While the Toshiba UK31 doesn’t have a flotilla of apps, it is not without smarts. Alexa is built-in – although annoyingly, a notification pops up asking if you want to activate it every time the TV is powered on and can’t be turned off unless you log in to Alexa. Toshiba’s reasoning being that you’ve bought an Alexa compatible TV… because you wanted Alexa. I’m not necessarily sure that will be the case for everyone that eyes this set. Basically, a bigger TV is often a better TV and, as mentioned earlier, these large-scale displays typically boast the best specification when it comes to new tech and useful features. It has good image processing, making it a very good home theater TV cheaper than other options from LG and Sony. It's also a fully featured gaming TV capable of up to 4k @ 144Hz on two of its HDMI 2.1 ports and supporting every VRR technology for a nearly tear-free gaming experience. Although, like with the Sony TVs, you'll need to work around the limited number of HDMI 2.1 ports. You could also save money by going for the Hisense U7K, though it has worse contrast and lower peak brightness than the U8K. However, it has the same features and is a great TV for the price.

It's safe to say a lot of TVs nowadays don't have the most dynamic sound, instead focusing on an improved picture. Also, with TV's getting slimmer, manufacturers are having to squeeze in speakers into more smaller spaces. Sony is one brand that is striving to make sure its TVs provide excellent quality sound and the Sony A80L is certainly no exception. Due to availability issues, the TCL 5 Series/S555 2022 QLED and Hisense A6/A65K were replaced with the Hisense U6/U6K and TCL S4/S450G, respectively. Toshiba's TRU Picture technology provides smooth, more detailed viewing, up-scaled to the highest resolution whatever your content. So, whatever you're watching, we make sure it looks it's best.So, why isn't this TV topping our list? All of this comes at a huge premium, and 65-inches is a size where 8K is overkill unless you're sitting close. While the TV is superb, it carries with it a serious price tag that overshadows even premium OLEDs at larger sizes. While it is a phenomenal TV, it's only for those with a serious budget. Used to determine a user's inclusion in an experiment and the expiry of experiments a user has been included in. Obviously, there is a level of subjectivity that goes into the review process, however, we strive to maintain fairness across brands by testing the same type of content on each screen (HD/SDR, 4K/HDR, games, movies and music) and reporting what we've found the experience to be like. Web Widget offers pre-built API functionality for cookie consent; see here: Web Widget Cookie Permission in Developer Center

As 65-inch models are becoming increasingly popular, too, they’re also becoming less expensive, and we’d almost always recommend parting with a little bit more money to enjoy the benefits of such an impressive screen size. Which is the best 4K TV brand? It's a well-equipped TV with a great selection of smart features and a few gaming perks. Its image processing is significantly worse than on the U8K, so there's visible digital noise when watching low-bitrate content from streaming platforms. Still, it's a great TV for gaming, as it has superbly low input lag and variable refresh rate support for a responsive, nearly tear-free gaming experience. While it has a lower 60Hz refresh rate than the 120Hz on the U8K, it's still a great gaming TV with a fast response time, low input lag, and variable refresh rate (VRR) support that works well with the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. It’s the upscaling that poses a few issues. The colour performance in SDR (standard definition range) displays natural colours, consistent with other Toshiba TVs I’ve tested, with a nice punch to colours in Pacific Rim on Blu-ray. However, edges are softly described, and every now and then there appears to be what looks like noise visible in the characters’ faces. Turning Noise Reduction on didn’t rectify this. We’ve answered this question in a much more detailed guide elsewhere on TechRadar, but the short answer is: yes, if you can afford to.

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reversed. This can’t be used in conjunction with other offers (entering any other promo code apart from VAAVP in Although it's more expensive than the Samsung S90C OLED, if you want the best possible home theater experience, the Sony XR-65A95L is a better choice. While it uses a QD-OLED panel like the Samsung model, it has much better image processing, and its colors and brightness are more accurate overall, so it displays content the way its creator intended. It also supports Dolby Vision HDR, a more widely used HDR format than Samsung's HDR10+. If you like to game, it's also a fantastic gaming TV, with HDMI 2.1 bandwidth on two of its HDMI ports, VRR support, and very low input lag, even though it's a bit higher than on the Samsung. Unfortunately, one of its HDMI 2.1 ports is also the eARC port, so you'll need to work around that if you have multiple HDMI 2.1 devices. The TCL QM8/QM850G QLED is one of the brightest TVs we've tested. It's a great choice overall, although the Hisense U8/U8K is a bit better and cheaper. Still, the TCL is the more vibrant TV of the two, so if you prioritize pop over accuracy or image processing, consider it. Contains a token that can be used to retrieve a Client ID from AMP Client ID service. Other possible values indicate opt-out, inflight request or an error retrieving a Client ID from AMP Client ID service. Used to ensure user session remains with the same AWS instance to improve performance and stability.

Replaced the Samsung QN90C/QN90CD QLED, Hisense U8H, and Hisense A6H with the Sony X93L/X93CL, Hisense U8K, and Hisense A65K, respectively. Added a few Notable Mentions. A better question might concern what to look for when buying a 65-inch 4K TV, to which we’d say picture quality, app support, other handy bells and whistles like voice control and, of course, price. Features like HDR support, Dolby Vision and Atmos, OLED panels and the like can be real differentiators, too, when it comes to finding the 65-inch 4K TV with the best viewing experience, though it’s no surprise that the more of these extras a display has, the more expensive it tends to be. What is 4K resolution?

Along with this outstanding picture quality, the design of the TV is itself is minimal and attractive, meaning even at its minimum 65-inch size, it'll still look good in your room. It also comes with an external connections box (the One Connect) to keep things even tidier. Despite being on the more affordable end of TV tech, Toshiba still tries to push boundaries. For instance, many of its TVs feature sound by Onkyo, a well-regarded Japanese HiFi hardware manufacturer. All of the 4K TVs we’re going to outline here feature Dolby Audio and a DTS™ Decoder. They also all feature HDMI ARC compatibility – for audio passthrough to a soundbar– which is pretty much essential if you’ve gone down the Sonos surround sound route. The UK31 is one of several affordable 4K TVs from Toshiba’s 2021/22 range, the model tested here is its 65-inch guise. Used to store visitor-level custom variable data. This cookie is created when a developer uses the _setCustomVar method with a visitor level custom variable. This cookie was also used for the deprecated _setVar method. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. Due to availability issues, we replaced the LG C2 OLED with the LG C3 OLED as our 'Best Upper Mid-Range 65-Inch TV'. Furthermore, the newer Sony A95L OLED replaced the Sony A95K OLED.