Best 4K TVs for When You Crave Cinema Experience at Home

This Samsung 55-Inch TV is a premium, feature-rich model from the top Samsung's NU8000 series. It looks quite minimalistic with an extremely thin LED panel and bezel-free design. On the back, it has 4 HDMI ports, 2 USB ports, 1 Ethernet port, antenna/cable connection, an optical audio output, and a 3.5mm connector. Take note that this TV has no analog video inputs, meaning you won’t be able to connect your old DVD player, VCR, or video game system. Other than that, the TV is almost perfect. We dare say it boasts the best picture quality on the big 55-inch screen. It has a stellar upscaling and conversion technology and shows ultimately crisp 4X Full HD content. Thanks to the high native contrast ratio, it produces deep black scenes quite well. And due to the wide color gamut (Dynamic Crystal Color), you’ll get stunning high dynamic range and millions of additional shades.

With the 240 motion rate, the TV ensures incredibly smooth and crisp motion even in the fastest scenes or games. Additionally, it boasts the feature any gamer will definitely like - the Auto Game Mode. Your gaming console will automatically optimize the TV settings for the true 4K HDR gaming experience with super-fast refresh rates and minimal input lag.

Just like other high-end Samsung TVs, this one uses OneRemote and has Bixby (voice assistance). Bixby can help you search the needed content, flip channels, or even inform you about the current weather. So, if you want to get an advanced TV with the best 4K HDR picture quality possible, this Samsung TV is a stellar option.

The LG Electronics 65UK6300PUE TV deftly combines great picture quality, excellent performance, neat design, and reasonable price. It has a very functional design with nice clean lines and a small bezel frame. It’s worth mentioning that some of the rear-facing inputs ( 3 HDMI, 2 USB, 1 RF, 1 Composite, 1 Ethernet) may be a bit difficult to access when wall mounted. Though, we’re sure that you’ll quickly catch the trick of connecting cables to rear inputs even if your TV is hung on the wall.

The standout feature of this TV is its side angle viewing capability. Although the TV isn’t curved, it provides excellent picture quality from side angles without decreasing color saturation and contrast. This is achieved thanks to the IPS panel. However, it's worth noting that the IPS panel might hurt black levels a bit. So, if you’re a nighttime watcher, this TV might not be the best option for you.

Looking for an inexpensive 4K 55-inch TV? While most TVs that cost less than $500 utterly disappoint, the TCL 55S517 TV is the one that would surely impress you. It's by far the best TV for the money. With more apps than competitors, this Roku TV delivers the simplest and most comprehensive smart TV experience on the market.

This model is a great improvement over the cheaper S405 series Roku TVs, which now has Dolby Vision HDR, a wider color gamut, and enhanced remote.

Thanks to the new Nano Band Phosphor (NBP) Photon technology, the 5 series TV has a wider color gamut and supports both Dolby Vision and HDR10 formats. Also, it touts better 120Hz clear motion index, though we think, and many users agree with that, it's on par with a 60Hz native panel. Where TCL 5 series telly undoubtedly outperforms the TCL S405 series is in the color accuracy and uniformity. It boasts an excellent contrast ratio and great black levels. The only thing we disliked is that it's unable to get as bright as premium TVs, especially in HDR. The TV doesn't support a local dimming feature and can't produce bright highlights. That's why it will function best in dim viewing environments.

On the bright side, this TV uses Roku, one of the best Smart TV platforms on the market that rarely stutters. It offers more than 500,000 movies and TV episodes, as well as nearly 1800 apps. The most popular of them are Netflix, Hulu Plus, HBO Go, Amazon Instant and more. For convenient operation, the TV comes with the "enhanced" Roku TV remote that features a built-in mic for voice functions and can communicate with the TV without a line of sight. Conveniently, it has dedicated buttons for Netflix, Amazon instant, Mgo, and rdio.

If you want to get a TV from the best electronics brand but don’t want to overpay for curved display or other extra frills, we kindly recommend you to take a closer look at the Samsung 50NU7100 Smart TV. It’s a quite decent TV that has a lot to offer. To begin with, you just can’t beat the picture quality for the price point. Depending on what you watch, you can switch between numerous presets for different picture modes. Owing to Samsung's semi-clear coat screen, the ambient light is absorbed and the image gets very sharp, accurate, and vibrant. Another proprietary technology, PurColor, allows TV to reproduce millions of shades of color and fine tune the picture according to the content you’re watching. And although the TV lacks local dimming technology, it uses UHD dimming that adjusts brightness to ensure deeper darks and brighter whites. Speaking about picture quality, the only area that’s worth improvement is narrow viewing angles. When viewing from off center, the color saturation gets worse and contrast does fade.

The refresh rate is mediocre - the native panel refresh rate is 60Hz and the backlight motion rate is 120. Yet, this rate is sufficient for fast-moving content. As for the sound, it’s very good for this TV. The clarity of voices is superb, which is especially important for 'older ears'. Plus, if you wish, you can fit a soundbar in front of the TV as its stand is wide enough to accommodate standard soundbars. The stand is very sturdy, so you can be sure that you won’t experience wobbling.

If you're looking for a new screen that would wow your guests and friends when they come to your place for a movie night, the TCL 43S425 isn’t the ticket. Still, it's a good entry-level 4K TV that can serve as a second screen in your house.

The overall picture quality is decent, and the TV keeps the low input lag and motion blur, which makes it a good choice for gamers tight on budget. If set in a dark room, the TV reproduces deep blacks very well thanks to the excellent black uniformity. However, the quality suffers in bright lighting.

The TV uses the proprietary 4K Creative Pro upscaling engine which enables you to watch the HD content in near 4K quality. To our mind, the telly delivers not the crispest picture out there - the image is rather dim and isn't as bright compared to other reviewed TVs. Still, for the price, it's quite OK.

The best thing about this 4 Series TV is the built-in Roku platform. It gives you super-quick access to a plethora of streaming apps including YouTube, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Sling TV, Hulu, Pluto TV, and more. The Roku TV remote with 20 buttons makes the navigation dead-simple. Additionally, you can download the special mobile app to your smartphone and turn it into a full-function remote with voice control. Also, it will give you an opportunity to plug in headphones for private listening, browse and add new channels, as well as cast your videos, music, and photos to the TV.