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The subpixel_layout enum is therefore omitted.","local_dimming_zones":"Public exact 65 Differences table says 2048 confirmed spatial dimming zones.","refresh_rate_modes":"Public Supported Resolutions explains highest accepted HDMI 4K 165 Hz and 1080p 288 Hz. USB-C maximum 165 Hz at all resolutions, without VRR or 288 mode. Bit depth, DSC and chroma at the 288 maximum unstated and omitted.","vrr_technologies":"Public VRR prose identifies HDMI Forum VRR, FreeSync and G-SYNC compatibility. FreeSync Premium Pro name comes from original maker sheet.","low_framerate_compensation":"Public VRR prose explicitly describes working Low Framerate Compensation. USB-C does not support VRR.","measured_chroma_444":"Public Supported Resolutions confirms chroma 4:4:4 and USB-C 4:4:4. No 288 Hz 444 claim inferred.","measured_pwm_frequency_hz":"Public Flicker narrative exact tested 65: 20000 Hz in all picture modes and brightness levels with local dimming enabled. 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No included external input box is listed.","measured_hdr_brightness_real_scene_nits":"Exact tested US 65U8QG, current Test Bench 2.3. Public alternate HDR table: Hallway Lights 977 cd/m² in Filmmaker Mode with Dynamic Tone Mapping enabled. This is a bright highlight within a real scene, not a white-window mean. The supplemental reading does not restate firmware.","measured_input_lag":"ALL five stored rows use the dedicated USB-C DisplayPort input on exact tested US 65U8QG in its lowest-lag PC/Game mode. Public alternate-input table gives 1080p 60 Hz 12 ms, 1080p 120 Hz 6.7 ms, 4K 60 Hz 11.6 ms, 4K 120 Hz 6.4 ms and 4K 165 Hz 4.9 ms. None is an HDMI measurement. HDR and VRR test flags are unstated and remain omitted. USB-C does not support functional VRR on this model. Outside-game and interpolation rows and separate 4K60/4:4:4 reading 11.8 ms are not mixed into this table. Existing derived native-resolution scalars 11.6 ms 60 Hz and 6.4 ms 120 Hz therefore refer only to these documented USB-C readings, not a proved absolute minimum on HDMI."}},{"url":"https://www.techradar.com/televisions/hisense-u8qg-review","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["release_date","measured_hdr_brightness","predecessor"],"notes":{"release_date":"May 25 2025 exact 65 US review Price and release date retrospectively states US series launched in late March 2025 and current retail discounts. This is marketed-family actual retail month. April 15 contemporaneous Notebookcheck available-now report corroborates continued sale, not a conflict with earlier March retail.","measured_hdr_brightness":"Exact 65 US default Filmmaker Mode: 10% HDR white window 3337 nits and 100% full screen 733 nits. Standard 2888/744 excluded. Sustained duration, firmware and additional processing settings unstated. UHDA-P3 is not DCI-P3 so 97.8% is omitted. 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