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Budget-friendly
Now let’s talk about budget TVs from before 2020.
Edge-lit means lower brightness, less-even color tones across the whole screen, and weaker contrast.
Edge-lit TVs are dropping out of big-screen TVs in 2024, as better tech become much more affordable.
In the UK, theTCL C805is our pick of the cheaper mini-LED sets.
OLED
Finally for this era, we turn toOLED.
The Samsung S95D, notably, includes a matte anti-reflective screen that massively reduces this problem.
TheSony Bravia 9is very expensive, but it’s amazing at contrast handling.
TheSamsung QN90Dis also fantastic.
Let’s start with the hottest TV tech becoming mainstream in 2021.
However, there are two good reasons to upgrade from these TVs: screen size and gaming connectivity.
Or Samsung’s own TVs, of course, will offer this especially theSamsung QN90D.
Gaming features might be the bigger draw for some people, though.
TheRoku Pro Seriesis ideal in the US; theTCL C805is great in the UK.
TheHisense U7NorAmazon Fire TV Omni QLEDare great in both.
If you bought a nice mid-range OLED in 2022, you’re probably still feeling pretty happy with it.
But I think only people who’ve become OLED enthusiasts should be upgrading from a 2022 model.
