As the year winds down, the gift-giving season is upon us. Along with the holiday season comes another year-end best-of list. So, if you’re looking to get a new TV for yourself, or as a gift for your loved ones, the models on this list are the least likely to be re-gifted.
Features common to this entire list include integrated Wi-Fi, 4K UHD resolution, and support for multiple HDR formats; this Sony smart OLED TV features HDR10, HLG, and Dolby Vision compatibility. It has the Google Assistant built in, and can also be controlled by your Amazon Alexa device, allowing you to power-on the TV, change channels, control the volume, and more with just your voice. 4K X-Reality PRO technology helps sharpen images in real time for enhanced detail. OLED technology, as I’m sure you probably know by now, provides deeper black levels and contrast than non-OLED displays, since each pixel is its own light source, so a pixel that’s supposed to be black surrounded by white pixels will remain black.
Sony A8G 65" Class HDR 4K UHD Smart OLED TV
A standout feature of the A8G is its acoustic surface actuator technology, which uses two built-in actuators to turn the screen itself into a speaker driver, so audio emanates directly from the screen to provide a more immersive experience. Along with four three HDMI inputs and access to the Google Play Store for app downloads, it was an easy decision to add this OLED to the list.
Another strong favorite this year has been this Samsung QLED. For those unfamiliar with QLED technology, it employs a layer of quantum dots—the source of the “Q” in “QLED”—within the display surface to add vibrancy to the image. Its supported HDR formats include HDR10, HLG, and HDR10+, which is the dynamic metadata upgrade of traditional HDR10, providing scene-by-scene image analysis and optimization. The Q60R meets 100% of the DCI-P3 color space, which helps prevent colors from fading in bright rooms. Ambient Mode, which can have the TV mimic the wall pattern behind it, makes this QLED a good choice for those who feel like technology disrupts their room’s ambiance.
Samsung Q60 Series 43" Class HDR 4K UHD Smart QLED TV
Like the rest of the Samsung models on this list, it can be controlled via the SmartThings app, and adds Alexa and Google Assistant voice control compatibility, as well. Apple users will enjoy streaming via AirPlay 2 from their compatible iOS devices.
Powered by an octa-core display processor, the V-series supports voice control by both the Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa. It supports the HDR10, Dolby Vision, and HLG formats and sports the SmartCast OS operating system, providing intuitive streaming from your compatible smart device. With Chromecast built in, you can cast from your mobile device directly to the TV with just a touch. Its 60 Hz refresh rate helps minimize the blur that commonly affects fast-moving on-screen objects, such as a speeding car, hockey puck, football, or soccer ball.
VIZIO V-Series V505-G9 50" Class HDR 4K UHD Smart LED TV
LG makes its first appearance on this list with an IPS LED display. IPS, as you may know, stands for in-plane switching, which is a technology that helps provide wide viewing angles, preventing colors from becoming washed out when viewed off-axis. The UM7300 supports the HDR10 and HLG HDR formats, plus voice control via the Google Assistant or Amazon Alexa. The onboard LG ThinQ AI system is designed to simplify voice control of your compatible smart home devices, plus enhanced personalized entertainment with artificial intelligence software integration.
LG UM7300PUA 55" Class HDR 4K UHD Smart IPS LED TV
The second LG here, the aforementioned UM6900PUA, sports the same key specs as the UM7300 (aside from screen size), with just one key difference: the UM6900PUA doesn’t have the ThinQ AI built in, so any voice interaction will be directly through your Google Assistant or Amazon Alexa rather than LG’s proprietary AI.
Like the previously mentioned QLED, this traditional LED TV from Samsung also supports HDR10, HDR10+, and HLG HDR formats to provide broad HDR compatibility, and PurColor technology further helps fine-tune its color quality. The Essential Contrast and Contrast Enhancer features help provide more lifelike detail across the entire image, and Game Mode reduces input lag for an enhanced gaming experience. It can be controlled via the SmartThings app, but being one of the earliest-released models on this list, it lacks voice-control capabilities, making it a better choice for gift recipients with privacy concerns.
Samsung NU6900FXZA 55" Class HDR 4K UHD Smart LED TV
TCL’s debut on this year-end roundup supports HDR10 and voice control via Amazon Alexa or the Google Assistant. The Roku TV operating system should be familiar to users of Roku streaming media players, making this a welcome gift for first-time smart TV users. The Roku mobile app also lets you use your smartphone or tablet as a remote control; you can also use it as a source for TV audio, so you can plug your headphones into your device for private listening of your TV shows and movies.
TCL S425 43" Class HDR 4K UHD Smart LED TV
Samsung rounds out our list with this 58" model that supports HDR10, HDR10+, and HLG and uses UHD Dimming technology for enhanced lighting control to achieve a higher contrast ratio. It can be controlled by both Amazon Alexa and the Google Assistant, or via the SmartThings app.
Samsung RU7100 58" Class HDR 4K UHD Smart LED TV
| Screen Size (Diagonal) | 84.6" |
| Panel Type | LCD |
| Aspect Ratio | 16:9 |
| Pixel Resolution | 3840 x 2160 |
| Lighting System | Backlit LED |
| HDR Compatibility | HDR10, Dolby Vision, Hybrid Log Gamma |
| Native Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
Video
| Video System | NTSC |
| TV Tuner | Yes |
| 3D | No |
Control Console
| Input Ports | 3 x HDMI Type A (Bottom) 1 x HDMI Type A (Side) 1 x F-Type (RF Antenna) 1 x 1/8" / 3.5 mm (Composite/Analog Audio) (Side) |
| Output Ports | 1 x TOSLINK Optical (Digital Audio) (Bottom) 1 x 1/8" / 3.5 mm (Headphone) (Side) |
| Wi-Fi | Yes |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.1 (Remote, Keyboard, Audio Output) |
| USB Ports | 2 x USB (Version Unspecified) (Audio, Photo, Video) (Side) 1 x USB (Version Unspecified) (Audio, Photo, Video) (Bottom) |
| Ethernet | LAN |
| Control | RS-232C |
Speaker
| Power | 20 W |
Convenience
| Virtual Assistant Support | Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant |
| Operating System | Android |
| Media Player | 3GPP ASF AVCHD FLAC JPEG MOV MP3 MP4 MPEG1 MPEG2 MPEG2PS MPEG2TS MPEG4 VP8 WAV WEBM WMA WMV Xvid |
| Supported Languages | English French Spanish |
| Wall Mounting | 400 x 400 mm |
Remote
| Microphone | Yes |
General
| Power Consumption | Operational: 380.0 W Standby: 0.5 W |
| Dimensions | 75.2 x 43.1 x 2.9" / 1910 x 1096 x 73 mm (Without stand) 75.2 x 46.3 x 15.6" / 1910 x 1176 x 396 mm (With stand) |
| Weight | 99.6 lb / 45.2 kg (Without stand) 106.2 lb / 48.2 kg (With stand) |
View content at four times the resolution of 1080p with the Sony X900F Series 85"-Class HDR UHD Smart LED TV. It has a 84.6" LED display, and incorporates Sony's Motionflow XR technology to digitally enhance fast-moving images to reduce blur. HDR10, Dolby Vision, and HLG compatibility provide a wide color gamut for compatible content. The X900F series has built-in Wi-Fi connectivity to allow access to the Google Play store, your favorite apps, and Internet-based content via its Android operating system, plus content sharing and screen mirroring with your other compatible smart devices such as your smartphone or tablet. The Vewd web browser is also available for download through the Google Play store. With four HDMI inputs, there are multiple options for connecting high-definition video sources. A composite video input is also available for connecting legacy equipment, while three USB ports are onboard for connecting compatible multimedia peripherals like flash drives.
The 4K HDR Processor X1 Extreme is designed to provide real-time image processing for detailed pictures. It also upscales everything you watch to near-4K HDR quality.
This feature is engineered to enhance night shots with enhanced lights and deeper blacks, helping to ensure that dark scenes are darker and bright scenes are brighter.
X-Motion Clarity helps keep fast action smooth and clear by digitally enhancing moving images with no loss in brightness.
TRILUMINOS Display technology is designed to map images from a wide color palette to help reproduce every shade and hue.
4K X-Reality PRO upscales each image to near-4K quality for enhanced clarity.
The X900F series is HDR10-, Dolby Vision-, and HLG-compatible.
Control your TV and other connected devices using just your voice.
Connect your Amazon Alexa-enabled devices for hands-free control of the X900F series TV. Alexa allows you to power on the TV, change channels, control volume, and more with your connected Alexa-compatible device.
Connect your Google Home device for hands-free control and video casting.
You can hide cables in the stand and hold them in place with an included cable holder.
Motionflow XR is designed to create and insert extra frames between the original ones in a fast-motion scene. It compares key visual factors on successive frames, then calculates the split second of missing action in the sequences.
With object-based HDR remaster, the color in individual objects onscreen is analyzed and the contrast adjusted, helping to reproduce greater depth, textures, and more realistic images.
One database is used to clean the picture, reducing on-screen noise; the other is used to upscale the resolution, improving clarity. These two databases are designed to work together, dynamically improving pixels in real time. Each database has tens of thousands of references.
Super Bit Mapping 4K HDR technology is engineered to reveal thousands of tones, shades, and gradations of light, creating smooth, natural 4K TV picture quality without color banding.
The X900F series has Chromecast built-in so you can cast your favorite entertainment, like YouTube or Netflix, from your compatible Android or iOS device or laptop to the TV.
Discover movies, TV shows, games, and more on your TV.
Voice Search on Android TV provides you with the power of Google search, allowing you to find content across different services without the hassle of time-consuming text entry. You can also get recommendations for specific genres, bringing up a list of suitable options.
ClearAudio+ is designed to fine-tune TV sound to help create a more immersive experience. Hear music, dialogue, and surround effects with enhanced clarity and separation.
The X900F series uses a computer model to analyze and compensate for inaccuracies in speaker response by sampling the speaker frequency with enhanced precision. This information is fed back to cancel out any peaks or dips in the speaker's natural response for more natural audio with smooth reproduction of all frequencies.
DSEE is engineered to restore frequencies lost in file compression for a more natural sound with a spacious feel.
S-Force Front Surround is designed to mimic the way the brain correlates sound source to produce the proper volume, time lag, and sound wave spectrum using only the left and right speaker channels for high-fidelity audio across a wide listening area.
Pair your Bluetooth headphones or earphones with the X900F series TV to enjoy TV shows and music without disturbances or interruptions.
The IR Blaster lets you control other devices in your home, such as your cable box, with the TV remote.
As the year winds down, the gift-giving season is upon us. Along with the holiday season comes another year-end best-of list. So, if you’re looking to get a new TV for yourself, or as a gift for your loved ones, the models on this list are the least likely to be re-gifted.
Features common to this entire list include integrated Wi-Fi, 4K UHD resolution, and support for multiple HDR formats; this Sony smart OLED TV features HDR10, HLG, and Dolby Vision compatibility. It has the Google Assistant built in, and can also be controlled by your Amazon Alexa device, allowing you to power-on the TV, change channels, control the volume, and more with just your voice. 4K X-Reality PRO technology helps sharpen images in real time for enhanced detail. OLED technology, as I’m sure you probably know by now, provides deeper black levels and contrast than non-OLED displays, since each pixel is its own light source, so a pixel that’s supposed to be black surrounded by white pixels will remain black.
Sony A8G 65" Class HDR 4K UHD Smart OLED TV
A standout feature of the A8G is its acoustic surface actuator technology, which uses two built-in actuators to turn the screen itself into a speaker driver, so audio emanates directly from the screen to provide a more immersive experience. Along with four three HDMI inputs and access to the Google Play Store for app downloads, it was an easy decision to add this OLED to the list.
Another strong favorite this year has been this Samsung QLED. For those unfamiliar with QLED technology, it employs a layer of quantum dots—the source of the “Q” in “QLED”—within the display surface to add vibrancy to the image. Its supported HDR formats include HDR10, HLG, and HDR10+, which is the dynamic metadata upgrade of traditional HDR10, providing scene-by-scene image analysis and optimization. The Q60R meets 100% of the DCI-P3 color space, which helps prevent colors from fading in bright rooms. Ambient Mode, which can have the TV mimic the wall pattern behind it, makes this QLED a good choice for those who feel like technology disrupts their room’s ambiance.
Samsung Q60 Series 43" Class HDR 4K UHD Smart QLED TV
Like the rest of the Samsung models on this list, it can be controlled via the SmartThings app, and adds Alexa and Google Assistant voice control compatibility, as well. Apple users will enjoy streaming via AirPlay 2 from their compatible iOS devices.
Powered by an octa-core display processor, the V-series supports voice control by both the Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa. It supports the HDR10, Dolby Vision, and HLG formats and sports the SmartCast OS operating system, providing intuitive streaming from your compatible smart device. With Chromecast built in, you can cast from your mobile device directly to the TV with just a touch. Its 60 Hz refresh rate helps minimize the blur that commonly affects fast-moving on-screen objects, such as a speeding car, hockey puck, football, or soccer ball.
VIZIO V-Series V505-G9 50" Class HDR 4K UHD Smart LED TV
LG makes its first appearance on this list with an IPS LED display. IPS, as you may know, stands for in-plane switching, which is a technology that helps provide wide viewing angles, preventing colors from becoming washed out when viewed off-axis. The UM7300 supports the HDR10 and HLG HDR formats, plus voice control via the Google Assistant or Amazon Alexa. The onboard LG ThinQ AI system is designed to simplify voice control of your compatible smart home devices, plus enhanced personalized entertainment with artificial intelligence software integration.
LG UM7300PUA 55" Class HDR 4K UHD Smart IPS LED TV
The second LG here, the aforementioned UM6900PUA, sports the same key specs as the UM7300 (aside from screen size), with just one key difference: the UM6900PUA doesn’t have the ThinQ AI built in, so any voice interaction will be directly through your Google Assistant or Amazon Alexa rather than LG’s proprietary AI.
Like the previously mentioned QLED, this traditional LED TV from Samsung also supports HDR10, HDR10+, and HLG HDR formats to provide broad HDR compatibility, and PurColor technology further helps fine-tune its color quality. The Essential Contrast and Contrast Enhancer features help provide more lifelike detail across the entire image, and Game Mode reduces input lag for an enhanced gaming experience. It can be controlled via the SmartThings app, but being one of the earliest-released models on this list, it lacks voice-control capabilities, making it a better choice for gift recipients with privacy concerns.
Samsung NU6900FXZA 55" Class HDR 4K UHD Smart LED TV
TCL’s debut on this year-end roundup supports HDR10 and voice control via Amazon Alexa or the Google Assistant. The Roku TV operating system should be familiar to users of Roku streaming media players, making this a welcome gift for first-time smart TV users. The Roku mobile app also lets you use your smartphone or tablet as a remote control; you can also use it as a source for TV audio, so you can plug your headphones into your device for private listening of your TV shows and movies.
TCL S425 43" Class HDR 4K UHD Smart LED TV
Samsung rounds out our list with this 58" model that supports HDR10, HDR10+, and HLG and uses UHD Dimming technology for enhanced lighting control to achieve a higher contrast ratio. It can be controlled by both Amazon Alexa and the Google Assistant, or via the SmartThings app.
Samsung RU7100 58" Class HDR 4K UHD Smart LED TV
| Screen Size (Diagonal) | 84.6" |
| Panel Type | LCD |
| Aspect Ratio | 16:9 |
| Pixel Resolution | 3840 x 2160 |
| Lighting System | Backlit LED |
| HDR Compatibility | HDR10, Dolby Vision, Hybrid Log Gamma |
| Native Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
Video
| Video System | NTSC |
| TV Tuner | Yes |
| 3D | No |
Control Console
| Input Ports | 3 x HDMI Type A (Bottom) 1 x HDMI Type A (Side) 1 x F-Type (RF Antenna) 1 x 1/8" / 3.5 mm (Composite/Analog Audio) (Side) |
| Output Ports | 1 x TOSLINK Optical (Digital Audio) (Bottom) 1 x 1/8" / 3.5 mm (Headphone) (Side) |
| Wi-Fi | Yes |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.1 (Remote, Keyboard, Audio Output) |
| USB Ports | 2 x USB (Version Unspecified) (Audio, Photo, Video) (Side) 1 x USB (Version Unspecified) (Audio, Photo, Video) (Bottom) |
| Ethernet | LAN |
| Control | RS-232C |
Speaker
| Power | 20 W |
Convenience
| Virtual Assistant Support | Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant |
| Operating System | Android |
| Media Player | 3GPP ASF AVCHD FLAC JPEG MOV MP3 MP4 MPEG1 MPEG2 MPEG2PS MPEG2TS MPEG4 VP8 WAV WEBM WMA WMV Xvid |
| Supported Languages | English French Spanish |
| Wall Mounting | 400 x 400 mm |
Remote
| Microphone | Yes |
General
| Power Consumption | Operational: 380.0 W Standby: 0.5 W |
| Dimensions | 75.2 x 43.1 x 2.9" / 1910 x 1096 x 73 mm (Without stand) 75.2 x 46.3 x 15.6" / 1910 x 1176 x 396 mm (With stand) |
| Weight | 99.6 lb / 45.2 kg (Without stand) 106.2 lb / 48.2 kg (With stand) |
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