The Hisense U6H is a budget-friendly 4k TV. It's the entry-level model in Hisense's ULED lineup, which is their flagship 4k lineup that uses quantum dot technology to display a wider range of colors compared to traditional TVs. It sits below the higher-end Hisense U7H and the Hisense U8H. It replaces the Hisense U6G, and while it's very similar, it has a few new features like variable refresh rate (VRR) support for gaming and eARC support to pass high-quality audio to a compatible soundbar or receiver. It also comes with the user-friendly Google TV 11 interface, which is an upgraded version of the Android TV interface that Hisense TVs had. As it's a budget TV, it lacks some gaming features that Hisense's higher-end models have, like HDMI 2.1 bandwidth and a 120Hz panel.
Our Verdict
The Hisense U6H is very good for most uses. It's great for watching movies in dark rooms, thanks to its high native contrast ratio for deep blacks, and it has a decent local dimming feature to improve the contrast. It's also good for watching HDR movies as some colors and highlights stand out, but not all do. It's good for watching shows and decent for sports in a well-lit room as it has good reflection handling and gets bright, but its slow response time makes motion look blurry, and it has a narrow viewing angle. Lastly, it's great for gaming as it comes with variable refresh rate (VRR) support and has low input lag, but it doesn't support HDMI 2.1 bandwidth for high-frame-rate gaming.
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High native contrast ratio.
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No issues upscaling lower-resolution content.
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Bright enough to fight glare.
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Good reflection handling.
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Some uniformity issues with bright colors.
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Narrow viewing angle.
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Noticeable motion blur.
The Hisense U6H is good for watching TV shows in well-lit rooms. It has good peak brightness and good reflection handling if you want to use it in a well-lit room, but it struggles in really bright rooms with direct sunlight. It upscales lower-resolution content without issue, which is important if you watch your shows from a cable box, and it has a ton of apps if you want to stream content. Unfortunately, it has a narrow viewing angle that makes the image look washed out from the sides.
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No issues upscaling lower-resolution content.
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Bright enough to fight glare.
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Good reflection handling.
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Narrow viewing angle.
The Hisense U6H is decent for watching sports. Content from cable boxes is upscaled well, and the Google TV interface is user-friendly if you stream your sports. It also gets bright and has good reflection handling if you want to use it in a well-lit room. Unfortunately, fast-moving players and balls don't look the best as there's motion blur. Also, it has a narrow viewing angle that makes the image look washed out if someone is viewing it from the side.
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No issues upscaling lower-resolution content.
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Bright enough to fight glare.
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Good reflection handling.
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Some uniformity issues with bright colors.
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Narrow viewing angle.
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Noticeable motion blur.
The Hisense U6H is great for gaming. It has variable refresh rate support to reduce screen tearing, but it lacks HDMI 2.1 bandwidth if you want to take full advantage of the current-gen gaming consoles, and it's limited to a 60Hz refresh rate. It also has low input lag for a responsive feel, but motion looks blurry as it has a slow response time. Luckily, it's great for dark room gaming thanks to its high native contrast ratio, and the decent local dimming feature helps improve the picture quality in dark games.
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High native contrast ratio.
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Local dimming improves picture quality in dark scenes.
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VRR support.
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Low input lag.
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Noticeable motion blur.
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Limited to HDMI 2.0 bandwidth.
The Hisense U6H is very good for HDR movies. It displays a wide range of colors in HDR and gets bright enough to make highlights stand out, but not all highlights and colors pop. Blacks look great in a dark room as it has an excellent contrast ratio and a decent full-array local dimming feature. It also displays native 4k content without any issues and removes judder from 24p sources, which helps with the appearance of motion in movies.
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High native contrast ratio.
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Local dimming improves picture quality in dark scenes.
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Removes judder from 24p sources.
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Good color gamut and color volume.
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Raised black levels in some scenes.
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Small highlights don't stand out versus the rest of the scene.
The Hisense U6H is great for HDR gaming. HDR content looks very good thanks to its high contrast, decent local dimming feature, and okay HDR brightness, but it isn't bright enough to make all highlights stand out. It's also great for gaming as it has low input lag and VRR support to reduce screen tearing, but motion looks blurry due to its slow response time. Unfortunately, it doesn't support HDMI 2.1 bandwidth and has a 60Hz refresh rate, so it can't take full advantage of the PS5 or Xbox Series X.
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High native contrast ratio.
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Local dimming improves picture quality in dark scenes.
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VRR support.
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Low input lag.
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Good color gamut and color volume.
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Raised black levels in some scenes.
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Noticeable motion blur.
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Small highlights don't stand out versus the rest of the scene.
The Hisense U6H is good to use as a PC monitor. It displays proper chroma 4:4:4 to help with text clarity, but not all programs support its BGR subpixel layout. It has low input lag for a responsive desktop feel, but you'll notice motion blur when scrolling through long documents and webpages. It also looks good in well-lit rooms as it gets bright and has good reflection handling, but its narrow viewing angle means that the image looks washed out at the edges if you sit too close.
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Bright enough to fight glare.
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Good reflection handling.
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Low input lag.
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Displays proper chroma 4:4:4.
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Narrow viewing angle.
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Noticeable motion blur.
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Limited to HDMI 2.0 bandwidth.
- 7.4 Mixed Usage
- 7.1 TV Shows
- 7.1 Sports
- 7.8 Video Games
- 7.5 HDR Movies
- 8.0 HDR Gaming
- 7.7 PC Monitor
- Updated Jun 07, 2023: We uploaded the latest brightness measurements and uniformity photos for the Accelerated Longevity Test.
- Updated May 17, 2023: We bought and tested the Samsung Q60C QLED and added a few relevant comparisons below.
- Updated Apr 28, 2023: Converted to Test Bench 1.11. With this update, we've added a new Upscaling: Sharpness Processing test and revamped our Blooming test so the scores and picture better match the real world experience. With this change, it was necessary to remove the Black Crush test. Finally, we've updated our usage scores to better align our scores with user expectations.
- Updated Apr 03, 2023: We uploaded the brightness measurements and uniformity photos after running the TV for four months in our Accelerated Longevity Test.
- Updated Feb 16, 2023: We uploaded the brightness measurements and uniformity photos after running the TV for two months in our Accelerated Longevity Test.
- Updated Feb 16, 2023: Converted to Test Bench 1.10. With this update we've revamped our Gradient testing, added a new test for Low Quality Content Smoothing, and expanded our Audio Passthrough testing.
- Updated Jan 11, 2023: Updated to Test Bench 1.9, modifying our Contrast testing and splitting our local dimming testing into multiple sections covering Blooming, Black Crush, and Lighting Zone Transitions. You can see our full changelog here.
- Updated Nov 22, 2022: We tested the Amazon Fire TV Omni QLED Series and added a few relevant comparisons to this review.
- Updated Nov 17, 2022: We uploaded the initial brightness measurements and uniformity photos for the Accelerated Longevity Test.
- Updated Oct 17, 2022: We bought and tested the Hisense U7H, and added a few comparisons to this review. See our full comparison of these two TVs here.
- Updated Aug 23, 2022: Review published.
- Updated Aug 18, 2022: Early access published.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
We tested the 65-inch Hisense U6H, and the results are also valid for the 50-inch and 55-inch models. The 75-inch model seems to have a different panel type, so it performs differently. In Canada, it's known as the Hisense U68H, and it performs the same. As Hisense releases different models and their lineup varies for international regions, the results are only valid for the models available in Canada and the United States. There's also a U6HF model sold in the United States that uses Fire TV as its smart platform, but it's a different TV.
| Size | US Model | Local Dimming Zones | Panel Type |
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| 50" | 50U6H | Unknown | VA |
| 55" | 55U6H | Unknown | VA |
| 65" | 65U6H | 32 | VA |
| 75" | 75U6H | 48 | IPS |
If you come across a different type of panel or your Hisense U6H doesn't correspond to the 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 reviewed was manufactured in April 2022, and you can see the label here.
Compared To Other TVs
The Hisense U6H is a good budget-friendly TV that offers good value for its cost. It offers a few more features than other TVs in the same price range, like the Samsung Q60C QLED. Even though it has a few more features compared to its predecessor, the Hisense U6G, its picture quality and performance are a downgrade, but it's still a good low-cost TV if you don't want to spend a ton on high-end models.
See our recommendations for the best budget TVs, the best smart TVs, and the best 4k TVs.
The Hisense U7H is slightly better than the Hisense U6H. The U7H delivers slightly better picture quality, with a better local dimming feature and slightly better contrast. The U7H also gets brighter, so it can handle a bit more glare if you're in a bright room. Finally, the U7H supports more advanced gaming features and delivers a better gaming experience, as it has a 120Hz panel and HDMI 2.1 bandwidth, meaning it can take full advantage of the Xbox Series S|X or PS5.
The Hisense U6H and the Hisense U6GR are similar TVs with different smart platforms. The U6H has Google TV, while the U6GR uses Roku TV, so choosing one over the other depends on which platform you prefer. The two TVs perform similarly overall, but the U6GR gets brighter in HDR and has better gradient handling, so it's the better choice if you often watch HDR content.
The TCL 5 Series/S555 2022 QLED is better than the Hisense U6H. The TCL gets a lot brighter, so it can better overcome glare in a bright room. The TCL also has better contrast and better black uniformity, meaning it's a better choice for a dark room. Finally, the TCL is better for gaming thanks to its much faster response time, resulting in clearer motion with less blur behind fast-moving objects.
Although their naming is similar, the Hisense A6H and the Hisense U6H are different TVs. The U6H is part of Hisense's ULED lineup, while the A6H is part of the more entry-level UHD lineup, which means that the U6H has more features like FreeSync VRR support and a wide color gamut. They also have different panel types, and the U6H has much better contrast, while the A6H has a wider viewing angle. If you want better picture quality, go for the U6H.
The Hisense U7G is a higher-end TV than the Hisense U6H, so it has more features and better performance. If you're a gamer, the U7G is the better choice as it has HDMI 2.1 bandwidth and VRR support to take advantage of the current-gen gaming consoles. The U7G also has better overall picture quality, mainly thanks to its higher HDR brightness.
The Hisense U6H is better than the Sony X75K. The Hisense gets brighter, so it can handle a bit more glare in a bright room, and bright highlight details in HDR stand out better. The Hisense also has much higher contrast, so dark scenes look better. Finally, the Hisense has more advanced gaming features, including variable refresh rate support to reduce tearing.
The Hisense U6H is a newer version of the Hisense U6G, and it's mainly the same TV with a few differences. The U6H performs worse in a few areas like its peak brightness, black uniformity, response time, and gradient handling, which is disappointing. However, the U6H has a few more features like VRR support and eARC support, as well as an updated version of Google TV. If you care about picture quality, go for the U6G, but if you need those features, the U6H is the better option.
The TCL 5 Series/S546 2021 QLED and the Hisense U6H are both good budget-friendly TVs. They have many of the same features, but the Hisense delivers better overall picture quality because it has a better local dimming feature, upscales lower-resolution content well, and has better out-of-the-box accuracy than the TCL. However, the TCL is better for gaming because it has better motion handling.
The Hisense U6H is better than the Samsung CU7000. It has a better contrast ratio, further enhanced by its local dimming feature. It also gets brighter than the Samsung in both SDR and HDR, has a wider color gamut and color volume, and is significantly more color accurate. This makes it the better TV for watching movies or for playing cinematic games. The Samsung does have a faster response time, making it better suited for watching sports and playing action games, although the Hisense has VRR support for gaming.
The Hisense U6H is slightly better than the Amazon Fire TV Omni QLED Series, but the differences are extremely minor. The Hisense is a bit more versatile, as it displays chroma 4:4:4 properly, which is essential for clear text from a PC. The Hisense also upscales lower-resolution content better.
The Hisense U6H is better than the Samsung CU8000. It has better contrast, helped by its full-array local dimming. It gets brighter than the Samsung in both SDR and HDR, has much better color accuracy, and supports DTS audio formats passthrough. It also supports VRR for gaming. The Samsung has slightly better speakers, has less stutter in both 24Hz and 60Hz content, and has much better low-quality content smoothing.
Test Results
The Hisense U6H is a simple-looking TV that has a redesigned back and bottom bezel compared to its predecessor, the Hisense U6G.
The TV has wide-set feet, so you'll need a large stand to place it on if you get the larger sizes. The metal feet raise the display enough off the table that placing a soundbar in front won't block the screen. Sadly, there's noticeable wobble if you shake the table, but it's fine if you have a stable media stand.
Footprint of the 65-inch TV: 39.5" W x 13.6" D x 3.5" H to the bottom of the screen.
The back consists of metal on the top portion and plastic where the inputs are. Most of the inputs are side-facing, and unlike the Hisense U6G, they aren't set into the TV, so they're easy to access unless you have the TV mounted flush against the wall. The feet also have clips for cable management.
The Hisense U6H has decent build quality. The materials used feel nice, and the TV is well-put together without any issues around the bezels. The metal feet are sturdy, but it doesn't prevent all wobble if you shake the table, but it's stable if it's just sitting there. There's flex around the plastic housing of the inputs, but the metal portion of the back feels solid.
Our unit has one issue with quality control where it looks like there's dust caught between the layers of the TV, resulting in gray spots as you can see here. There are reports online of units with dead pixels, but this appears to be a different issue, and we don't expect many other units to have the same problem as ours. If you experience the same thing, let us know.
The Hisense U6H has an excellent contrast ratio, but it's not quite as good as the Amazon Fire TV Omni QLED Series. Its full-array local dimming feature helps it improve the contrast with Local Dimming on 'High'. Note that the 75-inch model has a different panel type with a worse contrast ratio.
The local dimming in Game Mode looks the same as outside of Game Mode.
The Hisense U6H has okay HDR brightness. Small highlights aren't as bright as they are on the Amazon Fire TV Omni QLED Series, but real scenes are a bit brighter overall. It gets bright enough to make some highlights stand out, but because of the raised black levels with local dimming, smaller highlights don't pop against a dark background. Still, it's enough for a satisfying enough HDR experience, especially for a budget-friendly TV.
These results are in the 'HDR Theater' Picture Mode with the Backlight Level at its max, and Local Dimming on 'High' and Color Temperature on 'Low'. It results in the brightest and most accurate image.
The HDR brightness in Game Mode looks the same as outside of it, and there isn't any visible difference. These results are with the same settings as outside of Game Mode, but with the Picture Mode set to 'HDR Game'.
The Hisense U6H tracks the target PQ EOTF very well. Although all scenes are slightly brighter than intended, it's still great, especially with shadows and midtones. There's a slow roll-off towards the peak brightness, meaning it preserves bright details well. The EOTF looks nearly the same in 'FILMMAKER MODE', but that mode locks you out of most settings. If you find the image too dim, use the 'HDR Theater' Picture Mode with the Backlight Level at its max, and Local Dimming, Color Temperature, and Active Contrast each on 'High'. This makes midtones appear brighter, as you can see in this EOTF, but it doesn't change bright highlights.
The Hisense U6H has good SDR peak brightness. It gets bright enough to fight glare in a well-lit room and maintains its brightness well across different scenes. These results are from after calibration in the 'Theater Night' Picture Mode with the Local Dimming on 'High' and the Backlight Level at its max.
If you don't care about image accuracy and want the brightest image possible, it reaches 560 cd/m² in the 25% window in the 'Theater Day' Picture Mode with the Backlight Level at its max, Local Dimming on 'High', Color Temperature set to 'Low', and Active Contrast disabled.
The Hisense U6H has an impressive HDR color gamut as it displays a wide range of colors. It has incredible coverage of the commonly-used DCI-P3 color space and is future-proof as it has decent coverage of the wider Rec. 2020 color space. Tone mapping is decent between each, but some brighter details are lost.
The HDR color volume is good. It displays dark colors well, but it struggles with some brighter colors, and it's limited by its incomplete color gamut.
The Hisense U6H has fantastic out-of-the-box accuracy in SDR. Most colors and the white balance are accurate, and the color temperature is also close to the 6500K target. Gamma is good, but some bright scenes are brighter than the intended 2.2 target we chose for moderately-lit rooms.
The Hisense U6H has incredible accuracy after calibration to the 6500K white point. It's a bit hard to calibrate as adjusting the white balance values too aggressively makes the image look worse, but because it already has fantastic accuracy out-of-the-box, you don't need to calibrate it too much for an accurate image.
You can see the full settings for our calibration here.
The gray uniformity is decent. There's some vignetting towards the corners and a bit of dirty screen effect in the center that could get distracting during sports, but neither are a major problem. You can also see gray spots with large areas of bright, uniform colors (see the Build Quality section for more). We don't expect many units to be like this, but let us know if you experience the same thing.
The Hisense U6H has good black uniformity, but it looks worse than the Hisense U6G because there's more blooming around the center cross with local dimming enabled. Without local dimming, the screen looks closer to blue as there's some backlight bleed, but it isn't too bad, and the local dimming helps further deepen any blacks.
The Hisense U6H has a narrow viewing angle that makes the image look washed out from the sides. It means it isn't ideal for wide seating areas, but note that the 75-inch model has a different panel type with a better viewing angle.
This TV has good reflection handling. It handles moderate amounts of light well, and combined with its good peak brightness, you won't have problems using it in most living rooms. However, don't place it opposite a window with direct sunlight because it struggles a bit more with handling that type of glare.
The Hisense U6H uses a BGR (Blue-Green-Red) subpixel layout instead of the traditional RGB layout. For video content, it doesn't cause any issues, but if you're planning on using this TV as a PC monitor, it impacts text clarity, and some text will look blurry. You can read more about this here.
The Hisense U6H has an okay response time, but there's noticeable smearing and motion blur with fast-moving objects. The backlight flicker also causes image duplication, as you can see with the trail R behind the logo. The motion handling looks the same in Game Mode as outside of it as the motion blur is still there.
The Hisense U6H uses pulse width modulation (PWM) to dim its backlight at all brightness levels in all picture modes. It's high enough that it shouldn't be too distracting, but it can also cause headaches if you're sensitive to flicker.
The Hisense U6H has an optional backlight strobing feature, commonly known as black frame insertion, to reduce persistence blur. It isn't that effective as it causes image duplication and even some smearing.
The Hisense U6H has a motion interpolation feature to bring 30 fps content up to 60 fps. It doesn't seem to do much in the test pattern, but it interpolates some slow-moving content. However, there are artifacts with fast-moving content well. You can enable motion interpolation in Game Mode, but it still looks the same as it can introduce artifacts.
Due to the slow response time, there isn't too much stutter with fast-moving content as each frame isn't held on for too long.
The Hisense U6H automatically removes 24p judder from native apps and sources that have a Match Frame Rate feature, which helps with the appearance of motion in movies. However, it doesn't remove 24p judder from 60Hz sources like a cable box.
Unlike the Hisense U6G, the Hisense U6H has variable refresh rate support to reduce screen tearing. It works without issue from most devices, and on PCs with AMD graphics card, you need to enable PC Sync on the TV for FreeSync to work.
The Hisense U6H has low input lag for a responsive gaming experience in Game Mode. The input lag is very high outside of Game Mode, so if you feel like the delay bothers you while scrolling through menus, switch to Game Mode to reduce the lag.
The Hisense U6H works with all common signals up to 60Hz. It also displays proper chroma 4:4:4 with any of its supported resolutions, which helps with text clarity when using it as a PC monitor.
As the Hisense U6H is limited to a 60Hz refresh rate and HDMI 2.0 bandwidth, it can't take full advantage of the PS5's offerings. Still, 60Hz signals and its VRR support work without issue.
As the Hisense U6H is limited to a 60Hz refresh rate and HDMI 2.0 bandwidth, it can't take full advantage of the Xbox Series X's offerings. Still, 60Hz signals and its VRR support work without issue.
Although Hisense advertises the inputs as HDMI 2.1, the TV doesn't support HDMI 2.1 bandwidth. Instead, it's limited to HDMI 2.0 bandwidth.
While all the video and audio inputs are on the right side of the back, the power input is on the left side.
Unlike the Hisense U6G, the Hisense U6H now supports eARC, allowing you to pass high-quality uncompressed audio to a compatible receiver with a single HDMI cable. It supports both common high-end audio formats, which is great as you can take full advantage of a variety of content.
The Hisense U6H has a mediocre frequency response. While it has a well-balanced sound profile at moderate listening levels, which is good for dialogue, it doesn't produce much bass, so you need a soundbar or a proper sound setup for the best sound possible.
The Hisense U6H has mediocre distortion handling. There isn't too much at moderate listening levels, but it gets much worse at its max volume, particularly with mid-range sounds.
The Hisense U6H comes with Google TV 11, which is essentially an updated version of the Android TV platform Hisense TVs used. It's redesigned with a few extra accessibility features, but other than that, it's the same user-friendly platform.
Like most modern TVs, there are ads and suggested content throughout the interface. You can opt-out of suggested content, but it just switches the ads to non-personalized ads instead.
The Google Play Store has a ton of apps you can download.
The Hisense U6H comes with a redesigned remote compared to the remote that came with 2021 Hisense TVs. Like most modern remotes, it lacks a Numpad, and there are quick-access buttons to popular streaming services. The mic built into the remote and on the TV gives you access to Google Assistant and Alexa, so you can ask it to search for content, open apps, and switch inputs.
