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Looking for an OLED TV on a smaller scale? There’s a deal for that this Black Friday too! The LG B4’s 48-inch model has fallen to its cheapest ever price of $599.99 at Best Buy. These aren’t the low numbers you expect to pay for an OLED TV, so be sure to snap it up while you can.
The B4 delivers amazing picture quality with plenty of contrast, detail, vibrant colors and deep black levels as well as a great stock of gaming features, including four HDMI 2.1 ports for the first time in the LG B-series’ lifetime.
LG B4 48-inch deal: was $799.99 now $599.99 at Best Buy
Where’s the best place to shop on Black Friday? The big retailers tend to price-match each other as quickly as possible, so price often isn’t really a factor – though sometimes a particular retailer will offer a really wild discount on a limited amount of stock, which can be worth jumping on. Amazon particularly does this with its own Fire TVs, but it’s not alone there.
So how should you choose? One element to consider is bundles. Best Buy in particular will sometimes offer a special discount on a combination of a TV with a soundbar, or with a wall-mounting bracket. This are less common on Amazon, so it’s worth seeing if you can get a better-value extra purchase from one store or another.
If you’re thinking of getting a larger screen, you’ll be pleased to know there’s some great bargains going on for Black Friday. The 75-inch model of the Amazon Fire TV Omni QLED has hit a record-low $879.99 at Amazon, which is superb value for a large screen size.
It’s worth being weary with bigger screens, as LEDs with edge lighting may be tempting but as we found last Black Friday, they are best avoided. Thankfully, the Omni QLED uses a QLED panel with full array lighting which means you’re going to get a great picture even at this larger screen size. It’s feature-rich, budget TV that’s a real winner.
Amazon Fire TV Omni QLED 75-inch TV deal: was $1,099,99 now $879.99 at Amazon
If you’ve heard all the fuss about OLED TVs, but you’re not sure what the deal is, then let me direct you to our ‘What is OLED‘ guide – but here’s the short version.
LED screens, including QLED, consist of a big screen of lights behind a color-filtering layer of pixels. This makes it hard for these TVs to show true black tones, because trying to block light coming from the backlight often results in something a little gray. Most good TVs these days have an element of ‘local dimming’ to help avoid this, where the light turns itself off in sections that should be black to create true black tones – but if there still a bright section, light will ‘bleed’ into the dark area.
OLED screens don’t have this issue. Each pixel generates its own light, and can be dimmed all the way to being off, for true black tones that can be right next to tiny bright highlights, and there’ll be no bleed from one to the other. For this reason, they’re considered the ultimate in image quality by many people – though they can’t go as bright as LED TVs, so there’s a trade-off.
Want a 65-inch but on a budget? We’ve got you covered. The 65-inch Hisense U6N has dropped to an astonishing $497.99 at Amazon – under $500 for a 65-inch screen is incredible value.
The U6N is one of the best budget TVs you can get, as it has a mini-LED panel with great contrast and lifelike textures and a good stock of gaming features incluidng VRR and Dolby Vision gaming.
Hisense U6N 65-inch deal: was $697.99 now $497.99 at Amazon
What size TV should you buy for your space? Really, it comes down to you and your ambitions. There have been multiple suggestion on sizes in the past – you should sit twice the distance of your TV’s size, wait, it should be 1.5 times, wait, in the era of 4K maybe it can be less…
I think 1.5 is a good basic rule if you’re in doubt. But it’s an aesthetic choice as much as anything. Some people do not want a large TV, for various reasons, and you shouldn’t go big just because a rule of thumb tells you to.
The distance I sit from my TV roughly equal to the size of the TV, because I want a big home theater feeling. Some people find that oppressive. But know that, according to Samsung’s research, not getting a bigger size is the primary regret people have with their TV purchases…
If you’re looking for a fantastic deal on a 65-inch TV, there’s no better place to start than this LG C3 offer. The 65-inch model has dropped to a record-low $1,196.99 at Amazon – that’s the cheapest we’ve ever seen it.
The C3 is one of the best OLED TVs around as it covers all the bases well. It has terrific picture quality with plenty of detail, color and contrast, and a full suite of gaming features.
LG C3 65-inch US deal: was $1899.99 now $1,196.99 at Amazon
Where do you start with buying a TV when there are so many options? I always tell people to first decide your size and your budget, to give you a handhold.
It may seem restrictive, but once you narrow these things, you’ll find that the field closes from thousands to just a handful. And then, when you’re looking at a much more manageable range of options, you can start being flexible about maybe pushing the budget a little further. But you’ve got to start somewhere.
Welcome to our live Black Friday deals tracker! I’m going to be updating this page constantly over the day, to add any new deals that drop, to update prices if they change, and to remove out-of-stock sets.
