Best 65-inch TVs under $1,000

Start with the LG C5. It's the one pick here that's a true OLED, so you get perfect blacks, wide viewing angles and the best picture for movies and dark rooms — and it still lands inside the budget. The catch: OLED is dimmer than the brightest LED sets in a sunlit room.

If your room is bright or you watch a lot of sports:

• TCL M8LF Mini LED — the brightest, punchiest picture of the bunch; best for a living room with big windows.
• Hisense U6 Pro Mini LED — a step down in brightness but a solid all-rounder for the money.
• Samsung QN70H — Samsung's processing and smart platform, if you're already in that ecosystem.

If you just want a good big screen cheaply: the Vizio Mini-LED Quantum is the value pick, and the LG QNED75B is a safe, well-known brand choice.

Skip the 6000 Series Roku set — its listing describes a smaller, lower-resolution panel, not a 65" 4K.