There's only one thing to be done to shift all that 2024 stock and that's slap a discount on them. As prices fall, more TVs fall into our Great Value category, which is where a TV scores well and is cheaper than the average price.
We've found more TVs that hit the Great Value criteria than ever before in 2024, which is good news for you. There are still plenty of cheap TVs to be avoided though, so we've picked out four that all have something good going for them.
If you don't see the right TV for you in the models below, check our to see everything we've tested.43-inch TV - Hisense 43A7NQTUK
There was a time that Hisense TVs never made a list like this, but it's been steadily improving and now its tellys get more right than ever. The 43-inch 43A7NQTUK is the smallest 4K TV in its 2024 range and one of the cheapest, but it's not as basic as similarly priced TVs from the likes of Philips.
You get a PVR to record one channel at a time onto a USB hard drive, there's a microphone in the remote allowing you to use one of the three (yes, three) voice assistants, and it has variable refresh rate tech to help video games look smoother. It's a nice list of extras on a sub-£400 TV.
None of these nice-to-haves make any difference to the picture and sound of course, and it's here where Hisense has struggled in the past. Improvements have definitely been made with this 2024 model though as colours have more vibrancy and footage looks crisp and detailed at lower resolutions. We did have problems with 4K unfortunately.
50-inch TV - LG 50UT80006LA
We're back on more familiar ground with LG, whose TVs are often the best we test all year. Of course, those tend to be the high-end models, such as OLEDs that usually cost upwards of £1,000 and rarely get cheaper than £800 and the 50UT80006LA costs far less than those.
It's not far worse though and that highlights the fact that LG doesn't treat its more basic TVs as an afterthought. It may cost around half as much as LG's cheapest OLEDs, but the 50UT80006LA has the same remote, operating system, smart features and accessibility options as LG's most high-end sets.
You don't get complete feature parity of course. This LG doesn't have advanced gaming features and the weaker processor means menus take longer to load. It can't rival the best TVs when it comes to picture and sound either, no TV this price ever will, but for the money you're getting accurate detail, natural colours and smooth motion.
See which size is right for you and then get our expert recommendations55-inch TV - Samsung The Frame 2024 (QE55LS03D)
Samsung's Frame TVs are still unique, which is surprising given what a good idea they are.
When it's not on, The Frame can display real works of art from around the world. You can look at a Mondrian from MOMA one day and a Titian from the Tate the next. Plus, the Frame around the edge of the TV is interchangeable, so you can match it your decor and taste.
The picture we have shows the TV's feet, but it's really designed to be wall mounted where it's clever design and features can really shine.
Unfortunately, the quality of the picture and sound hasn't always matched the undeniably clever design, not least because matte effect on the screen to help it look more like painting can cause problems.In 2024, some of those issues have been rectified. As you'd hope from a TV designed to display the finest works of art ever produced, the colours are spot on and everything we watched felt real and lifelike. We wanted more brightness though and there are motion problems at some resolutions.
65-inch TV Hisense 65U7NQTUK
Not one but two Hisense TVs making a list like this just shows how far its come in 2024 as its cheaper TVs finally start to shine.
The 65U7NQTUK is more high-end than the 43-inch model we discussed earlier and you're getting a lot more gaming features for your money, including a 144Hz refresh rate, which is higher than even the latest games consoles can manage.
Despite being fancier, the still struggles with 4K which was a bit red for our tastes, but SD and HD were much better. Hisense has improved the sound here, too, but rival TVs are easier to use.
What's the difference between a Best Buy and Great Value TV?
When we review a TV and give it a score, we never factor the price. Our evaluation isn't easier on cheaper TVs and harder on more expensive ones because we believe that no matter your budget your next TV should achieve a high standard. And, with TVs, you can get good quality for less.
It's true that pricier TVs tend to do better, but every year we find Best Buy TVs that aren't high-end. Plus, not everyone needs all the bells and whistles that comes with a premium set. Some people want to spend less and are happy to forego the latest gaming features and twin-tuner PVRs. To help highlight these cheaper models that are solid but less flashy we introduced our Great Value recommendation.
To be a Best Buy TV it needs to score 71% or above and it's guaranteed to have good picture and sound quality with few drawbacks. To be a Great Value TV it needs to score 65% or above and, while it will mostly look and sound good, there will be more flaws and problems that prevent it from getting that Best Buy rating.
The other key factor of a Great Value TV is its cost. It needs to be significantly cheaper than the typical price and we measure this at different screen sizes: 32 inches, 40 to 43 inches, 48 to 50 inches, 55 inches and 65 inches. This way we have Great Value TVs at every size rather than just smaller models which tend to be the cheapest.
These two recommendations aren't mutually exclusive either, every now and then when the stars align and there's a waning blue moon we test a Best Buy that's cheap enough to be Great Value too, and one of them is featured in this news story.
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