Hisense A6G  TV Review

The Hisense A6G has a very similar design to the Hisense U6G and Hisense U8G. The thin bezels and sleek design are nice for a budget model. Some of the larger sizes have a slightly different design, mainly with the back panel.

Sadly, the stand doesn't support the screen all that well, and there's noticeable wobble. While it has a wide footprint, you can also move the feet inwards for smaller tables.

Footprint of the 65-inch model as shown: 50.3" x 11.7". The alternate position, as shown here, has a footprint of 25.2" x 11.7". Regardless of which configuration you choose, the TV sits 3.1 inches above the table, so most soundbars should fit without blocking the TV.

The back is metal on the top and plastic on the bottom section. The inputs face to the side, but because they're towards the center, they can be hard to reach, especially if you have it wall-mounted. There are tracks on the back for cable management, but they don't hold the cables very well.

Overall, the Hisense A6G has decent build quality. There's a bit of flex in the back panel, and the stand wobbles a fair bit. The materials used feel decent, though, especially the metal portion of the back.

Some of the models of the Hisense A6G, like this one, have a mediocre contrast ratio. It results in blacks that look gray in a dark room, and it doesn't have a local dimming feature to improve it. The 50, 60, 70, and 85-inch models have a different panel type with a better contrast.

The Hisense 65A6G has poor peak brightness in SDR. It isn't bright enough to overcome glare in a bright living room and is best suited for a room with low levels of lighting.

These results are from after calibration in the 'Theater Night' Picture Mode with the Backlight Level set to 'Max'. Changing the Picture Mode to 'Standard' and setting Active Contrast to 'High' results in a slightly brighter image, but it isn't as accurate.

The Hisense A6G doesn't have a local dimming feature. The video is for reference only, so you can see how the local dimming feature on other displays compares to one without local dimming. It's a direct-lit LED TV, which means that the backlights are placed directly behind the screen, which is different from edge-lit TVs and isn't the same as local dimming.

The Hisense A6G doesn't have a local dimming feature. The video is for reference only, so you can see how the local dimming feature on other displays compares to one without local dimming. It's a direct-lit LED TV, which means that the backlights are placed directly behind the screen, which is different from edge-lit TVs and isn't the same as local dimming.

The Hisense 65A6G has poor peak brightness in HDR. It isn't bright enough to show off highlights in HDR, and without a local dimming feature, small highlights don't pop against the rest of the screen. It follows the target PQ curve fairly well for dark scenes, but there's a sharp roll-off at the peak brightness, causing a loss of fine details in bright scenes.

These results are in the 'HDR Theater' Picture Mode. Unfortunately, this is also as bright as the TV gets. Even with the Picture Mode set to 'HDR Standard', the peak brightness is about the same, but some darker scenes are boosted a bit, as shown in this EOTF.

There's no difference in this TV's peak brightness in or out of Game Mode, which is great. These results are with the same settings as outside of Game Mode, but with the Picture Mode set to 'HDR Game'.

The Hisense A6G has excellent gradient handling. There's very little banding in areas of similar color. Although this TV has Noise Reduction and Digital Noise Reduction features, they don't improve the gradient handling and can cause a loss of fine details in high-quality content.

This TV has okay gray uniformity. The edges of the screen are noticeably darker than the rest, which can be distracting if you want to use it as a PC monitor. There's also dirty screen effect in the center, which is noticeable during sports.

The black uniformity is sub-par. Nearly the entire screen is cloudy, and there are patches of backlight bleed in a few spots. The 50, 60, 70, and 85-inch models have a different panel type with better black uniformity.

The Hisense A6G Series has a good viewing angle. The image remains consistent as you move off to the side, making it a good choice for wide seating areas. However, the 50, 60, 70, and 85-inch models have a worse viewing angle, so they aren't good for wide seating areas.

The Hisense A6G has decent reflection handling. The semi-gloss coating doesn't disperse reflections very well, so direct reflections are very noticeable and can be distracting. It handles moderate amounts of light well, but considering it doesn't get bright, it's best to avoid placing it in a bright room.

The out-of-the-box accuracy is okay. The white balance isn't very accurate as almost all shades of gray have noticeable inaccuracies. The color temperature is cool, giving everything a bluish tint, and some saturated colors are off too. Finally, gamma doesn't follow the 2.2 target for a moderately-lit room as most scenes are brighter than they should be.

The Hisense A6G Series has fantastic accuracy after calibration to the D65 white point. The white balance was difficult to calibrate, but it's extremely accurate. Gamma is much closer to the target, and most colors are accurate. The color temperature is still a bit cool, but it isn't very noticeable.

You can see our full calibration settings here.

480p content is upscaled well and looks great.

The Hisense A6G upscales 720p content, like HD cable channels, without issue.

1080p content looks almost as good as native 4k content.

The Hisense A6G displays native 4k content perfectly, with no noticeable issues. Unlike the Hisense H6570G, there aren't any issues with crosshatching.

This is a 4k TV, so it can't display an 8k signal.

The RGB subpixel layout is ideal for PC use as many programs support it, and text looks clear. However, the models with VA panels have a BGR subpixel layout, which could negatively impact text clarity when using it as a PC monitor. However, it isn't a big issue, and it doesn't affect the overall picture quality. You can read more about it here.

The Hisense A6G has an okay color gamut for HDR. It displays a good amount of colors in the commonly-used DCI-P3 color space with good tone mapping, meaning most colors appear as they should. However, it isn't future-proof as it has limited coverage of the Rec. 2020 color space with bad tone mapping, so colors are inaccurate.

The Hisense A6G has a poor color volume. It's limited by the narrow color gamut, and due to the low contrast ratio, it can't display dark saturated colors.

There are no signs of temporary image retention on this TV.

Although some IPS and similar panels can suffer from temporary image retention, this doesn't appear to be permanent as seen in our long-term test.

This TV has an okay response time. There's very little difference in the pixel response time between different transitions; they're all just okay. It results in some noticeable blur behind fast-moving objects. The backlight flicker also causes image duplication.

The backlight isn't flicker-free as it uses pulse-width modulation to dim the backlight. The backlight flickers at a fixed frequency when you set the backlight to anything below its max. It causes noticeable duplications in motion and may bother you if you're sensitive to flicker.

The Hisense A6G TV doesn't have an optional backlight strobing feature to reduce persistence blur, and it always flickers at 180Hz, which can be distracting as it causes image duplications.

This TV doesn't have a motion interpolation feature.

Due to the relatively slow response time, there isn't much stutter when displaying movies or other low frame-rate content.

The Hisense A6G automatically removes 24p judder from native 24p sources like apps and Blu-ray players, which helps with the appearance of motion in movies. However, it can't do it from sources that don't have a Match Frame Rate feature, like a cable box.

This TV doesn't support any variable refresh rate technologies to reduce screen tearing when the frame rate of your game drops.

The Hisense A6G has fantastic low input lag, resulting in a very responsive gaming experience. Even outside of Game Mode, the input lag is reasonable, and you won't feel much of a delay when scrolling through the TV's interface.

This TV supports most common resolutions at 60Hz. It also displays proper chroma 4:4:4 with all of its supported resolutions, which helps result in clear text during PC use. It supports 1440p, but you need to force a custom resolution from your PC.

Although this TV doesn't support any advanced gaming features or a 120Hz input, it does have Auto Low Latency Mode. If you enable Content Type Auto Detection, the TV automatically switches to Game Mode when it detects a game being played from a supported source, resulting in low input lag.

Unlike many other TVs, it comes with a composite adapter, which is great if you have older gaming consoles or DVD players.

There's no eARC support, so it can't passthrough the highest quality audio formats like Dolby Atmos or DTS:X.

This TV has a disappointing frequency response. The low-frequency extension (LFE) is very high, resulting in almost no bass response. Above the LFE, the sound profile is fairly well-balanced at moderate volume, resulting in clear dialogue. Unfortunately, there's a bit of compression at max volume.

The Hisense A6G has good distortion performance. There's very little difference between moderate and max volume levels.

Unlike the higher-end 2021 Hisense TVs, the Hisense A6G runs Android TV 9. The Android TV interface is fast and fairly easy to use, and we didn't experience any bugs or unexcepted freeze-ups.

Unfortunately, like almost all TVs on the market, there are ads throughout the home page, although we couldn't capture a picture of one. There are rows of suggested content as well, and although there's an option to opt-out, this replaces them with random ads that aren't based on your history.

The built-in Google Play Store has a huge selection of apps, so you're sure to find your favorite streaming service.

The Hisense A6G comes with the same remote as the Hisense U6G. It has six shortcut buttons for your favorite streaming services, and the built-in mic gives quick access to Alexa or Google Assistant. You can use the voice controls to change inputs, launch apps, or search for content, but you can't use them to change picture settings on the TV.

• Remote
• 2x AAA batteries
• Power cord
• Composite adapter
• User manuals