The 3 Best TVs Under $300 - Fall 2023 Reviews

The Hisense U6H is the best TV under $300. Its 50-inch model, the 50U6H, is available for less than $300, and the 55-inch isn't that much more if you want something bigger. It's a good TV overall, with great picture quality that looks fantastic in a dark room thanks to its great contrast ratio and good black uniformity, with no distracting blooming around bright areas of the screen. It also has a local dimming feature that helps improve its contrast further, which is great at this price point. It has good reflection handling, so it can also handle a bit of glare if you have a few windows or keep the lights on, but it's not very bright.

It's a colorful TV due to its wide color gamut and good color volume. It's also extremely accurate without needing to be calibrated. It even has decent upscaling capabilities. The Hisense has some gaming features, like VRR support and superbly low input lag. It runs the Google TV smart interface, which has a great selection of streaming channels, so you can easily find your favorite shows. We're currently testing this TV's successor, the Hisense U6K, so stay tuned to see how both TVs compare.

While the Hisense U6H is the best TV you can get for under $300, the best overall value TV for under $300 is the Hisense A65K. At this price point, you can get the 43, 50, and 55-inch models, and if you're willing to stretch your budget a tiny bit, the 65-inch is just a bit more expensive. It delivers worse picture quality than the U6H as it lacks a local dimming feature to improve its contrast. It's also dimmer in HDR and SDR, so it isn't as good in well-lit rooms, and highlights don't pop as much. However, the cheaper Hisense does have a faster response time, so there's less blur in fast action than on its more expensive counterpart.

Otherwise, it comes with version 11 of the Google TV smart OS, with its great app store and wide variety of streaming apps. Its remote has a built-in mic for voice control. It has no trouble upscaling lower-resolution content, and its color accuracy is excellent, even without calibration. It has good gaming features, with very low input lag and even VRR support, which is great at this price point.

If you want a small kitchen or guest bedroom TV, a 32-inch model like the TCL 32S327 is a good choice. It's a rather simple TV with a 1080p resolution on the S327 variant, but make sure you get that model, not the S325 one with a lower 720p resolution. It's a decent TV for streaming content as it comes with Roku TV built-in, which has a ton of apps available to download, and you won't have to connect external boxes to watch your favorite content.

It has no trouble upscaling lower-resolution content, which is important if you watch cable TV. It also has excellent out-of-the-box accuracy, so you get accurate colors without any calibration, which is great because you can't calibrate the TV. As this is an entry-level 1080p TV, there are a few downfalls, like the fact that it doesn't support HDR and its overall picture quality isn't the best, but it's fine for watching your favorite cooking shows while making lunches or preparing supper.