A few years after the major TV manufacturers made big promises about 8K TVs, nearly all are either continuing models from previous years or dropping 8K entirely. In 2025, only Samsung has announced new models, and they’re all far too expensive for what they offer. This is why we are not recommending any 8K TVs this year.
This may seem strange since it’d be easy to assume, based on their price and resolution, that 8K TVs are top-of-the-line TVs. How are we not recommending the “best” TVs in our list of best TVs? The fact is, while the 8K TVs we’ve tested have generally been good, they largely outperformed by models featuring technology that has a greater effect on picture quality, like OLED and Mini-LED, while being cheaper per screen inch.
The failed promise of 8K
If we take a step back, it’s not too surprising to see how we got here. 8K TVs held the promise of…
