We’ve rounded up all the best Black Friday TV deals you can shop today as well as some buying advice to help you make the right decision.<\/b>
\nRetailers like Best Buy, Amazon and Walmart have started their best Black Friday TV deals, slashing the price of must-have HDTVs,4K TVs and 8K TVs. Don\u2019t be fooled into thinking that because the Black Friday deals have started early this year you have time to wait before you strike, because you don\u2019t. There\u2019s a microchip shortage that\u2019s preventing manufacturers from keeping up with increased demand, so when these Black Friday TV deals sell out, it\u2019s unlikely they\u2019ll be restocked this side of the holidays. Stores are also dealing with distribution challenges that could see late orders delayed too, so shop now. Why Buy: The Walmart Black Friday deals are home to the cheapest 50-inch 4K TV we\u2019ve found: A 50-inch Sceptre U515CV-U for $199, down from $330. You\u2019ll need to act fast, though: There was a similar discount floating around on this television last year, and it sold out in a matter of hours. To offer a 50-inch 4K TV for less than $200, Sceptre had to make a couple of tradeoffs. The main one here is the Sceptre U515CV-U isn\u2019t a Smart TV. Fortunately, you can take advance of one of the fantastic Black Friday Roku deals happening now to add streaming from $20. Check Price Why Buy: If you\u2019re looking for something a little smaller (and more affordable) than a massive, cinema-worthy television, this 43-inch Toshiba 4K Fire TV could be the answer to your prayers. It has HDR for extracting more detail and color from supported content and upscales HD content to 4K Ultra HD. Plus, like the 50-inch Insignia 4K Fire TV below, it\u2019s a Fire Edition TV, so it runs Amazon\u2019s Fire TV smart software. If you\u2019ve ever used an Amazon Fire TV Stick before, the experience will feel very familiar. There\u2019s even an Alexa Voice Remote in the box to control the television using your voice. Check Price Why Buy: Best Buy has knocked $120 off this 50-inch Insignia 4K TV. What\u2019s we love about this model is that it\u2019s a Fire TV, so it has a Fire TV Stick 4K under the hood. It can be controlled using Amazon Alexa via the included Alexa Voice Remote, and can access more than one million streamable movies and shows out the box. Like most 4K TVs, this Insignia 4K Fire TV has a 4K Upscale Engine for showing HD content in a 4K Ultra HD resolution. This is done in real-time, as the material plays. It also has HDR10 for enhancing the color of a movie or show to make it look more realistic, and DTS Studio Sound for a more immersive viewing experience. Check Price Why Buy: Out of all the 65-inch TV deals happening now, this 65-inch Vizio V-Series for $530 is the best value. The television runs Vizio\u2019s own SmartCast smart software, which is a bit like having a Google Chromecast baked into the television, offering instant access to streaming services like Netflix. Also Available Like all high-resolution 4K TVs worth buying, the Vizio V-Series has HDR on board (in this case, we\u2019re looking at two standards: Dolby Vision and HDR10+) for making movies, shows and live events appear more lifelike, and a 4K Upscale Engine for converting HD material into 4K Ultra HD in real time. Check Price Why Buy: As we said before, Best Buy\u2019s offer on this 70-inch Samsung TV tops the list of the best Black Friday TV deals. It\u2019s (of course) a Smart TV, so it can access all the leading streaming services out of the box like Disney+ and has Samsung\u2019s 4K Upscale Engine on board for showing HD content in a 4K Ultra HD resolution. Our one gripe with the Samsung TU6985 is that it only has two HDMI slots on board, so you\u2019ll want to invest in an HDMI splitter if you\u2019re wanting to hook up a set-top box and other accessories, like a PS5. One of these will set you back around $30 \u2014 but that\u2019s a small price to take home 70-inch TV for only $600. Check Price Why Buy: Is it a picture frame? Is it an original da Vinci? No, it\u2019s Samsung\u2019s The Frame TV. Designed to blend into the background and be used as a photo frame when it isn\u2019t in use, The Frame is a television appealing to the most design-conscious of shoppers. An acquired taste, it\u2019s one of the most innovative TVs on the shelves. What\u2019s fascinating about The Frame is it isn\u2019t a gimmick. When it\u2019s being used as a television, it has a stunning QLED screen, a high-end technology designed to rival the likes of the OLED TV above, delivering high brightness and fantastic contrast that\u2019ll mark a massive step up from any standard LED television. Also Available Because it\u2019s a 4K TV, it\u2019s also armed with Samsung\u2019s trademark 4K Upscale Engine for showing HD content in 4K Ultra HD, HDR10+ for drawing more detail out of the scene at hand, and smart software to access streaming services like Amazon Prime Video and Netflix \u2014 when it isn\u2019t displaying works of art while idle. Check Price Why Buy: OLED TVs sit at the head of the table, offering the best viewing angles, deepest blacks and the best picture any television on the market has to offer, so it should come as no surprise our pick for the best TV is an OLED TV. This particular model we\u2019re talking about now, the Vizio OLED, made our list of the best OLED TVs. We know what you\u2019re thinking: A 55-inch TV for $1200? It better make dinner and clean up after. Well, it doesn\u2019t do quite that but it does offer an incredible picture, with support for all of the main HDR flavors: Dolby Vision, HDR10, HDR10+, and HLG \u2014 more than any other OLED TV from a top brand that we\u2019ve come across. Also Available: 65-inch Vizio OLED 4K TV: $1500, was $1800 \u2014 VIEW DEAL The Vizio OLED 4K TV runs at 120Hz and has HDMI 2.1, so it\u2019ll work well with both the PS5 and Xbox Series X. It also has a 4K Upscale Engine for showing HD content in a 4K Ultra HD resolution, and Vizio\u2019s SmartCast interface for access to all the top streaming services. It also supports Apple AirPlay 2 and Chromecast. Check Price We can\u2019t stress this enough: If you find something you like the look of in the Black Friday TV deals happening now, buy it now. Don\u2019t wait. The best Black Friday TV deals have started, and we have confidence in that based on the fact retailers are offering price promises, like the Best Buy Black Friday Price Guarantee. You can\u2019t even turn on the telly without hearing chatter about holiday shipping delays and stock shortages, and that\u2019s fueling early shopping, so if you wait until Black Friday there\u2019s a very good chance the best Black Friday TV deals we\u2019re seeing now will be out of stock, leaving the shelves littered with older models. When shopping the best Black Friday TV deals, follow these rules: If you\u2019re after one of the best QLED TVs or OLED TVs, shop now; if you\u2019re after a new 4K TV or 8K TV, shop now; if you\u2019re after an HDTV or looking for a discount on an older model \u2014 maybe something without smart software \u2014 wait for Black Friday, Also ask yourself whether the possibility few extra bucks in your pocket is worth risking the item not arriving in time for the holidays. If the answer to that question is you want it this side of the New Year, then shop the best Black Friday TV deals right now. Hold out a minute longer and you may just see the offer disappear. The main thing to keep in mind when shopping for a new television on Black Friday is that retailers are in the business of making money. They aren\u2019t bothered if they sell you an old telly that doesn\u2019t have smart software on board, or an HDTV that\u2019s capped at 720p and not 1080p Full HD, so do some research. We\u2019re doing our best to collect all of the best Black Friday TV deals above, listening their main features and who each one is best for, but you still need to know whether you want an LED, QLED or OLED TV, and whether there are any particular quirks you\u2019re after like Apple AirPlay 2 or a Roku TV before shopping. You\u2019ll also want to keep in mind that screen size isn\u2019t the total size of the television. You need to factor in depth and the width and height including the frame. As a rule of thumb, if you have enough 65 inches of space, you don\u2019t have enough room for a 65-inch TV. You\u2019d need to size down to a 60-inch or smaller. If you follow this advice, you\u2019ll position yourself to shop the best Black Friday TV deals with ease, avoiding disappointment. After all, the last thing you want to do is buy a telly only to find it\u2019s too large or is missing the one feature you were hoping it would have when it arrives. Homework is the trick here, folks. Another thing worth taking advantage of here are return windows. If you find a deal you like the look of now, but want to hold out to see if it\u2019s cheaper or a better offer comes along later, but it now. You can always return it in exchange for a full refund (assuming you don\u2019t open it) if you find something else. If this is your first time shopping the Black Friday TV deals, you probably have a bunch of other questions \u2014 and we\u2019re here to answer them. Cyber Monday (which falls the Monday after Black Friday) tends to be a rehash of the best Black Friday TV deals, and while there\u2019s usually no harm in waiting to see what discounts it brings, considering all the shock shortages we\u2019re seeing this year and the distribution challenges, this is a bit like playing Russian roulette. It\u2019s unlikely retailers will have stock of the best Black Friday TV deals we\u2019re seeing today on Black Friday itself, let alone Cyber Monday. Then again, it could offer discounts on backorder, so ask yourself again: Is having the television in time for the holidays more important than saving a few more bucks? Black Friday as an event is the best time of year to buy a new television. That\u2019s because the annual shopping bonanza happens in November, two months before the leading manufacturers all flock to Las Vegas to showcase their latest viewing hardware at the annual Consumer Electronics Show ( CES). As such, retailers like Amazon, Best Buy and Walmart use the shopping event as an opportunity to clear their shelves of excess stock to make way for the new inventory that\u2019ll arrive after it\u2019s announced at CES 2021. This makes Black Friday the perfect time to buy a new television at a rock-bottom price. In terms of shopping on Black Friday itself (November 26), we wouldn\u2019t recommend it. You\u2019ll want to shop beforehand if you want the television to arrive in time for the holidays. Not to beat a dead horse, but the reality is we\u2019re still dealing with shipping and manufacturing delays, so you\u2019ll want to shop now. The main thing to remember is that retailers are running a business, so don\u2019t be expecting to head over to Walmart and find a brand new, state-of the-art $1500 television on sale for $150, because of Black Friday TV deals. What\u2019s more realistic here is that model could be on sale for around $1100 or maybe even $1000. If cheap and cheerful is the name of the game, it\u2019ll be the older models that receive the most substantial discounts \u2014 we\u2019re talking about the 2018s,2019s or 2020s. If you\u2019re searching for a budget TV though these are nothing to scoff at: Most have a 4K screen, some form of HDR and run smart software out of the box. They\u2019ve already started! We saw the first Black Friday TV deals appear as early as October this year, and they\u2019re still going strong. The catalog is getting weaker with each passing day, though, as retailers run out of stock of the must-have models or shipping dates get pushed into late December or and January 2022. Technically, Black Friday TV deals end the Saturday after Black Friday \u2014 but most run over the weekend and are rebranded for Cyber Monday. This year will be a little different though as retailers and manufacturers are finding it difficult to meet demand, so some of the best Black Friday TV deals have ended.<\/p>\n