In Filmmaker HDR mode (usually the mode built to be the most accurate), the TV delivered peak brightnesses that outshone much of the competition, though more so when more brightness was required for larger portions of the display. That’s all despite offering a great level of brightness, both in day-to-day viewing and in our lab testing. The TV excels at controlling its backlighting in a way that ensures you’ll never experience blooming to a level of being distracting - something that I was a little surprised to see given the lack of Mini LED.

The Hisense U7H may not have the Mini LED backlighting on offer by the higher-end U8H, but it gets so close to the same level of excellent image quality, that without a side-by-side test, it can be hard to tell. Generally, most rely on HDMI more than anything else these days, and four HDMI ports will do the job for the majority of users. Nearby, but backward-facing, you’ll get an optical output, an Ethernet port for wired connectivity, and another USB port.

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