Black Friday 2016: The best TV deals at Target, Best Buy and Walmart

Thinking about buying a TV on Thanksgiving or Black Friday? Here are the deals at Target, Best Buy and Walmart and a comparison between the three companies.

Walmart:

• 24" Samsung HDTV $98
• 32" Samsung Smart HDTV $188
• 40" Element or Hisense HDTV $125
• 40" Samsung Smart HDTV $248
• 50" Element or Emerson HDTV $225
• 50" Samsung Smart 4K TV $398
• 55" Philips 4K TV $298
• 55" Samsung Smart HDTV $448
• 60" Samsung Smart 4K TV $648
• 65" Samsung Smart HDTV $798

Walmart's Black Friday sale starts at 6 p.m. Thursday in store, but its ad says the deals will be available online all day. See Walmart's entire Black Friday ad here.

Target:

• 32" Polaroid LED TV for $85
• 43" Element 4K UHD TV $199.99
• 40" Samsung Smart LED TV $247.00
• 50" Hisense Smart Ultra HD TV $249.99
• 50" Samsung 4K Smart Ultra HD TV $397.99
• 55" Samsung Smart LED TV $447.99
• 55" LG 4K Smart Ultra HD TV $499.99
• 55" Samsung Curved 4K UHD $697.99
• 60" Samsung 4K UHD $697.99

Target's Black Friday sale starts at 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving. See Target's Black Friday ad here.

Best Buy:

• 24" LG LED 720p HDTV $79.99
• 32" Insignia LED 720p Smart HDTV $99.99
• 32" Samsung LED 720p HDTV $157.99
• 39" Insignia LED 1080p Smart HDTV $179.99
• 40" LG LED 1080p HDTV $149.99
• 40" Samsung LED 1080p Smart HDTV $247.99
• 43" LG 4K Ultra HD Smart TV $299.99
• 48" Vizio LED 1080P HDTV $249.99
• 49" Toshiba 4K Ultra HD $199.99
• 50" Samsung LED 1080p Smart HDTV $299.99
• 50" Samsung 4K Ultra HD Smart TV $397.99
• 55" Sharp LED 1080p Smart HDTV $249.99  (Available Friday 8am, in-store only)
• 55" Samsung 4K Ultra HD $479.99
• 55" Sony LED 4K Ultra HD Smart TV with HDR $899.99
• 55" LED 4K Ultra Smart TV with HDR $997.99
• 58" Samsug LED 1080p Smart HDTV $427.99
• 60" LG 4K Ultra HD $599.99
• 65" LG 4K Ultra HD Smart TV $799.99
• 65" LED 4K Ultra HD Smart TV with HDR $1399.99
• 65" Samsung LED 4K Ultra HD Smart TV with HDR $1497.99
• 70" Vizio 4K Ultra HD with Chromecast built-in $999.99

See the Best Buy ad on BFads.net. The doors open at 5 p.m. on Thursday.

Comparisons:

If you're looking for the cheapest TV, Best Buy has the cheapest 24" HDTV for $79.99.

Target has the cheapest 32" LED TV for $85, but Best Buy has the cheapest 32" HDTV at $99.99.

If you're looking for a larger TV, let's say a 50" TV, Walmart has a 50" Element or Emerson HDTV for $225. Best Buy has a 49" Toshiba 4K Ultra HD for $199.99.

If you're looking for a 4K TV, Target's cheapest is a 43" Element 4K UHD TV $199.99, Walmart's cheapest 55" Philips 4K TV $298 and Best Buy's cheapest is a 43" LG 4K Ultra HD Smart TV for $299.99.

See all of this week's ads and a few Black Friday ads in our Shop Smart section.