Prime Day is upon us and that means big discounts on big screens. Amazon’s big summer sale, and competing sales at retailers like Target, Walmart and Best Buy, mark the last chance you’ll have for deep discounts on TVs this summer, and prices won’t likely get this low again until Black Friday in the fall.
This is just about the cheapest price we’ve seen on a 4K TV. Yes it’s relatively small but still large enough for a secondary bedroom or kid’s room. While we haven’t reviewed it, we expect image quality to be good enough for non-critical viewing. And we’re not fans of the Fire TV smart system, but at this price you could attach a cheap Roku streamer and still come out ahead.
In our budget TV shootout the TCL 4-Series combined decent image quality with our favorite smart TV system, and this price is incredibly low for a 55-inch TV. TCL is also discounting the 65-inch version for Prime Day ($330) and if you just want a cheap TV with great streaming, it’s tough to go wrong with either one.
The U8H is our current runner-up for TV for the money, on par with the TCL 6-Series Roku TV, thanks to its excellent image quality, especially its high brightness. This price for the 55-inch size matches an all-time low, and the 65-inch size is also a great price for $900 — and both are cheaper than that TCL.
We named the LG C2 the best high-end TV for the money on the market in 2023 and right now you can snag this 65-inch model for close to its all-time low. In CNET’s side-by-side comparison tests, the C2 was superb, outperforming any non-OLED model and holding its own against other OLED TVs that cost a lot more. The C2 is a 2022 model, but it performed just as well as the 2023 C3, which costs hundreds more.
In fact, pretty much every size in the C2 series is being discounted now, from the 42-inch through the 83-inch.
Read our LG OLED C2 Series 2022 review.
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With hundreds of different 4K TV deals from a variety of brands to choose from, it can be hard to know exactly what to be on the lookout for. The size of your space will likely dictate which 4K TV deals are appropriate for you and the number of devices you want to plug in will also rule out any 4K TVs with very few HDMI ports. Since most new TVs are smart these days, you’ll also want to consider which platform a 4K TV you’re eyeing runs, such as Amazon’s Fire OS, Google TV or Roku, as well as any smart home integrations you’ll want to make the most off — like Alexa, Google Assistant, or Apple’s HomeKit and AirPlay tech.
Price is a determining factor for a lot of folks, so scoring a steep 4K TV discount is never a bad thing. Often, TV makers release new models each year, which can prompt previous-gen TVs to go on sale with large price cuts despite relatively minor changes. So it’s often worth considering a TV set from a year or two ago if you don’t need the cutting-edge tech.
Like most consumer electronics, the best 4K TV deals will be found around major sale events like Amazon Prime Day and Black Friday. These annual events offer some of the best prices of the year and see multiple retailers competing for shoppers’ cash, which is good news for your wallet. That’s not to say you can’t find a good 4K TV deal all year round, though. We keep tabs on TV pricing throughout the year and any surprise, out-of-season sales will be listed above.
When you think of nabbing a 4K TV deal, you should start at the big-box retailers like Best Buy, Target and Walmart. These stores tend to offer some of the biggest sales on 4K TVs, both in store and online, with online-only retailers like Amazon often matching prices — especially during the fall sale season.
