12 best 2019 TVs

The Japanese brand in the class of Full HD TVs today is also represented by versions of 2018 and even earlier.Considered relatively fresh - last year. Of course, there is no question of any obsolescence. Rather, the manufacturer still supports the need of users who want to get excellent quality device at a relatively affordable price, albeit not with a 4K display.

This TV model could well be on the first line of the rating category if the fundamental criterion was the image quality and natural color rendition. According to these characteristics, Sony cannot afford anyone. The secret is in proprietary technologies X-Reality PRO, Live Color. There is also an extended range support for HDR10, HLG content. The asset is also the Malaysian assembly, which is not like the Russian in the main competitors. But the software is not always happy, there is some thoughtfulness.

In general, the line includes options for 43 and 49 inches. There is an analogue with a difference only in terms of the “upcasting”: Motionflow XR 400 Hz for WF805, 200 Hz for WF804. Honestly, the difference is difficult to notice. In any case, the original display frequency is 50/60 Hz.

Another representative of the big three of the best manufacturers of modern TVs. Brand ambitions are extremely high, the range is incredibly wide. There are quite a few options with a Full HD display, among which there is a popular version of the UE43N5570AU. There is also a larger analogue - 49 inches.

Frames at the TV thin colors "dark titanium". The resolution of the matrix is ​​1920x1080 pixels, the backlight is the Edge LED. The picture pleases with decent quality, which becomes possible due to the use of a number of technologies: Ultra Clean View analyzes the incoming signal and eliminates interference, PurColour optimizes color reproduction, HDR support allows corresponding content (HDR10) to be viewed with increased clarity and detail.

Smart platform built on OS Tizen 4.0. On board a good 4-core processor. Synchronization and sharing of content via the Samsung Cloud service is available. You can control TV from your smartphone, just as you can project an image on the big screen.

The next item in the ranking of the best TVs in 2019 is an outstanding "middle peasant" from Sony. In this case, in no case can not say that it is worse than the Korean competitors of Russian production. Each of the nominees could surely occupy the top line. It all depends on the personal point of view, needs and aesthetic taste of the end user.

One thing is for sure: according to the quality of the picture, the naturalness of the colors, this TV is practically the best in the category. This is the whole of Sony: they took a good (RGB) IPS matrix from LG Display and made it show like the original products of the company from the Country of Morning Freshness in the class of traditional LED-models and “never dreamed of”.

It's all about unrivaled proprietary input processing technologies: 4K X-Reality ™ PRO - improved clarity, Live Color - colors, dynamic backlight algorithm to enhance contrast. Motionflow ™ XR 400 Hz is responsible for the smoothness of the picture (the real frequency is 50/60 Hz). HDR support is related to HDR10, HLG content.

This TV is approximately equivalent to the above model from an inveterate competitor. The VA matrix is ​​the default Samsung chip. Design, of course, corporate. The case is also, like LG, metal, but with more elegant almost imperceptible frames and noticeably thinner, as it uses side Edge LED backlight. In the desktop stand there is a channel for hidden cabling.

The diagonal is 50ʺ. Other options are 43, 55, 65 inches. The screen is straight. The resolution is clear - 3840 × 2160 px, the color depth is even virtual, but still 10 bits (8 + FRC). The default frequency is 50/60 Hz, the Motion Rate for melting the dynamics is 100, the PQI image quality index is 1700. Mega Contrast, Dynamic Crystal Color, UHD Dimming image optimization technologies are supported. There is no predictable full-blackout.

Intellectual functions on top. Tizen 4.0 steering axle. Voice assistant available via remote control, supported by SmartThing application, wireless communication via Wi-Fi, Bluetooth. Interaction with smartphones announced, but more imprisoned for branded gadgets.

And this is the flagship of the Japanese company. Incredibly cool model also with direct full-massive LED backlight. Here we see the implementation of another proprietary technology Triluminos Display, which many consider a good alternative to QLED. By the way, the notorious quantum dots are also used. TV is not cheap, but the screen size is decent - 65 inches. There is an even more solid version at 75ʺ.

The resolution is 4K UHD (3840 x 2160 pixels), the frequency is 120 Hz. The viewing angles for the VA matrix are wide and comfortable, thanks to the special design of the X-Wide Angle panel. Very good is the newest high-performance 4K X1 Ultimate processor (twice as powerful as the previous X1 Extreme), whose capabilities include not only the formation of almost perfect images with the most realistic color reproduction, but also the control of local dimming algorithms, effective resolution scaling and even SDR to HDR conversion.

Initially shot in HDR10, HLG, Dolby Vision, the content is reproduced with excellent detail and clarity. The smart platform is built on Android OS 8.0 Oreo (by default). The year of release of the Sony KD-65ZF9 is 2018.

LG introduced its own version of the best premium or Super UHD LED-TV. Here, too, was not without quantum dots, only the technology of expanding the palette of displayed colors is named in its own way - the Nano Cell. The essence as a whole does not change much, unless RGB pixels are embedded directly into the panel, which is 4K IPS matrix of its own production. The viewing angles are not just wide, they are perfect.

A set of diagonals in the line - 55, 65 inches. The display frequency is 100 Hz, the processing of True Motion dynamics is 200, the bit depth is 10 bits. The type of LED backlight used is Slim Direct with full-matrix Full Array Dimming dimming. In terms of brightness and contrast, LG still loses to its upstream competitors, but it significantly gains in terms of greater affordability, so a certain circle of potential buyers can and will sacrifice some aesthetic demands.

Support for wide dynamic range is implemented in the form of proprietary 4K Cinema HDR technology, which allows you to read the content of HDR10 Pro, HLG, advanced by Dolby Vision and HDR from Technicolor. There is simply an improvement effect for SDR.

There is a more affordable version of the same class Super UHD - SK 8500 (a slight difference in design, fewer areas of local dimming). Younger versions (SK8100, 8000, 7900 and below) are equipped with conventional Edge LED backlighting.

Incredibly popular OLED panel. In its class, almost budget, although TVs with a screen on the self-highlighting pixels are usually considered to be at least premium. And don't let it “glue” close to the wall, like a picture (the lower part of the body with a built-in control unit and interfaces for connections has a thickening plus a stand = inevitable gap). But it’s still OLED with its infinite contrast and superb black depth.

The screen size is universal - 55 inches, there are more analogues - 65, 77ʺ. The resolution standard is Ultra HD / 4K / 2160p, the matrix width is 10 bits. Viewing angles are not worse than the flagship, the same α9 processor is responsible for the graphics. Video playback in high dynamic range is provided by 4K Cinema HDR technology (4 formats). The sound, however, is simpler - configuration 2.2 (40 W in total). However, there is an optional support for Dolby Atmos.