The Best 4K OLED & Mini-LED TVs

Why It Stands Out in Our Analysis

Previous C-series OLEDs hovered around 800 nits in a 10% HDR window. Across independent dark-room colorimeter benchmarks, the 65-inch LG C4 peaks near 1,045 nits in Filmmaker Mode—giving explosions, neon signs, and sunlight glinting off water genuine real-world punch without washing out shadow detail.

Unlike Sony (which limits you to two HDMI 2.1 ports, one of which is shared with your eARC soundbar), LG gives you four full-bandwidth HDMI 2.1 ports. You can plug in a PS5 Pro, an Xbox Series X, a gaming PC, and a Dolby Atmos soundbar simultaneously with zero HDMI switchers.

LG also restored DTS audio decoding and eARC passthrough, a huge plus if you watch 4K Blu-ray discs.

Why It Stands Out in Our Analysis

While LG's WOLED panel uses a fourth white subpixel to reach high brightness, Samsung's 65-inch S90D uses pure RGB quantum dots excited by a blue OLED layer. That translates into 90.4% coverage of the wide BT.2020 color space (compared to ~73% on WOLED)—making animated films like Spider-Verse and games like Cyberpunk 2077 pop off the glass.

Switch the picture preset from 'Eco/Standard' to 'Filmmaker Mode' and the S90D tracks the creator's reference PQ curve almost flawlessly.

Why It Stands Out in Our Analysis

Not every room is suited for an OLED. If your living room is flooded with afternoon sunlight and you don't want to close the blinds to watch daytime sports, the TCL QM8's 2,890-nit Mini-LED backlight overpowers glare effortlessy.

Because it packs nearly 3,000 individual local dimming zones into the 65-inch model, halo blooming around white text on black backgrounds is barely perceptible when sitting dead-center.

Why It Stands Out in Our Analysis

While LG and Samsung optimize their OLEDs for 144Hz PC gaming and blistering spec sheets, Sony engineers the BRAVIA 8 strictly for home cinema purists. Its XR Processor detects facial tones and background depth, cleaning up low-bitrate compression artifacts without smear or edge-ringing.

Its Acoustic Surface Audio+ vibrates the glass panel to project voices directly from actors' mouths, creating dialogue clarity unmatched by standard down-firing TV speakers.

Why It Stands Out in Our Analysis

Historically, LG restricted four HDMI 2.1 ports to its premium C-series, leaving B-series buyers with only two ports. The 65-inch B4 changes that completely by including four full 48Gbps HDMI 2.1 ports powered by the updated Alpha 8 AI processor.

While it doesn't get as bright as the C4 in bright rooms, in a dimmed or light-controlled bedroom or basement cinema its infinite black levels and zero-blooming contrast look nearly identical to sets costing $600 more.