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.

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All the main HDR formats are here, which means HDR10, HLG (used by iPlayer and Sky Q), along with HDR10+ and Dolby Vision. The latter two add dynamic metadata to the HDR signal, optimising the performance to give the Hisense a better chance at HDR with its relative 700 nits of (peak) brightness.There’s none of the headline features here, so if a brand-new console is of interest then the Hisense is not optimised for it. Assembly of the TV is simple, requiring little more than slotting in the stand and tightening the screws. The stand juts out, and I can imagine would make placement of a soundbar awkward for smaller tables and stands. To wall-mount the set you’ll need a compatible VESA wall-mount. 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. Despite that, the opening ten minutes of 1917 (Dolby Vision) shows solid motion stability as Schofield and Blake make their way through the trenches. The only noticeable effect is some blurry edge definition as a group of soldiers walk by. The same can be said for the shaky-camera races in Days of Thunder (Dolby Vision). The U7Q is more confident in this aspect than it was pre-update.

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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. 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. Where this TV really shines is when used in a normal living room with some ambient lighting and watching everyday content or playing games What are your alternatives? The U7K’s smart service is provided by Hisense’s own Vidaa platform in the UK and Australia, but Google TV in the US. Vidaa is not the downgrade some might presume – it’s not as sophisticated in its presentation or ambitions, but it’s responsive, relatively logically organised, and easy to find your way around. It also now on-boards all of the most popular video streaming systems, and in the UK it’s partnered with Freeview Play to ensure that there’s access to the full suite of terrestrial broadcaster catch-up apps.The U7K instantly reveals that Hisense has learned the hard lessons from its 2022 UK Mini LED debut, delivering a picture that substantially outperforms last year’s U8H – despite the U7K sitting a rung lower in 2023’s range. You’d have to go some to find a 65-inch television as thoroughly specified as this one for less than Hisense wants for the 65U7KQTUK – so as long as it performs up to the standard of its specification rather than down to the level of its asking price, it’s going to be a winner… Availability You don’t have to hit even 50 per cent of its maximum volume before it’s pumping out sound levels that regular-sized living rooms and normal hearing capabilities will struggle to comfortably tolerate.

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Anyway, the 65U7KQTUK is a 4K ULED TV with Quantum Dot technology, capable – so says Hisense – of reproducing over one billion colours. 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 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. 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.The performance is decent and best suited for broadcast as it serves up clear dialogue quality. It’s also offers decent panning across the soundstage, as well as offering some specificity in terms of where sounds emanate from. 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. 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.