The best 85-inch TVs

The best 85 inch TV UK buyers can choose in September 2026 is the TCL 85C7L. The TCL 85C7L pairs a 3,000-nit rated SQD-Mini LED backlight with 1,624 local dimming zones, a 144 Hz panel and Dolby Vision, and it cost £2,199 on Amazon UK at the time of writing (September 2026). The TCL 85Q6C is the value pick at £1,099, the Samsung QN70F 85-inch is the Samsung choice at £1,449, and the LG 85NU800B6LA is the cheapest sensible 85-inch TV at £999.

Every pick is an 85-inch 4K set sold on Amazon UK. Rankings rest on manufacturer specifications, carton data, named independent measurements and UK pricing. There is no 85-inch OLED: LG and Sony stop at 83 inches, where the LG C6 83-inch costs £3,999. For smaller rooms, see Best 65-inch TV UK 2026, and for every size, Best TV UK 2026.

1. TCL 85C7L - best 85 inch TV overall

The TCL 85C7L is the best 85-inch TV because it keeps its HDR punch at a size where most budget sets go dim and grey. TCL rates the 85C7L at 3,000 nits peak and gives it 1,624 dimming zones, 472 more than the 65-inch C7L, so the extra screen area gets extra backlight control rather than stretched zones. The 144 Hz panel suits a PS5, Xbox Series X or gaming PC, Google TV carries every UK catch-up app, and Bang & Olufsen tunes the speakers.

The TCL 85C7L weighs 34.1 kg without its stand and uses a 600 x 500 mm VESA pattern. Like every LCD, it shows some blooming around bright objects on black backgrounds. At £25.87 per inch it sits in the middle of the 85-inch market, well below the £41.16 per inch of the Sony Bravia 7 II True RGB.

2. TCL 85Q6C - best value 85-inch TV

The TCL 85Q6C is the best value 85-inch TV at £1,099 on Amazon UK at the time of writing (September 2026), or £12.93 per inch. The TCL 85Q6C is the cheapest 85-inch set here with a Mini-LED backlight, a 144 Hz panel and Dolby Vision IQ, and TCL rates it at 1,000 nits in HDR. The matte HVA panel cuts window reflections, which matters on a screen 1.89 m wide that will face more of the room than a 65-inch set does.

The TCL 85Q6C is a 2025 model; the newer TCL 85C6K listed at the same £1,099 on Amazon UK at the time of writing. The 85Q6C gives up two thirds of the TCL 85C7L's rated peak brightness, so bright HDR highlights look flatter, but it costs £1,100 less.

3. Samsung QN70F 85-inch - best Samsung 85-inch TV

The Samsung QN70F 85-inch is the pick for buyers who want Samsung at this size without paying £2,299 for the 2026 QN80H. The Samsung QN70F uses a Neo QLED Mini LED backlight, the NQ4 AI Gen2 processor and a 120 Hz panel, and it cost £1,449 on Amazon UK at the time of writing (September 2026). Samsung's Tizen platform brings SmartThings, Gaming Hub cloud gaming and Object Tracking Sound Lite.

The Samsung QN70F supports HDR10+ but not Dolby Vision, the HDR format Netflix, Disney+ and Apple TV use. At £17.05 per inch it costs £350 more than the TCL 85Q6C, and the TCL matches it on Mini-LED and beats it on refresh rate. The 2026 Samsung QN70H 85-inch listed at £1,999, £550 more.

4. LG 85NU800B6LA - cheapest 85-inch TV worth buying

The LG 85NU800B6LA is the cheapest 85-inch TV worth buying, at £999 on Amazon UK at the time of writing (September 2026), or £11.75 per inch. The LG NU80 runs webOS 26 on the alpha7 Gen9 processor, supports HDR10, Filmmaker Mode, AirPlay 2 and Google Cast, and at 26.1 kg it is the lightest 85-inch set here by 7 kg.

The LG 85NU800B6LA has a 60 Hz panel and no Mini-LED dimming, so it cannot show 120 fps console games and HDR highlights lack punch. It suits buyers who mainly watch Freeview, sport and streaming in SDR and want the biggest screen for under £1,000.

5. Sony Bravia 7 II True RGB 85-inch - premium pick

The Sony Bravia 7 II True RGB 85-inch (85XR75M2) is the premium 85-inch TV of 2026. The Sony Bravia 7 II replaces the blue backlight and quantum dot film of a Mini-LED TV with separate red, green and blue LEDs in every zone, which widens the colour range at high brightness. It listed at £3,499 on Amazon UK at the time of writing (September 2026). Only two of its HDMI ports run at HDMI 2.1 bandwidth, against four on Samsung's and LG's OLEDs. The RGB LED vs OLED explainercovers how the technology works. TCL's cheaper 85Q7D RGB-Mini LED set cost £2,099 at the time of writing.

Best 85 inch TV UK spec sheet

How much is an 85-inch TV in the UK?

An 85-inch TV costs £949 to £3,499 on Amazon UK at the time of writing (September 2026). The floor is Samsung's 85-inch U7020H Crystal UHD at £949, and the LG 85NU800B6LA at £999 adds webOS 26 and Filmmaker Mode for £50 more. Mini-LED dimming starts at £1,099 with the TCL 85Q6C, and the TCL 85C7L at £2,199 is where 85-inch HDR gets properly bright.

Compare Electronic's price-per-inch breakdown

The finding is that 85-inch TVs are cheaper per inch than premium 65-inch sets. An 85-inch screen has 71% more area than a 65-inch screen (3,088 against 1,806 square inches), yet the TCL 85C7L costs £100 more than the 65-inch LG C6. The money buys size and brightness, not OLED contrast: no 85-inch OLED exists.

How far should you sit from an 85-inch TV?

Sit between 2.6 m and 3.5 m from an 85-inch TV. An 85-inch 16:9 screen is 1.88 m wide, so at 2.6 m it fills the 40-degree field of view THX recommends for films, and at 3.5 m it fills the 30-degree field SMPTE recommends for mixed viewing. Compare Electronic calculated both from the screen width. Each 4K pixel on an 85-inch panel is 0.49 mm across, so a viewer with 20/20 vision sees individual pixels only closer than about 1.7 m.

Will an 85-inch TV fit in my room and through my door?

Yes, an 85-inch TV box fits through a standard UK door, as long as it is carried upright on its long edge. The boxes below are 190 mm to 210 mm deep and 1.20 m to 1.26 m tall, so they pass through a 762 mm by 1,981 mm internal door with room to spare. The problem is length: at 2.05 m to 2.06 m, the box has to turn corners in hallways and on stair landings.

Compare Electronic's 85-inch box size and delivery table

Carton figures come from each manufacturer's spec sheet; carton sizes for the Samsung and Sony 85-inch sets were not confirmed at the time of writing. Four checks before ordering:

• Measure the tightest turn on the route: a 2.06 m box needs to pivot in the hallway or on the landing, which is harder than getting it through the door.
• A boxed 85-inch TV weighs 38 kg to 53 kg, so plan for two people. Check the delivery option on the Amazon UK listing before checkout, since large items are often delivered to the door rather than to the room.
• A 2.06 m box is longer than the load floor of most hatchbacks, so click-and-collect is rarely practical.
• For wall mounting, buy a bracket that lists the TV's VESA pattern (500 x 400 mm to 600 x 500 mm) and a load rating of at least 50 kg. Fix it to masonry or studs.

The screen itself needs about 1.9 m of wall width and 1.1 m of height: the TCL 85C7L measures 1,888 x 1,084 mm without its stand. The Consumer Rights Act gives 14 days to cancel an online order, but returning an 85-inch TV means keeping a box the size of a door, so keep the carton until the set is on the wall and working.

Is 85 inches too big?

No, 85 inches is not too big for a room where the main seat is at least 2.6 m from the screen. At that distance an 85-inch TV fills the same 40-degree angle THX targets for a cinema seat. Closer than about 2.2 m, the screen fills more than 46 degrees, and viewers start turning their heads to follow action at the edges. In a UK lounge with the sofa 2.5 m to 3 m from the wall, the 85-inch size works; below that, the best 65-inch TVs are the better fit. Buyers weighing a big set for Black Friday should read Black Friday TV deals UK 2026 first, since today's prices are the baseline to judge a deal against.

Verdict

The TCL 85C7L is the best 85 inch TV in the UK in September 2026: 3,000-nit rated Mini-LED, 1,624 dimming zones, 144 Hz and Dolby Vision for £2,199. The TCL 85Q6C is the value pick at £1,099, the Samsung QN70F 85-inch suits Samsung households, and the LG 85NU800B6LA is the cheapest 85-inch TV worth buying at £999. The Sony Bravia 7 II True RGB is the premium choice at £3,499. For the panel debate behind these picks, read OLED vs QLED, and for console setups, Best TV for PS5 and Xbox Series X.