The Hisense CanvasTV 2024, also known as the Hisense S7N, is a mid-range 4k model in Hisense's 2024 lineup with a unique twist: it comes with a wood-like frame alongside a series of included landscapes and paintings and is meant to double as an art piece in your home when wall-mounted. It uses a KSF phosphor coating, designed to deliver more vibrant and lifelike colors than traditional LED TVs. Unlike most models on the market, it uses a matte screen coating that is meant to significantly reduce reflections in a bright room. It has four HDMI ports, two of which carry HDMI 2.1 bandwidth with support for 4k @ 144Hz and 1080p @ 240Hz gaming. The TV supports HDR10+ and Dolby Vision and passes through advanced audio formats from Dolby and DTS through its eARC port. It comes in two sizes: 55 and 65 inches.
Our Verdict
The Hisense Canvas TV is a middling unit for mixed usage. While it's bright enough in SDR to deliver an adequate viewing experience in well-lit rooms, its HDR brightness and contrast aren't good enough to deliver a satisfactory home theater experience. It does deliver a decent gaming experience thanks to its low input lag, and it even comes with a few nice gaming features like VRR support, 4k @ 144Hz, and 1080p @ 240Hz capabilities. Sadly, its response time performance isn't good enough for a motion-blur-free gaming experience.
- Good reflection handling with glare from direct sources of light.
- Solid image processing.
No local dimming feature to improve contrast and black uniformity.
- Smudges glare from ambient lights across the screen instead of reducing its size.
The TV is very inaccurate in SDR and HDR.
The Hisense Canvas TV is sub-par for watching movies, as its only real strengths are its solid image processing, judder removal capabilities, and low stutter when watching content with motion interpolation enabled. Otherwise, its HDR brightness is just not good enough to make highlights pop. Its contrast ratio is poor due to the lack of a local dimming feature, so blacks are always raised. Furthermore, the TV's pre-calibration accuracy is terrible in SDR and disappointing in HDR, leading to noticeably off colors; you'll need to calibrate this model if you care about image accuracy. It does have alright color volume, so at least it is somewhat colorful in SDR and HDR.
- Supports both Dolby Vision and HDR10+, and supports DTS through eARC.
- Solid image processing.
Most content is judder free.
No local dimming feature to improve contrast and black uniformity.
- Low peak brightness in HDR.
- Smudges glare from ambient lights across the screen instead of reducing its size.
The TV is very inaccurate in SDR and HDR.
The Hisense Canvas TV is adequately bright in SDR for well-lit rooms, especially with its great direct reflection handling. That said, it struggles with ambient lighting, as the TV's matte cover smudges reflections across the panel, negatively impacting the unit's perceived contrast and colors.
- Good reflection handling with glare from direct sources of light.
Bright enough in SDR for well-lit rooms.
- Smudges glare from ambient lights across the screen instead of reducing its size.
The TV is very inaccurate in SDR and HDR.
The Hisense Canvas TV is okay for watching sports in a bright room. It's bright enough in SDR to handle well-lit rooms, and its reflection handling performs well when dealing with direct light sources, like from lights and windows placed directly opposite the TV. It also upscales low-resolution content well, so your 1080p broadcasts look good. Unfortunately, its color performance is sub-par, so this isn't the model to use if you want your favorite team's jersey to pop, and there are some noticeable transition artifacts. Its viewing angle is barely mediocre; it's not the best option to use if you have people seated at extreme angles, as they won't get the best possible image quality.
- Good reflection handling with glare from direct sources of light.
Bright enough in SDR for well-lit rooms.
- Solid image processing.
The TV's response time isn't quite good enough for a motion-blur free experience.
Image noticeably shifts when viewed from extreme angles.
- Smudges glare from ambient lights across the screen instead of reducing its size.
The TV is very inaccurate in SDR and HDR.
Some noticeable edge artifacts.
The Hisense Canvas TV delivers a mediocre gaming experience. It has low input lag and supports VRR, but its response time is poor at 60Hz, so stick to faster refresh rates for the most responsive gaming experience. Unfortunately, the TV falters when it comes to image quality, as it's just not bright and colorful enough in HDR to offer an acceptable HDR gaming experience, although it does look a bit better in SDR games. Finally, its lack of local dimming really hurts its black levels, as the entire screen looks washed out in darker scenes.
- Low input lag.
Bright enough in SDR for well-lit rooms.
- 4k @ 144Hz and 1080p @ 240Hz support, although VRR doesn't work with the latter.
No local dimming feature to improve contrast and black uniformity.
- Low peak brightness in HDR.
The TV's response time isn't quite good enough for a motion-blur free experience.
The TV is very inaccurate in SDR and HDR.
The Hisense Canvas TV's brightness performance is middling, although it is adequately bright in SDR content. In HDR content, however, it's too dim to make highlights pop, leading to an inadequate HDR viewing experience.
Bright enough in SDR for well-lit rooms.
- Low peak brightness in HDR.
The Hisense Canvas TV's black level is poor. This is mostly due to its lack of local dimming, which leads to poor contrast as the entire screen looks blueish and washed out in darker scenes.
No local dimming feature to improve contrast and black uniformity.
- Smudges glare from ambient lights across the screen instead of reducing its size.
The Hisense Canvas TV has sub-par color performance overall. While it has alright color volume in HDR and SDR, leading to an adequately colorful experience no matter the content, it really struggles with its pre-calibration image accuracy, especially in SDR. Purists will definitely want to invest in a professional calibrator to get the most out of the TV.
The TV is very inaccurate in SDR and HDR.
The Hisense Canvas TV has good motion handling. It removes judder from all sources except for 25p via a 60p signal, which is a rare combination that most people won't encounter. Like most TVs, there's some noticeable stutter in slow panning shots, but its motion interpolation does a great job reducing it without adding unwanted soap opera effect. It has a good response time overall, but there are some unwanted transition artifacts in fast-moving action.
Most content is judder free.
Motion interpolation feature is great at reducing stutter.
Some noticeable edge artifacts.
The Hisense Canvas TV is decently responsive in Game Mode, as it has very low input lag, support for a variety of VRR modes, and a large number of supported resolutions. Unfortunately, its response time isn't fast enough to provide a truly motion-blur-free gaming experience, and this is especially noticeable at 60Hz. Stick to 120Hz and 144Hz for the best gaming experience out of this model. The TV also supports 1080p @ 240Hz, although without VRR support.
- Low input lag.
- 4k @ 144Hz and 1080p @ 240Hz support, although VRR doesn't work with the latter.
The TV's response time isn't quite good enough for a motion-blur free experience.
Note: We're in the process of improving our tests related to image processing, but this score will give you a general idea of how a model performs overall with its image processing capabilities.
The Hisense Canvas TV's image processing is good overall. It cleans up macro-blocking from low-bitrate content quite well and does a good job when upscaling low-resolution content, like from DVDs. Its PQ EOTF tracking is good, leading to accurate HDR, and it's hard to notice any banding in HDR content.
Performance Usages
Changelog
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Updated Mar 12, 2026:
We added text to our new Cinematic Motion Handling performance usage and our new Transition Artifacts and Stutter Reduction Via Interpolation test sections after converting the review to TV 2.2.
- Updated Mar 10, 2026: This review has been updated to TV 2.2. We've added new sections for Transition Artifacts and Stutter Reduction Via Interpolation, and updated the way we test Stutter. Additionally, we removed the 'Broken' disclaimer from our Motion Handling usage.
- Updated Feb 05, 2026: We added text to the new Micro-Judder section and refreshed the text in the updated Judder and Response Time Stutter sections after converting the review to TV 2.1.
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Updated Nov 21, 2025:
Mentioned the newly reviewed Hisense 98QD5QG in the Viewing Angle section.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
We tested the 65-inch Hisense Canvas TV, and our results are also valid for the 55-inch, 75-inch, and 85-inch models. The 75-inch and 85-inch models weren't part of the original release, but were added in 2025. There's no difference between them other than size.
Costco sells a variant of this model with a slightly different model code. It comes with an extended warranty and some other store-specific perks, but it performs the same.
| Size | US Model | Costco Variant |
|---|---|---|
| 55" | 55S7N | 55S75N |
| 65" | 65S7N | 65S75N |
| 75" | 75S7N | N/A |
| 85" | 85S7N | N/A |
The unit we tested was manufactured in June 2024, and you can see our unit's label.
Popular TV Comparisons
The Hisense S7 is a rather unique TV, with only the Samsung The Frame 2024 QLED and TCL NXTVISION offering something similar: TVs that look more like paintings than a TV. The Hisense comes with a wood-like frame, a matte coating, and a selection of included landscapes, all to make the model look like a piece of art decor. It still offers decent performance overall and comes with a surprising array of gaming features. Still, it lacks a few core essentials, like local dimming to improve its contrast, and its pre-calibration accuracy is terrible in SDR and disappointing in HDR. Ultimately, if you're specifically looking for a TV that looks like this, your only alternatives are the aforementioned Samsung, which is better than the Hisense but more expensive, and the similarly performing TCL. If you're mostly interested in performance rather than looks, you'd be better off getting the cheaper and far better Hisense U7N or TCL QM7/QM751G QLED.
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The Samsung The Frame 2024 is better than the Hisense CanvasTV 2024, but the Samsung is also noticeably more expensive. Still, the Samsung has better contrast and is brighter in HDR, has better reflection handling, and is much more accurate pre-calibration than the Hisense. The Hisense does have the edge for PC gaming due to its 4k @ 144Hz support. For home theater us it also has Dolby Vision with advanced DTS audio format support. Still, overall, the Samsung model is definitely the better performer.
The Hisense CanvasTV 2024 and the TCL NXTVISION are extremely similar products, with little to differentiate them. The TCL has slightly better contrast, but in turn, the Hisense is the brighter of the two TVs, especially in SDR content. The Hisense is a bit more accurate in HDR, but its SDR accuracy is abysmal; the TCL, while not very accurate in SDR either, is still much better than the Hisense. Overall, the two TVs are similar enough that you should get the cheapest of the two, although the Hisense TV's SDR brightness advantage is noticeable.
The Samsung The Frame Pro 2025 delivers much better picture quality than the Hisense CanvasTV 2024. The Samsung gets a lot brighter in both SDR and HDR, making it a better choice for both bright room viewing and HDR viewing under reference conditions. The Samsung is also far more accurate out of the box in SDR. The Hisense has slightly better black uniformity, though, and it doesn't have a local dimming feature, which is actually a plus in this case, as it's so bad on the Samsung.
The Hisense U7N is vastly better than the Hisense CanvasTV 2024. The Canvas has a unique look, with its wood-like frame and matte coating, making it look like an art piece in your home. But, if you're looking for image quality, the U7N outperforms it in every metric: contrast, HDR and SDR brightness, colors, and gaming performance. Plus, the U7N is typically sold for a cheaper price than the Canvas. Ultimately, these two products are not aimed at the same market, as the U7N is a traditional TV, while the Canvas is truly more for those who prefer to add to their home decor and don't care as much about value or performance.
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