LG QNED Mini LED - 91A series 85QNED91AUA 85"

An 85-inch Mini LED with top-tier connectivity and gaming specs, but a complete ghost town where user reviews should be. The $980 deal is tempting; the $3,000 price tag is offensive.

Let's talk specs, because that's what we've got. You're getting a Direct LED Mini-LED backlight driving an 85-inch 4K panel with Dolby Vision, HDR10, and HLG support. The α8 AI Gen2 processor handles upscaling and scene optimization. Gaming features are solid: 120Hz native refresh, FreeSync support, and HDMI 2.1 across four ports. Connectivity is best-in-class with Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3, and eARC. Audio is a 2.2 channel setup, which is fine but nothing to write home about for a TV this size. The HDR performance lands in the 77th percentile, which is strong. But that picture quality score sitting at 36th percentile is a red flag we can't ignore. For a Mini LED TV at this size, you'd expect better. The processor is doing work, but the panel isn't keeping up.

The Sony BRAVIA XR A95L is the elephant in the room. It costs more, but it delivers QD-OLED picture quality that this LG simply can't match, especially given that 36th percentile picture score. The Samsung QN990 is another 8K monster with better processing and local dimming. But if you want the biggest screen for the least money, the TCL QM8K and Hisense U8 Series are the real threats to this LG. They offer Mini LED at 75 and 100 inches respectively with stronger picture quality scores, often at lower prices. The LG's connectivity and smart features are better, but that only goes so far when the core picture performance lags behind.

Here's where it gets interesting. Prices for this thing swing wildly from $980 up to $3,000 across five US listings. That's a $2,020 spread, which is insane. If you can snag this near the $980 mark, it's a compelling deal for an 85-inch Mini LED with this feature set. At $3,000? You're entering territory where the Sony A95L and Samsung QN990 start making more sense. The Best Buy listing is your best bet for the low end, so start there.

The LG QNED91 is a frustrating paradox. On paper, it's an 85-inch Mini LED monster with an α8 AI Gen2 processor, 120Hz gaming chops, and connectivity specs that put it in the top 3% of all TVs we track. But here's the thing: almost nobody has actually reviewed this thing. Eight pieces of user sentiment data, and they're all unanswered questions. No reviews. No feedback. Just crickets. That's weird for a flagship-size TV, and it tells you something about how confusing this product's position is in LG's lineup.

If your priority is picture quality, skip this. The 36th percentile picture score means you can do much better with a TCL QM8K or Hisense U8 at similar or lower prices. And if you're shopping above $2,000, spend that money on the Sony A95L instead. The LG only makes sense as a budget-friendly giant screen, not as a premium flagship TV.

This is a TV I'd only recommend under very specific circumstances: you want 85 inches, you need elite connectivity, and you can get it near the $980 mark. The spec sheet is impressive, but the complete lack of owner feedback combined with that mediocre picture quality score makes this a gamble. At full price, this makes no sense. At a steep discount, it's a big screen with great gaming features that'll serve you fine as long as you're not expecting reference-level picture quality.