Can’t decide which TV to buy? Our guide to the best TVs in 2020 can help point you in the right direction.
Shopping for the best TV of the year? Look no further. TechRadar has brought together the biggest, brightest, and highest-performing televisions to have ever passed by our eyeballs – and they’re all available to buy today. The Cyber Monday TV deals have arrived in earnest, too, meaning it’s a great time to be shopping around for a new television at a great discount. You may be wanting simply the best TV out there, of course, rather than the most discounted or cheapest – and you’ll find those top picks listed below. (Thankfully, though, there’s a lot of overlap!) Some of our picks below represent the absolute crème de la crème of what TV makers put out in 2020 (see: LG CX OLED, the Sony A8H OLED and Samsung Q95T) but we’ve also highlighted a number of TVs that provide incredible value for your money, too. Combined, you’ve got a list of the best TVs at any budget. That said, we’re always adding more screens to this list, so be sure to check back in a month or two to see the latest additions to this TV hall of fame. The Cyber Monday TV deals are here! The annual Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales period is reaching an end, but for now plenty of great TVs are seeing discounts across a host of retailers such as Walmart and Best Buy. Although we can’t guarantee the newest, high-end models in this list will be getting discounts, Cyber Monday is a fantastic opportunity for you to save some money on a new TV. So whichever one of the best TVs you have your eye on, it makes sense to wait and see if it’s set to be discounted – or whether you can bag yourself a bargain with the version that came before it. Be sure to check back to this page too if your priority is finding one of the TVs from this list, as our price finding system will bring you the best deals on all the products we’ve selected below. The LG CX OLED is certainly the best OLED TV for 2020, and fully deserves to scrape the top of this list to the best TVs available today. Iterating on last year’s LG C9 Series, the LG CX might not seem all that different – and it isn’t. But by continuing the same mesmerizing picture quality and standout webOS smart platform, with a few modern-day updates like HDMI 2.1 and an a9 Gen 3 processor, it’s managed to outdo its predecessor. With a new 48-inch OLED TV size now available too, the CX is an even more flexible proposition for a wider variety of wallets and homes. With a slimline design and support for Dolby Vision and Atmos – along with bellowing built-in audio – it’s a fantastic choice at any size. LG is really looking to entice gamers with its 2020 range, too, with rock-bottom input lag, support for Nvidia G-Sync, and compatibility with 4K/120HZ gameplay for next-gen consoles. You won’t get HDR10+ here, sadly, and UK viewers will have to go without all of their fave catch-up apps, but make no mistake – this is the best OLED TV for you in 2020. Read the full review: LG CX OLED The Samsung Q950TS represents the latest 8K TV from the manufacturer, combining all the benefits of last year’s Samsung Q900 8K screen with innovations first introduced the 2019 flagship Samsung Q90 4K TV that hit shelves earlier this year. Combined in one top-notch QLED TV, the new Samsung Q950 offers an 8K panel and AI-enhanced image processing, plus wider viewing angles, an improved black filter and standard-setting HDR performance. If all that wasn’t enough, Samsung’s smart TV platform is the most comprehensive on the market. So if you’re looking for a state-of-the-art new Samsung TV – and don’t mind paying top-dollar for it – the Q950TS should be at the top of your short list. Read the full review: Samsung Q950TS 8K QLED By combining Sony’s premium OLED picture performance with a powerful and direct sound system, the Sony A8H OLED TV manages to be a stunningly compelling TV option for serious home cinema fans. It carries Sony’s top-line X1 Ultimate processor, Sony’s Pixel Contrast Booster (for more intense image highlights), and a new OLED version of the X-Motion Clarity feature Sony initially developed for its FALD LCD TVs. On the audio side, meanwhile, Sony’s customary Acoustic Surface Audio system (where the TV’s screen is actually ‘excited’ into producing sound) is joined by a two-subwoofer bass system, and an Acoustic Auto Calibration system that can optimize the TV’s sound to your room with just a couple of quick test pulses. The results are nothing short of gorgeous. Read the full review: Sony A8H OLED TV New for 2020, the Samsung Q80T QLED builds on the successes of previous models for a brilliant HDR TV definitely worth checking out. The most notable feature is the incredibly low input lag, making the Q80T a great choice for gamers who want responsive gameplay, but the QLED screen will also make general watching a pleasure all around. The Q80T is the cheapest 2020 Samsung TV to come with a full-array backlight, meaning you’ll get consistent brightness, though not some of the premium qualities of higher-end sets – hence why it lands lower on this list than last year’s Q90 QLED. It also isn’t quite as stylish as the zero-bezel Q950TS, with a thick body compared to other QLEDs in this year’s range. However, you’ll still get Samsung’s latest Quantum 4K processor, vivid HDR colors, and advanced smart TV features through the Tizen OS. If you want more of a saving, too, the Q70R QLED is this TV’s predecessor, and will cost you a good few hundred dollars less than the new Q80T model (yes, it’s the some product line, and yes, the naming is confusing). Read the full review: Samsung Q80T QLED TV Sony’s X900H Series does everything it sets out to do, and in some style. Its picture quality is quite startling in the right circumstances, its sound is more than adequate by prevailing standards, it’s simple to use and it doesn’t turn its nose up at content of inferior resolution.
