Best 4K TVs under $1500 for a living room

Top pick: TCL 75" QM6K QD-Mini LED. Mini LED backlighting gives it the brightness and contrast a living room needs, and at 75 inches it fills a wall without dominating the room. It's the best balance of size and picture quality here.

Who the others suit:

• Hisense U8QG — brightest, punchiest HDR for a sunny room; the pick if picture quality matters more than sheer size.
• TCL QM7K — a step up in contrast and motion handling over the QM6K, still a big-screen Mini LED.
• Samsung The Frame — for a room where the TV shouldn't look like a TV; matte, glare-free panel and art mode.
• Samsung S84F — OLED blacks and wide viewing angles, best for a darker room with seats off to the sides.
• Samsung Q7F 75" — a straightforward big QLED if you want Samsung's interface and a wide viewing angle.
• Roku 75R8B5 / LG 75QNED85 — the value route to a 75-inch screen; simpler picture, easy smart platform.
• Samsung U8000H 75" — the budget way to a very large screen for casual viewing.

Skip the 55" and 85" options here — too small or too big for a typical living room.