The Best 65-Inch TVs for 2025

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65 inches is the sweet spot for many living rooms, but you have to look beyond just screen size to find the best TV for you. I've been reviewing TVs for more than 10 years and have tested hundreds of models. I'm a trained and certified TV calibrator, and I've put every model on this list through a battery of tests. I measure every TV's color range and accuracy, contrast, and even input lag for gamers. Of course, I also watch movies and shows on them because raw numbers don't tell the whole story. With standout picture quality, a strong feature set, and a reasonable price, the Hisense U8N is a top pick among 65-inch TVs, while the LG Evo G4 is our favorite high-end OLED model. If it doesn't suit your needs, there are plenty of recommended alternatives from LG, Samsung, and other brands, so read on for the best TVs available in 65 inches.

What Is the Best 65-Inch TV for the Price?

If you want to get a big screen for a relatively small price, liquid crystal display (LCD) TVs are the way to go. The technology uses a liquid crystal panel to form individual pixels, which a backlight system then lights up. The LCD backlight system is currently exclusively light-emitting diodes (LED), which is why these are sometimes called LED TVs.

LCD is the most common TV technology, and the most affordable. How affordable? Hisense's 65-inch U6N is currently available for around $650. Just note that it doesn't have the brightest or most colorful picture. If you want to step up your picture quality, the 65-inch member of the Editors' Choice-winning Hisense U8N series has a retail price of $1,499.99 but can consistently be found for around $1,149.99.

If you want to go bigger than that, prepare to spend more. The good news is that TVs in the 75-inch range are much more affordable than they were even a few years ago. For an idea of what's available in that range, check out our favorite extra-large-screen TVs.

What Is the Best 65-Inch OLED TV?

Organic light-emitting diode (OLED) TVs are a completely different (and much more expensive) technology from LCD TVs, but they're usually worth their premium price. OLED panels both form the individual pixels and produce the light for them in the same space, thus allowing each pixel to brighten or dim as necessary. This negates the need for a backlight system and means that OLED TVs can be incredibly thin (the panels themselves are often just a quarter of an inch thick). These models can also produce perfect black levels that most LCD TVs can't touch.

The first OLED TV was an 11-inch Sony model that looked like a desk lamp and cost $2,500 some 11 years ago. Now, the 65-inch version of LG's fantastic C3 costs the same amount. Brands such as Vizio sell solid OLED TVs for far less, while Samsung has been putting out pricier OLED TVs with remarkably bright pictures (and its S95D, while much more expensive than LG's C-series OLEDs, offers some of the best performance we've ever seen). Panasonic has recently returned to the North American TV market with OLED TVs as well, and its Z95A is just as impressive as the LG Evo G4 and Samsung's S95D.

Finally, if you aren't sure that a 65-inch model is the right size for you, head over to our story on how to choose the right TV screen size. If you want to save money, check out our list of the best cheap TVs.