LAS VEGAS—CES is a hotbed of television innovation, and the theme of this year’s show is diversity. Sure, there were plenty of gorgeous giant screens on display with wall-to-wall views, but new backlight and panel technologies and some creative looks at portability were the most exciting home theater innovations at the show. A battery-powered, suction-mounted model from Displace TV caught our eye, while Hisense and Samsung impressed with RGB LEDs that produce even better colors than QLED can offer. Of course, if you just want a really big TV, Sylvox showed off what looks like the biggest outdoor-friendly model we’ve seen yet.
This year, we partnered with CTA and worked with our sister sites CNET, Lifehacker, BakingAND ZDNET to choose the official winners for The Best of the CES Awards. That includes our pick for the best TV of the show, which you’ll find assigned a Best of CES badge below.
LG Evo G5
LG Evo G5 (Credit: David Katzmaier/CNET, Lily Yeh)
The sleek and slim LG Evo G4 was one of our favorite TVs last year, and the Evo G5 is our official Best of CES 2025 winner in the TV category. According to LG, it’s 40% brighter than the Evo G4, which was already one of the brightest OLED TVs we’ve seen, and that’s a big deal for OLEDs, which are almost universally dimmer than LED TVs. It also features 165Hz VRR with AMD FreeSync Premium and Nvidia G-Sync, making it extremely attractive to dedicated gamers.
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Displace is a newcomer with a unique approach to the idea of a portable TV. It’s a completely wireless OLED TV with a built-in battery that you can place wherever it fits. It’s full of clever elements like opening legs, a removable drawer for installing your stick-sized media streamer, and an optional smart suction system that can attach it securely to any smooth surface like glass. It’s easily the most flexible 4K TV we saw at the show.
Hisense TriChromia 116UX
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Hisense is testing ambitious new technology in its upcoming 116-inch TV. The company’s TriChromia 116UX is a mini-LED TV that uses RGB LEDs for its lighting system instead of white or blue. Each backlight area can adjust its color as well as its brightness, which should allow for a much wider range and more accurate viewing. This isn’t the first time Hisense has gotten a little creative with its panel technology; a few years ago, it toyed with a “dual” panel that had a second LCD layer to improve contrast. The U9DG performed very well, but Hisense hasn’t revisited the idea since. However, this TriChromia approach may have more staying power, because Samsung has a similar idea.
Samsung RGB MicroLED TV
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Samsung’s RGB MicroLED TV concept uses the same idea as the aforementioned Hisense: colored LEDs that can improve the range and accuracy of the panel they’re lighting. The terminology is a bit confusing here: This RGB MicroLED TV is an LCD TV that uses a backlight system, but Samsung also already has a MicroLED TV called The Wall that uses separate RGB LED arrays, without an LCD panel, to form pictures . This type of MicroLED technology is very, very expensive, and this concept will hopefully result in a TV that falls well below the $220,000 asking price. The Wall’s 4K options start with it.
LG StandbyMe 2
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Displace isn’t the only portable wireless TV to keep an eye on. LG introduced a new version of its StanbyMe display, which boasts a touchscreen interface and mounting options that include a wheeled base, a conventional table stand, a foldable tablet-like stand and even a strap for hang it on the wall. (or your shoulder). More importantly, it moves the battery from its previous permanent wheeled support to the display itself, and can now be content with a standard 65W USB-C PD connection instead of requiring a wall outlet to charge. . It also ups the resolution from 1080p to 1440p, though it’s still not 4K, and it’s definitely not an OLED like the Displace. However, there aren’t many TVs that you can carry around like a messenger bag.
Signature LG OLED T
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Yes, we saw LG’s OLED T last year, and it actually went on sale in 2024 (for $60,000!), but transparent OLED displays are still really attractive. Just take a look at this stained glass display from the LG booth.
Panasonic Z95
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Panasonic wowed us last year, returning to the North American TV market with the stunning Z95A OLED. The Z95B is bigger and brighter, with 75-inch and 55-inch versions, while the Z95A is only available in 65-inch. Other upgrades include an ATSC 3.0 tuner and a redesigned spatial audio system. It’s one of the few high-end TVs to feature the Amazon Fire TV platform, which is a boon if you’re a dedicated Alexa user looking to keep everything in the same ecosystem.
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Sylvox 110-Inch Pro Cinema Series
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The 110-inch Sylvox Pro Cinema may be the largest outdoor TV ever made, and one of the most advanced. The QLED TV has a stated maximum brightness of 5,000 nits, which is crucial for staying visible in sunlight (an issue we noticed last year with the Sylvox Pro 2.0, which, according to Sylvox, is less than half as bright as Pro Cinema ). Its bright panel features an anti-glare matte finish, another important factor for exterior visibility. Its specs are strong, but its size is the real news; so far, outdoor TVs have been around 85 inches. Rain or shine, the 110-inch screen won’t come cheap, though. It is available for pre-order for $60,000. You can get a transparent LG OLED for that much, but we’d be careful not to put that TV by the pool.
TCL QM6K
Surprisingly, while the QM6K is currently available for purchase, it didn’t actually make it into TCL’s booth. However, the unofficial QM7K growth step appeared! (Credit: Will Greenwald)
Over the past few years, low-end TVs have moved more and more north of $1,000 for 65-inches (our threshold for budget models), and that’s what makes the TCL QM6K so attractive. It’s the entry-level model in the company’s QLED lineup, but it manages to pack a ton of features while reaching that price. With a mini-LED backlit system and a 144Hz refresh rate with AMD FreeSync Premium Pro, it looks comparable to the $1,500 QM7 from last year for two-thirds the price. It’s especially attractive because TCL is throwing in a $599 Q75H 5.1.2-channel sound bar free with the TV.
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About Will Greenwald
Principal Analyst, Consumer Electronics
