How Hisense's RGB MiniLED is redefining what a premium TV can do

Premium TVs are changing fast, and not every new technology deserves your attention. OLED has long been the gold standard, and it’s still evolving. With brighter panels and new designs arriving every year.

But RGB MiniLED takes a different approach, rethinking how a TV creates a picture, and delivering significantly better colour performance and brightness than traditional MiniLED.

TV makers are taking note. Lineups are being rapidly reshuffled to accommodate the technology, with some brands replacing flagship MiniLED models with RGB-based alternatives entirely.

It’s a signal that the definition of what makes a premium TV is shifting, and Hisense, which launched the world's first RGB MiniLED TV in 2025, is leading the way.

What is RGB MiniLED?

To understand why RGB MiniLED matters, let’s have a quick refresher about how standard MiniLED works. Traditional MiniLED panels use a backlight, which is often white or blue, and then colour filters and other optical layers turn that light into the final image you see. It works, but some brightness and color purity are lost in the process.

RGB MiniLED can reduce dependence on colour filters and conversion layers. Instead, each backlight zone uses separate red, green and blue LEDs that work independently to generate colour directly at the source. The result tends to be purer, brighter and more precisely controlled than what a filtered backlight can produce.

In practice, this means deeper blacks, more vibrant colour across the full spectrum, and brightness levels that most OLED panels can't match. With Hisense’s range reaching from 5,000 nits on the UR9S up to 8,000 nits on the flagship UXQ.

For context, most high-end OLED panels peak at around 1,000–2,000 nits. It also means up to 100% of BT.2020 colour coverage, delivering richer, more accurate tones in every scene.

And without the organic compounds that make OLED vulnerable to burn-in, you get that performance without one of the technology's most persistent drawbacks.

The Hisense RGB MiniLED range

Hisense's 2026 RGB MiniLED lineup is built around three models, covering a wide range of screen sizes and living spaces — not just the large-screen end of the market.

The UR8S is the range's centrepiece, available in 55, 65, 75, 85 and 100 inches. With brightness up to 3,500 nits and an anti-reflective screen, it’ll work well in a range of different environments. It's the model that makes RGB MiniLED accessible without compromise, and the one most buyers will want to start with.

The UR9S steps things up further, available in 65, 75 and 85 inches and reaching up to 5,000 nits also with an anti-reflective screen. For those who want the best picture performance in a living-room-friendly size, this is it.

Both the UR8S and UR9S have a Devialet-tuned audio system, the French audio company known for its high-end speakers. But the UR9S gets the more powerful set-up, with a 4.1.2-channel configuration, compared to the UR8S’s 2.1.2-channel system, meaning more speakers and a fuller soundstage.

And for those who want to go large, the UXQ is available in 100 and 116 inches, with brightness up to 8,000 nits. Hisense has been the global number one in the 100-inch-and-above segment for four consecutive years, and with the UXQ it’s easy to see why.

Pricing of the range is yet to be confirmed. But given Hisense's track record of bringing flagship-level technology to more accessible price points, it's worth keeping a close eye on the range as launch approaches.

Until then, you can register your interest here. Do that before the 5th of May 2026 and you could be in with a chance of receiving the full cost of your TV back.

Whether you're upgrading a living room setup, building a dedicated home cinema or tired of compromising between brightness and colour, the Hisense 2026 RGB MiniLED range sets a new bar for what a TV can actually do.