Televisions deals

What to check before buying a TV

Most TV deals we’ve tracked run from about $330 to $2,500. Screen size moves the price more than anything else, so compare deals at the same size. Panel type comes next: mini-LED and QLED sets from brands like Hisense and TCL get bright enough for sunny rooms at prices well below OLED, while OLED models from Sony, LG and Samsung give deeper blacks for darker rooms.

If you game, look for a native 120Hz panel with HDMI 2.1 for a PS5 or Xbox Series X; “motion rate” figures on spec sheets are not the same thing. Check the HDR formats too, because Samsung TVs support HDR10+ but not Dolby Vision. TV prices usually fall furthest around Black Friday, before the Super Bowl, and when new models arrive in spring, so a low from one of those periods is a useful benchmark.