for Dolby Vision and DTS audio formats.

The TV's image processing is excellent, and it's also very accurate in both SDR and HDR, delivering an image that respects the content creator's intent. Unfortunately, its viewing angle is mediocre. However, it's a great option if you need a TV that pairs well with modern consoles. It has low input lag and a fast response time, so you get a responsive experience with minimal blur behind fast motion. The TV has HDMI 2.1 bandwidth on two ports, up to 4k @ 120Hz, and supports VRR, so it's fully compatible with the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.

If you want a good home entertainment OLED but don't want to get the expensive Sony A95L OLED, check out one of the best upper mid-range TVs we've tested, the LG C4 OLED. It's a premium TV that delivers stunning picture quality, especially in dark rooms, and thanks to its near-infinite contrast ratio, there's no blooming around bright objects. It gets bright enough to fight glare even in moderately lit rooms, and the reflection handling is incredible, but its colors aren't as bright as some of our other picks. The LG partly makes up for it with its versatility, as it has very good image processing, Dolby Vision HDR support, and can passthrough advanced DTS audio formats.

The TV is available in a wider range of sizes, from a small 42-inch to an impressive 83-inch option. It's an amazing TV for gaming thanks to its nearly instantaneous response time, low input lag, and great selection of gaming features. It supports HDMI 2.1 bandwidth on all four inputs for up to 4k @ 144Hz, meaning you can take full advantage of the PS5 and Xbox Series X's capabilities. It has native FreeSync, HDMI Forum VRR support, and G-SYNC compatibility to reduce screen tearing.

The LG B4 OLED is the best mid-range TV we've tested if you want something cheaper and still want high-end features. It's a great TV and can be an excellent entry point into the OLED market. The TV has all the features of the more expensive LG C4 OLED, but it's a bit dimmer overall. Still, it's bright enough in SDR to overcome glare in a well-lit room, and it's bright enough in HDR for an impactful experience. You also still get the same deep, inky blacks as the C4, which makes it look amazing in a dark room. Its built-in webOS platform is just as fast on this lower-tier model, and it still has very good image processing, Dolby Vision HDR, and DTS audio support.

And just like other OLEDs, its viewing angle is fantastic, so viewers can watch the TV from all over the room with no degradation in their viewing experience. Like the C4, this TV has a wide color gamut and is extremely accurate without any calibration, so movies look as the content creator intended. This TV is also great for gaming, as it has HDMI 2.1 bandwidth on all four ports for up to 4k @ 120Hz, is compatible with every VRR technology, has a fantastic response time, and has extremely low input lag.

If an OLED like the LG B4 OLED is too pricey, or you just want an LED TV but can't afford something like the Sony BRAVIA 9 QLED, the Hisense U7N is an excellent option. The TV isn't as bright as the BRAVIA 9, but it's still very bright, and it has amazing reflection handling, so it overcomes glare in a bright room. If you also use your TV in a dark room, its excellent contrast delivers deep blacks, although there's noticeable blooming around bright highlights when they're against a dark background. Highlights in HDR content really stand out, and colors are vibrant due to the TV's excellent HDR brightness and wide color gamut, delivering an impactful HDR experience. It also supports HDR10, HDR10+, and Dolby Vision, so it covers every HDR format. Unfortunately, its viewing angle is very narrow, so it's not the best choice for watching movies or shows with a big group of friends.

The U7N has a ton of gaming features. It has HDMI 2.1 bandwidth on two of its ports, both capable of up to 4k @ 144Hz with VRR, so you're fully covered if you own a modern console, and the TV pairs well with higher-end gaming PCs. Its incredibly low input lag means it delivers a responsive gaming experience, and its excellent response time delivers fast motion with minimal blur behind it.

If the Hisense U7N is too expensive or you just simply don't need modern gaming features, the best budget TV we've tested is the Hisense U6/U6N. What really separates the TV from other budget models is its very effective local dimming feature that gives the TV fantastic contrast, delivering deep blacks in a dark room. The TV isn't as bright as the U7N, but it still has very good SDR brightness and good enough reflection handling to fight some glare in a well-lit room. It supports a wide color gamut, so colors in HDR content are vibrant and lifelike. Another standout feature of the TV is its support for HDR10+ and Dolby Vision. It also supports DTS audio formats, which is great if you watch movies on Blu-ray. The TV's upscaling is on par with the U7N's, but unfortunately, its low-quality content smoothing doesn't work well.

Although the TV doesn't have HDMI 2.1 bandwidth and 4k @ 120Hz support, it still supports up to 1440p @ 120Hz for those who prefer a higher frame rate over resolution. Unfortunately, the TV's VRR feature is limited to 60Hz, so you can't game in 120 fps with VRR active. The TV does have an excellent response time, so there's not too much blur behind fast motion, and you get a responsive gaming experience due to its incredibly low input lag.

It's not the best TV in the world, but if you want something cheap that gets the job done, the Roku Select Series is the best widely available cheap TV we've tested. It isn't as good in a dark room as the Hisense U6/U6N due to its lack of local dimming, although its contrast and black uniformity are certainly good enough for a pleasant dark room viewing experience. It doesn't get very bright in HDR, but it has decent reflection handling, so it can handle a few lights in a moderately lit room. Alternatively, its SDR brightness is good, so it's more versatile if you mostly watch SDR content. It's also at its best when watching high-quality 4k content, as its image processing is disappointing overall.

As it's one of the two first-ever TVs made by Roku, it runs the Roku TV smart interface, which is extremely fast. It has wide streaming app selections, so you can easily find your favorite shows and movies. Its remote even has an integrated microphone for voice commands, which is great for a cheap TV. Even better, you can plug headphones into the remote for private listening, a great feature at this price range.