Hisense U8xN (2024) Series

Intense brightness Deep blacks/contrast Vibrant, accurate color Great sound

Overly bright HDR Poor off-angle viewing

“The Hisense U8N is one of the best TVs of the year — especially if you don't want to pay OLED prices.”

Bright, high-contrast and well-controlled 4K images ; Better upscaling than many ; Does good work as a gaming monitor

Can easily look too bright and over-saturated ; Just two high-speed HDMI inputs ; Humdrum sound

More ‘big specification at an eye-catching price’ magic from Hisense. If you’re willing to budget just a little for a soundbar and can scrape by with just a pair of high-speed HDMI inputs, this Mini-LED TV makes plenty of sense for the money. Its 4K...

Powerful brightness and local dimming ; Low-reflection screen ; Great value

Picture fade with off-center viewing ; Average motion handling ; Only two HDMI 2.1 ports

Hisense’s U8B next-to-flagship mini-LED TV improves on last year’s also-great U8K series by significantly boosting brightness levels and introducing other picture quality refinements. The new U8N also has a more refined design, with a pedestal stand...

Excellent backlight control for striking black levels and contrast. Crazy high brightness. Vibrant quantum dot colors. Loaded gaming features including VRR and ALLM. Two separate HDMI 2.1 ports for connecting next-gen gaming systems. Stylish new...

Oddly implemented peak brightness setting can lead to brightness overkill. So-so off-axis viewing and motion handling. Oversharpens some images.

Excellent hdr brightness for impactful highlights, superb sdr brightness means it overcomes glare from indirect lighting, good upscaling and very good low-quality content smoothing, colors are vibrant, lifelike, and bright, deep blacks with minimal...

Worse contrast and dimmer overall than the other sizes of the tv, direct reflections are a bit distracting, slower pixel transitions in pc/game mode leads to blur behind fast motion

Jaw-droppingly bright ; Excellent color ; A great fit for gamers

Inconsistent performance ; Over-brightened Dolby Vision ; Several picture processing issues

One detail that might influence your decision is that every U8N comes with a two-year warranty from Hisense. Many of these performance issues are on the table for future firmware fixes, though there’s no guarantee that any, some, or all of them will be...

Stunning contrast and clarity ; Impressive audio quality ; Fast and responsive VIDAA U7 OS ; Solar powered remote

Some reflections still apparent

The Hisense U8 is a stunning television that combines a remarkable new Mini LED Pro backlight with Hisense’s other proprietary technologies to provide a quality home entertainment experience whether that’s a enjoying a movie, watching sport or playing...