A new TV need not be beyond your reach if you’re on a tight budget. Here we round up three great sets that represent fantastic value for money
While most of us would absolutely love a giant QD-OLED screen for watching our movies, a new TV at any level can feel like a pricey luxury at the moment. And it’s certainly true that you can spend a pretty penny on some of the latest flagship models. But, if you’re on a tight budget, there are a handful of brands making decent TVs at the lower end of the price spectrum, including Amazon, Samsung and Hisense, whose low-priced TVs you will find over the following pages.
Our trio of super-affordable yet recommendable TVs at their price might not offer the very latest fancy panel tech, but they will all do a good enough job of producing entertainingly watchable pictures and even half-decent sound. As with all things budget, there are compromises that have been made to features and picture quality compared with mid-range or premium sets, but judged by our performance-per-pound metric when testing products, these TVs are very good value indeed.
Even at this level – below the £500 mark – you can still expect 4K resolution and HDR support, though it’s worth looking at which formats of HDR are supported on the set you are considering. And you might be surprised by the size
