Best Smart TVs in 2020

Smart TV market has been changing a lot recently, both in terms of technology and price. New types of screens with organic light-emitting diode "OLED" panels and ultra-high definition "UHD, or 4K" is replacing the 1080p standard we've become used to.

* What are the best TVs?

LG CX OLED is the best TV we've reviewed, delivering impeccable picture quality and a richly featured smart TV experience, all in a sharp-looking design. In addition to the stellar OLED panel, the LG CX boasts HDMI 2.1 connectivity, has dual voice interaction with both Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa built in, and even a smarter version of HDR with the introduction of Dolby Vision IQ.

TCL 6-Series Roku TV "R635" is the ultimate in affordable TVs, giving you the best 4K smart TV we've seen for less than $1,000. In fact, ignoring the budget-friendly price, it's still one of the best TVs on the market, thanks to a quantum-dot enhanced LCD and mini-LED-backed display and feature-rich Roku TV interface. Combine this with superior gaming features and a refined design.

The X950H, it's Sony's flagship 4k LED TV in 2020, and even though its out-of-the-box color accuracy isn't as good as its predecessor, the Sony X950G, it's still excellent, and most people shouldn't need to get it calibrated. It has built in Android TV, which has a ton of apps you can download from the Google Play Store.

Also, it's well built with a VA panel that displays deep blacks and has a full-array local dimming feature that improves the contrast ratio. Its native contrast isn't as good as some other VA panel TVs because it has Sony 'X-Wide Angle' technology, which improves the viewing angles a bit, but it still isn't suggested for a wide seating arrangement.

It performs very well in bright rooms as it gets extremely bright and has outstanding reflection handling. It supports both HDR10 and Dolby Vision, and HDR content looks great because it gets bright enough to bring out highlights, it has a great wide color gamut, and it has amazing gradient handling.

Samsung's 8-series has traditionally been positioned just below the company’s glamorous range-topping QLEDs. In the past, it has proven to be the sweet spot where picture quality and price intersect to maximum effect. And so it proves once more.

The TU8000 is astonishingly good value. For comparatively very little money you're getting a 55-inch TV that performs brilliantly, particularly with HDR content, and boasts the best, most app-laden operating system available at any price.

It's sound is only so-so and it's lacking the outright brightness and next-gen HDMI features of its premium siblings, but it's still undeniably brilliant for the money.