The Greatest TVs We’ve Reviewed in 2025: Sony, Samsung, LG, and Extra

Honorable Mentions

There are such a lot of good TVs obtainable, we won’t add all of them to our prime record. Listed below are some nice choices that both missed the minimize or received knocked off our prime record by their replacements.

Hisense U8QG: The U8QG is a superb purchase at its lowest worth (round $1,000 for a 65-inch mannequin) and a strong decide above that worth, particularly if you would like eye-searing brightness above all else. I observed some SDR shade accuracy points (some photos seemed means too crimson) and located it troublesome to maintain it from wildly over-brightening some content material. Fortunately, you’ll be able to all the time flip it down, and its nuclear energy plant is paired with wonderful black ranges, deep distinction, and loads of options. I really choose final 12 months’s equally punchy U8N, however it’s getting tougher to seek out in inventory.

TCL QM7K (2025): I’ve had a love/hate relationship with the QM7K. A part of TCL’s new Exact Dimming collection, its opulent black ranges and distinction attain towards OLED heights, matched by good brightness for some spectacular moments. The issue? My evaluate mannequin’s colours have been off-kilter, with an odd inexperienced tint in choose black and grayscale content material. Fortunately, I confirmed that TCL’s newest firmware replace mounted the difficulty. The TV’s image processing and colours nonetheless do not catch premium TVs, and that is the second 12 months in a row I’ve discovered a troubling efficiency situation with the QM7. You should not purchase it at full worth, but when you may get the 65-inch mannequin for $1,000 or much less, it is a fairly engaging selection.

Samsung S95D: Samsung’s earlier S95 matte-screen marvel continues to be a wonderful QD-OLED TV that may be adored in just about any TV room. We just like the newer model higher, which begs fewer compromises relating to deep black ranges, but when yow will discover the earlier model on a killer deal, you will not be sorry.

Hisense U7N: Should you’re after a TV at related pricing to the QM6K however with some further eye tingle, final 12 months’s Hisense U7N gives a severe brightness enhance over our prime decide and nonetheless ranks amongst our favourite choices in your cash. Its blooming management and display uniformity aren’t as refined because the QM6K’s however it’s received loads of options, together with nice gaming credentials and a streamlined Google TV interface. It is nonetheless a fantastic purchase whereas inventory lasts, particularly at $700 or much less.

Sony A95L: Sony lastly changed this candy display with the 2025 Bravia 8 II, which gives equally unbelievable image processing and upscaling alongside enhanced colours and better HDR brightness. That should not deter you from contemplating the A95L (9/10, WIRED Recommends) at a cheaper price. With fabulously immersive picture high quality and an intuitive Google TV interface, it is a premium bundle that is very engaging on sale.

Sony Bravia 7: The Bravia 7 is a beautiful show, providing sensible brightness, naturalistic colours, and suave finesse within the refined particulars. Its largest knock may be very poor off-axis viewing, which may very well be powerful to swallow at its excessive record worth. In any other case, it is price contemplating for followers of that Sony glow, particularly since Sony appears to be discounting its greatest QLED TVs rather more liberally than its OLED fashions.

Different TVs We’ve Examined

Samsung The Body Professional: I put the Body Professional via our full evaluate course of and got here away each in limbo as a result of software program points and (up to now) unimpressed with the efficiency. The matte display appears slick when displaying artwork, particularly if you buy one of many add-on frames (a body for the Body?) from Samsung or Deco TV Frames. Image efficiency was in any other case middling at greatest. It is a lot brighter than the standard Body, and the colours pop, however its edge-lit mini LED system doesn’t look good with darkish 4K HDR content material, even within the day. Furthermore, I had bother with its very sluggish working system (which others have reported) and stuttering Blu-ray playback. We’re awaiting a second mannequin, which we hope relieves the software program points, however steer clear for now.

TCL QM7: There’s just one factor holding again 2024’s fantastically balanced QM7: a software program glitch. Throughout my evaluate, I skilled a difficulty the place adjusting SDR backlight ranges affected HDR, which might result in extreme brightness limitations. Whereas TCL mounted the difficulty in a firmware replace for me, I by no means received affirmation on a broader OTA repair. Most folk most likely will not have this situation, so the QM7 continues to be price contemplating, however make certain and examine it earlier than throwing out the field.

TVs We’re Testing Subsequent

Samsung S90F: The follow-up to our favourite gaming TV may very well be among the many greatest OLED values of the season (it normally is). I will be long-term testing it over a number of weeks, so I ought to discover each nook and cranny for an in-depth analysis.

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