Hisense A6 / A7 series HDR settings

The best HDR settings for the Hisense A6 / A7 series TV — for gaming on PC, PS5 and Xbox and for movies on Apple TV, Android/Google TV and streaming apps — plus whether HDR is worth using at all.

Use SDR instead

Display at a glance

Type
Television
Panel
Edge-lit VA
Peak brightness
~320 nits
Full-field brightness
~300 nits
Local dimming
None
HDR formats
HDR10, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, HLG
  • Carries Dolby Vision badge but lacks the brightness/contrast to use it.

Hisense picture-menu (OSD) settings

Picture mode · GamesGame Mode
Picture mode · MoviesFilmmaker / Theater Night
  • Colour TemperatureWarm1 / Low

    Warmest preset is closest to reference white.

  • Peak Brightness / Active ContrastHigh

    Maximises HDR highlight brightness.

  • Local dimmingNone available

    This panel has no real local dimming, so blacks stay grey in HDR — there’s no setting to fix that.

  • HDR Tone MappingHGiG if available

    Lets the console/in-game calibration drive tone mapping.

Menu names vary by model and year — match the closest equivalent on your set.

HDR game settings — by platform

PC (Windows)

Use SDR instead

Hisense A6 / A7 series: skip HDR — a good SDR mode will look better.

  1. Disable HDR
  2. Use the panel’s "Game" picture mode
  3. Set white balance warm
  4. Turn off motion smoothing & noise reduction
  5. Use each game’s SDR brightness calibration

PlayStation 5

Use SDR instead

Hisense A6 / A7 series: skip HDR — a good SDR mode will look better.

  1. Disable HDR
  2. Use the panel’s "Game" picture mode
  3. Set white balance warm
  4. Turn off motion smoothing & noise reduction
  5. Use each game’s SDR brightness calibration

Xbox Series X|S

Use SDR instead

Hisense A6 / A7 series: skip HDR — a good SDR mode will look better.

  1. Disable HDR
  2. Use the panel’s "Game" picture mode
  3. Set white balance warm
  4. Turn off motion smoothing & noise reduction
  5. Use each game’s SDR brightness calibration

HDR movie & streaming settings

For movies

Use SDR instead

Hisense A6 / A7 series: HDR movies will be tone-mapped down — manage expectations and watch in a dark room.

Picture mode: Filmmaker / Theater Night
  1. Use the TV’s built-in streaming apps
  2. Set streaming quality to the HDR tier
  3. Pick the movie picture mode (per app if needed)
  4. Turn off the ambient light sensor / eco dimming
  5. Set expectations for HDR on this panel

Watching via Apple TV, Android/Google TV, PC or a console? Open the calibrator in Movies mode for the exact per-source steps (Match Content, Dolby Vision, 24Hz and more).

Movie settings for the Hisense A6 / A7 series
Open the Hisense A6 / A7 series in the interactive calibrator →

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