Best OLED TV under $1000?

Combined ranking

1. 1
   LG C5 OLED—10 pts

   GPT #1Claude #1Gemini —

   best under-$1000 picture quality in smaller sizes, brighter HDR than entry OLEDs, excellent processing, Dolby Vision, four HDMI 2.1 ports, 144Hz gaming

   To stay #1 offer the 55-inch size consistently under $1000

2. 2
   LG B5 OLED▲19 pts

   GPT #3Claude #3Gemini #3

   best mainstream 55-inch OLED value, perfect blacks, accurate color, Dolby Vision, four HDMI 2.1 ports, strong 120Hz console gaming

   To rank higher get meaningfully brighter for HDR and daytime viewing

3. 3
   Samsung S90F OLED▼18 pts

   GPT #2Claude #2Gemini —

   punchy OLED color, excellent contrast, strong brightness for the price, fast gaming performance, four HDMI 2.1 ports

   To rank higher add Dolby Vision

4. 4
   LG C4 OLEDnew5 pts

   GPT —Claude —Gemini #1

   Stunning peak brightness for a mid-range OLED, 144Hz refresh rate for gaming, four HDMI 2.1 ports, and excellent Alpha 9 Gen 7 AI upscaling.

   To rank higher Upgrade the built-in speaker system to provide better bass and soundstage without needing a soundbar.

5. 5
   Samsung S90D OLEDnew4 pts

   GPT —Claude —Gemini #2

   Incredible color volume and peak brightness from its QD-OLED panel, 144Hz refresh rate, and low input lag for gaming.

   To rank higher Include native support for Dolby Vision HDR.

6. 6
   Sony Bravia 8 OLED▼23 pts

   GPT #5Claude #4Gemini —

   Best-in-class video processing, the most natural motion and upscaling, and reference-grade out-of-box accuracy make it the cinephile's choice; excellent Google TV integration and Acoustic Surface audio.

   To rank higher Drop the price and add a third/fourth HDMI 2.1 port — it's costly for this bracket and short on full-bandwidth inputs for gamers.

7. 7
   Samsung S84F OLED▼22 pts

   GPT #4Claude —Gemini —

   rare 65-inch OLED under $1000, excellent contrast, big-screen value, four HDMI 2.1 ports, 120Hz gaming

   To rank higher use the brighter QD-OLED panel from Samsung’s higher models

8. 8
   Samsung S85D OLEDnew2 pts

   GPT —Claude —Gemini #4

   Deep blacks and infinite contrast, four HDMI 2.1 ports with 120Hz, and a powerful NQ4 AI Gen2 Processor for upscaling.

   To rank higher Switch from WOLED to QD-OLED technology to enhance peak brightness and color volume.

9. 9
   LG B4 OLEDnew1 pts

   GPT —Claude —Gemini #5

   Excellent budget clearance pricing, four HDMI 2.1 ports, and full Dolby Vision support with perfect contrast.

   To rank higher Upgrade the Alpha 7 Gen 7 processor to eliminate webOS interface lag.

10. 10
    Panasonic Z85A▼41 pts

    GPT —Claude #5Gemini —

    Returns to the US with a superbly accurate, filmmaker-tuned OLED, strong HDR tone mapping, and Fire TV smarts; punches above its price for picture purists.

    To rank higher Improve gaming completeness — limited HDMI 2.1 ports and weaker VRR/cloud-gaming support hold it back versus LG and Samsung.

Rank history

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Tracked by ModelsAgree · rank 1 = 5 pts … rank 5 = 1 pt · re-polled continuously