Best TV deals to expect from the Black Friday 2020 UK sales
This year’s Black Friday sales are set to be as impressive as ever. These are the best TV deals to look out for…
The Black Friday sales in November are a chance to upgrade your television – whether for a bigger screen or for better picture quality. And, due to the huge savings to be made, it’s a relatively guilt-free experience.
While this year’s discounts have not yet been announced, we have analysed last year’s sales and TV retailers’ trends to predict the best TV deals for Black Friday 2020. As an overview, many of last year’s sales items were smart 4K Ultra High Definition models with HDR. We predict retailers will not only be selling more up-to-date versions of these models, but also last year’s models at significantly reduced prices.
For the specific models to look out for during the deals, we have compiled the below guide, focusing on the biggest TV brands. We have also included a complete jargon-busing cheat sheet to screen sizes, smart TVs and the difference between LED and OLED, to prepare you.
Predictions on the best TV deals for Black Friday 2020
LG
During last year’s Black Friday sales, LG had impressive discounts on models that seemed to tick all the boxes – they were smart TVs (often with an in-built Google Assistant), with large screen sizes (at least 55 inches) and Smart 4K Ultra HD screen quality. There were big savings to be made; for instance, the LG 55SM8200PLA had a £200 discount, retailing at just £599.
LG has really pushed to expand its selection of Smart TVs (there are now 79 on offer) and we predict that the AI-enhanced TVs, with Google Assistant built in, will feature in this year’s sales.
It is also possible that OLED TVs (which have optimal screen quality) could make an appearance. LG currently dominates the OLED market, with 27 available models. Last year, there was a £500 discount on one OLED model. This year, our money’s on the LG OLED55CX6LA being in the sales, as Currys is already offering £100 discount on the 55″ Smart 4K Ultra HD HDR OLED TV, with in-built Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa.
Samsung
Last year, there were some great deals on Samsung’s more premium TV sets – including Samsung The Frame, which has an “art mode” and makes it look like you have a 49-inch picture hanging on your wall. The Frame was reduced to £999 down from £1,499. Similarly, there was an impressive deal on their Ultra HD 8K television, the QE55Q950R – the TV with premium picture quality was being offered from £2,699, with a free Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ included in the deal.
This year, however, we predict that the deals will also spread to some of Samsung’s QLED devices, as this technology will be two years old by Black Friday 2020. There are already savings to be made on the 85-inch QE85Q60TAUXX Smart 4K Ultra HD HDR QLED TV, with Bixby, Alexa and Google Assistant, which you can buy at a discounted rate from Currys.
Virgin Media
In recent years, Virgin Media has launched a range of Black Friday deals, including some great discounts on their TV, phone and broadband bundles. Even better, the company has been known to offer additional free gifts to those who make a purchase during the sales.
As well as gaming and mobile phone offers, the television, landline and internet provider previously reduced their Full House Bundle, including fibre broadband and more than 300 TV channels, from £56 to £46 per month.
Virgin has offered promising deals in the past – such as their bundle TV and broadband package, which was reduced from £62 to £45 a month (for the first 12 months) last year. Whilst this year’s deals are still unknown, Virgin has already had a flash sale from September 28 – 30, offering up to £150 bill credit on selected bundles. Such reductions are promising, as they could be repeated on a bigger scale on Black Friday.
NOW TV
In previous years, NOW TV has launched offers on their viewing passes, with two months of entertainment for the price of one and 12 months reduced from £95 to £45.
In 2018, the 12-month kids pass was reduced from £47 to £15, while a two-month Sky Sports pass was on offer for £179, down from £305.
In addition to discounted entertainment passes, this year we predict NOW TV will cut the price of their Smart Stick –which is currently just £24.99.
Other deals to look out for
Some of the best TV deals last year were on products from Hitachi, Panasonic and Philips, so we can expect some equally impressive deals for Black Friday 2020.
The 50-inch Hitachi 50HK25T74U Smart 4K LED TV was on sale last year, and we can predict sales on their newer Smart TV models this year.
In last year’s sales, Sony‘s new OLED model, the Sony Bravia KDAG8 (2019), was significantly reduced. This year, given that there is a new Bravia model, we predict there will be even more significant reductions on the 2019 model (which you can buy at very.co.uk). We’re also not ruling out a discount on the 2020 model which, given that it is fairly expensive (currently retailing at £1,599 at John Lewis), might have its price dropped to entice more customers.
Philips, too, is jumping on the OLED trend. In previous years, Currys has offered Philips OLED models (such as the 65-inch 65OLED803/12) at a discounted price. Last year, however, Philips’ standout offering was its Ambilight models, such as the Philips 50PUS7304/12 50-Inch 4K UHD Android Smart TV with Ambilight – which was over 50 per cent off on Amazon. These TVs stand out because of their backlight, which reflects the colours of the screen on to the wall behind, creating a more immersive experience. We would not be surprised if these models will be significantly reduced in the sales.
