Head-to-head · Best 4K TVs

Hisense 65U7N Mini-LED 65-inch vs TCL 43Q651G Q-Class QLED 43-inch

Which is the better buy? Side-by-side on rating, price, strengths, and watch-outs — with the published ratings we averaged to get there.

The short answer

Hisense 65U7N Mini-LED 65-inch comes out ahead by a narrow margin (4.3 vs 4.1). The gap is mostly about Budget-conscious buyers who want flagship-adjacent mini-LED picture quality and Dolby Vision support — bedrooms, secondary living rooms, college apartments, first-TV buyers. — read the strengths below before deciding.

Higher ratedRanked #4 in Best 4K TVs

Hisense 65U7N Mini-LED 65-inch

4.3

$798

The Hisense U7N is the value sweet spot of the entire 4K TV market — a 384-zone mini-LED panel with Dolby Vision IQ, 144Hz refresh, and full gaming features for under $800 street. It rewards a few minutes of picture-mode tweaking with picture quality that would have been flagship-tier three years ago, and street pricing routinely drops it to $680 on sale.

Strengths

— 384 local dimming zones plus 1,500-nit peak brightness — uncommonly capable for the sub-$800 price tier
— Native 144Hz refresh with VRR and ALLM is rare at this price; console 4K/120Hz works cleanly
— Supports both Dolby Vision IQ and HDR10+ — the rare TV that bridges both HDR ecosystems

Watch-outs

— Default picture settings need tweaking — What Hi-Fi noted you must 'wrangle with its slightly obtuse settings to get the most out of it'
— Very bright HDR scenes can flatten where the panel pushes too hard, per What Hi-Fi's testing
— 40W 2.1-channel audio is thin and badly needs a soundbar

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Ranked #5 in Best 4K TVs

TCL 43Q651G Q-Class QLED 43-inch

4.1

$299

TCL's 2024 Q-Class is the genuine 43-inch sweet spot — a real QLED panel with quantum-dot color, Dolby Vision support, and Google TV at $300. It is not a gaming TV and the lack of local dimming caps HDR potential, but for a bedroom, office, kitchen, or small living room it is the best budget 4K TV you can buy without compromising the HDR ecosystem.

Strengths

— Real QLED panel with quantum-dot color enhancement at the sub-$300 price tier — uncommon at 43 inches
— HDR PRO+ with Dolby Vision, HDR10+, HDR10, and HLG all supported in a budget TV
— TCL AIPQ processor with deep-learning upscaling makes 1080p Netflix and cable look respectable on the 4K panel

Watch-outs

— Direct-LED backlight without local dimming — HDR has limited dynamic range and dark scenes show backlight uniformity issues
— 60Hz refresh rate only; no ALLM or VRR, gaming-focused buyers should consider a different model
— Only 3 HDMI ports total, one with eARC; none are HDMI 2.1

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How they stack up

Hisense 65U7N Mini-LED 65-inch

Trails the TCL 65QM7K's Halo Control optical layer and Onkyo-tuned audio but undercuts it by roughly $200 at street. Versus the OLED-tier LG OLED G4 and Samsung QN65S90D the U7N cannot match black levels, but at a third or quarter of the price the comparison is unfair. Within the value tier of this guide it is the most aggressive price-to-performance trade.

TCL 43Q651G Q-Class QLED 43-inch

Sits in a different category from the other picks — direct-LED, 60Hz, no local dimming. The closest sibling in this guide is the TCL 65QM7K, which adds mini-LED, 144Hz, and Halo Control for triple the price; the gap is enormous. Compared to the Hisense 65U7N this TCL trades all the premium features for a quarter of the price and a 22-inch smaller screen suited to genuinely small rooms.

Specs side-by-side

Spec	Hisense 65U7N Mini-LED 65-inch	TCL 43Q651G Q-Class QLED 43-inch
Screen Size	65 in	43 in
Resolution	4K UHD (3840x2160)	4K UHD (3840x2160)
Panel Type	Mini-LED ULED (VA)	QLED (Direct LED)
HDR Formats	Dolby Vision IQ, HDR10+, HDR10, HLG	Dolby Vision, HDR10+, HDR10, HLG
Refresh Rate	144 Hz	60 Hz (Motion Rate 240)
HDMI Ports	4 (2 with HDMI 2.1)	3 (1 eARC, none HDMI 2.1)
Smart OS	Google TV	Google TV
Audio	40W 2.1-ch Dolby Atmos	20W 2.0-ch Dolby Atmos
Voice Assistant	Google Assistant, Alexa	Google Assistant, Alexa, HomeKit
Warranty	1-year limited	1-year limited

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