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The best gaming TVs for 2025: A comprehensive buying guide
This guide presents the best gaming TVs for 2025, based on tests of input lag, pixel response times, VRR, 4K support at various refresh rates, brightness in gaming mode, HDR tone mapping, reflection handling, and the number of HDMI 2.1 ports. The recommendations consider different budgets and room types to find the best deal for most people.
1. 🏆 The Best Gaming TV: Samsung S95F OLED
- ✅ The Samsung S95F is a Cutie OLED with near-instantaneous pixel response times, ensuring crisp display of fast motion.
- ✅ It offers exceptionally low input lag for a responsive gaming experience.
- ✅ As the only OLED with a matte screen in 2025, it significantly reduces distracting reflections in bright rooms.
- ✅ It comes with Samsung's One Connect Box, which houses all connections in a separate box and connects to the panel via a single, thin cable, simplifying wall mounting.
- ✅ Offers four HDMI 2.1 inputs.
- ✅ Outstanding HDR performance and color brilliance.
- ⚠️ No Dolby Vision Gaming for Xbox players.
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| Best motion handling | No Dolby Vision Gaming |
| High refresh rate (165 Hz) | Expensive |
| Matte Display | - |
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1. 🏆 The Best Gaming TV: Samsung S95F OLED
- ✅ The Samsung S95F is a Cutie OLED with near-instantaneous pixel response times, ensuring crisp display of fast motion.
- ✅ It offers exceptionally low input lag for a responsive gaming experience.
- ✅ As the only OLED with a matte screen in 2025, it significantly reduces distracting reflections in bright rooms.
- ✅ It comes with Samsung's One Connect Box, which houses all connections in a separate box and connects to the panel via a single, thin cable, simplifying wall mounting.
- ✅ Offers four HDMI 2.1 inputs.
- ✅ Outstanding HDR performance and color brilliance.
- ⚠️ No Dolby Vision Gaming for Xbox players.
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| Best motion handling | No Dolby Vision Gaming |
| High refresh rate (165 Hz) | Expensive |
| Matte Display | - |
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2. 💰 Value-for-Money OLED: Samsung S90F
- ✅ Offers OLED speed, VRR, four HDMI 2.1 ports, and 4K up to 144 Hz.
- ✅ Essentially identical motion handling and low input lag as the S95F.
- ⚠️ No matte display or One Connect Box.
- ⚠️ Lower SDR brightness and a glossy screen, leading to stronger reflections in bright rooms.
- ⚠️ Panel type may vary depending on size and region (mostly QD OLED).
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| Cheaper than S95F | No matte display |
| OLED speed and VRR | Lower SDR brightness |
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3. 🎯 Mid-Range OLED: LG B5
- ✅ Offers a premium gaming experience at a more affordable price.
- ✅ Features four HDMI 2.1 ports, VRR, extremely low latency, and near-instant response times.
- ✅ Supports Dolby Vision Gaming.
- ✅ Black levels do not take on a purple hue in bright rooms.
- ⚠️ Colors are not as saturated as Samsung's QD OLEDs.
- ⚠️ 4K resolution only up to 120 Hz.
- ⚠️ Lower HDR brightness compared to the Samsung models.
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| Dolby Vision Support | Less color saturation |
| Cheaper than Samsung OLEDs | Lower brightness |
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4. 🔆 Best Non-OLED Option: TCL QM7K
- ✅ Very bright and handles ambient reflections well.
- ✅ Strong local dimming for deep blacks with only slight haloing.
- ✅ Supports 4K up to 144 Hz and 1080p up to 288 Hz, as well as VRR.
- ✅ Fast pixel transitions for an LED display.
- ✅ Low input lag, especially at higher refresh rates.
- ⚠️ Direct reflections are not handled as well.
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| High brightness | Not as good with direct reflections |
| Fast response times for LED | - |
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5. 💸 Budget-Friendly Option: TCL QM6K
- ✅ Offers VRR, 4K up to 144 Hz, and 1080p up to 288 Hz on two HDMI 2.1 ports.
- ✅ Low input lag and surprisingly fast transitions for the price.
- ⚠️ Black levels are not as deep as the QM7K.
- ⚠️ Colors are more muted, and HDR is too dark to really make highlights pop.
- ✅ SDR is bright enough for typical rooms, and reflection handling is decent.
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| Affordable price | Less deep blacks |
| Fast response times for the price | Muted colors and dark HDR |
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6. 💰 Cheapest Option: Hisense QD6QF
- ✅ Biggest 4K screen for the least amount of money.
- ✅ Supports VRR and offers a 1440p at 120 Hz mode.
- ⚠️ No local dimming, resulting in gray blacks.
- ⚠️ Flat HDR.
- ⚠️ 60 Hz TV at 4K.
- ⚠️ High input lag at 1440p at 120 Hz (recommended is 4K at 60 Hz).
- ✅ Dolby Vision Gaming works for Xbox titles.
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| Cheapest price | No local dimming |
| Dolby Vision Support | High input lag at 1440p/120Hz |
| Large screen | Only 60Hz at 4K |