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5 Best TVs of 2015
LG 65EF9500
The 65-inch LG 65EF9500 is our top-rated TV for 2015. Unlike some other models, this set has a flat, rather than curved, screen. The TV has excellent high-definition picture quality, with benchmark-setting black levels. It also has excellent UHD performance—with support for high dynamic range (HDR)—and very good 3D. Like all OLED TVs it has a virtually unlimited viewing angle, and it comes with LG’s webOS 2.0 smart TV platform. Yes, at $5,000 the TV is comparatively pricey—but no longer outrageously so. We also recommend the 55-inch version of this set, which costs about $3,000.
Samsung UN65JS9500
The Samsung UN65JS9500, a pricey 65-inch flagship LED LCD UHD TV in Samsung’s SUHD lineup, deserves kudos for giving LG’s 65EF9500 a run for its money. It’s the best LCD TV we tested this year, with excellent high-definition picture quality, excellent UHD performance, and even excellent sound. It also has very good 3D, a plus if you care for that feature. The TV, which uses quantum dots for extended colors, sports a curved screen, a full-array LED backlight with local dimming, and Samsung’s Tizen smart TV platform. It is also able to display high dynamic range (HDR) content.
LG 55EG9100
Looking for a slightly smaller, less expensive OLED TV with a curved screen? Then the LG 55EG9100 may be the ticket. The only set on this list with 1080p, rather than 4K, resolution, it’s nonetheless among the best TVs we tested this year, with excellent high-definition picture quality and a virtually unlimited viewing angle—and a price around $2000. Like all the OLED TVs we’ve tested, it has benchmark-setting black levels, and it comes with LG’s webOS 2.0 smart TV platform.
Sony Bravia XBR-65X930C
A quick look at the 65-inch Sony Bravia XBR-65X930C set and you’ll know you probably don’t need a sound bar speaker. The oversized speakers flanking the panel have a decidedly love-it-or-leave it-look, but they deliver the best out-of-the-box sound we heard from a TV this year. (You can even add an external subwoofer if you need more sonic oomph.) Situated just below the company’s flagship X940C series, this HDR-capable TV also delivers excellent high-definition picture quality and excellent UHD performance. And this year, Sony’s step-up TVs embraced Google’s Android TV smart TV platform.
LG 55EG9600
The 55-inch LG 55EG9600 OLED UHD, which has a curved screen, has excellent high-definition picture quality, very good UHD performance, and the benchmark-setting black levels we’ve come to expect from OLED TVs. Like the other LG OLEDs, it comes with LG’s webOS 2.0 smart TV platform. We should note that the first set we bought had some of the most noticeable OLED issues mentioned above, but they were less obvious on the second TV we purchased. Even with these shortcomings, it was among the top TVs we tested in 2015.
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