The list below is CNET’s selection of the best TVs of 2015, in order of overall score. “These cumulative ratings indicate which TVs scored highest considering the major areas we rate: design, features, picture quality, and value,” explains David Katzmaier, CNET’s senior editor of TVs and home theatre reviews.

Vizio M series (2015)

4 stars (out of 5) – Excellent

Amazon
$3,299.00

LG EF9500

4 stars (out of 5) – Excellent

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Vizio E series (2015)

4 stars (out of 5) – Excellent

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LG 55EC9300

4 stars (out of 5) – Excellent

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TCL S3800 series (Roku TV, 2015)

4 stars (out of 5) – Excellent

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LG EG9600

4 stars (out of 5) – Excellent

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Samsung UNJU7100 series

3.5 stars (out of 5) – Very good

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Samsung UNJS8500 series

3.5 stars (out of 5) – Very good

Amazon
$3,999.99

CNET is an American media website that publishes reviews, news, articles, blogs, podcasts, and videos on technology and consumer electronics. Founded in 1994 by Halsey Minor and Shelby Bonnie, it was the flagship brand of CNET Networks and became a brand of CBS Interactive in 2008. (Wikipedia.)

CNET is one of the best sources of consumer electronics reviews. This article explains how it tests TVs, with pictures of its lab in New York.