The best 65-inch TVs

The best 65 inch TV UK buyers can choose in September 2026 is the LG C6 65-inch (OLED65C65LA). The LG C6 pairs a self-lit OLED panel with a 165 Hz refresh rate, four HDMI 2.1 ports and Dolby Vision, and it cost £2,099 on Amazon UK at the time of writing (September 2026), down from a £3,000 launch price. The Samsung S90H 65-inch is the OLED for bright rooms, the TCL 65C7L is the brightest Mini-LED for the money, and the Hisense 65U7QTUK is the best 65-inch TV under £1,000.

Every pick is a 65-inch 4K set on sale at Amazon UK. Rankings rest on manufacturer specifications, EU energy label data, named independent measurements and UK pricing. For the full size range, see Best TV UK 2026; for smaller rooms, Best 50-inch TV UK 2026 and Best 43-inch TV UK 2026.

1. LG C6 65-inch - best 65 inch TV overall

The LG C6 65-inch is the best 65-inch TV because it does nothing badly. Each of its 8.3 million pixels makes its own light, so black is true black with no blooming around subtitles or starfields. LG's alpha 11 AI Processor Gen3 handles upscaling from Freeview HD and streaming, and the 65-inch C6 runs at up to 165 Hz with all four HDMI ports at full 2.1 bandwidth. That makes the C6 a straight plug-in for a PS5, Xbox Series X and a gaming PC at once.

The 65-inch C6 uses a standard WOLED panel. LG reserves its brighter Primary RGB Tandem panel for the 77-inch and 83-inch C6, so the 65-inch model is not the brightest OLED on sale. It is still the best-balanced one at £2,099. LG supports webOS 26 with its Re:New programme of five years of platform upgrades, and the LG UK product page lists five years of OLED Care+ panel cover on top of the 12-month product warranty.

2. Samsung S90H 65-inch - best for bright rooms

The Samsung S90H 65-inch is the OLED to choose when the room gets daylight. Samsung's Glare-Free matte coating diffuses window reflections that a glossy screen like the LG C6 shows as mirror images, and the S90H matches the C6 on 165 Hz and four HDMI 2.1 ports. Samsung says the 2026 S90H is around 15% brighter than the S90F it replaces.

Two details matter for UK buyers. The 2026 S90H uses a WOLED panel at every size, so the 65-inch model is no longer the QD-OLED set last year's S90F was; buyers who want QD-OLED at 65 inches must step up to the S95H. The S90H also skips Dolby Vision, the HDR format Netflix, Disney+ and Apple TV use, and relies on HDR10+ instead. Samsung promises seven years of Tizen upgrades. The S90H is listed at £2,099 on Amazon UK at the time of writing (September 2026).

3. TCL 65C7L - best 65-inch Mini-LED TV

The TCL 65C7L is the best 65-inch Mini-LED TV for most buyers. TCL rates the 65C7L at 3,000 nits peak with 1,152 local dimming zones, and it costs £1,199 on Amazon UK at the time of writing (September 2026). TCL's Super Quantum Dot layer targets a wider colour range than standard QLED, and Bang & Olufsen tunes the speakers.

The trade-off is the one every LCD makes: with 1,152 zones behind 8.3 million pixels, bright objects on black backgrounds show a faint halo that an OLED never does. The 65C7L is the right buy for sport and daytime viewing in a bright lounge, and the wrong one for a dedicated dark cinema room. Google TV brings every UK catch-up app. TCL offers five years of warranty on eligible 2026 sets registered within 30 days.

4. Hisense 65U7QTUK - best 65-inch TV under £1,000

The Hisense 65U7QTUK is the best 65-inch TV under £1,000, at £749 on Amazon UK at the time of writing (September 2026). The Hisense U7Q uses a Mini-LED backlight with local dimming, a 144 Hz panel with VRR and ALLM, and supports both Dolby Vision IQ and HDR10+ Adaptive, so it plays every streaming HDR format at its best. AVForums measured the UK U7Q at about 1,790 nits on a 10% window, which is brighter than either OLED on this list.

The Hisense U7Q runs VIDAA with Freely built in, and Hisense promises up to eight years of VIDAA updates on 2025 models. Two of the four HDMI ports handle 4K at 144 Hz, which covers a console and a PC. Black levels and dimming precision sit a clear step below the TCL 65C7L, and well below OLED.

5. Hisense 65E78QTUK PRO - best budget 65-inch TV

The Hisense 65E78QTUK PRO is the cheapest 65-inch TV worth buying, at £595 on Amazon UK at the time of writing (September 2026). The PRO version adds a 144 Hz Game Mode PRO with VRR, ALLM and FreeSync Premium Pro to the standard 65E78QTUK, which makes it the budget choice for a PS5 or Xbox Series X. The direct-lit backlight has no Mini-LED dimming, so HDR looks flatter than on the Hisense U7Q, but at £9.15 per inch it is the lowest-cost 65-inch screen on the shortlist. The standard 65E78QTUK without the 144 Hz panel cost £499.

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Which 65-inch TV offers the best value for money?

The Hisense 65U7QTUK offers the best value for money of any 65-inch TV in the UK. At £749 the Hisense U7Q costs £11.52 per inch of diagonal, against £32.29 per inch for the LG C6 and Samsung S90H, and it keeps the features that matter most at this size: local dimming, 144 Hz, Dolby Vision and HDR10+. The TCL 65C7L at £18.45 per inch is the value pick once HDR brightness is the priority.

Compare Electronic's price-per-inch breakdown

The OLED premium is £1,350 over the Hisense U7Q. That money buys per-pixel contrast, wider viewing angles and 165 Hz rather than 144 Hz. It does not buy a brighter picture: the Mini-LED sets are brighter on paper and in AVForums' measurement of the U7Q.

What does a 65-inch TV cost to run in the UK?

A 65-inch TV costs about £32 a year to run in SDR and between £58 and £115 a year if everything is watched in HDR. Those figures use the Ofgem price cap unit rate for 1 October to 31 December 2026 of 26.32p per kWh (Direct Debit, no VAT, since the government removed VAT from electricity for October 2026 to March 2027), four hours of viewing a day (1,460 hours a year), and the on-mode power each manufacturer declares on its EU energy label. A TV's on-mode power in watts equals its label figure in kWh per 1,000 hours.

Compare Electronic's energy cost per year at the UK tariff

The finding is that SDR running costs are identical within 38p a year: all five sets are tuned to 84 W to 85 W in their default mode. The real spread is in HDR, where the TCL 65C7L draws twice the power of the Hisense 65E78QTUK PRO because it drives a much brighter backlight. Over five years of SDR viewing, each set costs about £161 to £163 to run, so energy use should not decide between them. Brighter picture modes such as Vivid raise every figure above.

What is the best 65-inch TV under £1,000?

The Hisense 65U7QTUK at £749 is the best 65-inch TV under £1,000 at the time of writing (September 2026). The Hisense U7Q is the only set under £1,000 on this list with Mini-LED local dimming, Dolby Vision and HDR10+ together. The Hisense 65E78QTUK PRO at £595 is the pick when the budget stops at £600 and the main use is gaming, thanks to its 144 Hz panel.

Three other 65-inch sets sit under £1,000 on Amazon UK: the TCL 65C6K at £649, the TCL 65P8L at £849 and the Samsung QN70H at £949. The Samsung QN70H is the weakest gaming choice of the three, because Samsung lists its 65-inch model with a 60 Hz native panel and HDMI 2.0 ports. Buyers who can stretch £250 further get the TCL 65C7L and its 1,152 dimming zones.

What is the best 65-inch LG TV?

The LG C6 65-inch is the best 65-inch LG TV for most buyers. The LG B6 65-inch (OLED65B65LA) costs £1,799 on Amazon UK against £2,099 for the C6 at the time of writing (September 2026), and the £300 gap buys a faster alpha 11 Gen3 processor in place of the alpha 8 Gen3, and 165 Hz rather than 120 Hz. For film watching the B6 is close; for gaming at high frame rates and for upscaling broadcast TV, the C6 is worth the extra.

What is the best resolution for a 65-inch TV?

4K (3,840 x 2,160) is the best resolution for a 65-inch TV. A 65-inch 16:9 screen is 1.44 m wide, so each 4K pixel is 0.37 mm across, and a person with normal 20/20 vision stops seeing individual 4K pixels beyond about 1.3 m. An 8K pixel on the same screen is 0.19 mm across, so 8K only adds visible detail closer than about 0.64 m, and UK broadcasters and streaming services offer almost no native 8K content. Full HD (1080p) is visible as softness closer than 2.6 m, which is why 1080p 65-inch sets have all but disappeared.

How far should you sit from a 65-inch TV?

Sit between 2.0 m and 2.7 m from a 65-inch TV. At 2.0 m a 65-inch screen fills the 40-degree field of view THX recommends for films; at 2.7 m it fills the 30-degree field SMPTE recommends for mixed viewing. Compare Electronic calculated both from the 1.44 m screen width. In a typical UK living room with the sofa 2.5 m to 3 m from the wall, a 65-inch TV is the right size, and a 75-inch set only makes sense beyond 3 m.

Will a 65-inch TV fit my wall, and what bracket do I need?

A 65-inch TV needs about 1.45 m of wall width and 0.85 m of height, plus a bracket that matches its VESA pattern. The screen itself is 1.44 m by 0.81 m; Samsung lists the S90H 65-inch at 1,444 mm wide and 832 mm tall without its stand. For a TV bench, measure the stand feet as well as the screen: many 65-inch sets use feet near the corners that need a unit at least 1.2 m wide.

The VESA pattern is the spacing of the four screw holes on the back of the TV, in millimetres. The LG C6 65-inch uses 300 x 200 mm and the TCL 65C7L 300 x 300 mm; most 65-inch TVs fall between 300 x 200 mm and 400 x 400 mm. The LG C6 weighs 16.6 kg, the TCL 65C7L 18 kg and the Samsung S90H 19.1 kg without stands, so choose a bracket that lists the exact VESA pattern and a load rating of at least 25 kg. Fix it to studs or masonry, not plasterboard alone. For console owners picking a set to mount, see Best TV for PS5 and Xbox Series X.

Verdict

The LG C6 65-inch is the best 65 inch TV in the UK in September 2026: OLED contrast, 165 Hz, four HDMI 2.1 ports and Dolby Vision at £2,099. The Samsung S90H 65-inch is the OLED for a bright room, the TCL 65C7L is the brightest HDR per pound, the Hisense 65U7QTUK is the best 65-inch TV under £1,000, and the Hisense 65E78QTUK PRO is the budget gaming pick. Sony's 2026 Bravia 7 II True RGB 65-inch, listed at £1,899 on Amazon UK at the time of writing, is the set to watch. For the panel debate behind these picks, read OLED vs QLED, and for which maker to trust, see Best TV brands UK 2026.