Helping folks find the best TVs for their living spaces is one of the best parts of my day as Tom's Guide's Managing Editor for TVs and AV. I take great pride in the rigor of our extensive testing regiment, and I personally see dozens of TVs a year at industry events, in behind-closed-door demos, and at-home tests where I see how industry innovations affect every-day viewing.
It can be hard selecting just one TV of the 100-or-so models we've tested in the last five years to be the best, but I think the LG C5 OLED is the absolute pinnacle of price and performance. You can spend more to get a TV with slightly improved performance (hello, LG G5 OLED, Panasonic Z95B and Sony Bravia 9) but the C5 delivers the best bang for your buck.
If $1,700 for a 65-inch TV just isn't in the budget right now, don't worry, 55-inch versions of the Hisense U8QG and TCL QM6K can be found for under $1,000 and $500, respectively, and they're both excellent TVs for their prices.
