If you are looking to save money and need a decent all-around TV, the Hisense U6G would serve you well, especially if you primarily watch movies or use the TV in a darker room. The TCL R655, while more expensive, offers a better experience for sports and gaming due to a higher refresh rate and improved picture quality, making it a better option if you have a well-lit room or are into fast-paced content. Both TVs are not ideal for bright room usage due to reflections, but the R655 has a slight edge in this aspect. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Hisense U6G (LCD)
Very good for news, talk, & other TV
Good for upscaling
Advantages of the TCL R655 (LCD)
Best in class for bright room
Very good for dark room
Very good for gaming
Good for use as monitor
Very good reflections
Key differences
Gaming
6.8/10
8.6/10
7.8/10
RESPONSE TIME SCORE
7.0/10
10.0/10
INPUT LAG SCORE
8.7/10
2.5/10
MOTION PROCESSING
5.3/10
70.0/100
GAMING LOCAL DIMMING
85.0/100
7.2/10
GAME HDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
8.8/10
The TCL R655 (LCD) is very good for gaming, while the Hisense U6G (LCD) is only fair.
The TCL R655 excels in gaming due to its higher refresh rate of 144Hz and superior input lag performance, which ensures smoother motion and more responsive game play, while the Hisense U6G, with a lower 60Hz refresh rate and good input lag, offers a decent gaming experience but may not be as fluid or fast in action scenes.
Cartoons & Animation
8.0/10
8.7/10
7.6/10
COLOR GAMUT SCORE
7.6/10
8.1/10
COLOR VOLUME SCORE
8.2/10
8.4/10
SDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
9.1/10
6.9/10
COLORS OUT OF THE BOX SCORE
7.7/10
7.2/10
GRAY UNIFORMITY
8.2/10
The TCL R655 (LCD) and Hisense U6G (LCD) are both very good for cartoons & animation, though the TCL R655 (LCD) is somewhat better.
The Hisense U6G excels in cartoons and animations with its very good colors out of the box, ensuring a vibrant viewing experience without much adjustment needed, and a good color gamut which allows it to display a wide range of colors. Similarly, the TCL R655 is noted for its strong performance in rendering animations vibrantly due to its good color accuracy from the start and very good color gamut, meaning it reproduces colors faithfully and broadly across different shades.
News, Talk, & Other TV
8.1/10
7.2/10
8.4/10
SDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
9.1/10
7.5/10
UPSCALING
5.4/10
The Hisense U6G (LCD) is very good for news, talk, & other TV, while the TCL R655 (LCD) is good.
The Hisense U6G offers a very good SDR brightness and fair color accuracy out of the box, making it suitable for viewing in well-lit rooms and providing a decent picture without the need for much tweaking. The TCL R655, on the other hand, has excellent SDR brightness and better color accuracy, ensuring a bright and vibrant display for news and talk shows, even in very bright environments.
Bright Room
7.3/10
9.5/10
5.4/10
VIEWING ANGLE
5.2/10
8.4/10
SDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
9.1/10
7.0/10
HDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
8.5/10
6.3/10
REFLECTIONS SCORE
8.8/10
The TCL R655 (LCD) is best in class for bright room, while the Hisense U6G (LCD) is good.
The Hisense U6G is known for fair reflection handling and very good SDR brightness, making it suitable for watching in bright rooms, but the TCL R655 surpasses it with excellent SDR brightness and very good reflection handling, which means it is better for bright environments especially where there are a lot of lights or windows. While both TVs have good color volume and gamut, their high contrast ratios make them particularly good for vibrant picture quality, but the TCL R655's higher SDR brightness and better reflection handling give it an edge in bright room conditions.
Cost
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The Hisense U6G (LCD) has a price of $650 and the TCL R655 (LCD) costs $1,000.
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers TCL R655 (LCD) to have very good picture quality, while the Hisense U6G (LCD) has good picture quality.
Movies & TV
7.6/10
7.9/10
7.25/10
CONTRAST
9.07/10
7.7/10
BLACK UNIFORMITY
6.1/10
7.5/10
UPSCALING
5.4/10
Yes
HDR10 SUPPORT
Yes
Yes
HDR10+ SUPPORT
Yes
Yes
DOLBY VISION SUPPORT
Yes
The TCL R655 (LCD) and Hisense U6G (LCD) are both good for movies & TV.
The Hisense U6G stands out for watching movies and cinematic TV with its very good contrast, effective local dimming, and good black uniformity which are essential for deep blacks and a rich viewing experience. The TCL R655, while also offering good movie-watching capabilities with superb contrast and very good local dimming, tends to have slightly lower black uniformity but better color volume, though it has narrower viewing angles.
Sports
6.1/10
6.6/10
2.5/10
MOTION PROCESSING
5.3/10
60Hz
REFRESH RATE
144Hz
10.0/10
INPUT LAG SCORE
8.7/10
7.5/10
UPSCALING
5.4/10
8.4/10
SDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
9.1/10
Yes
HLG SUPPORT
Yes
The TCL R655 (LCD) and Hisense U6G (LCD) are both only fair for sports.
The Hisense U6G has a fair reflections handling and viewing angles, which may be a concern in well-lit environments or for viewing with large groups, but it has good motion processing for sports. Whereas, the TCL R655 offers very good reflection handling and similar viewing angles, but its lower motion processing could reduce the smoothness of fast-paced sports action. Both TVs have good response times, which helps minimize motion blur during sports, but their gray uniformity is only somewhat good, which might be noticeable during sports with uniform colors like ice hockey or soccer.
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How the Hisense U6G (LCD) and the TCL R655 (LCD) compare to other TVs
"It has an excellent Roku interface, isn’t too expensive, has quantum dots and mini LED backlighting, and looks genuinely fantastic playing everything. If you’re in the market for a new TV, you should still start here. Gamers will like that it has a 120-Hz refresh rate at 4K, which is the maximum that a modern Xbox or Playstation 5 will put out—meaning the smoothest possible gaming and sports viewing in general. We’re no longer in the days of having to spend over $1,000 and spending a few hours on setup for decent black levels and great color accuracy and HDR"
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About Hisense
Hisense, a Chinese TV manufacturer, entered the US market in approximately 2011 and has since acquired TV divisions from various companies such as Toshiba, Sharp, Hitachi, and NEC. Currently ranking as the fourth largest vendor in terms of sales volume, Hisense aims to capture a wide range of TV budget segments. They offer exceptional value with TVs that often outperform their competitors at similar price points, making them a compelling choice for consumers. In the US, they use Google TV as their smart TV software which provides the largest app selection and a very modern user interface, however it is not as user friendly as the software from other vendors.
About TCL
TCL, the highly recognizable TV brand from China, has firmly established itself as the second-largest manufacturer in terms of sales volume. Renowned for striking an impressive balance between affordability, picture quality, and design, TCL TVs deliver a compelling overall package. While they have traditionally excelled in the low-end and midrange TV segments, TCL has recently made remarkable strides in the realm of high-end televisions, introducing impressive models that rival top competitors. Most TCL TVs use Roku software which is very user friendly and easy to use, but they have a few other models that use Google TV which has the largest app selection, but is not as user friendly as Roku.
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