Best Black Friday TV deals: Our expert picks to save you money this November

• We’ve tested over 40 TVs since January 2025, so we have a great idea of what makes a successful television, both in terms of performance and features
• Our experts have covered countless deal events and keep a close eye on TV price fluctuations to spot diamond deals from duds.
• The best Black Friday deal we’ve seen so far is on the TCL C8L. AO has the 65in model, which won our Best Buy award at £1,899, available to its members for £1,274.

Greetings and salutations, and welcome to the most anticipated event in the capitalist calendar, Black Friday. Black Friday falls on 27 November this year, but, as is now customary, deals and discounts started being announced as soon as the cobwebs lifted on Halloween. Terrifying.

Come to think of it, the two events share some similarities. Retailers and manufacturers metaphorically knock at your door with marketing campaigns showcasing their dressed-up deals and discounts, leaving consumers unsure of whether they’re in for a treat or a trick. Unless, that is, you’ve done your research (or let us do it for you).

This is the seventh Black Friday I’ve covered for Expert Reviews, and for the past four years I’ve been focused on helping you save money by bringing you the best Black Friday TV deals the internet has to offer. That’s exactly what I’ll be doing over the next three weeks.

Black Friday TV deals: Sourcing and assessing them

Where possible, I’ll cover deals on televisions we’ve tested and reviewed and refer to data measured using Portrait Displays’ Calman Ultimate software. This way, you can buy knowing exactly how a TV will perform. However, that won’t always be possible, so I’ll use price histories to put every Black Friday TV deal highlighted in context. And I’ll only report on deals on models from established brands sold by trusted retailers.

Is Black Friday a good time to buy a TV?

You bet it is. In fact, there are few better times. Most big-name TV brands launch their annual lineups in Q2 or Q3, so Black Friday is often the first time these new sets get discounts.

You’ll also find retailers trying to shift stock from the previous year’s ranges; the biggest Black Friday discounts are often on these older models.

I’ve discussed the relative merits of buying a recently released television or something a little older in the “What to consider when assessing a Black Friday deal” section at the bottom of this page.

If you’re confident you know what you’re looking for, can spot a decent discount from a devilish deal duplicity and are only here to see what I’m recommending, read on.

Best Black Friday TV deals

1. Sharp HJ6725KB (50in)

• Black Friday price: £300 | View deal at Currys
• Previous price: £350

recommended

Bumper brightness isn’t available at this price point, but the HJ6725KB is brighter than most similarly priced rivals (over 270cd/m²), offers decent black levels and delivered a convincing colour palette during testing.

It also delivers a wider colour gamut than we expected, covering 96% of the DCI-P3 gamut used for HDR mastering, and extremely accurate greyscale in HDR, returning two-point and multi-point scores of 1.4 and 1.2, where our target value is anything below three. A result of 2.8 in the ColorChecker test is equally impressive for a TV that costs so little.

Those numbers add up to a viewing experience that’s cleaner, better balanced and more dynamic than anything else we’ve tested around the £300 mark. Add the comprehensive app selection and easy navigation of the Roku TV smart platform, and you have a budget TV well worth picking up this Black Friday.

2. Samsung QN80H (55in)

• Black Friday price: £799 | View deal at Amazon
• 180-day average price: £890

recommended

We all know what Samsung’s flagship TVs are capable of, but if you can’t stretch your budget to one of its OLED or Micro RGB models, it’s worth considering this Mini LED option. It was already competitively priced, but has had £100 knocked off its price in the lead-up to Black Friday.

If you want content delivered as the artist intended, the QN80H’s Filmmaker Mode is more than up to the task. With HDR content, it returned Delta E errors of just 2.3, 3.9 and 3.5 in Calman’s multi-point greyscal, saturation sweep and ColorChecker tests. The TV has enough brightness to perform well in rooms with ambient light – we measured a peak of 1,379cd/m² on a 10% window in Dynamic mode – supports current-gen gaming features like VRR at up to 144Hz, and has a top-notch operating system in the form of Samsung’s Tizen.

The QN80H is a terrific all-round package. If you’re hoping to upgrade your entry-level Samsung telly, it should be right near the top of your list.

Read Andy White’s Samsung QN80H review

3. TCL C8L (65in)

• Black Friday price: £1,274 | View deal at AO
• 180-day average price: £1,617

best buy

This Super Quantum Dot-powered Mini LED TV from TCL absolutely smashed our tests. Colour accuracy in both SDR and HDR Filmmaker Mode was exemplary, measuring under the visible threshold of 3 in all of the key metrics. Standard mode is less accurate, but brightness levels are outstanding, particularly in HDR, with peaks of over 4,500cd/m².

The result is a TV with two sensationally watchable picture modes catering for home-cinema purists and casual viewers alike. Top-tier gaming credentials further strengthen the C8L’s appeal, as do all of the features and apps available on its Google TV smart platform.

We gave the 65in TCL C8L a Best Buy at a review price of £1,899. That has fallen to £1,499 on Amazon, Currys, John Lewis and Richer Sounds. But AO members can get it for £1,274, which makes it well worth signing up for a £40 membership.

If you want a smaller size, the 55in model is widely available for £999. However, AO members will only pay £849, which is a steal.

Read John Archer’s TCL C8L review

4. Hisense E7S (98in)

• Black Friday price: £1,139 | Check price at AO
• RRP (price history unavailable): £2,799

approved deal

We’ve not reviewed this TV, but the size of the panel relative to the size of the price tag mean it would be rude not to cover this deal. However, this isn’t just an enormous television. It supports 4K@144Hz, making it a great choice for current-gen gamers, and the VIDAA OS ecosystem has Freely built-in.

Freely is one of the most sought-after TV features these days, as it lets you stream live UK TV channels and catch-up services like iPlayer and ITVX without an antenna. We’re big fans of it and can’t think of many better ways to spend our cold winter nights than enjoying great British TV like The Traitors and The Great British Bake Off on a 98in display.

What to consider when assessing a Black Friday TV deal

If you come across a Black Friday offer not on this page, follow these handy tips to avoid buyer’s remorse:

• Check when the TV was released: Big discounts can look very attractive, but if they’re on older, less desirable sets, the deal probably isn’t as good as it seems. TVs a couple of years old are generally relatively inexpensive, not just during Black Friday.
• Check the panel technology used: TVs are among the more complicated purchases we make, with numerous specifications to consider. Panel type is perhaps the most important factor, as it will go a long way toward determining the set’s price and quality. You can read about the key differences between the two premium panel technologies in our OLED vs Mini LED article, but as a rule of thumb, here’s a breakdown of what to look for:

OLED

Mini LED

QLED

LCD LED

• Choose the operating system that works for you: Think of a TV OS as your main hub for accessing its various features and all the content you plan to consume. Some brands use proprietary operating systems, for example, Samsung (Tizen) and LG (webOS). Others, such as Panasonic and Philips, use third-party platforms like Fire TV and Google TV. The operating system you choose will largely come down to personal preference, especially in terms of the streaming services supported, so check that the telly you like the look of supports all your favourites!
• Pick the right size: TVs are getting bigger, and manufacturers are increasingly pushing their largest models. Consider what you can comfortably fit into your living space, what you can reasonably afford, and how far you’ll be sitting away from the screen. There’s no point in buying an enormous TV if you’re so close you can only see half the screen.
• Consider whether you’ll be using the TV for current-gen gaming: If you plan to play fast-paced modern games, pick a TV that supports at least 120Hz frame rates. Also make sure it supports gaming features, including Auto Low-Latency Mode (ALLM), Variable Refresh Rate (VRR), and a game control hub.

Is it really a Black Friday TV deal?

This applies to all Black Friday deals, not just TVs; not every “discount” you see is what it’s cracked up to be.

Retailers will always show the maximum possible discount, usually based on the RRP, and the price shown often doesn’t reflect a recent price. It might even be more expensive than it was a couple of weeks ago.

Most of the time, this is pretty easy to check. We use price-tracking tools CamelCamelCamel and Keepa to analyse a product’s price fluctuations and assess the deal’s quality.

Written By

Andy White

Andy was appointed Deputy Editor in 2026, following six years putting a huge range of products through their paces. Formerly a sports journalist at Greenways Publishing, he cut his tech teeth testing laptops before taking over as the site’s TV and audio expert. He’s cast his eye over more headphones and televisions than you can shake a stick at, but has also reviewed football boots, handheld game consoles and just about everything in between. In addition to testing, writing and editing, Andy covers product launches and key industry events in the UK and overseas.

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