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I've been reviewing TVs for over a decade and I've seen many great displays go on sale during Black Friday. But few deals have made me do a double take quite like this absolutely incredible price on Hisense's 100-inch U76N 4K TV. Yes, you read that correctly. I said 100 inches.
Right now ahead of Black Friday, the Hisense 100-inch U76N is a whopping 40% off at Walmart and Best Buy. Amazon also had the TV on sale for an even bigger 45% discount, but that deal appears to have sold out. This massive QLED display has cost as much as $5,000 in the past, but it's most often been available for around $2,500 to $3,000 in recent months. This $1,798 deal price is nearly unheard of for a 100-inch TV with these specifications.
There are TVs around this size on sale for even less, like TCL's 98-inch Q65, but cheaper models all suffer from lower contrast and dimmer brightness. Simply put, I've never seen a 100-inch TV this good for under $2,000.
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The Hisense 100-inch U76N is an impressive TV thanks to its massive size, solid display specifications, and surprisingly low deal price. It uses a QLED panel with local dimming, which helps it achieve better image quality than cheaper options at this size, like TCL's 98-inch Q65 or S5 models.
The display's QLED screen uses quantum dots to enable a wide range of colors and its full-array local dimming allows it to control light output across specific portions of its screen. This type of backlight control produces deeper black levels and higher contrast than TV models that don't have local dimming.
Brightness is also solid, with a peak of around 800 nits, so high-dynamic-range (HDR) videos look bold and vivid. The TV is also well-equipped for gaming thanks to support for a 120Hz refresh rate with a PS5 or Xbox Series X (up to 144Hz with a PC) to enable smoother gameplay with compatible titles.
Though the U76N is the best value of the bunch, a few other worthwhile 98- and 100-inch TVs are also on sale ahead of Black Friday.
On the lower end, the TCL 98-inch Q65 is a solid budget pick at a sale price of $1,598. However, that model was briefly on sale for even less ($1,450) just a few days ago, so it could drop back down soon. The Q65 QLED TV also offers wide color support, but it doesn't have local dimming, so its contrast, brightness, and black-level performance can't match the U76N's.
On the higher end, the 100-inch Hisense U8K is a good step-up option compared to the U76N. It's on sale for 40% off, which brings its price down to $3,000. Though notably more expensive than the U76N, the U8K can get a lot brighter and it has even higher contrast thanks to its use of Mini LEDs rather than regular-sized LEDs. Again, I think the U76N hits the best sweet spot between price and performance at 100 inches, but the U8K is a better-performing TV for those who don't mind paying more.
For more display recommendations available in various sizes, check out our guides to the best TVs, best 4K TVs, and best smart TVs.
Shopping for more discounts? Check out our roundup of all of the best Black Friday deals.
