It has a direct LED backlight but with no local dimming, it’s a global system and as such the panel is a little deeper than an edge-lit TV.

Proper HDR requires 10-bit color and 1,000 nits of brightness though, and the U7QF falls short on both counts. nits isn’t incredibly high, of course, compared to the 1,000-2,000 nits of some new Samsung TVs, but the U7QF knows what to do with what it’s given.When you couple that with frequent sales, if what you’re looking for is a really cheap TV that’s still relatively modern in terms of specs and features, Hisense is almost always a brand worth considering. Latest news and reviews in hi-fi, home cinema and technology reviews, products, news, advice, videos and more, from around the world! You also can’t stick to a static image, meaning you’re condemned to cycle through various pictures against your will. It's also an excellent TV for gaming due to its very good motion handling, so there's very little blur behind fast-moving objects.

Dialogue is intelligible with all content types but the overall sound quality is a little boxed in and lacking any real dynamic range. The E7HQ series lacks dynamic range and doesn’t move around the room very well, so it’s not suitable for watching blockbusters and action movies.It is a really lovely picture too, I am used to a 3 year old budget samsung tv, but for my PC I use a relatively high end ultrawide ips monitor (LG 34gn850). We were unable to test the VRR capabilities at the time of the review, but all the other features do work. In spite of paying attention and showing great sensitivity when providing the information, we can not guarantee 100% accuracy. Most notably, this model doesn't have local dimming to enhance its contrast and is dimmer than the more expensive alternative. It has Dolby Vision and HDR10+ support, as well as advanced DTS audio format support, but its low-quality content smoothing is poor, so it isn't as good for a home entertainment center as the higher-end models.

There is a content discovery feature along with direct one-press buttons on the remote and there is also compatibility with Alexa for voice commands. Credit is provided by Novuna Personal Finance, a division of Mitsubishi HC Capital UK PLC Authorised and Regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. The TV is equipped with the latest Dolby Vision technology, which uses all the intelligent power of the processor to provide a perfect picture in a room with any lighting at any time of viewing. It offers the same great features as the Hisense U7N, including 144Hz gaming support and Wi-Fi 6e, and sits between the U7N and the U8N.

It would have been nice to see Hisense supporting the Filmmaker Mode movement that most other manufacturers have supported for the last 24 months and we would encourage them to consider this for future models.

Swapped the Sony A95K OLED and the Samsung S95B OLED for better consistency with our other recommendations. It also has fantastic reflection handling with very good HDR peak brightness, so it's no slouch in a bright room.We asked Hisense about these claims, and their engineers told us that the peak brightness is only for about 1s on a 10% slide, so it's mainly about sudden bright flashes of light in some movies. In combination with the Hi-View Engine, which uses artificial intelligence to improve the image and HDR support to increase the contrast, it gives a good result.