“Overall, the U8QG’s combination of picture quality and features makes it a compelling mini‑LED contender, and with prices for all screen sizes having already dropped substantially, it’s also an excellent value.”
Critical Assessment
What Critics Praise
- Incredibly bright picture
- Deep blacks and wide colors
- Apple AirPlay and Google Cast built‑in
- 4.1.2‑channel spatial audio system
- Side‑mounted USB‑C port supporting DisplayPort video
- 165 Hz VRR with AMD FreeSync Premium Pro
Points of Contention
- Only three HDMI ports
- More expensive than its predecessor
- Rattling bass in extreme movies
Professional Reviews
5 reviews from 3 criticsThe Hisense U8QG series is positioned among top TV brands and compared with gaming-focused models like the TCL QM7K. The review highlights multiple size options and contextualizes the TV within RTINGS.com's recommendation framework without providing a direct numerical score or explicit recommendation.
80 Will Greenwald 3 reviews · avg Hisense 85U8QG PCMag “Though more expensive than the last generation, Hisense's U8QG LED TV offers fantastic performance and loads of features for a price that's still reasonable.”
“Though more expensive than the last generation, Hisense's U8QG LED TV offers fantastic performance and loads of features for a price that's still reasonable.”
All 3 Will Greenwald reviews, aggregated above
“Though more expensive than the last generation, Hisense's U8QG LED TV offers fantastic performance and loads of features for a price that's still reasonable.”
“Though more expensive than the last generation, Hisense's U8QG LED TV offers fantastic performance and loads of features for a price that's still reasonable.”
“Though we're giving it a slightly lower score than the previous generation due to its higher price, the U8QN is still an excellent value that's worthy of our Editors’ Choice award.”
