Best Rated 55-inch LED & 4K TVs (2024) * Comparison & Reviews
January 21, 2024 by SmartReview
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Best Rated 55-inch TVs Comparison & Reviews (2023-2024) – This page contains a roundup of all of the top-rated 55-inch LCD, LED, and 4K Ultra HD TVs, presented here for a comparison of price, features, and reviews. This size is good for medium to large sized living rooms. You can check what size you need by consulting our HDTV Sizing Guide. Many 55-inch LED TVs have 120Hz anti blur technology, and LED backlighting. The best-rated midrange and high end TVs are now 4K Ultra HD TVs, as this is quickly becoming the new standard in TVs. This is the same resolution as the 4K projectors in your movie theater. Click on the reviews link underneath each TV to see owner reviews and ratings for each model for easy comparison.
*** 2024 TV Models will arrive in May/June 2024 *** Take advantage of lower prices of previous models.
(Comparison of Large Screen 4K Ultra HD TVs)
| Sony 4K TV XR55X90L (55-inch 4K TV) | Samsung 4K TV QN55Q60C (55-inch 4K TV) | Samsung QLED QN55Q80C (55-inch 4K TV) | Samsung NEO QLED QN55QN90C (55-inch 4K TV) | ||||
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| 2160p 4K LED TV 55-inch TV 120Hz 4 HDMI (2.1) 30 Watt Sound Smart TV Full Array Dimming Cognitive Processor XR 2023 Model Dolby Vision 4K HDR XR 4K Upscaling Bluetooth® Audio Ultra HD Streaming Dolby Atmos Sound XR Triluminos Pro Dual-band 802.11ac | 2160p 4K LED TV 55-inch TV 60Hz 3 HDMI (2.0b) 20 Watt Sound Smart TV Edge/Local Dimming Quantum Processor LT 2023 Model Quantum HDR 4K Upscaling Bluetooth® Audio Ultra HD Streaming Dual-LED Dual-band 802.11ac | 2160p 4K TV 55-inch 4K TV 120Hz 4 HDMI (2.1) 40 Watt Sound Smart TV Full Array Dimming Neural Processor 4K 2023 Model Quantum HDR+ 4K Upscaling Bluetooth® Audio Apple TV AirPlay® 100% Color Volume Motion Xcelerator Dual-band 802.11ac Direct Full Array Quantum Dots (QLED) | 2160p 4K TV 55-inch 4K TV 120Hz 4 HDMI (2.1) 60 Watt Sound Smart TV Full Array Dimming Neural Processor 4K 2023 Model NEO QUANTUM HDR 4K Upscaling Bluetooth® Audio Apple TV AirPlay® 100% Color Volume Dolby Atmos Dual-band 802.11ac Direct Full Array Quantum Dots (QLED) Mini LED backlight | ||||
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| Sony KD55X80K 55-inch LED 4K Ultra HD TV | Samsung QN55QN90B 55-inch LED 4K QLED Ultra HD TV | Sony XR55X90K 55-inch LED 4K Ultra HD TV | Sony XR55A80L 55-inch OLED 4K Ultra HD TV | ||
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| 2160p 4K LED TV 55-inch TV Flat Screen 60Hz 4 HDMI (2.0) Smart TV Internet Ready TV HDR & Dolby Vision 4K Processor X1 Frame Dimming 2022 Model Ultra HD Streaming TRILUMINOS Pro 802.11ac WiFi Apple Airplay 2 | 2160p 4K TV 55-inch TV Flat Screen 120Hz 4 HDMI (2.0) Smart TV Internet Ready TV Quantum Processor 4K Full Array Dimming 2022 Model 4K Ultra HD Mini LED Display QLED Quantum Dots *BEST Of 2022* Bluetooth® Audio 802.11ac WiFi Quantum HDR 32x | 2160p 4K LED TV 55-inch TV Flat Screen 120Hz 4 HDMI (2.1) Smart TV Internet Ready TV HDR (Dynamic Range) 4K Processor X1 Local Dimming 2022 Model Ultra HD Streaming TRILUMINOS Pro 802.11ac WiFi MotionFlow XR Bluetooth® Audio Dolby Vision HDR | 2160p 4K OLED TV 55-inch TV Flat Screen 120Hz 4 HDMI (2.1) Smart TV Internet Ready TV HDR (Dynamic Range) Cognitive Processor XR OLED pixel Dimming 2023 Model Ultra HD Streaming XR Triluminos Pro 802.11ac WiFi Cinema HDR Dolby Vision HDR Acoustic Surface Audio+ Bluetooth® Audio | ||
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| HDTV Glossary of Terms |
| LED HDTV = Instead of a conventional fluorescent backlight, the LED TV uses a series of LEDs to illuminate the TV. LED backlighting dramatically improves picture contrast, colors, and overall picture. They also use about 40% less electricity. LED TVs are either side lit, local dimming (lit from behind), or precision dimming (samsung TVs). 4K Ultra HD (UHD) = 4K is the new standard in TVs. It has 8 megapixels of resolution, which is 4X the resolution of Full HD 1080p TVs currently on the market. This allows you to sit closer to the TVs as the pixels are smaller, and will give you a more immersive movie theater type of experience. Smart TV = A Smart TV is one that can access the internet, most have an internet browser, and will give you access to programming such as Youtube, Netflix, Amazon Instant Video, Hulu Plus, and more. Most Smart TVs have apps that can be installed on your TV. 802.11ac WiFi = This is the latest Wireless WiFi standard, and provides the fastest speed for streaming HD and Ultra HD 4K content. OLED TV = OLED displays have no backlight, as the screen is self illuminating, giving better picture uniformity and deeper blacks. They have high contrast, wide viewing angles and display fast action (sports, action movies) better without blurring. They are very thin, and highly energy efficient. THX® 3D Certified = THX certification means that this TV will let you experience a motion picture with the same colors, black levels and other factors that were created for the theater. This applies to both 3D and regular HD viewing. This certification is for Plasma TVs. 720p = (1366×768) with 1 million pixels resolution (Standard broadcast HD) 1080p = (1920×1080) with 2 million pixels resolution (Maximum Blu-ray quality) 4K TV (2160p) = (3840×2160) with 8 million pixels resolution. Contrast = refers to dynamic contras ratio. Higher is better. More contrast allows more shadow details in the picture. Some manufacturers do not publish their contrast radios, so you will see contrast n/a where contrast is listed. 240Hz = 240 hertz anti blur technology. Eliminates blur on LCD TVs during high action sports and movies. The latest technology. 120Hz = 120 hertz anti blur technology. Eliminates blur on LCD TVs during high action sports and movies. 60Hz = 60 hertz normal TV without anti blur technology Internet Ready = This means that this TV can give you content from the internet. Content varies with the manufacturer. This TV will provide an ethernet port to connect an ethernet cable. Or you can buy an optional Wifi USB plugin device to send the internet wirelessly to your TV. Some provide Netflix and youtube content. DLNA = DLNA lets you remotely access your PC’s personal media so that you can download music, video, and photos and enjoy them anywhere in the home your Television is. DLNA stands for Digital Living Network Alliance and is a collaboration of the leading consumer electronics, PC and mobile companies that has created design guidelines for a new generation of products that can work together – no matter what the brand. 3D Ready = This means that this Television is capable of displaying 3D content from broadcast and 3D capable Blu-ray players. This TV has a built in emitter which communicates with 3D glasses to synchronize with the picture displayed on the TV. HDMI = HDMI inputs allow you to connect devices to your HDTV such as DVD and Blu-ray players and game consoles. Dual Core/Quad Core Processor = A dual core TV has two processors instead of one, which will speed up TV operations, especially the Smart TV internet functions. A quad core TV has four processors for even greater speed. Gorilla Glass™ = Sony’s high end TVs use Gorilla Glass from Corning Glass to both give a better picture, and make the TV more impact resistant (tempered glass) either when shipping, or at home. Full Array LED = This type of TV has a superior backlight composed of banks of LED lights directly in the back of the screen for best contrast and picture. This reduces or eliminates backlight bleeding or clouding. Most other TVs are Edge or Side Lit. Edge Local Dimming = A TV with local dimming has the ability to shut off the backlight in certain parts of the screen, which will improve the picture quality, contrast, and give you blacker blacks than if the TV did not have the ability to dim. Triluminos LED = This is Sony’s best Panel. Only available on their high end 4K TVs. The panel will give you a larger color palette than normal LED TVs, and depth of picture. XReality Pro/4K XReality Pro = Sony’s top image processors are in their high end sets. This processor will upscale video, and give a better picture than TVs with inferior image processors. HDMI® 2.0 Support = HDMI 2.0 is the next generation of HDMI which will provide higher framerates for 4K Ultra HD content. Sony offers a free upgrade to HDMI 2.0 for its 4K TVs. |
