TCL Q6 | 55-inch | 60Hz | $449.99 $349.99LG UltraGear 48GQ900 | 48-inch | 138Hz | OLED | $699.99LG B3 | 65-inch | 120Hz | OLED | $1,469.99 $1,296.99Samsung S90C | 55-inch | 120Hz | OLED | $1,897.99 $1,297.99
If it’s big-screen PC gaming thrills you seek, Black Friday 2023 has you covered. Half decent 55-inch 4K TVs kick off at just under $350, while even a monster 65-inch OLED can be had for sub $1,300.
The 55-inch TV in question is a TCL model with basic HDR chops and 500 nits of brightness. It’ll only do 60Hz at 4K (120Hz is supported at 1440p), but if you’re on a tight budget, you’re probably not planning on pairing it with a megabucks GPU. It’s a bit of a steal for $349.99 on BestBuy.
1. TCL Q6 | 55-inch | 4K | Smart TV | 60Hz | <a href=”https://shop-links.co/link?skuId=6538125&publisher_slug=future&exclusive=1&u1=hawk-custom-tracking&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bestbuy.com%2Fsite%2Ftcl-55-class-q6-q-class-4k-qled-hdr-smart-tv-with-google-tv%2F6538125.p%3FskuId%3D6538125&article_name=hawk-article-name&article_url=hawk-article-url” data-link-merchant=”bestbuy.com”” target=”_blank”>$449.99 $349.99 at BestBuy (save $100)
OK. Alright. It’s only 60Hz. But it’s a 55-inch QLED HDR 4K TV. For $349. As it happens, it will actually do 120Hz with variable refresh, but only at 1440p. And it’s good for 500 nits peak brightness. It ain’t half bad for the money.
Price check: <a href=”https://target.georiot.com/Proxy.ashx?tsid=8432&GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Famazon.com%2FTCL-55Q650G-Accelerator-Streaming-Television%2Fdp%2FB0C1J5RZD8%2F%3Fth%3D1%26tag%3Dhawk-future-20%26ascsubtag%3Dhawk-custom-tracking-20″ data-link-merchant=”Amazon US”” data-link-merchant=”bestbuy.com”” target=”_blank”>Amazon $349
2. LG UltraGear 48GQ900 | 48-inch | 138Hz | 4K | OLED | <a href=”https://shop-links.co/link?skuId=6510480&publisher_slug=future&exclusive=1&u1=hawk-custom-tracking&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bestbuy.com%2Fsite%2Flg-ultragear-48-oled-4k-uhd-1-ms-g-sync-compatible-and-amd-freesync-gaming-monitor-with-hdr-displayport-hdmi-usb-black%2F6510480.p%3FskuId%3D6510480&article_name=hawk-article-name&article_url=hawk-article-url” data-link-merchant=”bestbuy.com”” target=”_blank”>$699.99 at BestBuy
This 48-inch 4K OLED monitor is really a tweaked LG TV. But at this price, who’s complaining? It’s good for 138Hz, supports HDMI 2.1 and DisplayPort 1.4, is rated at 0.1ms for GtG response and makes a lot of smaller, lower resolution OLED monitors look painfully overpriced.
Price check: <a href=”https://target.georiot.com/Proxy.ashx?tsid=8432&GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Famazon.com%2FLG-48GQ900-B-UltragearTM-Monitor-Anti-Glare%2Fdp%2FB0BYFX5PKJ%2F%3Ftag%3Dhawk-future-20%26ascsubtag%3Dhawk-custom-tracking-20″ data-link-merchant=”Amazon US”” data-link-merchant=”bestbuy.com”” target=”_blank”>Amazon $849.99
3. LG B3 OLED | 65-inch | 4K | Smart TV | 120Hz | <a href=”https://target.georiot.com/Proxy.ashx?tsid=8432&GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Famazon.com%2FLG-65-Inch-Class-OLED65B3PUA-Built%2Fdp%2FB0BVXMG2WH%2F%3Ftag%3Dhawk-future-20%26ascsubtag%3Dhawk-custom-tracking-20″ data-link-merchant=”Amazon US”” target=”_blank”>$1,469.99 $1,296.99 at Amazon (save $173)
LG’s B3 line of OLEDs is a cheaper alternative to the C3. It has a less capable processor and doesn’t have the Evo Brightness Booster feature. But it’s still a glorious 65-inch 4K OLED running at 120Hz.
Price check: <a href=”https://shop-links.co/link?skuId=6535929&publisher_slug=future&exclusive=1&u1=hawk-custom-tracking&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bestbuy.com%2Fsite%2Flg-65-class-c3-series-oled-4k-uhd-smart-webos-tv%2F6535929.p%3FskuId%3D6535929&article_name=hawk-article-name&article_url=hawk-article-url” data-link-merchant=”bestbuy.com”” data-link-merchant=”Amazon US”” target=”_blank”>$1,299.99 at Best Buy
4. Samsung S90C | 55-inch | 4K | OLED | 120Hz | <a href=”https://target.georiot.com/Proxy.ashx?tsid=8432&GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Famazon.com%2FSAMSUNG-55-Inch-Tracking-Q-Symphony-QN55S90C%2Fdp%2FB0BWFVCLG9%2F%3Ftag%3Dhawk-future-20%26ascsubtag%3Dhawk-custom-tracking-20″ data-link-merchant=”Amazon US”” target=”_blank”>$1,897.99 $1,297.99 at Amazon (save $600)
For PC usage, we tend to prefer Samsung’s QD-OLED panels to LG’s W-OLED thanks to the former’s superior full screen brightness. This is a 55-inch model, runs at 120Hz and is about as bright an OLED as you’re going to find at this price point.
Price check: <a href=”https://shop-links.co/link?skuId=6536968&publisher_slug=future&exclusive=1&u1=hawk-custom-tracking&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bestbuy.com%2Fsite%2Fsamsung-55-class-s90c-oled-4k-uhd-smart-tizen-tv%2F6536968.p%3FskuId%3D6536968&article_name=hawk-article-name&article_url=hawk-article-url” data-link-merchant=”bestbuy.com”” data-link-merchant=”Amazon US”” target=”_blank”>$1,299.99 at Best Buy
Of the OLED options, perhaps the most intriguing is the LG 48GQ900-B. Strictly speaking, it’s a monitor with both HDMI 2.1 and DisplayPort 1.4 inputs. But it’s very much TV-derived with its 48-inch OLED panel.
That’s probably why you can now snag this full 4K model with 138Hz refresh for just $699 from BestBuy. It sure makes a 27-inch 1440p OLED gaming monitor for $800-plus seem like a very stingy deal.
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A slightly more conventional choice is the LG B3 OLED. The 65-inch model comes in at $1,296.99 on Amazon. It’s a pretty straight forward 120Hz 4K model and lacks some of the more expensive LG C3’s features, including Evo Brightness Booster. But it’s a massive amount of high-refresh 4K OLED for the money.
But if you favour brightness and quality over absolute size, the Samsung S90C in 55-inch trim could be your best bet. It’s similarly priced to the LG B3 65-inch at $1,297.99 on Amazon. But Samsung’s QD-OLED panel tech performs much better when it comes to full-screen brightness, which is so important on the PC.
Whichever one of these big panels you go for, you’re getting the kind of deal that wouldn’t have seemed possible just a few years ago. There’s an awful lot of valuen on offer here.
