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Cheapest per inch, compared fairly.

A budget LED and a flagship OLED at the same size are not the same purchase, so ranking every TV by raw cost per inch is meaningless. This lets you filter to a panel type first, then the cheapest per inch is the real value winner in that class. Find the cheapest OLED, the best Mini-LED, or just the cheapest 65 inch.

usefulHQ Study · 2026

A QD-OLED costs as much per inch as a plain LED

We costed 44 current TVs on price per inch of screen, which is the comparison the sizes otherwise hide. The panel is worth more than anything else on the page: LED sit at a median $6 an inch and QD-OLED at $35. On this list every LED is cheaper per inch than every QD-OLED. Across the whole list the spread runs from $5 an inch on the TCL S5 to $51 on the Sony Bravia 8 II.

Cheapest / inch
$5
TCL S5, 43 inch
Dearest / inch
$51
Sony Bravia 8 II, 65 inch
Sets costed
44
current models
Median $ per inch by panel type
LED$6/inQLED$9/inMini-LED$15/inOLED$22/inQD-OLED$35/in

Method: street price divided by screen size, per set, then the median of each panel type. Group sizes differ, so read them with the n: LED 10, QLED 7, Mini-LED 15, OLED 7, QD-OLED 5. Cite this: "usefulHQ TV Value Study 2026", usefulhq.com/tv-prices/. Prices move; the page is rebuilt from live figures.

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Prices reviewed 7 August 2026 . TV prices swing hard on sales, so treat these as a guide and check the live listing.

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TV Size Panel Refresh Res Price $/inch
TCL S5Best value43"LED60 Hz4K$200$4.65Check price
Vizio 4K55"LED60 Hz4K$280$5.09Check price
TCL S565"LED60 Hz4K$350$5.38Check price
Hisense A6N55"LED60 Hz4K$300$5.45Check price
Amazon Fire TV 4-Series55"LED60 Hz4K$320$5.82Check price
Hisense A6N65"LED60 Hz4K$380$5.85Check price
Hisense QD665"QLED60 Hz4K$400$6.15Check price
Roku Plus Series65"LED60 Hz4K$400$6.15Check price
Samsung DU720050"LED60 Hz4K$330$6.6Check price
TCL Q6K65"QLED120 Hz4K$450$6.92Check price
LG UT7565"LED60 Hz4K$450$6.92Check price
Samsung U8000F65"LED60 Hz4K$480$7.38Check price
Vizio Quantum65"QLED120 Hz4K$500$7.69Check price
Hisense U6QG65"Mini-LED60 Hz4K$550$8.46Check price
TCL Q6K75"QLED120 Hz4K$650$8.67Check price
TCL QM6K55"Mini-LED144 Hz4K$480$8.73Check price
Samsung Q60F55"QLED60 Hz4K$500$9.09Check price
TCL QM6K65"Mini-LED144 Hz4K$598$9.2Check price
Samsung Q60F65"QLED60 Hz4K$650$10Check price
Hisense U7QG65"Mini-LED165 Hz4K$700$10.77Check price
TCL QM6K75"Mini-LED144 Hz4K$900$12Check price
TCL QM7K65"Mini-LED144 Hz4K$900$13.85Check price
Samsung Q80F65"QLED120 Hz4K$900$13.85Check price
Hisense U8QG65"Mini-LED165 Hz4K$1,000$15.38Check price
LG QNED9165"Mini-LED120 Hz4K$1,000$15.38Check price
LG B555"OLED120 Hz4K$900$16.36Check price
LG B565"OLED120 Hz4K$1,100$16.92Check price
TCL QM6K85"Mini-LED144 Hz4K$1,500$17.65Check price
Hisense U8QG75"Mini-LED165 Hz4K$1,400$18.67Check price
TCL QM8K65"Mini-LED144 Hz4K$1,300$20Check price
Samsung QN85F65"Mini-LED120 Hz4K$1,300$20Check price
LG C565"OLED144 Hz4K$1,400$21.54Check price
LG C555"OLED144 Hz4K$1,200$21.82Check price
Samsung S90F55"QD-OLED144 Hz4K$1,300$23.64Check price
Samsung S90F65"QD-OLED144 Hz4K$1,700$26.15Check price
Samsung QN90F65"Mini-LED144 Hz4K$1,700$26.15Check price
Sony Bravia 855"OLED120 Hz4K$1,600$29.09Check price
TCL QM8K85"Mini-LED144 Hz4K$2,500$29.41Check price
LG C577"OLED144 Hz4K$2,600$33.77Check price
Samsung S95F65"QD-OLED165 Hz4K$2,300$35.38Check price
LG G565"OLED165 Hz4K$2,500$38.46Check price
Sony Bravia 965"Mini-LED120 Hz4K$2,500$38.46Check price
Samsung S95F77"QD-OLED165 Hz4K$3,600$46.75Check price
Sony Bravia 8 II65"QD-OLED120 Hz4K$3,300$50.77Check price
How the ranking works. The metric is dollars per inch (price divided by screen size), lower is better. But it is only fair within a panel type, because an OLED and a basic LED are different products at the same size. So filter to a panel first: OLED and QD-OLED for the best picture, Mini-LED for the sweet spot of brightness and value, QLED for solid mid range, and plain LED for the cheapest sets. The lowest cost per inch in your filter is highlighted as the value pick. We also show the refresh rate, which matters for gaming, and the resolution. Prices are USD, converted live to your currency, and reviewed regularly.

Common questions

Is OLED worth it over Mini-LED?

The gap has narrowed. OLED gives perfect blacks, best in a dark room. Mini-LED gets far brighter for much less, better in a bright room. A good Mini-LED at half the price is the smarter buy for most, OLED is the treat for dark-room viewing.

Best value TV?

On $/inch, budget LED wins, but the sweet spot is Mini-LED. The TCL QM6K gets near OLED quality for about half the price. Filter to a panel, then the lowest $/inch is the value pick.

What size should I buy?

Bigger than you think. 65 inches is the current sweet spot, 75 increasingly normal. Sit about 1.2 to 1.5 times the screen width away. $/inch usually improves as size goes up in the same model.

Do I need 120Hz?

For gaming yes, a PS5, Series X or PC can push 120fps and it looks far smoother. For films and TV it barely matters. Filter by high refresh if you game.

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