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So you’re hosting the Super Bowl this year, but your current TV makes flung footballs look like blurry brown smudges. What you need is a display that can handle the high-speed motion of a spiral pass and a sound system that lets you hear the crunch of helmets hitting helmets like you’re sitting right on the sideline. Whether you’re looking for a budget-friendly apartment setup or a luxury OLED that lets you see every bead of sweat on Bad Bunny’s face during the halftime show, we’ve rounded up some of the best TV and soundbar deals–including picks from Hisense, Samsung and JBL–available for making the most of America’s biggest sports show.
The MVPs (Best overall)
Hate motion blur? This is the TV for you. With a native 165Hz refresh rate, the Hisense U88QG ensures the ball stays crisp even during the most chaotic plays. And its Mini-LED PRO technology delivers 5,000 nits of peak brightness, meaning those bright stadium lights won’t wash out the picture.
The Quantum Dot tech in Samsung’s Q8F means it maintains 100 per cent colour accuracy even at the highest brightness levels. And Motion Xcelerator image processing leverages AI to estimate movement between frames, predicting where the ball is going to be a microsecond in advance to ensure a velvety smooth visual experience.
Exclusive to Best Buy, this QNED model is the best way to get LG’s vaunted OLED tech without a card-cracking price tag. Its Alpha 7 AI Processor Gen8 upscales standard cable broadcasts to 4K—crucial for games that aren’t natively broadcast in Ultra HD. It’s a reliable, bright, and punchy performer, currently available for under $800.
Stadium Seaters (Best for big groups)
If size matters but price is a limiting factor, let us introduce you to the Samsung U7900. It has all the basic HDTV necessities, including HDR for a huge range of brights and darks, 4K upscaling to improve non-4K broadcasts, and vibrant colours courtesy of Samsung’s Crystal Processor. Plus, its sleek MetalStream design—inspired by the look and feel of aircraft—gives it a premium look that belies its mid-range price.
Unless you live in a mansion, this 85-inch TV will dominate most spaces you put it in. It’s a theatre-sized QLED experience priced well under a grand, and it performs surprisingly well, thanks largely to AI Smooth Motion technology, which reduces the trailing effect often seen on larger budget panels. It’ll make your house the permanent designated spot for every future playoff game.
Sony’s BRAVIA 3 line excels at producing natural looking images, meaning it makes NFL turf look like actual grass. And its Google TV interface is super snappy, making it easy to flip between the game and your favourite streaming apps during boring halftime shows. This particular model is huge, measuring 85-inches from corner to corner. Your friends sitting at weird angles on the sectional will thank you.
If you want the best picture on the planet (or at least as close as practicality allows), this could be it. The G5 OLED features Brightness Booster Max, which solves the OLEDs-are-too-dim problem some TV critics have had in the past. Self-lit pixels mean the blacks are basically perfect. And LG’s One Wall Design lets it hang flush against your drywall like a piece of art. If you’ve got any interior design loving football buddies, they’ll be drooling with envy.
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Value Players (Best budget picks)
This is a great option for a secondary screen (think: bedroom, bathroom, kitchen) or small apartment TV. You’re getting QLED technology—colour saturation far superior to standard LED—for under $400, a deal that would have been unheard of just a couple of years ago. Built on Amazon’s Fire TV platform, it’s incredibly easy to use and even features voice control, which will come in handy when your fingers are covered in screamin’ hot wing sauce.
TCL dominates the value sector thanks to models like the wonderfully low-priced 50Q51K. It includes Motion Rate 240 with MEMC frame insertion, which is a geek-speak way of saying it makes the action look smoother than a cheap TV should. It’s a solid pick for small living rooms and mini man-cave setups.
Soundbar Stars (Best audio add-ons)
If you struggle to hear what the refs are saying, this sleek soundbar should help. The Bose Smart Ultra features an A.I. Dialogue mode that uses machine learning to separate voices from background noise. Plus, its upward-firing speakers bounce sound off your ceiling to create an immersive, stadium-like atmosphere.
Big sound, small price tag. This compact JBL soundbar packs a built-in subwoofer for punchy bass, while the dedicated centre channel helps keep dialogue crisp when the crowd noise ramps up. It’s a solid upgrade for smaller spaces–or anyone who wants better TV audio without the extra clutter.
This is the soundbar you buy when you want to feel like you’re in the stadium. With Dolby Atmos, voice control and Sonos’ signature room-filling sound, the Arc Ultra delivers crystal-clear commentary, booming bass and cinematic surround effects–all from a sleek, minimalist design. Consider it the MVP of premium home audio.
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