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Update 09/27/24: This marks the beginning of our coverage of this year’s event. Currently, Best Buy is in ‘Member Deals Days’ mode (through Sunday, September 29) so we know that some of the deals we cover today are going away *very* soon. As the rival events — Amazon’s and Best Buy’s — progress, we’re excited to see who shapes up as the best deal provider overall.

We have another Amazon October sale — Amazon’s Big Deal Days sales event — and you can start getting items now. We’re covering the entirety of Best Buy’s Big Deal Days competitor sale elsewhere (we discuss their TVs, but also laptops and other gear) but here it is all about TVs. While you can also check out the best Big Deal Days TV deals, one exciting part of looking at TVs at Best Buy is that Best Buy Plus and Total members also get a $50 bonus when they spend $50 or more… all the way through the 20th of October. That means that that deals both before and after Amazon’s event (officially on October 8 and 9) are going to be special at Best Buy.

Here’s what we’re looking at so far:

Insignia 50-inch Class F30 Series 4K — $220 $300 27% off

This TV is the obvious first entry. Insignia is a Best Buy brand, so the 27% off you get here is probably the best you’ll get on it. The TV is beloved with a 4.7 rating. And, its a 50-inch 4K TV for just $220. This one isn’t going to win home theater awards, but if the best budget TVs are your style, this is the TV to buy.

LG 48-inch Class B4 Series OLED 4K — $750 $1,500 50% off

“I got the best deal I could find.” If those are words you like to say, this deal is worth your look. This humbly-sized 48-inch TV is a full 50% off and comes with AI processing, NVIDIA G-Sync for gaming (use some of your savings on these Prime Big Deal Day PS5 game deals), and more. Place it in your mid-sized room for a viewing upgrade.

Hisense 65-inch Class U8 Mini-LED QLED 4K — $850 $1,000 15% off

TVs under $1,000 often get overlooked. People either want budget or they want home theater power. And reviewers, who see more TVs than the rest of us, naturally gravitate to the later. However, this TV is reviewer approved, with our U8K ULED review saying there was probably “no better price-to-performance ratio” TV on the market. And now its an extra $150 off!

Sony 65-inch Class Bravia XR A80L OLED 4K — $1,500 $2,200 32% off

This TV is a 2023 release and one of Best Buy’s highest rated. Yet, it already has one of the higher discounts, putting it as a solid mid-range pick. In any other times, $1,500 would be considered a mid-range TV, but when it is $700 off from $2,200, this touches premium at an everyday price point. This is best for anyone that wants an oxymoronic “premium mid-tier” TV.

Samsung 65-inch Class QN90D Series Neo QLED 4K (2024) — $1,600 $2,700 41% off

Another contender for best pick of high end TV at mid-range price. Except, this time, it is both a 2024 TV and a QLED, so be sure to brush up on QLED vs OLED differences before making your pick. Don’t have enough time? Our look at the QN90D described it as a TV that sets the bar for 2024 TVs, so this is certainly an approved-of TV while it is $1,100 off.

TCL 85-inch Class QM8-Series 4K QD-Mini LED (2024) — $2,445 $3,000 19% off

TCL’s QM8 has a bit of something for everyone. 144Hz refresh rate for gamers, great contrasts, intense brightness, and over $500 off of this giant 85-inch model. Caleb Denison, in our TCL QM8 review, more or less calls it a TV for everyone. At 19% off, is it a TV for you?

Sony 75-inch Class Bravia 9 Mini LED QLED 4K — $3,500 $4,000 13% off

This one is for anyone who wants a premium mini-LED TV, but we also must give a big shoutout to the gamers — the Bravia 9 is considered the best gaming TV despite the fact that it doesn’t do 144Hz. Its VRR, ALLM, and source-based tone mapping (all discussed in our Sony Bravia 9 review) make up for it in heaps and bunches, however, for smooth and responsive gaming. Plus, it is the best QLED TV around.

LG 83-inch Class G4 Series OLED evo 4K (2024) — $5,800 $6,500 11% off

If you want the best TV available in the sale, this is it. It also happens to be one of the best OLED TVs out there. There’s no doubt that its still expensive, but with $700 off and a glowing LG G4 OLED review that tells us the value is nearly all in the outstanding picture quality (and not some feature not everyone will use), there’s a lot to like about this deal.

How to choose a TV from Best Buy during Prime Big Deal Days

For most people, the big things you need to think about when picking a TV are getting the right size TV and picking a budget for you. While the first depends on room size, optics, and needs, the second can be more complex.

When thinking about pricing, TVs under $500 are the new super budget price when it comes to TVs, and you can actually expect to get a 4K TV under that price range. Yes, even with OLED or QLED backlighting. Then, your TVs approaching (and exceeding) $1,000 shift to being something more upgraded, where average TV consumers will enjoy the TV. Finally, TVs at the $1,500 point and higher are pretty much all going to be premium TVs during sales times, though you might consider an off-sale $1,500 TV to be mid-tier. Since you’re getting a TV with a percentage off, it can help to start looking at TVs that are the price you’d normally pay (without a sale) and then look about $100 to $200 higher, as well, to score the best deal.

How we chose these TV deals from Best Buy’s rival sale

If you sort of squint and ignore huge chunks of the site, you could say that Digital Trends is a place of screens. We have excellent reviewers that know more about paneling types, color gamuts, and brightness levels than you’ll ever need to when enjoying a TV. These reviews, and compilations of them put into our buying guides, are the bread and butter of our deals selection. Or, if we haven’t looked at something directly, you can be assured the product is more-or-less analogous to something we have.

Also, remember, this is Best Buy. That means they’ll offer the best deals on Insignia, which is a Best Buy brand, products. While we don’t want to overload you with Insignia stuff, we don’t want to ignore the brand either during deal times. Insignia provides a quality build and a low cost at the best of times, so if we see a good Insignia deal, we’ll be throwing it in the mix.