LG 65-Inch OLED evo C5 — Best Overall
The set in the Best Overall role is the 65-inch LG OLED evo C5, model OLED65C5PUA, from the 2025 C-series, sold as the television by itself. LG’s page and the listing describe an OLED evo panel, which means the pixels emit their own light. There is no backlight behind them. That is the feature that separates this set from a Mini LED television in a dark room: a black scene can stay black next to a bright highlight, because the dark pixels are off. The listing names the Alpha 9 AI Processor Gen8, Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos, and FILMMAKER MODE. Gaming notes on the same listing cite a 0.1 millisecond response time, a native 120Hz panel, variable refresh up to 144Hz for a PC, four HDMI 2.1 ports, and support for G-Sync and FreeSync Premium. The smart platform is webOS 25.
Those details are why this C5 sits in the middle of the three sets on this page. It is the mainstream 2025 C-series OLED, not the gallery G5 and not a QD-Mini LED set. A soundbar bundle that uses the same TV photo is a different purchase. The model string should include OLED65C5PUA, and the size selector should say 65 inches. A 55-inch or 77-inch C5 is the same series in another size and another listing. Black Friday titles often drop the size. Put it back before you compare anything else.
webOS 25 is LG’s interface. It is not Google TV and it is not Roku. Apps, voice search, and the magic remote are the daily layer on top of the panel. If your household already lives in one of those other systems, the change is real and it is not a reason to pretend the panel is different. The panel is still OLED evo. The apps are still webOS.
FILMMAKER MODE, as LG and the listing present it, is the mode that leaves a movie’s frame rate and look closer to the source. Dolby Vision is the HDR format to look for on the streaming apps you actually use. Dolby Atmos on the television’s own speakers is the TV’s audio, not a substitute for a soundbar if you want a wider room. You can add a bar later. You do not have to buy one in the same cart to get the C5.
For a game console, the useful published notes are the four HDMI 2.1 ports, 120Hz, and the low response time LG lists. A PC that wants variable refresh above 120Hz is the case the 144Hz line is about. Confirm on the live page that the port you plan to use is one of the HDMI 2.1 ports, and turn on the game picture mode the set offers. None of that is a lab result from this page. It is the feature list that makes the C5 the balanced OLED in this trio.
The photo is LG’s gallery image for OLED65C5PUA. Use the model in the filename and in the title together. A lifestyle picture of a different LG OLED can look identical at thumbnail size. The C5 is the one that should be in the cart if you want this role.
TCL 65-Inch QM7K — Best Budget
The Best Budget role belongs to the 65-inch TCL QM7K, model 65QM7K, from the 2025 QM7K series, again as the television alone. The role is the display type, not a claim that this set has the lowest price on the internet. The panel is QD-Mini LED. A backlight sits behind the LCD, and local dimming zones switch parts of that backlight down in dark scenes. TCL’s listing describes up to 2500 of those zones. That is a different mechanism from the C5 and the G5, where each pixel is its own light. Mini LED can get very bright and can still show a halo around a bright object on a black field, because the zone is larger than a pixel. OLED does not work that way. People who watch mostly in a bright room, or who want the Mini LED approach on purpose, are the audience for this role.
The title’s refresh line is 120Hz to 144Hz. The description calls out Game Accelerator 288 for this size. Treat that as TCL’s motion processing claim for the 65-inch model, and read the live bullet so a 50-inch note does not get pasted onto this set. On HDR brightness, the description cites an HDR peak figure for the series and notes a lower figure for the 50-inch. Confirm you are reading the 65-inch line. This page does not repeat a nit number as a measurement of the sample in your cart.
The smart platform is Google TV. That is the clearest daily difference from the two LG sets besides the panel. Google TV means the Google app layout, the Google account, and Chromecast-style casting behavior that comes with that platform. Someone who already uses a Chromecast or a Google TV streamer will feel at home. Someone who wants LG’s remote and webOS apps will not. Neither preference changes the fact that this is a Mini LED set.
As with the LGs, buy the television, not a surprise soundbar bundle, unless the title lists the bar and you want it. The model to match is 65QM7K. Other sizes in the QM7K class are real televisions and different listings. A QM6 or a QM8 is a different series even when the bezel looks similar in a small photo. The photo here is TCL’s front view tied to the 65QM7K image. Pair it with the model number.
Black Friday advice for this set is mostly identity. QD-Mini LED, 65 inches, 65QM7K, Google TV, TV only. If a seller calls it OLED, the sentence is wrong. If a seller calls it the cheap one without showing the model, you do not yet know what is in the box. The budget role on this page means the simpler light engine relative to a self-lit OLED, with local dimming doing the work of contrast. It is a feature description you can check. It is not a promise about the price that happens to be on the page that afternoon.
LG 65-Inch OLED evo G5 — Best Premium
The Best Premium role is the 65-inch LG OLED evo G5, model OLED65G5WUA. The premium label here is the gallery design, not a price ranking. LG’s spec table for the fetched 65-inch model lists a 1-inch depth, and the box contents include a wall bracket along with the power cable, remote, and manual. The G-series is the set LG builds to sit nearly flat on the wall. The C5 is the mainstream OLED. The G5 is the one you choose when the mount and the thin cabinet are the point.
Be careful with the size. One product URL slug said OLED55 while the title, the size selector, and the model number said 65-inch OLED65G5WUA. Trust the model number and the selected size. A 55-inch G5 is a different television. Ordering from a slug and not from the variant selector is how a Black Friday cart goes wrong.
The panel is still OLED, self-lit, 4K, in the 65-inch class. The fetched spec table lists 120Hz and a 0.1 millisecond response time. HDR formats on that table are Dolby Vision, HDR10, and HLG. Audio is listed as a 4.2-channel system with Dolby Atmos. Those are the published traits of this G5. Brightness marketing from other sites is not copied here. If a salesperson’s number is not on LG’s table or the product page, leave it off your comparison.
The wall bracket in the box matters only if you will use it. A stand is the right plan for a media console, and you should confirm the G5 includes the feet you need or that your own stand fits the mounting pattern. A one-inch-deep set still needs a power cable and, if you want external audio, an HDMI eARC path to a soundbar. The thin body does not remove those cables. It removes the deep cabinet.
webOS is the interface, shared in spirit with the C5 and not with the TCL. Choosing between C5 and G5 is mostly cabinet, mount, and where LG placed that year’s gallery features. Choosing between either LG and the QM7K is OLED versus Mini LED, plus webOS versus Google TV. Black Friday does not collapse those into one “best TV.” It only puts the three listings near each other.
The photo is LG’s gallery image for OLED65G5WUA. The model has to appear in the title you purchase. A G4 or a G5 in another size can share a silhouette. The bracket in the box and the one-inch depth are the G5 traits to read back from the live spec table before you pay.
Best TV Black Friday Deals 2026: How to Choose a 65-Inch Set
These three 65-inch sets are the verified models for this page: C5 as the balanced OLED, QM7K as the Mini LED, G5 as the thin gallery OLED. The wider search for best TV Black Friday deals also covers 55-inch bedrooms, 77-inch living rooms, and older series that stores still have in the aisle. Use the same checks on those. Series, size, panel type, smart platform, and whether the box is the television alone. A different size of the C5, QM7K, or G5 is a different listing from the three on this page.
Measure the wall before you fall in love with a 65-inch class. The class size is the diagonal of the panel area as the maker states it, not the width of the stand. A 65-inch set needs a console wider than the feet and a viewing distance you can actually sit at. The G5’s one-inch depth helps a flush mount. It does not shrink the diagonal. The C5 and the QM7K need their own stand widths from their own spec tables. Look those up on the live page rather than assuming the three feet match.
Picture choice is the decision that survives the weekend. OLED, on the C5 and the G5, turns individual pixels off. Mini LED, on the QM7K, dims zones of a backlight, up to the 2500 zones the listing describes. If you watch letters and sports in a bright room and you want the Mini LED approach, the QM7K is the set that matches that description. If you watch movies in a dim room and you want the pixel-level black of OLED, you are choosing between the C5 and the G5. Between those two, pick the C5 when you want the mainstream 2025 OLED, and pick the G5 when you want the gallery body and the included wall bracket.
Gaming checks are port checks. The C5 listing names four HDMI 2.1 ports, 120Hz, and a PC variable-refresh ceiling of 144Hz. The G5 table names 120Hz and the 0.1 millisecond response figure. The QM7K title names 120Hz to 144Hz and a Game Accelerator line for this size. Plug the console into the port the manual marks for high frame rate. A soundbar should use the eARC port if you want the television to pass the console’s audio. Those are installation facts, not a ranking of who won a race.
Smart TV choice is taste and accounts. webOS 25 on the LG sets, Google TV on the TCL. You can hang a streaming stick on any of them and ignore the built-in apps. You cannot change an OLED panel into a Mini LED panel by adding a stick. Buy the panel you want. Treat the apps as the layer you can work around.
Black Friday adds bundles, open-box grades, and last year’s series under this year’s headline. A soundbar, a wall mount you already own, or an extended warranty is either listed as a line item or it is not in the box. Open-box and Renewed televisions exist. If the title says Renewed, the set is Renewed. These three listings are identified as the standard television, not as Renewed grades. Do not let a shared product photo erase that word if a seller adds it.
Delivery is part of a 65-inch purchase. Read who carries it in and what the return window is if the panel arrives cracked. Those terms sit on the live offer. They change. This page does not quote them and does not quote a price. The buttons under each photo open that set’s own listing, and each photo uses the same address as its button. One button cannot check out all three.
Before you leave the page, say the model out loud. OLED65C5PUA for the C5. 65QM7K for the TCL. OLED65G5WUA for the G5. Sixty-five inches on each. Television only, unless you have decided otherwise. Panel type matching the role you actually wanted. That is the Black Friday check. The sets themselves stay a 2025 OLED evo C-series, a 2025 QD-Mini LED QM7K, and a 2025 gallery G5.
