The best 65-inch TVs elevate your living room from a place where you just watch TV into a true home cinema experience, and there's more to these big TVs than just their dimensions: 65-inch models typically come with some high-quality features that you don't necessarily get with the smaller models – from panel type and uprated quality, to sound integration.
However, while bigger may seem better, it's not always the case if you can’t fit one into your home comfortably – and you may find it a struggle to mount a 65-inch TV onto the wall as easily as you would with the best 55-inch TVs. You might also want to check out our guides to the best OLED TVs and the best 8K TVs while you're shopping.
You can pick up a 65-inch TV for less than you might think as well (see also our best TVs under £1000 guide) – and there's a particularly affordable pick in the selection below. Without any further ado, let's get into the list of the best 65-inch TVs for you.
Dave has spent two decades reviewing technology and writing about trends in the industry – and that wealth of experience has included sitting in front of many TVs, assessing them for audio and video quality.
Update 1 August: We've completely revised our guide to the best 65-inch TVs, adding in the latest models and the winners from the T3 Awards 2025. Keep checking back for updates as more models are launched in the coming months.
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Best overall
In our opinion, the 65-inch TV that suits most people the best is the Samsung S95F. This fantastic QD-OLED set looks great in all kinds of lighting conditions and with all kinds of sources, and if offers useful features aplenty – such as the four HDMI 2.1 ports that are available here.
Best OLED
If you want the ultimate in 65-inch OLED TVs, then consider the LG OLED G5: it's a quite stunning set that produces sensational blacks, colours, and contrast in an all-round top-tier model. As usual from LG, the build quality, design, and on-board OS really stand out too.
Best affordable
The best 65-inch TV option for those on a budget is currently the Amazon Fire TV Omni Mini-LED 4K: it's a great pick for the price, offering a superior picture, and if you've ever used a Fire TV stick or box then you'll know the on-board software gives you everything you'll need.
The best 65-inch TVs in 2025
Best overall
In our full Samsung S95F review, we ran out of superlatives for describing this TV and what it has to offer. It quite simply produces fantastic results no matter what the lighting conditions or the source of the content you're watching (the anti-glare screen tech is worth a particular mention).
It's actually such an impressive package that we think it's the best 65-inch television on the market at the moment, and it was rightly honoured at this year's T3 Awards. It's not often that we come across a television this good, with eye-catching results out of the box, with no adjustments required.
You get support for 4K resolutions up to 165Hz with this set, thanks to the four HDMI 2.1 ports on offer, so gamers are definitely well catered for. Even the built-in audio performance is well done, so you're not going to have to pay extra for one of the best soundbars on top of the price of the Samsung S95F.
Best OLED
We get it: sometimes it just has to be OLED when it comes to TVs, because the tech still beats the rest in terms of how engaging and immersive moving images can be. Our pick for the best OLED at the 65-inch size is the gorgeous and beautifully styled LG OLED G5.
If you need convincing, then our gushing LG OLED G5 review will give you plenty of reasons why the TV could be the upgrade for you. In that review we described it as "one of 2025's most impressive TVs", offering a "generational leap in brightness", and "unmatched black-level control".
In short, it's one of the best viewing experiences you can get in a TV at this size, and it fully deserves its flagship OLED labelling. Whether you're a gamer, movie fan, TV show fanatic, or sports enthusiast, the capabilities of the LG OLED G5 will show off your content superbly.
Best affordable
You really don't need to spend a huge amount of money to get yourself an excellent 65-inch television, and there's solid proof in the form of the Amazon Fire TV Omni Mini-LED 4K: it's the 65-inch TV at this size that we recommend if you're working to a tighter television budget.
Despite the more affordable cost, this is still a top-tier TV in terms of the picture quality and the features that it offers. The Mini-LED tech behind the set delivers a bright, detailed, and sharp, picture consistently, even as you move through different types of operation and content source.
There are even specific specs to appeal to specific groups of people, as two out of the four ports support HDMI 2.1, with 4K/120Hz capabilities. The integrated Fire OS TV software impresses too, and delivers all the streaming apps you need – making this a great value-for-money deal.
Best for subscribers
We've named this the best 65-inch TV for subscribers, and that really sums up everything the latest Sky Glass (2025) TV is trying to be: if you want all of your TV hardware and all of your TV content wrapped up together in a simple, single subscription, this could be right for you.
With the Sky Glass TV, you don't have to worry about installing a dish on the side of your house, because everything is handled over the internet – that includes the on-demand content as well as live channels (there's no box to record programmes to if you go with this subscription option).
While the actual specs and quality aren't right up there with the best TVs on the market at the moment, they get pretty close, and you're not going to feel let down with what's on offer here. It's a really well made and well put together set as well, which is easy on the eye in terms of aesthetics.
Best for Ambilight
If you're new to the concept of Ambilight from Philips it means you get backing lights on your TV that sync up to whatever's on screen – giving you a really immersive viewing experience for movies, sports and more. It's quite a unique selling point for these TVs, and one we really like.
When it comes to the Philips OLED 909 television we've featured here, it comes complete with the latest 4-sided Ambilight technology, meaning it's the best you can get at the moment. You might be surprised at just how much your viewing experience is transformed by the lighting effect.
Of course there's plenty to like about the Philips OLED 909 besides the lighting effects: it offers a superb OLED picture that makes any kind of content shine, plus one of the best integrated sound systems on a TV right now, and HDMI 2.1 4K/120Hz capabilities on two of the four ports.
Best bargain
Even with TVs as big as the 65-inch size, you don't necessarily need to break the bank when it comes to choosing a set, as the rather impressive TCL C805 proves. It's an appealingly affordable option compared to other TVs with these dimensions, and yet it still offers great picture quality.
Okay, you might have to also pick up one of the best soundbars on the market to make up for the so-so integrated sound quality, but you should be able to afford one given the savings you're making on the actual set. The sound isn't terrible, it's just not as good as it is on some other sets.
Gamers are well catered for here, with all four HDMI ports supporting the latest and greatest HDMI 2.1 standard, which means resolutions up to 4K and refresh rates up to 144Hz. There are plenty of other input and output options to play around with here too, giving you even more value.
Best 65-inch TV: Is this the right size for you?
The best 65-inch 4K TVs are big, but thanks to slimmer designs and shrinking bezels, one won't take over the whole room the way that the best 80-inch TVs would. In fact, assuming you have the right-sized living space, a 65-inch HDR TV might be just the ticket.
For one thing you can wall mount, which often saves space, and because of the high resolution offered by 4K, you can actually sit slightly closer than the recommended viewing distance of 14 feet – giving you a truly immersive experience.
How to choose the best 65-inch TV for you
The 65-inch 4K TV market is the domain of flagship models – our picks here are full of models from our list of the best TVs overall – but there is a cheaper options as well. Almost all of the best OLED TVs offer a TV at this size, and there are plenty of flagship 65-inch LCD/QLED TVs.
However, whether you ultimately choose an OLED or QLED TV, you should be looking for AI-enhanced image processing, HDR support, Dolby Atmos, state-of-the-art smart platforms, and gaming features ready for PS5 and Xbox Series X – there's more info about these in our guide to the best gaming TVs.
When looking the best 65-inch TV options, this is also where 8K TVs start to creep in as a serious option. Some of the best 8K TVs have models at this size (though larger sizes are still the norm there). You won't really be making the most of the 8K resolution at this size (4K is easily sufficient, unless you're sitting weirdly close), but 8K TVs also tend to include the absolute pinnacle of TV tech, so they're worth looking at because the image quality overall will be excellent, rather than because you want the extra pixel resolution.
Reviewer Panel
At T3 I manage the TV testing, using the voices of experienced freelancers, in addition to our own in-house testing – which I've been undertaking here and at other outlets for the best part of a decade now. So when it comes to the best 65-inch TVs there's loads to consider, which is why we've presented a range of price options, technologies and brands to consider in this guide.
Steve's expertise in TV and other kinds of related tech stretches across more than two decades, which means he's an authoritative voice when it comes to deciding what makes a good 65-inch television and what doesn't. His TV reviews are almost among the most thorough on the web, and he'll be honest about the drawbacks of a particular set as well as the benefits.
There isn't much that Simon doesn't know about television sets (including the 65-inch variety) after being a writer and editor in the tech space for many years. Whether it's testing out the latest in AV gear or writing up his reports, Simon takes pride in giving you everything you need to know to make an informed decision – so you know he's speaking from an expert's point of view.