Best 4K TV for 2026

Two new Bravia TVs on stands

Two Bravia 4K TVs from 2025

David Katzmaier

It’s worth repeating here, but over 80% of all TVs sold in the world right now are 4K TVs, and the differences between them goes beyond pure resolution. With all of the technical terms and jargon associated with television technology, it can be tough to figure out what’s important. Here’s a quick guide to help cut through the confusion.

Picture quality: Broadly speaking, the type of display technology helps dictate how good a TV’s picture quality is, but OLED is typically the best display technology, and this is followed by LCD (including QLED, and Mini LED). OLED tends to look the best because it doesn’t need a backlight, and every pixel can be either on or off, leading to great black levels. In comparison, each LED in a backlight illuminates multiple pixels at a time so it isn’t as precise — it’s not yet

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