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A mix of lower LCD prices, more intense competition and new ways to profit off the consumer once the set enters our homes have turned the boob tube into something more like a razor. And we, the viewers, are the razor blades.

Some of the most crucial display specs for any television (and especially for any HDR 4K TV) are its levels for black depth, black uniformity, local dimming and contrast range. Done right, they strongly enhance the overall perception of color richness and picture quality in the rest of what’s being presented onscreen. Furthermore, for HDR content, deep blacks and high contrast are crucial specs. Because they also interplay with each other as far as display performance goes, they need to be covered together.

As much as we might be impressed by the ever larger screen sizes out there, it’s important to remember that bigger isn’t always better.

Samsung 82-inch Class 4K(2160P) Smart QLED TV QN82Q8FN (2018 Model) — $4,497.99 (list price $5,497.99)

AT&T just bought Time Warner (which includes HBO) for $85 billion, meaning that there’s probably some cash floating around to upgrade HBO’s streaming infrastructure. Let’s hope that happens.

Motion handling is very good but there is occasional stutter, especially with 24p content. The C9 uses frame interpolation to increase the frame rate up to 120Hz and eliminate stutter, but this approach results in the soap opera effect – where movies have a more Eastenders look to their motion, like a home video. It also supports a variable refresh rate (VRR), although the Xbox One is currently the only source for this.

TCL 43-inch Class 4K Ultra HD Dolby Vision HDR Roku Smart LED TV (43S517) — $299.99 (list price $499.99)

The best all-round deal on a decent quality, mid-sized TV, finally, strikes me as the UN55NU6900 from either Dell Home or Best Buy.

Screen sizes: 43 inches ($797.99/£920), 49 inches ($997.99/£1,099), 55 inches ($1,197.99/£1,299), 65 inches ($1,797.99/£1,799), 75 inches ($2,997.99/£2,799) and 82 inches ($3,797.99/£3,999)

If you’re looking at a budget of under $500 the first thing you should do, even before looking at your options is to manage your expectations. Don’t expect to see new OLED panels or even Samsung’s QLED grace this price point — it’s awfully nice of you to be that hopeful, though.

The specs and metrics we’re going to cover here are basically what really decides if a 4K TV is worth buying or not. They’re its most important indicators of real performance and they disregard all the marketing and labeling fluff that manufacturers like to slather their TVs in for the sake of making them seem more exceptional than they really might be. Here we ignore fake color brilliance labels and disingenuous terminology like a TVs “Motion Rate” (which mainly just describes a completely invented motion refresh rate that has nothing to do with what the TV panel can actually do) and other such jargon.