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BEST TV (PREMIUM) SAMSUNG QLED Q9F (65-INCH) $6,299 | samsung.com/au

Put two and two together, and what you come up with is that the Samsung Q9F is the best TV of 2018. Not only is it part of Samsung’s fantastic QLED line-up but it’s the highest model in the range as well, packing in a number of excellent technologies – full-array local dimming, extreme brightness and ultra-smart tone-mapping to name a few – and delivers the best 4K high dynamic range pictures we’ve seen to date.

BEST VIDEO STREAMING DEVICE CHROMECAST ULTRA $99 | store.google.com

The latest streaming dongle from the Chrome empire has been fitted with all the tech it needs to keep up with the 4K HDR revolution that is playing out in today’s livingroom. A HDMI 2.2 interface, 5GHz Wi-Fi, speedier processor, ethernet connection and a full suite of playback codecs all for under a hundred bucks means the Ultra really does live up to it’s name. It even has compatibility for both the ubiquitous HDR10 and the higher end 12-bit Dolby Vision HDR colour gamuts.

BEST TV (MIDRANGE) LG OLED55C7T $2,999 | lg.com/au

If you can’t quite stretch to the premium OLED pricetag of Sony’s A1, you’ll be glad to know that there’s an OLED option that won’t break the bank. For under $3,000, this 55-incher packs all the must-have 2017 TV features, including native 4K resolution, HDR support (with Dolby Vision) and, for interacting with the telly, LG’s classy webOS and motion remote, alongside passable voice-control capabilities. The picture quality is, of course, superb, with the richness and depth you only find on OLED.