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Best Labor Day TV deals to shop this weekend
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There are only a few times a year when most bestselling TVs from well-known brands — like Samsung, Sony and LG — go on sale, saving you hundreds or even thousands. Labor Day is one of those times. And your favorite retailers, like Amazon, Best Buy and Walmart, have already kicked off their Labor Day TV sales. This makes it the perfect time to shop for a new TV.
Whether you’re looking for a modest 65-inch model, or something on the more massive side (say 75 inches or even 80 inches), right now is when you want to check out the deals being offered.
Labor Day 2024 is almost here, which means Labor Day sales are live now. The shopping experts at CBS Essentials have scoured the best Labor Day sales at all your favorite retailers to bring you the best mattress deals, the best luggage deals, the best deals on major appliances, the best patio furniture clearance deals and even the best tire deals to shop this Labor Day.
Best TV deals from Amazon
Check out these deals you can snag right now at Amazon on TVs in all sizes and from top brands.
Amazon 40″ 2-Series Fire TV: $180 (28% off)
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A 40-inch TV is the perfect screen size for a kitchen or small bedroom. Right now, Amazon has its own FireTV on sale for just $180. Based on more than 8,400 reviews on Amazon, this TV has earned 4.4 stars out of five.
This is a 1080p resolution TV that supports HDR 10, HLG, and Dolby Digital Audio. Thanks to the Amazon FireTV OS, you get easy access to all of the video streaming services you subscribe to, including Amazon Prime Video.
When you purchase this TV, you also get a six-month subscription to MGM+, which provides access to thousands of Hollywood movies and original series. And with the Amazon Alexa digital assistant built in, you can use voice commands to control the TV and other compatible smart gear installed throughout your home.
Sony 85″ 4K Ultra X77L: $1,098 (27% off)
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If you’re looking for a really big TV for your living room or home theater space, this Sony 85-inch 4K Ultra TV is affordable option now that it’s 27% off at Amazon. This brings the price down to $1,098, but only for a limited time.
We like this TV because it displays natural and precise picture quality with a wide array of colors and dynamic contrast. And of course, you get access to all your favorite streaming apps in one place with Google TV. You can use your voice to search for shows or ask questions via Google Assistant.
This is a 4K resolution TV with a 60Hz refresh rate. However, using Sony’s own Motionflow XR technology, you get a near blur-free picture when watching fast-moving sports or action-packed movies.
LG 65″ Class OLED Evo C4 Series TV: $1,697 (37% off)
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Amazon has slashed the price of this bestselling TV by 37% for the 65-inch model, so you’ll pay just $1,697. The C4 Series TVs are currently LG’s flagship OLED models. They feature more than 8 million self-lit pixels that can display rich, bright and accurate colors — think 100% color volume with 100% color fidelity. These TVs are loaded with features, too, like Dolby Vision support. You also get special viewing modes, like filmmaker mode, which makes movies look as a director intended.
Since not everything you watch will be in native 4K resolution, you can take advantage of the TV’s enhanced AI upscaling, which boosts an image up to almost 4K quality in real time. We also like that this TV offers multi-view, so you can split the screen and watch two things at once. Sports fans: Take note.
The TVs in the Evo C4 series offer a resolution of 3,840 x 2,160 pixels and have a 120Hz refresh rate. They run using the WebOS 24 operating system. To complement the amazing picture quality, the C4 TVs support Dolby Atmos and DTS:X and have a built-in 2.2-channel speaker system that includes downward-firing speakers. Plus, you also get plenty of port options.
Samsung 65-Inch Class OLED 4K S90D: $1,698 (37% off)
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More people than ever are upgrading their TVs to OLED models because of their bright colors, better contrast and more detailed picture quality. If this is your goal, Samsung offers several popular models with stunning OLED displays, including the S90D. For a limited time, the 65-inch version of the S90D is one sale for just $1,698, which is 37% off its usual price.
The OLED display showcases deep and dark blacks and bright and vivid whites, along with accurate colors boosted by OLED HDR+ to bring out every intricate detail of what’s being displayed.
In fact, when it comes to color accuracy, this TV is Pantone validated. Also integrated into the S90D is Samsung’s popular game hub feature, so you can play console-quality games from cloud gaming services simply by pairing a wireless controller with the TV. (A subscription to a supported gaming service is required.)
If you do plug a PlayStation, Switch or Xbox into the TV, you can expect a smooth gaming experience with the best possible visuals and sound. One great feature these TVs offer is that they automatically pair with any of Samsungs Galaxy Buds wireless earbuds, so you can enjoy a private listening experience while watching your favorite programming or gaming.
For those looking for an OLED display that nicely handles all types of programming with a beautiful and clear picture combined with impressive sound, this TV gives viewers the perks of having an OLED display and the upgraded capabilities of the Tizen operating system.
Best TV deals at Best Buy
Best Buy has also done some price slashing on popular TVs in conjunction with its Labor Day sale.
Sony 2024 77″ Class Bravia 8 OLED 4K smart TV: $2,900 (Save $1,000)
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It’s not every day that you can get $1,000 off a current model Sony Bravia TV, but for a limited time, this is the savings you can get by shopping at Best Buy during its Labor Day sale. You’ll pay just $2,900 for this 77-inch OLED 4K resolution smart TV that runs using the Google TV operating system.
This TV uses more than eight million individual, self-lit pixels to showcase deep blacks, bright whites and billions of accurate colors. This is complimented by Dolby Vision support to further enhance picture quality. And to compliment the high-end picture, the Bravia 8 supports Dolby Atmos, IMAX Enhanced, and DTS:X sound.
Whether you’re watching an action movie, live sports or gaming, this TV offers a near blur-free picture that’s powered by Sony’s XR OLED Motion feature.
Samsung 55″ Class DU7200 Series Crystal TV: $380 (Save $50)
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For a household that needs a good quality, 65-inch TV, but doesn’t want to spend a fortune, check out this Samsung Class DU7200 Series Crystal 4K smart TV. It runs using Samsung’s own Tizen operating system and comes ready to stream video content from all of the services you subscribe to.
This TV offers a bright LED display with a 60Hz refresh rate. It provides an impressively high color contrast. But unlike OLED TVs that cost more, this one doesn’t offer a wide field of view, so for the best viewing experience, you’ll want to be sitting directly in front of the screen.
During Best Buy’s Labor Day sale, save $60 on the 65-inch version of this TV. Take it home for just $470.
Samsung 2024 65″ Frame smart TV: $1,600 (Save $500)
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Samsung’s Frame TV continues to be a top seller among the CBS Essentials readers, and with good reason. The 65-inch version, which we recently reviewed, offers a 4K, QLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate. You also get support for HDR10+.
This TV is a mere inch thick, so it looks just like a framed piece of artwork when hung on a wall. In fact, when you’re not watching your favorite shows and movies, the Frame displays famous works of art in ultra-high resolution, so each art piece looks incredibly realistic.
We love this TV because it offers a beautiful display with a matte finish, so you see little to no glare or reflections. And right now, you can enjoy having this TV hanging on the wall of your living room or bedroom for just $1,600, which is $500 off its usual price.
Sony 75″ Bravia XR X90L LED smart TV (2023): $1,500 (Save $200)
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This may be last year’s model of the Sony Bravia XR X90L, but it’s still a wonderfully powerful TV that’s loaded with features. And in conjunction with Best Buy’s Labor Day sale, it’s being offered at a great price — just $1,500 for the 75-inch version.
The Bravia X90L offers an LED display with a 120Hz refresh rate. You get support for HDR10, HLG and Dolby Vision, which helps to ensure a sharp picture with bright and accurate colors. This is complemented by full array local dimming and Sony’s own X-Motion Clarity feature than enhances action-oriented content so it appears extra-smooth.
To provide easy access to popular streaming services, the X90L runs the Google TV operating system, which is one of the most intuitive smart TV interfaces available. So, if you’re looking for a 75-inch TV that can be the centerpiece of a home theater system, but don’t want to spend a fortune, the X90L is a great pick.
LG 65″ Class G4 Series OLED Evo 4K smart TV: $2,800 (Save $600)
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When it comes to LG’s 2024 models of its G4 Series smart TVs, bigger is better. Right now, this 65-inch TV is $600 off at Best Buy, which brings its price down to $2,800.
It offers a stunning picture quality that takes full advantage of the latest OLED display technology. To achieve this, the G4 uses more than eight million self-lit pixels to showcase brighter, more accurate and more vivid colors than ever before — 100% color volume with 100% color fidelity. And this TV offer a faster and more powerful processor with even better AI-based upscaling.
You get 4K Ultra HD, 3,840-by-2,160 pixel resolution with a 120Hz refresh rate and support for Dolby Vision, HDR10 and HLG. Also built into the TV is LG’s OLED Motion technology that ensures fast-moving content (like live sports or an action movie) appears smooth. That’s all thanks to an LG a11 AI Processor 4K and the WebOS 24 operating system.
One feature that we love: Tap the TV’s enhanced multi-view capabilities and watch four things at once. The TV’s internal speakers offer 4.2 channels (that include down-firing speakers) with support for Dolby Atmos and DTS:X. So even without adding a soundbar, you can expect impressive sound quality to complement the premium picture quality.
Insignia 32″ Class F20 Series LED HD Fire TV: $90 (Save $40)
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A 32-inch smart TV is rather tiny. But it’s a great size for a kitchen, children’s bedroom, or another smaller space in your home.
Insignia is known for low-cost smart TVs, and this 32-inch F20 Series is no exception. It’s on sale now for just $90, since Best Buy has slashed $40 from its already low price.
Keep in mind, this TV offers just 720p resolution and a 60Hz refresh rate. It offers a standard LED display and runs using the Amazon FireTV operating system. The TV is also equipped with three HDMI ports. Originally released in 2022, this is certainly not a cutting-edge TV, but it offers a decent quality picture at a super affordable price.
Best TV deals at Walmart
A wide selection of bestselling TVs are also on sale right now at Walmart in conjunction with Labor Day.
Roku 75-Inch Select Series 4K HDR Smart Roku TV: $548 (Save $152)
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The Roku 75-inch Select Series is an affordable smart TV that offers an impressive 4K resolution picture and Roku streaming technology. For a limited time, it’s on sale for $548, which represents a $152 savings.
Simply connect the TV to your Wi-Fi and it’s ready to stream content from all of the services you subscribe to, along with free programming from the Roku Channel.
This TV offers a bezel-less design and supports HDR10+. It also comes with a voice remote. While this is a no-frills TV, it does automatically adjust picture brightness as ambient light changes in your viewing space, so you won’t need to tinker with the settings.
The remote has a built-in 3.5mm headphone jack, so someone can enjoy a private listening experience, plus the Roku app allows you to remotely control the TV using your smartphone. For a much higher-end 75-inch TV from Roku, we suggest the Roku Pro Series 75-inch smart TV ($1,298). We recently reviewed the 65-inch version of the Roku Pro Series TV, which is virtually identical in terms of performance, but a bit smaller in size.
Hisense 58″ 58R6E3 Class 4K UHD LED LCD TV HDR R6 Series: $238 (Save $60)
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The 58R6E3 R6 Series is not one of Hisense’s newer or more advanced smart TVs, but for less than $240, it offers a nice collection of features bundled into a 58-inch LED LCD display that offers 4K resolution with a 60Hz refresh rate.
The R6 series features High Dynamic Range (HDR) that does a great job boosting color and contrast. Plus, the company’s Motion Rate 120 technology makes it easier to follow fast action scenes, since the content you’re watching will appear extra-smooth.
And thanks to the Roku TV operating system, it’s easier to watch what you love with access to thousands of streaming channels, apps, and live TV options. It’s a great TV option for smaller bedrooms.
Vizio 65″ Class Quantum Pro 4K QLED HDR TV: $598 (Save $100)
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For an average size living room or bedroom, you can’t go wrong with a general purpose, 65-inch smart TV that offers 4K resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. And that’s exactly what you get from this Vizio 65-inch Class Quantum Pro smart TV that uses a QLED display.
During its Labor Day sale, Walmart has cut the price of this TV by $100, so you can take it home for just $598. The TV provides support for Dolby Vision, plus you get stunning brightness and full array local dimming.
And thanks to its maximum brightness of 1,000 nits, whatever you watch will offer exceptional brightness and deeper darks. In fact, the TV is able to display more than one billion vivid and accurate colors. Meanwhile, the display’s anti-reflective film helps prevent glare in bright environments and makes it easy to enjoy entertainment at home at any time of the day.
If you’re shopping for any type of TV, we recommend checking out our coverage of the best TVs for 2024, the best 65-inch TVs of 2024, the best TVs for video gamers, the best art TVs of 2024 and our in-depth review of Samsung’s 2024 Frame TV. We’ve also compiled a curated collection of the best home projectors for 2024 and the best TV soundbars for 2024. All of our latest tech coverage, which is continuously updated, is here to help you.
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Anna Sorokin, convicted con artist, appears on “Dancing With the Stars” wearing glittery ankle monitor
Los Angeles — Convicted con artist Anna Sorokin has hit the dancefloor on “Dancing With the Stars” with a featherweight – and very sparkly – ankle monitor.
The so-called “fake heiress,” who was convicted of swindling banks, hotels and friends in 2019 after falsely building a reputation as a wealthy German heiress named Anna Delvey, debuted the ballroom-worthy ankle monitor during the premiere of “Dancing With the Stars'” new season Tuesday night.
“It’s actually not a big issue at all. It’s pretty light and I asked them to make it tight so it doesn’t dangle. So it’s not so bad,” she told The Associated Press after the premiere. She and dance pro Ezra Sosa performed a routine set to Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso.”
“It’s the real star of the show, let’s be honest here,” Sosa said of Sorokin’s bedazzled ankle monitor.
“I think it’s kind of funny how people like – it’s not like an ankle weight,” Sosa said. “It’s not like 20 pounds. It’s like literally less than a pound and it’s not a big deal.”
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Sorokin acknowledged her debut didn’t go as planned.
“I feel relieved that it’s over,” she said. “I feel like my dance could have been a little bit better, but I’m happy I’ve done this and it was a great experience all over.”
Sorokin said she hopes viewers will be somewhat forgiving despite her criminal history.
“Hopefully people will give me, will give me a chance to show what I can do. And I served my time and I repaid my restitution,” she said.
Early reviews from fans weren’t positive, with the phrase “Anna Delvey’s Lackluster DWTS Debut” among those trending on the social media site X.
While she was released from prison in February 2021, immigration authorities picked her up shortly after she got out, claiming she overstayed her visa and must be returned to her native Germany. The “Inventing Anna” inspiration was in ICE custody for over a year before a judge cleared the way for her to switch to home confinement in October 2022 while she fights deportation.
Her release terms had to be amended to allow her to travel from New York to Los Angeles for filming.
While on home confinement, Sorokin has also gotten involved with a podcast and reality show.
Tupperware and some of its subsidiaries filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the once-iconic food container maker said in a statement late Tuesday.
The company has suffered from dwindling sales following a surprise surge during the COVID-19 pandemic, when legions of people stuck at home tried their hands at cooking, which increased demand for Tupperware’s colorful plastic containers with flexible airtight seals.
A post-pandemic rise in costs of raw materials and shipping, along with higher wages, also hurt Tupperware’s bottom line.
Last year, it warned of “substantial doubt” about its ability to keep operating in light of its poor financial position.
“Over the last several years, the Company’s financial position has been severely impacted by the challenging macroeconomic environment,” president and CEO Laurie Ann Goldman said in a statement announcing the bankruptcy filing.
“As a result, we explored numerous strategic options and determined this is the best path forward,” Goldman said.
The company said it would seek court approval for a sale process for the business to protect its brand and “further advance Tupperware’s transformation into a digital-first, technology-led company.”
The Orlando, Florida-based firm said it would also seek approval to continue operating during the bankruptcy proceedings and would continue to pay its employees and suppliers.
“We plan to continue serving our valued customers with the high-quality products they love and trust throughout this process,” Goldman said.
The firm’s shares were trading at $0.5099 Monday, well down from $2.55 in December last year.
Tupperware said it had implemented a strategic plan to modernize its operations and drive efficiencies to ignite growth following the appointment of a new management team last year.
“The Company has made significant progress and intends to continue this important transformation work.”
In its filing with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, Tupperware listed assets of between $500 million and $1 billion and liabilities of between $1 billion and $10 billion.
The filing also said it had between 50,000 and 100,000 creditors.
Tupperware lost popularity with consumers in recent years and an initiative to gain distribution through big-box chain Target failed to reverse its fortunes.
The company’s roots date to 1946, when chemist Earl Tupper “had a spark of inspiration while creating molds at a plastics factory shortly after the Great Depression,” according to Tupperware’s website.
“If he could design an airtight seal for plastic storage containers, like those on a paint can, he could help war-weary families save money on costly food waste.”
Over time, Tupper’s containers became popular that many people referred to any plastic food container as Tupperware. And people even threw “Tupperware parties” in their homes to sell the containers to friends and neighbors.
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