Hisense U6/U6H Review (50U6H, 55U6H, 65U6H, 75U6H) (2024)

Curved No

The Hisense U6H is a simple-looking TV that has a redesigned back and bottom bezel compared to its predecessor, the Hisense U6G.

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Wall Mount VESA 400x200

The back consists of metal on the top portion and plastic where the inputs are. Most of the inputs are side-facing, and unlike the Hisense U6G, they aren't set into the TV, so they're easy to access unless you have the TV mounted flush against the wall. The feet also have clips for cable management.

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Borders 0.39" (1.0 cm)

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Max Thickness 3.13" (8.0 cm)

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Contrast

Native Contrast

The Hisense U6H has a great contrast ratio, but it's not quite as good as the Amazon Fire TV Omni QLED Series 2022. Its full-array local dimming feature helps it improve the contrast with Local Dimming on 'High'. Note that the 75-inch model has a different panel type with a worse contrast ratio.

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The TV has okay blooming performance. There's some visible blooming around bright highlights or in dark areas when they're next to brighter ones.

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Local Dimming

Backlight

Dimming Zones Count Of Tested TV

The TV has decent lighting zone transitions. The leading edge of bright moving objects is visibly dimmer, and there's visible haloing behind fast-moving objects.

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Switching to Game Mode doesn't result in any noticeable difference in dark scene performance.

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Hallway Lights (~1950 cd/m²)

Yellow Skyscraper (~700 cd/m²)

Landscape Pool (~300 cd/m²)

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Automatic Brightness Limiting (ABL)

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Hallway Lights (~1950 cd/m²)

Yellow Skyscraper (~700 cd/m²)

Landscape Pool (~300 cd/m²)

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The Hisense U6H tracks the target PQ EOTF very well. Although all scenes are slightly brighter than intended, it's still great, especially with shadows and midtones. There's a slow roll-off towards the peak brightness, meaning it preserves bright details well. The EOTF looks nearly the same in 'FILMMAKER MODE', but that mode locks you out of most settings. If you find the image too dim, use the 'HDR Theater' Picture Mode with the Backlight Level at its max, and Local Dimming, Color Temperature, and Active Contrast each on 'High'. This makes midtones appear brighter, as you can see in this EOTF, but it doesn't change bright highlights.

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Real Scene Peak Brightness

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Wide Color Gamut

DCI P3 xy

DCI P3 uv

Rec 2020 xy

Rec 2020 uv

The Hisense U6 has an impressive HDR color gamut as it displays a wide range of colors. It has incredible coverage of the commonly-used DCI-P3 color space, as well as decent coverage of the wider Rec. 2020 color space. Tone mapping is decent in each, but some brighter details are lost, and the TV struggles with accurately portraying saturated colors in the Rec. 2020 space.

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1,000 cd/m² DCI P3 Coverage ITP

10,000 cd/m² Rec 2020 Coverage ITP

White Luminance

Red Luminance

Green Luminance

Blue Luminance

Cyan Luminance

Magenta Luminance

Yellow Luminance

The HDR color volume is good. It displays dark colors well, but it struggles with some brighter colors, and it's limited by its incomplete color gamut.

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White Balance dE

Color dE

Gamma

Color Temperature

Picture Mode

Color Temp Setting

Gamma Setting

The TV has fantastic pre-calibration accuracy in SDR. Most colors and the white balance are accurate, and the color temperature is also close to the 6500K target. Gamma is good, but some bright scenes are over-brightened.

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White Balance dE

Color dE

Gamma

Color Temperature

White Balance Calibration

Color Calibration

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50% Std. Dev.

50% DSE

5% Std. Dev.

5% DSE

The gray uniformity is decent. There's some vignetting towards the corners and a bit of dirty screen effect in the center that could get distracting during sports, but neither is a major problem. You can also see gray spots with large areas of bright, uniform colors (see the Build Quality section for more).

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Std. Dev.

Native Std. Dev.

The Hisense U6 has good black uniformity, but it looks worse than the Hisense U6G because there's more blooming around bright highlights with local dimming enabled. Without local dimming, the screen looks closer to blue as there's some backlight bleed, but it isn't too bad, and the local dimming helps further deepen any blacks.

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Color Washout

Color Shift

Brightness Loss

Black Level Raise

Gamma Shift

The TV has a narrow viewing angle that makes the image look washed out from the sides. It means it isn't ideal for wide seating areas, but note that the 75-inch model has a different panel type with a better viewing angle.

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Screen Finish

Total Reflections

Indirect Reflections

Calculated Direct Reflections

This TV has good reflection handling. It handles moderate amounts of light well and, combined with its good peak brightness, you won't have problems using it in most living rooms. However, don't place it opposite a window with direct sunlight because it struggles a bit more with handling that type of glare.

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100% Black to 50% Gray

50% Gray to 100% White

100% Black to 50% Red

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100% Black to 50% Green

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100% Black to 50% Blue

50% Blue to 100% Blue

The TV has great HDR gradient handling. There's some noticeable banding in dark reds and greens, but other color gradients have minimal banding.

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Smoothing

Detail Preservation

Unfortunately, this TV's processing with low-quality content is poor. It just doesn't smooth out macro-blocking and pixelization well.

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Subpixel Layout

Type LED

Sub-Type

The Hisense U6H uses a BGR (Blue-Green-Red) subpixel layout instead of the traditional RGB layout. For video content, it doesn't cause any issues, but it impacts text clarity if you're planning on using this TV as a PC monitor, as some text looks blurry. You can read more about this here.

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80% Response Time

100% Response Time

The TV has an okay response time, but there's noticeable smearing and motion blur with fast-moving objects. The backlight flicker also causes image duplication, as you can see with the trail R behind the logo. The motion handling looks the same in Game Mode as outside of it, as the motion blur is still there. If you like this TV but would prefer something with a faster response time, look up its successor, the Hisense U6/U6K.

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Flicker-Free

PWM Dimming Frequency

The Hisense U6 uses pulse width modulation (PWM) to dim its backlight at all brightness levels in all picture modes. It's high enough that it shouldn't be too distracting, but it can also cause headaches if you're sensitive to flicker. If you like this TV but need something with a higher flicker frequency, take a look at the newer Hisense U6/U6N.

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Optional BFI

Min Flicker For 60 fps

60Hz For 60 fps

120Hz For 120 fps

Min Flicker for 60 fps in Game Mode

The Hisense U6H has an optional backlight strobing feature, commonly known as black frame insertion, to reduce persistence blur. It isn't that effective as it causes image duplication and even some smearing.

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Motion Interpolation (30 fps)

Motion Interpolation (60 fps)

The Hisense U6H has a motion interpolation feature to bring 30 fps content up to 60 fps. It doesn't seem to do much in the test pattern, but it interpolates some slow-moving content well. Unfortunately, there are artifacts with fast-moving content. You can enable motion interpolation in Game Mode, but it still looks the same as it can introduce artifacts.

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Frame Hold Time @ 24 fps

Frame Hold Time @ 60 fps

Due to the slow response time, there isn't too much stutter with fast-moving content, as each frame isn't held on for too long.

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Judder-Free 24p

Judder-Free 24p via 60p

Judder-Free 24p via 60i

Judder-Free 24p via Native Apps

The Hisense U6H automatically removes 24p judder from native apps and sources with a Match Frame Rate feature, which helps with the appearance of motion in movies. However, it doesn't remove 24p judder from 60Hz sources like a cable box.

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Native Refresh Rate

Variable Refresh Rate

HDMI Forum VRR

FreeSync

G-SYNC Compatible

4k VRR Maximum

4k VRR Minimum

1080p VRR Maximum

1080p VRR Minimum

1440p VRR Maximum

1440p VRR Minimum

VRR + Local Dimming No

Unlike the Hisense U6G, the Hisense U6H has variable refresh rate support to reduce screen tearing. It works without issue from most devices, and on PCs with AMD graphics cards, you need to enable PC Sync on the TV for FreeSync to work.

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1080p @ 60Hz

1080p @ 60Hz Outside Game Mode

1080p @ 120Hz

1080p @ 144Hz

1440p @ 60Hz

1440p @ 120Hz

1440p @ 144Hz

4k @ 60Hz

4k @ 60Hz + 10-Bit HDR

4k @ 60Hz @ 4:4:4

4k @ 60Hz Outside Game Mode

4k @ 60Hz With Interpolation

4k @ 120Hz

4k @ 144Hz

8k @ 60Hz

The Hisense U6H has low input lag for a responsive gaming experience in Game Mode. The input lag is very high outside of Game Mode, so if you feel like the delay bothers you while scrolling through menus, switch to Game Mode to reduce the lag.

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Resolution 4k

480p @ 59.94Hz (Widescreen)

720p @ 59.94Hz

1080p @ 60Hz @ 4:4:4

1080p @ 120Hz

1080p @ 144Hz

1440p @ 60Hz

1440p @ 120Hz

1440p @ 144Hz

4k @ 60Hz

4k @ 60Hz @ 4:4:4

4k @ 120Hz

4k @ 120Hz @ 4:4:4

4k @ 144Hz

8k @ 30Hz or 24Hz

8k @ 60Hz

The TV works with all common signals up to 60Hz. It also displays proper chroma 4:4:4 with any of its supported resolutions, which helps with text clarity when using it as a PC monitor. If you'd like more options regarding resolutions, check out the similar TCL Q6/Q650G QLED.

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Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM)

4k @ 120Hz

1440p @ 120Hz

1080p @ 120Hz

HDR

VRR

As the TV is limited to a 60Hz refresh rate and HDMI 2.0 bandwidth, it can't take full advantage of the PS5. Still, 60Hz signals and VRR work without issue.

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Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM)

4k @ 120Hz

1440p @ 120Hz

1080p @ 120Hz

HDR

VRR

As the TV is limited to a 60Hz refresh rate and HDMI 2.0 bandwidth, it can't take full advantage of the Xbox Series X|S. Still, 60Hz signals and VRR work without issue.

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HDR10

HDR10+

Dolby Vision

HLG

HDMI 2.0 Full Bandwidth

HDMI 2.1 Class Bandwidth

CEC Yes

HDCP 2.2 Yes (HDMI 1,2,3,4)

ATSC Tuner

USB 3.0

Variable Analog Audio Out Yes

Wi-Fi Support Yes (2.4 GHz, 5 GHz)

Although Hisense advertises the inputs as HDMI 2.1, the TV doesn't support HDMI 2.1 bandwidth. Instead, it's limited to HDMI 2.0 bandwidth.

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While all the video and audio inputs are on the right side of the back, the power input is on the left side.

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HDMI 4

USB 2

Digital Optical Audio Out 1

Analog Audio Out 3.5mm 1

Analog Audio Out RCA 0

Component In 0

Composite In 1 (adapter required, not incl.)

Tuner (Cable/Ant) 1

Ethernet 1

DisplayPort 0

IR In 0

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ARC/eARC Port

eARC: Dolby Atmos Over Dolby Digital Plus

eARC: Dolby Digital Plus 7.1

eARC: LPCM 7.1 Over Dolby MAT

eARC: Dolby TrueHD 7.1

eARC: DTS:X Over DTS-HD MA

eARC: DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1

eARC: LPCM Channels (Bitstream)

ARC: Dolby Digital 5.1

ARC: DTS 5.1

Optical: Dolby Digital 5.1

Optical: DTS 5.1

Unlike the Hisense U6G, the Hisense U6H now supports eARC, allowing you to pass high-quality, uncompressed audio to a compatible receiver with a single HDMI cable. It supports both common high-end audio formats, which is great as you can take full advantage of a variety of content.

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Low-Frequency Extension

Std. Dev. @ 70

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Std. Dev. @ Max

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Dynamic Range Compression

The TV has a mediocre frequency response. While it has a well-balanced sound profile at moderate listening levels, which is good for dialogue, it doesn't produce much bass, so you need a soundbar or a proper sound setup for the best sound possible.

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Weighted THD @ 80

Weighted THD @ Max

IMD @ 80

IMD @ Max

The Hisense U6H TV has mediocre distortion handling. There isn't too much at moderate listening levels, but it gets much worse at its max volume, particularly with mid-range sounds.

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Smart OS Google TV

Version 11

Ease of Use

Smoothness

Time Taken to Select YouTube

Time Taken to Change Backlight

Advanced Options

The TV comes with Google TV 11, which is an updated version of the Android TV platform Hisense TVs previously used. It's redesigned with a few extra accessibility features, but other than that, it's the same user-friendly platform.

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Ads

Opt-out

Suggested Content in Home

Opt-out of Suggested Content

Like most modern TVs, there are ads and suggested content throughout the interface. You can opt out of suggested content, but it just switches the ads to non-personalized ads instead.

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App Selection

App Smoothness

Cast Capable

USB Drive Playback

USB Drive HDR Playback

HDR in Netflix

HDR in YouTube

The Google Play Store has a ton of apps you can download, and the interface is very smooth and pleasant to use.

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Size

Voice Control

CEC Menu Control

Other Smart Features

Remote App Hisense RemoteNOW

The TV comes with a redesigned remote compared to the remote that came with 2021 Hisense TVs. Like most modern remotes, it lacks a Numpad, and there are quick-access buttons to popular streaming services. The mic built into the remote and on the TV gives you access to Google Assistant and Alexa, so you can ask it to search for content, open apps, and switch inputs.

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There's a button underneath the center to turn the TV on/off and switch inputs. There's another button to turn off the mic built into the TV if you're concerned about privacy, and you can also use it for the Find My Remote feature.

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Power Consumption 56 W

Power Consumption (Max) 154 W

Firmware V0000.01.00J.M0308

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