This story is part of Amazon Prime Day, CNET’s guide to everything you need to know and how to find the best deals.
Whether you’re a fan of movies or gaming, one of the best TVs you can buy is the LG C1 OLED. And now, just days before Prime Day 2022, you can snag a 55-inch LG C1 OLED 4K TV for only $1,097 at Amazon. This is the lowest price the 55-inch LG C1 has been on sale for.
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The LG C1 preceded the new LG C2, and while the latter does feature a brighter display, you’d be hard pressed to see the difference unless you had the two models next to each other. The LG C1 sports a gorgeous display that’s capable of some of the most vivid colors and purest blacks out there. Utilizing its Dolby Vision HDR support, it’s capable of producing beautiful images, especially in horror movies and shows like Stranger Things.
When it comes to gaming, there are few displays that outmatch the C1. It boasts a 4K resolution and 120Hz refresh rate with four HDMI 2.1 ports to take advantage of its impressive specs. With HDMI 2.1, that means it’s also capable of ALLM (auto low-latency mode) to make games feel more responsive — both the PS5 and Xbox Series X now support this feature.
In CNET’s LG C1 OLED TV review, David Katzmaier scored it an 8.7/10. He praised its great picture quality, superior contrast and off-angle image and best-in-class gaming features.
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But in light of this lower price (compared to when we first reviewed it), here’s what you should know before clicking the buy button.
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The case against buying
This is the TCL S-series, not the TCL P-series. The P series delivered some of the best image quality for the money we’ve seen so far in 2017, thanks to its use of full-array local dimming — that’s effectively the secret to great picture quality on LED TVs. The only problem: that superior model costs $250 more in the same 55-inch size (the only one in which it’s offered) than the S (no local dimming) that’s on sale now.
Put another way: Even among “bargain” TVs, the 4K and HDR image quality on the TCL S series isn’t the best we’ve seen. Vizio TVs with full-array local dimming generally deliver better picture quality.
To that end: With many of the Black Friday TV deals now divulged, we’re noting a compelling offer at dell.com: The 60-inch Vizio E series model will be available at its normal price of $700, but Dell is throwing in a $200 gift card. So — if you want to spend more money at Dell — you get a larger TV with better 4K HDR picture quality (again, thanks to full-array local dimming) for a “net price” of just $100 more.
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Roku is the best-in-class smart TV platform, with every major streaming app — from Netflix to YouTube TV — available or coming soon.
Thanks to the Movies Anywhere app, you can now even enjoy many (though not all) movies you purchased in iTunes on the Roku platform at no extra cost.
The 49-inch version of this same TV is a Black Friday special at several retailers for $350. In that light, spending an extra $50 for a larger 55-inch screen is a no-brainer.
As long as it stays in stock at Amazon, this is a no-fuss/no-muss buy: No worrying about gift cards, no inducement to buy more stuff. And there’s no need to wait: You may well have the TV in your living room by Thanksgiving.
If you’re not a stickler for picture quality, the image on this TV will be “good enough.”
81 percent of Amazon reviewers (out of almost 900) rated it 4 or 5 stars.
The final decision, of course, is up to you. But I can tell you that at least one CNET editor scooped up this TV when it was available at this same price a few days ago. And — so far, at least — he doesn’t have any regrets.
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