Consumer Reports' Top 10 List for Super Bowl TVs Includes One Plasma, One OLED Model

With time counting down to the Super Bowl, Consumer Reports​ issued a top 10 list of TVs to buy in time for the big game. Using information from market research firm Market Track, Consumer Reports told consumers to expect set prices for its top 10 models to come in before the Super Bowl an average 20 percent below typical pricing. It encouraged readers to ask for a 30-day price match guarantee, saying prices will continue to drop over the next month “when retailers start clearing out inventories of leftover 2014 sets in earnest.” Leading the list is the Sony XBR-65X900B 65-inch 4K UHD TV ($3,500), which it plugged for a “superb picture” and “excellent sound.” The 4K set comes with pronounced side speakers flanking the display “but you can’t argue with the results,” Consumer Reports said. No. 2 is the Samsung UN60HU8500 60-inch UHD LED LCD TV ($2,300), which it lauded for black level approaching that of plasma TV and for picture detail. In third place is LG’s 55EC9300 55-inch OLED TV, now $3,000 after setting a new OLED price threshold last summer at $3,400. Rounding out the list are the LG 65UB9500 65-INCH UHD TV ($2,300), Samsung’s UN65HU8550 65-inch UHD TV ($3,000), the Sony 70-inch KDL-70W830B LED-lit LCD TV ($1,800), Samsung’s 55-inch UN55HU9000 UHD TV ($3,000), Sony’s 2014 flagship XBR-65X950B 65-inch UHD TV ($6,000), Vizio's P652ui-B2 65-inch UHD TV ($1,500) and Samsung’s PN64H5000 64-inch plasma TV ($1,300), which the publication said, “reminds us why we're lamenting the disappearance of this TV technology: excellent picture quality, great black levels, the ability to handle fast motion without blurring, and an unlimited viewing angle.”