The Hisense A6H is an entry-level 4k TV in Hisense's 2022 lineup, and it's the replacement for 2021's Hisense A6G. It's a budget model that sits below Hisense's ULED series, which starts with the Hisense U6/U6H, and above smaller budget models like the Hisense A4H. Although it supports HDMI Forum VRR for gaming, it's still limited to a 60Hz refresh rate and doesn't support HDMI 2.1 bandwidth. It runs the Google TV 11 smart interface, which is fast and easy to use, and has a great selection of apps, including all major streaming services. It's been replaced in 2023 by the Costco exclusive Hisense A6/A65K, which uses a VA panel instead and offers a much wider color gamut thanks to the inclusion of a PFS phosphor coating.
Our Verdict
The Hisense A6H is an okay TV for mixed usage. It's best suited for watching movies or TV shows in a moderately-lit room. It has a low contrast ratio, sub-par black uniformity, and no local dimming feature, so it's not a good choice for watching movies or HDR content in a dark room. It's okay for gaming, as it has low input lag and variable refresh rate support, but its response time is just okay, so there's a bit of noticeable blur behind fast-moving objects. Finally, it's great for use as a PC monitor thanks to its wide viewing angle, so the image remains uniform even if you're sitting close to it, and it supports chroma 4:4:4, which is important for clear text from a PC.
- Lower resolution content is upscaled well.
- Image doesn't degrade significantly at an angle.
- Great selection of streaming apps.
- Mediocre contrast.
- No local dimming.
- Not bright enough to overcome glare.
The Hisense A6H is a decent TV for watching shows, as long as you're not in a bright room. It has a wide viewing angle, which is great if you have a wide seating arrangement, as the image doesn't degrade much, even when sitting to the side. Sadly, it's not well-suited for a bright room, as it has poor peak brightness and just decent reflection handling, so it doesn't handle glare well. On the other hand, the built-in Google TV smart interface has a huge selection of streaming services, and the TV upscales lower-resolution content well, which is great if you have a bunch of TV shows on DVD.
- Lower resolution content is upscaled well.
- Image doesn't degrade significantly at an angle.
- Great selection of streaming apps.
- Not bright enough to overcome glare.
The Hisense A6H is a decent TV for watching sports, as long as you're not in a bright room. It has a wide viewing angle, which is great for a wide seating arrangement, as the image doesn't degrade much, even when sitting to the side. It has an okay response time, but fast-motion is a bit blurry. It's unfortunately not well-suited for a bright viewing environment, as it can't get bright enough to overcome glare, although it has decent reflection handling.
- Lower resolution content is upscaled well.
- Image doesn't degrade significantly at an angle.
- Great selection of streaming apps.
- Not bright enough to overcome glare.
- Relatively slow response time.
The Hisense A6H is an okay TV for gaming. It has superbly low input lag, ensuring your actions are in sync with what you see on the screen, and it supports HDMI Forum variable refresh rate technology (VRR), which helps reduce screen tearing. It has an okay response time, but there's a bit of blur behind fast-moving objects. Sadly, it's limited to a 60Hz refresh rate, so it's not ideal for PS5 or Xbox Series X gamers, as it doesn't support 4k @ 120Hz high refresh rate gaming.
- Low input lag.
- No local dimming.
- Sub-par black uniformity.
- Relatively slow response time.
The Hisense A6H is a sub-par choice for watching HDR movies in a dark room. It has a mediocre contrast ratio, sub-par black uniformity, and no local dimming feature, so blacks look gray and patchy in a dark room. It also has bad peak brightness in HDR, so bright highlights don't stand out. It has an okay color gamut in HDR, but it can't display a wide color gamut and has disappointing color volume, so HDR content looks dull overall.
- Very little stutter.
- Mediocre contrast.
- Bad HDR peak brightness.
- No local dimming.
- Sub-par black uniformity.
The Hisense A6H is okay for gaming in HDR. It has low input lag and support for HDMI Forum variable refresh rate technology, ensuring a responsive, nearly tear-free gaming experience. It has just an okay response time, though, with more blur than high-end TVs. It doesn't look very good in a dark room, as it has mediocre contrast, sub-par black uniformity, and no local dimming feature to improve either of them. Finally, it can't get very bright in HDR and has disappointing HDR color volume, so HDR content looks dull.
- Low input lag.
- Mediocre contrast.
- Bad HDR peak brightness.
- No local dimming.
- Sub-par black uniformity.
- Relatively slow response time.
The Hisense A6H is a great TV for use as a PC monitor. It has a great viewing angle and good uniformity, ensuring the screen remains uniform, even at the sides, when you're sitting close to the TV. It supports chroma 4:4:4, which is essential for clear text from a PC. It has very low input lag, ensuring a smooth desktop experience, but it has just an okay response time, so there's noticeable blur behind fast-moving objects. It has decent reflection handling, but due to its poor peak brightness, it's not well-suited for bright viewing environments.
- Image doesn't degrade significantly at an angle.
- Low input lag.
- Chroma 4:4:4 is displayed properly for clear text.
- Relatively slow response time.
Changelog
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Updated Nov 19, 2024:
Unfortunately, the backlight has completely failed, and this TV has been removed from the Accelerated Longevity Test.
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Updated Oct 30, 2024:
We bought and tested the Hisense A6N and added a mention in the Contrast section.
- Updated Sep 11, 2024: We uploaded the latest brightness measurements and uniformity photos for the Accelerated Longevity Test.
- Updated Jul 17, 2024: We uploaded the latest brightness measurements and uniformity photos for the Accelerated Longevity Test.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
We tested the 65-inch Hisense A6H, and our results are also valid for the 43-inch, 55-inch, and 75-inch models. The 50-inch model is slightly different, as it uses a different panel type from the 65-inch we've tested. This results in much better contrast and dark room performance but a worse viewing angle. There are also minor differences in the inputs between the 43, 50, and 55-inch models and the 65 and 75-inch models. The smaller sizes have three HDMI inputs, but they have a full-sized composite input with dedicated audio and video ports. The larger sizes have four HDMI ports but require an adapter for composite inputs, which you can buy separately.
In Canada, this model is known as the Hisense A68H and also comes in a 58-inch model. There's also a minor variant known as the A65H, which is sold in a few stores. Both of these variants perform the same as the A6H.
| Size | US Model | Canada Model | Panel Type | HDMI Ports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43" | Hisense 43A6H | 43A68H | IPS | 3 |
| 50" | Hisense 50A6H | 50A68H | VA | 3 |
| 55" | Hisense 55A6H | 55A68H | IPS | 3 |
| 58" | - | 58A68H | IPS | 3 |
| 65" | Hisense 65A6H | 65A68H | IPS | 4 |
| 75" | Hisense 75A6H | 75A68H | IPS | 4 |
The unit we tested was manufactured in February 2022, and you can see the label here.
Popular TV Comparisons
The Hisense A65H is an okay budget TV, but it has limited features and disappointing picture quality, especially if you're in a dark room. It's an okay choice for a secondary display in a bedroom or office, but there are much better options available for about the same price.
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The Hisense A6G and the Hisense A6H are very similar overall. The more recent A6H runs a newer smart interface, known as Google TV 11, instead of the older Android TV platform. It's a bit more polished and easy to use. The A6H also supports variable refresh rate technology, which helps improve the overall gaming experience by reducing visible tearing in some games. As far as overall picture quality goes, there's very little difference between these two TVs.
The Hisense A6H and Toshiba C350 Series 2023 are very similar TVs overall and are of similar quality. They both have terrible contrast, but the Toshiba's is a bit better overall. The Toshiba also gets a bit brighter, so it looks better than the Hisense in any brightness setting. The Hisense has better upscaling capabilities, so it's better at cleaning up low-resolution content, and it can remove 24p judder from more sources than the Toshiba, making it a bit better for watching low-resolution movies or TV shows.
The Hisense A65K is significantly better than its predecessor, the Hisense A6H. The A65K looks better in dark rooms thanks to its significantly higher contrast ratio and better black uniformity. It's also a lot brighter in both SDR and HDR, so it can handle more glare in a bright room. Finally, the A65K has a much wider color gamut and supports more advanced gaming features like VRR.
The Hisense A6N is a slight improvement over the older Hisense A6H. The A6N delivers slightly better picture quality thanks to its higher (but still bad) contrast ratio and higher peak brightness.
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.
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