The Hisense U6GR is a budget-friendly 4k LED TV. It's part of Hisense's ULED lineup, sitting alongside the Hisense U6G, and it offers a few extra features like eARC and variable refresh rate (VRR) support, and it has Roku TV as its smart interface instead of Android TV. It uses quantum dot technology to display a wide color gamut for HDR content, and it has a VA panel with a high native contrast ratio, so it performs well in dark rooms. It's also a good choice for rooms with a few lights around because it has good reflection handling and high peak brightness. While it's very similar to the U6G in terms of overall performance, the U6GR is worse in a few areas like the response time, and it can't properly display 480p signals, which is disappointing if you often watch DVDs. It also lacks some extra features the higher-end Hisense U7G has, like a 120Hz panel and HDMI 2.1 support.
Our Verdict
The Hisense U6GR is good for most uses. It performs well in both dark and bright rooms, and it's great for watching movies because it displays deep blacks, and the full-array local dimming feature is decent. It's also good for watching movies in HDR, but some highlights don't pop the way they should. It's good for watching shows and decent for sports in well-lit rooms because it gets bright and has good reflection handling, but it has narrow viewing angles, so the image loses accuracy from the sides. It has great gaming features like VRR support and low input lag, but it's limited to a 60Hz panel without HDMI 2.1 support, and motion looks blurry.
- Fantastic native contrast ratio.
- No issues displaying 720p, 1080p, and 4k content.
- Great SDR peak brightness.
- Roku TV is user-friendly.
- Stretches out 480p signals.
- Narrow viewing angles.
The Hisense U6GR is good for watching TV shows in a bright room. Visibility won't be an issue because it has great peak brightness and good reflection handling, but we don't suggest placing it opposite a window with direct sunlight. The Roku TV interface is easy-to-use, and you'll likely find your favorite streaming apps to download. The main downside is that the VA panel has narrow viewing angles, so the image looks inaccurate when viewing from the sides. Also, it doesn't properly display 480p content, which isn't ideal for watching SD cable channels.
- Great SDR peak brightness.
- Roku TV is user-friendly.
- Good reflection handling.
- Stretches out 480p signals.
- Narrow viewing angles.
The Hisense U6GR is good for watching sports. It performs well in bright rooms because it gets bright enough to fight glare and has good reflection handling, meaning visibility won't be an issue in most rooms. Sadly, motion looks blurry due to the slow response time, especially with dark objects, our unit has uniformity issues that could get distracting during sports, and the screen looks washed out from the side due to the narrow viewing angles.
- No issues displaying 720p, 1080p, and 4k content.
- Great SDR peak brightness.
- Good reflection handling.
- Narrow viewing angles.
- Noticeable blur trail behind fast-moving objects.
The Hisense U6GR is great for gaming. It has a few gaming features like FreeSync VRR support to reduce screen tearing, and it has low input lag for a responsive gaming experience. Unfortunately, its motion handling isn't the best as motion looks blurry with black smearing, and it's limited to a 60Hz panel, so you can't play high-frame-rate games. However, it performs well in dark rooms thanks to its fantastic native contrast and decent local dimming.
- Fantastic native contrast ratio.
- FreeSync VRR support.
- Low input lag.
- Noticeable blur trail behind fast-moving objects.
The Hisense U6GR is great for watching movies in HDR. It displays deep blacks thanks to the high native contrast ratio, and the local dimming feature does a decent job at improving the picture quality in dark scenes. It displays a wide color gamut for HDR content, and while its HDR peak brightness is okay, it doesn't get bright enough to make highlights pop the way the creator intended.
- Fantastic native contrast ratio.
- Local dimming is decent and not too aggressive.
- Displays wide color gamut for HDR.
- Small highlights don't get bright.
- Local dimming raises black levels with a bright highlight.
The Hisense U6GR is great for HDR gaming. It has great gaming performance, thanks to its low input lag and gaming features like VRR support. It delivers good picture quality in HDR because it has great dark room performance, and it displays a wide color gamut. However, it has a few limitations because it's limited to a 60Hz panel, so you can't use it for 120Hz gaming in HDR, and really small highlights in HDR don't stand out.
- Fantastic native contrast ratio.
- Local dimming is decent and not too aggressive.
- FreeSync VRR support.
- Low input lag.
- Noticeable blur trail behind fast-moving objects.
- Small highlights don't get bright.
The Hisense U6GR is good to use as a PC monitor. It delivers a responsive desktop experience thanks to its low input lag, and text looks clear because it displays proper chroma 4:4:4 with 1080p, 1440p, and 4k signals. It also performs well in bright rooms because it gets bright enough to combat glare and has good reflection handling. However, motion looks blurry due to the slow response time, and it has narrow viewing angles, so the image will look washed out at the sides if you sit too close.
- Great SDR peak brightness.
- Good reflection handling.
- Low input lag.
- Noticeable blur trail behind fast-moving objects.
Changelog
- Updated Sep 26, 2025: We uploaded the latest brightness measurements and uniformity photos for the Accelerated Longevity Test.
- Updated Jul 08, 2025: We uploaded the latest brightness measurements and uniformity photos for the Accelerated Longevity Test.
- Updated Apr 17, 2025: We uploaded the latest brightness measurements and uniformity photos for the Accelerated Longevity Test.
- Updated Feb 11, 2025: 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 U6GR, which is also available in a 55 inch model, and we expect our results to be valid for both models. It's different from the Hisense U6G because it uses Roku TV instead of Android TV, and it has a few more gaming features, like VRR support. It's only available at a few retailers; in the United States, Best Buy has the 65 inch version only, and Costco sells both sizes and labels the model as the U6GR5 and it has a three-year warranty. In Canada, it's a Walmart-exclusive TV. Our results are valid for the models from the different retailers, but there might be a few differences - if you have it let us know how it performs. We don't know of equivalent models outside the United States and Canada.
| Size | Costco USA | Best Buy USA | Walmart Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55" | 55U6GR5 | 55U6GR | 55U6GR |
| 65" | 65U6GR5 | 65U6GR | 65U6GR |
If someone comes across a different type of panel or their Hisense U6GR doesn't correspond to our review, let us know, and we'll update the review. Note that some tests, like the gray uniformity, may vary between individual units.
The unit we tested was manufactured in August 2021, and you can see the label here.
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The Hisense U6GR is a good budget-friendly TV. While it's not as good in a few areas as the Hisense U6G, like with its response time and 480p upscaling, the VRR and eARC support are nice additions, and it offers great value if you're on a budget. However, it's also a bit disappointing that it's not as easily available at retailers as the U6G.
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The Hisense U6G and the Hisense U6GR are very similar TVs because they sit alongside each other in the 2021 Hisense ULED lineup. Picture quality is similar because they each have a VA panel with a high contrast ratio. Local dimming is decent on both, but it's slightly better on the U6GR because there's less blooming. The U6GR has a few more features, like VRR and eARC support, which the U6G doesn't have, but the U6G has better performance in a few areas, like its response time and out-of-the-box accuracy, and it doesn't have any issues upscaling 480p content. The U6G also uses Android TV, while the U6GR has Roku TV, and the U6G supports Bluetooth, which the U6GR doesn't.
The TCL S535 and the Hisense U6GR are good TVs that have Roku built in. The Hisense is better for bright rooms because it gets brighter and has better reflection handling. It also has VRR support, which the TCL doesn't have, which helps reduce screen tearing in games. However, the TCL has better motion handling because it has a quicker response time. It has more settings to improve the appearance of motion, like a motion interpolation feature and the ability to remove judder from 60p/i sources. It also doesn't have issues upscaling 480p content the way the Hisense has, so it's better for watching DVDs.
The TCL 6 Series/R646 2021 QLED is a better TV than the Hisense U6GR. The TCL gets much brighter both in SDR and HDR, and combined with its better reflection handling, visibility isn't an issue in well-lit rooms. It also has a few more gaming features like HDMI 2.1 inputs, a 120Hz panel, and a quicker response time, but they both have VRR support. Even though the TCL has Mini LED backlighting, its local dimming feature isn't better than the one on the Hisense, and it raises the black levels more on the TCL. Sadly, neither TV is good for watching DVDs because they each have the same problem with 480p content stretched out and not upscaled properly.
The Hisense U7G is a higher-end TV than the Hisense U6GR, so it has more features and better performance. The U7G gets much brighter, meaning that highlights pop more in HDR. It also has better motion handling, thanks to its quick response time. While they both have VRR support, the U7G has a 120Hz panel with HDMI 2.1 inputs, so it's a better choice for high-frame-rate gaming. Lastly, the U7G doesn't have any issues upscaling lower-resolution content like DVDs, which the U6GR has problems with.
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.
Test Results
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