Best TV 2018: which TV should you buy for big screen action

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Best TV Buying Guide: Settle in for TheIndianSubcontinent's round-up of the best TV sets you can get your hands on in 2018.Picking a TV is
no simple task
on a fairly regular basis, the best TV screens should sit prettily in our living rooms for a good long while
They're pricey purchases, and we expect to get our money's worth
With the 2018 World Cup ready to take over screens this summer, football fans may be particularly keen to upgrade.And with so many features
to consider, with new TV technologies being introduced all the time, making a decision is getting harder all the time
A brand new top-of-the-line TV can offer such a wide range of different technologies and features that it can be hard to know what you're
looking for
Our guide to the best TVs available will help you separate the cheap panels from the best 4K screens
is your main concern, check out the best 4K TV deals.But, if you're looking for the best-of-the-best TV out there today without limits or
Like most technology, TVs are getting incrementally better all the time, but recently there has been a huge flurry of progress as
manufacturers have rushed to embrace new display standards including Ultra HD and HDR
technologies (looking for an Ultra HD Premium certification is a good way to go), we reckon you won't be kicking yourself in six month's
the corner in TV tech
Chief amongst them is support for the new HDMI 2.1 standard, which as well as allowing support for 8K at 60 frames per second and 4K at 120
panel, make sure you read our guide on how to set up your TV to make sure you're getting the most out of it.1
100-inch: Sony XBR-100Z9DStunning HDR picture qualityGround-breaking backlightAndroid TV feels sluggishPretty average audioFrom the moment
It is, hands down, the holy grail of television for 2017: a TV able to combine the extreme, high dynamic range-friendly brightness of LCD
technology with a backlight arrangement capable of getting LCD closer than ever before to the stunning light control you get with OLED
own light levels independently of their neighbors
This should enable the TV to produce more of the extremes of light and shade associated with new high dynamic range (HDR) technology while
Triluminos wide color technology for unlocking the extended color spectrums associated with HDR sources.Sony XBR-65Z9D2
LG Signature Series W7 OLED (2017)LG's W7 OLED melds into the wall65-inch: LG 65W7OLED | 77-inch: LG 77W7OLEDInsanely slim designColor,
clarity and contrastFuture-proof HDRMotion issues with TruMotionThe LG W7 OLED is truly something special
But the thin frame on top of a Dolby Atmos soundbar on top of four types of HDR support on top of the magnetic mounting system on top of the
new webOS 3.5 operating system surely did the trick
Samsung QLED Q9F (2017)Getting the hots for metal Quantum Dots75-inch: Samsung QE75Q9F | 65-inch: Samsung QE65Q9FUnprecedented colour
watching 2001: A Space Odyssey
looking seriously good with high definition standard dynamic range content too.4
Sony XBR-X930E Series (2017)Sony turns to the bright side using its Slim Backlight Drive65-inch: Sony XBR-65X930E | 55-inch: Sony
XBR-55X930EBlisteringly bright HDR imagesStunningly rich colorsAndroid TV is cumbersomeRuns sluggishly at timesThe X930E Series builds on
These are around 40% more powerful than the original X1 chips, and introduce separate databases to help the TV analyze noise and upscale
Samsung KS9800 Series (2016)Samsung's 2016 flagship UHD/HDR TV raised the barStunning HDR picture qualityAppealing curved screen
designSome HDR backlight issuesStriping with UHD Blu-raysWhen it came out, the KS9800 produced the most dramatic demonstration of what new
high dynamic range technology was capable of
Its brightness in particular was unprecedented, which helped it deliver a much fuller sense of HDR's expanded light range and color
capabilities than we'd ever seen.The screen features that helped it excel with HDR also made the UN65KS9800 gorgeous to behold with standard
dynamic range sources, and it even sounds fantastic despite having no visible speakers
That said, it was expensive.But instead of going straight for Samsung's flagship from last year, consider LG's E6 or G6 OLED TVs as well
The OLED screens deliver superior black levels, avoid backlight bleed issues and excel with standard dynamic range content, but the
UN65KS9800 delivers more punch, dynamism and detail with HDR.No price information6