The Hisense U6/U6N is a budget-friendly TV released in 2024 and replaces the Hisense U6/U6K. It's the entry-level model in Hisense's 2024 ULED lineup, sitting below the Hisense U7N and the Hisense U8/U8N. It doesn't have the same gaming features as the more expensive models, like HDMI 2.1 bandwidth and black frame insertion, but it's still capable of 4k @ 60Hz with VRR and HDR enabled, and you can also game in up to 1440p @ 120Hz if you'd prefer a higher frame rate. The TV does have a local dimming feature meant to improve contrast, and it uses Hisense's Hi-View Engine chipset that's designed to optimize certain settings to improve the user's viewing experience. The TV uses the Google TV interface, which is loaded with apps and offers smart features like voice control, and it has a built-in 20W 2.0 channel speaker system. We bought and tested the 65-inch model, but it's available in four sizes total: 55-inch, 65-inch, 75-inch, and 85-inch.
Our Verdict
The Hisense U6 is okay for mixed usage. It looks alright in a dark room due to its deep blacks and okay colors, but it's dim in HDR, so HDR content lacks some impact. The TV is bright enough in SDR to fight glare from some overhead lights, but it's not quite bright enough for very sunny rooms, and direct reflections are distracting. The TV doesn't have modern gaming features like 4k @ 120Hz, but it still has VRR and supports up to 1440p @ 120Hz. Its viewing angle is unremarkable, so the TV isn't a good option for wide seating arrangements.
Decent SDR brightness helps it overcome glare in moderately lit rooms.
Superb black uniformity and decent contrast for deep blacks.
Blacks remain deep and colors stay vibrant in a room with ambient lighting.
Direct reflections are distracting.
Image degrades when viewed from the sides.
Sub-par HDR brightness means highlights don't stand out the way they should in HDR content.
The Hisense U6 is an alright TV for a home theater. It has decent contrast due to its local dimming, so even though there's some blooming around highlights and subtitles, you still get deep blacks. Darker colors are displayed well, but the TV struggles to display brighter ones, so colors look a bit muted. Unfortunately, the TV has subpar HDR brightness, so highlights don't pop out the way they should in HDR content. Furthermore, HDR content is dimmer than intended due to its poor PQ EOTF tracking, so the TV doesn't follow the filmmaker's intent. It has poor motion handling, and it can't remove judder from most sources.
Superb black uniformity and decent contrast for deep blacks.
Good upscaling performance.
Poor PQ EOTF means HDR content looks dimmer than intended.
Sub-par HDR brightness means highlights don't stand out the way they should in HDR content.
Noticeable stutter in most content.
Can't remove judder from most sources.
The Hisense U6 is satisfactory for a bright room. The TV has decent SDR brightness, so it fights some glare from indirect light sources. However, it's not bright enough for more well-lit rooms, and reflections from light sources opposite the screen are distracting. Fortunately, the TV's image quality is mostly unaffected by ambient light, so you still get deep blacks and vibrant colors when your lights are turned on.
Decent SDR brightness helps it overcome glare in moderately lit rooms.
Direct reflections are distracting.
The Hisense U6 is okay for watching sports. It has decent SDR brightness, so it fights some glare from overhead lights. Unfortunately, it's not bright enough for well-lit rooms, and direct light sources facing the screen are distracting. The TV's color vibrancy is adequate for most sports, so jerseys look vivid enough to enjoy. Sadly, the TV's uniformity is mediocre, and you see some dirty screen effect in sports with large areas of uniform color, like hockey or soccer. There are also very noticeable artifacts in fast-changing colors. Finally, its viewing angle is unremarkable, so the TV's image quality degrades when viewed from more aggressive angles, making it a bad choice for wide seating arrangements.
Decent SDR brightness helps it overcome glare in moderately lit rooms.
Good upscaling performance.
Direct reflections are distracting.
Image degrades when viewed from the sides.
- Poor low-quality content smoothing.
Significant color artifacts around fast action.
The Hisense U6 is an alright gaming TV. It supports 4k @ 60Hz with VRR for a nearly tear-free gaming experience, but you can also game in up to 1440p @ 120Hz if you prefer a higher frame rate over resolution. Unfortunately, the TV's VRR feature doesn't work @ 120Hz. It has low enough input lag for a responsive feel, but its slow pixel transitions mean fast motion is blurry. The TV has very good black levels, so the image has depth to it. Colors look okay overall, but they are a bit muted in HDR, and the sub-par HDR brightness means highlights don't pop out the way they should.
Superb black uniformity and decent contrast for deep blacks.
Low input lag.
Slow pixel transitions leads to blurry motion in games.
- VRR doesn't work in 1440p and 1080p @ 120Hz.
Sub-par HDR brightness means highlights don't stand out the way they should in HDR content.
The Hisense U6 has unremarkable brightness overall. Its SDR brightness is decent enough to fight glare in moderately lit rooms. However, its subpar HDR brightness means highlights only stand out a bit in darker HDR scenes, and brighter scenes lack impact.
Decent SDR brightness helps it overcome glare in moderately lit rooms.
Sub-par HDR brightness means highlights don't stand out the way they should in HDR content.
The Hisense U6 has very good black levels. The TV's decent contrast and superb black uniformity mean it displays deep blacks, which give the image solid depth. Its lighting zone precision is satisfactory, but there's still some noticeable blooming around subtitles and highlights in darker scenes.
Superb black uniformity and decent contrast for deep blacks.
Blacks remain deep and colors stay vibrant in a room with ambient lighting.
The Hisense U6 has okay colors overall. Its SDR color volume is decent, so most SDR content looks as vibrant as it should. The accuracy of colors in SDR is mediocre, so enthusiasts will want to get the TV calibrated. The TV's HDR color volume is adequate, but bright colors look a bit dull and muted. Color accuracy in HDR is okay, but the image is overly cool, and some colors are undersaturated.
Decent SDR color volume for vibrant colors in most SDR content.
Colors are inaccurate in SDR out of the box.
The Hisense U6N has poor motion handling. There's noticeable stutter in most content, and the motion interpolation feature doesn't work very well to reduce it, as it's very inconsistent, leading to choppy motion. It can't remove judder from most sources, either. There are significant color artifacts in fast-moving action, but edges look a bit better. On the flip side, there's very little micro judder.
Mostly free of micro judder.
Noticeable stutter in most content.
Can't remove judder from most sources.
Significant color artifacts around fast action.
The Hisense U6 has alright responsiveness in its dedicated gaming mode. It only has HDMI 2.0 bandwidth, so you're limited to 4k @ 60Hz with VRR. However, the TV offers up to 1440p @ 120Hz without VRR, so you have options. It has low enough input lag for a responsive gaming experience, but its slow pixel transitions lead to blurry motion.
Low input lag.
Slow pixel transitions leads to blurry motion in games.
- VRR doesn't work in 1440p and 1080p @ 120Hz.
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 U6 has mediocre image processing overall. It has good upscaling, so low-resolution content doesn't look too soft. Unfortunately, low-bitrate content has visible artifacts present due to the TV's poor low-quality content smoothing. Color gradients look decent, but you do see some banding in dark grays, greens, and blues. Finally, HDR content is dimmer than intended due to the TV's poor PQ EOTF tracking, so this model doesn't stay true to the filmmaker's intent.
Good upscaling performance.
Poor PQ EOTF means HDR content looks dimmer than intended.
- Poor low-quality content smoothing.
Performance Usages
Changelog
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Updated Mar 16, 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.
- Updated Jul 09, 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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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
We bought and tested the 65-inch Hisense U6N, and the results also apply to the 55-inch model. The 75-inch model uses an ADS Pro panel, so it performs a bit differently than the other sizes, with worse contrast but a better viewing angle. The 85-inch model comes with Hisense's older remote, runs version 11 of the Google TV OS instead of version 12 like the other sizes, and is missing certain settings that the other sizes have; although we expect it to perform similarly overall, our results aren't valid for it.
In Canada, the TV is known as the Hisense U68N and performs the same. There are similarly-named international models, like the U6NAU in Australia, but these models perform differently from the North American U6N, so our results aren't valid for them.
| Size | US Model | Local Dimming Zones | Panel Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55" | Hisense 55U6N | 160 | VA |
| 65" | Hisense 65U6N | 240 | VA |
| 75" | Hisense 75U6N | 240 | ADS Pro |
| 85" | Hisense 85U6N | 512 | VA |
Our unit was manufactured in February 2024, as seen on the label.
Popular TV Comparisons
The Hisense U6/U6N is one of the best budget-friendly TVs on the market, released in 2024, and outperforms similarly priced models from brands like LG, Samsung, and Sony. Its standout feature is its contrast, so the TV delivers deep blacks that rival those found on much more expensive TVs. It's comparable to TVs like the TCL Q5/Q550G QLED and the TCL Q6/Q650G QLED, but the U6N delivers much better overall picture quality, mainly thanks to its local dimming feature. If you're looking for an affordable TV that looks good and performs well overall, the U6N is hard to beat.
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The Hisense U7N is better than the Hisense U6N. With local dimming turned on, the U7N has better contrast for deeper blacks in a dark room, with slightly less noticeable zone transitions. The U7N is better suited for use in a bright room due to its better SDR brightness and reflection handling, meaning it overcomes more glare. The U7N is also a better gaming TV due to its HDMI 2.1 bandwidth, up to 4k @ 144Hz support, and faster response time.
The Hisense U6N provides better overall picture quality than the Hisense QD7N. The U6N has a good local dimming feature to improve its black levels, and it gets brighter in HDR, so it delivers a much more impactful HDR experience. On the other hand, the QD7 is the better option for gamers since it has HDMI 2.1 bandwidth, 4k @ 144Hz, and better VRR functionality.
The Hisense U6N is better than the Hisense U6K in most ways. The U6N has a higher contrast ratio and much better black uniformity for deeper blacks in a dark room, and its slightly better HDR brightness makes highlights stand out a bit more in HDR content. The U6N also has better SDR brightness, meaning it overcomes more glare in a room with the lights on. Additionally, the U6N has a faster response time for less blur behind quick motion, supports DTS audio formats, and has slightly better upscaling capabilities. On the other hand, the U6K is the more accurate TV in both SDR and HDR due to its much better pre-calibration accuracy and better PQ EOTF tracking.
The Hisense U6N is better than the TCL Q651G. Thanks to its local dimming feature, the Hisense displays much deeper blacks, so it looks better in a dark room. The Hisense also looks better in a bright room since it overcomes more glare, and it provides a more impactful HDR experience thanks to its wider color gamut and better HDR brightness. The Hisense allows you to drop your resolution to play in up to 1440p @ 120Hz, but VRR doesn't work when you do that. The TCL can output up to 1440p @ 120Hz with VRR active, but since its pixel transitions are so slow, it's not a good option for gamers.
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