Philips 55OLED805

£1198

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You would rightly think it strange if the 2020 winner of our Best 55in TV over £1000 didn’t make an apprearance in this round-up. And here it is, looking as good as ever – and a good £300 cheaper than when it received its gong.

The 55OLED805 is a Philips OLED as it should be; genuinely excellent. If you’re prepared to forego the odd next-gen feature, it may even be the best performance-per-pound OLED you can currently buy. Granted, it’s not the only top-ranking screen that’s recently enjoyed a significant price reduction in the first few months of its life, but its particular blend of features and picture quality still set it apart from the crowd.

Dainty feet notwithstanding, the OLED805 looks much like any other 2020 OLED: a pure black screen surrounded by equally black, flush bezels and a thin metal frame around the edges. Its IR receiver and corresponding light is positioned on the bottom-right rather than the bottom-centre of the set, but otherwise, you’d be hard pressed to pick the