SCREEN SAVERS

There are currently big savings to be made on small TVs - such as these three

Back in the day, if you were B watching a 43in television at home, the resulting sense of total immersion would have made you feel as though you were sitting in the front stalls of a giant West-End cinema. These days, though, a 43in screen is considered small, and manufacturers have largely turned their attention and their resources - to the bigger sets.

That's good news for anyone looking to buy a smaller screen, as prices have fallen to such an extent that bargains are emerging all over the place, and some brands are virtually giving away their smaller TVs. What's more, many of these modestly sized tellies are almost as well featured as their bigger brothers, carrying much of the same picture-processing wizardry and streaming smarts.

Just before you do splash your cash, though, we feel duty bound to add that, at this price point (one of our trio here costs just £219!), picture quality cannot compete with that of the larger, more sophisticated screens. Nor can you always expect much in terms of sound – although, as we shall see, some models fare notably better than others on that score. Nevertheless, if you have an eye for a bargain and all you need is a decent small telly with wide content access, there is gold to be struck. And each of the three models featured here glitters in one way or another.

Hisense 43A6KTUK

An almost indecently cheap television can't possibly be any good, can it?

4K TV

At just £219 for a 43in TV, this Hisense set represents potentially ridiculously good value for money, especially considering that it delivers a native 4K resolution, HDR support including Dolby Vision, AI-powered picture processing and Hisense’s decent VIDAA smart system.