Best Televisions for Smart Features (2024)

The C3 has very good peak brightness in both SDR and HDR content.

The C3 has a nearly infinite contrast ratio, leading to deep, inky blacks, perfect black uniformity, and no blooming around bright objects.

However, when displaying very bright images, it loses some color accuracy, especially with greens.

The C3 suffers from the same pink vertical banding found on LG's other OLED panels.

The speakers on the C3 are alright; they're doing a pinch, but you'll benefit from pairing the TD with a soundbar or speaker system for extra bass.

Thanks to the A9 Alpha processor Gen 6 inside the unit, there's additional AI sound mixing, so the sound, well, sounds better.

All four HDMI inputs support HDMI 2.1 bandwidth.

The TV supports FreeSync and G-Sync. It also supports HDMI Forum VRR to reduce stuttering from any VRR-enabled source.

The C3 comes in six model sizes, ranging from a small 42-inch model to a gargantuan 83-inch model.

The stand found on both sides of the C3 is sturdy but on the smaller side, so you get a bit of wobble.

The back of the TV has a brushed metal finish that feels almost like fabric.

Roku used a VA panel for this model, so the viewing angle is narrow but slightly wider than that of many similar TVs.

The TV has a great native contrast ratio, so blacks are fairly deep during dark scenes.

One of the biggest surprises with this TV is how accurate it is right out of the box.

Unfortunately, it doesn't get bright enough to fully take advantage of HDR content.

There are four HDMI 2.0 ports: two facing to the side and two facing downwards.

You'll also find one USB port, one Optical port, and one Ethernet port, as well as a 3.5 mm analog audio out.

As expected for a budget model, the Roku Select Series has a basic design that neither looks nor feels premium.

It has thin bezels on the top and sides, with a much thicker one on the bottom.

The color gamut readings are excellent.

The peak luminance with a 10% white window was exactly 2800 nits.

The TV's contrast is outstanding; seriously, it's so good that it approaches OLED territory.

The Bravia 9 has incredible HDR brightness, and when paired with its fantastic contrast, highlights really pop out during darker scenes.

The most premium aspect of the Bravia 9, unrelated to picture quality, is the onboard audio system.

This TV delivers full-room sound like no other TV on the market.

Voice Zoom 3 is an excellent feature overall, and I can wholeheartedly endorse it if you are experiencing any issues with the clarity of audio in dialogue.

There are four HDMI ports, though only ports three and four support HDMI 2.1 bandwidth for 4K at 120 Hz signals.

Port 3 is also the eARC port, which means you'll lose one of your 2.1 inputs if you connect the TV to a receiver or a soundbar.

The TV can pass through all major audio formats, including Dolby and DTS.

The Sony Bravia 9 looks very premium, no doubt about it. It's framed by thin metallic bezels around the screen.

It's rather thick, but it does have a completely flat back, so it's able to be flush-mounted against the wall.

The Bravia 9 comes with a set of good quality metallic feet that can be placed in four distinct positions horizontally.

The LG B4 is an OLED, so it has a nearly infinite contrast ratio with deep, inky blacks that create an immersive experience while watching in a dark room.

It is not bright enough to properly display brighter highlights or very bright scenes.

The B4 is one of the best TVs we've ever reviewed in terms of its PQ EOTF tracking.

It's a 120Hz panel, so fast action and sports look very smooth, but without any kind of soap opera effect.

The B4 has decent sound quality; it's nothing special, but it's not bad.

The speakers barely produce any bass, which we've come to expect.

The speakers do get quite loud, which makes us wonder why the C4 is so darn quiet in comparison.

The audio on the B4 is provided by a two-channel, 20-watt system.

The TV has four HDMI ports, and all four support HDMI 2.1 bandwidth this year.

Some of the inputs face the side and are close enough to the edge to be accessible when the TV is wall-mounted.

The TV also has some inputs facing the back, which are nearly impossible to use if your TV is sitting flush against the wall.

Finally, for wireless connections, you've got Bluetooth 5.1 and Wi-Fi 5.

The LG B4 looks very similar to last year's B3, although it uses two metal feet instead of a central stand.

The feet hold the TV very well, as there's minimal wobble when it is pushed.

The back of the TV features a dark gray metal panel that almost feels like fabric to the touch.

This model has a fantastic design; a thin bezel surrounds the screen, and its shallow profile gives it a sleek, upscale appearance.

The LG C4 offers remarkable contrast due to its nearly infinite contrast ratio.

The C4 is very bright in HDR, but unfortunately, the C Series still doesn't have the MLA layer like the G Series does.

The TV has exceptional reflection handling, as its glossy screen finish significantly reduces the intensity of direct reflections.

The LG C4 does have an excellent viewing angle, but it has a green tint that is noticeable from an angle of about 27° onwards.

The TV's second HDMI port doubles as the E port, and it passes through a variety of advanced audio formats, including DTS.

The TV has four full HDMI 2.1 bandwidth ports, and they're all capable of up to 4K at 144 Hz.

All the inputs face towards the right, making them easy to access if the TV is on its stand, but they can be hard to reach if you wall-mount the TV.

The LG C Series has always featured interesting design elements, and this year's C4 is no different; it has incredibly thin bezels.

The back, however, is made of plastic, so material-wise, it's nothing special.

The TV wobbles a bit when pushed, but it's minor and quickly recovers.

The Hisense UAK offers peak brightness of approximately 2,000 nits.

The color looks bright and vivid, and it is very accurate, especially in HDR.

The deep blacks and inky tones next to bright highlights make it excellent for watching content in dark rooms.

The blue and cyan are still showing up as being much less accurate than all the other colors.

They're pretty decent, but they're nothing more special than those on other TVs.

It supports both DTS and Dolby audio formats, so you can hear the content as it was intended.

It has inputs you'd expect to find on most modern TVs, with HDMI ports 3 and 4 supporting HDMI 2.1 bandwidth.

One of those is also the eARC port. You lose one of those high-end bandwidth slots when you connect a soundbar or receiver.

It has a rather simple yet premium design, featuring a plastic body with some metal around the edges.

The stand holds the screen well. Speaking of the stand, you can either position the feet in a wide or narrow stance.

Samsung's 8K lineup includes all the features, and the QN900D is at the very top of the lineup.

Samsung's upscaling has taken a notable leap forward on this TV.

The QN900D looks extremely good in its filmmaker mode for both SDR and HDR.

The QN900D achieved 2400 nits peak white from a 10% window.

This actually comes with a 6.2.4 speaker setup, and these speakers are placed all around the screen.

Active Voice Amplifier Pro essentially uses AI to listen to the audio you are listening to and then either cuts the voice out of it or separates it from the background audio.

It will, of course, come with four HDMI 2.1 ports, allowing you to plug in up to four devices.

I really like Samsung's One Connect Box for cable management.

This may be the thinnest 8K TV I've ever seen.

The stand is right square in the middle, so there is a bit of texture on the back of the TV too.

New for this year are quantum dots for better color and full array local dimming for improved contrast.

The peak brightness measurements for both SDR and HDR were approximately 575 nits.

The Hisense U7H, which we just tested and retails for the same price as the Omni QLED here, puts out right around 1,000 nits peak.

Most of the time, the color looks really good, but for the price, the Hisense U7H is far more accurate out of the box.

As for sound quality, it actually has a thumpy little kick to it.

Do not count on it for full-bodied cinematic sound.

I think Amazon's next move is to start producing its own soundbars and home entertainment speakers.

There are four HDMI ports, and they are all HDMI 2.0. Additionally, you have an ATSC TV tuner.

This TV supports Apple AirPlay and Apple HomeKit, so you can control it with Siri.

This TV is available in five different sizes.

The feet that come on the TV are made out of metal.

This TV has a direct backlight, so it's a little bit thicker.

If you have a lot of lights in your room, just keep in mind that you're going to see some glare on this television.

Regarding picture quality and latency, I can't detect any difference whatsoever between the M3's wireless system and an HDMI cable connection.

There's no added compression or pixelization, so poor video source problems aren't further exacerbated by the wireless connection.

I don't experience any perceivable lag with video games, though admittedly, I'm not a hardcore FPS player.

I had to revisit my review to watch it because I did not recall being a big fan of the TV's onboard audio.

There's bass; it doesn't sound anemic, but it lacks presence, richness, and, most of all, clarity.

The bass is quite a bit better than I remember, and the clarity has actually been fine.

This is the wireless transmission box. This is an aimable antenna that you see swirling around on the top. There are three, not four, HDMI inputs.

LG claims a range of up to 30 feet with a line of sight, and whenever such a range is claimed, you can expect some variables.

There are exactly zero ports on this TV, or at least on the display part of it.

There are almost no bezels; we do have a small, approximately quarter-inch matrix around the actual display area.

The components of the hardware are rock solid, and once you get everything screwed in just right, it feels good.

This is a VESA mount-compliant bar that will attach to the TV.

The 55 r6a5r is 4K and supports every HDR format.

It reaches 500 nits in peak brightness with full-array local dimming.

The Roku covers 96% of the Rec. 709 color space and 80% of Rec. 2020.

Thanks to its VA panel, the 55r6a5r achieves a solid contrast ratio of nearly seven thousand to one.

The overall fidelity is totally respectable; it sounds full and rich.

The stereo effects were truly impressive.

If you want the best audio for your Roku TV, you should consider picking up a Roku soundbar.

It features four HDMI ports, one with ERC and auto low latency mode.

The connectivity options include Ethernet, Wi-Fi 6, and Bluetooth 5.2.

The input bay is well toward the center of the TV, making it hard to know if this is going to be problematic for anyone.

The TV itself looks smart enough, with three virtually borderless bezels along with a wide metallic strip on the bottom.

The Roku Pro remote is rechargeable via USB.

Roku seems to bunch it up in a smaller but deeper area, which, aside from increasing the total mounting depth of this TV, also affects its design.