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CES 2026 is awash with RGB Mini-LED TVs. From LG and Samsung to TCL and Hisense, everyone has shown up to Las Vegas with cutting-edge colorful TVs.
However, while Samsung and LG have only just embarked on their RGB Mini-LED TV journey at this year’s CES, Hisense was the first to release an RGB model back in 2025. Now, at CES 2026, the company is introducing its second-gen RGB Mini-LED screen, dubbed the 116UXS.
Not only does its RGB Mini-LED backlighting system make it more colorful and energy efficient, but it could fix the brand’s longstanding issues with red color fringing and upscaling. Here’s what it was like to watch it in-person.
Hisense RGB Mini-LED 116UXS: Design
The Hisense RGB Mini-LED 116UXS is, in some ways, a successor to the brand’s larger Hisense UX models: It is physically imposing.
This is not the TV you’re going to want to buy if you want that super-slim, picture-on-wall design — I’ll instead refer you to the LG W6 Wallpaper OLED — but its thick chassis holds both a 6.2.2 audio system and the key to the TV’s success: a Mini-LED lighting system that trades a quantum dot film for a new cyan subpixel.
With that new subpixel in place, Hisense says that the 116UXS can display 110% of BT2020’s coverage area…though, importantly, it’s not quite one-to-one to the BT2020 color spectrum, but extends beyond it in the green and blue hues. A weird caveat, for sure, but one worth clarifying.
If you had hopes of squeezing one of these new TVs into your home, I’ve got bad news — so far, the Hisense RGB Mini-LED evo is only available in a single 116-inch screen size.
Potentially some of Hisense’s RGB Mini-LED technology will make its way down to some upcoming mid-range models, but for now, the 116UXS is the big star of the show. (Emphasis on big.)
Hisense RGB Mini-LED 116UXS: Performance
It’s a toss up between the Hisense 116UXS and the TCL X11L SQD-Mini LED TV which claims the title of best LCD TV at CES, but I’ve got to give the nod to the Hisense.
From color and contrast to motion control, everything looked stunning on Hisense’s RGB Mini-LED. Although the demo content was limited, the 116UXS delivered an uncompromising picture.
Deep and rich colors were obviously the highlight here, but I also appreciated the incredible contrast that, at points, gave Samsung’s new S95H QD-OLED a run for its money.
A large part of that is due to the new cyan subpixel, yes, but I’ve also got to give credit to Hisense’s refined Hi-View AI Engine RGB processor. It’s the one actually puppeteering the contrast control zones and keeping color cross-talk to a minimum.
The only issue that my eyes couldn’t help but see was the glare from the show floor’s overhead lighting. Hisense says it was a conscious decision not to overdo the anti-glare filter on the TV, as that would result in muted colors. (There is a glare reduction coating, don’t worry, it’s just not as powerful as the anti-glare, matte finish you’ll find on, say, Samsung’s OLED TVs.)
If you have a light-controlled environment like a proper home theater space or a light-controlled living room, however, this shouldn't be an issue.
Hisense RGB Mini-LED 116UXS: Outlook
There's a very good chance that the Hisense RGB Mini-LED 116UXS won't be in my price range. Most 116-inch TVs aren't cheap, so I'm not expecting one that uses cutting-edge processing and backlight technology to suddenly cost less than last year's crop of Mini-LED models. (We'll get official pricing and release date information in a few months.)
Still, I think the Hisense RGB Mini-LED 116UXS is a great blueprint of what's to come from the brand in 2026. If Hisense can take this technology and shrink it down to more manageable screen sizes, I think we're looking at potentially the best TVs of 2026.
For now, however, I'll settle for calling it the best LCD TV of CES 2026.
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