If 85 and 98 inch TVs are too small for your liking, Hisense’s latest not only boasts bigger sizes, but also a new take on Mini-LED, meaning more brightness and contrast control, too.
The average size of TV may well be 55 and 65 inches these days, but if you have the funds and still want more size, options are becoming available. Bigger may not always be better, but bigger is definitely a thing, and not just from the likes of Samsung or LG.
Hisense has been in the realm of big screens for a while, and in its latest push, big screens are getting some improved technology alongside the change in screen tech.
While the company normally caters to democratised technology, sharing high-end tech with lower price points, the “UX” is the flagship offering for the brand, and tends to lead with tech that the other models will get later down the track.
Size is one of those things, but an evolution on the tiny LEDs that control brightness and dimming on modern LED-backlit TVs is another, as Hisense ups the quality of Mini-LED using “RGB-MiniLED”, a concept that sees each Mini-LED endowed with a red, green and blue diode instead of just a white light source.
The result aims to provide more control and colour precision on LED-backlit TVs, designed to bring them more in line with the premium OLED TVs they compete with, while boosting the brightness considerably.
In the Hisense 116UX, the brightness hits up to 8000 nits peak provided over 10,000 dimming zones, a massive number for a screen, which also happens to be a 116 inch TV. A little smaller, the 100 inch 100UX hits up to 5000 nits peak brightness.
Both models are designed to be similar, and come with AI upscaling, as well as support for a Dolby Vision and IMAX Enhanced content. They both also feature a soundbar system built-in, using a 6.2.2 spatial sound system calibrated with Devialet, part of the collaboration the two entered into earlier this year.
“As global leaders in the category, we’re proud to deliver the largest consumer-grade TVs ever seen in Australia, designed not just to entertain, but to transform the home into a world-class cinematic destination,” said Kevin He, Managing Director for Hisense in Australia and New Zealand.
“With the 116UX and 100UX, we are redefining big-screen luxury for those who demand nothing but the extraordinary,” he said.
As with most big TVs, the price is equally big, hitting values in the tens of thousands. They’re both expected in September, though, with the RGB-MiniLED UX offerings arriving for $22,999 for the 100 inch 100UX, and $39,999 for the 116 inch 116UX.
