If you’re looking for a new family TV, there’s a lot to consider. How large a screen would you like, and what size fits the intended space best? Do you want the luxury of having smart capabilities and the benefits that come with those features? Whatever you choose, it helps if you set an affordable budget.
Manufacturers produce TVs across a wide range of budgets, and with rapid improvements in tech allowing prices in the mid-range department to fall, for under £1500 you can purchase a top-notch TV that will allow all the family to enjoy a fantastic movie night. The best TVs under £1500 should offer all the latest features and be usable across a wide variety of purposes, including regular TV-watching, streaming services, video games, music, and more.
We’ve gone through some of the most popular TVs in the desired price range and found the best models that provide excellent value for money. Here are our recommendations for great TVs under £1500:
1) SAMSUNG 65’’ Crystal 4K UHD/HDR Smart TV with Alexa
Features
- Crystal Display: lose yourself in crystal clear colour
- Crystal Processor 4K, 4K Upscaling & Adaptive Sound: relax as your TV adapts to give you the very best 4K picture and targeted sound
- HDR Powered by HDR 10+: enjoy a true-to-life picture with brighter colour and broader contrast
- Smart TV powered by Tizen: only the No. 1 selling Smart TV brand¹ can give you access to the largest collection of 4K content and all your catch-up TV apps
- What's in the box: Samsung 65" TU7100 HDR Smart 4K TV, One Remote Control, standard remote, batteries, user manual and power cable
With a whopping 65’’ screen, this advanced model from Samsung gives a fantastic all round performance.
Style wise, the bezels are ultra fine, successfully minimising any frame distraction – you almost want to glance around to see where the action exits the screen and enters your reality. The resolution and image quality add to that feeling of immersivity.
The innovative ultra fast Crystal processor transforms everything into stunningly realistic 4K, with crisp, vibrant colours, offering a translucency that replicates the movie theatre. Blacks are a true solid black, while brighter hues lack the distracting halo, and textures are highly detailed, even from a distance. The impressive audio continues and rounds up the experience.
Powered by Samsung’s Tizen, the smart features allow multi downloading, and streaming of content, including access to thousands of movies, apps and more, while both Bixby and Alexa can search, control your smart home and answer anything you want – all via voice control.
Needless to say, we really like this TV.
2) TCL 65” 4K QLED/UHD/HDR 10+ Smart TV
Features
- QLED & 4K HDR PREMIUM & 100HZ MOTION CLARITY: Quantum dot technology delivers a billion different colours and shades for exceptionally vivid and lifelike picture performance. Featuring cutting edge High Dynamic Range technology, this TV delivers striking brightness, exceptional resolution, and vivid colours. 100 HZ MOTION CLARITY for crystal clear character movements and sporting visuals.
- DOLBY VISION – ATMOS & ONKYO SOUND: Allowing cinema fans to achieve a cinema style level of audio and visual performance in their own homes; QLED TV features an immersive 2.1 ONKYO sound solution with front firing speakers and rear bass. It delivers an incredibly immersive sound for your movies, music, and video games.
- SMART TV equipped with Android 9.0: This enables viewers to use apps such as Google Home, YouTube and Netflix in glorious 4K resolution, including Prime Video and Freeview Play. While Chromecast allows to CAST media from one device to another.
- HANDS FREE VOICE CONTROL: TCL Android TVs come with Google Assistant built in and also work with Alexa. Using just your voice, you can choose content, launch apps, turn on your TV, and switch inputs, search for movies, and much more
- FRAMELESS METAL DESIGN: C81 designs match art and technology, maximizing screen size, while suiting almost any interior with a 3 legged stand to deploy the TV wherever you wish.
Freeview is renowned for its smooth, intuitive interface, and this 65’’ TCL makes full use of that, delivering hundreds of thousands of films straight into your home, while the smart functionality allows live streaming, and access to the net. Alexa and Google Assistant compatibility mean that every action in your smart home can be voice-controlled, from changing the channel or searching for that hard-to-find film to putting the kettle on, or telling the popcorn machine to start popping! Pair with your smart device, turning it into a fully functioning Roku remote.
The visual landscape is rich and vibrant, with the 4K UHD/High Dynamic Range producing a vivid clarity, all-encompassing contrasts and details that are more than lifelike. Smooth frame rolling, and a non-existent input lag all add up to make this TCL well worth considering.
3) LG 55 inch 4K UHD HDR Smart OLED TV (2021 Model)
Features
- LG 4K SELF-LIT OLED for infinite contrast & 100 percent colour fidelity
- α7 Gen4 AI processor 4K / 60 Hz – stunning picture & sound
- Vivid Cinema, Sport, Gaming with Dolby Vision IQ & Dolby Atmos
- Uncompromised picture quality at any viewing angle
- Low blue light & flicker free for less eye fatigue and safer viewing
LG have been at the summit of the curved TV market for a while now. Their 2021 model, the 55A16LA 55’’ TV, certainly draws you right into the action.
The enhanced image quality gifted by 4K, coupled with UHD and High Dynamic Range visuals, highlight all the advantages of watching a curved screen, and with no lag, you really are there in the midst of the experience. Rich blacks, vibrant hues, and naturally bright whites add to the viewing experience increasing your enjoyment.
This incredible TV is powered by the α7 Gen4 AI processor, which delivers a stunning image quality and incredibly lifelike colours. With 4K SELF-LIT OLED technology, this TV offers breathtaking picture quality and an immersive viewing experience. If you’re too lazy to get up and find the remote, don’t worry – with the built-in Google Assistant and Alexa, you can control your TV with your voice.
This LG is smooth, sleekly designed, and offers excellent performance. It deserves its place on our list.
We have reviewed the best 4K TVs under £1000 too, including new models manufactured in 2021 and 2024, so check them out if you want to save even cash.
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