The 6 Best TVs - Summer 2020
Reviews

The best TV we've tested so far is the LG CX. 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 it has perfect black uniformity.

This is a really well-built TV with a sleek and modern design. It's a great choice for wide seating arrangements as it has great wide viewing angles, and if you choose to place this in a bright room, it has outstanding reflection handling. It's packed with gaming features, like FreeSync variable refresh rate (VRR) support, a 120Hz refresh rate, a 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, but if you watch varied content, you shouldn't have to worry about this too much. It doesn't get very bright, but on the upside, 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 we've tested so far.

The best TV for color accuracy we've tested so far is the Sony X950H. It's Sony's flagship 4k LED TV for 2020 and it has the great all-around performance you expect in a high-end TV. Although its out-of-the-box color accuracy isn't as good as its predecessor, the Sony X950G, it's still excellent, and you won't need to get it calibrated unless you really want to.

It has a VA panel that has a great contrast ratio, and its full-array local dimming feature helps improve the contrast a bit. It has Sony's 'X-Wide Angle' technology that slightly improves the viewing angles at the cost of its contrast, but the viewing angles are still mediocre and not suggested for a wide seating arrangement. It easily gets bright enough to combat glare and to make highlights pop in HDR, and it has outstanding reflection handling if you want to place it in a bright room. Also, it has built-in Android TV, which has a massive selection of apps available to download on the Google Play Store.

Sadly, serious gamers may be disappointed. Even though it has a 120Hz refresh rate, it doesn't support any VRR technology, and its input lag is a bit too high for competitive gaming. On the upside, it's available in a wide range of sizes, from 49 to 85 inches, so you can get the one you prefer, and if you want to get a smaller size to use as a computer monitor, it displays proper chroma 4:4:4, which is important for reading text. Overall, this is the best TV for color accuracy we've seen so far.

The best budget TV we've tested so far is the Hisense H8G. It's a very good overall TV that 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 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. It's a great TV for gaming as has a good response time, an incredibly low input lag, and a BFI feature to help improve the appearance of motion, but it's limited to a 60Hz refresh rate and no VRR support.

Unfortunately, it has some uniformity issues as the edges of the screen are darker and its out-of-the-box color accuracy is just okay. On the upside, it has built-in Android TV, which is fairly 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.