The 5 Best TVs Under $1,500 - Fall 2024

The best TV under $1,500 we've tested is the Samsung S90D/S90DD OLED. It's a fantastic TV for pretty much any usage. Thanks to its nearly infinite contrast ratio, it looks amazing in a dark room, delivering inky blacks with no distracting blooming around bright highlights or subtitles. It's also a great choice for a bright room, as it gets bright enough to overcome glare and has fantastic reflection handling. HDR content looks amazing thanks to its wide color gamut, delivering bright, vibrant colors that look very realistic. You can find its 55-inch model for under $1,500, and its 65-inch model sits just around that during sales.

It's a versatile TV with a great selection of additional features. It has four high bandwidth HDMI 2.1 ports with 4k @ 144Hz support, so you can take full advantage of the latest consoles or PC GPUs. The TV is compatible with every variable refresh rate (VRR) technology, which helps reduce screen tearing in games when your frame rate fluctuates. It has a great smart interface with a huge selection of streaming apps, so you can easily find your favorite content. Keep in mind that you'll want to stick with the 55, 65, and 77-inch models of the TV to ensure you get a QD-OLED panel, and even then, this varies depending on your region.

If you're not in a completely dark room, the benefits of the Samsung S90D/S90DD OLED are less noticeable, so an LED TV with a Mini LED backlight like the Hisense U8/U8N might be a better choice if you typically use your TV in a well-lit room. It's a fantastic option for a bright living room thanks to its high peak brightness and outstanding reflection handling, so glare isn't an issue when using this TV. Although it looks good in a dark room, it relies on a Mini LED backlight to produce deep blacks, so there's more noticeable blooming around bright objects than on OLEDs.

Unfortunately, the TV's viewing angle is very narrow, so it's not a good option if you regularly watch TV with a large group of friends. On the other hand, it's a home-theater standout due to its support of Dolby Vision HDR and advanced DTS audio formats. The TV also has an excellent selection of gaming features, with HDMI 2.1 bandwidth on two of its ports for up to 4k @ 144Hz gaming with VRR. Additionally, it has an excellent response time and fantastic input lag for a very responsive gaming experience with minimal blur behind fast motion.

If you want an OLED primarily to use as a home entertainment TV, check out one of the best upper mid-range TVs we've tested, the LG C4 OLED. It provides inky blacks with no distracting blooming, and it displays bright highlights next to deep blacks, creating an incredibly immersive viewing experience. It's not quite as good as the Samsung S90D/S90DD OLED, though, as colors are less bright and vibrant. Still, the LG is no slouch when it comes to colors, and it's a better home theater TV than the Samsung, as it supports Dolby Vision and DTS audio formats. It's even bright enough and has good enough reflection handling to use it in a room with the lights on, and its wide viewing angle makes it suitable for use in a group setting.

The TV has a great selection of gaming features, including HDMI 2.1 bandwidth on all four of its HDMI inputs for up to 4k @ 144Hz gaming with VRR, making it fully compatible with the Xbox Series X and PS5. Its incredibly low input lag delivers a very responsive gaming experience, while its nearly instantaneous response time delivers crystal-clear motion. Whether you need a TV for your home theater or one for gaming, it's one of the best options on the market. The 55-inch model is typically priced below $1,500, and you can even find the 65-inch for around that price during sales.

If you're looking for a larger OLED TV, the LG B4 OLED is the best 65-inch TV under $1,500. It's a truly splendid TV, with only a few drawbacks compared to the more expensive OLEDs. It's an excellent entry point into the OLED market, and the TV has all the features of the more expensive LG C4 OLED, although the B4 is dimmer in HDR and doesn't support 144Hz. It still delivers outstanding picture quality, especially in a dark room, with its near-infinite contrast ratio delivering inky blacks with no distracting blooming. It even has similarly vibrant colors as its more expensive sibling, and it's bright enough in SDR to overcome glare in a room with some lights on.

The TV has four HDMI 2.1 bandwidth ports, and it supports 4k @ 120Hz with every VRR technology, making it fully compatible with the Xbox Series X and PS5. It has a nearly instantaneous response time for crystal-clear motion and exceptionally low input lag for a responsive feel. The TV also supports Dolby Vision at 120Hz, which is a great feature for games that support it on the Xbox Series X. And, like other OLEDs, its viewing angle is truly fantastic, making it a great TV for large gaming parties.

The lower mid-range TCL QM7/QM751G QLED is the best 75-inch TV under $1,500 that we've tested. Although it's less advanced than the more expensive options on this list, it still delivers great overall picture quality. It has excellent black levels in dark rooms, helped by a good local dimming solution. The TCL also has excellent peak brightness and decent enough reflection handling to overcome glare, so it's no slouch in a bright room.

It supports Dolby Vision HDR and HDR10+ formats, as well as advanced DTS audio formats, so you can take full advantage of whatever content you're watching. Unfortunately, it has a narrow viewing angle, so it's best viewed from directly in front. The TV has a great selection of additional gaming features, including VRR support to reduce screen tearing and up to 4k @ 144Hz on its two HDMI 2.1 bandwidth ports. It's an amazing TV for gamers due to its fast response time and low input lag, leading to a responsive gaming experience with only some minor blur behind fast motion.