The 6 Best TVs For Watching Sports - Black Friday 2024

The best TV for sports that we've tested is the Samsung S90D/S90DD OLED. It has an incredibly wide viewing angle, making it a perfect choice for watching the big game with a large group of friends in a wide seating arrangement, as everyone will have a good experience. Better yet, the TV has a near-instantaneous response time, so fast-moving players are crystal-clear, with no distracting motion blur behind them. It also displays an incredibly wide range of colors, but you will want to make sure you get one with a QD-OLED panel for the best possible image quality.

It has superb reflection handling, so you don't have to worry too much about glare on a sunny day. However, it's still not bright enough to overcome glare in rooms with all the curtains open. It upscales lower-resolution content well, which is great as most sporting events are broadcast at a lower resolution. If you don't have cable, the Tizen OS interface has a great selection of streaming apps, and you can easily find your favorite sports channels.

If you're in a well-lit room, a premium TV with an LED backlight like the Sony BRAVIA 9 QLED is a better choice than the Samsung S90D/S90DD OLED, making it the best TV for watching sports in a bright room. Its superb reflection handling and SDR brightness means it easily overcomes glare in the brightest of rooms, so you aren't distracted by reflections on your screen while watching Sunday afternoon NFL games. The TV's image processing is excellent for upscaling and smoothing out low-quality content, which is great for watching sports from cable or low-quality streams. It's also very accurate with colors, so your favorite team's jerseys look the way they should.

Unfortunately, its viewing angle is mediocre. It's not the best option if you regularly watch sports with a big group of friends since the image degrades when viewed from the sides of the screen. However, the TV has a quick response time for minimal blur behind fast-moving players and objects. It uses the popular Google TV interface, which makes finding sports easy for those who don't have cable. It also has good speakers built-in, which is great for those without a soundbar.

If you'd like an OLED but find the Samsung S90D/S90DD OLED too expensive, the LG B4 OLED is a great mid-range TV and can serve as an excellent entry point into the OLED market. The TV doesn't display the same range of colors as the S90D due to its WOLED panel, but colors are still vibrant and lifelike. However, it has equally as good upscaling capabilities, so you don't have to worry about a soft looking image when watching Sunday afternoon NFL games.

Like all OLEDs, it has a superbly wide viewing angle, so it's a great option for watching the big game with a group of friends. The TV also has a near-instantaneous response time, leading to a nearly blur-free viewing experience even when watching the most hectic sports. It has very accurate colors without needing calibration, meaning your favorite team's jersey looks the same as it does when you're at a live game. Finally, the TV comes with LG's webOS, which is loaded with apps, so it's great if you don't have cable and rely on streaming to watch sports.

If you want high-end performance but don't want to spend high-end prices, or if you watch football in mostly bright rooms, check out the Hisense U7N. It's an impressive TV with a similar Mini LED backlight to the Sony BRAVIA 9 QLED; although it has fewer dimming zones, it isn't as bright, and its contrast isn't as good. Still, the TV has amazing reflection handling and SDR peak brightness, so it's no slouch in a bright room. It also looks great in a dark room due to its excellent contrast, so whether you have the lights on or off, you get great overall picture quality.

Unfortunately, it has a narrow viewing angle, so it's not great for watching the game with a large group of friends. However, it does have good upscaling and very good low-quality content smoothing, which helps make sports from cable or low-quality streams look good. It even has a fast response time, so there's minimal blur behind motion in faster sports. The TV's SDR accuracy is unremarkable, so if you care about having the most accurate colors possible, you will need to get it calibrated. Finally, finding sports to watch is very easy, thanks to the Google TV interface.

The best budget TV for watching sports is the Hisense U6/U6N. It's a decent TV overall, with good picture quality. It has very good brightness in SDR, but its reflection handling isn't as good as it is on the Hisense U7N. It can fight some glare in a bright room, but it's better suited for a moderately lit environment. It looks its best in a dark room due to its fantastic contrast, so it's great for watching sports at night.

Like its bigger sibling, it's not a great option if you're looking for a TV to use in a large group setting due to its narrow viewing angle. The TV does a good job with upscaling, but it has poor low-quality content smoothing, so there are noticeable artifacts present when watching sports on cable or from low-bitrate streams. The TV also has poor color accuracy in SDR without calibration, so you might notice certain teams' jerseys looking a little bit different than they do in real life. Fortunately, it has an excellent response time for minimal blur behind fast-moving players and objects. Like most TVs on this list, it runs the easy-to-use Google TV interface.

The LG UT7570 is the best budget TV for watching sports if you have a wide seating area. Outside of the OLEDs, it has the widest viewing angle on this list, as all of its sizes use an IPS panel, which has a wider viewing angle than the VA panels used in the other LED options. It makes it a better choice for watching the big game with a large group of people, as you don't have to fight over the best spot in the house. The TV has good reflection handling, but it's not very bright, so you will want to avoid placing it in a room with a lot of lights on.

Its response time is only decent, so you do see some blur behind very fast-moving players. It also doesn't display the same wide range of colors as other TVs on this list. Fortunately, it has decent overall image processing, so content from cable boxes looks fine. Like the LG B4 OLED, it runs the easy-to-use webOS, so you will have no problem finding your favorite team's big game. It's available in a wide variety of sizes, so whether you need a small 43-inch model or a huge 86-inch one, you have options.