I’m a Black Friday TV deals veteran, and I’m picking the best offers for you – yes, you, personally

Ahoy! It’s Becky Scarrott here, Audio Editor on TechRadar and part of your Home Entertainment team, checking in with two important updates.
1) Black Friday is now over – but the weekend is still stacked with deals as we look forward to potential extra discounts on Cyber Monday.
2) I’ve already spotted one!
On scrubbing these deals to remove the ones that have ended (time marches on, and sales events wouldn’t be events if they lasted forever) I can tell you that the highly-rated 65-inch LG C3 OLED is now an extra $10 cheaper – which is $10 cheaper than it has ever been!

It’s a good one: the OLED display is bursting with crisp colors and powerful contrast, all because of LG’s latest Alpha9 Gen6 chip at the helm. Plus, you’re getting four HDMI 2.1 ports, a sleek, thin design, and an updated webOS experience. Don’t you just love the run up to Cyber Monday? Sometimes, it is better to wait… 

LG 65-inch C3 OLED: was $2,499.99 now $1,186.99

How cheap can a TV get? When it’s Black Friday, the answer is very cheap, as evidenced by the 43-inch onn. TV selling for $94 in this Walmart Black Friday deal.

The 43-inch onn. Is a full HD (1080p resolution) TV, which means you don’t get the same super-crisp picture as in 4K sets, and there are no fancy features like Dolby Vision HDR or 120Hz support for gaming. But 1080p pictures can look very good on a 43-inch screen, and the onn. also has the excellent Roku smart TV interface for streaming from Netflix and all your other favorite apps.

onn. 43-inch Roku smart TV deal: $94 at Walmart

It’s not just TVs that get Black Friday deals. You can now find discounts on everything from the best Dolby Atmos soundbars to the best 4K Blu-ray players in the Black Friday sales. You do own both of those items, right?

If you’re a Blu-ray collector with a 4K Blu-ray player, one 4K disc we’d recommend picking up is The Batman, which is getting a 71% price cut down to $9.99 in Amazon’s Black Friday deal. The Batman is a regular reference disc used by our TV reviewing team to test for black levels and shadow detail, and it’s also a great movie that was directed by the talented Matt Reeves (Battle for the Planet of the Apes, 10 Cloverfield Lane, Let Me In). While you’re at it, add Dune: Part 2, which is getting a 38% discount to $12.99, to your Amazon cart.

The Batman 4K Blu-ray deal: was $33.99 now $9.99 at Amazon
Dune Part 2: 4K Blu-ray deal: was $20.99 now $12.99 at Amazon

Sometimes the best TV is… a projector! The Hisense PX2-Pro ultra short throw projector is getting a 20% discount at Amazon for Black Friday, knocking its price down to $1,997. That’s a great deal for a projector that previously occupied the top spot in our best ultra short throw projectors guide, and one that’s capable of beaming an image as big as 130 inches.

Why is the PX2-Pro no longer the top choice in our guide? Because it’s yielded its spot to the Hisense PX3-Pro, a brighter model with better gaming features. The PX3-Pro is currently priced at $3,200, however, which is a big step up over the older, but still excellent PX2-Pro. Grab this Black Friday deal before it disappears!

Hisense PX2-Pro ultra short throw projector deal: was $2497 now $1997 at Amazon

The best 85-inch TVs generally aren’t cheap, but they do get much cheaper on Black Friday. To prove that point, I’ve looked up Black Friday deals on the 85-inch versions of two of our favorite mini-LED TVs from 2024: the TCL QM851G and Hisense U8N.

The 85-inch TCL QM851G is now selling for $1998 at Amazon, a 25% discount. That’s a great deal for this super-bright TV, which also sports excellent local dimming to pump up the contrast and bring out shadow detail in dark movies.

Hisense’s U8N is now selling for $1,699 at Best Buy (a $1,100 savings) in an 85-inch screen size. Like the TCL, the U8N also has powerful brightness and impressive local dimming. Both TVs also provide great sound quality from their built-in speakers and are great options for gaming, with 4K 140Hz support (and 1080p at 240Hz on the TCL). These are both great prices on fantastic TVs, but Best Buy’s Hisense U8N discount is the better Black Friday 85-inch TV deal.

85-inch TCL QM851G at Amazon: was $2,699.99 now $1,998.00

85-inch Hisense U8N at Best Buy: was $2,799.99 now $1699.99

Need a streamer to go with your new TV? The new Roku Ultra (2024) is one of our favorite streamers, and it’s getting a price cut in this Amazon Black Friday deal. That’s right, you can save $20 on the company’s latest streamer, and reap the benefits of its comprehensive format support, which includes Dolby Vision, HDR10+, and Dolby Atmos.

Why would you want an external streaming when TVs have their own built-in smart interface for streaming? The Roku smart interface has a streamlined, easy to navigate layout that’s superior to the interface in many smart TVs, and it also comes with a fantastic, fully backlit remote and supports hands-free voice control. This deal is likely available only for a limited time, so take advantage of it.

Roku Ultra (2024) deal: was $99.99 now $79.99 at Amazon

Amazon has released a few discounts on TVs from its own Fire TV range and all the deals are still going strong. You can get the Amazon Fire TV Omni QLED in a 55-inch size for $419.99 at Amazon.

The more budget Amazon Omni series has seen its 50-inch model drop to $329.99, a great deal for a budget TV with Dolby Vision support.

And finally, there’s the 40-inch Amazon 2-series which is available for an ultra-low $149.99 at Amazon. Perfect for bedrooms.

Amazon Fire TV Omni QLED 55-inch deal: was $599.99 now $419.99 at Amazon
Amazon Fire TV Omni 50-inch deal: was $479.99 now $329.99 at Amazon

Amazon Fire TV 2-series 40-inch deal: was $249.99 now $149.99 at Amazon

Another reader has got in touch, but this time they’re asking about 98-inch or bigger TVs! I wondered if we’d get an email about them, as more and more brands such as Hisense, Samsung and TCL are releasing 98-inch and larger TVs – and for good prices too.

They wanted to know what the best 98-inch TV for under $5,000 is. There are a couple of great options! First up is the Samsung Q80C for $3,999.99 at Amazon. It’s a solid QLED TV packed with features that will make it an excellent cinema-sized screen.

But, the better option may be our old friend Hisense U8N. Its 100-inch model, still with a mini-LED panel, is available for $2999.99 at Best Buy. That mini-LED panel will be really useful at such a large size!

Hisense U8N 100-inch mini-LED TV deal: was $4999.99 now $2,999.99 at Best Buy
Samsung Q80C 98-inch QLED TV: was $7,997.99 now $3997.99 at Amazon

Returning to our list of the best TVs, next is our pick for the best TV for sports; and for us it’s the Samsung QN90D.

It’s got high brightness levels that make it perfect for watching in brighter rooms and it has sensational motion handling out-of-the-box. With some cheaper TVs, you need to mess with the settings to get the motion just right, especially for something tricky like sports. But not the Samsung QN90D.

As an added bonus it’s also great for movies and gaming, thanks to its long list of gaming features and its vibrant, natural, colorful picture.

Black Friday has seen a few deals for the Samsung QN90D and though they don’t quite compete with those from Hisense for its mini-LED sets. There’s still some good offers.

Samsung QN90D 55-inch mini-LED TV deal: was $1,797.99 now $1,197.99 at Amazon

The Sony Bravia delivers bright vibrant colors, plenty of refined and natural detail and a great stock of gaming features, including ‘Perfect for PS5’ ones.

We’ve seen an excellent deal on its 65-inch model but its 55-inch model has also had a discount. It’s fallen to $1,399.99 at Amazon in the US and it’s down to £1,499 at Amazon in the UK.

Sony Bravia 8 55-inch US deal: was $1,799.99 now $1,399.99 at Amazon

One of 2024’s more surprising bits of news for 2024 was the return of Panasonic’s TVs to US shores for the first time in over ten years. It brought three models with it, including the TV above; the flagship OLED TV Panasonic Z95A.

The 65-inch model (the only size in the US) has already a discount for Black Friday as well, dropping to $2,299.99 at Amazon.

Panasonic Z95A 65-inch OLED TV deal: was $3,199.99 now $2,299.99 at Amazon

Do you know what would great with your new TV? A 4K Blu-ray player! We here at TechRadar are big fans of 4K Blu-ray, not just because we like collecting them, but because their picture and audio quality is better than 4K streaming

And good news, there’s a deal for our favorite 4K Blu-ray player, the Panasonic DP-UB820. It’s hit $399.99 at Amazon, which is excellent value for the player.

Panasonic DP-UB820 US deal: was $497.99 now $399.99 at Amazon

And the final entry in our list of the best TVs is the Sony Bravia 8, which we’ve chosen as the best TV for sound.

We’ve mentioned before but sound isn’t the strongest on most TVs nowadays, but the Sony Bravia 8 bucks that trend. It delivers an expansive, engaging and direct sound that means you don’t need a soundbar. It’s also got the picture to match and give you a complete cinematic experience.

Deals for the Sony Bravia 8 have been solid overall, and although they haven’t been quite as good as the LG C4’s, its 65-inch has dropped to $1,699.99 at Best Buy.

Sony Bravia 8 55-inch OLED TV deal: was $1,999.99 now $1,699.99 at Best Buy

We’re almost done with our list of the best TVs and next is our choice for best for versatility, which goes to the LG C4.

Why is the best TV for versatility? It covers all the bases. It’s fully stocked for gaming, has excellent picture quality with stunning contrast and exquisite detail and textures, has an intuitive smart TV platform and comes in a wide variety of sizes; 42-83 inches in fact!

We’ve covered loads of deals on the LG C4’s various sizes, which have all been solid, but we’ll highlight the 55-inch deal again, which hits $1,199 at Best Buy – our lowest ever deal.

LG C4 55-inch OLED TV deal: was $1,499.99 now $1,199.99 at Best Buy

Another reader email – thanks for sending them in! This reader has asked if they can get a 50 or 55-inch TV for under $200, but they’ll be willing to stretch for an upgrade in quality.

Our go-to deal for this price range is the Insignia F30, which is available for $189.99 for its 50-inch model at Amazon or the 55-inch is available for a little more at $209.99, also at Amazon.

Another option, for a little more, is the TCL Q5 QLED TV, which is available in a 55-inch size for $249.99. We think it would be a step-up over the Insignia, but both are going to be a good choice for a budget 55-inch option.

Insignia F30 50-inch LED TV: was $299.99 now $189.99 at Amazon
TCL Q5 55-inch QLED TV: was $449.99 now $249.99 at Best Buy

Another quick pause on the list as someone else has got in touch! They wanted to know what 65-inch TV they could get for under $700? And once again we turn to Hisense.

The Hisense U7N sits in between the Hisense U6N and Hisense U8N we’ve recently talked about. It delivers better overall performance and picture quality than the U6N, but doesn’t quite get to the Hisense U8N’s level.

It is still however a brilliant TV for the money. We complimented the U7N on its natural textures and colors and good contrast which make it great for movies and it’s got a good stock of gaming features that you don’t often see at this price range. And for Black Friday, it’s just in budget for our reader, hitting a low price of $699.99 at Amazon

Hisense U7N 65-inch mini-LED TV deal: was $999.99 now $699.99 at Amazon

Back to the TVs from our best TVs guide, our choice for the best mid-range TV is another Hisense set – it’s the Hisense U8N.

The Hisense U8N delivers amazing picture quality with seriously good brightness levels, great contrast and bold colors that make a joy to watch. It’s also got excellent built-in sound and a fantastic suite of gaming features. But it’s best quality is its value, as you can get all this for very fair price.

But with Black Friday, the U8N’s value has gotten even better, with the 65-inch model hitting $899.99 at Best Buy – that’s an exceedingly good price.

Hisense U8N 65-inch mini-LED TV deal: was $1,499.99 now $899.99 at Best Buy

We’re interrupting our list of the best TVs as we’ve had a reader email! Someone has written in to ask what the best TV they can get for a 55-inch TV under $1000 is, with its main use for movies and gaming.

Funnily enough, we just talked about it below! It’s the LG B4 OLED TV. Its brilliant picture quality and great list of gaming features will be perfect for our reader.

I also suggested the Samsung Q80D as they said they’d take something a little cheaper too. Although its picture won’t quite as good as the LG B4’s, it is still very good, doing more than a QLED TV is supposed to do. It’s also got a great suite of gaming features as well!

If you want to check out these deals, we’ve linked to them below!

LG B4 55-inch OLED TV deal: $996 at Amazon
Samsung Q80D 55-inch QLED TV: was $1,197.99 now $797.99 at Amazon

Up next in the TVs featured in our guide to the best TVs is another OLED, the LG B4. Only this time, this is our choice for the best cheap OLED.

OLED TVs often come at a premium price and although prices are getting better, they can still be a little high. The LG B-series is a perfect way to get an OLED for less. But don’t worry, it still offers the fantastic picture quality with a realistic, contrast-rich look, and a real stack of gaming features for those looking for a great gaming monitor.

How have the Black Friday deals for the LG B4 looked? Great, once again! Its 48-inch size has dropped to $599.99 at Best Buy. Its 77-inch size has also had a huge discount down to $1,596.99 at Amazon.

LG B4 48-inch OLED TV deal: was $799.99 now $599.99 at Best Buy
LG B4 77-inch OLED TV deal: was $1,796.99 now $1,596.99 at Amazon

What’s next in our list of the best TVs? It’s only our choice for the best TV of 2024, the Samsung S95D, which we’ve chosen as the best premium OLED. An elite OLED that we dubbed « the future of OLED » because it innovated in ways that blew us away and demonstrated what makes OLED so great.

The Samsung S95D has stunning picture quality with gorgeous contrast, super-high brightness and realistic textures and detail thanks to some clever processing. It’s also got an appealing design, accurate sound and a superb list of gaming features.

Has Black Friday been good to the Samsung S95D? While the deals haven’t quite been as good as we hoped, there have still be some discounts. The 55-inch model has dropped to $1,899.99 at Samsung, which is still a pretty good offer!

Samsung S95D 55-inch OLED TV deal: was $2,599.99 now $1,899.99 at Samsung

Hisense is making another appearance in our best TVs rundown, but this time is it’s the Hisense U6N, which is our choice for the best super-cheap big screen TV.

The Hisense U6N offers access to mini-LED for cheap and has solid picture quality and a decent stock of gaming features. Most important though is its price. You can get this TV in a big screen size for a very budget price.

The discounts have been great for the Hisense U6N, with its 75-inch size hitting as low as $699.99 at Best Buy, an incredible offer on a mini-LED set at a large size. Its 85-inch deal is great too!

Hisense U6N 75-inch mini-LED TV deal: was $1,199.99 now $699.99 at Best Buy

As we head further into the afternoon in the East Coast and head to late morning in the West Coast, I’ve given this guide’s deals a run-through and updated any prices, as well as removed any that are no longer live. I’ve added some new ones as well!

I’ll keep checking all these deals to make sure they stay at their best price, or hopefully get even better!

The LG C3 has seen some major discounts this Black Friday, with the 65-inch model hitting its lowest ever price of $1,199.99 at Amazon.

Well, the 77-inch C3 has also had a price drop, hitting $1,899.99 at Best Buy, which is a seriously good price for an OLED at this size.

LG C3 77-inch US deal: was $2,299.99 now $1,899.99 at Best Buy

We’ve talked about our pick for the best overall TV with the Samsung S90C from our best TVs guide. Up next is our pick for the best budget TV – the Roku Pro Series.

The Roku Pro Series is a brilliant TV that uses a mini-LED TV backlight for better brightness and contrast over regular LED, but it still offers this at an affordable price. It’s also got Roku as its smart TV platform, which is user-friendly, simple and intuitive.

Have there been any great deals for Black Friday? Yes! The 65-inch model has dropped to $799.99 at Best Buy, the cheapest it’s ever been! If you’re looking for an affordable TV that won’t break the bank, this is a great choice.

Roku Pro Series 65-inch deal: was $1,199.99 now $799.99 at Best Buy

So we’ve been talking about all the best Black Friday TV deals we’ve so far, but just what are our picks for the best TVs? We’ve chosen a TV for major categories as best mid-range, best budget, best premium OLED and more.

But, what better place to start than our best TV overall? Our pick for the best TV is the Samsung S90C.

When we tested this TV, we were blown away by it. Its picture was colorful, bright and had incredible detail, thanks to its QD-OLED panel, a tech which had never been this affordable before. It’s also great for gaming and has good built-in sound.

But how about Black Friday? Well, we saw an incredible deal recently where the 65-inch was down to a ridiculously low $999, but unsurprisingly it’s all sold out and it’s price have gone back up. You can check out our best TVs guide though and see what the best deals on it are now.

We’ve just talked about soundbars and how they can help your new TV. And we’ve got a perfect one – the Sonos Beam (Gen 2) and it’s just hit its lowest ever price on both sides of the pond.

In the US, you can grab the Sonos Beam for $369 at Amazon, which is terrific value for a soundbar that ticks all the boxes for music and movies.

Sonos Beam (Gen 2) soundbar US deal: was $449 now $369 at Amazon

If there’s one weakness of today’s TVs, it’s sound. TVs are getting bigger and bigger in screen size, but thinner and thinner – and great sound requires big speakers that take up a lot of physical volume. High-end TVs use fancy speaker arrays to offer pretty good sound, but still tend to lack bass, because that requires even more physical volume.

And budget TVs often sacrifice the sound, to ensure that all the effort is put into a dazzling picture – and cheap TVs can be really mediocre in some cases for sound clarity.

So, soundbars have become extremely popular. They don’t take up much physical space, but they have more physical depth and can direct the sound right towards you, for clearer results. Some TV makers basically use soundbars to solve their TVs’ sound problem, offering free soundbars in bundles or heavy discounts when bought with a TV.

But soundbars are very inexpensive, and that goes double over Black Friday. Here’s our guide to the best Black Friday soundbar deals.

Want a solid, budget QLED TV? The Samsung Q60D is a fantastic option, delivering natural colors and solid contrast thanks to its Dual LED tech. It’s limited in terms of other features, but hits where it counts with its picture.

The Samsung Q60D 55-inch has dropped to $499.99 at Samsung’s own website. That’s a really good price for a QLED TV at this size.

Samsung Q60D 55-inch deal: was $699.99 now $499.99 at Amazon

Someone asked me what the difference between the LG C3 and the LG C4 is, and is it just the brightness? Both are available this Black Friday (though with limited sizes on the C3, because it’s a model from 2024).

The brightness is the main difference, to be blunt! The LG C4 is a noticeable boost in brightness, which improves the color richness and contrast – but it also has a new image processor, raising overall picture quality. It’s just that other changes are subtle, and often feed into making the most of the brightness.

The C4 also uses its processing for better audio, including upscaling from stereo into something with more of a spatial feel – though the C4 still isn’t close to the quality of a decent soundbar.

The C4 also has a refresh rate of 144Hz, instead of 120Hz on the C3, but only high-end PC gamers would care about that.

Finally, the C4 has a newer version of the webOS smart TV software that powers it. The C3 is getting this software, it’ll just always be a year behind the C4 on updates in the future (LG promises 5 years of updates).

I’ve also been asked whether TCL TVs are good purchases. The easy answer here is that the TCL mini-LEDs are very good value – we really rate the TCL QM851G as a beautiful mini-LED that gives Samsung a beat-down when it comes to bang for your buck. However, the Hisense U8N is very similar TV, available in more sizes, and keeps slightly beating the TCL on price.

The cheaper and smaller TCL TVs are more hit and miss, when we’ve tested them. Some are very impressive for colors and detail, but while I’m confident saying you’ll do well with the mini-LED TVs, I can’t speak with such certainty about the cheaper ones.

Someone asked me about the best OLED TVs this Black Friday, and said they were looking at the Sony A80L. It’s a magnificent TV – read our Sony A80L review for the full scoop – with beautiful image quality, and built-in sound that’s so good, you won’t need a soundbar.

The downsides are that it’s not as bright as other OLEDs of the same price, it’s a year old, and Sony charges a premium for its TVs – and isn’t as aggressive with the discounts. So there are good deals on the A80L to be found, and if anyone has their heart set on it, and you’re happy with the price, I think it’s worth pulling the trigger! People have a fondness for Sony TVs, and I’ve got no problem with people following their heart when the TVs are really good!

The newer version of the TV is the Sony Bravia 8, and it’s not a huge leap forward overall, so paying less for the older version is a good idea.

There some really good prices on the Samsung S90D at the moment, which is winning the mid-range 2024 OLED way with the LG C4 by being slightly cheaper in both the UK and the US.

In the UK, the 55-inch Samsung S90D for £1,060 at Amazon is a great price for such a well-featured TV, at an ideal size.

In the US, the 65-inch Samsung S90D for $1,399 at Best Buy is excellent, and the beats the $1,499 LG C4 by a cool Benjamin.

You might have seen that budget TVs have a 60Hz screen, while more premium TVs have a 120Hz screen. This refers to how often the display can update with a new image – 120Hz is great for PS5, Xbox Series X and PC gaming, because these can play games at 120 frames per second, so you get super-smooth and responsive gaming.

120Hz can be a boon for movies too, though. Movies are made at 24 frames per second, but the mathletes among you might notice that this has a problem with 60Hz screens – you can’t divide 60 cleanly into 24. This means that movies have to have some kind of motion processing applied, and movie purists don’t like motion processing.

But 120 does divide cleanly into 24 – 120Hz TVs can show 24fps movies with the perfect frame timing, as long device or service you’re playing from plays nicely with this feature.

The short version is that you should get a 120Hz TV if you can – it’s more future-proof and better in more ways than you might expect.

If you’re looking for TV for a smaller room or bedroom, 43-inch may be the right size. Now, do you want a 43-inch TV that bright, perfect for sports and great for gaming and movies too? Then the Samsung QN90D should be one of your top choices.

The Samsung QN90D’s 43-inch model has dropped to $899.99 at Samsung, which is an excellent price for a TV that delivers awesome picture quality that’s bright and ultra-responsive, and a full list of gaming features across four HDMI 2.1 ports.

Samsung QN90D 43-inch deal: was $1,499.99 now $899.99 at Samsung

What’s the big deal about mini-LED? This tech works just like traditional LED screens, in that a layer of LEDs behind the pixels generates the light that reaches you eyes, and gets converted to the right colors on the way.

The difference is that the LEDs are far tinier, which means TV companies can fit a lot more of them in. This has three advantages: it means a more even backlight; it means a brighter light; and it means more accurate local dimming for better contrast, because the areas being dimmed can be smaller if the LEDs are smaller.

When it launched, mini-LED was strictly a premium tech only – but in only a few short years, it’s appeared on budget TVs, where it makes a huge difference to the picture quality.

We can’t really go talking about great Black Friday OLED TV deals without talking about pick for TV of the year 2024 now can we? The Samsung S95D is an elite OLED TV and its 55-inch model has crashed to $1,897.99 at Amazon. Is this the cheapest we’ve seen it? No, it dropped to $1,819.99 briefly, but this is still an excellent deal.

The S95D excels on all front, with incredible picture quality thanks to its deep black levels, superb contrast and realistic details, effective anti-reflection tech, gorgeous ‘floating’ design and myriad of gaming features. Here’s your chance to get a discount on the world’s best TV.

Samsung S95D 55-inch deal: was $2,399.99 now $1,897.99 at Amazon

Is burn-in still a problem for OLED TVs? For many years, the tech had a reputation for a big problem: images that appeared on screen often and for long periods – such as network logos or parts of a game’s interface – would ‘burn’ into the screen, and leave ghostly images there all the time.

This reputation was well-earned – it was a big problem for the tech, no doubt. But recent TVs have essentially fully overcome this problem, using a combination of better screen tech, smart processing that detects and mitigates the effects of static logos quietly in the background, and the use of good old-fashioned screen savers if they detect that you’re leaving a fully still image (like a paused video) on the screen for too long.

Looking for an OLED TV on a smaller scale? There’s a deal for that this Black Friday too! The LG B4’s 48-inch model has fallen to its cheapest ever price of $599.99 at Best Buy. These aren’t the low numbers you expect to pay for an OLED TV, so be sure to snap it up while you can.

The B4 delivers amazing picture quality with plenty of contrast, detail, vibrant colors and deep black levels as well as a great stock of gaming features, including four HDMI 2.1 ports for the first time in the LG B-series’ lifetime.

LG B4 48-inch deal: was $799.99 now $599.99 at Best Buy

Where’s the best place to shop on Black Friday? The big retailers tend to price-match each other as quickly as possible, so price often isn’t really a factor – though sometimes a particular retailer will offer a really wild discount on a limited amount of stock, which can be worth jumping on. Amazon particularly does this with its own Fire TVs, but it’s not alone there.

So how should you choose? One element to consider is bundles. Best Buy in particular will sometimes offer a special discount on a combination of a TV with a soundbar, or with a wall-mounting bracket. This are less common on Amazon, so it’s worth seeing if you can get a better-value extra purchase from one store or another.

If you’re thinking of getting a larger screen, you’ll be pleased to know there’s some great bargains going on for Black Friday. The 75-inch model of the Amazon Fire TV Omni QLED has hit a record-low $879.99 at Amazon, which is superb value for a large screen size.

It’s worth being weary with bigger screens, as LEDs with edge lighting may be tempting but as we found last Black Friday, they are best avoided. Thankfully, the Omni QLED uses a QLED panel with full array lighting which means you’re going to get a great picture even at this larger screen size. It’s feature-rich, budget TV that’s a real winner.

Amazon Fire TV Omni QLED 75-inch TV deal: was $1,099,99 now $879.99 at Amazon

If you’ve heard all the fuss about OLED TVs, but you’re not sure what the deal is, then let me direct you to our ‘What is OLED’ guide – but here’s the short version.

LED screens, including QLED, consist of a big screen of lights behind a color-filtering layer of pixels. This makes it hard for these TVs to show true black tones, because trying to block light coming from the backlight often results in something a little gray. Most good TVs these days have an element of ‘local dimming’ to help avoid this, where the light turns itself off in sections that should be black to create true black tones – but if there still a bright section, light will ‘bleed’ into the dark area.

OLED screens don’t have this issue. Each pixel generates its own light, and can be dimmed all the way to being off, for true black tones that can be right next to tiny bright highlights, and there’ll be no bleed from one to the other. For this reason, they’re considered the ultimate in image quality by many people – though they can’t go as bright as LED TVs, so there’s a trade-off.

Want a 65-inch but on a budget? We’ve got you covered. The 65-inch Hisense U6N has dropped to an astonishing $497.99 at Amazon – under $500 for a 65-inch screen is incredible value.

The U6N is one of the best budget TVs you can get, as it has a mini-LED panel with great contrast and lifelike textures and a good stock of gaming features incluidng VRR and Dolby Vision gaming.

Hisense U6N 65-inch deal: was $697.99 now $497.99 at Amazon

What size TV should you buy for your space? Really, it comes down to you and your ambitions. There have been multiple suggestion on sizes in the past – you should sit twice the distance of your TV’s size, wait, it should be 1.5 times, wait, in the era of 4K maybe it can be less…

I think 1.5 is a good basic rule if you’re in doubt. But it’s an aesthetic choice as much as anything. Some people do not want a large TV, for various reasons, and you shouldn’t go big just because a rule of thumb tells you to.

The distance I sit from my TV roughly equal to the size of the TV, because I want a big home theater feeling. Some people find that oppressive. But know that, according to Samsung’s research, not getting a bigger size is the primary regret people have with their TV purchases…

If you’re looking for a fantastic deal on a 65-inch TV, there’s no better place to start than this LG C3 offer. The 65-inch model has dropped to a record-low $1,196.99 at Amazon – that’s the cheapest we’ve ever seen it.

The C3 is one of the best OLED TVs around as it covers all the bases well. It has terrific picture quality with plenty of detail, color and contrast, and a full suite of gaming features.

LG C3 65-inch US deal: was $1899.99 now $1,196.99 at Amazon

Where do you start with buying a TV when there are so many options? I always tell people to first decide your size and your budget, to give you a handhold.

It may seem restrictive, but once you narrow these things, you’ll find that the field closes from thousands to just a handful. And then, when you’re looking at a much more manageable range of options, you can start being flexible about maybe pushing the budget a little further. But you’ve got to start somewhere.

Welcome to our live Black Friday deals tracker! I’m going to be updating this page constantly over the day, to add any new deals that drop, to update prices if they change, and to remove out-of-stock sets.