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Today's best gaming TVs in Australia not only offer sumptuous performance when connected to a console or PC, but they have the added benefit of being proven performers when you just want to settle down to watch a movie or TV show.
There are a couple of things to keep in mind if you're shopping for a new gaming TV specifically. First you need to consider the size — if it's going to be used in a smaller room, then it's unlikely you'll need a huge 75-inch model, a 48-inch or 55-inch could be better. Secondly, you'll need to check how many of the HDMI ports support the higher-spec 2.1 standard, as you'll need this to get the most out of a PS5 or Xbox Series X.
Fortunately, some TV brands support HDMI 2.1 across all four ports — LG and Samsung in particular — giving you plenty of connectivity options. Remember however, if you connect an external sound system, that will use one of the four ports on offer.
Here at TechRadar, when we're reviewing TVs, we also test their gaming credentials to see which ones make for great gaming TVs as well as great options for everyday TV and movie viewing. We measure input lag, for example, where a lower figure is better as it means there's less of a delay between you pressing a button on your controller and what you see on your screen. Input lag of under 15ms is great, and under 10ms provides the best results.
You can view my top picks for the best gaming TV in Australia below. Do note that this list has been simplified somewhat, because some models tested by my colleagues in the UK and US, aren't always available here in Australia. I've therefore selected just the models I know can be found on our shores.
Best gaming TVs in Australia in 2026
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The best gaming TV overall
The LG C6 is an excellent all-around TV for gaming, movies, and just about anything else. It's a true upgrade over the C5, delivering greater colour accuracy, higher brightness and improved contrast. Throw in a faster processor and even greater gaming support including 165Hz refresh rate for PCs, and you have yourself a truly remarkable gaming TV.
Key to the LG C6's success is a new Alpha 11 AI Gen 3 image processor — which also features in the flagship G6 — which allows the mid-range model to benefit from a significant brightness boost and a more refined picture. As before, it's also available in a solid choice of sizes, and note that the 77-inch and 83-inch versions receive the same Primary RGB Tandem 2.0 OLED panel found in the flagship LG G6. We've not tested that one just yet, with our five-star review of the C6 instead focusing on the 65-inch model.
When it comes to gaming, you have everything you need. The C6 continues where the C5 left off, and goes further, by supporting 165Hz refresh rates, which is great news for PC gamers. Xbox Series X and PS5 console owners will appreciate the C6’s four HDMI 2.1 ports with 4K 120Hz support, along with VRR, and ALLM.
When you're not playing games, Dolby Vision, HDR10, and HLG HDR formats are all supported, and there’s a new Dolby Vision Filmmaker Mode preset that gives you an accurate Dolby Vision HDR picture without having to muck with picture settings and menus.
I would say that if you can find the LG C5 in stock, then you'll still be well served by that model. However, I'm finding it increasingly hard to find it anywhere, which is why the C6 takes over the mantle.
Read the full LG C6 review
The best gaming TV for PS5
The Sony Bravia 8 II is Sony's current flagship OLED, released in 2025. It's not a replacement for the Bravia 8, as its name could imply, but instead is more of an upgrade as it uses a QD-OLED panel, as opposed to the WOLED panel in the other model. While it doesn't have all the gaming features of TVs from LG and Samsung, it's the perfect TV for PS5, thanks to PS5-centric features.
Clearly it's because Sony makes both devices, and when a PS5 is connected to the Bravia 8 II, the TV benefits from an Auto HDR Tone Mapping feature, which matches the dynamic range of generated images to what the screen is capable of. It also supports Sony's Game Menu 2, a similar feature to LG's Game Optimizer, for example, where gaming and picture related adjustments can be made during gameplay. The Bravia 8 II's gaming performance is solid overall, although the 16.3ms input lag time we measured is higher than most other TVs we've tested. The other downside to the TV is that it also only two of its four HDMI ports support the higher-spec 2.1 standard, so owners of multiple consoles and a soundbar should take note.
Where the Bravia 8 II really impresses is with its built-in sound. Most TVs we review have weak built-in speaker systems, but the Bravia 8 II bucks the trend in a big way. Its Acoustic Surface Audio+ means sound travels directly through the screen of the TV for more direct, clearer audio. The Bravia 8 II also delivers accurate, well-mapped sound and good power with solid bass.
The Bravia 8 II's picture quality is also superb. Delivering rich, natural colours and excellent shadow detail with inky blacks, the Bravia 8 II is fantastic for both movies and gaming. Its QD-OLED panel also delivers high brightness, which we measured at 1,439 nits peak. It also does a great job upscaling older movies and TV shows, as we found when streaming an episode of Colombo from the 1980's.
Read our full Sony Bravia 8 II review
The best budget gaming TV
If you're searching for a great gaming TV without breaking the bank, then the TCL C6K definitely deserves your attention as it's incredibly well-specced for the price. Do note however, that stock levels are starting to dwindle. At the time of writing, I've only been able to find a few sizes still in stock are retailers, so you'll want to get in quick if it's the TV for you.
With 4K 120Hz (with 144Hz option), Dolby Vision gaming, VRR including AMD FreeSync Premium and Nvidia G-sync and ALLM, the C6K has a near-complete list of gaming features you'd expect to find on more premium gaming TVs.
Our reviewer measured an input lag time of 13.6ms, which admittedly can be improved upon, but you'd need to spend an awful lot more money that what the C6K demands. It should please all but the most hardcore gamers. Plus, we found the Game Master mode to be particularly effective, which allows you to customise additional settings such as Dark Detail.
We also found the C6K was able to produce a bright, bold picture. Black levels were particularly impressive, although we did experience some black crush in certain movie scenes. Again though, for the price, there's little to find fault with.
As is the case with many TVs, the C6K's sound quality doesn't quite match its picture, but its directional sound, solid bass, and clear dialogue will suit a lot of games, as we discovered testing with Battlefield V. Ultimately though, its narrow soundstage means a soundbar may be required.
Bang for your buck is at the core of the C6K. With prices hovering around AU$1,200 for a 65-inch screen size at the time of writing, it is hard to argue against the performance and features it delivers for the price.
Read our full TCL C6K review
The best premium gaming TV
The LG G6 is, to put it simply, not only a fantastic gaming TV, but a fantastic TV, period. It ticks all the boxes, delivering outstanding picture quality, unbeatable gaming performance and a wonderful smart TV interface. What's more, it's now even better at beating reflections, while maintaining ink-deep blacks OLED TVs are known for. If you have the budget, there's simply nothing better right now.
The G6 OLED follows up on the also-excellent G5 with a new Primary RGB Tandem 2.0 panel, combined with a new Alpha 11 AI Gen 3 processor to deliver much-improved overall performance. As with LG's other OLED TVs, the G6 is equipped with four HDMI 2.1 ports, all of which support 4K 165Hz, VRR (including AMD FreeSync Premium and Nvidia GSync formats) Dolby Vision gaming and ALLM, meaning it covers every base. Combine this with its ultra-responsive performance (and low 8.9ms input lag time) and you get a superb OLED for gaming.
We measured the G5's peak brightness at 2,475 nits and fullscreen brightness at 456 nits (both in Filmmaker Mode), making it the brightest OLED we've tested so far. Its high brightness lets it be used in brighter viewing environments while maintaining accurate colour, black levels and contrast. To some, it could just be the perfect TV.
The flagship G6 is undoubtedly a pricey, premium OLED TV. While there are better-priced mid-range options, such as the LG C6 at the top of this list, when it comes to bright room gaming, there aren't any better OLED TVs than the G6.
Read our full LG G6 review
Best gaming TVs: FAQs
What makes a quality gaming TV?
If you’re seeing terms like Variable Refresh Rates, Auto Low Latency Mode and HDMI 2.1, you’d be forgiven for wondering just what it all means. So to help you better understand what it is and why it matters when selecting a gaming TV, we’ve defined the relevant terms for you below:
Frames per second (FPS):
Video as a technology works through the capture and display of still images at various rates per second, with frame rates, or FPS, a measure of how many times the image is updated each second on screen. As a general rule, the greater the FPS, the smoother a game will play. But not every TV is able to match the FPS your console or PC may be able to generate, making understanding them particularly important when it comes to gaming. It is also important to note that frame rates are not the same as refresh rates, which we’ll explore below.
Variable Refresh Rate (VRR):
Before the days of variable refresh rates, games were usually locked at a maximum of 60Hz - or the equivalent of 60 FPS. That not only hindered the performance capabilities of your gaming machine, which may well be powerful enough to reach much frame rates than 60, but it also meant the image itself might occasionally show glitches known as ‘tearing’ as the console and TV struggled to sync the signal.
VRR came first to the PC, where it’s known as G-Sync (Nvidia’s tech), or Adaptive Sync (an open standard which AMD also brands as ‘FreeSync). It allows the output of the console - which can vary immensely, often dipping down to below 60 FPS, and as high as a few hundred FPS - to be matched exactly by the TV. So - every single frame your console generates is displayed at that same moment on your TV, instead of being forced into 60 FPS on the TV, which results in the aforementioned glitching.
If your TV has VRR, it may well be marketed as AdaptiveSync, FreeSync, or even G-Sync. If you have any of these you’re good to go, and just need to make sure this feature is enabled on your TV’s menu (usually in Game Mode).
The end result is gaming that’s buttery smooth even during fast-paced movement, free of graphical glitches, and is much less likely to induce motion sickness.
Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM):
The moment you press a button on your pad, or turn the wheel of your sim car, or make any input - that signal has to travel from the controller to the TV, be processed by the TV, and translated to a response on-screen. That delay (which we call lag, or latency) is tiny - a few dozen milliseconds at most - but it’s enough to sometimes make you feel an odd disconnect with the game and what you’re doing.
ALLM solves that by automatically switching to a low-latency mode when gaming where the lag is reduced to an absolute minimum, making you feel more in control, and the gaming experience more natural.
The fancy name obscures what is actually just a feature indicating that your TV has the ability to recognise when it’s being asked to pair up with a gaming console and adapt its output to the demands of gaming and ensure best possible performance.
High Dynamic Range (HDR):
Believe it or not, there is a whole new world of colours and colour variations beyond the colours of the rainbow, with variations of white (light) and black (darkness) being relevant to video content including video games. HDR is simply an indication that a TV boasts the ability to display a wider range of colours and shades, allowing it to display your games at their best through clearer, more dynamic colours and brightnesses as well as deeper shadows.
The two most common HDR formats are either HDR10 or HDR10+, with HDR10+ considered to be the superior of the two as its name would suggest.
If your game supports HDR, and it will need to, then your HDR-capable TV will look absolutely gorgeous, with sunlight so bright you almost feel your eyes burn, and colours so rich and beautiful the game world becomes stunningly real.
HDMI 2.1:
HDMI is simply the designation for the connection technology responsible for transmitting from Point A (your console) to Point B (your TV), with this HDMI technology offering superior integration with VRR, ALLM and the frame rate demands of your favourite video games.
2.1 is the very latest HDMI standard, and it allows higher resolutions at higher frame rates, with HDMI 2.1 able to display a 4K picture at over 60Hz. HDMI 2.1 is a very new standard, and it’s only starting to appear on devices now. Much more common is the older HDMI 1.4a standard, which limits 4K gaming to just 30Hz (or FPS). So, getting a TV for gaming with HDMI 2.1 is an absolute must. Note you will need an HDMI 2.1 compatible cable for the magic to happen, and your console or PC must also be able to output a HDMI 2.1 signal.
Do I need an 8K gaming TV?
On paper, 8K sounds pretty good, and with the power of the latest games consoles surely they must demand the latest resolution technology, right? Not quite. While the PS5 and Xbox Series X do have compatibility support with 8K and the power to output 8K content built-in, neither demand this resolution. In fact, game developers themselves generally aren’t working with 8K resolution in mind.
By all means, in 3-4 years time we could be seeing games demanding 8K, but it’s very much a non-essential right now that you’d be paying more for unnecessarily.
New gaming TVs for 2026
At CES 2026, several brands revealed their TV lineups for the year ahead. The new models from LG have already made their way onto this list, but time will tell if they'll stay there as we progress through 2026, as we still have more TV reviews to come, including Samsung's latest models.
From Samsung, we have the Samsung S95H, its flagship 2026 OLED and successor to the Samsung S95F. It promises to be 35% brighter than the model it replaces, along with a new metal frame around the bezel for a more premium look. The headline change, however, is that physical connections are returning the rear of the screen, and it won't use the One Connect box by default.
You'll be able to buy one separately, however, and in doing so, you can double the number of usable HDMI ports from 4, to 8!.
Also from Samsung is the Samsung QN90H, the successor to the best TV for bright rooms on this list, the Samsung QN90H. The QN90H will be available in a huge 115-inch guise.
How we test the best gaming TVs
Read the specs and marketing claims of TV makers and they often over promise on what the TV can really do. That's why we've extensively tested all of the best gaming TVs in this list to ensure they work well and deliver on their next-gen gaming specs.
What that means is we'll publish the official specs from the TV manufacturer, like the input lag or refresh rates on offer, then tell you ourselves whether the TV lived up to them in practice.
To do this, we tend to review TVs with a range of different content. Of course, next-gen gaming takes priority in this guide, but we imagine you'll also want to know what movies and TV shows are like to watch as well.
That means as well as testing for all of the key specs you need in a gaming TV, like refresh rates and HDMI connections, we're also looking for good picture quality, vibrant colours and viewing angles to suit all kinds of rooms.
Sound is less of a priority with most gaming TVs as you'll get the best experience from gaming headphones or a soundbar, but it's always good to know you'll get a decent built-in experience. Which is why we've also detailed what it was like to listen to these TVs without additional devices, too.
As we've reviewed many TVs over the years – and many of the best gaming TVs – all of our testing isn't done in isolation, but takes into account the performance and specs of every TV that's come before it.
You can read about how we test, review and rate any product on TechRadar if you'd like to know more.
