Top TVs 2023

The Samsung QN85A is great for mixed usage. It performs very well in bright settings, thanks to its high brightness and superb reflection handling. It delivers a good viewing experience in dark rooms, but it has a low native contrast ratio, and there's some blooming around bright objects with local dimming enabled. The fast response time results in clear motion in sports or video games, and the low input lag makes the TV feel responsive. HDR content looks great as well due to its wide color gamut and high HDR brightness that makes highlights pop.

TCL's 6-Series of 4K TVs is a worthy successor to last year's excellent P-Series, and stands as one of the best values currently available.

The LG G1 OLED TV is the first to use OLED evo, a new technology that promises a better way to watch TV. Even though it doesn’t perform as well as expected in some ways, this Gallery Series set is still a good choice because it costs less, has a better remote, and has the same flush-mount design.

The Sony 42 A90K OLED is an impressive TV for mixed usage as a monitor. It's amazing for gaming, thanks to its nearly instantaneous response time, delivering clear motion with little blur. It's superb for watching videos, especially in a dark room, as it has near-infinite contrast and perfect black uniformity. It also helps it deliver an amazing HDR experience, as HDR content looks vivid and lifelike. It's also good for office use because of its large screen, but it has bad ergonomics and just decent text clarity, as the RWBG subpixel layout isn't ideal.

The Hisense U8H is an excellent TV all-around. It's an excellent TV for watching movies in a dark room thanks to its high contrast ratio and great local dimming feature. HDR content looks incredible as it gets incredibly bright and has a wide color gamut, so the latest movies look incredibly realistic and lifelike. It's a great TV for watching shows or sports in a bright room, but because it has a narrow viewing angle, it's not a good choice for a wide seating arrangement as the image degrades when viewed off-center. Finally, it's an amazing TV for gaming thanks to its HDMI 2.1 bandwidth, FreeSync support, low input lag, and fast response time.

The Samsung QN95B is an excellent TV for mixed usage. It's excellent for watching shows or sports in a bright room thanks to its superb peak brightness and excellent reflection handling. It's amazing for gaming, with low input lag, a fast response time, and a great selection of gaming features. It delivers an impactful HDR experience, with fantastic peak brightness in HDR, a very good color gamut, and excellent gradient handling. Finally, it's an amazing choice for use as a PC monitor, as it supports most common resolutions and chroma 4:4:4 is displayed properly, which is essential for clear text.

The Sony X95K is great for most uses. It looks great both in dark rooms for watching movies or bright rooms for watching sports or TV shows as it displays deep blacks with a great local dimming feature, and it gets bright enough to fight a ton of glare, and there's very little blooming around bright objects. HDR content also looks impressive as it makes highlights pop and displays a wide range of colors. Lastly, it's excellent for gaming thanks to its HDMI 2.1 bandwidth, variable refresh rate (VRR) support, and great motion handling for a smooth gaming experience.

The Samsung QN90B is an excellent TV for most uses. It's amazing for watching TV shows or sports in a bright room thanks to its high peak brightness and superb reflection handling. It delivers an impactful HDR experience in a dark room, thanks to its great contrast, impressive local dimming feature, and exceptional peak brightness in HDR. It also delivers an excellent gaming experience with low input lag, a fast pixel response time, and a slew of great gaming features. It's also a fantastic choice for use as a PC monitor, as it supports most common resolutions and chroma 4:4:4 is displayed properly, which is essential for clear text.

The Sony X95J is a great TV for most uses. It's a great TV for watching movies in both SDR and HDR, as it's bright and has good contrast. It's bright enough to overcome glare, and it has surprisingly fair viewing angles, making it a very good choice for watching sports. Gamers will appreciate its low input lag, great response time, HDMI 2.1 support, and has variable refresh rate (VRR) support, but it doesn't support FreeSync.

The Samsung QN90A is an excellent TV for any use. It's excellent for movies in dark rooms as its VA panel provides an excellent native contrast ratio and has a great local dimming to display deep blacks. It gets bright enough to combat glare and has fantastic reflection handling if you want to use it in a well-lit room while watching shows and sports. It also displays a wide range of colors for an excellent HDR experience. Also, it's amazing for gaming because it has variable refresh rate (VRR) support, low input lag, and quick response time for smooth motion handling.