TVs are one of the most price-volatile consumer electronics categories. A 65-inch Samsung QLED that lists at $1,299 can drop to $799 during a sale — and those sales happen constantly at Best Buy, Amazon and Costco. This guide covers 4K smart TVs, OLED and QLED panels, projectors, and TV stands. Prices and availability may change by retailer — verify on the retailer site before buying.
This page brings the major US retailers — Amazon, Best Buy, Walmart, Target and the brands' own stores — into one place so you can compare prices on TVs side by side instead of opening a dozen tabs. Google Shopping leaves Amazon out; this tracker includes it.
Each retailer sets and updates its own prices, so the same product can cost different amounts at different stores on the same day. Stock and promotions also shift through the year, with the largest moves around Prime Day, Back to School, Black Friday and post-holiday clearance. Prices on this page load from retailers when you run a comparison — confirm the final price on the retailer's site before buying.
If a product is above the range you want to pay, a price alert is worth setting — it helps most with higher-ticket items and the stretches between major sale events, when discounts are harder to predict. Compare prices on TVs and you can ask to be emailed if a tracked search comes in lower.
Panel type sets the price ceiling. OLED delivers perfect blacks and the best contrast, making it the choice for dark-room movie watching — see our LG OLED TV guide. QLED and mini-LED sets, like those in our Samsung QLED TV guide, get brighter for sunlit rooms and usually cost less than comparable OLEDs. Standard LED 4K sets remain the value option for secondary rooms.
Size should follow your viewing distance and budget. 55-inch is the mainstream sweet spot, 65-inch is the most popular size for living rooms, and 75-inch and up suit larger spaces — our Samsung 65" TV and 4K TV guides track the most-shopped models. Gamers should also check for 120Hz panels and HDMI 2.1 inputs.
On timing, TVs see their deepest cuts around Black Friday and the early-year stretch before the Super Bowl, when retailers clear prior-year models ahead of new line-ups. Because the same set is often priced differently at Best Buy, Amazon, Costco and Walmart on any given day, it pays to compare across retailers before buying.