The Hisense U7N is a lower mid-range TV released in 2024 and replaces the Hisense U7K. It's part of Hisense's popular ULED lineup, sitting between the budget-friendly Hisense U6/U6N and the mid-range Hisense U8/U8N. The TV is loaded with modern features like local dimming, HDMI 2.1 bandwidth, 4k @ 144Hz, VRR support, ATSC 3.0, and Dolby Vision. It promises higher peak brightness than its predecessor and uses Hisense's new Hi-View Engine PRO chipset, which is meant to optimize the display to provide a better overall image. The TV uses the Google TV interface, which offers smart features like voice control, and it's loaded with apps. The TV has a built-in 40W 2.1 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 U7N is a good TV for mixed usage. It looks good in a dark room thanks to its decent black levels, and content is bright no matter the context thanks to its impressive peak brightness, especially in SDR. It does struggle a bit with direct reflections, but it makes up for it by sustaining its black levels and colors when watched in bright rooms. Its image processing is quite good, as it cleans up low-bitrate and low-resolution content very well, all while respecting the content creator's intent when watching HDR movies. It's also a solid choice for gaming due to its low input lag, VRR feature, and supported resolutions, although it performs best at faster refresh rates. Unfortunately for sports fans, the TV's viewing angle is not quite good enough to offer a pleasant viewing experience from the sides, although it's good enough for smaller gatherings.
Good color volume in HDR and SDR.
Very good HDR brightness, so bright highlights stand out.
Solid image processing when dealing with low-bitrate and low-resolution content.
Image degrades somewhat when viewed from extreme angles.
Mediocre SDR pre-calibration accuracy.
Visible glare when placed directly opposite bright lights or windows.
The Hisense U7N is good for a home theater. It has good brightness in HDR, decent black levels, and good HDR color volume, so the TV is bright, colorful, and highlights pop. Its HDR color accuracy is also decent, but purists are likely to want to calibrate the TV for the best possible viewing experience; everyone else will be satisfied. Another strength of this TV is its image processing, which is quite good. It removes a lot of macro-blocking from low-bitrate movies, and it upscales SD content well. Its HDR brightness is accurate, so it follows the content creator's intent well. It does have some banding in HDR gradients, but it's not excessive. Finally, its relatively slow response time means that the TV doesn't have a lot of stutter.
Good color volume in HDR and SDR.
Very good HDR brightness, so bright highlights stand out.
Solid image processing when dealing with low-bitrate and low-resolution content.
Follows the content creator's intent well.
Removes judder from most sources.
Can't remove 25p judder from 60p sources.
- Unremarkable SDR pre-calibration accuracy.
The Hisense U7N is great to watch SDR content in a brighter room. It's extremely bright in SDR, with good color volume, so your content looks bright and colorful enough. Unfortunately its handling of direct reflections is only mediocre, so avoid placing any lights or windows directly opposite it for the best experience. At least its colors and black levels don't suffer much in bright environments, so ultimately, you still get a very good viewing experience.
Good color volume in HDR and SDR.
Easily bright enough in SDR for well-lit rooms.
Mediocre SDR pre-calibration accuracy.
Visible glare when placed directly opposite bright lights or windows.
The Hisense U7N is very good for watching sports. It's extremely bright in SDR, with good color volume, so sports look bright and colorful. However, it's not a very accurate TV in SDR, so your favorite team's jerseys look a bit off from what they should be, although not by much. The TV's image processing capabilities are well-suited for sports, as it upscales low-resolution feeds well, and it impressively cleans up any macro-blocking when streaming sports. Unfortunately, the TV's handling of direct reflections is only mediocre, so avoid placing any lights directly opposite it. Its response time is also on the lower side, leading to some motion blur in fast-moving sports, and there are noticeable color artifacts. Also, the TV's viewing angle is not quite good enough to offer a pleasant viewing experience from the sides.
Good color volume in HDR and SDR.
Easily bright enough in SDR for well-lit rooms.
Solid image processing when dealing with low-bitrate and low-resolution content.
Noticeable color artifacts in fast action.
Image degrades somewhat when viewed from extreme angles.
Mediocre SDR pre-calibration accuracy.
Visible glare when placed directly opposite bright lights or windows.
The Hisense U7N is good for playing video games with modern gaming PCs and consoles thanks to its HDMI 2.1 bandwidth, up to 4k @ 144Hz, and VRR support, although there's an issue that affects the TV's response time when it hovers around 100Hz when using VRR. It has low input lag, so you get a snappy gaming experience, especially at 120Hz. The TV is bright in HDR and especially in SDR, and its colors are good, so your games look colorful enough. Its black levels are decent enough that blacks stay somewhat deep and punchy when bright highlights are on the screen. For the best experience, avoid playing at 60Hz, as the TV's response time is noticeably slower there, leading to some black smearing.
Low input lag, especially at 120Hz and above.
Good color volume in HDR and SDR.
- HDMI 2.1 bandwidth, up to 4k @ 144Hz, and VRR support.
- Unremarkable SDR pre-calibration accuracy.
The TV's response time isn't quite good enough for a motion-blur free experience, especially at 60Hz.
VRR issues around 100Hz.
The Hisense U7N's brightness performance is impressive, even more so in SDR, where the TV is extremely bright. It's no slouch in HDR content, however, and highlights pop no matter what you're watching.
Very good HDR brightness, so bright highlights stand out.
Easily bright enough in SDR for well-lit rooms.
The Hisense U7N has satisfactory black levels. It has decent contrast, with blacks that stay somewhat deep and punchy when bright highlights are on screen. Its lighting zone precision holds the TV back a bit, as there's some noticeable blooming around highlights, which also impacts the TV's black uniformity. Still, overall, it's enough for a pleasant viewing experience in darker rooms.
The Hisense U7N has decent color performance overall. It has good color volume in HDR and SDR, so it's colorful enough no matter the content. Unfortunately, its SDR pre-calibration accuracy is only mediocre. It's a bit more accurate in HDR, but, overall purists will likely want to have their TV calibrated for the best viewing experience.
Good color volume in HDR and SDR.
Mediocre SDR pre-calibration accuracy.
The Hisense U7N has okay motion handling when watching content. It removes judder from most sources, ensuring a consistent frame cadence, but the frame timing with 25p content sent from a 60p source is incorrect. It has a mediocre response time, but there's still noticeable stutter in slow panning shots. Its motion interpolation feature is very good, though, and it significantly reduces stutter without adding any soap opera effect. Unfortunately, there are noticeable color artifacts in fast action.
Removes judder from most sources.
Good motion interpolation feature.
Noticeable color artifacts in fast action.
Can't remove 25p judder from 60p sources.
The Hisense U7N is responsive in Game Mode, with its low input lag, support for a variety of VRR modes, and a large amount of supported resolutions. Unfortunately, its response time isn't quite fast enough to provide a truly motion-blur free gaming experience, with some noticeable black smearing at 60Hz. The TV's VRR feature is also uneven, as the TV's response time changes depending on whether its refresh rate is below or above 100Hz, which adds to the TV's response time issues.
Low input lag, especially at 120Hz and above.
- HDMI 2.1 bandwidth, up to 4k @ 144Hz, and VRR support.
The TV's response time isn't quite good enough for a motion-blur free experience, especially at 60Hz.
VRR issues around 100Hz.
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 U7N's image processing is good overall. It cleans up macro-blocking from low-bitrate content quite well, and it also does a good job when upscaling low-resolution content, such as from DVDs. Its PQ EOTF tracking is very good, so it mostly follows the content creator's intent when it comes to HDR brightness. There's some banding in HDR gradients, but it's not excessive.
Solid image processing when dealing with low-bitrate and low-resolution content.
Follows the content creator's intent well.
Performance Usages
Changelog
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Updated Mar 17, 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 Jun 13, 2025:
We mentioned the newly reviewed Hisense U75QG in the HDR Brightness section of this review.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
We bought and tested the 65-inch Hisense U7N, and the results are also valid for the 55-inch and 85-inch models. 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 55-inch model uses HDMI 3 as its eARC port in regions outside of North America, so you do lose a high-bandwidth port on that size if you plug in a soundbar.
In Canada, the TV is known as the Hisense U78N and performs the same. There are similarly-named international models, like the U7NAU in Australia, but these models perform differently from the North American U7N, so our results aren't valid for them. Costco has a 65-inch and 75-inch variant of the TV known as the Hisense U75N. These variants perform the same but come with an extended warranty and a gift card for Google Play.
| Size | US Model | Local Dimming Zones | Panel Type | Costco Variant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55" | Hisense 55U7N | 240 | VA | - |
| 65" | Hisense 65U7N | 384 | VA | 65U75N |
| 75" | Hisense 75U7N | 512 | ADS Pro | 75U75N |
| 85" | Hisense 85U7N | 768 | VA | - |
Our unit was manufactured in February 2024.
Popular TV Comparisons
The Hisense U7N is easily one of the best lower mid-range TVs on the market, and it's affordable compared to similar offerings from major brands like Sony, LG, and Samsung. It's very similar to its predecessor, the Hisense U7K, but it's even brighter overall and has better contrast. It even holds its own against higher-tier TVs like the Samsung QN85D/QN85DD QLED, with similar overall picture quality for less money. If you need a TV packed with modern features but don't want to spend more on the Hisense U8N, it's one of the best options available. Still, ouside of the Hisense's superior image processing and accuracy, the similar TCL QM7/QM751G QLED is better overall, as it's brighter, more colorful, and has much better black levels.
For more options, check out our recommendations for the best TVs for bright rooms, the best 65-inch TVs, and the best TVs for gaming.
The TCL QM7K is mostly better than the Hisense U7N. While the Hisense is brighter overall, the TCL's black levels are much better due to its vastly superior contrast ratio, giving it the more impactful image overall. Gamers will also appreciate the QM7K's 1080p @ 288Hz support, alongside noticeably faster pixel transitions than the Hisense.
The Hisense U7N is mostly better than the TCL QM6K. The Hisense is brighter and more colorful overall, alongside having better image processing, delivering a generally more impactful viewing experience, even with the TCL's better black levels. The TCL does have some advantages, as it's more accurate, and has faster pixel transitions, alongside more gaming features than the Hisense.
The Hisense U75QG is generally better than the Hisense U7N, although the Hisense U7N is a bit more robust, without any glaring flaws. The Hisense U75QG for its part has poor PQ EOTF tracking, and its pixel transitions are very slow, even for an LED TV. Still, it's hard to look past its extremely high peak brightness numbers, great black levels, and very vibrant HDR colors, which truly are a league above what the U7N can produce.
The Hisense U7N and the TCL QM751G are closely matched, with the TCL having the edge. While the Hisense has far better reflection handling and is the most accurate of the two TVs in SDR and HDR, the TCL is the punchier option due to its deeper black levels, better color volume, and slightly higher peak brightness.
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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