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* Great deals on QLED TVs
* QD-OLED gets major discounts
* Huge Crystal 4K TV TVs for low prices
* Great PS5-ready TVs
Black Friday is officially here – most retailers went big with early deals, but the day has arrived, which means even more discounts on great TVs, and Samsung TVs have had some of the best discounts.
We saw lots of impressive deals on Samsung TVs across November for all budgets and needs – from huge budget TVs for an affordable home theater, to next-gen OLED displays with mind-blowing colors, to gaming TVs with features geared for next-gen consoles.
Obviously, there are great Black Friday TV deals on all kinds of TVs, but Samsung TVs are some of the most popular purchases over Black Friday. That’s partly because the company reliably produces such good TVs, and partly because it’s always a leader for Black Friday price cuts.
Of course, with so many deals, it can be hard to know what exactly you should look for. So in this live blog we won’t just be highlight deals we especially like – we’ll also be giving our tips on what to look for in a TV, and explaining the most important TV tech, so you can find the best deal that suits you.
We’ll also be highlight soundbars that make an ideal addition to your Samsung TV – especially ones from Samsung itself – though you can check out our Black Friday Soundbar deals article for more options.
And for those who are interested in more than just TVs, our main Black Friday deals page has all the best offers on everything from laptops and air fryers to video doorbells and smartwatches.
Today’s best Black Friday Samsung TV deals US
Samsung 65-inch AU8000 4K TV: was $647.99 now $547.99 at AmazonSamsung 65-inch S95B OLED TV: was $2299 now $1799 at Best BuySamsung 75-inch Q60B QLED TV: was $1299.99 now $997.99 at Best BuySamsung 55-inch The Frame 4K TV: was $1,499 now $999 at Best BuySamsung 43-inch QN90B Neo QLED TV: was $1,199 now $999 at Best BuySamsung 65-inch Q80B QLED TV: was $1199 now $999 at Best BuySamsung 85-inch AU8000 4K TV: was $2,200 now $1,297 at AmazonSamsung 55-inch Q70A QLED TV: was $1,099.99 now $799.99 at Samsung
All US TV sales
Amazon: smart TVs from $89.99Best Buy: big-screen TVs as low as $249.99OLED TVs: from $799.99 at Best BuySamsung: up to $3,000 off 8K and 4K TVsWalmart: cheap 4K TVs starting at $218
Today’s best Black Friday TV deals UK
Samsung 43BU8000 43-inch 4K UHD Smart TV: was £549 now £389 at AmazonSamsung 55-Inch QN85B Neo QLED 4K TV: was £1,799 now £929 at AmazonSamsung 85-inch QN90B Neo QLED TV: was £3,999.99 now £2,999.99 at CurrysSamsung 75-inch BU8000 4K TV: was £1,399 now £999 at AmazonSamsung 55-inch S95B OLED TV: was £1,149 now £1,099 at Amazon
All UK TV deals
Amazon: TVs starting under £139AO.com: 4K TVs from £249Argos: TVs from just £89Currys: huge range of deals live nowJohn Lewis: TV plus soundbar bundlesVery: Black Friday sale on the big brands
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Matt leads our coverage of TV, audio and streaming tech, and will tell you at length about the different types of mini-LED or why he’ll only use a force-cancelling subwoofer, if you are fool enough to let him. Before joining TechRadar, he covered AV and smart home tech for our colleagues at T3.com, and has spent over a decade in technology journalism.
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Welcome to Black Friday, Samsung fans!
The big deals day is here! Thanks for joining our live coverage of all the latest Black Friday Samsung TV deals.
We’ve been following the deals all month, so we’ve been keeping track of great deals that are still live, and new deals that have launch for Black Friday itself.
Our team of AV experts has been doing the combing through the sales, looking for discounts on Samsungs TVs that get you the most bang for your buck, and we’re bringing them here to you today.
And we’ll explain some of the jargon to help you decide which features you really need, and which you can live without to save some money on your buy.
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A great gaming TV deal
2022 was the year that more inexpensive TVs gained HDMI 2.1 features like 120Hz display and Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) along with Nvidia G-Sync and FreeSync Premium Pro support. Among them is Samsung’s Q80B series sets, which are the company’s top QLED models with a standard LED backlight.
In our Samsung Q80B review, we noted its full suite of gaming features, which includes the company’s new Game Hub, which serves as a portal to cloud gaming services from Xbox, Utomik, and Twitch. Just add a wireless controller and you’ll be ready to go! Beyond that, the Q80B offers good overall image quality for the price, which is now $200 off in this Best Buy Black Friday deal, bringing the price of a 65-inch model to $999.
A Samsung TV this feature-packed for under one grand is a deal you don’t spot everyday, so make a point of checking it out. You will get better brightness by stepping up to one of Samsung’s mini-LED backlit Neo QLED models, which sit at the top of our list of the best Samsung TVs, but you’ll also pay quite a bit more, even with current Black Friday deals.
Samsung 65-inch Q80B QLED TV: was $1199 now $999 at Best Buy
This Samsung 4K TV is now $200 off in the Black Friday sales, and it’s well worth checking out. The Q80B boasts a very extensive built-in 4.2.2 channel sound system, thanks to Samsung’s OTS+ speaker array, so if you’re after good sound as well as a capable picture, this is the TV deal for you.
Other sizes: 55-inch for $899, 75-inch for $1599, 85-inch for $2199View Deal
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Buying tips: does mini-LED matter?
Al Griffin – Senior Editor, TV and Audio
An LED backlight in a TV was a high-tech feature at one time, but now even mainstream sets use LED backlights. What’s less common is mini-LED backlighting, where an array of tiny lamps are used to illuminate the TV’s LCD display panel.
As with quantum dots, different TV brands use different terms to indicate the presence of mini-LED backlighting in their sets – Samsung calls its mini-LED models “Neo QLED”, because the mini-LEDs are always combined with its QLED tech.
A key advantage mini-LED offers over regular LED TVs is that the smaller lamp modules used in the backlight allow for finer control over local dimming. That’s a process where the individual modules are grouped in zones and dimmed according to the brightness level of the onscreen image. For example, the LED zones in shadowy parts of the picture will be dimmed or shut off completely, while bright highlight areas get a full blast of light.
With a higher density of LED modules spread across the backlight, mini-LED TVs can also deliver higher overall brightness, with some sets like Samsung’s QN95B having twice as much or more measured light output as regular LED-lit TVs. That Samsung model is the company’s top-of-the-line 4K Neo QLED offering, but you get fantastic brightness from the Samsung QN85B too.
Where that extra light output will matter is if you’re going to be watching in a well-lit room – daytime sports viewing, for example. But it can also help bring out the full level of highlight detail in HDR sources by reducing the need for tone mapping, a process where the TV scales the brightness range of programs to accommodate its maximum light output capability.
To sum up, mini-LED can make a difference when viewing in rooms with bright lighting conditions, and it also adds a welcome level of visual punch when watching movies and TV shows with HDR. It’s a feature you’ll pay extra for, but for some folks it will be well worth it.
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This Black Friday deal brings Samsung’s stunning projector to $599 – a record-low price
Samsung made a big splash on the projector scene when it introduced The Freestyle in early 2022. You can now buy this ultra-cool projector for just $599,99 at Samsung, a 25% saving on one of the most innovative portable models we’ve yet laid eyes on.
Black Friday TV deals may be a main draw when it comes to Black Friday deals, but we’re also starting to see a few good ones on projectors. Of these, this Samsung deal is the best we’ve seen yet, and one that brings The Freestyle to its lowest-ever price.
The Samsung sits at the top of our list of the best portable projectors, edging out even much more expensive models. As we noted in our The Freestyle review, this portable is feature-packed, with Samsung’s Tizen Smart TV interface built-in plus automatic calibration that makes the picture look good wherever you set it up. The Freestyle can project full HD images up to 100 inches, making it a perfect option for a movie night.
Samsung The Freestyle projector: was $799.99 now $599.99 at Samsung
Samsung’s portable projector is one of the most innovative we’ve seen, and it’s now selling for its lowest-ever price direct from Samsung. Portables are great for outdoor movie nights, but can also be set up anywhere you want to get a big 100-inch image. The Freestyle leads our list of the best portable projectors, so this is a deal we can enthusiastically recommend.View Deal
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HDMI cheat sheet: how many ports do you need, and what cables are best?
It doesn’t get talked about very much, but when you’re looking at getting a TV bargain, one of the things you should check is the HDMI ports it comes with. HDMI has massively simplified TV connections in the HD/4K age… except like all the best-intentioned stuff, it got more complicated over time. So without getting to into the technical gritty stuff, here’s what you need to look out for.