Most of the mid range and lower range TVs available in market are full of gimmicks, glare and poor picture quality.
That leaves us with few choices.
Most influencers will just get a free unit or borrow from brands so they are bound to speak well about the brand and possibly hide important cons.
Never trust youtubers who don’t call their review, a “review” because then they aren’t legally bounded to disclose if the product is sponsored in any way by brand or not, or if it’s a sponsored video. They can lie and say anything. They will coin a bullshit term like realview or rightview etc. All fake.
I started my YT channel and visited many showrooms to make videos, so I am not bound by any brand to speak good about them or a particular model.
Till now there are few TVs which I feel are good and worth buying if you want best picture quality to actually enjoy the content.
Indian market is quite different from US market, many models aren’t available or names are changed. Some brands don’t disclose the actual panel they are using and can hide other important aspects too.
Don’t fall for gimmicky boosted fake 120, 240 Hz Refresh rates, where the native panel is mostly only 60Hz which manufacturers hide and don’t write native refresh rate anywhere.
I will be updating this post and list regularly.
Table of Contents
TVs That I recommend & available in India.
1. (Non OLED) Sony Bravia 7
It’s a mini LED Qled TV with local dimming, overall a premium TV from Sony.
120 Native Refresh Rate.
Just sitting below Sony Bravia 9 QLED and Sony Bravia 8 OLED.
Brightness is good, contrast ratio also great due to mini led local dimming.
You can enjoy movies, TV shows and games in very premium quality.
Viewing angle can be a bit disappointing, not too wide but ok.
Upscaling is also good, though it is bright but there can be some glare in well lit room.
Perfectly fine for moderate or low lit rooms.
2 – (Non OLED) Sony X90L
Full Array LED with Local Dimming, Hdmi 2.1 and VRR ( Variable Refresh Rate)
Good image processing and upscaling, High Peak Brightness, Can fight Glare.
120 Native Refresh Rate.
Supports Dolby Atmos, Dolby Audio & DTS (Not DTSx), Supports eARC and ARC HDMI.
Hands-free voice control
S-Center speaker input
Overall for people who are skeptic about buying an OLED TV, I think Sony X90L is great choice and comes with a complete package of all important features with really well picture quality.
3 – (Non OLED) Samsung QN90C NEO QLED 55″
Very high peak Brightness, whenever you visit a showroom you will it’s one of the brightest TVs there so glare is no issue.
Comes with Mini LED local dimming.
High contrast ratio, Wide viewing angle, 120 Hz Refresh Rate, VRR and Hdmi 2.1 on all 4 ports, Low input lag & fast response time, Good reflection handling.
Sony X90L above has better processor but, QN90C has wider viewing angle and is a bit more bright.
4 – (Non OLED) Sony BRAVIA 3 – (Budget Pick for normal use)
Well in my opinion this TV lacks too many features and it’s better to get Sony x90l from above.
But this TV is 30k to 35k cheaper as compared to X90L.
No VRR, No HDMI 2.1,No Local Dimming, Limited to 4k @ 60Hz.
Since no local dimming so contrast is not good, during highlights blacks look dull & grey.
Poor black uniformity, clouding.
Brightness is decent and reflection handling is only okay.
HDR brightness is less, so highlights aren’t impactful.
But for people with normal daily use, this TV is ok and viewing angle is also wide, so enjoy with friends.
Upscaling and smoothening of low quality content is good.
Now Lets Compare OLED Tv’s in India
Samsung S90D (*if QL OLED Panel) –
It’s better than LG C4.
Currently one of the best TV on Earth, for all kind of usage.
Very wide viewing angle so easily enjoy watching in a group.
Perfect blacks, no blooming and impactful highlights.
High peak brightness in both SDR and HDR.
Vibrant and lifelike colors.
VRR, 4k @ 144Hz, HDMI 2.1 on all 4 ports.
No Blur and near instant response time, good for watching high speed sports & gaming.
Dolby Atmos yes, but no Dolby vision or DTS. It has HDR10+ instead.
LG C4 OLED (Latest LG OLED 2024) *Not available on Amazon or Flipkart
Very similar to C3 above, so you can save the money.
Unless you want to take advantage of 4k @ 144hz gaming, as C3 only supports 4k @ 120hz.
It gets a bit more bright in HDR and has better PQ EOTF.
C4 can be ₹25k to ₹50k more costlier as compared to C3 depending on screen size.
LG C3 OLED (2nd Latest LG OLED ) *Not available on Amazon or Flipkart
4 HDMI 2.1 bandwidth ports supporting gaming up to 4k @ 120Hz, Good brightness in both SDR & HDR, Can fight Glare
Great reflection handling due to high brightness, so great for watching content even in a well lit room.
Deep inky blacks in a dark room.
Wide viewing angles and near infinite contrast ratio.
Though it can get a bit dim in game mode, but it’s enough bright.
Low input lag and response time.
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