75 inches might be the ideal TV size for most living rooms, but it’s hard to find a good, affordable model that’s this big. Those are your best bets.
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Big-screen TVs can offer many benefits over smaller screens, not least the sheer immersion that a large panel offers when gaming or watching a movie. 75-inch TVs are often considered to hit the sweet spot, offering a great home theater experience without the cost and size commitments of an 85-inch or larger TV.
But even if they’re not the biggest TVs you can purchase, high-end 75-inch TVs can be quite pricey. The best of the best from brands like Sony or Samsung can easily cost $2,500 or more, and that’s for a QLED panel instead of an OLED. Now, QLED isn’t bad, and it has one advantages over OLEDs, but that’s a lot of money for a tech that isn’t the top-tier choice for pure image quality.
However, big TVs don’t necessarily have to cost big money. While you’re not going to get a top-of-the-line product, you can indeed buy a decent 75-inch TV for under $1,000 — and in some cases, well under that threshold. The ever-useful Consumer Reports has compiled a list of five strong 75-inch TVs available for less than $1,000 as of Q3 2025. Some are older models that have received price cuts, others are new, budget-oriented TVs, and there are even some more expensive models that are regularly available for less than $1,000. Let’s get started.Roku 75R8B5
If we were only going by the original MSRP, Roku’s 75R8B5 shouldn’t really be on this list. A member of Roku’s top-of-the-line Pro series, the 75R8B5 is a Mini-LED QLED 4K TV that debuted for around $1,600 in 2024. As you might expect, given the price, the 75R8B5 launched as a reasonably fully-featured TV that should satisfy most buyers who aren’t looking for the cream of the crop of 75-inch TVs.
It has a 120Hz panel that supports both Dolby Vision and HDR10, as well as HLG HDR. The presence of full-array local dimming made for solid HDR performance, as shown by Rtings‘ review, which highlighted the strong contrast, good HDR brightness, and great color performance. Given that it’s a Roku TV, it came with a Roku Voice Remote Pro. This comes with several handy features, including voice control and a lost remote finder. The Roku included with Dolby Atmos and Roku Soundstage-capable speakers, although the sonic performance still wasn’t all that great.
Why are we speaking about 75R8B5 in the past tense, as if it had just died? It’s because Roku has updated it for 2025; It’s now the Roku 75R8C5, with the same MSRP as its predecessor and, as far as we can tell, the same specs. So what’s it doing on a list of sub-$1,000 TVs? Well, data from price tracker Keepa shows that Roku’s high-end 75-incher has regularly been available for under $1,000, with a low of $799.
