Best TV For Watching Sports
When it comes to televisions, it can be easy to assume that the only important factor is the overall resolution of the screen. While this is definitely a key factor in choosing the perfect TV for sports, there are a number of other features that you are going to want to look out for.
Alongside screen resolution, you’ll need to look out for overall screen size, picture quality, price, as well as refresh rates and sound quality. These help you to make the absolute most of live TV so that you can feel like you are right there at the world’s hottest sports events!
Alongside screen resolution, look out for screen size, picture quality, price, and sound quality. These will all work in tandem to help blur the line between you and the year’s most important sporting events!
Smart TVs
If you’re an avid sports fan looking to keep up with all of the latest fixtures, and the latest events, then a smart TV would be the perfect option for you. With the ability to easily switch between different television channels or streaming services at the touch of a button, you can easily stay on top of everything.
With many popular smart TVs, such as those from our Samsung TV selection, featuring compatibility with voice assistants, you could also easily hop between channels by asking for help from Alexa!
Many smart TVs, such as those from our Philips TV range, also feature incredibly large screen sizes, making it much easier to gather your mates on the sofa to watch the kick-off together. Your home will quickly become the de facto gathering spot for all of the most important footy matches.
8K TVs
Fidelity is king when it comes to watching live sporting events. If you want to truly feel like you are part of the action, then opt for an 8K TV. They feature the best resolutions on the market, making them perfect for immersion.
8K televisions have around 7,680 x 4,320 pixels, with each individual pixel being so small as to be imperceptible to the naked eye. This allows sporting events to look their absolute best, drawing you ever closer to each kick.
The greater fidelity of an 8K TV also helps you to keep better track of the action on screen. The improved resolution will allow you to make out each and every player, so you can always be sure of what is going on at every moment.
Many 8K TVs also feature special sports modes, allowing for higher frame rates when tuning in to live TV. Make sure to look out for 8K TVs with higher refresh rates, as this will allow the image on the screen to appear more smooth while in motion, helping to make everything look more lifelike. You’ll be able to witness the exact moment a football enters the goal or the exact moment your favourite rugby player performs the perfect touchdown.
8K QLED TVs
If you want to take the visual fidelity of your favourite events to the next level, then we strongly recommend going for an 8K QLED model. What differentiates a QLED TV from a standard LED or OLED TV is the use of quantum dot technology!
Each of the pixels in a QLED TV is actually made up of quantum dots. When these quantum dots are energised, they release light of a specific colour. This allows QLED model TVs to easily produce an immense array of colours. This helps every image to pop from the screen. As well as this, individual pixels in a QLED TV can be switched off at any time, allowing the screen to achieve perfect true black values, helping to improve overall contrast.
If you want to experience the vibrancy and excitement of a sporting event as if you were actually there, then you will definitely want to grab yourself an 8K QLED TV. You’ll have trouble peeling your eyes away from the action.
QLED TVs feature improved colour and contrast to make every game all the more immersive. Individual pixels can create highly specific colours, and even turn off individually, making colours pop, and making black values truly rich.
Why Should You Consider Refresh Rate?
In order to explain why a higher refresh rate is great for sports, it would be good to clear up what a ‘refresh rate’ even is! Put simply, the refresh rate of any TV refers to how quickly an individual TV is able to render new images every few seconds. If a TV has a greater refresh rate, then motion will appear much smoother, as there will be fewer gaps between images.
For watching live sport, a higher refresh rate can be the difference between choppy action that draws you out of the moment, or silky smooth sports footage that is true to life!
4K TVs
8K TVs can be pretty costly, so they are a very significant investment to make. If you’re not ready to pay for an 8K TV, or you simply don’t have the space for one, then a 4K TV may be just right. With a range of 4K TVs available, including LG 4K TVs and TCL 4K TVs, there are plenty of options when it comes to grabbing the right screen for your space.
A 4K TV features around 3,840 x 2,160 pixels, around half of the number boasted by an 8K TV. While this might sound like a significant sacrifice, you can rest assured that a 4K TV will be able to easily display footage with an incredible level of fidelity.
4K OLED TVs
If you’re planning to grab a 4K TV to spectate a key fixture, then why not opt for a 4K OLED TV? Like one of our Samsung 4K OLED TVs. An OLED display helps to create much bolder imagery, with immense contrast to give the biggest events the grandeur they deserve.
The individual pixels used to make up an OLED display can turn on and off individually, allowing for true black values that help to make colours pop.
Is Sound Important When Choosing A TV for Sports?
Nothing quite beats hearing the immense roar of a sports crowd, or listening as football fans chant to support their favourite team. Good sound can really draw you much closer to the action, and help to make every goal all the more pulse-pounding and exciting. And you don’t want to miss out on the expert commentary from your favourite spectators!
If you’re looking for the perfect TV for sports, then we strongly recommend going that extra mile to ensure you grab a TV with the perfect sound. Look for TVs with strong dynamic sound that can easily fill the room, as well as special sound features that can help to envelop you in a cacophony of sound, as if you were right there in the stadium.
You could even push the boat out and purchase a soundbar to pair with your TV, allowing the sound to reach its full potential and fill the living room with the atmosphere that your favourite sports deserve.
Frequently Asked Questions
How Do I Stop Motion Blur on My TV?
Motion blur can be an annoying hindrance keeping you from fully enjoying your favourite shows. Luckily, many Smart TVs offer motion smoothing as an option. If you are watching footage at a rate of 30 frames per second, then motion smoothing will automatically render new frames between all of the existing frames.
Do All TVs Have Motion Smoothing?
Though motion smoothing cannot be found on all televisions, it is a function that is very common on most smart TVs. In fact, most modern TVs have motion smoothing automatically turned on.
Is Motion Smoothing Good for Sports?
Absolutely. Motion smoothing is great for live content, as it helps to increase the frame rate of the footage, which in turn helps the footage to look more lifelike. This helps to immerse you further into your favourite events.
Do Bigger TVs Look Better?
TV screens of a larger size will often have a much greater resolution, making it impossible to see individual pixels, even at such a size. Larger TVs will most often have much greater resolutions; think 4K and 8K.
