The 5 best small TVs of 2022: All under 43 inches

Small TVs are a great choice for tiny rooms like college dorms, bedrooms, playrooms, or apartment living rooms. With 32- or 43-inch screen sizes, they’re perfect for tucking away on a shelf, dresser, or dedicated stand and offer more placement options for wall mounting without taking up a ton of space. And just because you can’t have a gigantic screen, that doesn’t mean you have to give up awesome features.

 Brands like Sony, Samsung, and LG have small TVs that still offer the kinds of features you’ve come to expect for home entertainment, including integrated voice controls, 4K resolution, streaming capabilities, Bluetooth connectivity, and screen mirroring. Even brands like TCL and Hisense, while being more budget-friendly, still offer small smart TVs with core features for streaming movies and shows. 

Not all small TVs are created equal, so I put together a short list of the best ones you can buy and have broken down their features to help you find the perfect fit for your space as well as your wallet.

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The Sony X80K is ZDNet’s top choice. 

The 43-inch screen delivers top-notch 4K resolution, as well as Dolby Vision HDR and also uses Sony’s XR-reality pro technology to upscale non-4K content. The X80K also features a preloaded suite of apps like Netflix, Disney+, and HBO Max, and the voice-enabled remote works with both Alexa and Hey Google.

The first thing you need to do is hammer out a budget for your new TV. Not all small TVs are created equal, with some having relatively high price points while others, like the TCL 3-Series, are designed with strict budgets in mind. Once you know how much you’re willing to spend, the next step is to research brands and models to see which features are “must-haves” and which are “nice to haves” since fancier features like object tracking sound and Dolby Vision support will affect how much a TV costs.

Aside from screen size, I chose a variety of models from both big brands like LG and Sony as well as TCL and Hisense. I also picked models at different price points to accommodate almost any budget as well as TVs that still offered features that you’ve come to expect for home entertainment: streaming capabilities, screen mirroring, 4K resolution, HDR support, and voice controls.

To find the ideal TV size for a smaller bedroom, you’ll have to measure (in inches) from where the TV will be mounted to the wall or placed on a dedicated stand or dresser, then divide that measurement in half. If your bed or chair is between 64 and 86 inches (about 5 ft. 4 inches and 7 ft. 2 inches, respectively), either a 32 or 43-inch television will be perfect for your space.

Insignia offers a 24-inch Fire TV, though I didn’t include it on this list for a variety of reasons. The first of which being that a 24-inch screen is often too small for just about any typical space, including bedrooms, and second that for the price it’s not as good a value as it’s 32 or 43-inch counterparts. It retails for about $120 and has streaming capabilities, but only offers 720p resolution, 2 HDMI ports, and lackluster audio quality.

There are a lot of options out there if you’re in the market for a 32 or 43-inch TV. Here is a short list of other small TVs I thought were great choices:

Article source: https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/home-entertainment/best-small-tv/#ftag=RSSbaffb68