In prior years, Black Friday used to be a small window of five days between Thanksgiving Day and Cyber Monday, and it would make sense to halt all of your shopping until that time arrived. That's just not true anymore. Retailers are stretching out this sale event across all of November so that some of the best deals of the season can happen weeks in advance.
Several retailers are advertising early Black Friday deals on TVs. However, I've only listed the TVs that I think are worth picking up right now. In other words, I don't think they will drop in price any further and they will remain competitive with the best deals we'll find on Black Friday. If there's a TV deal that isn't mentioned here, chances are I think you should waitand see if a better deal will pop up. After all, Black Friday is less than two weeks away.
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If you're just window shopping and want to hold off on your purchases no matter what, at least keep these deals bookmarked in case they do happen to be the best deals, even on Black Friday proper.
55" Samsung LS03D The Frame Series 4K Smart TV
Best Looking TV
The Samsung LS03D is the new 2024 model and it is on sale at an appreciable discount for the first time. Every size is currently marked down, but the best deals are for the 55" model for $899.99 and the 65" model for $1299.99. Samsung's "The Frame" sets itself apart from all other TVs with its seamless aesthetics. It features an Art Mode that showcases your choice of fine art similar to a screen saver on your computer. You can choose art purchased from the Samsung Art Store or your own personal collection of NFTs, personal photos, wallpapers, or whatever else you want displayed. The TV bezel is thin and can be customized with different colors and designs to make it look like an art frame. No TV stand is included because "The Frame" is supposed to look more like a painting than a TV set. Instead, you get a slim wall mount.
65" Samsung S90D 4K OLED Smart TV
Best High-End OLED TV deal
Here's your chance to get one of the best OLED TVs on the market at an amazing price. Right now, Samsung, Amazon, and Best Buy are offering the current 2024 model 65" Samsung S90D 4K OLED Smart TV for only $1,399.99 after a massive 48% off price drop. This is an excellent TV to pair up with your PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X. In fact, this TV could even be a better gaming TV than the LG C4. Although we haven't personally tested it, RTINGS says that the S90D is brighter, has a wider color gamut, better color volume, wider viewing angle, and better HDR gradient handling.
The Samsung Black Friday Sale Has Started
If you're looking to buy a TV from one of the big three brands (Samsung, LG, or Sony), Samsung has the best deals going right now. Samsung's Black Friday Sale has significant price drops on 2024 model TVs. Most of these discounts can also be redeemed at third party retailer like Amazon and Best Buy. One TV - the QNX1D - is a Samsung.com exclusive.
75" Samsung DU6950 4K Smart TV for $549.99
Budget Samsung TV deal
This excellent deal is exclusive to Best Buy. The Samsung DU6950 is an entry level TV for those of you who trust and want to stick with the Samsung brand but are still looking for a budget TV. This an updated 2024 model that makes for a great basic gaming TV thanks to its low response time and variable refresh rate.
55" LG B3 4K OLED Smart TV
Least Expensive 55" OLED TV Deal
Walmart has dropped the price of the 2023 55" LG B3 4K OLED Smart TV to only $798 shipped. That's the lowest price we've ever seen for a 55" OLED TV. The LG B3 OLED TV is less expensive than the C4/C3, but it's still an excellent TV for PS5 and Xbox Series X gamers. That's because this is a true 4K OLED TV with HDMI 2.1 inputs for native 4K gaming at up to 120Hz refresh rate.
50" Hisense R6 4K Roku Smart TV
Least Expensive 50" TV Deal
For all you budget TV shoppers, one of the best TV deals of 2024 is now live. As part of Walmart's Early Black Friday Sale, Walmart is currently offering the 50" Hisense R6 4K Roku TV for just $138. That's the best price we've seen for a 50" TV with native 4K resolution and a built-in Roku smart TV interface.
The Hisense 50R6030N is a new 2024 model. This TV offers pretty much everything you really need at an unbeatable price. There will absolutely be plenty more TVs on sale during Black Friday, and if you're looking for a different screen size or a specific feature, then you should wait. However, if you want a 50" TV for the lowest price possible, you won't find anything much better than this deal.
Note that this TV was extremely popular on November 11 when the deal went live and sold out in a matter of hours. Unless you're located in an obscure zip code, chances are it's out of stock and unavailable at the moment. We have it listed here because there's always a chance it will return prior to or on Black Friday. If not, at least you have a good baseline price point that you can use when checking the prices of other affordable 50" TV deals.
75" TCL S4 4K Roku TV
Least Expensive 75" TV Deal
Walmart's other best budget TV deal is on this 75" TCL S4 4K Roku TV for only $378. The S4 is TCL's least expensive 4K TV lineup and even at its everyday retail price of $498 it represents a pretty strong value. At $120 off, it's practically a steal. Aside from the much larger screen size, the TCL S4 is quite similar to the Hisense R6 mentioned above. It features a native 4K resolution, built-in smart TV interface, Motion Rate 120, and auto low latency mode for gaming.
This TV is also going out of stock quickly, but there are still a few zip codes where this TV is in stock for free shipping or in-store pickup. Will we see a cheaper 75" 4K TV on Black Friday? I don't think so.
85" Hisense QD7 4K 144Hz QLED Smart TV for $799.99
The Best Gaming TV Deal
Best Buy and Walmart have dropped the price on the new-for-2024 85" Hisense QD7 4K Smart TV. Right now, you can get it for just $799.99 after a $400 instant discount. This is an excellent deal for a huge TV that can run games in 4K at up to 144Hz on your PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X console. It costs hundreds of dollars less than every TV in our roundup of the best TVs for PlayStation 5. For those of you who picked up the new PS5 Pro, perhaps this will help alleviate the sting of spending $700 on a console.
The QD7 is one of Hisense's newest TV releases and became available for purchase only a few months ago. It's a gaming-oriented TV that's a great option for anyone who owns a PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X console and wants to be able to play games without compromise at a budget price point.
This particular model of the 4K TV boasts an absolutely huge 85" screen size, full-array LED backlighting, and QLED panel technology for a wider range of colors. It has two HDMI 2.1 ports each capable of up to 144Hz refresh rate. Other gaming-first features include variable refresh rate from 48Hz to 144Hz, auto low latency mode with MEMC, and AMD FreeSync Premium support. For watching movies and shows in HDR, the QD7 supports Dolby Vision, HDR10, HDR10+, and HLG formats. It adopts Google TV as its smart interface, which means any Android phone or tablet can be used as a remote.
When Is Black Friday 2024?
The actual date of Black Friday in 2024 falls on November 29, but the holiday deals season starts a lot earlier than that. Plenty of retailers have already been dropping deals online. (This usually starts in the last week of October, just before Halloween.) More and more deals will roll out leading up to the event, which culminates in massive discounts on Black Friday. Retailers will not reveal their biggest Bdeals until the big day, but many deals will be available well in advance.
Eric Song is the IGN commerce manager in charge of finding the best gaming and tech deals every day. When Eric isn't hunting for deals for other people at work, he's hunting for deals for himself during his free time.
via The Best Black Friday TV Deals So Far (2024 Edition)
by Eric Song
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