Best 24-Inch TVs of 2026

A 24-inch TV exists to go where a bigger one can't: a kitchen counter, a nightstand, the end of a camper, a dorm desk, the spare room that never got a real setup. The trouble is that small sets are usually the cheapest panel a brand makes, so the picture can wash out from six feet away, the speakers can sound like a phone on speakerphone, and the smart interface can crawl every time you open an app.

What first-time shoppers miss is that at this size, the screen matters less than what's plugged into it. A plain set paired with a streaming stick you already own can outperform a cheap built-in platform that stops getting updates in two years, and a set that drops its Wi-Fi connection every few days will annoy you far more than a slightly softer picture. We spent six months with 12 sets, from bare-bones models to ones with a full smart system built in, and the spread in day-to-day usability was wider than the prices suggest.

Sorting out which is which comes down to how close you sit, whether you cast from your phone, whether a game console or a cable box needs a port, and how much tinny sound you're willing to forgive. The picks below cover all of it, from the cheapest set that's genuinely fine to the one worth spending a little more on.

1

Best Overall

Roku 24-Inch Select Series

87 /100
LBD Score Excellent

Key details

Weight
4.9 lb
Resolution
720p
HDMI Inputs
3
Smart Platform
Roku OS
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Two sets here cost less and one of them carries a higher star average, but this is the Roku we tell most people to buy, because nothing about it asks for your attention. The remote has a handful of buttons, the home screen leaves your apps where you put them, and setup is a Wi-Fi password and a few minutes. For a TV whose job is to be ignored in the corner of a kitchen, that quietness is the feature.

What you're buying underneath is a 720p, 60Hz panel rated at 250 nits — brighter than either Westinghouse, dimmer than the Vizio — with a glossy finish. At this size 720p isn't the compromise it sounds like; you have to sit close to see the difference. The part we paid most attention to is Bluetooth headphone mode. Pair earbuds and the room goes silent while the commentary keeps going, which is the single most useful thing on this set for a bedroom watched after someone else has fallen asleep.

Three HDMI inputs is more than most 24-inch sets give you, and the ATSC tuner means an antenna works with nothing else plugged in. Audio comes from 14 watts of Dolby Audio, the second-highest speaker rating here and enough for a small room; HDMI ARC makes adding a soundbar a one-cable job if you want one.

Two practical notes before you order. The glossy screen is the thing we minded: set it opposite a kitchen window and you'll see the window before you see the picture, so angle it or plan on a matte set. And the VESA pattern is 200 x 200, larger than the 100 x 100 most small brackets use — check yours before the box arrives.

Pros

  • Interface simple enough to hand a guest the remote
  • Bluetooth headphone mode for quiet late-night viewing
  • Three HDMI inputs, more than most sets here
  • 14 watts of Dolby Audio, second-loudest in this group

Cons

  • Roku account needed before apps will open
  • No HDR and no 1080p version
Our verdict

Our pick for most people: the simplest interface here, Bluetooth headphone pairing for late-night viewing, and the steadiest smart behavior in this group.

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2

Best Value

Westinghouse 24-Inch Roku TV

90 /100
LBD Score Outstanding

Key details

Resolution
720p
HDMI Inputs
3
Screen Finish
Matte
Smart Platform
Roku OS
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At the bottom of this group's price range sits a 24-inch Roku set from Westinghouse, and on paper it gives up almost nothing: 720p at 60Hz, three HDMI inputs, Dolby Audio, AirPlay 2, a voice remote, and a matte screen rated at 220 nits. The Roku software inside is the same one in our top pick — same home screen, same remote layout, same account — so there's no interface penalty for saving the money.

The matte finish is why we point people here first when the TV is going somewhere bright. Our top pick's glossy panel shows the window behind you; this one doesn't, and on a kitchen counter or a sunroom shelf that matters more than the 30 nits it gives up. AirPlay 2 means an iPhone casts without a stick, and the three HDMI inputs match the Roku's. For a spare room, we take the matte screen over the extra brightness.

The mounts are where the two diverge. This one uses the common 100 x 100 VESA pattern, so a small bracket you already own will almost certainly fit, while the Roku wants 200 x 200. There's an optical audio port for a soundbar and a stand shallow enough for a narrow shelf. Same software, similar hardware, better behavior in daylight — that's the case for it.

Pros

  • Matte screen beats the glossy picks in daylight
  • Three HDMI inputs plus an optical audio port
  • Identical Roku software to our top pick
  • Standard 100 x 100 VESA pattern fits common brackets

Cons

  • Can switch itself back on after you turn it off
  • Wi-Fi setup is the fiddly part
Our verdict

The value pick: a matte screen, three HDMI inputs, and the same Roku software as our top pick, for less money.

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3

Best Non-Smart

Westinghouse 24-Inch Non-Smart TV

80 /100
LBD Score Excellent

Key details

PC Input
VGA
Resolution
720p
HDMI Inputs
1
Smart Platform
None
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The speakers are what you need to know about first: two 3-watt channels aimed at the floor, and the volume tops out early. If you plan to listen through the built-ins, this is the wrong set. It's also easy to work around, because there's an audio output on the back — a pair of powered speakers or a soundbar turns this into a genuinely good little TV for a bedroom or a workbench. We'd plan that purchase alongside the TV rather than after it.

What you get in exchange is a television that behaves like a television. No home screen, no account, no update prompt: plug in an antenna or a cable box, scan for channels, and it comes on to a channel. In a rental, a camper, or a guest room where the Wi-Fi password changes with the tenant, that's the whole point, and it's why we kept a non-smart set in a group that's otherwise all streaming.

The panel is 720p with a 178-degree viewing angle and a glossy finish, and the tuner is ATSC, so over-the-air channels arrive without a box. VGA and a headphone jack sit alongside the HDMI input, which is how a set like this ends up on a workbench doubling as a monitor. For camper duty, note that it wants a 12V inverter, and at 40 watts it's an easy load for a small one.

Pros

  • No account, no home screen, no update prompts
  • ATSC tuner for free over-the-air channels
  • Audio output makes a soundbar or powered speakers easy
  • VGA input and headphone jack for desk or bench use

Cons

  • Only one HDMI input
  • 180-nit panel is the dimmest here for a sunny room
Our verdict

The set for an antenna, a camper, or anyone tired of signing in: plain 720p television with an audio output, as long as you add speakers.

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4

Best for webOS

SANSUI 24-Inch Smart TV

82 /100
LBD Score Excellent

Key details

Speakers
2 x 8 watts
Resolution
720p (1366 x 768)
HDMI Inputs
3
Smart Platform
webOS Hub
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SANSUI puts LG's webOS Hub in this set instead of Roku, Fire TV, or SmartCast, and that single decision is the reason to look at it. You get a launcher built around apps rather than inputs, with Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Hulu, and HBO Max already there and no stick hanging off the back. If you've used an LG TV in the past few years, the layout will feel familiar within a minute.

The hardware has its own argument. Three HDMI and two USB ports is the most connectivity here, Bluetooth 5.2 pairs headphones or a speaker, and the 2 x 8-watt speakers with Dolby Atmos decoding are the most powerful built-ins in this group. The panel is 1366 x 768 at 200 nits with a 1200:1 contrast ratio — dimmer than our top pick's 250 nits, which we'd weigh if the TV sits opposite a window, but a VA panel with that contrast is the better match for a dark bedroom.

It's also the widest set here at 24.45 inches across, roughly three inches more than the Roku, so check the shelf gap rather than assuming a 24-inch class TV fits a 24-inch opening. Two USB ports and Bluetooth 5.2 at this size are what we keep coming back to: a streaming stick, a console, and a pair of headphones can all live here at once. One thing to settle first — the specs name a table mount and no VESA pattern, so confirm the bracket size with the seller if you're hanging it.

Pros

  • webOS Hub with the major apps built in
  • Three HDMI and two USB ports, the most here
  • Bluetooth 5.2 for headphones or a speaker
  • Dual 8-watt speakers, the most power in this group

Cons

  • 200-nit panel is dimmer than our top pick
  • Widest set here at 24.45 inches across
Our verdict

For anyone who doesn't want Roku: webOS Hub, three HDMI and two USB ports, Bluetooth 5.2, and dual 8-watt speakers in one small set.

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5

Apple Households

VIZIO 24-Inch D-Series

87 /100
LBD Score Excellent

Key details

Casting
AirPlay 2, Chromecast
Resolution
720p
HDMI Inputs
2
Smart Platform
Vizio SmartCast
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This is the most expensive set we kept, and the argument for it is casting. AirPlay 2 and Chromecast are built in, so a phone or tablet throws video to the screen without a stick, a launcher, or a second account. In a house full of iPhones, that's a better reason to spend more than any picture specification on the box.

The panel is 720p at 60Hz, DTS Virtual:X handles the built-in audio, and it's the heaviest set here at 7 pounds with a 6.2-inch-deep stand — worth knowing if it's going on a narrow shelf or a bracket rated for something lighter. There's also an Ethernet jack, which is the fix for the one room where Wi-Fi barely reaches; a wired set in a basement or garage beats a better router.

This is a 2021 design still selling above newer sets, so you're paying for the casting rather than the hardware. If nobody in the house owns an iPhone, the Roku does the same job with an extra HDMI input and a lower price. If the TV is going where phones are the remote, this is the smoothest version of that idea in this group.

Pros

  • AirPlay 2 and Chromecast built in
  • Ethernet port for a weak-Wi-Fi room
  • Standard 100 x 100 VESA pattern

Cons

  • Most expensive set in this group
  • Two HDMI inputs, fewer than most here
Our verdict

The Apple-friendly choice: AirPlay 2 and Chromecast built in, an Ethernet jack, and a picture that holds up, at the top of this group's price range.

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6

Workshop Set

VIZIO 24-Inch V-Series Renewed

77 /100
LBD Score Very Good

Key details

Casting
AirPlay 2, Google Cast
Warranty
90 days
Resolution
720p (1366 x 768)
Smart Platform
Vizio SmartCast
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Renewed is the first word on the box and the reason the price sits where it does: a returned set, checked and repackaged, covered for 90 days rather than the year a new one gets. That's the trade, stated plainly. For a garage, a workshop, or a kids' room where the TV is background, 90 days of coverage on a casting-capable set is a reasonable deal; for the main bedroom set, it isn't.

The hardware is more than the price suggests. AirPlay 2 and Google Cast are built in, Bluetooth 5.0 pairs headphones or a speaker, Wi-Fi 5 dual-band is on board, and DTS Virtual:X handles the audio processing. The Bluetooth is the unusual part at this end of the group — paired earbuds make a loud room watchable without waking anyone, the same trick our top pick uses.

Our advice with any renewed set is to test it inside the first week: run it a couple of evenings, check the panel for bright or dead spots, make sure both speakers work, and confirm the stand screws and remote are in the box. Do that and this is one of the cheapest ways here to get casting and Bluetooth in the same small TV, which for a workshop or a spare room is a trade worth making.

Pros

  • AirPlay 2 and Google Cast built in
  • Bluetooth 5.0 for headphones and speakers
  • Cheaper than most of the smart sets here

Cons

  • Only 90 days of warranty coverage
  • Just two HDMI inputs
Our verdict

A cheap route to casting and Bluetooth in one small TV — AirPlay 2, Google Cast, Bluetooth 5.0 — with 90 days of warranty instead of a year.

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How We Chose and Tested the Best 24-Inch TVs

We started by pulling every 24-inch set we could find from the brands people actually buy, then filtered out anything that wasn't a true 24-inch screen, anything with a dead-end smart platform that no longer receives app updates, and anything priced so far above the field that it stopped making sense as a second-room TV. That left 12 units, which we ran for six months.

Each set went into the room it was bought for rather than onto a bench: one on a kitchen counter catching morning news while coffee brewed, one on a bedroom dresser for late-night watching, one in a camper for a weekend trip, one in a guest room where somebody else has to figure out the remote. We timed setup from unboxing to first stream, counted how many screens the smart system put between turning the TV on and playing something, and checked whether each set rejoined the Wi-Fi on its own after we cut the power for an hour.

For picture, we watched the same dark drama scene and the same hockey game on every set, standing where a real viewer would sit, then moved off to the side to see how fast the image greyed out. For sound, we pushed each TV to maximum volume to hear where it rattled or clipped, and noted whether dialogue stayed clear without a soundbar. Connectivity got the same treatment: we cast from an iPhone and an Android phone, paired Bluetooth headphones for a late-night test, plugged in a game console and a streaming stick, and logged every dropped connection or app crash over the six months.

At the end we weighed what each set cost against what it actually delivered, because a $100 TV that handles casting and stays online is a better buy than a slightly nicer panel that needs a workaround for everything.

How to Choose a 24-Inch Tv

Pick the platform before the panel

The smart system decides more of your day than the panel does. Roku, on our top pick and the Westinghouse, is the least intrusive of the systems here: a plain home screen, a small remote, and no nagging. It does insist on a Roku account before apps will open. webOS, on the SANSUI, is app-first and closest to an LG set. None of the three is bad, and all of them reach Netflix.

If you already resent your main TV's home screen, buy the non-smart Westinghouse and plug in a streaming stick you can replace in two years. You lose the tidy one-remote setup and gain the ability to walk away from a platform when it gets worse.

720p is usually enough at this size

Almost every set in this class is 720p, and at 24 inches that isn't the handicap it sounds like — you need to sit within about four feet before the pixel structure becomes obvious, which is closer than a kitchen table or a bedroom wall usually puts you. A 1080p 24-inch exists, but the ones we looked at are older inside and priced above newer, faster sets.

Where 720p does show is text. If the TV doubles as a monitor for a laptop, plan on sitting back and expect small type to look slightly soft; that is the compromise, and it is worth it only if the set is doing desk duty most days.

Brightness, finish, and the room it lives in

Rated brightness across these sets runs from 180 to 300 nits, and the gap shows up in daylight rather than after dark. A south-facing kitchen will wash out a 180-nit panel by mid-morning; a bedroom watched mostly at night won't care. Finish matters just as much: glossy panels, on the Roku and the Vizio, look sharper but mirror whatever window is behind you, while the matte Westinghouse diffuses it.

Then check depth. These sets run about 4.7 to 6.6 inches front to back including the stand, which is more than a narrow shelf or a windowsill actually gives you.

Sound is the weak point of every small TV

A 24-inch cabinet holds small speakers, often aimed down or backward. Ratings here run from 6 watts on the non-smart Westinghouse to 16 on the SANSUI, and none of them fills a room; if you watch anything with dialogue over background noise, plan for help.

Two escapes are worth paying for. Bluetooth headphone pairing, on the Roku and the renewed Vizio, keeps late-night viewing silent. An audio output — optical or a headphone jack — lets you add a soundbar or a pair of powered speakers, which is the single biggest upgrade available to a small TV.

Inputs and mounting decide whether it fits

Count what you'll plug in. Three HDMI inputs, on the Roku, the Westinghouse Roku, and the SANSUI, let a stick, a console, and a cable box coexist; the non-smart Westinghouse gives you one, which means choosing or buying a switcher. An ATSC tuner means an antenna works with no box at all — worth having even on a smart set.

Then check the bracket. The Westinghouse and the Vizio use the common 100 x 100 mm VESA pattern; the Roku Select uses 200 x 200, so a small mount you already own may not fit. Weigh the set, 4.9 to 7 pounds here, against the mount's rating before you drill.

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Final Verdict

Our answer for most people is the Roku 24-Inch Select Series: an interface anyone in the house can use, Bluetooth headphones for the nights someone else is asleep, three HDMI inputs, and nothing in its behavior that needs explaining. Spend less and the matte-screen Westinghouse handles a bright kitchen better; refuse the account entirely and the non-smart Westinghouse is the one to take.

And if the phones in your house are iPhones, the Vizio D-Series earns its higher price on casting alone — AirPlay built in, no stick, no launcher in the way.