Best TVs For The Xbox Series X - Fall 2024

The best TV for Xbox Series X that we've tested is the Samsung S90D/S90DD OLED. It's a fantastic TV that delivers an incredible gaming experience. Fast-paced action games look outstanding thanks to its nearly instantaneous response time, so there's almost no blur behind fast-moving objects. The TV's input lag is incredibly low, which makes for extremely responsive gaming, and its VRR support means you also get a nearly tear-free gaming experience. It's bright and colorful in HDR and SDR, so your games really pop. Due to its HDMI 2.1 bandwidth ports, the TV can take full advantage of almost everything the Xbox Series X offers, including 4k @ 120Hz gaming. Unfortunately, Samsung doesn't support Dolby Vision on their TVs, so you won't be able to game in that HDR format.

Being an OLED, the TV's near-infinite contrast ratio and perfect black levels mean that blacks are inky. In combination with its excellent HDR brightness, it delivers an impactful HDR experience. The TV even overcomes glare in a bright room due to its exceptional reflection handling. Whether you're in a pitch-black room or gaming with the lights on, the TV truly delivers. Just make sure that you purchase the 55, 65, or 77-inch sizes, as those are the ones with a QD-OLED panel. Even then, this varies depending on your region. 

If you regularly game in a room with lots of lights on and don't want to deal with pesky reflections, the Sony BRAVIA 9 QLED is the best TV to pair with your Xbox Series X in a bright room. This TV easily overcomes glare in the brightest rooms due to its superb SDR brightness, and it can display exceptionally bright highlights in HDR games. Speaking of HDR, the TV supports Dolby Vision gaming at up to 120Hz, so you can take full advantage of your Xbox's HDR capabilities. Colors are also very vibrant due to the TV's wide color gamut. Although its black levels aren't quite as good as an OLED like the Samsung S90D/S90DD OLED, it still delivers exceptionally deep blacks with very minimal blooming thanks to its stellar local dimming.

The TV is also loaded with modern gaming features. It has HDMI 2.1 bandwidth on two of its ports that support up to 4k @ 120Hz with VRR, meaning it's fully compatible with Series X. Fast motion has minimal blur behind it due to the TV's excellent response time. You also get a responsive gaming experience due to its very low input lag, although it's a bit higher than competing models from other brands. Unfortunately, it has a mediocre viewing angle, so the image degrades when viewed from the sides of the screen. It's not as bad as a lot of other TVs that use a VA panel, but it's still not the best choice if you like to play couch co-op games with a large group of friends.

If you want something cheaper in the mid-range price category, check out the LG C4 OLED. It's another fantastic gaming TV with many of the same features and high-end gaming performance as the Samsung S90D/S90DD OLED. The LG uses a different type of OLED panel than the Samsung, resulting in less vibrant colors and dimmer highlights. However, it still delivers the same excellent picture quality in dark rooms thanks to its perfect black levels, with no blooming around bright objects. It also has similarly impressive reflection handling and SDR brightness, so it overcomes glare in rooms with the lights on.

Besides the differences in HDR brightness and color vibrancy, the LG also offers HDMI 2.1 bandwidth on all of its ports. It also supports VRR, 4k @ 120Hz (144Hz on PCs), and Dolby Vision, so it's fully compatible with the Series X. Like the Samsung, it has a near-instantaneous response time, so fast motion is crystal clear. It also has the same incredibly low input lag, so you're not at a competitive disadvantage on this TV.

The LG B4 OLED is the best TV for Xbox Series X in the mid-range category that we've tested. It's truly an awesome TV, with only a few drawbacks compared to the more expensive LG C4 OLED. The TV has all the features of the C4, although the B4 is dimmer in HDR outside of Game Optimizer. While using Game Optimizer, the TV's HDR brightness is essentially the same as that of its more expensive sibling, which is great. Like the C4, it delivers outstanding picture quality, with its near-infinite contrast ratio delivering inky blacks at the same time as bright highlights, making it look outstanding in a dark room. It even gets bright enough to fight some glare in a room with the lights on.

Its four HDMI 2.1 bandwidth ports offer up to 4k @ 120Hz support, and you won't miss out on the 144Hz support the C4 has since the Series X is limited to 120Hz. It's also compatible with every VRR technology, has a nearly instantaneous response time, and has an extremely low input lag. Overall, this TV is a great entry point into the OLED market. If you pretty much only use the TV for gaming on your Xbox, you don't really miss out on much by choosing it over the more expensive C4, and it still looks excellent if you also use it to watch movies and TV shows.

If you'd like the Sony BRAVIA 9 QLED or LG B4 OLED but are looking to save some money, you can safely step down to the best lower mid-range TV for the Xbox Series X that we've tested, the Hisense U7N. It's dimmer than the Sony, with worse contrast, but it has almost the same feature set. Plus, it's still bright enough for a very good HDR experience. Its contrast is excellent overall, so it looks great when gaming in a dark room. The TV has fantastic reflection handling, so it handles very bright rooms well. It looks great in a dark room, as it has a good local dimming solution to emphasize highlights and further improve the TV's contrast. It's also a very colorful TV, making it very pleasant to watch in any context.

Unfortunately, its viewing angle is narrow, so it's best viewed from the front. Thankfully, its response time is excellent, making it an enticing option for gamers hoping to save money on a great TV. It has superbly low input lag and offers an extremely responsive gaming experience. Just like the higher-end Sony and LG options, it has two HDMI 2.1 bandwidth ports, with each capable of up to 4k @ 144Hz. Furthermore, it supports VRR, and it has 120Hz Dolby Vision support, so it's fully compatible with the Xbox Series X.

If you're on a budget, you can save money by getting the TCL Q6/Q651G QLED. As you get into budget TVs, the main difference between them and higher-end TVs is that you usually won't get a 120Hz refresh rate or HDMI 2.1 bandwidth. Even though this TV has HDMI 2.0 bandwidth on all its ports, alongside a 60Hz panel, it can output 1080p @ 120Hz and 1440p @ 120Hz with a wide VRR range through resolution halving on all sizes except for the 43 and 50-inch models. It's hard to notice the drop in picture quality from resolution halving unless you really look for it, so it's a great feature, making it one of the cheapest TVs on the market with a 120Hz refresh rate.

Still, it has worse picture quality than the more expensive models on this list, with worse contrast due to the lack of a local dimming feature. It gets fairly bright and is quite colorful, but without local dimming, it can't truly emphasize bright highlights. And like the models from Hisense, it has a disappointing viewing angle, so again, it's not great for a wide seating arrangement. Nevertheless, it's an impressive TV for gaming thanks to its low input lag and decent response time. It's not the best gaming TV for Xbox Series X, but all in all, it's a great bang-for-the-buck option for gamers.

If you need something even more affordable, the Hisense A7N is the best TV for the Xbox Series X that's viable for small budgets. It's a decent TV that's a step down from the Hisense U6/U6N, as it can't do 120Hz like that TV can. Its contrast is okay, especially for a TV at this price point, so it looks adequate in a dark room, even without local dimming. That's a good thing since the TV doesn't get bright enough in HDR for rooms with lots of lights, even with its very good reflection handling. It's bright enough for moderately lit rooms, though, especially when playing SDR titles since its SDR brightness is decent. It also displays a wide range of colors that are sure to please.

Its spectacular input lag, great response time, and VRR support make it a good TV for gamers who don't need advanced features like 4k @ 120Hz. This TV is a great option for a casual gamer on a budget. If you'd rather sacrifice some image quality to game in up to 1440p @ 120Hz, you could opt for the TCL S5/S551G over the Hisense.