Best Samsung TVs for Budget-conscious buyers

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Best for Budget-conscious buyers

Samsung S85H OLED

4.6 attribute score

Highest scored product for this attribute based on supporting review evidence.

Safest pick

Samsung R85H

4.0 attribute score

Balances the attribute score, supporting reviews, and overall product strength.

Most evidence

Samsung U8000F

10 supporting reviews

Has the broadest review evidence for this attribute.

Best overall product

Samsung M80H

3.1 overall score

Strongest overall product among items with scored evidence for this attribute.

#1 Samsung S85H OLED
4.6

An appealing way to buy into OLED without paying flagship prices, especially for dark-room watching and consoles. Compare current deals with the LG B6 and older S85F before committing.

Pros: black levels, picture quality

Cons: glare resistance, reflection handling

#2 Samsung U8000H
4.0

A low purchase price, good-looking design and usable smart TV appeal to shoppers on a budget, but better-equipped alternatives challenge its value.

Pros: white balance accuracy, design and appearance

Cons: overall satisfaction, value for money

#3 Samsung M80H
4.0

The M80H can suit value-minded gamers seeking 120–144Hz support, provided they accept its picture-quality tradeoffs.

Pros: gaming performance, color accuracy

Cons: value for money, overall satisfaction

#4 Samsung R85H
4.0

The R85H can make sense as a lower-cost alternative to Samsung's R95H, although more affordable rival OLED and Mini LED models challenge its value.

Pros: overall satisfaction, color gamut

Cons: value for money, local dimming performance

#5 Samsung U7900F
3.6

Good sale pricing and useful everyday functionality appeal to tight budgets. The savings matter most when nearby alternatives with better HDR and gaming cost substantially more.

Pros: picture quality, smart TV platform

Cons: value for money, refresh rate

#6 Samsung U8000F
3.5

Budget shoppers get familiar smart-TV software and a large screen, but should weigh this against brighter, faster rivals at similar prices.

Pros: color accuracy, upscaling quality

Cons: picture quality, sound quality

#7 Samsung M70H
3.5

The M70H can be appealing when deeply discounted, with good everyday streaming features. Buyers focused on picture performance may get more for similar money elsewhere.

Pros: sound quality, picture quality

Cons: value for money, local dimming performance