Best 2025 TVs for upscaling quality

#1

Making poor sources look better is the signature advantage here: HD, SD and compressed streams remain detailed and natural.

#2

Old television material is rendered with impressive crispness and natural detail.

#3

Sony's excellent processing sharpens HD and lower-resolution material with few jagged edges or artificial-looking details.

#4

Full HD, 720p, and even some DVD content look cleaner and more detailed than expected from such a large 4K panel.

#5

High-definition material scales smoothly to 4K, preserving clean edges without noticeable jagged stair-stepping.

#6

Upscaling is among the TV’s strongest processing talents, making SD and HD material look cleaner, sharper and more detailed without excessive artifacts.

#7

HD sources upscale respectably and often look clean, though the result can seem a little soft. Very low-resolution streams remain the weak point.

#8

DVDs, HD streams and older footage often look cleaner and sharper, though the finest details cannot be restored.

#9

Upscaling is generally good, with 1080p and sub-1080p material gaining useful detail and staying watchable. One test calls it merely decent and notes minor artifacts.

#10

Lower-resolution content can still look respectable on the 27-inch QHD panel. An 800p Steam Deck feed was judged decent rather than obviously poor.

#11

The processor keeps most 720p and 1080p material sharp and watchable, with readable text and stable motion. Particularly low-quality or noisy sources expose its limits.

#12

HD images generally hold together well, but DVD-quality or very low-resolution video remains soft, with fine details and edges degrading.

#13

Upscaling is usually good and can make older material look cleaner and sharper, though weak streaming sources still expose processing limits.

#14

Lower-resolution programs are generally upscaled cleanly without aggressive artificial sharpening. They cannot match pristine native 4K material.

#15

HD and some lower-resolution material upscale clearly, yet very fine text and textures can become soft.

#16

Ordinary HD feeds are watchable and sometimes impressively clean, but small details may remain soft. The result varies from passable in testing to notably positive in hands-on demonstrations.

#17

Upscaled sources generally remain clear without excessive artificial sharpening, but fine details and lower-quality streams can still be less convincing than premium processing rivals.

#18

Upscaled sources look sharp, with some missing fine detail.

#19

HD sources usually look clean and reasonably sharp, while very low-resolution material remains soft or blocky and aggressive smoothing may remove detail.

#20

The scaling picture is mixed: some HD material looks clean and detailed, but technical tests find soft edges and text.