Hisense’s 116-Inch RGB Mini LED TV Goes On Sale In The U.K.

Hisense caused quite the stir at January’s CES 2025 event in Las Vegas with a new 116-inch TV that was the first TV ever to use what Hisense called RGB-MiniLED technology. Now it turns out this screen, the 116UX, was certainly not just another CES prototype destined to never leave Hisense’s labs, as the brand has announced that it’s now available to buy in the U.K.

The Hisense 116UX is a 116-inch TV that uses new RGB MIniLED technology to deliver an unprecedented color range.

Photo: Hisense

The 116UX’s RGB Mini-LED technology (also known as Tri-Chroma LED) sees the huge panel using individual red, green and blue Mini LEDs to make its pictures, rather than the usual single-colour LEDs, enabling it to deliver an unprecedented range of colour for the TV world. I recently had the chance to spend quality time with a 116UX and can confirm from my own measurements that it can produce a monumental 141% of the DCI-P3 color spectrum, as well as a remarkable 93.18% of the massive BT2020 colour spectrum.

BT2020 has to date typically been used just as a larger ‘container’ for the smaller DCI-P3 spectrum, but perhaps the arrival of TVs like the Hisense 116UX will awaken a market for content that pushes into full BT2020 territory.

Its new approach to colour and resulting vast colour range coverage is far from the only cutting edge trick up the 116UX’s sleeve, though. It also uses an enormous number of local dimming zones (3,584 to be precise) to deliver an extreme contrast performance and a monumental claimed peak brightness of 8,000 nits. In fact, I actually measured the TV’s peak brightness (in its Dynamic preset on a 5% window) at 8,400 nits. In comparison, even the brightest ‘regular’ TVs top out at less than half that brightness figure, with most mid-range and above sets coming in at between 1000 and 3000 nits.

This all establishes the Hisense 116UX as very much an ultra-premium TV – a status it confirms with an eye-watering £24,999 price tag. That’s quite the price for a brand that also sells 100-inch TVs for under £2,000 – but experience shows that the difficulties with manufacturing and handling super-sized screens means that every inch above the 100-inch screen size tends to pile on a disproportionate amount of pounds (sterling), even without the various cutting edge panel design and performance characteristics.

Looking for other reasons to justify the 116UX’s price, it’s powered by Hisense’s latest Hi-View AI Engine X processor, complete with special features designed to optimize the picture for really huge screen sizes. Its eye-popping pictures are joined, too, by a 6.2.2-channel “CineStage X Surround” audio system that’s been designed in collaboration with the Opéra de Paris, and includes speakers in its top edge to solve – quite successfully, I can confirm from my time with the TV – the problem of the speakers fitted into the left and right edges being too far apart to deliver a cohesive sound stage by themselves.

The 116UX is available in the U.K. now from Selfridges, Currys, and Harvey Norman stores, as well as other selected retailers, while a 100-inch version is set to go on sale for an as yet unconfirmed price in the fourth quarter of 2025.

—

Related Reading

Hisense Reveals Two New Giant TVs—One With Tri-Chroma LED TV Technology And One Using MicroLEDs

Hisense Unveils 2025 U.K. TV Range—Including 100-inch Mini LEDs And A New OLED

Hisense Unveils Its 2025 ULED TV Range—Including Multiple 100-Inch Models

Enhance your driving experience with the P12 Pro 4K Mirror Dash Cam Smart Driving Assistant, featuring Front and Rear Cameras, Voice Control, Night Vision, and Parking Monitoring. With a 4.3/5-star rating from 2,070 reviews and over 1,000 units sold in the past month, it’s a top-rated choice for drivers. The dash cam comes with a 32GB Memory Card included, making it ready to use out of the box. Available now for just $119.99, plus a $20 coupon at checkout. Don’t miss out on this smart driving essential from Amazon!

Help Power Techcratic’s Future – Scan To Support

If Techcratic’s content and insights have helped you, consider giving back by supporting the platform with crypto. Every contribution makes a difference, whether it’s for high-quality content, server maintenance, or future updates. Techcratic is constantly evolving, and your support helps drive that progress.

As a solo operator who wears all the hats, creating content, managing the tech, and running the site, your support allows me to stay focused on delivering valuable resources. Your support keeps everything running smoothly and enables me to continue creating the content you love. I’m deeply grateful for your support, it truly means the world to me! Thank you!