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Cameron Faulkner (he/him) is Polygon’s commerce editor. He began writing about tech and gaming in 2013, and migrated from The Verge in 2023.
Finding a good 55-inch OLED TV for under $800 is very rare, but an amazing deal we spotted at Walmart in December has made a comeback, and it easily beats any TV deal we’ve seen since then. The LG B3 OLED 4K TV is $798 (was $1,199) at Walmart, and is likely to sell out quickly at that price.
Despite being a 2023 model, the B3 is a great TV to buy if you’re into gaming; it features a 120 Hz refresh rate, with variable refresh rate support to keep gameplay looking smooth even if the frame rate drops, and its two HDMI 2.1 ports let your gaming PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X games take full advantage of that refresh rate while displaying at 4K resolution. It has four HDMI ports in total, but only two of them is a high-bandwidth HDMI 2.1 port. While HDMI 2.2 was the talk of the town at CES 2025, this model’s HDMI 2.1 support is on par with even the latest premium 2025 televisions, and so its specs will continue to be a great fit for current and near-future consoles.
But the B3’s picture quality makes it a great choice for watching anything on, including movies and TV shows. Whether you’re watching sitcoms or moody flicks that feature plenty of dim scenes and bold usage of lighting, the OLED shines because every model has per-pixel control of color and luminance. If part of a scene is supposed to be black, it’ll be pure black, not the grayish attempt at black that cheaper TVs often show as a result of them relying on less accurate dimming zones.
I frequently visit RTINGS.com for its in-depth testing on displays, especially before I make a purchasing decision, and it says that the newer B4 model, while offering very similar features, can get brighter than the model that’s discounted today, and that it features four HDMI 2.1 ports as opposed to two in the B3. As for how pricing compares, you can get a 48-inch B4 OLED right now at Best Buy for $699.99, a good price. But, if you ask me, paying $100 more for a bigger TV is an even better deal.
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