Best early Black Friday TV deals: Cheap QLEDs at Best Buy, Fire TVs at Amazon

As one of the OG items being stampeded after in those old Black Friday clips you’re picturing right now, we’ve known for most of our adult lives that Black Friday is one of the best times of year to buy a TV.

The types of TVs spotlighted in the pre-holiday sale have shifted, however. The biggest factor when upgrading your TV this year will probably be the normalization — and subsequently, affordability — of QLED. Over the past few years, QLED TVs have officially gone from “the TV that only the fanciest people you know have” to quite accessible for the average household. Finding a 55-inch QLED under $300 or a 65-inch QLED under $500 during an event like Black Friday isn’t hard at all.

Are TV deals better at Amazon or Best Buy?

At any rate, the types of TV deals you can find might depend on which retailer you’re looking at. In our experience, Best Buy focuses on large screens and has a bigger selection of premium QLED and OLED models from Samsung, Sony, and LG on sale. Amazon gears its TV discounts more toward 43-inch to 65-inch Fire TVs, especially its in-house models. Walmart is known for doorbusters on one or two models that’ll make your jaw drop, but are likely to sell out quickly.

If you’d rather have your new TV for the entire month of November, you’re in luck — a ton of TVs are on sale weeks ahead of Black Friday. We’re already seeing a ton of prices within $20 or $30 of October Prime Day prices, with a select few models matching or beating their Prime Day price. This list will be refreshed regularly as we inch closer toward Black Friday week, so remember to check back.

Our top pick

Why we like it

Remember when we said QLEDs are becoming way more accessible for the average household? At $249.99, this 55-inch QLED is hovering around the same price point that many regular LED TVs were a few years ago — back then, $250 was a great price for a mid-sized TV even if it wasn’t 4K. Now, we can see this 55-inch Hisense QLED being baby’s first adult TV purchase for a ton of people.

The difference between those two cheap TVs is that the “Q” in QLED stands for quantum dots, which form a layer of extra light over the traditional LED panel to pump more saturated colors through the screen. QLED TVs are also significantly brighter than regular LED TVs, making them ideal for watching sports, especially in the daytime.

More TVs on sale ahead of Black Friday

TV deals at Amazon

43-inch TVs

50- to 55-inch TVs

65-inch TVs

75-inch TVs and up

• Amazon 75-inch Omni 4K Fire TV — $799.99 $1,049.99 (save $250)

• TCL 85-inch Q65 Mini LED ULED 4K TV — $899.99 $1,599.99 (save $700)

• TCL 75-inch QM7 QLED 4K TV — $998 $1,499.99 (save $501.99)

• Sony 85-inch X77L 4K TV — $1,098 $1,498 (save $400)

• Hisense 75-inch U8 Mini LED ULED 4K TV — $1,407.99 $1,999.99 (save $592)

• LG 77-inch B3 OLED 4K TV — $1,599.99 $2,296.99 (save $697.03)

• Hisense 85-inch U8 Mini LED ULED 4K TV — $1,697.99 $2,799.99 (save $1,102)

TV deals at Best Buy

43-inch TVs

55-inch TVs

65-inch TVs

75-inch TVs and up

• Hisense 75-inch QD6 4K TV — $449.99 $699.99 (save $250)

• LG 75-inch 85 Series QNED 4K TV — $999.99 $1,499.99 (save $500)

• Samsung 77-inch S84D OLED 4K TV — $1,799.99 $3,299.99 (save $1,500)

• Sony 75-inch Bravia 7 QLED 4K TV — $1,799.99 $2,399.99 (save $600)

• LG 77-inch C4 OLED 4K TV — $2,199.99 $2,799.99 (save $600)

• TCL 85-inch S5 Series 4K TV — $749.99 $999.99 (save $250)

• Sony 85-inch Bravia 7 QLED 4K TV — $2,499.99 $3,299.99 (save $800)

• TCL 98-inch Q6 QLED 4K TV — $1,699.99 $2,999.99 (save $1,300)