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TechTvsHow I’m deciding which OLED TV to buy – and when to buy it, tooWhen you want the best OLED TV for the best price, it pays to play the long gameWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
When you want the best OLED TV for the best price, it pays to play the long game
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
(Image credit: LG)
(Image credit: LG)
I need a new TV. Okay, maybe “need” is a bit strong. But my currentSamsung TVisn’t one I picked. It’s an insurance company replacement for the one Ididchoose, which unfortunately suffered from a fatalPSVRaccident in which my youngest son punched a Superhot VR villain and took my pricey TV with it.
It’s not that mySamsungis a bad TV. It isn’t. But it’s not one of thebest TVs. And I want one of the best TVs. Which is why I didn’t buy onPrime Day.
There were plenty of really goodPrime Day TV deals, and if you got one then congratulations. But for me, the deals just weren’t good enough because I was following the same advice we give to would-be buyers around Prime Day, Black Friday and all the other deals days.
The advice is really simple: know exactly what you want, know how much you want to pay, and don’t get distracted.
How to find the best TV at the best price
I know exactly what I want from my next TV. It needs to beOLED, because I want an upgrade over my current QLED, but4Kis fine: I don’t want, need or can afford to buy an 8K TV. It needs to be bigger than 55 inches, because my current TV is 58 inches and I don’t want to go smaller, so realistically I’m looking for one of thebest 65-inch TVsand no more because that’s all I’ve got room for. It needs to be a goodPS5 TVbecause I spend as much time gaming as I do streaming. And it can’t be aSony, because my last Sony TV experience was not a good one.
(Image credit: Future)
(Image credit: Future)
The above picture is the last two months of prices for this particular TV on Amazon. I use various price checkers, so for example CamelCamelCamel.com is brilliant for Amazon listings, and PriceSpy and Pricerunner are both very good for retail generally. But my current favourite is the Honey browser plugin, which tells me on the page if the price has changed recently. And what it’s showing me is that in the last few weeks, the price has been much lower than it was on Prime Day: it went up to £1,599 a few days before Amazon’s event, but it’s been as low as £1,120. That’s a difference of nearly £500.
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As I said, there were some really good Prime Day TV deals. But the deals weren’t on TVs that ticked every box on my must-have list: they were too small, or too big, or weren’t OLED, or didn’t have the right gaming features, or… you get the idea. I’ll get my LG eventually, but I’m going to wait until the price is right.
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