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When it launched, mini-LED was strictly a premium tech only – but in only a few short years, it’s appeared on budget TVs, where it makes a huge difference to the picture quality.
Roku Pro is the pro’s choice of mid-range TV
When it comes to impressive mid-range mini-LED TVs, TCL and Hisense tend to get all the attention. But real ones know that Roku’s Pro Series is one to keep your eye on, and it really impressed our reviewers.
Its picture delivers solid contrast, good brightness and effective motion handling. It also comes with a great list of gaming features including 4K 120Hz support, and it has the intuitive Roku smart TV interface. This deal knocks 34% off its price, and it’s a great price for a high-quality 65-incher.
Roku Pro Series 65-inch: was $1,199 now $797 at Amazon
A mini-LED bargain
Let’s move on from OLED, and talk about a mini-LED TV that’s just fantastic value. The Hisense U75Q packs a long list of features, including 4K at 165Hz and VRR for gaming, as well as high brightness levels and strong picture quality in an affordable package.
Its 55-inch model has dropped under $500, a new record-low price worthy of checking out.
Hisense U75Q 55-inch TV: was $913.60 now $497 at Amazon
Is burn-in still a problem for OLED TVs? For many years, the tech had a reputation for a big problem: images that appeared on screen often and for long periods – such as network logos or parts of a game’s interface – would ‘burn’ into the screen, and leave ghostly images there all the time.
This reputation was well-earned – it was a big problem for the tech, no doubt. But recent TVs have essentially fully overcome this problem, using a combination of better screen tech, smart processing that detects and mitigates the effects of static logos quietly in the background, and the use of good old-fashioned screen savers if they detect that you’re leaving a fully still image (like a paused video) on the screen for too long.
A Samsung 5-star OLED, but only in one size
While we’re talking about OLED, here’s a good-but-specific deal. The Samsung S90F uses a mix of different OLED plans types across its different sizes, which means we can’t generally verify its performance, which makes it very hard for us to review and recommend. However, the 65-inch version uses just a single panel type, so we reviewed that size only – and we gave it five stars out of five.
It’s an excellent TV, with superb picture quality, top-tier gaming features, and it has a great discount right now.
Samsung S90F OLED TV 65-inch: was $2,499 now $1,399 at Best Buy
If you’ve heard all the fuss about OLED TVs, but you’re not sure what the deal is, then let me direct you to our ‘What is OLED’ guide – but here’s the short version.
LED screens, including QLED, consist of a big screen of lights behind a color-filtering layer of pixels. This makes it hard for these TVs to show true black tones, because trying to block light coming from the backlight often results in something a little gray. Most good TVs these days have an element of ‘local dimming’ to help avoid this, where the light turns itself off in sections that should be black to create true black tones – but if there still a bright section, light will ‘bleed’ into the dark area.
OLED screens don’t have this issue. Each pixel generates its own light, and can be dimmed all the way to being off, for true black tones that can be right next to tiny bright highlights, and there’ll be no bleed from one to the other. For this reason, they’re considered the ultimate in image quality by many people – though they can’t go as bright as LED TVs, so there’s a trade-off.
A small premium TV with elite features
Best Buy’s Black Friday sale has slashed a generous $700 off LG’s 48-inch B5 OLED TV, bringing the price down to $549.99, which is the lowest we’ve seen.
Released this year, the LG B5 is the best budget OLED TV on the market. The 48-inch display delivers an exceptional picture with brilliant colors and sharp contrast that impressed during out measurements (which you can see in progress above).
You also get excellent gaming features, thanks to the four HDMI 2.1 ports and new AI tools, including AI Search, AI Concierge, and an improved AI Chatbot. All those features, premium OLED pictures, all in a compact size, for under $600 – it’s pretty damn great.
LG B5 OLED TV 48-inch: was $1,299 now $549 at Best Buy
A 98-inch TV that’s actually affordable – no, really
I remember only a few years ago, when projector-sized TVs cost as much as a house. Now they cost as much as… well, other TVs. The Q6 delivers high brightness with vivid color and strong contrast, as well as solid gaming features and performance. If you’re looking for a massive display, you won’t find a better deal.
TCL Q6 98-inch 4K TV: was $2,499, now $1,398 at Walmart
Roku quality for a super-cheap price
Roku’s own-brand TVs have only been around for a couple of years, but they’ve quickly settled in as being great value. This is the cheapest option, and you’re getting a 4K TV with HDR, solid picture quality – and, of course, Roku’s excellent software so it’s easy to use.
Something small and cheap?
Amazon’s super-popular 40-inch 2-Series HD smart TV is down to just $149.99, which is a 40% discount. The Amazon 2-Series TV lacks 4K resolution, that doesn’t matter at this kind of size – the important thing is that it offers smart capabilities through the Fire TV experience, plus Amazon Alexa provides hands-free control.
A mega-bargain 65-inch TV
Let’s start with one of the juiciest deals of the day. This budget mini-LED TV offers simply amazing image quality and features for the price – next-gen gaming, rich contrast, impressive brightness, great detail. It feels far more premium than a sub-$500 should make possible.
TCL QM6K 65-inch: was $647.99 now $497.99 at Amazon
And don’t forget that you can email me to ask me for personal buying advice this Cyber Monday! Tell me what kind of TV you’re looking for, and I’ll send you the best options.
Some of the best deals still available include a super-affordable Samsung OLED, and TCL’s big-screen bargain TVs – it’s a great time for updaters on a budget.
I’ve checked all the deals available on this page to make sure they’re still available, and have the correct prices – and I’ll be updating it regularly throughout the day, though you might that prices wobble around today, more than Black Friday.
Good morning, folks! It’s Cyber Monday, and there are still plenty of great TV deals available, hanging on from the Black Friday sales.
