What it gets right
- Very bright new colour technology bright-screen television picture
- Broad a widely used film-picture format and a film-picture format+ support
- Up to 170Hz gaming
- Tested 65-inch performance
The compromises
- standard movement delay between pressing a button and seeing the action is not class-leading
- Only three modern sockets
- the television menus is less flexible than Google television
- Dark-scene control over bright and dark parts of the picture still trails deep-black screen precision
Buy it—or leave it?
- You watch the extra brightness used by modern films in a bright room
- You want new colour technology bright-screen television without an enormous screen
- extra-smooth gaming and broad the extra brightness used by modern films formats matter
- Perfect dark-room black is the priority
- You need four sockets
- Most play is delay-sensitive standard movement gaming
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01Picture quality
The 65-inch model uses an new colour technology bright-screen television with better control over dark scenes with 980 separately controlled parts of the screen and claimed brightness up to the measured brightness. Independent evaluation confirms strong brightness in modern films and colour, while also showing why zone control still differs from deep-black screen's pixel-level black. a widely used film-picture format, a film-picture format+ and a film-picture format make format support unusually complete.
02Gaming and motion
All three sockets are specified at 48Gbps with high-detail 170Hz, automatic smoothing for games, automatic game setting and a widely used film-picture format game support. extra-smooth play is the strength. Measured standard movement delay is slower, so somebody playing cinematic console games at smooth movement may not receive the same responsiveness as a competitive extra-smooth movement mode suggests.
03Living with it
the television menus is quick and includes the main UK services, though its app depth is narrower than Google television. The stand and 65-inch size are conventional enough for normal rooms. Buyers should budget for external audio if they want sound with the same scale as the picture.
Price and value
The exact 65-inch Hisense UR9S was listed at £2,299 in the UK when we checked on 17 August 2026. That 65-inch price is used throughout this review and by the buying guide; a cheaper 55-inch version cannot improve its value score. Prices and promotions can change, so confirm the model number and final basket total before buying.
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Who will notice the difference?
Daytime the extra brightness used by modern films
Brightness and saturated colour are the UR9S's clearest wins.
extra-smooth computer gaming
The 170Hz ceiling makes better use of powerful hardware.
Dark cinema room
deep-black screen still controls small highlights and black more precisely.
What else should you consider?
£2,299 · Samsung's R95H is far more expensive and less independently established, deep-black screen rivals retain better pixel-level black, and Hisense's U7S is the value alternative. The UR9S is the evidence-backed new colour technology option in this group.
Our review process
This research-based review combines Hisense's exact 65-inch listed features with a product-specific independent test covering zones, the extra brightness used by modern films formats, sockets and measured delay between pressing a button and seeing the action. That external evidence allows it into the finder without exposing the private scoring detail.
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