The 15 Best TV Brands of 2022

TELEFUNKEN was originally a German company. It specializes in the production of television equipment and radio receivers. For a long time, TVs under this brand were the best in Europe. In 1967, the company merged with AEG. In the transition from CRT to LCD TVs, the company decided to abandon its own production. As a result, Vestel now produces devices under this brand.

Perhaps most of all TELEFUNKEN attracts with its assortment. On sale you can find very compact models that look perfect in the kitchen, and quite large. Often such TVs are found on the walls of supermarkets. This is due to their low cost. It is a pity that the current copyright holder does not strive to present something special. Because of this, TVs are not surprising at all - they have a conventional display, and the number of their speakers is almost always equal to two. As an operating system in mid-budget models, Android TV or Yandex.TV are used.

This manufacturer did not start with televisions, but with speaker systems for cars. He produces some other equipment as well. However, he is now best known on television. And mostly on very cheap models. In particular, in its range there are devices, the screen size of which does not even reach 32 inches. Typically, these TVs are placed in the kitchen or even used as a monitor replacement.

The production of such equipment is carried out not only in China. If it is intended for sale in Russia, then the TPV CIS plant founded in 2011, located in St. Petersburg, is engaged in its manufacture. Also, the production of Harper TVs has been launched at the Belarusian Horizont. We can say that the devices came to replace the models that were previously produced under their own brand. It should be noted that the average budget products are well worth the money spent. It usually has a fairly large and high-quality screen, and Android provides access to a bunch of applications.

DEXP TVs are mainly sold in the DNS retail network. This is due to the fact that the brand belongs to her. The first DNS stores were opened in Vladivostok in 1998. The business turned out to be successful, as a result, outlets began to appear in other regions of Russia. In the future, network owners decided to order equipment from OEMs that would be branded by DNS forces. The first such electronics really had a nameplate on its body, consisting of three familiar letters. However, then it was decided to use a separate brand name, which was called DEXP.

As you might guess, TVs under this brand in the vast majority of cases belong to the budget segment. That is why you should not look for something cooler than an IPS panel in them. Also, DNS does not seek to order devices whose screen would have an overly large diagonal - at best, 43 or 50 inches are waiting for you. As for the operating system, the buyer is encouraged to use Android. Only very recently did a choice appear - TVs with Yandex.TV began to appear on the shelves of the distribution network. If we talk about the shortcomings, then basically such devices suffer from mediocre sound. This is the case when in the future there is a desire to buy a set of acoustics or a soundbar.

The HUAWEI brand is best known for smartphones. However, the Chinese company produces not only them. She earns the most money by designing and selling telecommunications equipment - roughly speaking, cell towers. An attempt to enter the smartphone market was made in connection with the popularization of Android. And she was successful. So much so that in the future the American government had to put all kinds of obstacles to the company so that it would not develop so rapidly.

In 2021, the manufacturer entered the TV market. At the same time, he acted in a very original way. His devices are not equipped with a TV tuner! This means that you will not be able to connect an antenna to them. It is assumed that you will take content exclusively from the Internet and other external sources - by connecting, for example, a game console. Harmony OS is designed to play this. This operating system is based on Android, but it uses its own services that have come to replace Google. Another interesting feature is the presence of a camera. If you are afraid of surveillance, it can be easily removed.

Once upon a time, the South Korean company Hyundai produced not only cars, but also various household appliances. However, around the turn of the millennium, she decided to concentrate only on vehicles. But Hyundai TVs are still found on store shelves. This is due to the fact that their creators simply pay royalties for this brand. The assembly of these devices is carried out in Russia by the Telebalt and BES Group factories. And their production takes place at the Belarusian plant "Media-Horizon". If we talk about other countries, then we can recall the Indian assembly.

It is easy to guess that Hyundai TVs are nothing special. If they have Smart TV, then based on the familiar Android. An IPS panel is usually used as a screen, especially when it comes to a display with a diagonal of 43 inches. Such TVs receive the most ordinary speakers, so in some cases there is a desire to purchase a soundbar. I am glad that the creators rarely save on resolution - now more and more devices under this brand are pleased with a high-quality 4K picture.

This Chinese company was created as a manufacturer of refrigerators. She still specializes in this technology in the first place. However, for some time now, Haier TVs have also begun to appear on store shelves. Now they are distinguished by their name - it is very easy to remember, since it does not consist of many letters and numbers. Typically, such devices are able to recognize any digital TV signal, including satellite. The matrix is ​​usually purchased from Samsung, LG and other large companies, so there is no doubt about its quality.

If we talk about models from the mid-budget segment, then they usually have the Android TV operating system installed. Moreover, the TV most often comes with a special remote control, which includes a microphone. This allows you to use the voice assistant. Otherwise, such devices are not able to surprise. They have the usual connectors, and the refresh rate of their screen does not exceed 60 Hz. And only the most expensive models insanely delight with the perfect black depth, since their display was created using OLED technology.

One of the best Chinese TV manufacturers.Even though the company has not been around for as long as some of its competitors. The fact is that she does not shy away from the manufacture of top models, which include a 10-bit QLED display. And even many mid-budget TVs support Dolby Vision technology, which allows you to watch video in the quality in which it was intended by the director. If we return the conversation to the best and most expensive models, then they also differ in their chic sound. Often they have at their disposal several speakers with a total power of up to 50 watts.

One can only wonder why TCL did not invest in the development of its own operating system. It is possible that she would be able to compete with webOS and Tizen. However, the first TVs received ordinary Linux at their disposal, which was not very convenient to use. Now devices from TCL have Android TV. Many buyers are satisfied with this option.

One of the oldest Chinese TV manufacturers. Of course, the history of this enterprise did not begin with these devices, but with radio accessories.Now HiSense is considered one of the most successful Chinese companies. For some time now, she has also owned other popular brands. For example, it is she who makes a profit from the sale of Gorenje kitchen appliances. She also owns the television division of Toshiba. As for TVs under their own brand, now they can have a very different diagonal. On sale you can even find a 120-inch model!

In the era of Smart TV, the manufacturer initially entered with Android. However, now TVs are equipped with their own operating system, called VIDAA. It is based on Linux and runs many Android applications. This suggests that the buyer will be able to watch almost any online service. If we talk about image quality, then in most cases it is quite solid. For unknown reasons, HiSense has so far avoided the top segment, so you should not count on QLED and OLED.

A couple of decades ago, it was Sony TVs that were considered the height of perfection. They offered a huge screen by those standards, rich color reproduction, high-quality sound, and all the necessary connectors. Since then, the situation has changed.Unfortunately, Sony did not think about building factories that would produce large-format screens. Because of this, you have to use the products of competitors. And it's expensive. Especially when you consider that the Japanese themselves continue to make an extra charge for their brand. So it turns out that Sony TVs produce an excellent picture, but other things being equal, they are much more expensive than competitors' products. Perfect interaction with the PlayStation 5 does not save at this moment.

The Japanese also had another problem. They did not seek to develop their own operating system. As a result, modern TVs from this company are running Android TV. Because of this, in terms of their capabilities, they almost do not stand out against the background of Chinese products. In a word, you should not be surprised if one day Sony suddenly announces the closure of its television direction. But until this happens, the company's products deserve a place in the living room. Especially if you find a way not to overpay.

BBK products have become popular in our country with the advent of inexpensive DVD players. Now it is a huge corporation, which includes not only the main company, but also several manufacturers of smartphones.BBK continues to produce TVs under its own brand. For a while, the emphasis was on inexpensive models, the screen resolution of which was no more than 1920x1080 pixels. But now on sale you can find devices under this brand that can please with a 4K picture. This is especially true for TVs with a diagonal of 43 and 50 inches. By the way, especially large models - 75-inch - are also found on store shelves.

If the BBK TV is equipped with an operating system, then usually the choice of the Chinese manufacturer falls on Android TV. This is logical, because this platform does not require special financial injections. And in 2021, models with Yandex.TV began to appear on the shelves of Russian stores. This is a domestic operating system that has a number of popular applications in our country. Such TVs are slightly subsidized, so they are slightly cheaper than their Android counterparts, not to mention the products of South Korean companies. But on such devices one cannot find, for example, full-fledged competitors to the Kinopoisk HD online cinema, so they do not suit all buyers.

If you choose a TV for your kitchen or some other small room, you will have to pay attention to the products of little-known companies. For example, the domestic manufacturer POLAR produces good devices with a screen diagonal of 32 inches or a little more. And don't think that the company has only been around for a few years. It was created by like-minded students from the Moscow Aviation Institute back in 1993. And the company immediately started producing televisions, which at that time were based on a conventional kinescope with a cathode ray tube. Surprisingly, the brand managed to survive even with the transition to liquid crystal technology. It is possible that the expansion of the assortment helped - when the demand for TVs fell, the buyer began to be interested in refrigerators, MP3 players, microwaves, vacuum cleaners and washing machines.

Polar TVs do not have any outstanding features. If these devices differ from competitors, it is only due to the legs. Otherwise, these are familiar TVs, the display of which has a standard refresh rate. Some of them have maximum viewing angles, others are smaller. I am glad that in the assortment there are very small models that easily find a place for themselves in the kitchen. However, you can also find devices in the store with a display diagonal of 39, 43 and even 50 inches. Some of them boast 4K resolution and support for Smart TV, implemented on the basis of Android. And these TVs are cheaper than the products of South Korean competitors, so they definitely deserve our recommendation.

It's getting harder to believe, but Xiaomi has been around for a little over ten years. In such a short time, she managed to create many product lines. This manufacturer also entered the LCD TV market. Since before that the Chinese were rapidly developing the direction of smartphones, the new devices turned out to be perhaps the smartest. They make the most of Android TV. In particular, the TV understands voice commands - almost all models sold are equipped with a miniature remote control with a microphone.

As for the quality of workmanship, it can be called very good. But it’s still not recommended to order a TV in the manufacturer’s homeland - there are often cases when a buyer receives goods with broken pixels or even a damaged matrix. It is better to take a device from this company in a Russian online store to get a guarantee. And you should be prepared for the fact that the TV will not produce deep bass. Even the most expensive models have a standard number of speakers, so it is not superfluous to purchase a soundbar or a set of acoustics.

An attentive reader may notice that we have indicated the wrong origin of this manufacturer. Indeed, in the days of CRT TVs, these products were created by a Dutch company. However, in 2012 the brand was licensed by two other businesses. In Russia and other European countries, products under this trademark come from the Chinese corporation TP Vision. She got not only a nameplate, but also some patented technologies. The most important of them is Ambilight. It lies in the illuminated area behind the TV in the colors of what is happening on the screen. This allows you to visually enlarge the picture, as a result, the frame of the display is not striking at all.

Since the Chinese, if they are developing their own operating system, are extremely slow, Android TV is installed on Philips TVs. As for matrices, they are ordered from LG, Samsung and less famous companies. That is why they can be made using a variety of technologies. For example, models with a diagonal of 43 inches in almost one hundred percent of cases get an IPS screen, while a 50-inch TV will please with a VA display.

At one time, several companies were founded in South Korea, engaged in the production of household appliances and electronics. Not all of them were able to move from CRT TVs to modern LCD panels. Samsung coped with this task without much difficulty. Now this company produces screens on its own. In the low-cost and mid-budget segments, the focus is on panels made using VA technology. They have good contrast, suffering only from insufficiently wide viewing angles. If we talk about the most expensive TVs, the diagonal of which is equal to or greater than 50 inches, then they usually use a QLED screen. It is characterized by increased brilliance of the picture. Experts note that it is only slightly inferior to OLED panels, which are created by the main competitor.

If we talk about Smart TV, then the success of South Korean smartphones helped to develop this direction. At one time, Samsung tried installing different operating systems. One of them was Tizen. In smartphones, its use has not taken root, but it has found a place for itself in smart watches and TVs. As a result, Samsung devices now support a wide variety of applications. Implemented in Tizen and gaming functionality that will appeal to the owners of computers, Xbox and PlayStation.

One of the largest companies in our top. It was formed around the time when Korea split into North and South. It is possible that you still remember the former name: GoldStar Electronics. A huge amount of money was invested in the manufacturer of household appliances and air conditioning systems. This resulted in the fact that now the company itself earns fabulous sums, including through the sale of TVs. And this is a rare case when a manufacturer basically creates screens for their devices on their own. At least this applies to panels made using IPS and OLED technologies. Only VA matrices for 50-inch TVs are purchased from the main competitor.

About ten years ago, LG Electronics found the right development strategy. She made a bet on OLED TVs. They replaced plasma models, which consumed too much electricity and turned out to be very massive. OLED technology has made it possible to achieve almost perfect black depth. Now it is believed that it is these TVs that give the best picture. If your chosen model supports Dolby Vision, then you will see the image in the quality in which it was intended by the operator and director of the film.And LG TVs are distinguished by a stable webOS operating system, which in most cases is controlled using a convenient Magic Remote.