The Hisense U8H Series is a prime example. This TV offers picture quality that’s equal in brightness and color vividness to that of TVs twice the price, as well as an intuitive Google TV streaming experience.
The U8H is the best LCD/LED TV for buyers aiming to split the difference between entry-level and ultra-premium without sacrificing performance or functionality.
Our pick
This TV matches the excellent brightness and color performance of much pricier LCD TVs, and its Google TV smart platform works well. But it’s available in only three screen sizes.
The Hisense U8H Series employs many advanced TV technologies—including quantum dots, a mini-LED backlight with local dimming, and a 120 Hz refresh rate—to produce a rich, colorful, detailed image. (Learn more about these technologies in our TV buying guide.) This LED TV comes equipped with Google TV for streaming and does a great job with HDR video thanks to its impressive peak brightness and color saturation, as well as its compatibility with all the major HDR formats. The U8H also has all the necessary features to excel as a gaming monitor.
Other than being limited to three screen sizes—55, 65, and 75 inches—the U8H’s only major drawback is its narrow horizontal viewing angle, which can cause the image to look washed out when you’re sitting too far off to the side. This is a common issue for many LCD TVs.
Upgrade pick
This TV offers a cleaner, more refined picture than our top pick, as well as wider viewing angles and a larger range of screen sizes. But it costs a lot more.
If you’re willing to pay more to get one of the best LCD performers, the Samsung QN90B Series offers excellent performance across a larger range of screen sizes than our top pick. Like the Hisense U8H, Samsung’s QN90B has the advanced LCD tech necessary to deliver excellent performance with TV shows, movies, and video games. But it comes in six screen sizes—from 43 to 85 inches—and it offers superior video processing and better off-angle viewing than our top pick does. Those advantages may justify its higher price tag to videophiles and enthusiasts.
Although the QN90B is not compatible with the Dolby Vision HDR format, it is compatible with the other major HDR formats, and its high peak brightness and rich color make it an excellent choice for viewing HDR video.
You also get Samsung’s redesigned Tizen smart-TV platform, as well as four high-bandwidth HDMI 2.1 inputs, which is great news for gamers who own more than one current-gen gaming console.
Budget pick
This TV keeps its price low by ditching the mini-LEDs that our top picks use, but it still delivers solid picture quality—especially for gamers. But it comes in only three screen sizes.
If you’re looking to keep costs low, but you still want a bright LCD TV with a 120 Hz refresh rate, the Vizio M-Series Quantum X (MQX) has a lot of the same performance-enhancing features as our top pick. However, because this TV eschews mini-LED backlighting, it isn’t as bright and has less precise backlight control compared with our other recommendations.
The main downside is that it offers only one full-bandwidth HDMI 2.1 input. Also, Vizio’s SmartCast platform, while serviceable, isn’t our favorite smart-TV interface, but it includes most of the popular video services.
The M-Series Quantum X is available in a smaller, 50-inch screen size that sells at an especially budget-friendly price, as well as in 65- and 75-inch sizes (but not 55 inches). If you want to save even more money and you don’t need the 120 Hz refresh rate, you might consider one of our favorite budget LCD TVs instead.
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