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Michael Desjardin

Should you buy a new 2026 TV or save money on a 2025 model? Here's how to shop for a screen like an expert

Two Samsung TVs side-by-side.

As we speak, the biggest TV-makers in the game are shipping their latest (and in some cases greatest) models to retailers and customers all over the world. But if you take a scroll through the listings of major retailers, you’re bound to notice a mix of both new TVs and models released last year.

To make matters more complicated, the year-old sets are almost always cheaper than the models replacing them. In some cases, sets from two years ago linger long into the calendar year.

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