The Hisense U8QG has great input lag overall. However, its input lag is a bit higher than that of the 2024 Hisense U8/U8N, especially at 60Hz. At the TV’s maximum refresh rate of 165Hz, the input lag is very low, which is great for gamers who primarily play PVP titles. When gaming in 1080p @ 288Hz, the input lag is 3.1ms. Unlike the U8N, the TV doesn’t support motion interpolation while using PC/Game Mode with a device connected using HDMI.
After we initially posted our results for this TV, Hisense reached out and requested that we recheck the input lag measurements since they were higher than expected using HDMI. We retested the input lag on the TV and got results that were more in line with the TV’s expected input lag performance, but we were only able to get these results once. We power cycled the TV, factory reset it, and changed HDMI inputs, but we consistently got the results noted in our review.
New to the U8QG is a dedicated USB-C input that can be used as an alternate display port for PC gamers. There’s no game bar menu available when using this input, but unlike devices connected with HDMI, you can use motion interpolation in PC/Game Mode when using the USB-C alt-display port. Below are the input lag measurements using the new alt-display port, which has lower input lag in 60Hz and 120Hz compared to the HDMI ports.
- 1080p @ 60Hz: 12ms
- 1080p @ 60Hz Outside Game Mode: 125.5ms
- 1080p @ 120Hz: 6.7ms
- 4k @ 60hz @ 4:4:4: 11.8ms
- 4k @ 60Hz Outside Game Mode: 58.5ms
- 4k @ 60Hz With Motion Interpolation: 21.3ms
- 4k @ 60Hz: 11.6ms
- 4k @ 120Hz: 6.4ms
- 4k @ Max (165Hz): 4.9ms
The TV’s input lag is higher outside of its dedicated gaming mode, so you do feel a slight delay when scrolling through menus or pausing content.
