Among the amazing tech Amazon and other retailers are discounting this Prime Day, there are a number of Prime Day 4K TV deals available to form the centerpiece of your home theater system. In addition to the phenomenal 4K TV deals we’ve already collected, we’ve put together a list of the very best 4K TV deals under $550, just for you. However, if you’re on the lookout for even more affordable prices, you can check out the best Black Friday TV deals.
We expected Amazon to discount its 4K Fire TVs, but even we are surprised by the size of this deal. You get a third off this already very affordable TV. If you’re a fan of streaming and watching web content on your TV, this is the 4K TV for you. Naturally, you get eye-catching 4K Ultra HD picture quality with over 8 million pixels, ensuring the most precise imagery, the most vivid colors and the most nuanced shading. Ultra High Def is the way to watch TV. Connect an HD antenna to this 4K TV and you’re off to the races. You can watch live over-the-air TV or stream movies and shows from all your favorite streamers, like Netflix, Disney+, YouTube, and Prime Video. Of course, it’s designed to connect to your Wi-Fi for many of the same functions. There’s a remote, naturally, but this 4K TV can also be voice controlled, and you can control your entire smart home through its connection to Alexa.
50-inch TCL 4 Series 4K TV
— $280, was $350
A browser’s dream. When it comes to affordable 4K TVs, the TCL 4 series has developed a dedicated following, and for two very good reasons. The first is its incredible image quality, with its 4K Ultra HD picture clarity. The other is its built-in Roku TV platform (a serious competitor to Apple TV for managing apps and streaming) that gives you access to streaming channels with over half a million movies and TV shows to view. The 4 Series provides visuals in ultra-high definition: This means that you’ll be able to spot even the tiniest details (the space between hairs, for example) in brilliant uninterrupted images. Also, TCL has pumped up this TV with Dolby Digital Plus speakers. And the built-in the Roku is a navigational dream; no lags and just the right amount of info to browse with. All your favorites are here: HBO Max, Huly, Disney +, Netflix, Amazon; you get the picture. And if your Smart Home is wired to Google Assistant or Alexa, this TV will become a navigational tool for your entire home.
A showpiece that performs. Size is not everything, but with a 4K TV it can make a great difference—but only when that size is backed up by a stunning picture that can handle the surface area. Well there’s no worries with the LG UM6900PUA 4K TV. Its quad-core processor is dual-designed: On the one hand it provides the very best images, motion, and color; on the other, it reduces distracting video noises and blur. It’s a 4K dream team. Built-in, there’s also support for Apple HomeKit, Google Assistant, and Amazon Alexa, which not only makes this TV smart, but very smart, and convenient as well, allowing you to connect through your iPhone, iPad, or Android devices to control your TV — and the rest of your home. Once you’re in the driver’s seat, LG’s webOS platform gives you access to 70 free premium internet channels, as well as the best streaming services: Netflix, Disney+, Hulu, Amazon Prime, you name it. It also supports Apple AirPlay, Apple AirPlay 2, Miracast, and SmartShare — so your devices will pair in less than in an instant.
70-inch Samsung 6 Series 4K TV
— $530, was $750
Welcome to your home movie theater. With movie theaters showing nothing new until 2021, there’s a no-brainer replacement to the theater-going experience: make your own. With the 70-inch Samsung 6 Series 4K TV you can do just that, and more. This is one of the clearest 4K TVs out there. Visuals originate with 4K Crystal Processor, which is super fast and transforms everything you watch into stunning 4K. The screen itself relies on Crystal Display, which allows you to see e crystal-clear colors that are precisely tuned to deliver a naturally crisp and amazing picture. On top of all that, this TV gas Motion Rate 120, which will give you uninterrupted, beautiful fast action in all your scenes and games. And, naturally, this Smart TV can handle all the contemporary requests you can throw at it: browse, stream and more with Tizen, Samsung’s ultra Smart TV OS. Not long ago, 4K TVs this size were in the thousands of dollars; right mow you can grab one for only $530.
Go ahead and spend the extra $20 on the good Apple TV 4K
Apple has announced two new versions of the Apple TV 4K. Both are good for all kinds of reasons. Better internals. New features. And prices that are much more likely to be competitive, even if they're still a good bit north of what folks are spending on the likes of Roku and Amazon Fire TV devices.
But two new Apple TV 4K boxes -- and the death of the lower-resolution Apple TV HD -- means you've got a decision to make. Which Apple TV 4K is right for you?
New Apple TV 4K tweaks the internals and the price
Apple today announced a new version of Apple TV 4K. It's the third generation of what we consider to be the best streaming device you can buy, and Apple's not really messing with things too much. Same general design. Same general function. But the internals have been tweaked that allow this 2022 model (which follows the models released in September 2017 and May 2021) to work better with more TVs — and to allow for a little more flexibility in price.
Here are the big deals: There are now two versions of Apple TV 4K (or SKUs, for those of you who prefer inside-baseball terms). There's a model that's Wi-Fi only with 64GB of storage for $130, or a model with Wi-Fi and Ethernet with 128GB of storage for $150. For our money, we'd just go ahead and spend the extra $20.
Optoma’s CinemaX 4K laser projectors now have faster response times for gamers
Optoma is expanding its 4K UHD home theater projector line by introducing the CinemaX D2 Series. Optoma says this is an upgrade from the previous CinemaX P2 projector, and the improvements are based on user feedback. The series includes the CinemaX D2, a 4K UHD ultra short throw laser home projector, and the CinemaX D2 Smart, which adds smart TV features courtesy of an included Android TV dongle.
Ultra short throw projectors are ideal for people with limited space in their room as they can cast an image on the screen from small distances. Traditional short throw projectors need at least four feet to eight feet of distance from the screen to be able to produce high-quality images, but not all rooms have this much area to spare. That's where ultra short throw projectors can help. The CinemaX D2 Series, for example, can cast up to 100-inch images from less than a foot away from the screen. If you increase the distance a bit more, you get up to 120-inch images.
The CinemaX D2 Series features 3,000 lumens and a 1,800,000:1 contrast ratio, which, oddly, is a bit of a step down from their predecessor, the CinemaX P2 projector, which offers the same brightness, but with a 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio.
The biggest boost this series offers is an Enhanced Gaming Mode that claims "blur-free visuals and low lag" with the help of its 16ms response time in 4K at 60Hz and 4ms in 1080P at 240Hz. The 30,000-hour life span (same as its predecessor) seems to be slightly higher than other ultra short throw projectors in this price range as well. Both D2 models have three HDMI 2.0 inputs, instead of the P2's double-HDMI 2.0 and single HDMI 1.4 inputs.
