r/Televisions

Looking for a cheap TV to buy

Hi everyone,

I am looking for some cheap, 4K TV to buy to new apartment. I have preselected 4. Can you help me decide which one to pick? Or maybe is there a better option?
Some information:
\- 4K, 144hz
\- 55 inch
\- used for movies, sport watching and gaming

Philips The Xtra 55PML9019/12
Philips The One 55PUS8919/12
HiSense 55E7Q Pro
TCL 55P8K

The TV will be used in living room with a lot of natural Light.

reddit.com
u/Yoddha — 23 hours ago

Cheap TV recommendations

Good day folks. I'm in the market for a cheap TV. I just want something I can watch tv shows on once in a while and also to not have an empty living room. Im not a gamer so the bells and whistles don't really impress me. Other than stalking FB marketplace for a used high end tv, what new TV's would you recommend with decent picture, miracast and won't stop working after 2 years.

I'm thinking 65 inch.

reddit.com
u/mikeDgreat1 — 3 days ago
▲ 3 r/Televisions+1 crossposts

Need new TV. best option under $700?

I need a new Living room TV, as my samsung LED finally bit the dust.

few Questions:

my loving room is pretty bright and we keep the blinds open all day. OLED or QLED

i was looking at MINI LED tv,'s. any have experience, preference or recommendation on either the:

LG - 75" Class 74B Series QNED AI Mini LED 4K Smart webOS TV (2026) for $599

or

TCL - 75" Class QM5K Series 4K UHD HDR QD-Mini LED Smart TV with Google TV (2025) for $699

the TCL worth the extra $100

or suggest somethig better than either of those for around the same money?

thanks in advance!

reddit.com
u/Holden2559 — 9 days ago

TV help needed. Bought LG and it looks great for video games but NOT for sports streaming

Just bought the 75" Class 84B Series QNED evo Al Mini LED 4K Smart webOS TV (2026) at $1000 from Best Buy and I’m pretty underwhelmed and thinking of exchanging it. It looks phenomenal for video games at 120hz, 4k movies, but the moment I try to watch sports through YouTube TV or YouTube highlight videos it looks HORRIBLE. I’ve tried a lot of different setting changes and watching through my Xbox series X and Roku express 4K with no improvements. I watch a ton of NFL and NBA so I can’t have such a blurry picture where I can barely see the jersey numbers when they are zoomed out on the field. I know a lot of sports streaming are capped at 1080p, but this new tv makes it look way worse than my old crappy Sharp from like 2017 seemingly no matter what settings I mess with.

An employee at Best Buy suggested exchanging it for the Sony - 65" Class BRAVIA 5 Mini LED 4K UHD Smart
Google TV (2025) for $1500. He believed that the upgraded processing could handle the lower quality content of sports streaming.

This is by far the most expensive TV I’ve ever bought, and would really appreciate any suggestions on either improving the quality on my current LG, if this SONY upgrade is the right move, or if there’s another TV people would recommend that can handle gaming AND sports. Thanks!

reddit.com
u/Significant_Young860 — 10 days ago

Looking for new TV to replace my 12 year old LG LCD-LED

Was looking at the Samsung 43" QN90D but they dont carry that anymore and I'm weary about the matte screen on the QN90F. I use it mostly for gaming and movies, and so I'd be worried about burn in on new LG OLEDs.

I wish I could just buy a dumb-tv with LCD-LED.

Also size I'm looking for is 42-43 inch

Any recommendations?

reddit.com
u/arcboy — 10 days ago

I have been out of the TV game for 18 years. My old plasma TV is limping into its grave and its tome to pull the trigger but I feel like I'm out of the loop.

I've been suffering from TV envy for more than 15 years. My friends have bought 3D, curved screen, back lit and 4k TVs over the years while my plasma from 2008 has been chugging along but all of its 108 lbs is starting to fail.

I don't need a TV for gaming, just sports and movies mostly. I really want to avoid TVs that have a picture that looks like it came from a bad camcorder. I haven't seen TVs like this in a long time, is it still a thing? What do I need to avoid those TV with the crappy picture?

reddit.com
u/MaximusCanibis — 12 days ago

Looking For My First Ever 4K TV (Under A Grand)

Hey everyone I’m looking around for recommendations as I’m considering getting a 4K TV for the very first time I’ve been using a Samsung HD TV for close to a decade and it’s getting time to finally upgrade I’m not picky about it being OLED or LCD I just want something that’s quality, has a good amount of HDMI ports for gaming, and doesn’t turn into a mirror when watching darkly lit films and such that’s under a thousand dollars

reddit.com
u/Guishmonster — 14 days ago

Overwhelmed, Looking for a new TV | Sony, LG, Samsung, Philips

I'm always quite overwhelmed researching new tech. Usually it narrows down to either, it's not available or it explodes the budget.

I now had a 400€ Philips TV (I don't know the model) in my bedroom that lived for 7 years. Unfortunately it has died on me today, so I'm looking for a replacement.

It has run almost every night, all night for at least 4 years nonstop with YT, Netflix, or Disney. I'm aware this may sound stupid, but you can imagine I don't really care much for picture quality, display technology, or whatnot if I presume that anything I buy new now will, arguably, be an upgrade to my current TV.

Budget is 300-700€
Size 50-55''
Preference on quality & longevity
Placement Bedroom wall mounted
Like I mentioned, only intended to watch YT, and series or movies on Netflix & Disney.

About the brand, well, my Philips has held up now for almost a decade, so it seems to work. I've read a lot of controversy, especially about Sony and Samsung, so I'm not sure. As for other brands, I honestly don't know. I live in Europe, LG, Sony, Philips, Samsung, those are the few big brands that you see everywhere and are easy to get.

I hope I don't sound too toxic in my post, I don't intend to upset anyone. I'm just tired of doing a ton of research on my own again, only to end up wasting money on a bad choice and going through the whole return/warranty process again. So I would really highly appreciate any recommendation you might have. Thx.

reddit.com
u/Prize_Bet_602 — 12 days ago