Hisense UX 100UX 100"

The Hisense UX 100UX is a 99.5-inch RGB Mini-LED TV with an absurd 8000 nits of peak brightness and best-in-class picture and audio scores. It's a gaming beast with a 165Hz panel and FreeSync Premium Pro. At $9,000 it's expensive, but if you want the absolute best bright-room TV, this is it.

Picture quality is top of the charts, literally. Our database puts it in the 100th percentile for both picture and audio, which means it's the absolute best right now. The RGB Mini-LED tech covers 95% of the BT.2020 color gamut, so colors are pure and rich without looking cartoonish. Gaming is a standout too, with a 165Hz refresh rate, FreeSync Premium Pro, and low latency modes. The 8000 nits peak brightness means specular highlights in HDR have real punch. The only real weak spot is portability, which is a polite way of saying this 157-pound beast is not moving once you set it up.

Stacked against the Sony BRAVIA XR A95L, the Hisense wins on sheer size and brightness, but Sony's QD-OLED still has better per-pixel contrast and a more refined image for dark room viewing. The Samsung QN990F is the closest competitor in the giant TV space, but its brightness doesn't come close to 8000 nits. The LG G5 OLED is a better choice if you want perfect blacks and don't need a screen this massive. The Hisense is the king of bright-room, big-screen HDR, but it's not the best pick for a dedicated dark theater.

Nine grand is a lot of money for a TV, no way around it. But you're getting a 100-inch class screen with brightness and color performance that currently has no equal. If you're the type who wants the absolute best and doesn't flinch at the price, this is it. For everyone else, you can get 90% of the experience for half the money from something like the TCL QM6K. The value depends entirely on how much you care about that last 10%.

The Hisense UX 100UX is a 99.5-inch monster that doesn't just push the brightness envelope, it shreds it. We're talking up to 8000 nits of peak brightness from an RGB Mini-LED panel with over 20,000 color control units. That's not a typo. This thing is built to make HDR content look absolutely stunning, even in a room with the blinds wide open.

It's also packing a native 165Hz panel, a 6.2.2 Devialet sound system, and Google TV. At $9,000, it's a serious investment, but the spec sheet reads like a wish list for home theater nerds. The question isn't whether it's impressive, it's whether it's worth selling your car for. One reviewer apparently did.

Skip this if you have a small room or a modest budget. The 100-inch size and 157-pound weight make it impractical for apartments or spaces where you can't sit at least 10 feet back. If you mostly watch in a dark theater room, an OLED like the LG G5 will give you better contrast for less money.

If you want the brightest, most colorful 100-inch TV on the planet and have the budget and wall space to match, the Hisense UX 100UX is a no-brainer. It's a statement piece that happens to be an incredible gaming and movie display. Just make sure you measure your doorway first.