Best TV for consoles under 20 thousand? The flagship MiniLED LG QNED93 has four HDMI 2.1 and 144 Hz

This is not just another cheap TV, but the highest-positioned 4K television LG offered last year outside of OLEDs. The 65QNED93A6A now costs 19,494 Kč instead of 29,990 Kč on Alza with code 35LGWEEK. Several reviews last year mentioned that once the price of the QNED93 eventually drops, its “really good” rating would shift to “great” – and that’s exactly what has happened now.

👍 Take it if you want a bright picture with deep blacks for a bright living room and a TV that can handle PlayStation or Xbox to their maximum.
🤔 Hesitate if you mainly listen through the TV’s speakers – the sound is, according to reviewers, the weakest link, and HDR10+ support is also missing.
💰 Price tag: 19,494 Kč for a flagship Mini LED that sold for ten thousand more at launch.

Mini LED that rivals OLEDs

The difference compared to cheap TVs here is in the backlighting. Mini LED with local dimming means hundreds of independently controlled zones instead of a uniformly lit panel, so night scenes have truly black backgrounds and not a gray haze. Reviewers measured a peak brightness of around 1,400 nits and 95% DCI-P3 color space coverage and described the blacks as surprisingly deep. The α8 AI 4K Gen 2 processor also works great, which is the same chip LG puts into its entry-level OLED B5 model – thanks to it, resolution upscaling for older series and TV broadcasts looks significantly better than with the competition.

For gamers, it’s one of the best choices under twenty thousand: four HDMI 2.1 ports, 144 Hz in gaming mode, VRR, and AMD FreeSync Premium. Consoles will thus run at their maximum capabilities, and PC gamers practically have a monitor with a 165-centimeter diagonal. Also pleasing are the matte screen surface, which reduces reflections in a bright room, the webOS system with all Czech services including Oneplay and Prima+, and Apple AirPlay 2 with HomeKit for Apple users.

Where reviewers deduct points

Two criticisms are repeated in foreign tests, and it’s fair to mention them. The first is sound – the 40W system with Dolby Atmos sounds good on paper, but practically all reviewers called it the weakest part of the TV and recommend a soundbar. The second is the missing HDR10+ support; Dolby Vision IQ, HDR10, and HLG are present, so you won’t miss anything on Netflix or Disney+, but owners of Blu-ray collections with HDR10+ will notice it. Add to that the fact that the TV is noticeably thicker than OLEDs due to Mini LED backlighting and the stand does not swivel, and you have a complete list of compromises.

Would you choose Mini LED today, or would you wait and pay extra for OLED?