Best 75-Inch TVs of 2024
These top-performing 75- and 77-inch TVs include sets from Hisense, LG, Onn, Roku, Samsung, Sony and TCL—and some cost less than $1,000
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TV shopping at this time of year can be something of a trying experience because retailers now have a mix of leftover 2023 sets—often at their lowest prices ever—along with new 2024 sets still at their introductory—meaning high—prices.
But overall, this is a good time to buy a larger-sized set because models 75 inches and larger are seeing the biggest year-over-year price drops. While the very best 75-inch sets remain relatively pricey, you can spend under $1,000 and still get a really enjoyable big-screen TV.
The trade-off for a sub-$1,000 set? You may have to sacrifice high dynamic range (HDR) performance. When done well, HDR can boost a TV’s brightness, contrast, and color, making the pictures on the screen look more like real life. The top sets listed below, from brands including LG, Roku, Samsung, Sony, and TCL, provide a satisfying HDR experience, but those are the most expensive.
Most TVs on the market are LCD models, but OLED TVs have dominated our ratings for several years, providing rich, deep blacks and unlimited viewing angles. Thanks to improvements in backlight technologies, more LCD sets now offer performance that’s nearly as good. In general, OLEDs are more expensive, though prices have been falling recently.
Top-Performing 75-Inch TVs
You can’t go wrong with any of these sets. All are top-performing models with great picture quality and the ability to deliver a satisfying HDR experience.
Best 75-Inch TVs Under $1,000
If you want to spend less, you can still get a big-screen TV that delivers very good to excellent overall picture quality. The trade-off is a more limited HDR experience.
How CR Tests TVs
The TV test team at Consumer Reports puts every TV through a battery of tests in our TV labs.
We first set up each TV and carefully note all its key features, such as resolution, number of HDMI inputs, and support for streaming services and voice-enabled digital assistants. We then set up the TV for optimal performance using the set’s built-in presets and picture controls. We use objective tests and measurements, as well as real-world video clips and subjective evaluations, to determine picture detail, color accuracy, and contrast.
We compare each TV with one of several fully calibrated reference TVs in our labs.
At Consumer Reports, TV ratings are based on hundreds of data points recorded by testers. Our ratings currently include more than 300 sets.
HDR, short for high dynamic range, is now found in a vast majority of midsized and large sets. HDR increases the contrast between the brightest whites and the darkest blacks a TV can produce. To do a good job with HDR video, a TV needs to get bright enough to display brighter, more colorful images with greater contrast and a wider array of colors, much closer to what we see in real life.
To test HDR performance, we measure a TV’s peak brightness using a $40,000 Photo Research PR-740 spectroradiometer (also used for measurements of fine colors and deep black tones), and industry standard and proprietary test patterns. We then evaluate the TV’s HDR performance with very dark and very bright scenes, as well as with video clips that feature an extended range of colors.
For viewing angle, we evaluate picture quality for clarity, color accuracy, and contrast at various horizontal and vertical viewing angles. Motion-blur tests, done at various speeds, are an evaluation of how well a TV can produce a blur-free image during motion scenes.
Sound quality is evaluated using a TV’s built-in speakers with subjective testing by a trained listening panel, with support from audio test equipment. We listen for the overall quality of sound, the depth of bass, effective volume levels, and audible distortion during dialogue, music, and movie soundtracks. (Many TVs have disappointing sound in comparison with their image quality. You can address that by adding a soundbar.)
The versatility score is a measure of a TV’s useful features, including—but not limited to—access to streaming services, the ability to work with digital voice assistants, the number of HDMI and USB inputs, and support for various media.
Finally, in recent years, we’ve added data privacy and security scores for all the TVs we test. Now that TVs routinely connect to the internet, data privacy and security have become concerns for consumers.
Consumer Reports evaluates the various ways TV brands collect, use, and share consumer data, how well they protect it, and how transparent they are about their data practices. We encourage TV makers to ship their sets to consumers with the optimal privacy settings turned on by default. You can also adjust the settings yourself.
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