When the Hisense UR9 arrived as one of the first mainstream RGB Mini LED TVs of 2026, its picture impressed reviewers but its price did not. At £2,999 for the 65-inch model, it went head to head with flagship OLEDs such as the LG G6 and the Sony Bravia 8 II. As of September 25, 2026, that problem looks much smaller: UK retailer Sevenoaks Sound and Vision is offering the 65-inch UR9 for an effective £1,499, half its launch price.
There is a catch in how you get there. The deal requires the discount code GDTV300 at checkout and then a £200 cashback claim from Hisense. The bundle also includes a free Xbox Design Lab controller and a month of Game Pass, which you can use directly through the Xbox app on the TV, with no console needed.
What makes RGB Mini LED different
A conventional Mini LED TV shines a white backlight through a colour filter layer. The UR9 uses separate red, green and blue Mini LEDs to create colour directly in the backlight. In theory, that gives it more brightness and more precise colour. Hisense claims peak brightness of up to 3500 nits for the 65-inch model, which has 980 local dimming zones behind a VA LCD panel.
What Hi-Fi? gave the UR9 four stars in its May 12, 2026 review. The reviewers called it a refined and remarkably watchable performer that still can’t quite match the magic of OLED. They singled out the backlight control: minimal blooming, strong black depth, and local dimming that almost never shows the flickering or brightness pumping that plagues many Mini LED sets.
Key specs
- Screen: 65 inches (also sold in 75 and 85 inches), 4K, RGB Mini LED with 980 dimming zones
- HDR: Dolby Vision 2 (in its premium Dolby Vision 2 Max form), plus HDR10, HDR10+, Dolby Vision and HLG
- Gaming: three HDMI 2.1 ports (48Gbps), 4K/170Hz, 4K/120Hz, VRR, ALLM, Dolby Vision game mode
- Audio: Devialet-tuned 4.1.2-channel speaker system with up-firing drivers, Dolby Atmos and DTS:X
- Smart platform: VIDAA in the UK
Dolby Vision 2 support is one of the UR9’s main selling points, since it was among the first TVs to offer it. The practical payoff is limited so far, though: according to What Hi-Fi?, iQIYI is currently the only Dolby Vision 2 content partner operating in the UK. Everything else runs on the established HDR formats, which are widely supported on both streaming services and physical media.
The trade-offs
VIDAA is fast and carries the major streaming services and UK catch-up apps, but it has no Apple TV app. The built-in sound is unusually wide and tall for a TV, with good width and height effects, but even a modest soundbar will still beat it. And in some areas, OLED still has the edge.
At £2,999, the UR9 was a hard sell against the best OLEDs. At £1,499 after the code and cashback, it becomes a much easier way to get 2026’s headline TV technology, Dolby Vision 2 and a strong gaming feature set in one set.
