The 5 Best TVs Under $2,000 - Fall 2023 Reviews

The best TV for under $2,000 we've tested is the Samsung S90C OLED. It's an incredible TV with fantastic picture quality. It uses QD-OLED technology, delivering a perfect dark-room experience, with deep, inky blacks and no distracting blooming around bright areas of the screen. Colors are bright and vibrant, and it's an amazing TV for watching the latest films in HDR. Plus, the built-in Tizen OS smart interface is easy to use and has a great selection of streaming apps and games.

It's a fantastic TV for gamers looking to get the most out of their new Xbox Series X, PS5, or recent gaming GPU, as all four of its HDMI ports support 4k @ 144Hz gaming and variable refresh rate (VRR) technology to reduce screen tearing. Overall the TV is the best 65-inch and 55-inch TV under $2,000 that you can buy. The Samsung S95B OLED is a similar model to the S90C, although it's a tad dimmer than the newer model and doesn't have official 4k @ 144Hz support. Still, they're very close overall, so if you find the S95B for a lower price, it's a good value pick.

If you're not in a dark room, the benefits of the Samsung S90C OLED aren't as noticeable, so you'll want to get an LED TV with higher peak brightness, like the Samsung QN90C/QN90CD QLED, instead. It's a fantastic choice for a bright living room thanks to its high peak brightness and superb reflection handling, so glare isn't an issue. Although it looks good in a dark room, it relies on a Mini LED backlight to produce deep blacks, so there's more noticeable blooming around bright objects than on the Samsung OLED.

Overall it's a great TV for pretty much any use. It has a great selection of gaming features, including HDMI 2.1 bandwidth on all four HDMI ports, so you can enjoy 4k @ 120Hz gaming from recent consoles or gaming GPUs. You can get up to 4k @ 144Hz on its 43" and 50" models, which are great choices for a small game room, home office, guest room, or other smaller spaces. This TV's predecessor, the Samsung QN90B QLED, is increasingly getting harder to find, but it's still out there if you look for it. It's very similar to the QN90C overall, so if you find it for a cheaper price, it's a great value pick.

If you want something cheaper than the Samsung S90C OLED but with similar fantastic dark room performance, check out the LG C2 OLED. It's a premium upper mid-range TV with excellent overall picture quality thanks to its OLED panel. While the viewing experience is similar to the Samsung, it uses a different type of OLED panel, and colors aren't as bright and vibrant overall as those on the Samsung. You can get up to a 65-inch model for under $2,000, but if you want something even smaller, it's available in sizes down to 42 inches.

The LG C2 OLED is a versatile TV that delivers an outstanding experience no matter how you use it. It supports Dolby Vision HDR, so it's great for watching HDR movies. It's a standout performer for gaming, with HDMI 2.1 bandwidth and 4k @ 120Hz gaming on all four HDMI ports, as well as support for every variable refresh rate (VRR) technology. Thanks to its near-instantaneous response time, games look incredible, with no noticeable blur behind fast-moving objects. The LG C3 OLED has replaced it, and the newer model has some advantages over its predecessor, like being a bit brighter, having better image processing, and officially supporting DTS audio formats. However, it's sold for about the same price as the generally superior Samsung S90C OLED, so the Samsung is the better choice unless you find the C3 on sale.

If you want a 65-inch TV like the LG C2 OLED but want to spend less, check out the Hisense U8H instead. It's an impressive TV that looks great in any viewing environment. Thanks to its great Mini LED backlight, it has a fantastic contrast ratio, resulting in deep blacks in a dark room with very little blooming around bright objects. It also gets impressively bright, and thanks to its excellent reflection handling, glare isn't an issue in a bright room. Finally, the TV has a size for every need, ranging from 55 to 75 inches.

The built-in Google TV interface is easy to use and has a great selection of streaming apps through the Google Play Store, so you're sure to find your favorite content. It's also great for console gamers, with 4k @ 120Hz gaming support on two of its four HDMI ports. The TV supports FreeSync variable refresh rate (VRR) technology, ensuring a smooth, nearly tear-free gaming experience. One big advantage of the Hisense U8H over the Samsung S90C OLED and Samsung QN90C/QN90CD QLED is that it supports Dolby Vision, giving you the best possible movie-watching experience with supported content.

If you want a big and cheap TV on a limited budget, the best 85-inch TV under $2,000 we've tested is the Sony X85K. It gets bright enough to fight glare and has decent reflection handling if you want to use it in a room with a few lights. It also has a high native contrast ratio and excellent black uniformity, so blacks look deep and uniform, with very little blooming around bright objects in dark scenes.

Unfortunately, unlike the higher-end models on this list, there's no local dimming feature to improve the picture quality in dark scenes or to help highlights stand out in HDR. That said, it's great for gamers as it supports HDMI 2.1 bandwidth for 4k @ 120Hz gaming on recent consoles or a recent gaming GPU, and it supports variable refresh rate (VRR) technology to reduce screen tearing. If you want to save money, you can still find the older Sony X85J for a bit less. It doesn't handle glare as well, so it's a worse choice for a bright room, but other than that, they're similar overall.