Hisense U6/U6N Review (55U6N, 65U6N, 75U6N, 85U6N) (2024)

Curved No

The Hisense U6N is pretty much identical to last year's Hisense U6/U6K. It has a simple design with thin bezels on the top and sides and a slightly thicker bezel on the bottom.

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Uniformity Pictures N/A

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Wall Mount VESA 400x300

Besides the darker color, the back of the TV is identical to last year's Hisense U6/U6K. The top section is metallic, and the section that houses the inputs is made of plastic. Most of the inputs are side-facing and easy to access if you have the TV mounted flush to the wall. However, the HDMI 4, Ethernet, and digital audio out ports located on the back aren't easily accessible if you have it wall-mounted. Unfortunately, the TV doesn't come with any clips to help with cable management.

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Borders 0.39" (1.0 cm)

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Max Thickness 2.99" (7.6 cm)

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The TV has alright build quality. It's mostly made of plastic that feels cheap, so it wobbles front to back in both feet positions when pushed, and there's quite a bit of flex on the back of the TV towards the middle and around the inputs. There are no major issues with quality control, but there's some debris behind the panel of our unit that's distracting with some content.

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Contrast

Native Contrast

The Hisense U6N has fantastic contrast. The TV's native contrast ratio is outstanding, but with local dimming on 'High,' the TV delivers very deep blacks in a dark room, and they mostly stay deep when bright highlights are also on screen.

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The TV has only decent blooming performance. Unfortunately, there's visible blooming around bright highlights or text when they're against a black background, making blacks look less deep.

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Local Dimming

Backlight

Dimming Zones Count Of Tested TV

The TV has decent overall lighting zone transitions, but it struggles with fast-moving content. There's noticeable haloing, and the leading edge of bright, quick-moving objects is visibly dimmer.

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There's no noticeable difference in dark scene performance when the TV is in PC/Game Mode.

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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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600 Nit Tracking Delta

1000 Nit Tracking Delta

4000 Nit Tracking Delta

The TV has satisfactory PQ EOTF tracking. With content mastered at 600 and 1000 nits, the TV displays shadows and mid-tones dimmer than intended, and there's a gradual roll-off to preserve some detail in highlights that are brighter than what the TV is capable of. With content mastered at 4000 nits, everything is displayed much darker than intended, and the gradual roll-off happens much sooner.

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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 TV has a very good HDR color gamut. It has outstanding coverage of the commonly used DCI-P3 color space, with great color accuracy. The TV has decent coverage of the wider Rec. 2020 color space, but very saturated colors are undersaturated and mostly off the mark.

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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 TV has decent color volume. Dark saturated colors are displayed well due to the TV's fantastic contrast. On the other hand, the TV can't display most colors at high luminance levels.

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White Balance dE

Color dE

Gamma

Color Temperature

Picture Mode

Color Temp Setting

Gamma Setting

The Hisense U6N has poor pre-calibration SDR accuracy. Its white balance is bad, with greens underrepresented and blues and reds overrepresented in most shades of gray. Gamma is close to our target of 2.2, but most scenes are displayed darker than intended. Its color accuracy is alright, but there are inaccuracies with all colors, and whites and lighter shades of most colors are noticeably inaccurate. Fortunately, the TV's color temperature is almost perfect at our target of 6500K.

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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 TV has just decent gray uniformity. There's some noticeable dirty screen effect towards the center of the screen, and the edges of the screen are noticeably darker than the center. On a very dark or near-black screen, its uniformity is great, but the left side is lighter than the rest of the screen.

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Std. Dev.

Native Std. Dev.

The Hisense U6N has superb black uniformity. With local dimming disabled, blacks are slightly cloudy and blueish. With local dimming enabled, blacks are deep and uniform across the screen, with only a bit of blooming around bright objects on a dark background.

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Color Washout

Color Shift

Brightness Loss

Black Level Raise

Gamma Shift

The Hisense U6N has an inadequate viewing angle, so it's not suitable for a wide seating arrangement. As you move off-center, there's significant gamma shifting, color shifting, and brightness loss, and colors look increasingly washed out as you move further away to the sides.

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Screen Finish

Total Reflections

Indirect Reflections

Calculated Direct Reflections

The TV has satisfactory reflection handling. Its semi-gloss screen finish significantly reduces the intensity of indirect reflections, like when glare from a ceiling light isn't directly facing the screen. Unfortunately, the TV's handling of direct reflections is only okay, so reflections caused by something like a lamp positioned in front of the screen are distracting.

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100% Black to 50% Gray

50% Gray to 100% White

100% Black to 50% Red

50% Red to 100% Red

100% Black to 50% Green

50% Green to 100% Green

100% Black to 50% Blue

50% Blue to 100% Blue

The TV has satisfactory HDR gradient handling. There's noticeable banding in dark greens, dark blues, and dark grays, but all other colors have minimal banding.

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Smoothing

Detail Preservation

The TV has poor low-quality content smoothing. It does a fantastic job at preserving details, but unfortunately, it just doesn't smooth out artifacts in low-bitrate content.

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Subpixel Layout

Type LED

Sub-Type

The TV uses a BGR (Blue-Green-Red) subpixel layout instead of the traditional RGB layout. For video or gaming content, this doesn't cause any issues, but for PC monitor use, it can be a problem as it impacts the text clarity, although not everyone will notice this.

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80% Response Time

100% Response Time

The Hisense U6N has an excellent response time for minimal blur behind fast-moving objects, but it's slower when coming out of dark states, so there's noticeable black smearing in dark scene transitions.

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Flicker-Free

PWM Dimming Frequency

The TV uses pulse width modulation (PWM) to dim its backlight, which introduces flicker that can bother people who are sensitive to it. Fortunately, it flickers at a very fast 7800Hz in all picture modes and at all brightness levels, so it's not noticeable.

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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 TV doesn't have an optional backlight strobing feature, commonly known as black frame insertion (BFI), to help reduce persistence blur.

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Motion Interpolation (30 fps)

Motion Interpolation (60 fps)

The TV has an optional motion interpolation feature to improve the clarity of motion, but it doesn't work very well. Even slower-moving scenes have some noticeable artifacts. The TV really struggles in faster-moving scenes, and there are distracting artifacts and haloing, and at times, the TV stops interpolating altogether.

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Frame Hold Time @ 24 fps

Frame Hold Time @ 60 fps

Due to the TV's quick response time, there's some noticeable stutter when watching movies or TV shows, and it's most apparent in slow panning shots.

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Judder-Free 24p

Judder-Free 24p via 60p

Judder-Free 24p via 60i

Judder-Free 24p via Native Apps

The TV gives a judder-free experience from any source with the 'Motion Enhancement: Film' setting turned on.

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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 Yes

The TV supports every VRR technology to reduce screen-tearing. Unfortunately, VRR doesn't work in 1080p and 1440p @ 120Hz. Its usefulness is also limited when gaming @ 60Hz since it doesn't support sources with Low-Frame-Compensation (LFC), so you get screen-tearing when your frame rate dips below 48 fps.

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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 TV has incredibly low input lag when set to PC/Game Mode, which ensures a very responsive gaming experience with very little delay between your actions with your controller or mouse and the action on-screen.

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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 supports all common resolutions up to 4k @ 60Hz. Unfortunately, 1080p and 1440p @ 120Hz only work with VRR disabled. 1440p only works on PCs since it requires a forced resolution.

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Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM)

4k @ 120Hz

1440p @ 120Hz

1080p @ 120Hz

HDR

VRR

The Hisense U6N supports 4k @ 60Hz and 1080p @ 120Hz on the PS5. It supports VRR for a nearly tear-free gaming experience, but VRR doesn't work properly when gaming in 1080p @ 120Hz. The TV supports Auto Low Latency Mode, so you don't have to worry about manually switching to PC/Game Mode to get the lowest input lag.

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Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM)

4k @ 120Hz

1440p @ 120Hz

1080p @ 120Hz

HDR

VRR

The Hisense U6N supports 4k @ 60Hz and 1080p @ 120Hz on the Xbox Series X|S. It supports VRR for a nearly tear-free gaming experience, but VRR doesn't work properly when gaming in 1080p @ 120Hz. Fortunately, the TV does support Dolby Vision gaming in 4k @ 60Hz. The TV also supports Auto Low Latency Mode, so you don't have to worry about manually switching to PC/Game Mode to get the lowest input lag.

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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)

The TV is limited to HDMI 2.0 bandwidth on all four HDMI ports. Unlike the Hisense U7N, the TV only has an ATSC 1.0 tuner, so you can't watch 4k content over the air.

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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

The TV supports eARC, which lets you pass high-quality, uncompressed audio to a compatible receiver or soundbar through an HDMI cable. It supports all major audio formats, so you don't have to worry about compatibility with external sources.

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Low-Frequency Extension

Std. Dev. @ 70

Std. Dev. @ 80

Std. Dev. @ Max

Max

Dynamic Range Compression

The TV has a sub-par frequency response. Like most TVs, the bass is pretty much non-existent. Dialogue is clear enough at moderate listening levels, but the sound becomes increasingly unbalanced as you raise the volume. This is unfortunate since the speakers don't get very loud, so it's best suited for a quiet environment.

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Weighted THD @ 80

Weighted THD @ Max

IMD @ 80

IMD @ Max

The TV's distortion performance is great. There's barely any audible distortion at moderate volume levels, and there's only a bit of distortion at maximum volume.

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Smart OS Google TV

Version 12

Ease of Use

Smoothness

Time Taken to Select YouTube

Time Taken to Change Backlight

Advanced Options

The Hisense U6N TV uses version 12 of the popular Google TV operating system. The interface is very smooth and easy to use.

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Ads

Opt-out

Suggested Content in Home

Opt-out of Suggested Content

Unfortunately, like almost all TVs on the market, the smart interface contains ads, and you can't disable them.

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App Selection

App Smoothness

Cast Capable

USB Drive Playback

USB Drive HDR Playback

HDR in Netflix

HDR in YouTube

The TV has a fantastic selection of apps, so finding your favorite content is easy. You can also cast content from your phone onto the TV or play videos directly from a USB stick.

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Size

Voice Control

CEC Menu Control

Other Smart Features

Remote App Hisense RemoteNOW

The TV comes with Hisense's newly designed, backlit remote. It has buttons for popular streaming services, and you can use the built-in microphone to switch inputs, change apps, search within apps, and ask for the weather and time. Unfortunately, you can't change the TV's settings using the voice controls.

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There's a single button on the bottom center of the TV that you can use to switch inputs and power the TV on/off. There's also a small switch that you can use to turn on/off the TV's built-in microphone.

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Power Consumption 58 W

Power Consumption (Max) 184 W

Firmware V0000.01.00A.O0403

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