The 65U7KQTUK does good work controlling on-screen movement, too. It’s really robust and authoritative, meaning even the most testing and/or unpredictable motion stays solid and believable. Even the dreaded televised sport stays coherent and stable – and there’s no sterner test than that. Audio is funnelled through 2x 10W speaker system and there’s support for Dolby Atmos. This isn’t the immersive sound of soundbars and surround systems, but an attempt to produce better sound through the TV’s speakers. As you would hope with a TV that combines Quantum Dots with good contrast and brightness for a mid-range TV, the U7K also delivers pretty potent colours. Tones across the board look above average (for this price level) rich and vibrant, but also, provided you avoid the TV’s most extreme picture setting, they tend to maintain a good balance, with nothing – not even heavily saturated reds or greens – drawing too much attention to itself.

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The Hisense keeps edges nice and stable, even when there’s considerable depth of field to an image, and this lets it keep proper control of even quite tight and/or complex patterns. It’s stability to on-screen motion, too – even if you watch some televised sport, where on-screen movement is rapid, unpredictable, and quite often in opposition to camera movement, the 65U7KQTUK guards against juddering or smearing very effectively. Or, at least, it does if the sport you’re watching is being streamed in 4K. Dolby Atmos offers a big step forward in immersive sound. With a more immersive sound, you become enveloped in the action. Just pair with Dolby Atmos compatible media and prepare for room-filling sound. Even better, the Hisense 65U7KQTUK features a built-in subwoofer for a deeper bass response and smoother balance. Just because we’ve all got used to Hisense products being very aggressively priced relative to a) their specification and b) their most obvious rivals, that doesn’t make it any less notable.

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Upscaling is also good but SD channels do look very soft and even HD 1080 content can also look a little softer than we would like. Edges can also look a little false with broadcast material with some obvious ringing seen within certain types of content. Sports can look fluid and detailed and 4K film is also detailed, sharp and with well-defined edges. Although it’s not mentioned in the specs, streaming via Chromecast is an option. Alexa is available through the Remote Now app (iOS and Android), and it’s happy to ‘work with’ Google Assistant via external speakers. The U7Q doesn’t have a glut of smart features, but it serves anyone after the fundamentals. The 65U7KQTUK uses Hisense’s bespoke VIDAA smart TV platform. Here it’s the – hey! – U7 version. It’s got every catch-up and streaming service app you could want, and quite a few you don’t, all easily rearranged to suit your preference. Quite unexpectedly, there’s some worthwhile content on Hisense’s own ‘VIDAA Free’ channel, even if you have to hunt for it. The rest of it is nicely put together, too. It’s mostly plastic, of course – but the chassis feels sturdy enough, which is probably a big part of why the Hisense weighs 19.7kg without its stand. The stand itself is metal with a plastic facing, and it’s a sort of hoop shape that reminds me (for some reason) of the Diana fountain in Hyde Park (but on a slightly smaller scale, naturally). It ups the weight by 1kg, and it’s fairly compact – so the 65U7KQTU doesn’t need all that wide a surface to stand on.

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So in 2023 we also get a contrast-rich VA type of Mini LED panel and, for the 65-inch model at least, what we count to be 384 separately controlled light dimming zones. That’s not a world-beating zone count by any means, but it is more than might reasonably have been expected for such a relatively affordable Mini LED TV. There are no real shortages of LCD TVs on the market, but Mini LED tech is still fairly new and at the higher end of the market. You also want a set that handles all the available HDR formats, Dolby and dts audio as well as at least two HDMI 2.1 ports, gaming features like VRR, eARC for use with a soundbar and decent Smarts.The U7K deserves to have us finish our assessment of its pictures on a positive note, though, which we can do by saying that notwithstanding the minor 120Hz motion softness it works nicely as a gaming display, with crisp, richly coloured images, and that its latest AI-powered processor delivers a very respectable HD upscaling system for such a reasonably priced Mini LED model. At the heart of this Hisense 65” TV is a powerful new processor that optimises the screen technology and Smart tech. Hisense’s Hi-View Engine is powerful enough to process even the fastest moving images, scene-by-scene. Using AI Deep Learning and advanced algorithms, the precise brightness is accurately calculated for the best detail and lifelike colour. In one way, of course, this is great news. A TV this big with such dynamic pictures deserves to have a potent sound system around to try and seal the cinematic experience deal. Especially when some of the U7K’s raw audio power is used to create a large field of sound that gives the set’s Dolby Atmos decoding a reasonable amount of room to work with when trying to put Atmos details in at least approximations of where they’re supposed to be. A dedicated subwoofer on the TV’s rear hits deeper than most TV sound systems too, providing a solid foundation for the potent midrange, while trebles sound clear without becoming too prominent.

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Dolby Vision IQ takes Dolby Vision to the next level, making it the ultimate HDR-type picture processor. Dolby Vision IQ version uses data within the signal and light sensors inside the TV to adjust the picture quality for the best contrast. This improves the picture’s brightness, without ‘washing out’ the depth. You get a consistent picture quality, however light or dark your room is. Whether you’re watching a brightly lit sports event or moody movie, Dolby Vision IQ adjusts to suit. Problems still persist. The scene in Skyfall (Dolby Vision Bright) where Bond is served a martini at the Macau gambling palace features smearing, but at least it’s better controlled (just). Animation can suffer too, as an episode of The Simpsons eluded the Hisense’s grip. Switch to some lower-resolution content and, up to a point, the 65U7KQTUK proves a perfectly competent upscaler. 1080p stuff is decently detailed and defined, and if there’s a slight lessening of certainty where edge-definition and depth of field in particular are concerned, it’s a) predictable, and b) no impediment to your viewing pleasure.The U7K’s pictures are far from shy and retiring – but they’re positively wall flowers compared to the brashness and sheer loudness of its 40W 2.1 speaker system. However, an update appears to have ironed this out. It’s not perfect, but motion is smoother. Judder is still apparent, but less egregious. Smooth and Standard Ultra Smooth Motion settings serve up the subtlest performance, though the Film works well for movies. Many TV brands, including giants LG, Samsung and Sony, only tend to support either HDR10+ or Dolby Vision, not both. So it’s great to see Hisense leaving industry politics behind and simply ensuring that the U7K is equipped to receive the best version of any content you pipe into it.

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Updates have made the U7QF better, but not completely absolved it of motion handling issues. It lags behind other manufacturers in this regard. If you want more of the same but with improved local dimming and more dynamic range, then the Hisense U8K is more expensive but does offer a little more performance and we’ll have a review available as soon as we get one in. Motion is decent on the U7K with no obvious issues encountered playing 24fps material which is displayed with the correct pulldown applied, and 50Hz broadcast is also decent with no obvious frame skipping or micro stutters seen. Adding in motion interpolation and the U7K does look smooth, but there are also visible artefacts seen around fast-moving objects. Soap Opera Effect is also seen when using any of the modes that add interpolation. This very pleasant design language extends to the TV’s remote control handset. It too has a metal frame, and features some very sensibly contoured buttons covering pretty much all aspects of functionality. There’s a mic for use with voice-assistance, and buttons to the likes of Netflix and Disney+. As with almost any TV these days, the U7K is able to apply its upmarket lighting system to high dynamic range content made in the HDR10 and HLG formats. Much more unusually, though, it can also play not only both of the premium HDR10+ and Dolby Vision formats, with their extra scene by scene picture information, but also the Adaptive and IQ versions respectively of these advanced formats, where they adapt their images to ambient room conditions.

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It does equally well with skin tones and textures, draws edges with a steady hand, and can keep even very tight and/or complex patterns solidly defined. Depth of field is also pretty good. Bezel-less’ is a bit of a daft description for the design of a television. Hisense isn’t the only company to use the word – but it’s just as nonsensical here as it is everywhere else. Of course the 65U7KQTUK has bezels around its screen – but they are, at least, nice and thin. See the screen from the front, and there’s really not much bezel visible at all. Even in profile, the screen surround is only a touch over 5mm. And it’s made of aluminium, which gives a mildly up-market appearance and feel. American customers are in the box seat here, obviously – but no matter the territory in which you’re shopping, there’s a disconnect between the way this TV is specified and its asking price. Off the top of my head, I can’t think of a similarly specified alternative that doesn’t cost considerably more than this. Design