Buy your TV on sale now so that you can enjoy it *on* Thanksgiving

Black Friday is exactly two weeks away.
Not that the calendar means anything to retailers this year, of course — but that's even more of a reason for you to follow this advice: Instead of waiting until Black Friday to scoop that nice new TV you've been eyeing up, buy one now so that you can actually enjoy it on Thanksgiving and the weekend after. Many people will probably devise some sort of virtual hangout with family members they can't see this year, and it'd be nice to have that Zoom call on your TV rather than a phone.
Retailers like Best Buy, Walmart, Samsung, and Dell have been dropping early Black Friday deals for weeks, and the listing should let you know when an item is at its Black Friday price.
Here are our favorite TV deals from Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy, and Dell, organized by brand, then size, then price:
Samsung
OUR TOP PICK: Samsung 58-inch Q60T QLED 4K UHD Smart TV (QN58Q60TAFXZA) — $699.99 (save $200)
Yes, you should buy a QLED TV. We're that friend. Samsung's early Black Friday deals are making the splurge a bit more palatable, though. This 58-inch Q60T QLED gets a $200 discount (compared to the 55-inch's $100 discount) and is a unique happy medium when a 65-inch is definitely overkill. 100% color volume, dual backlighting with automatic tone adjustment, and deeper blacks with HDR10+ all come with the Q60T's Quantum Dot technology.
Other great Samsung deals:
Samsung 55-inch Q60T QLED 4K UHD Smart TV (QN55Q60TAFXZA) — $597.99 (save $102)
Samsung 55-inch Q70T QLED 4K UHD Smart TV (QN55Q70TAFXZA) — $897.99 (save $100)
Samsung 55-inch Q90T QLED 4K UHD Smart TV (QN55Q90TAFXZA) — $1,299.99 (save $400)
Samsung 65-inch Q80T QLED 4K UHD Smart TV (QN65Q80TAFXZA) — $1,499.99 (save $300)
Samsung 65-inch Q800T Series 8K UHD Smart TV (QN765Q800TAFXZA) — $2,299.99 (save $1,200)
Samsung 75-inch Q80T Series 4K UHD Smart TV (QN75Q80TAFXZA) — $2,199.99 (save $500)
Samsung 75-inch Q800T Series 8K UHD Smart TV (QN75Q800TAFXZA) — $3,299.99 (save $1,000)
Samsung 82-inch Class 6 Series LED 4K UHD Smart Tizen TV (UN82TU6950FXZA) — $1,297.99 (save $400)
Samsung 85-inch Q70T Series 4K UHD Smart TV (QN85Q70TAFXZA) — $2,299.99 (save $500)
LG
OUR TOP PICK: LG 55-inch NanoCell 81 Series 4K Smart TV (55NANO81ANA) — $499.99 (save $150)
LG's NanoCell TVs have been such a solid choice since their groundbreaking launch in 2017. Think of NanoCell technology as a slight step up from regular LCD or LED, but still more affordable than QLED. Particles are deployed in the screen structure to soak up rogue light wavelengths, boosting saturation and defining color purity. Get the 55-inch 2020 model for less than $500 as an early Black Friday deal at Best Buy.
Other great LG deals:
LG 55-inch CX Series 4K OLED HDR Smart TV (OLED55CXPUA) — $1,396.99 (save $603)
LG 65-inch 4K UHD WebOS Smart TV (65UN7000PUD) — $499.99 (save $50)
LG 65-inch NanoCell 85 Series 4K LED Smart TV (65NANO85UNA) — $899.99 (save $200)
LG 65-inch BX Series 4K OLED HDR Smart TV (OLED65BXPUA) — $1,799.99 (save $500)
LG 77-inch C9 Series 4K OLED HDR Smart TV (OLED77C9PUB) — $3,499.99 (save $1,000)
LG 77-inch CX Series 4K OLED HDR Smart TV (OLED77CXPUA) — $3,449.99 (save $550 as a My Best Buy member)
LG 86-inch UN8500 Series 4K UHD Smart TV (86UN8570PUC) — $1,449.99 (save $450 as a My Best Buy member)
Sony
OUR TOP PICK: Sony 55-inch Class 750H 4K UHD Smart TV (KD55X750H) — $519.99 (save $280)
Finding a decently-sized Sony TV around the $500 price point is clearly a glitch in the simulation, but we'll take it. Walmart has the 55-inch version of Sony's 750H 4K TV on sale for $519.99 — fun little side note being that the 49-inch model of the only marginally-better 800H is more expensive. The 750H shines at night, when it can show off its dark color contrasts and decipherable shadows while watching a movie or gaming in a dark room. (The same model is $30 more at Best Buy.)
Other great Sony deals:
Sony 65-inch X750H Series 4K UHD Smart TV (KD65X750H) — $629.99 (save $120)
Sony 65-inch X950H Series 4K UHD LED Smart TV (XBR65X950H) — $1,499.99 (save $200)
Sony 65-inch A9G Series OLED 4K Smart TV (XBR65A9G) — $2,499.99 (save $1,000)
Sony 75-inch Z8H Series 8K UHD Smart TV (XBR75Z8H) — $4,999.99 (save $1,000)
Sony 77-inch A9G Master Series OLED 4K Smart TV (XBR77A9G) — $3,499.99 (save $1,000)
Sony 85-inch X900H Series 4K UHD Smart TV (XBR85X900H) — $2,569.99 (save $230 as a My Best Buy member)