The Hisense U65QF is a budget model in Hisense's ULED lineup and sits below the Hisense U75QG and Hisense U8QG. Like the Hisense U6N from 2024, it's one of the most affordable Mini LED TVs with local dimming. This 2025 model brings some improvements over its predecessor, such as the inclusion of HDMI 2.1 bandwidth on two ports for up to 4k @ 144Hz with VRR. It also supports Dolby Vision, HDR10+, and DTS audio passthrough, so it's packed with a ton of features. Unlike the higher-end models in the Hisense ULED lineup, which utilize the Google TV OS, this model runs the less popular Fire TV. It's still loaded with popular streaming applications and has smart features like voice control. We bought and tested the 65-inch model, but it's also available in 55, 75, 85, and 100-inch options.
Our Verdict
The Hisense U65QF is decent for a variety of usages. In a dark room, you get deep blacks, vibrant colors, and adequate HDR brightness, although it's not very accurate in HDR. When you flick your lights on, the TV has the SDR brightness needed to overcome glare, as long as you don't have any light sources directly facing the screen. The TV is loaded with modern gaming features, so it's a good addition to your modern gaming console, but faster motion is a bit blurry. The TV's viewing angle is alright, but the TV isn't suitable for wide seating arrangements.
Great SDR brightness in all scenes.
Blacks remain deep and colors stay vibrant in a room with ambient lighting.
Good contrast for deep blacks.
Poor handling of direct reflections.
Very slow when adjusting the TV's backlight setting.
The Hisense U65QF is decent for a home theater. It has good contrast, so it displays deep blacks. However, blacks look a bit uneven during dark scenes due to the TV's mediocre black uniformity, and there's visible blooming around highlights and subtitles. Still, when combined with its adequate HDR brightness and good color vibrancy, you get a pleasing image in a dark room. Even though the TV has decent color accuracy in HDR and SDR, the entire image is over-brightened in HDR, so it doesn't fully respect the content creator's intent. It removes judder from most sources, but there's still some subtle stutter in slow panning shots. Unfortunately, there are artifacts around objects and characters in fast-paced scenes.
Accurate colors in SDR out of the box.
Blacks remain deep and colors stay vibrant in a room with ambient lighting.
Good contrast for deep blacks.
Good low-quality content smoothing and upscaling capabilities.
Removes judder from most sources.
Poor PQ EOTF tracking means the TV over brightens HDR content.
Mediocre black uniformity affects the deepness of blacks in dark scenes.
The Hisense U65QF is good for use in a bright room. It has great SDR brightness, so it overcomes glare from indirect light sources. You still enjoy solid image quality in a bright room, since the TV mostly retains its deep blacks and vibrant colors, so the TV looks almost as good as it does in a dark room. Unfortunately, its direct reflection handling is inadequate, so any light sources facing the screen are reflected like a mirror.
Great SDR brightness in all scenes.
Accurate colors in SDR out of the box.
Poor handling of direct reflections.
The Hisense U65QF is good for watching sports. The TV has great SDR brightness, helping it overcome glare from indirect lighting. Unfortunately, it has poor handling of direct reflections, so it's best to set up the TV in a spot where there are no light sources facing the screen. The playing field and the colors of jerseys are nice and vibrant, so you get a pleasing image. The TV even has good upscaling and low-quality content smoothing capabilities, so it does a good job of showing a clean and sharp enough image when you're watching the game on compressed cable feeds. Unfortunately, there are still visible artifacts around fast-moving players and objects. Its viewing angle is alright, so your friends can watch the game from a slight angle and see a mostly consistent image.
Great SDR brightness in all scenes.
Accurate colors in SDR out of the box.
Good low-quality content smoothing and upscaling capabilities.
Poor handling of direct reflections.
Noticeable artifacts around edges in fast-moving content.
The Hisense U65QF is decent for gaming. It has HDMI 2.1 bandwidth for up to 4k @ 144Hz with VRR, making it fully compatible with modern consoles. Fast motion is a bit blurry due to the TV's okay pixel transitions, but its low input lag means you get a snappy gaming experience. The TV displays vibrant colors, deep blacks, and adequate HDR brightness, so most games look pretty good.
Good contrast for deep blacks.
Very low input lag.
HDMI 2.1 bandwidth, 4k @ 144Hz, and VRR.
Pixel transitions are slower at 144Hz than lower refresh rates, leading to more motion blur.
The Hisense U65QF has decent brightness overall. It has great SDR brightness, no matter the content, so it easily overcomes glare from indirect lighting. It's not as bright in HDR, but highlights still stand out well enough for an adequate HDR experience.
Great SDR brightness in all scenes.
The Hisense U65QF has decent black levels. The TV has good contrast, so blacks are deep, but there's noticeable blooming around highlights and subtitles in darker scenes. Unfortunately, the TV's mediocre black uniformity means blacks aren't consistent across the screen, so there are uneven areas of brightness during purely dark scenes.
Blacks remain deep and colors stay vibrant in a room with ambient lighting.
Good contrast for deep blacks.
Mediocre black uniformity affects the deepness of blacks in dark scenes.
The Hisense U65QF has decent color vibrancy in SDR and HDR, so colors stand out well in most content. Colors have great accuracy in SDR, but less so in HDR, so color enthusiasts will likely want to get the TV calibrated.
Accurate colors in SDR out of the box.
The Hisense U65QF has adequate motion handling when watching content. The TV is judder-free except when watching 25p content via a 60p signal, so you get a judder-free experience unless you're watching certain European content from an older device. The TV is also free from micro-judder with nearly all sources. Unfortunately, there are artifacts around fast-moving objects and people, which affect motion clarity in fast-paced scenes and sports. Like most TVs, there's stutter that you might notice in shots with slower camera movements, but not everyone will be bothered by it.
Removes judder from most sources.
No micro-judder from almost all sources.
Noticeable artifacts around edges in fast-moving content.
Noticeable stutter in slow panning shots.
The Hisense U65QF has good responsiveness while using its dedicated gaming mode. It has two HDMI 2.1 bandwidth ports capable of 4k @ 144Hz with VRR, and it has low input lag for a responsive feel. The TV's pixel transitions are a bit slow, leading to some motion blur when the action ramps up, but slower titles look mostly smooth.
Very low input lag.
HDMI 2.1 bandwidth, 4k @ 144Hz, and VRR.
Pixel transitions are slower at 144Hz than lower refresh rates, leading to more motion blur.
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 U65QF has okay processing capabilities overall. It does a good job upscaling low-resolution content and cleaning up artifacts in low-bitrate content, so you don't have to watch a soft and noisy image when the quality of your content isn't ideal. There's some noticeable banding in color gradients, but gradients are smooth enough overall that you aren't too distracted by this. Unfortunately, the TV has poor PQ EOTF tracking, and almost the entire image is brighter than intended in HDR, meaning this model doesn't truly respect the filmmaker's intent.
Good low-quality content smoothing and upscaling capabilities.
Poor PQ EOTF tracking means the TV over brightens HDR content.
Performance Usages
Changelog
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Updated Mar 13, 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 Jan 20, 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 Sep 09, 2025:
We bought and tested the Hisense QD7QF, and added a comparison in the HDR Brightness section.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
We bought and tested the 65-inch Hisense U65QF, and most of our results should also be valid for the 55-inch, 85-inch, and 100-inch models. The 75-inch uses an ADS Pro panel, so it performs differently from the other sizes, and our results aren't valid for it. All sizes of the TV are advertised as having a peak brightness of up to 1,000 nits, but it's highly likely that the peak brightness is different depending on the size. In Canada, the TV is known as the Hisense U68QF and performs the same. There are similarly named international models, but these models perform differently from the North American model, so our results aren't valid for them.
| Size | US Model | Panel Type | Advertised Dimming Zones |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55" | Hisense 55U65QF | VA | 160 |
| 65" | Hisense 65U65QF | VA | 300 (Confirmed) |
| 75" | Hisense 75U65QF | ADS Pro | 320 |
| 85" | Hisense 85U65QF | VA | 576 |
| 100" | Hisense 100U65QF | VA | 608 |
Our unit was manufactured in February 2025.
Popular TV Comparisons
The Hisense U65QF is a decent TV when compared to higher-end models, but it's surprisingly good for a budget model. It's one of the cheapest TVs on the market with HDMI 2.1 bandwidth and 4k @ 144Hz, so it's a good choice for gamers on a budget. It provides solid picture quality too, with good contrast, colors, and overall brightness. Unfortunately, it has poor PQ EOTF tracking that overbrightens the entire image, which is a drawback for those who care about the filmmaker's intent in HDR. It competes most with the similar TCL QM6K, but that TV has superior contrast, better PQ EOTF tracking, and less stutter, making it the better option for a home theater. However, the U65QF is the brighter TV and has the edge with image quality in a well-lit room, making it more suitable for bright rooms. If you're looking for an affordable model that punches above its weight class, the U65QF is a very solid option.
For more options, check out our recommendations for the best Mini LED TVs, the best QLED TVs, and the best gaming TVs.
The TCL QM6K and the Hisense U65QF are similar overall, but there are some differences. The Hisense is the brighter TV, so highlights stand out a bit more in HDR content, and it overcomes more glare in a well-lit room. On the other hand, the TCL has better black levels and is a lot more accurate in HDR, making it the better option for home theaters. The TCL also supports 1080p @ 288Hz, has a more consistent VRR feature, and has slightly faster pixel transitions, making it a bit better for gamers.
The Hisense U65QF is a better TV than the Hisense QD7N. The U65QF has significantly better black levels due to its local dimming feature, giving the image more depth. The U65QF is also more suitable for bright rooms thanks to its superior SDR brightness, and its 144Hz supports makes it a better option for PC gamers.
The Hisense U75QG is significantly better than the Hisense U65QF. The U75QG is significantly brighter in HDR, resulting in brighter specular highlights and a more impactful HDR experience overall. It also has a better local dimming feature, which helps it deliver deeper blacks with less haloing around bright highlights or subtitles.
The Hisense U8QG is significantly better than the Hisense U65QF. The U8QG delivers a far more impactful HDR experience thanks to its higher peak brightness, better color volume, and wider color gamut. The U8QG also has a much better local dimming feature, so blacks are deeper and more uniform in dark scenes, and bright highlights stand out better against a dark background, with less haloing.
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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