As Senior TV Editor, I saw more TVs in 2025 than I can count. Everything from entry-level QLEDs to the best OLEDs were accounted for, many of which were engineered by some of the biggest names in the industry: Hisense, LG, Samsung, Sony and TCL.
But as we close the book on 2025, I once again find myself thinking about the TVs that offered the most value this year. They’re not necessarily top-of-the-line TVs — they’re the sets that make you feel like you’ve gotten away with something because you spent far less than you expected based on performance and features.
So, in the spirit of end-of-year lists, I submit to you my best bang-for-your-buck TVs of 2025. In the spirit of holiday deal-hunting, you’ll find something for every budget.
1. LG B5
LG's most affordable OLED in 2025 is one of the top-value TVs of the year for two reasons: It offers OLED-level contrast and comes with nearly all of the niftiest features you'd otherwise get on a higher-end OLED TV.
Is the B5 as bright or colorful as the flashier OLED TVs you'll find from LG, Samsung and Sony this year? It's not. But if you just want the type of performance-related benefits OLED TVs are known for and you'd rather not pay an arm and a leg for the privilege, the B5 is a great compromise.
As long as you're not setting this TV up in a sun-soaked room, the picture will hold up. You can read more about its performance profile in our LG B5 review.
It supports 4K gaming at 120Hz, which is the highest 4K spec you'll find on current-gen consoles. It comes with webOS and LG's Game Optimizer mode, too. In many ways, it's a near-identical experience to LG's mid-range OLED, the C5 (which I'll cover shortly).
All sizes in this series represent a great value, but I'd like to highlight the Best Buy-exclusive, 48-inch version, as it's the best bang-for-your-buck proposition of them all: just $649 at the time of publishing.
2. TCL QM6K
In a year of value-packed Mini-LED TVs, the TCL QM6K might offer the most value of all. This TV brings Mini-LED backlighting down to a budget-friendly price point, and it comes with a bunch of useful features, too.
Let's take a look at the 55-inch QM6K, on sale for $529 at Best Buy. If you were to spend just a little bit less on a cheaper TV, you’d probably end up with one that doesn’t offer Mini-LED backlighting. This is, by far, the QM6K’s best feature. This TV's modest array of Mini-LEDs is why the QM6K delivers higher brightness and better overall contrast than TVs with more rudimentary display types.
You can read more about its selection of features in our full TCL QM6K review, but here's the basic gist: The QM6K supports 4K gaming at 120Hz or 144Hz across two of its HDMI inputs and arrives with Google TV built right in. That makes it one of the best options in its class for gaming and streaming.
Several sizes in the QM6K series have seen some end-of-year discounts of late, but the 55-inch model is a particularly good deal. You won't find too many 55-inch Mini-LED TVs for under $550.
3. Hisense U75QG
If the TCL QM6K is one of the top-value entry-level Mini-LED TVs of 2025, the Hisense U75QG is certainly in the running for the best bang-for-your-buck mid-range option.
Like the QM6K, the U75QG harnesses Mini-LED backlighting for better brightness and overall contrast than what you'll find on garden-variety LED TVs. While the aforementioned LG B5 and QM6K might struggle to hold up in brighter-than-average living spaces, the U75QG brings enough raw horsepower to standup to sunlight. In fact, it's one of the brightest TVs in its class this year.
But what puts the U75QG over the top in terms of value is its thorough toolkit of gaming features. Console-owners will appreciate that the U75QG supports 4K gaming at 120Hz, while PC gamers get even more upside thanks to 4K/165Hz support. The U75QG also supports AMD FreeSync Premium Pro and Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) for ultra-smooth gameplay.
4. Samsung S84F
The Samsung S84F is sort of like the Waluigi to the LG B5's Luigi. That's a dorky way of saying that they're both entry-level OLED TVs belonging to competing brands.
Being a B5 rival, the Samsung S84F is a value-packed TV for many of the same reasons. It comes with all of the benefits we've come to expect from OLED TVs, like perfect black levels, pixel-level dimming and wide viewing angles.
And, like LG's entry-level OLED, the S84F is stuffed to the brim with the sort of gaming features you'd expect to see on a pricier, higher-end OLED TV. (This includes support for 4K gaming at 120Hz across all of its HDMI inputs.) There's no Dolby Vision support on the S84F, though. If that's important to you, I recommend sticking with the B5.
The 65-inch version of this TV was one of the most popular TV deals I tracked on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, and I'm pleased to report that its sale price is still in play: just $899.
5. LG C5
The 65-inch LG C5 packed a ton of value at its debut price of $2,699. Now that the year's almost over, you can get the 65-inch LG C5 for just $1,396 at Amazon. This explains why you might've been hearing a lot about this TV from friends, family members and other folks in your life who recently upgraded to this five-star marvel.
The C5 comes from a long line of LG's C Series OLEDs, but this year's iteration might be the most value-packed version yet. Everything (and I mean everything) looks impressive on this TV, and while you might not be getting the dazzling brightness of a flagship-level OLED with the C5, you're not getting the sky-high price associated with those TVs, either.
If that's not enough bang for your buck, consider the C5's laundry list of bells and whistles: Dolby Vision support, the ability to showcase 4K games at 120Hz across four HDMI 2.1 inputs, LG's Game Optimizer Mode and an accurate picture right out of the box.
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