One of the best 55" OLED TVs is on sale for a limited time. Walmart is offering a 55" Samsung S90C 4K OLED Smart TV for just $989 with free shipping. Beach Camera is the marketplace vendor and it is an authorized Samsung reseller, which means you get the full manufacturer's warranty. The S90C is a 2023 model, but it's a better TV than the 2024 S85D and nearly identical in image quality to the 2024 S90D, which is currently selling for $200 more. Ideally you'll pair it with your PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, or even the upcoming Switch 2 console.
Update: This TV is also available on Amazon for a little more.
55" Samsung S90C 4K OLED Smart TV for $989
The Samsung S90C is a slightly older 2023 model (superseded by the S90D for 2024), but it's still considered to be one of the best OLED TVs available. That's because the S90C uses Samsung's proprietary quantum dot (QD) OLED panel. QD OLED panels are brighter than traditional OLED panels without losing the color accuracy, range, and wide-viewing angles that OLEDs are known for. It's generally considered better than LG's "Evo" technology found on the C-series TVs, which attempt to do the same thing. Compared to a traditional LED LCD TV, an OLED TV offers superior image quality, near-infinite blacks, near-infinite contrast ratio, and near-instantaneous response times. At the moment, there's no better panel technology that's readily available at a reasonable price.
OLED technology aside, the Samsung S90C also has all the features you'd want in a gaming TV. It has a native 120Hz panel that can be pushed to as high as 144Hz (rare in a 2023 TV) as well as four total HDMI 2.1 ports for running 4K at 120Hz on a PS5 or Xbox Series X. The S90C also supports variable refresh rate and auto low latency mode.
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