The best 75-inch TVs you can buy: Expert tested

My choice for the best 75-inch TV is the Samsung S95D. It has a Pantone-validated display for enhanced color accuracy, while the anti-glare coating helps improve visibility in bright rooms or harsh daylight conditions. It also works with both Dolby Atmos and Samsung's own Object Tracking Sound+ technology for room-filling virtual surround sound that follows the on-screen action for a more immersive experience while streaming movies and shows or playing video games. Gamers will also love the dedicated gaming hub, which gives you access to cloud gaming services like Xbox GamePass as well as support for Nvidia G-Sync and AMD FreeSync VRR.

*MSRP at time of writing. Please note that prices may vary based on retailer and available promotions, sales, or discounts.

To help you choose the best 75-inch TV, I spoke with Rob Brennan, product manager for Sony's home entertainment and sound departments. He suggests focusing on what you watch, where you watch it, and how you watch movies and shows. 

"Movie buffs can benefit from enhanced contrast. Gamers and sports fans can benefit from enhanced brightness and color, and general TV watching can benefit from all three," said Brennan when asked about TVs for specific entertainment genres. 

You may want a 75-inch TV for general use, like catching up on the local news or staying up-to-date on the latest hit shows. In that case, you'll want a model that balances contrast, brightness, and color to get the best picture possible. 

Movie buffs should choose a TV that prioritizes contrast to bring the viewing experience closer to theatre quality. Gamers and sports fans will want a bright TV that provides consistent picture quality both day and night. 

When you're picking out which 75-inch TV is right for you, there are a few things you'll want to consider first:

• Use cases: If you're mostly streaming shows and movies, you should consider a TV that heavily focuses on picture quality. If you're a gamer, you're going to want a TV with special menus and options to optimize your gaming sessions. If you're a techie and like to fine-tune things, buy a TV that lets you dive deep into video and audio options. If you're a newcomer to the space, one that has a more simple operating system is likely best.
• Where you'll be watching TV: Where you watch TV in your home matters. If your setup is in a living room with a lot of natural light, you might want to choose a different set than one you would for a dark theater room. 
• Price: Consider your budget before you buy. Are you fine with purchasing a cheaper option that looks good but cuts out some features, or are you investing in a top-of-the-line set with all the bells and whistles? 
• Ports: Do you have a lot of peripherals like video game consoles, a sound bar, and a cable box? All TVs today have multiple HDMI inputs, but if you have a lot of things to connect, you'll likely run into an issue where there aren't enough premium ports for everything on some sets. If you're in this category, pick a TV that has all the ports you need. 
  
• Mounted or standing: Some sets are specifically designed to lay flat against a wall while some can be mounted but look less sleek. If you're mounting your TV, pick one of the premium options that will look better. If you're using a stand, do some research to make sure the stand for that set fits your setup, as leg widths vary. 

While testing and researching each TV featured on this list, I and other ZDNET experts kept these criteria in mind:

• Price: While big-screen TVs tend to be more on the expensive side, that doesn't mean you have to spend a fortune to upgrade your home theater. I've done my best to include 75-inch TVs at different price points to fit a variety of budgets.
• Picture and audio quality: Whether you still watch broadcast TV or have moved exclusively to streaming, buying a new TV doesn't mean much if the picture and audio quality are less than stellar. Each 75-inch TV on this list has support for various HDR codecs, including HDR10+ and Dolby Vision, as well as premium audio like Dolby Atmos virtual surround sound or object tracking audio.
• Extra features: Televisions are becoming one-stop entertainment hubs for living rooms and home theaters. Not only do buyers expect to instantly stream their favorite shows and movies, but also music, photos, web pages, and even video calls. I've ensured that each featured 75-inch TV has a variety of extra features like voice controls, preloaded streaming apps, gallery modes, and support for video calls or streaming media from mobile devices.

You need a pretty big space to make a 75-inch TV feel like it belongs. The best way to ensure that it's going to fit well in your room is to measure the distance (in inches) from where the TV will be wall-mounted or placed on a stand to where you will most likely be sitting, then divide that distance in half. So if your couch is about 150 inches (around 12.5 feet) from where your TV is going to be, then a 75-inch model will be just about the perfect size. 

You can, of course, go a bit bigger or smaller depending on what is available from each brand and what your budget allows. But a screen that is too big may overwhelm your space and even cause motion sickness, while one that is entirely too small will make your room feel like a giant cavern and force everyone to crowd around the TV to watch the news.

A 4K TV has a resolution of 3840 x 2160 pixels, while an 8K TV has a resolution of 7680 x 4320 pixels, which means an 8K TV has four times as many pixels as a 4K TV. This can result in sharper and more detailed images, especially on larger screens.

While almost all new 4K televisions have support for HDR, not all of them have HDR10 or Dolby Vision support. HDR is just a fancy way of saying the TV is capable of boosting color, contrast, and image-sharpening algorithms to produce a better picture. It isn't strictly necessary to buy a TV that has these features.

Unless you're the world's premier movie expert and can spot a dead pixel at 20 paces, chances are you won't notice much of a difference anyway. However, if you want to ensure that your TV can handle image processing for several years, it's worth springing for a model with HDR10 or Dolby Vision. They are newer, more powerful technologies that can future-proof your home theater to some degree.

The sarcastic answer: because they can be. But in reality, bigger-screen TVs are cheaper than ever. They are more expensive than other sizes, though, because they cost more to produce, and that makes the final retail price higher. It costs more to create a 75-inch LED, QLED, or OLED panel than it does a 43-inch or 55-inch screen since it requires more raw materials, engineering, and production resources. In the case of OLED panels, the technology isn't cost-effective, so they retail for higher prices to offset manufacturing costs.

The good news? Right now is one of the best times to buy. Many companies have announced the 2023 lineup, so retailers are clearing out the 2022 stock to make way for upgraded panels. If any of these TVs feel like the right fit for your home, your dollar may be able to stretch farther.