TVs

1. Budget · Bright rooms, gaming on a budget

• Mini-LED QLED
• 4K 165Hz
• 4x HDMI 2.1
• Dolby Vision IQ / HDR10+

It is the least expensive 65-inch set in the catalog that still has real local dimming, a 165Hz panel, and full-bandwidth HDMI 2.1 on all four inputs. RTINGS measured strong HDR brightness for the price and the matte coating handles daytime reflections far better than the glossy OLEDs.

Watch out: Off-axis picture fades faster than an OLED, so it suits a couch straight in front of it rather than a wide seating arc.

2. Budget · Vivid color and bright HDR on a budget

• SQD Mini-LED, up to 2,100+ zones
• 4K 144Hz
• 2x HDMI 2.1
• Dolby Vision IQ / HDR10+

It brings most of the QM8L's picture to the U7SG's price. Tom's Guide measured 90 percent of the Rec.2020 color space, ahead of the Hisense U7SG, gave it 4.5 out of 5 and its Best Mini-LED TV award for 2026, and TechRadar, also at 4.5 out of 5, called it close to the QM8L for much less money. Input lag of 9.4 ms puts it among the most responsive TVs at any price.

Watch out: Only two of the four HDMI ports are 2.1, so a second console or a gaming PC will be limited to 60 Hz, and RTINGS found its HDR tracking overbright out of the box and motion slightly blurry.

3. Budget · Bedrooms, second rooms, and anyone who hates TV menus

• QLED Mini-LED
• 4K 120Hz
• 2x HDMI 2.1
• Dolby Vision IQ / HDR10+

At this price most sets are edge-lit 60Hz panels; the Pro Series brings a Mini-LED backlight with local dimming, a native 120Hz panel with two 4K120 inputs, and Dolby Vision IQ. Tom's Guide measured 1,532 nits and 9.4 ms of lag, and Roku OS stays the simplest, fastest interface for a household that just wants to stream.

Watch out: Roku does not publish the zone count and reviews note blooming around subtitles in dark scenes, so it is not a dark-room movie set.

4. Mid-range · Dark rooms, movies, gaming

• OLED evo (WOLED)
• 4K 165Hz
• 4x HDMI 2.1
• Dolby Vision

The C series is the reference mid-range OLED every year, and the C6 keeps that spot with infinite contrast, near-perfect off-axis uniformity, and four full HDMI 2.1 ports, which no Samsung or Sony OLED at this price matches. RTINGS input lag under 10 ms at 4K120 makes it the safest all-round pick for a dark room that also games.

Watch out: Peak HDR brightness trails the QD-OLED and tandem-panel flagships, so very bright rooms are better served by a Mini-LED.

5. Mid-range · Color-rich movies and gaming in a dim room

• QD-OLED
• 4K 144Hz
• 4x HDMI 2.1
• HDR10+ (no Dolby Vision)

Quantum-dot OLED gives the S90F noticeably more saturated reds and greens than a WOLED at the same price, and RTINGS and AVForums both measured it in the 1,300 to 1,500 nit class with near-perfect color accuracy out of the box. Four full-bandwidth HDMI 2.1 ports and a 144Hz panel make it the strongest gaming OLED in the mid tier.

Watch out: No Dolby Vision, and the QD-OLED panel has no polarizer, so blacks lift to a purple-grey under strong room light.

6. Mid-range · Sony fans who value processing and natural color

• Mini-LED (VA), full-array local dimming
• 4K 120Hz
• 2x HDMI 2.1 (one is eARC)
• Dolby Vision / IMAX Enhanced

Sony's processing is the reason to buy it. RTINGS rates its upscaling superb and found it removes 24p judder from every source, and What Hi-Fi awarded it five stars for its backlight control and natural color, with TechRadar praising its contrast and minimal blooming. If most of what you watch is streamed or broadcast rather than 4K HDR, that processing matters more than peak brightness.

Watch out: RTINGS called it a disappointing follow-up to the X90L: HDR brightness is modest for a Mini-LED, it handles glare poorly, and motion blurs in Game Mode. It has also sold for close to 1,000 dollars several times, so it is worth waiting for a sale.

7. Premium · Big bright rooms, sports and HDR movies

• SQD Mini-LED, up to 4,000 zones
• 4K 144Hz
• 4x HDMI 2.1
• Dolby Vision / HDR10+

At 85 inches it is the catalog's answer to a projector in a room that cannot be darkened: measured peak HDR of 2,000 nits in Filmmaker Mode and well past 4,000 in Standard, with thousands of dimming zones keeping halos off subtitles. The anti-reflective wide-angle filter also fixes the two usual VA complaints.

Watch out: It is heavy and deep, so budget for a mount rated well above its weight and two people to hang it.

8. Premium · Reference movie watching, Sony and PlayStation households

• QD-OLED
• 4K 120Hz
• 2x HDMI 2.1
• Dolby Vision / IMAX Enhanced

It is the OLED reviewers keep calling the reference for processing: XR upscaling, gradation and motion are a step ahead of LG and Samsung, and FlatpanelsHD measured 1,561 nits on a 10 percent window with Dolby Vision support the Samsung S90F lacks. Acoustic Surface Audio+ also makes the panel itself the center channel if you run it without a receiver.

Watch out: Only two of the four HDMI ports are 2.1, and one of those is the eARC port, so a console plus a receiver uses both.