The Hisense 75U8N is a mid-range TV released in 2024 and replaces the 75-inch Hisense U8/U8K from 2023. What makes this size option unique is that it uses an ADS Pro panel instead of the VA panel found in all other sizes of the TV, which is something Hisense has done with the 75-inch models in their entire ULED lineup. Since it uses a different panel, it's the odd man out in the U8N lineup, but it still has the exact same features. You still get local dimming, Dolby Vision, ATSC 3.0, Wi-Fi 6E, HDMI 2.1 bandwidth on two ports for up to 4k @ 144Hz gaming, and VRR support. Like the other sizes, it uses the popular Google TV interface, which is loaded with apps and has smart features like voice control. It comes equipped with the same built-in 50W 2.1.2 channel speaker system as the other sizes. The U8N is available in five different sizes: 55-inch, 65-inch, 75-inch, 85-inch, and a massive 100-inch model. This review is only valid for the 75-inch model, but we also reviewed the sizes with a VA panel.
Our Verdict
The Hisense 75U8N is very good for a variety of usages. It's well suited for a bright room thanks to its superb SDR brightness, but it does struggle more with reducing the intensity of direct reflections, so it's best to avoid placing the TV opposite a lamp or window. It's a solid option for a home theater, with effective local dimming for deep blacks, vibrant colors, good image processing, and bright highlights in HDR content. It's a very good gaming TV too, with very low input lag and modern gaming features, but its pixel transitions are a bit slow, so motion isn't as crisp as it could be. The TV has a wider viewing angle than many other LED TVs, so it's decent for watching TV with a few friends.
Excellent HDR brightness for impactful highlights.
Superb SDR brightness means it overcomes glare from indirect lighting.
Good upscaling and very good low-quality content smoothing.
Colors are vibrant, lifelike, and bright.
Deep blacks with minimal blooming when local dimming is enabled.
Worse contrast and dimmer overall than the other sizes of the TV.
Direct reflections are a bit distracting.
Slower pixel transitions in PC/Game Mode leads to blur behind fast motion.
The Hisense 75U8N is very good for a home theater. It has great black levels with local dimming enabled, so you get deep blacks with minimal blooming around highlights, albeit not as deep as the other size options. You also get vibrant and mostly accurate colors that are sure to impress, and its great HDR brightness means highlights really pop out in HDR content. However, the brightness of HDR content is a bit inaccurate, so it doesn't do the best job following the filmmaker's intent in that regard. Fortunately, it does a good job upscaling and a very good job clearing up artifacts in highly compressed content, so it's a good option when the quality of your content isn't ideal. There's a bit of noticeable stutter during slow panning shots, but since the TV's response time isn't the fastest, most people won't notice it.
Excellent HDR brightness for impactful highlights.
Good upscaling and very good low-quality content smoothing.
Colors are vibrant, lifelike, and bright.
Deep blacks with minimal blooming when local dimming is enabled.
Worse contrast and dimmer overall than the other sizes of the TV.
The Hisense 75U8N is excellent for a bright room. It's a seriously bright TV in SDR, so it easily overcomes glare from indirect sources of light. However, it only does an okay job reducing the intensity of direct reflections, so you still see apparent reflections if you have a lamp or window opposite the screen. A major upside is that it barely loses color vibrancy, and blacks stay deep and impressive in a room with ambient lighting, so you enjoy a similarly impressive image as you do in a dark room.
Superb SDR brightness means it overcomes glare from indirect lighting.
Colors are vibrant, lifelike, and bright.
Blacks stay deep and colors stay vibrant in a bright room.
Worse contrast and dimmer overall than the other sizes of the TV.
Direct reflections are a bit distracting.
The Hisense 75U8N is great for watching sports. It's a great option for a sunny afternoon since its SDR brightness easily makes it overcome glare from indirect light sources, although it struggles more if you have a window or lamp opposite the screen since its direct reflection handling is only okay. Colors in your favorite sports really stand out due to the TV's great overall color performance, and you get solid overall image processing that helps upscale and smooth out artifacts in low resolution and heavily compressed streams and broadcasts. Its pixel transitions are fast enough that you won't be distracted by an overly blurry image, but it's only okay gray uniformity means there's some dirty screen effect in the middle of the screen when watching sports like hockey that have large areas of uniform color. The TV's viewing angle is fairly wide for an LED model, so it's a decent option for watching the game with a small group of friends.
Superb SDR brightness means it overcomes glare from indirect lighting.
Good upscaling and very good low-quality content smoothing.
Colors are vibrant, lifelike, and bright.
Worse contrast and dimmer overall than the other sizes of the TV.
Direct reflections are a bit distracting.
Some noticeable dirty screen effect towards the center of the screen.
The Hisense 75U8N is very good for gaming. It looks good in a dark room thanks to its solid black levels with local dimming enabled, and highlights really pop out in HDR games due to its excellent HDR peak brightness. It displays a wide range of vibrant colors, so colors are impressive in your favorite games. It performs well for the most part, with HDMI 2.1 bandwidth for up to 4k @ 144Hz. You also get VRR support for a nearly tear-free gaming experience, and its low input lag provides a responsive feel. However, its pixel transitions are only okay overall, so fast motion has blur behind it across its refresh range.
Excellent HDR brightness for impactful highlights.
HDMI 2.1 bandwidth, up to 4k @ 144Hz, and VRR support.
Colors are vibrant, lifelike, and bright.
Deep blacks with minimal blooming when local dimming is enabled.
Minor VRR issues around 100Hz and VRR doesn't work at 240Hz.
Worse contrast and dimmer overall than the other sizes of the TV.
Slower pixel transitions in PC/Game Mode leads to blur behind fast motion.
The Hisense 75U8N has amazing brightness. It has superb SDR brightness, making it easily overcome glare from indirect light sources in even the brightest rooms. Its HDR brightness is excellent, so you get bright highlights in HDR content.
Excellent HDR brightness for impactful highlights.
Superb SDR brightness means it overcomes glare from indirect lighting.
The Hisense 75U8N has decent black levels overall. Without local dimming enabled, the TV's contrast and black uniformity leaves a lot to be desired. However, with local dimming turned on, its black uniformity and contrast is much better and delivers deep blacks with minimal blooming.
Deep blacks with minimal blooming when local dimming is enabled.
The Hisense 75U8N has impressive colors. It has excellent color volume in both SDR and HDR, so colors are well-saturated and really pop off the screen. It has very good SDR accuracy, but it only has okay color accuracy in HDR. It's accurate enough that colors aren't noticeably off for most people, but color enthusiasts will need to get it calibrated if they want the most accurate colors possible.
Colors are vibrant, lifelike, and bright.
Note: We're in the process of improving our tests related to image processing, but this score should give you a general idea of how a TV performs overall with its image processing capabilities.
The Hisense 75U8N has good image processing overall. It does a very good job cleaning up artifacts in heavily compressed content, and its good upscaling means low-resolution content doesn't look too soft. Color gradients in HDR look great, with only some noticeable banding in bright blues. It has okay PQ EOTF tracking, but blacks are a bit too bright, and most scenes are slightly too dark, so it doesn't do the best job of staying true to the content creator's intent.
Good upscaling and very good low-quality content smoothing.
Only minor banding in some color gradients.
The Hisense 75U8N has good responsiveness in PC/Game Mode. You get VRR for a nearly tear-free gaming experience, and its input lag is very low, so you get a responsive feel while gaming. However, its pixel transitions are only okay across the board, so fast motion is a bit blurry and there's some inverse ghosting when gaming at 144Hz.
HDMI 2.1 bandwidth, up to 4k @ 144Hz, and VRR support.
Minor VRR issues around 100Hz and VRR doesn't work at 240Hz.
Slower pixel transitions in PC/Game Mode leads to blur behind fast motion.
We're in the process of fixing the way we evaluate a TV's overall motion handling. This section is currently broken, and the score isn't indicative of how well a TV handles motion overall.
Performance Usages
Changelog
- Updated May 08, 2025: Converted to Test Bench 2.0.1. We did this to fix an issue with our scoring in the Supported Resolutions section, since TVs with a refresh rate higher than 144Hz were being penalized for not supporting 144Hz.
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Updated Mar 26, 2025:
We wrote text for the new tests and rewrote text throughout the review after updating pre-existing tests and scores for Test Bench 2.0.
- Updated Mar 26, 2025: We converted the review to Test Bench 2.0. With this new methodology, we've added new tests to expand the scope of our testing, adjusted our scoring to better align with current market conditions, and added performance usages that group related tests together to give more insight into specific aspects of a TV's performance. You can find a full list of changes in the TV 2.0 changelog.
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Updated Oct 16, 2024:
We changed the TV’s Native Refresh Rate to match its maximum refresh rate at its native resolution in the Variable Refresh Rate section of this review. We also updated the Wall Mount size to VESA 600x400 in the Back section.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
We bought and tested the 75-inch Hisense U8N. Since it's the only size that uses an ADS Pro panel instead of a VA panel, these results are only valid for this size. To see how the other sizes perform, see our full review of the Hisense U8/U8N.
In Canada, the TV is known as the Hisense 75U88N, and it performs the same. There are similarly named international models, like the 75U8NAU in Australia, but these models perform a bit differently than the North American models, so our results aren't valid for them.
| Size | US Model | Local Dimming Zones | Panel Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55" | Hisense 55U8N | 672 | VA |
| 65" | Hisense 65U8N | 1,600 | VA |
| 75" | Hisense 75U8N | 2,000 | ADS Pro |
| 85" | Hisense 85U8N | 1,296 | VA |
| 100" | Hisense 100U8N | 1,620 | VA |
Our unit was manufactured in February 2024.
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The Hisense 75U8N is a very good TV overall and doesn't really have any major downsides. Unfortunately, outside of having a wider viewing angle, it performs worse than the sizes that use a VA panel in a few ways. It's dimmer overall (albeit still bright) and has a slower response time. The other sizes of the Hisense U8/U8N really stand out in the sea of LED TVs due to their very high contrast ratios that deliver incredibly deep blacks, but you just don't get that on the 75-inch model. Some will take the reduced contrast ratio in favor of a wider viewing angle, but its viewing angle isn't anything special, so it's still not the best choice if you need a TV to use in large group settings. If you prefer better overall picture quality, you might want to step down to the 65-inch model or step up to the 85-inch model. If you're set on a 75-inch TV and don't mind dealing with a narrow viewing angle, you can get much better contrast, a faster response time, and even more brightness on a TV like the TCL QM8/QM851G QLED, since the 75-inch model of that TV uses a VA panel like the rest of the size options.
For more options, check out our recommendations for the best TVs for bright rooms, the best 75-inch TVs, and the best TVs for gaming.
The sizes of the Hisense U8N that use a VA panel are better overall than the Hisense 75U8N (ADS PRO panel) in almost every way. The U8N (VA panel) has significantly better contrast, displaying incredibly deep blacks that are approaching what you get from an OLED. When it comes to brightness, the U8N (VA) is brighter overall, so it overcomes a bit more glare in a bright room and displays brighter highlights in HDR content. The U8N (VA) also has a faster response time, so there's less blur behind fast motion. On the other hand, the 75U8N has a wider viewing angle, so it's better suited for watching TV with a group.
The Hisense 75U8N (ADS Pro panel) and the Hisense U7N (VA panel) are better than each other in different ways. The 75U8N is the brighter TV overall, meaning it overcomes more glare in a room with lots of lights on and displays brighter highlights in HDR content. The 75U8N also has a wider color gamut for more vibrant and lifelike colors, and its colors are more accurate in SDR pre-calibration. Additionally, the 75U8N has a wider viewing angle. On the other hand, the U7N (VA panel) has better contrast for deeper blacks in a dark room, although there's a bit more blooming than there is on the 75U8N. The U7N also has a quicker response time for less blur behind fast motion, and it's more accurate in HDR.
The LG C4 OLED is better than the Hisense 75U8N in almost every way. The LG has significantly better contrast, so it displays much deeper blacks in a dark room. The LG also has a much faster response time for less blur behind quick motion. In addition to that, the LG is the more accurate TV in both SDR and HDR, has better image processing, and has a much wider viewing angle. However, the Hisense is the much brighter TV overall, so it overcomes more glare in a bright room.
The Hisense 75U8N (ADS Pro panel) is mostly better than the Hisense U8K. The U8K has significantly better contrast, so you get much deeper blacks in a dark room. The U8K delivers brighter highlights in HDR thanks to its slightly better HDR brightness, and its SDR colors are more accurate. However, the 75U8N is brighter in SDR, so it overcomes more glare in very bright rooms. The 75U8N is also more accurate in HDR, has a faster response time for less blur behind quick motion, and has a wider viewing angle that makes it more suitable for use in a group setting.
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