- Matching (Score) |
- Our verdict |
- Competing TVs |
- TV appearance |
- Where to buy |
- Contrast and black detail |
- HDR effect quality |
- Factory color reproduction |
- Color reproduction after calibration |
- Smoothness of tonal transitions |
- Image scaling and smoothness of tonal transitions |
- Blur and motion smoothness |
- Console compatibility and gaming features |
- Input lag |
- Compatibility with PC |
- Viewing angles |
- Daytime performance |
- TV features |
- Apps |
- Playing files from USB |
- Sound |
- Panel details
Hisense UR9S Review
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Panel type: LCD VA Refresh rate: 170Hz Brand: HISENSE Resolution: 3840x2160 System: VIDAA Model year: 2026
RGB Mini LED is one of the most talked-about terms in the world of TVs in 2026. One of the first models to use this technology is the Hisense UR9S, the manufacturer's new flagship. In theory, separate red, green and blue LEDs are intended to provide higher brightness and even better colours. We primarily checked how this TV performs in practice and whether RGB Mini LED actually offers anything more than conventional Mini LED backlighting.
HISENSE UR9S - Our verdict
8.4
Overall rating
Hisense UR9S is without doubt one of the more interesting launches this year, but not necessarily for the reasons the manufacturer most emphasises. Admittedly, the brand’s first RGB Mini LED backlight in history and in this range impresses in measurements, but in practice the TV’s main strength is that it is simply well refined. It’s clear Hisense learned from previous models and improved the things that really matter for day-to-day viewing. RGB Mini LED itself has considerable potential, but for now it is not yet a reason to buy this particular model. In actual films and series the advantage of the new technology is not as pronounced as test-pattern results might suggest. Perhaps future generations will show much more, but today we treat it more as an interesting direction of development than a true revolution. Above all, the UR9S stands out for its versatility. It handles black levels very well (for an LCD panel), processes lower-quality footage efficiently and offers extensive features for both regular viewing and gaming. It also has a few solutions missing from rivals, such as a USB-C port with DisplayPort and a very high panel refresh rate for PC gamers. Is it worth considering? In our view, yes, especially if you are looking for a flagship LCD TV. Not because it uses an RGB Mini LED backlight, but because it is a very good, versatile and simply pleasant TV for everyday use.
Advantages
High HDR and SDR brightness
Very good black levels and contrast for an LCD TV
Excellent image processing and upscaling of lower-quality content (Pentonic 800)
Matt coating that effectively reduces reflections
Extensive gaming features (170/180 Hz, VRR, FreeSync, G-Sync, HDMI 2.1)
Low input lag
USB-C port with DisplayPort support
Dolby Atmos and DTS support
Good audio system for a TV
Smoothly functioning HomeOS (VIDAA)
Convenient remote with backlight, solar panel and USB-C charging
Disadvantages
In films, the full potential of RGB Mini LED backlighting is not always realised
HDR image brightness deviates from the director's intent
Lack of proper HGiG implementation (a feature for gamers)
Some key applications are missing
Movies and series in UHD quality7.9
Classic TV, YouTube7.9
Sports broadcasts (TV and apps)7.6
Gaming on console8.4
TV as a computer monitor8.4
Watching in bright light9.9
Utility functions9.4
Apps8.3
Sound quality7.8
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HISENSE UR9S - Competing TVs in this price range
HISENSE UR9S - TV appearance
HDMI inputs: 0 x HDMI 2.0, 3 x HDMI 2.1 (48Gbps) Outputs: Toslink (Optical audio), eARC (HDMI), ARC (HDMI) Network Interfaces: Wi-Fi 2.4GHz, Wi-Fi 5GHz, Ethernet (LAN) 100Mbps
Build quality: Premium
Stand type: Central
Bezel color: Silver
Stand: Height adjustment
Flat design: Yes
Accessories: Stand
The Hisense UR9S, in appearance, strongly echoes last year’s flagship models from the brand. Once again it uses a solid metal stand positioned centrally beneath the screen, so the TV can be placed without any problem even on a narrower media unit. Its height is adjustable, so most soundbars will fit under the screen without obscuring the picture. The TV itself is about 4 cm thick across the entire casing. It is therefore not among the thinnest models on the market, but thanks to its flat back it looks tidy when wall-mounted and does not protrude as much as sets with a noticeably thicker lower section of the casing.
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HISENSE UR9S - Contrast and black detail
8.5/10
Local dimming function: Yes, number of zones: 1056 (24 x 44)
Result
411,100:1
Result
152,050:1
Result
38,100:1
Result
28,450:1
Result
14,700:1
Visibility of details in the lights:
The Hisense UR9S in the 65-inch version has 1056 local dimming zones. That’s still quite a lot, although fewer than last year’s U8Q with classic QD Mini LED backlighting. The number of zones alone does not determine black performance, because it is equally important how the TV controls them. Despite the smaller number of zones, the UR9S delivers a comparable level in this respect. The contrast we measured was very high in most scenes and reached six-figure values. As a result, blacks look deep and the image retains good depth. Naturally, as with any Mini LED TV, a halo effect can appear around bright elements on a dark background, which makes contrast in those areas noticeably lower. In the UR9S the halo is not as unnatural to the eye as on traditional Mini LED screens. The glow often takes on the colour of the displayed object. If a small coloured element appears on screen, the backlight in that part of the screen lights with a similar colour instead of creating a typical white bloom. This is not, of course, a TV that can rival OLED when it comes to black levels. Even so, the UR9S is certainly one of the better LCD TVs in this category.
Halo effect and black detail visibility:
HISENSE UR9S - HDR effect quality
6.8/10
Supported formats: HDR10, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, Dolby Vision IQ, HLG
Luminance measurements in HDR:
Result
1704 nit
Result
385 nit
Result
845 nit
Result
291 nit
Result
1719 nit
Hisense UR9S is undoubtedly a show of strength from the Chinese manufacturer when it comes to luminance. On a synthetic test pattern the panel reached as much as 2600 nits, which is an impressive result. However, it is important to clearly separate laboratory results from filmic realities. In real material the UR9S behaves much more... restrained. Maximum brightness peaks in balanced scenes hover around 1500 nits. In demanding, dark shots, where algorithms must at once maintain deep black and precisely light small details, brightness can fall drastically, even to around 400 nits. The discrepancy between the chart and reality is therefore huge. This is a direct consequence of the conservative behaviour of the local dimming system. When a bright object occupies a large part of the frame, the system can easily sustain a high brightness. But in night scenes the priority becomes protecting black and combating the halo effect (unsightly glows around bright edges). To avoid contrast degradation, the TV drastically limits light output. Even so, the UR9S can still produce a very powerful, immersive HDR effect that impresses in bright, spectacular sequences.
Colour gamut coverage
On test patterns the Hisense UR9S performs excellently in terms of colour. Its coverage of the DCI-P3 gamut is almost 100%, and the wide BT.2020 as much as 93%. Those are results even the best QD-OLED TVs do not achieve. But again, synthetic measurements are one thing, films and series another. In real-world scenes the figures fell to 93% for DCI-P3 and 81% for BT.2020. That's still a great result, but the advantage of RGB Mini LED is no longer as dramatic as manufacturers claim in their marketing materials. One could even say that currently their capability is similar to TVs equipped with quantum dots, the so-called QLED. So why does this happen? To a large extent colour reproduction here depends on the specifics of how the backlight zones operate. When a strongly saturated colour sits next to white or another, more complex element, a single zone has to handle both parts of the picture at once. Under those conditions the backlight cannot maintain extreme saturation of a given colour on screen, because the emitted light takes on a more white-like character. In the UR9S this has been refined quite well, but still not enough for the TV to maintain such high colour saturation in every situation.
BT.2020 color gamut coverage and primary color luminance
| Data set | BT.2020 [%] | P3 [%] | R [%] | G [%] | B [%] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Synthetic patterns | 92.9 | 99.2 | 71.6 | 77.5 | 32.8 |
| Film measurements | 81.1 | 93.8 | 74.7 | 74.9 | 73.5 |
Arithmetic means of BT.2020 and P3 gamut coverage and the luminance of the primary colors (red, green, blue) as a % of target.
Scene from the movie “Pan” (about 2800 nits)
Scene from the movie “Billy Lynn” (about 1100 nits)
Brightness measurements alone do not yet tell the whole story about picture quality. That is why we also checked how the Hisense UR9S handles material mastered to 1,000 and 4,000 nits. For films mastered to 1,000 nits, like this scene from Billy Lynn, the TV performs very well — it extracts practically the maximum from the source material, while maintaining a fairly good balance between contrast and detail in the brightest parts of the image. Material prepared for 4,000 nits poses a greater challenge for the UR9S. Because the screen does not reach those values, tone mapping becomes key. On the UR9S it works quite well, but in the brightest parts of the image you can see that some details are already being simplified. It is still a very good result, but the TV cannot reproduce all the information recorded in the source material. Overall, the vast majority of HDR content available on streaming platforms will look excellent on this model. Only the most demanding material mastered to 4,000 nits reveals the TV’s limitations, which stem primarily from its maximum brightness and the way it handles tone mapping.
HDR luminance chart:
As we showed in the previous chapter, the effectiveness of tone mapping in the Hisense UR9S largely depends on the brightness of a given scene. In most content the TV handles it very well, but in the most demanding shots you can already see some limitations in reproducing the brightest details. A good example is the test scene with horses on a snowy meadow. In the standard HDR10 format some details in the whites are slightly lost. It is precisely in such moments that formats with dynamic metadata, like Dolby Vision, gain the advantage. Rather than fixed settings for the entire film, the TV receives precise instructions for each scene, and even for each frame. That allows the algorithms to manage the available brightness much better and to know which elements of the image to prioritise. In practice the differences are not dramatic, but they are easy to spot. In the most challenging shots Dolby Vision pulls more detail from the bright areas, making the image more faithful. This shows that even a panel as bright as the one in the Hisense UR9S can genuinely benefit from the presence of dynamic metadata.
Static HDR10
Dynamic: Dolby Vision
Factory color reproduction
5.1/10
We tested the Hisense UR9S in Filmmaker Mode, which out of the box provides the best image reproduction. With HDR material the TV performed quite well in this regard. The white balance showed no major errors, and the luminance response, although it had the characteristic Hisense profile, was maintained at a reasonable level. The picture was therefore neither excessively brightened nor noticeably colour-distorted. The same mode performed much worse with SDR material, the kind of content we watch most often, such as broadcast television or YouTube. The white balance was strongly shifted towards red and blue, giving the picture a slight pink tint. This also affected the gamma curve. Instead of approaching the reference value of 2.4, it was closer to 2.0, making the image look too bright, particularly in midtones and darker areas. Filmmaker Mode therefore remains the best out-of-the-box choice, but it is not a mode without faults.
Color reproduction after calibration
8/10
After calibration the biggest improvement was in SDR mode, although we also refined the HDR picture. Hisense offers a lot of calibration settings in the menu, so we were able to precisely correct the white balance and the remaining image errors. The most important change was removing the pink tint that had previously been clearly visible in SDR material. After calibration the picture looks much more natural, especially in everyday content such as TV or YouTube.
Colour reproduction errors on the ColorChecker chart are very small after calibration. The vast majority of colours fall below values of 2 to 3, which is at a level very difficult to discern with the human eye. The only thing we could not completely eliminate is the tone-mapping approach characteristic of Hisense TVs in HDR. It affects how brightness is distributed in films and can subtly 'enhance' the image, rather than sticking exactly to the creators' intent. For less experienced viewers this can produce a stronger 'wow' effect, but it will not always fully match how the material should look.
HISENSE UR9S - Smoothness of tonal transitions
9.4/10
In terms of the smoothness of tonal transitions, the Hisense UR9S performs very well. In high-quality material, such as films on Ultra HD Blu-ray discs or content from streaming services, the transitions between tones are smooth and there is no obvious posterization. Occasionally you may notice minor imperfections, mainly in Dolby Vision content, but they are small enough that during normal viewing they are hard to regard as a real problem.
Image scaling and smoothness of tonal transitions
8/10
Smooth transition function
Image without overscan on the SD signal
For the past two years digital picture processing has been one of Hisense's strengths, and the UR9S is no exception. The manufacturer uses the Hi-View AI Engine RGB processor, which in practice is built on the well-known MediaTek Pentonic 800 platform, previously used, among others, in the U8Q model. The TV handles upscaling lower-resolution material to 4K very well, and copes with low-bitrate content where compression artefacts are common. Thanks to a feature called "Smooth and Gradient Picture", the image remains detailed without appearing over-sharpened or artificially smoothed. When watching regular broadcast TV or older, lower-quality material, the UR9S can get a surprising amount out of them. In terms of digital picture processing, this is one of the most refined LCD TVs we've had the chance to test.
HISENSE UR9S - Blur and motion smoothness
7.9/10
Maximum refresh rate of the panel: 170Hz
Film motion smoothing option: Yes
Blur reduction option: Yes
BFI function 60Hz: Yes, 120Hz (double contours)
BFI function 120Hz: Yes, 240Hz (double contours)
Brightness drop with BFI: 71%
The Hisense UR9S is one of the first televisions on the market with a 4K panel and a 170 Hz refresh rate. In the larger sizes, 75 and 85 inches, this goes up to 180 Hz. However, such a high refresh rate will be useful mainly to owners of very high-performance PCs. Most films and TV series are still watched at 24 fps, and sports broadcasts at 50 fps, so for everyday use panel response time and the operation of the motion smoothing are more important. In that respect the UR9S performs very well. Panel smearing is minimal, as confirmed by our UFO test. Moving objects do not leave a pronounced trail, so the picture remains clear even in fast scenes.
Blur (native resolution, maximum refresh rate):
Blur (BFI function enabled):
Blur (1080P@330Hz):
The TV also has a two-slider motion enhancement system. The first slider controls the smoothness of material shot at 24 fps and lets you choose between a more cinematic look and stronger smoothing. The second controls blur reduction, and in our view is best set to the maximum. There is also a ClearMotion mode that improves motion sharpness by pulsing the backlight. This can be particularly useful when watching sport. The TV can then use the full 170 or 180 Hz to further smooth the image, but this is at the expense of vertical resolution. For that reason we'd regard this feature more as a novelty than a mode for everyday viewing.
HISENSE UR9S - Console compatibility and gaming features
8.5/10
- ALLM:
Yes
- VRR:
Yes
- VRR range:
48 - 330Hz
- Dolby Vision Game Mode:
Yes
Correct implementation of HGIG:
No - 1080p@120Hz:
Yes
- 1440p@120Hz:
Yes
- 4K@120Hz:
Yes
- Game bar:
Yes
Hisense UR9S is very well prepared for gaming. All three HDMI ports are HDMI 2.1 and offer the full 48 Gb/s bandwidth. The TV supports 4K at 170 Hz, and on larger screen sizes even 180 Hz. It also includes VRR, ALLM, NVIDIA G-Sync and AMD FreeSync, so in terms of basic features there is little to criticise. PC gamers can additionally enable DLG mode. After switching the resolution to Full HD the refresh rate can increase to as much as 330 Hz. That's probably an option for a relatively small group of users, but it shows how much headroom the panel has. Hisense has also added a Game Bar that lets you quickly change key settings, check the refresh rate or enable an on-screen crosshair and minimap zoom.
The biggest drawback remains the lack of a properly working HGiG. The TV still uses its own tone mapping, which makes configuring HDR on a console a bit more difficult. In our case values around 1500 to 2000 nits worked best, but it's worth checking which setting keeps all the detail in the brightest parts of the image.
HISENSE UR9S - Input lag
9.5/10
The Hisense UR9S can also boast very low input lag. With a 4K signal at 120 Hz, input lag is only around 10 ms, which means thumbstick movements are registered instantly. That level will easily meet the demands of both casual players and fans of fast-paced online battles. We observed slightly higher values after enabling Dolby Vision on an Xbox console. In that scenario, the lag rises to about 20 ms. Even so, it remains low enough not to affect gameplay comfort and is practically unnoticeable during play.
| SDR | HDR | Dolby Vision |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p60: 19 ms | 2160p60: 15 ms | 2160p60 DV: 35 ms |
| 1080p120: 10 ms | 2160p120: 9 ms | 2160p120 DV: 19 ms |
| 2160p60: 18 ms | ||
| 2160p120: 10 ms |
HISENSE UR9S - Compatibility with PC
8.4/10
Chroma 444 (max. resolution and refresh rate): Yes
Font clarity: Good
Readability of dark text and shapes: Average
Input lag in PC mode (4K, max. refresh rate): 9ms
Matrix subpixel arrangement: BGR
Max refresh rate: 170Hz
G-Sync: Yes
Its performance with a PC is generally very good, mainly thanks to full support for gaming technologies. The aforementioned G-Sync and FreeSync work flawlessly, and PC gamers will certainly appreciate the ability to natively use higher panel refresh rates. The panel fares a little worse, however, during typical work with text documents. Although the TV easily supports 4:4:4 chroma sampling, so the overall readability of standard fonts remains good, on closer inspection of darker text some imperfections become apparent. Letter shapes can be imprecise, and the horizontal strokes of fonts are less pronounced than the vertical ones, which at times negatively affects the clarity of characters. Undoubtedly this is a flaw, but it is so specific that it is hard to call it a major drawback in a device whose smallest variant starts at 65 inches. It’s hard to imagine anyone planning to put such a screen directly on a desk for everyday office work. 😉
HISENSE UR9S - Viewing angles
5.6/10
Brightness drop at an angle of 45 degrees: 66%
Hisense UR9S is fitted with a VA panel. A natural characteristic of this kind of panel is a drop in contrast and colour saturation when viewing the screen at an angle. In the model we tested this effect is, of course, noticeable, but in our view not so pronounced as to materially reduce the comfort of everyday viewing. To some extent this is also a trait tied to TVs that use RGB backlighting. Compared with many other LCD TVs based on VA panels, the UR9S simply performs well. Colour and black level degradation does not occur as abruptly as in some competing solutions, meaning people sitting slightly to the side of the screen still get a satisfactory image. Naturally you will get the fullest potential and best depth when looking straight at the panel, but for a VA design we rate the viewing angles very positively.
HISENSE UR9S - Daytime performance
9.9/10
Panel finish: Matte
Reflection suppression: Very Good
Black levels during daytime: Average
The Hisense UR9S comes with a matte screen coating that handles direct reflections very well. This is especially important in brightly sunlit living rooms, particularly when light falls directly on the screen. On top of that, the TV is very bright, so even in challenging conditions the picture remains clear. The matte surface, however, makes blacks appear slightly lifted during the day, and colours lose a little saturation compared with glossy screens. Even so, it’s a fair compromise. It’s clear Hisense is targeting this model at people who want a flagship TV but also watch a lot in bright rooms.
Panel brightness
Hisense UR9S: 1639 cd/m2
HISENSE UR9S - TV features
9.4/10
System: VIDAA
System performance: Good
- HDMI inputs: 0 x HDMI 2.0, 3 x HDMI 2.1 48Gbps
- Outputs: Toslink (Optical audio), eARC (HDMI), ARC (HDMI)
- Network Interfaces: Wi-Fi 2.4GHz, Wi-Fi 5GHz, Ethernet (LAN) 100Mbps
- TV reception: DVB-T, DVB-T2, DVB-S, DVB-S2, DVB-C
Classic features:
- Recording to USB (terrestrial TV): Yes
- Recording programming: Yes
- Picture in Picture (PiP): No
- RF remote control (no need to aim): RF
- Backlit remote control: Yes
- Teletext: Yes
- Audio only mode: Yes
- Bluetooth headphones support: Yes
- Simultaneous Bluetooth headphones & TV audio: Yes
Smart features:
- AirPlay: Yes
- Screen mirroring (Windows Miracast): Yes
- Voice search: Yes
- Voice search in native language: Yes
- Ability to connect a keyboard and mouse: Yes
Classic features
In terms of traditional television features the Hisense UR9S does not disappoint. In addition to a full set of tuners it also offers a CI+ slot and the ability to record programmes to a USB drive, a feature many manufacturers are increasingly dropping. The remote also deserves praise. Besides backlighting, USB-C charging and a small solar panel, the manufacturer has retained a full numeric keypad and a dedicated input button. These are small details, but in everyday use they can be really convenient.
Smart TV
The Hisense UR9S runs HomeOS, which is an evolution of the well-known VIDAA platform. The system itself is very fast and showed no stuttering throughout testing. The app library is slightly smaller than Google TV's, but the main streaming services are, of course, available. The manufacturer has also added a new app offering recommendations for films, series and sporting events, as well as a voice assistant using artificial intelligence.
Sound connection options
HDMI audio:
Other audio outputs:
- Toslink: Yes
Wireless audio:
- Bluetooth: Yes
Supported audio formats (external HDMI eARC audio):
- Dolby Digital Plus 7.1: Yes
- Dolby True HD 7.1: Yes
- Dolby Atmos in Dolby Digital Plus (JOC): Yes
- Dolby Atmos in Dolby True HD: Yes
- DTS:X in DTS-HD MA: Yes
- DTS-HD Master Audio: Yes
Senior accessibility
- Numeric keyboard on TV: Yes
- Font size adjustment: Yes
- Audio description: Yes
HISENSE UR9S - Apps
8.3/10
HISENSE UR9S - Playing files from USB
8.3/10
| Maximum photo resolution: | Supported photo formats: |
|---|---|
| 4 Mpix | JPEG |
| 6 Mpix | HEIC |
| 8 Mpix | PNG |
| 10 Mpix | GIF |
| 12 Mpix | WebP |
| 16 Mpix | TIFF |
| 20 Mpix | BMP |
| 24 Mpix | SVG |
| 28 Mpix | |
| 32 Mpix |
The built-in media player copes fairly well overall and will be perfectly sufficient for most users. However, during testing we came across a few annoying details that could spoil your mood. Above all, the TV is fussy when trying to display high-resolution photos; the system simply refused to work with files sized 10, 12, 20, 24 or 28 Mpix. Sure, this is not a fault that rules out the model, but if you want to copy raw photos from your camera onto a USB stick to show friends some holiday shots, you are in for an unpleasant surprise. In that scenario you either have to resort to wireless screen mirroring via Miracast or manually reduce the files’ resolution on your computer beforehand.
HISENSE UR9S - Sound
7.8/10
89dB
Maximum volume
Supported codecs (TV speakers)
Dolby Digital Plus 7.1
Dolby True HD 7.1
Dolby Atmos in Dolby Digital Plus (JOC)
Dolby Atmos in Dolby True HD
DTS:X in DTS-HD MA
DTS-HD Master Audio
Hisense UR9S features a 4.1.2 speaker system with a total power of 90 W. The manufacturer emphasises its collaboration with French brand Devialet, both on the chassis and in the TV menu. It must be said that the UR9S sounds really good for built-in speakers. It's loud, easily fills a larger living room, and the sound is full and clear. Dialogue is easy to hear, and there is more bass than in most televisions. Is there a big difference compared with last year's flagship Hisense models? Frankly, no. Despite the Devialet logo, the sound signature remained very similar. That does not change the fact that the UR9S is among the better-sounding televisions on the market. It is also worth noting the support for Dolby Atmos and DTS, which many manufacturers have already dropped.
Sound Quality Test:
Acoustic Measurements
89dBC (Max)
75dBC
HISENSE UR9S - Panel details
Software version during testing: v01.09.50k.q0127
Panel uniformity and thermal imaging:
Backlight Type: Mini-LED RGB
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