The Hisense A6/A65K is a budget, entry-level 4k TV released in 2023 as the replacement to the Hisense A6H. Part of Hisense's A-Series lineup, it's a basic TV with very few additional features and limited picture and motion-processing capabilities. It's available in a 43-, 50-, 55-, 65-, and 75-inch size, so there's something for almost any room setup. The biggest change in 2023 is the addition of a PFS-phosphor coating, allowing the TV to display a wider color gamut than most comparable budget models, making it a good choice for people who don't want to spend a lot on a TV but still care about picture quality. It's been replaced in 2024 by the Hisense A6N.
Our Verdict
The Hisense A65K is a decent TV overall. It delivers a good gaming experience thanks to its low input lag, and it even comes with a few nice gaming features like VRR support. It looks good in a dark room thanks to its high contrast ratio and good black uniformity. It's not as good in a bright room, though, as it has relatively low peak brightness, so it can't overcome a ton of glare. Finally, it's okay for watching sports or shows, but the image degrades at an angle, so it's not a good choice if you have a wide seating arrangement.
- High native contrast for deep blacks.
- Wide selection of streaming apps.
- Good reflection handling.
- Image quality degrades rapidly at an angle.
- Noticeable uniformity issues.
The Hisense A65K is an okay TV for watching shows in a bright room. The smart interface is fast and easy to use, and there's a great selection of streaming apps to easily find your favorite shows. Unfortunately, it can't get very bright in SDR, so despite its good reflection handling, it can't overcome a ton of glare if you're in a bright room. It's also not as well-suited for a wide seating arrangement, as the image degrades rapidly when viewed at an angle.
- Wide selection of streaming apps.
- Good reflection handling.
- Image quality degrades rapidly at an angle.
The Hisense A65 is a mediocre TV for watching sports in a bright room. It has a good response time, so fast motion in sports looks crisp, with little motion blur. Unfortunately, although it has good reflection handling, it can't get very bright and struggles with glare or bright lights. It's also not a good choice for a wide seating arrangement, as the image degrades rapidly when viewed at an angle, and there are noticeable uniformity issues.
- Wide selection of streaming apps.
- Good reflection handling.
- Image quality degrades rapidly at an angle.
- Noticeable uniformity issues.
The Hisense A65K Series delivers a good gaming experience. It has low input lag and a good response time, ensuring a smooth, responsive gaming experience with little delay in your inputs. It also supports some advanced gaming features like VRR to reduce tearing. It's limited to a 60Hz refresh rate, which is disappointing for more serious gamers but fine for casual gaming.
- High native contrast for deep blacks.
- Low input lag.
- Good reflection handling.
- 60Hz refresh rate and limited gaming features.
The Hisense A65K is decent for watching movies in a dark room. It has a high native contrast ratio, so blacks are deep and uniform in darker scenes. It also has an impressive wide color gamut, so HDR content looks vivid and lifelike. Sadly, it can't get very bright in HDR and lacks a local dimming feature to improve its dynamic range. Overall, this results in a fairly flat HDR experience, as bright specular highlights don't stand out from the background. It also doesn't tone map well in bright scenes, as it sacrifices accuracy in favor of brightness.
- High native contrast for deep blacks.
- Wide selection of streaming apps.
- Impressive wide color gamut.
- No local dimming feature to improve contrast.
- Low peak brightness in HDR.
- Poor tone mapping in bright scenes.
The Hisense A65 Series delivers a good gaming experience, but HDR adds little. It has low input lag and a quick response time, resulting in smooth motion and a responsive feel. It has an impressive color gamut in HDR, so your games look vivid and realistic. Unfortunately, it can't get very bright in HDR and lacks a local dimming feature, so bright highlights in games don't stand out at all, and everything looks flat overall.
- High native contrast for deep blacks.
- Low input lag.
- Impressive wide color gamut.
- No local dimming feature to improve contrast.
- Low peak brightness in HDR.
- 60Hz refresh rate and limited gaming features.
The Hisense A65K TV is just okay for use as a PC monitor. Although it seems good on paper, a few issues limit its usefulness as a monitor. The viewing angle is poor, which results in the sides of the screen appearing non-uniform if you're sitting close to the screen. It also has mediocre gray uniformity, which is especially noticeable when browsing the web or doing any sort of desktop work. It's good for PC gaming, though, where you won't notice most of those issues, and it has low input lag for a responsive feel.
- High native contrast for deep blacks.
- Low input lag.
- Chroma 4:4:4 is displayed properly for clear text from a PC.
- Good reflection handling.
- Noticeable uniformity issues.
- 60Hz refresh rate and limited gaming features.
Changelog
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Updated Oct 30, 2024:
We bought and tested the replacement for this TV, the Hisense A6N, and added a mention in the intro above and in the Contrast section.
- Updated Sep 25, 2024: We mentioned the newly-reviewed Hisense CanvasTV QLED 2024 in the SDR Brightness section of this review.
- Updated Sep 12, 2024: We mentioned the newly-reviewed Hisense A7N in the response time section of this review.
- Updated Dec 08, 2023: Mentioned the newly-reviewed TCL Q5/Q550G QLED in the Supported Resolutions section of this review.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
We tested the 65-inch Hisense A65K, and our results are also valid for the 43-inch, 50-inch, 55-inch, and 75-inch models. The 43-, 50, and 55-inch sizes only have three HDMI inputs, but they have a full-sized composite input with dedicated audio and video ports. The 65- and 75-inch sizes have four HDMI ports, but they require an adapter for composite inputs, which is sold separately. There's also a difference in the stands, as the three small sizes only support a wide position for the two feet, whereas the larger sizes also offer a narrow position.
Internationally, this model is known as the Hisense A6K, but as Hisense often creates separate models for North American markets, it's unclear how the A6K compares to the A65K. The closest model in Canada at the time of this review is the Hisense A6KV, which is similar overall but powered by the VIDAA smart interface instead of Google TV.
| Size | US Model | HDMI Ports |
|---|---|---|
| 43" | 43A65K | 3 |
| 50" | 50A65K | 3 |
| 55" | 55A65K | 3 |
| 65" | 65A65K | 4 |
| 75" | 75A65K | 4 |
The unit we tested was manufactured in April 2023, and you can see the label here.
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The Hisense A65K is an okay budget TV overall with a few nice features for the price. It offers better picture quality than most similarly-priced models, like the TCL S4/S450G or the Vizio Quantum QLED, and performs well overall with very few quirks. If you're shopping on a budget, you'd be hard-pressed to find a better TV for less.
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The Hisense A65K and the Hisense QD65NF are similar budget models. The QD6 delivers a slightly brighter image, but their overall picture quality is similar. The A65K has more extra features, though, with one additional HDMI port and VRR support, as well as a faster response time for gaming.
The Hisense A6N is a significant downgrade from the TV it replaces, the Hisense A65K. The A6N has significantly lower contrast, resulting in worse picture quality, especially in a dark room. The A65K also has better processing, so it looks better if you're watching content from low-quality streaming sources.
The Hisense A7N is a bit better than the Hisense A65K, but it's close. The older A65K has slightly better contrast, giving it the edge when watching darker content. However, the A7N has a lot of minor but noticeable advantages: it's a bit brighter in HDR and SDR, with better HDR accuracy. It also has slightly better reflection handling, giving it the edge in brighter rooms. Plus, it has a faster response time, making it better for gaming.
The Hisense A65K and the Hisense U6K are closely matched, with the U6K being a bit better overall. The U6K has a local dimming feature, leading to much better contrast in dark scenes. It also gets brighter than the A65K, so it's the more vibrant TV. While the U6K is a bit more colorful overall, the A65K is surprisingly colorful for a cheap TV. Outside of that, both TVs are pretty similar in terms of features.
We buy and test dozens of TVs yearly, taking an objective, data-driven approach to deliver results you can trust. Our testing process is complex, with hundreds of individual tests that take over a week to complete. Most of our tests use specially designed test patterns that mimic real content, but we also use the same sources you have at home to ensure our results match the real-world experience. We use two main tools for our testing: a Colorimetry Research CR-100 colorimeter and a CR-250 spectroradiometer.
Test Results
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