Buying a new television can be a tedious task especially if you are not too interested in the tech itself but rather on what shows on your screen. The newest models always come packed with the latest technologies and features that all are a must-have if you ask someone who is trying to sell you something.
Well, today is your lucky day since we are not here to sell you anything! We are just trying to help you make some sense out of the ever evolving field of TV’s.
- World's No.1 OLED: Celebrating 12 years of perfecting award-winning OLED TV technology.
- Brightness Booster: Our Brightness Booster technology magnifies each individual pixel for luminous quality that shines with every detail.
- Bright Room Ready: Verified by UL for Discomfort Glare Free (UGR less than 22), you can be confident your LG OLED TV performs great no matter the room or the lighting. With LG OLED you still experience perfect black that delivers stunning pictures other brands just can't match.
- Alpha 9 AI Processor Gen8: This processor is the brains behind a truly unforgettable TV experience. You'll get personalized smooth, vivid pictures no matter what you watch. AI Super Upscaling technology automatically enhances picture quality whether you're watching sports, movies, or a late-night favorite. Everything looks and sounds incredible on a LG OLED TV.
- Perfect Black & Perfect Color (8.3 million self-lit pixels: LG's flagship OLED technology creates an incredible watching experience and stellar picture quality with Perfect Black and Perfect Color technology on over 8.3 million self-lit smart pixels, even in bright rooms.
- Get more from your TV – With 4K Ultra HD, enhanced brightness, and clear audio, the Amazon Fire TV 4-Series upgrades your entertainment.
- Vivid views – 4K Ultra HD and HDR10+ deliver bright, crisp visuals with improved contrast, so details look beautiful even in dark scenes.
- Speed, redefined – Jump right into what you love with Wi-Fi 6 support and a new quad-core processor. Apps open and load fast and the picture stays smooth.
- The new Alexa on Fire TV – Getting to what you love has never been easier. Talk naturally to find what to watch fast, manage your smart home, or dive into virtually any topic.
- Instantly On - Introducing our custom Omnisense technology. Built-in sensors wake the display when you enter to show your favorite artwork or let you start watching in a snap.
- 4K UltraHD Resolution: Experience incredible detail with 4X the resolution of 1080p Full HDTVs
- QLED (Quantum Dot Technology): Rich, vibrant colors covering nearly the entire DCI-P3 color space to bring images to lifeQLED – Quantum Dot Technology: Rich, vibrant colors covering nearly the entire DCI-P3 color space to bring images to life
- 144Hz Panel Refresh Rate: Watch action-packed movies, fast-paced video games, and live sports with an ultra-smooth viewing experience, free of motion blur
- TCL AIPQ Pro Processor: Powerful, advanced processor that intelligently optimizes the color, contrast, and clarity for an unrivaled 4K HDR experience
- Dolby Atmos Audio: Advanced spatial audio processing can be found in movies, TV shows, and video games.
- POWERS DRAMATICALLY CLEAR COLOR AND SOUND: Enjoy your movies and shows in stunning 4K, regardless of the source resolution. Plus, get the most out of what you're watching with AI-optimized color boosted picture and audio quality, enhanced accordingly to the type of content*
- OVER A BILLION COLORS THAT STAY TRUE EVEN IN THE BRIGHTEST SCENES**: Appreciate every beautiful shade of color with incredible precision. The nano-sized Quantum Dots can display the entire color spectrum,* so you can admire billions of shades at any brightness level.
- SECURES PERSONAL DATA*** WITH TRIPLE-LAYER PROTECTION: Your TV experiences are secured. Samsung Knox Security defends against harmful apps and phishing sites while keeping sensitive data, such as PINs and passwords, secure. It also safeguards your IoT devices connected to your TV.
- A WORLD OF CONTENT AT YOUR FINGERTIPS, NO SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED: Watch 2,700+ free channels including 400+ Samsung TV Plus premium channels and on free streaming apps. Enjoy national and local news, sports, movies and more. Explore new content being added regularly.
- BRINGS OUT DETAILS AND CONTRAST WITH DEEP BLACKS AND BOLD CONTRAST: Reveal hidden details with deep blacks and vibrant brights. The dynamic tone mapping of HDR10+ enhances contrast, delivering vibrant imagery and ensuring all meaningful details stand out.
What Should You Look For?
These are the aspects you should take into consideration when buying a television.
Screen Size
The most important part of the television is, surprise surprise, the screen, and the most distinctive feature of the screen is its size.
Measure the area on which you are planning to place the TV and figure out which size will fit there. There are lots of calculators out there to measuring the “ideal” viewing distance for each size, but generally speaking we are firm believers of the old fashioned “the bigger the better” ideology- unless we are talking about extra cramped spaces. All these calculations are best done with your own eyes and a little bit of common sense.
If your last TV buying experience is not exactly recent, one thing to keep in mind is that the new models come with tiny frames. This means that you will have more screen area in a new 42″ TV than you had on one bought ten years ago.
Picture Quality
This is the part where the faint-hearted tend to give up with all the different numbers and letter combinations. But fear not, they are not as complicated as they might first seem. Picture quality is one of those factors that are not just something for the sales people to boast on – there are actually differences between different models. If you want the picture to be as crisp as possible, buy a 4K (Ultra HD, UHD) television. The resolution (pixels on the screen) is four times bigger than in Full HD televisions.
As Netflix, Amazon Prime and plenty of others streaming services have already started supporting 4K streaming you will miss out on a lot of eye candy if you settle for less. 4K is the resolution of this day and will soon enough become the standard until even bigger resolutions surpass it. This is not a dying gimmick like 3D.
But size is not all that matters. If you want a complete viewing experience (at least in terms of the technological aspects) you need to take colors and contrast into account too. This is best guaranteed by choosing an OLED TV with HDR support.
The millions of colors at their best, complimented with the blackest of the blacks will treat your eyes in ways the older technologies never could. As a cherry on top OLED screens generally have higher refresh rates, making them ideal for watching fast paced sports for example.
4K televisions can also scale up regular Full HD video making it look better than it would from a FHD television.
High Dynamic Range (HDR)
HDR is arguably as important as 4K resolution if you want a TV that will serve you optimally for the years to come.
As a rough generalization 4K will aid the picture with sharpness while HDR takes care of the vibrancy of the colors, brightness and contrast.
The basic idea of High Dynamic Range in layman’s terms is that it makes the picture look more natural by enhancing the distinction between the smallest differences of tones.
Not all HDR televisions support the technology in full effect though. If you want the best, be sure that it supports the Ultra HD Premium standard.
Smart TV Features
Smart TVs have become a industry default in a short time span and it might sound a bit confusing if your knowledge of televisions is somewhat outdated.
What it means is that the modern televisions come with the ability to use various streaming platforms (Netflix, YouTube etc) straight from the telly without any further accessories. You can even use a traditional web browser with them. Tech-wise this means that smart TVs come equipped with a processor and internet connectivity.
This might seem a bit unnecessary if your television watching habits are from the time before smart TVs but believe us: watching your favorite show’s whenever you want with the ability to pause and rewind when you want is something that you will miss once you get used to it. Not to mention the enormous libraries of content that is available on these platforms.
Proper Accessories
One thing that the latest technology hasn’t yet brought into the tellies is proper audio.
If you are the least bit serious about entertainment you must buy some sort of external audio equipment. In the past this would have required a whole another guide (and still does if you are an audiophile), but the easiest way to upgrade the audio experience is to buy a sound bar subwoofer combo. These handy devices have gained massive popularity with their ease of use. Today they even sound great, making them a real contender for the usual amplifier + speaker set combo.
If you are going for extra style points you should also look into wall mounting.
Last update on 2026-04-13 / Affiliate links / Images from Amazon Product Advertising API