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Hisense · 2025 · Mini LED
U8QG Mini LED
55 · 65 · 75 · 85 · 100″
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The independent TV reference
The right TV
depends on the room.
How bright is your room?
Lights off. Black level is everything.
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Claimed vs. measured
What they claim. What testers measured.
Spec sheets are written by the people selling the TV. Every profile here keeps manufacturer claims and independent test results apart, and names who measured what.
Measured Claimed
HDR peak brightness (10% window). The most-quoted HDR brightness figure. A 10% window is about the size of a bright object in a scene.
- Sony BRAVIA 9 II True RGB RGB Mini LED4,166 nits
Measured by TechRadar & Tom's Guide
- Hisense UR9 RGB Mini LED RGB Mini LED3,768 nits
Measured by Tom's Guide & TechRadar · Manufacturer claims 5,750 nits
- TCL QM8L SQD-Mini LED Mini LED3,719 nits
Measured by Tom's Guide & TechRadar · Manufacturer claims 6,000 nits
- Hisense U8QG Mini LED Mini LED3,380 nits
Measured by TechRadar & Tom's Guide · Manufacturer claims 5,000 nits
- Hisense U7SG Mini LED Mini LED2,867 nits
Measured by Tom's Guide
- Samsung S95H OLED QD-OLED2,764 nits
Measured by Tom's Guide & TechRadar
- TCL X11L SQD-Mini LED Mini LED2,679 nits
Measured by Tom's Guide · Manufacturer claims 10,000 nits
- Hisense UR8 RGB Mini LED RGB Mini LED2,678 nits
Measured by Tom's Guide & TechRadar · Manufacturer claims 3,500 nits
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Top rated
The TVs that score highest across the board
Fit scores are calculated from published specs and independent measurements. Every score shows its working.
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Best value
Where your money goes furthest
TCL · 2026 · Mini LED
QM8L SQD-Mini LED
65 · 75 · 85 · 98″
65-inch
$999.99
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TCL · 2026 · Mini LED
QM7L SQD-Mini LED
55 · 65 · 75 · 85 · 98″
55-inch
$699.99
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Samsung · 2026 · LED-LCD
Crystal UHD U8000H
43 · 50 · 55 · 58 · 65 · 70 · 75 · 85″
65-inch
$299.99
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TCL · 2025 · Mini LED
QM6K QD-Mini LED
55 · 65 · 75 · 85 · 98″
55-inch
$479.99
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By technology
Six ways to make a picture
OLED
Pixels that make their own light. Perfect black, near-instant response.
QD-OLED
OLED’s blacks with quantum-dot color volume.
Mini LED
Thousands of tiny backlights for huge brightness.
RGB Mini LED
Red, green and blue backlight LEDs, the newest LCD technology.
QLED
Quantum-dot LCD: richer color at mainstream prices.
LED / LCD
The everyday TV. Simple, affordable, gets the job done.
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Complete setups
Rooms, sorted
Everything picked, checked for fit and added up.
Premium
The movie room
An OLED for true black, a soundbar for Dolby Atmos, and a box for every streaming app.
Mid-range
The bright family room
A very bright Mini LED that shrugs off daylight, with a compact soundbar that keeps dialogue clear.
Mid-range
The console setup
4K 120 Hz, variable refresh and enough fast ports for two consoles.
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Read
From the editors
Explainer
TV brightness and nits explained: peak vs. full-screen
A nit is a unit of brightness. Here is how to read the numbers in TV reviews and how much you really need.
Explainer
What is HDR? HDR10, HDR10+, Dolby Vision and HLG compared
Explainer
HDMI 2.1 explained: bandwidth, 4K 120Hz, cables and ports
Explainer
eARC vs. ARC: what the HDMI return channel does
Explainer
OLED burn-in explained: how real is the risk?
Explainer
ATSC 3.0 and NextGen TV: what it is and whether you need it
Explainer
RGB Mini LED explained: what changes and who it is for
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Video reviews
Watch before you buy
Video reviews collected per exact model, each one checked that it really exists and really is about that TV.
LG OLED evo AI C6 TV Full In-home Review
Erin Lawrence · LG C6 OLED evo
Great Value Mini LED - 2026 TCL QM7L Review
The Display Guy · TCL QM7L SQD-Mini LED
The Best Mini-LED for the Money? Hisense U7SG Review
CalebRated · Hisense U7SG Mini LED
Samsung S95H / S99H Review - The Best OLED TV for Bright Rooms?
ByteOasis · Samsung S95H OLED
Samsung's Best Soundbar Changed Nothing. Here's Why.
Headphones Pro Review · Samsung HW-Q990H
Hisense UR9 RGB Mini-LED TV - Can It Beat OLED In 2026?
Brian Tong · Hisense UR9 RGB Mini LED
TCL C7L (QM7L) SQD-Mini LED TV: FULL REVIEW / Super Quantum Dots
Andy Tech TV · TCL QM7L SQD-Mini LED
LG G6 OLED Review - Fixes the G5 Issues BUT is it Best of 2026?
AVForums · LG G6 OLED evo
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Around the TV
Sound, sources and the things that hold it all together
The Signal
A short letter when something is worth your attention: what just got measured, what’s actually on sale, and what to skip.