How much can a television set cost?

For the majority of buyers, the question of how much a TV should cost is crucial. The answer to this depends on how high your planned budget is and how much money you are actually prepared to invest in a brand new TV if everything fits. At this point, we’ll give you an idea of what you should expect to spend, our categorization by price range and what you need to pay attention to when doing your research.

Before we get started, you should know some basic information that can make your price assessment much easier. In general, the more up-to-date and sought-after a TV model is and the more technology and functions the manufacturer has implemented, the higher the standard street price will be.

However, this does not mean the RRP – sometimes also the RRP – i.e. the recommended retail price or the recommended retail price. Such information is provided directly by the manufacturer to retailers as a guide for resale. However, these recommendations are not binding.

Ultimately, it is the retailer who determines the amount that appears on the price tag in the online store or on site based on their individual price calculation. This often results in an offer that is sometimes significantly below the RRP and thus suggests an avoidably high discount.

To make sure you are actually buying at a good price, you should therefore always look at the development of the past few months or, in the best case, the price movements since the market launch. This will quickly give you a very informative overview. Our WhatsApp buying guide will also be happy to help you at this point.

What can you expect to spend?

It is practically impossible to quantify the cost of a TV without reference to the price range and therefore the features. In addition, there is now a range of sizes that starts with comparatively small 32-inch sets and now easily exceeds the 100-inch mark.

Resolutions ranging from simple Full HD to 4K and 8K screens also play a role. High four or even five-digit sums can easily be involved and cause headaches. Finding out afterwards that you have bought an overpriced, possibly even below-average model can be just as annoying.

To avoid paying considerably more than you planned, you should therefore set yourself at least a rough budget range in advance and, in the best case, also know which price category an appliance belongs in. As the average consumer is not usually able to name the classification of a TV set off the cuff, we can help you here with our line-up pages.

There – as in this case for LG – the most important TV sets of a particular year are clearly listed together with a corresponding reference to the class. So you already have another important building block to help you browse and evaluate effectively.

You will also find the same information with the addition “Design TV“. By this we mean in particular devices that have one or more special technical or visual features. However, such a TV does not necessarily have to be significantly more expensive than a conventional model.

Our classification by price range

A good example of a design device is “The Frame” from Samsung. Not only can you change the frame of the screen to match the color of your interior, this TV was specially designed to act as a picture frame on the wall so that it doesn’t stand out between the table and the wall.

Even the entry-level size of 32 inches is comparatively affordable and therefore falls into the “budget TV” category. On the other hand, design models from the upper classes can also easily be among the most expensive devices on the mass market. For example, LG’s 88-inch 8K OLED Z3 or the M series including Zero Connect Box.

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