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The best 4K TVs offer everything you need to stream, play, or share new videos. But finding the best 4K TVs requires more than just picture quality and advanced smart features. So we can get a good feel for the TV's navigation and usability, and have a meaningful discussion about which smart TVs are better or worse than others.
The best programs and movies for the best 4K TVs offer everything you need to stream, play, or share new videos. But finding the best 4K TVs takes more than picture quality and advanced smart features. You want a TV that offers high-quality performance and some power at an affordable price, that looks better when you’re watching 4K movies or YouTube videos, and that’s easy to use.
We’ve spent hundreds of hours testing and reviewing the latest TVs to find the best 4K TVs on the market. Whether it’s big brands like LG, Samsung, and Sony or budget models from Hisense, TCL, and Vizio, we’ve run tests, researched specs, and watched videos to help you find the best 4K TV for your money.
We’ve made it our mission to give real advice that cuts through the jargon and explains features so you know what you’re buying when you buy a new TV. We’ll give you the specs and test results, but most importantly, we’ll help you understand which TVs look best, which features are worthwhile, and how to go about your search. That way, you’ll get the best value for your next TV. Below, we’ve listed the best 4K TVs.
The LG C1 OLED is one of the best 4K TVs in the LG CX OLED series. So you can understand why our expectations for the C1 OLED were immense, but it has met them all. That’s because LG made a number of small changes to last year’s model. It now uses LG’s Alpha a9 Gen. 4 processor for better upscaling and virtual surround sound, and with four separate HDMI 2.1 ports, it’s ready for PS5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and all other next-gen consoles. Gaming enthusiasts will also appreciate the new Game Optimiser menu, which offers the ability to adjust brightness, contrast and VRR quickly and easily.
The LG C1 isn’t flawless – we encountered issues related to the way the new Alpha a9 Gen. 4 highlights faces and the reflection of the all-glass screen in daylight, but the problems are minor. Of course, there are higher-resolution UHD TVs, like the LG Z1 OLED, which offers 8K resolution, and the new LG G1 Gallery Series, which uses the coveted evo OLED panels that offer better brightness. However, we believe the LG C1 OLED offers the best combination of price and performance and should be at the top of the list of potential UHD TVs.
The Sony Bravia XR A80J is fully equipped with futuristic technologies: This 4K OLED TV with HDR, 120 Hz refresh rate, ATSC 3.0 tuner, Google TV streaming and Sony’s Bravia Core service, Acoustic Surface Audio+ technology, the list goes on. Of course, not everyone needs all of that, but it’s nice to have the option to do so.
In contrast, the XR A80J needs a bit more fine-tuning to be at its best; it’s inherently good, but to reach its full potential you need to play with the different modes. It’s not the cheapest model, and other TVs only surpass it in picture quality, but as an overall product, the A80J is an excellent choice.
TCL’s Roku Series 6 TV (R635) offers great value for money, delivering superior picture quality and a great smart TV experience at a much lower price than its competitors. As TCL’s best mainstream smart TV, the R635 has been equipped with mini-LED backlighting in addition to QLED. The result is an impressive color and brightness display with some of the best HDR performance we’ve ever seen on anything other than an OLED display.
But that’s not all TCL has to offer. The THX-certified gaming mode makes the Series 6 one of the best gaming TVs on the market, even for new consoles like the PS5 and Xbox Series X. From the clever design elements like the cable management in the stand to the reliable Roku TV platform, the TCL R635 Series 6 is the best 4k TV on the budget, and it’s not even close.
Sony hasn’t shied away from the price for the new A90J 4K TV with OLED, but we think the performance justifies the high price. The picture quality, no matter the source, is the best you can get from a 4K screen, in all the important areas: Motion control, contrast, edge sharpness, detail levels, and so on. If you’re forced to watch sub-4K content, it’s also great at upscaling.
The Sony A90J is a step up in sound quality. Using the entire screen surface as a speaker is still new and effective, and the support for two conventional woofers makes the A90J sound fuller, more direct, and simply better than any alternative that doesn’t have an external sound system.
The LG G1 OLED TV is the improved version of the excellent LG Gallery OLED TV. It features a high-quality design with a thickness of 20 millimeters and a slim, wall-flush mounting configuration. It’s still LG’s best 4K OLED TV, but since it’s the first TV to feature LG’s second-generation evo OLED technology, it falls short of some of the performance improvements we were hoping for.
Nonetheless, the LG G1 OLED is still an impressive OLED TV, and LG has even lowered the price a bit and improved almost everything else about the TV. The slim OLED TV comes with a more convenient remote control, improved gaming features, and the latest version of webOS, and it offers the same excellent picture and sound quality we’ve come to expect from LG’s best OLED models. The LG G1 OLED TV reminds us just how advanced modern TV technology is we just hope it hasn’t stood still.
The Sony X90J could be a good choice for those with a relatively large budget who don’t mind a high-end OLED screen. It offers excellent picture quality, thanks in part to the new Cognitive XR processor introduced on Sony’s flagship TVs, which provides excellent upscaling and contrast control. The X90J also features the new Google TV Smart platform for easy setup and extensive app support, as well as the benefits of Google Cast from Android devices. Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos audio are also present.
As for gaming, the X90J has a 120Hz panel with 4K resolution and two HDMI 2.1 ports for Xbox Series X and PS5, with VRR (variable refresh rate) and ALLM (automatic low-latency mode for less than 10ms delay) to really enhance your gaming experience. Just make sure you enter the picture settings and enable “Advanced Format” for the selected HDMI port, otherwise you won’t be able to take advantage of the 2.1 specification.
An affordable OLED TV may sound like a contradiction, but Vizio’s QLED TV is the first to offer the unbeatable quality of OLED at a lower price than premium models from LG and Sony. Vizio’s OLED TV offers superior picture quality for hundreds of dollars less than the competition, and combines it with great sound with above-average bass.
Vizio’s SmartCast platform has also greatly expanded the app selection, and all the major apps you could want, from Netflix to Disney+, are available right on the TV. The few apps that aren’t available on the home screen (HBO Max is the most glaring omission) can still be used via the TV’s built-in Google Cast and AirPlay 2 support. It is one of the best 4K TVs of the year and the easiest choice among budget OLED TVs.
The C2 is the first 2022 TV we’ve tested, and it’s excellent, but right now the 2021 model is the most affordable. We compared the C2 directly with last year’s C1 side by side. In terms of picture quality, the two models were basically identical, although LG advertises a new “Evo” panel on the C2.
The real improvements include a 47% lighter carbon fiber frame the 65-inch version we tested weighs just 37 pounds with stand, compared to 72 pounds for the 65-inch C1 as well as some additional changes to the gaming mode and the new “Always On” feature. These upgrades aren’t worth the price difference, so we recommend either buying the C1 now or waiting until the end of the year, when the C1 will sell out and the C2 will see a price cut.
We hope you understand and enjoy this list of the best 4K TVs. Finally, we’ll evaluate the smart TVs’ features and apps for each TV, examining everything from remote control design to voice interaction to app store selection. This gives us a good feel for the TV’s navigation and usability, and allows us to meaningfully discuss which smart TVs are better or worse than others.
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