Hey all! Thanks as always for all the great comments. I'll try to get through some of them and reply where I can. I'm supposed to be off work today. But hey, while I'm here, something you'll want to know: The 75-inch U8H does not -- repeat, does NOT -- use an IPS panel as some have suspected. It uses a VA panel which, technically, has slightly better specs than the 55- and 65-inch variants. Thanks for watching and I'll see y'all on the next one!
@@stipest1905 I don’t believe so, no. Different model number convention. Always check spec sheets. The U8H in the US claims 1500 nits peak and up to 320? dimming zones.
Do you mind saying whats your source for this? The Hisense rep on Best Buy comments specifically said 75U8H is IPS FWIW. Maybe he got it confused with last years models. Could it be a scenario of mixed panels, both IPS and VA anything? I think last year the 75u8G started shipping VA and then switched to IPS later. Just seeking more claritry
@@cryengine_x This comes directly from Hisense corporate. I’ve been speaking with their engineering and product development team, both US-based and China-based members. I’d count on it.
@@Caleb_Denison Hisense has confirmed via an email to one of my viewers, that the 75in is ips. Unless their product team is I'll informed, I'll take the official word over at hisense. they said the 55 and 65 are VA and the 75in are ips. this again was in an office email posted to my discord.
I got a 65" U6H a few days ago for my dad and the settings are almost identical and I had the same issues setting it up. I couldn't figure out why in some scenes the image would look washed out no matter what settings I chose. Thanks to you I know now that it was the HDMI setting in the quick menu. Looks so much better.
Just bought the 65 inch (mostly for gaming) on sale at Best Buy for $899 and it has been one of the best investments I’ve made in tech in some time. I was coming from a 6-7 year old 55 inch LG that had started to show signs of wear and right out of the box this thing made me in awe. Would’ve been happy even if I paid full price! Highly recommend (ps5) great review!
You can see the terrible problems with Macroblocking and Posterization in the Gran Turismo PS5 demo at Best Buy. Just look how the Samsung and Sony TV sets have demos that show how the color gradually changes color, while the U8H looks like it is divided into completely different sections with different colors - almost intentionally. But, that is NOT the "intent." Most people who don't realize the way it is "supposed" to look don't realize it isn't supposed to be like that. But, the U8H is NOT supposed to be like that. The firmware updates keep coming for the U8H, but the U8H still has not fixed those problems. And Hisense never promised to fix the problems with Posterization, Stuttering, and Macroblocking.
@@gwuengr2 That's why it is important to buy insurance polices. And that is exactly why it is a TERRIBBLE idea to buy a TV from Best Buy - because the insurance police of Best Buy are FAR TOO EXPENSIVE.
@@rodbutler4054 I agree. That is why it would be nice if Sony stopped using cheap parts in their products that are sold for high prices. I had an expensive Sony ES A/V Receiver break after just five years - just a short time after the warranty ended. Sony wouldn't honor it. I was told, "Sorry, the motherboard burnt out and there is nothing we will do." The Sony TV I had was similar. It was just four years old and broke. Now they don't even make 3D TV sets anymore, so it is frustrating. Thankfully, I had insurance on that one. But, I wouldn't buy insurance from Best Buy again - because the Best Buy insurance for TV sets is ABSURD on their TV sets.
I’ve had LG TVs for 11 years and still own two of their 3D TVs that I will never get rid of. I bought one of their 4k TVs 2 1/2 years ago but I knew I was missing out on image quality and black levels for sure and wanted to experience that without the hassle of oled. I got the 65 U8H for my ps5 and I still can’t believe the picture quality. I’m in awe every time I watch 4k anything on this bad boy. And the gaming features was the cherry on top. Experiencing 4k120 is everything I thought it’d be.
Lol i hear u. I had SHARP LED Made in Japan TV that I kept for 10 yrs. I was like UPset when i thought my tv finally having issues n geting a new TV. I got Hisense.n like Upon turning it on within a second. I was like :”Damnnn i wish i got that earlier” loL
@@PeterBParker2398not really I looked on Reddit and everywhere about this issue it’s still 4K it does change anything if you put it side to side to another 4K tv it will still be looking 4K
I have a 2015, 1080p LG OLED TV which was when OLED first came out. It still has amazing picture and 3D rules at 55 inch. I wanna get 4K at about 65 inch. Im leaning towards a LG OLED 4KTV 65 inch going for 1500 bucks which is a good bargain. If I buy this one for 900 bucks will I regret it or is it a dumb choice ? It is available at 900 now for 65 inch but I feel getting a LCD LED over a OLED is a downgrade. The OLED wins in perfect Blacks, colors, motion, response times. The Hisense only wins with a bit brighter pic. However the UH8 is quoted as close to OLED Blacks.
@@joesmith201212 well in China people do get paid for their labor so they are not slaves. But slaves certainly didn’t do all the research and development to make these amazing value packed products.
@@jaredferguson662 I don’t have a clue about that but value wise hisense is hard beat. Sony or lg have never made an lcd tv better than the u8h and that says a lot.
Have had mine now for just over a year. It is on 15 hours a day. It has never failed to give me a great picture. Just a clear and bright as day one. No regrets at all. Just bought a U6K for the man cave.
Hi there. A bit of a random question, but do you know if this TV has a portrait mode (planning to mount it vertically in a window for advertising purposes for our charity)
Awesome review. This is exactly what I am looking for. Thank you to everyone that made this video happen. Respect to Hisense for putting in the work. It is amazing what these companies have done for affordable TVs in the last few years. This makes you demand more from the big brands which is always good for the end user experience. Cheers. :)
In 2021 I brought Hisense U8G, 75" and what a beautiful picture it produces. This new model has better numbers and a similar price ..... WOW. In my books Hisense is the budget brand to beat !!!!!!
Every TV in my house is a Hisense, best decisions I’ve made. I’m thinking of putting this in my bedroom where my U6G currently is. Also, whole heartedly disagree on the light sensor, it works phenomenally in my bedroom now. Cheers!
Your review is right on target! I bought the 55-inch model during the first week of Sept 2022 ($649) and almost sent it back the same day because the picture quality was just so terrible out of the box. However, after two system/firmware updates it was so much better. But I was still not impressed with the picture quality until I discovered that the HDMI input default setting was 1080p vs 4K (what's up Hisense shouldn't 4K be the default on a 4K TV? At least mention it in the setup guide!). Once I switched the HDMI Input setting to "enhanced" I finally got an outstanding picture from the U8H that I was expecting! Super bright and outstanding 4K HDR input picture quality; however, very poor handling (i.e., processing) of standard resolution content, it just can't upscale very well. So, super at handling recent 4K HDR content, sucks at upscaling old 480p content. The TV sound is outstanding, it's the first TV I've owned that I could get by without a soundbar. The ATSC 3.0 turner is almost useless at this point, there's a big delay with audio and the OTA turner just can't bring in many channels. My Sony X80J can tune in almost twice the number of OTA channels. The X80J does a fantastic job at upscaling my 480p content (e.g., M.A.S.H., As Time Goes By, Perry Mason, etc.). The X80J also has much better wide-angle viewing. Hoping for U8H improvements in the near future via more firmware updates.
Hi there. A bit of a random question, but do you know if this TV has a portrait mode (planning to mount it vertically in a window for advertising purposes for our charity)
Loved my u8g. I can say from experience that hisense does a great job listening to their consumers on fixing software bugs. Excited that tcl and hisense are walking all over Sony mini led and for substantially less money.
Wouldn't say walking allover Sony....they still produce a better tv....the quality of those two brands mini led performance makes it a tougher choice. Overall reliability issues and screen/picture issues still bug those brands. Sony is still the king....but those brands better keep the keen price point or significantly up their game in processing, software glitches, screen quality (DSE etc) and customer service (especially customer service)
@@nelsonmendes7551 no doubt Sony is a good brand but they are over priced for their quality and implementation of their tvs over the last couple generations. They've gone down hill over the years in their value while still charging their Sony tax. Their current mini led lineup has major blooming issues which is disappointing as they've had great tvs and blooming control in the past. Have had Sony, LG, Samsung, hisense and hisense for their value, customer service they are doing a great job. Not perfect by any means but a great value. Sony definitely needs to step up their game if they are fling to continue to charge their premium prices.
@@dtbrown1978 haven't heard anything about the blooming being bad, not the best but not terrible. As a value proposition you're right, but their service in my country has been good. The "budget" stuff isn't anything special but their top end stuff is great. Hisense is a great value product but unfortunately their prices are creeping up that they'll stop being that value proposition, they need to improve in many areas if they want to keeping the new prices. Same with TCL....they need to keep their prices lower than the big boys and stop getting ahead of themselves. Processing on the Hisense is still a major issue.
@@nelsonmendes7551 I agree. Sony trumps them. Caleb mentioned he didn't know how the Hissence would work in a year or so. I know Sony's will be working just fine.
@@josephdubiel7129 My x950h bricked itself in 1.5 years. TV would not turn on and authorized Sony repair said it was not fixable. Thankfully I bought on AMEX so they reimbursed but from doing some searching this appears to be a somewhat common issue with Sony TV’s. There were some that fixed by disabling the warning processor but on the 950H Sony made it so you can’t really get the back of the TV off. Pretty disappointing considering the price. Here because I’m researching alternatives to Sony.
Nice review. If it's this good now, hopefully in a year it will be even better. Most of your points of concern (motion, low level color detail) can, and hopefully will, be refined with software updates. And I say "hopefully" because mine just came through the door! 😄
@@Dmanz67 I much prefer updates to no updates. And After dealing with a Vizio for 9 years (hard giving up 3D...), this Hisense has seemed refined and bug-free so far.
@@keithprenger8763 It begins to get a little washed out off angle. However, I'm coming from a 9 year old edge-lit LCD, and it's not nearly as bad as that, so ymmv.
Got this tv like a week ago. They were not joking when they said this tv is bright. Even when the contrast and backlight is are to 0 and local dimming turned off, it’s still pretty bright ESPECIALLY if you’re in a dark room
Dude, u will Need some warm soft night light in d DARK room. Otherwise u will get eye strain. =--saying from me that has 2020 vision. Lol PPL are always in “oh i want cinomatic room” experience, watching TV in Pitch ‘Black. Its actually not good idea. If u have warm dim light behind u (not next to TV) yr eyes are MUCH better seeing pics than in Pitch black (imagine seeing things in High Beam by car in d dark) Also Backlight controls --peak brightness, “Brightness” setting controls d BLACK(darkness) lol. So hope u didnt get it reverse. Just mention it to u in case. A lot of ppl like:”omg too bright,”. They turn d “brightness down” --in fact they made the grey/black color more Black, but peek brightness(Backlight) still up.
@@birdtj82 the only eye strain you will get is tired eyes and maybe dry eyes. Blue light and other tv lights at night dont damage your eyes (saying that because you mentioned 20/20 vision). Blue light in dark rooms is linked a little to earlier/accelerated far-sightedness at an old age. The only thing that really is straining and damaging our eyes (leading to short-sightedness) is looking at things at short distances too much (reading books, looking at phones, computer screens) and not counter-attacking it enough by relaxing your eyes by looking into the far enough or being exposed to daylight enough.
@@marragonn dude....first of all thanks for taking the time to write . u are obviously trying to help. so thank u very much. I actually agree with what u mentioned mostly and those i actually already know cuz they were taught in Health program in college. so u are mostly right about often read book etc computer screen cause short sightedness. At same time too. d Having night lamp n everything i said was Actually Lectured by College professor in Canada. so i dont know , its what was advised i am just passing it to this young man. just like if d car in front of us High beam, if we were in d range, our iris will auto Shrink. Iris are made of muscle that pull n release. When d lights are dim, our iris try to pull n let more lights come in. Just light when we look at directly at Flashlight, u cant see. but if there is image u need to see in the same direction, part of eye will HAVE TO ----OPEN iris UP ---when the IRIS is trying to shrink n make the hole smaller----AT SAME TIME. Its the constant tension trying to TUG O WAR. that cause the IRIS MUSCLE extreme stress. It has NOTHING to do with blue or warm light but d Brightness that u are watching d tv . it has Everything to do watching tv in a Pitch black room like trying to facing a flashlight when trying to focus n see d pic(it requires eyes open let MORE light in) when trying to restrict d lights coming in. over time the Iris will be lose its elasticity, unable to properly shrink any more. so d hole is too big. it either let too much light coming in, damage its retina. Or yr eye ball shape will over compensate into Oval to focus counter react to d Iris losing its elasticity . I am assuming u do NOT have Hisense U8H. so i understand why u don see how Bright it is. This panel is 4x TIME as bright as 2020 Flagship Sony H900X, LG. Its prob like 5-10X brighter. UNLESS u have d TV ppl wont see why this guy says So Bright is worrysome. like LG C1 is 750 peak, LG CX is 700 Peak. this TV is 2100 peak brightness. without having d light dimed at night n having warm soft room light, he WILL have watching a Flash light in d dark experience, n strain . U are imagining looking at tv like 40w light bulb. i am talking about this tv is 100-120w light bulb bright. its insane tv. thx again.
You would never want to turn off local dimming you are destroying your TV’s contrast and black levels and by doing so makes it no better than an LCD from 10 years ago
@@PeterBParker2398 I guess he might have just said “ it’s so bright even turn back light to 0 , n local dimming off “ prob means he was testing d tv around to see how dark it gets upon arrival . I am sure he turned back on n tweaked it to use it . My husband does this type of stuff . For me I do Not like to mess with things I like things go straight to be set optimal . Some ppl like to play around settings to see d Capabilities of gadgets to their enjoyment . Lol like when we buy a Home Speaker , d dude will be like Turn it to Max to hear how LOUD it gets like on my face out of nowhere , n like d Immediate Urge , it’s a toy or something . Omg so loud ! Lol for me , I wanted to Tweak my speaker to optimal n be done with lol , so I can go chilling .
Bought a Hisense TV for the 1st time 7 years ago, it was a cheap 4K TV on an Amazon Black Friday Special. Can tell it doesn't have the best processing power, however has been pretty rock solid and no major issues. We typically leave the TV on all day for the dogs too, so its got a few hours on it and still going strong. I'm placing my order for this 65U8H tonight! Thanks for doing a great review of this TV!
Good to know that you have had It for so long I'm getting my first smart TV In a few weeks looking at LG, Samsung & maybe Hisense does your TV support Plex as I'm a video content creator & would love to see my video content on TV, I'm looking at adding a soudbar so I can listen to my music through the TV If Plex is able to be used on Hisense.
Always great work. I would like to request that Digital Trends do a video on home calibration. I know professionally trained is better but sometimes they are hard to find in your area (my parents live 100 miles from a midsize city that might have a vendor) or in my case just didn't seam like a reputable person when I talked to them on the phone. So what can a home user get for gear to help make those final tweaks in the Nit Nerds area without breaking the bank on expensive test gear. Perhaps a low, mid and high end options set so people can choose what they want to spend. I keep thinking about buying some gear and there are so many options at a large range of price points I don't know what would be best bang for the buck. Of course there are caveats to you can really screw up your TV, I know, but i want to make things a little bit better with tools than just by eye.
Agree there is ALWAYS a benefit to adjusting a set out of the box since most manufacturers calibrate TV's to look good in a bright showroom floor under fluorescent lights. A video with recommended settings other than just "turn off eco mode" would be nice. Obviously that's the first thing you do on every TV
I've been researching for months now and watching your videos and I'm getting ready to pull the trigger on this thing, I'm placing my order for this tv son as I'm done typing this! Thanks Caleb
Hi there. A bit of a random question, but do you know if this TV has a portrait mode (planning to mount it vertically in a window for advertising purposes for our charity)
I bought this TV last week. Honestly it was so bright that I use the light sensor to keep it from burning my retinas out. I knew the price on this was going to be good, at some point, but can not believe what you can buy this for already, today. Gaming, 1080P, 4K all look SO good. I turned off motion compensation because Soap Opera affect bugs me and have had no issue. The sound is fantastic, but I put it in Speech mode because I found the bass a bit over powering the dialog in my ears. My biggest criticism is the documentation. There are so many settings that it could easily overwhelm someone that just wants to turn it on and enjoy. It takes quite a bit of tinkering as you move around different types of content/sources with little understanding what the settings do. All trial and error. I'm not sure that this is a Hisense only problem these days though. I would definitely add this to a short list for anyone looking at a TV right now, no matter your budget.
I think most people have their backlight set to high. I have a Hisense U6G that had noticeable dirty screen effect in panning shots with light backgrounds. By turning down the backlight to about 12% ( suggested by Rtings ) and adjusting the contrast to about 88% I was able to remove the DSE for intensive purposes.
Thoughts and settings on the Hisense 75U8H. I want to thank the reviewer for their time and effort in creating the reviews for this model series. So I’ve been living with my Hisense 75U8H for about a month now, and I wanted to share my thoughts and settings for those that may find it useful in some way. I’m not a gamer so there won’t be anything related to that. I’m fortunate to have a light controlled environment and these settings are mainly based on that, with most viewing done at night and with the ambient light kit also recommended by another reviewer. The quality is everything that has been said about this model series, including the black levels truly approaching oled territory, with virtually no noticeable blooming. I was concerned at first with the flesh tones, as no matter the source or material, it exhibited an awful pinkish/magenta-ish/sunburned hue, and the greens seemed to narrow themselves down to one dark green color for everything. Played with every setting to no avail. So I reset back to ground zero and pulled out my ancient AVSHD disc and carefully proceeded. So after putting a bunch of hours on the set( yes, they do break-in), and tweaking everything for the different sources and inputs, the color finally started to settle in. The flesh tones are now 90 to 95 percent accurate, yellows and golds and browns look like they’re supposed to without any tint leaning in one direction or another, and the greens now have the variation you would expect to see in a mixed scene of trees and grass, etc. The following are the settings based on a wide variety of material on all the sources, and in setting the backlight, contrast and local dimming so it doesn’t melt my retinas, but still has a good level of ”kick” and dynamic range. Of particular note is my go-to reference disc of The Fifth Element (the good pressing), because it has such a wide variety of colors and levels of saturation, which makes it challenging to reproduce accurately. Filmmaker Mode was the starting point where applicable for SDR. HDR is kind of all over the place in terms of settings, for me at least. When HDR is flagged, the three default choices that you’re given work for some things but not all, so I’ve had to tweak things based on the particular content being viewed. Again, personal taste and the room it’s being viewed in. Also, since the Dolby Vision issue has not been fixed at this point, I used the “Custom” mode to tweak that in. The bottom line is, I feel these are all good starting points before a “real” calibration, but each person has their own taste and preferences, so of course, feel free to tweak-away! Cheers! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hisense 75U8H - “Dolby Vision Custom” Settings Contrast: 38 Brightness: 48 Color: 35 Tint: 0 Sharpness: 8 >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Local Dimming: HIGH Backlight: 13 Color Temp: MED Motion: CUSTOM - 5 / 7 Gamma: 2.2 >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Color Tuner - Red- HUE: 3 SAT: 0 BRT: -3 Green- HUE: -1 SAT: -1 BRT: -3 Blue- HUE: -1 SAT: -1 BRT: -1 Yellow- HUE: -7 SAT: 0 BRT: -1 Cyan- HUE: -1 SAT: 0 BRT: -1 Magenta- HUE: -2 SAT: -2 BRT: -2 White Balance - 2 Point R-OFFSET: -1 G-OFFSET: 0 B-OFFSET: -5 R-GAIN: 0 G-GAIN: 0 B-GAIN: -4 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hisense 75U8H - SDR Settings Contrast: 7 Brightness: 47 Color: 42 Tint: 0 Sharpness: 0 >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Local Dimming: LOW Backlight: 17 Color Temp: MID-LOW Motion: CUSTOM - 5 / 7 Gamma: BT1886 >>>>>>>>>>>>>> White Balance - 2 Point R-OFFSET: 1 G-OFFSET: 1 B-OFFSET: -4 R-GAIN: 2 G-GAIN: 0 B-GAIN: -4 Color Tuner - Red- HUE: 3 SAT: 0 BRT: -3 Green- HUE: -1 SAT: -1 BRT: -3 Blue- HUE: -1 SAT: -1 BRT: -1 Yellow- HUE: -7 SAT: 0 BRT: -1 Cyan- HUE: -1 SAT: 0 BRT: -1 Magenta- HUE: -2 SAT: -2 BRT: -2 As of 11/24/2022 Kernel: 4.19.182-ab92 (August 9th, 2022) OS Build: RTT 2.211209.001
Hi there. A bit of a random question, but do you know if this TV has a portrait mode (planning to mount it vertically in a window for advertising purposes for our charity)
First up thank you Caleb Please upvote this so there is a Chance for it to be seen: Hisense's European models are still vastly different(inferior) to the almost equally named American ones. Every interested customer from Europe should be aware about this.
I see a lot of people, not only with this make of television but many, complaining about judder and what motion smoothing settings to use. The answer is none..no smoothing, no noise correction ..nothing. it's the apps, Blu-ray players ect that you are using. You need to turn on auto refresh rate or refresh rate switching. That way your tv plays the videos original frame rate instead of trying to play a 24fps film at 60fps ect. That is all. Plex, youtube, games, DVD players, Blu-ray players ect...turn on auto refresh rate or refresh rate switching. Then turn off all the unneeded processing in your tv's advanced picture settings. One more thing, with smart tv's, force close apps you are not using and clear cache, not data..just cache. The more apps that are open, the more processing and ram you are using. Apps usually do not actually close when you exit out. I own the u7h, it runs beautifully. No judder, no stutter, no blur..just clean and crisp picture.
I have 2 Hisense Flagship panels last 2 yrs . No jutter. Ppl have jutter issue usualy is d content issue , or they r playing like 480 n 640 resolution!
My friend In PEI in Canada 🇨🇦. Got U7H, he said it’s beautiful! Like he loved it so much ! U7H is Identical to 2020 Flagship H9G in my opinion but more upgraded with HDMI plug I think. I have that panel . So good 😊
Great to see Hisense and TCL keep the big dogs on their toes and allow them to have a bit of perspective of what the average enthusiast wants and can get for a certain price.
Got the 55" for $650 to replace the LG B7 OLED in my kid's room. The picture quality is amazing for the price. The FALD is awesome and I really can't tell any significant difference coming from an OLED. The brightness is absolutely insane, I need to crank that backlight down so I don't blind myself. EDIT: To add onto my comment. I don't have high confidence in the TV's software and who knows how well Hisense will continue support and upgrades but for me it really doesn't matter because of the price. So far I haven't discovered any gamebreaking bugs or anything so that's great.
No. You don't want to bring down backlight. Maxout backlight, local dimming on high, active contrast on high, contrast on max. You need to Control black and brightness level with brightness control. Set it below 50. Should be around 30 to 40. Watch the image pop like 3D.
@@abuelb This is the exact opposite of what other UA-camrs are saying and yet the best settings I've tried yet. Wow thanks for man. My picture looks amazing. Before these settings SDR content was almost unviewable. Now it pops. Only adjustment I made was to the contrast. I lowered it to twenty. But man does this look good. 👍👍
Basically the TV's processor can't handle a 4K/120Hz signal from an external device via HDMI without compromising the image quality and reducing the load. Therefore each pixel in a 3840 x 2160 signal at 120Hz will not be represented on the display. To reduce the strain on the processor and display an image on the TV at 4K/120Hz the vertical resolution pixel count is cut in half. Some people don't consider this a big deal, as your eyes may not see the reduced quality of the image from several feet away. What people fail to realize is, if you set your external device (an Xbox Series X, for example) to output 4K/120Hz, the TV will compromise the image quality in all resolutions. (Playing a 1080p game in that mode will look worse than the same game at 60Hz.) This is a bad trend in the TV industry right now, and when a manufacturer says their TV can do 4k/120Hz, it simply means it can ACCEPT such a signal from an external device, but you may not get true pixel to pixel representation. In other words "Fake 4K/120Hz." When shopping for a gaming TV, make sure it will display a full 4K image at 120Hz. Unless you don't think it's a big deal. Some people don't care - they just want the 120Hz reaction time
Is there a list of TV's that fully support 4k/120? In the last couple of years manufacturers started to hide these shortcomings more and more. I'm sick an tired of it
Seems like an insanely important issue to go unmentioned in this review. So every time you play a game that runs at 60fps or below (nearly all of them), you have to manually go into the Series X’s output settings and switch it to 60hz if you don’t want the resolution to be compromised? I’ve never had a TV with variable refresh rate capabilities… does enabling that with the Series X also mean having to set it to the resolution-compromised 120hz output?
This was already fixed in a firmware update for the U8G I'm pretty sure they will fix it with the U8H too if it hasn't already been fixed. Not sure where your getting your info but in the last couple years most big named manufactures have fixed this issue and so has Hisense.
I picked up the 55" U7G to replace my H9F about a year ago, and other than some software bugs its been an insane bargain as far as picture quality goes. Thanks for reviewing these TVs Caleb, seriously
I understand the value comparison but there still needs to be the direct comparisons. I wanna see this side by side with the QN90B and the X95k. Cause at half the price if it’s that close or better…than maybe it’s worth playing the panel lottery to get past their quality control and DSE.
@Veezo Uptown I’m 51 and have never had a issue with any Samsung or LG. Mind you I only get a new tv every 3-4 years. I’m rural and have no interest in needing to exchange the same tv 2-4 times until I get a good one. I would spend the extra to just get the good one first .
It's been one year using this TV many hours playing videogames on PS5 and HDR is stunning when games have a good HDR support, 4K120hzHDR&VRR for around $600 back in 2023 and I can't believe it, this was the first affordable next gen TV since 2020 when Sony and Microsoft launched their consoles.
I have been waiting for this TV for a while to hit the market. I ordered it several days ago before this video was released, with the labor day sales, I couldn't pass the deal up. I feel guilty using this as an outdoor TV in a full covered patio. But with the ATSC 3.0 tuner for future-proofing, the crazy brightness, the Wifi6e support, and great price, it just seemed to be a perfect option for an outdoor TV in our space. I am hoping the built-in audio will work for my space. Hopefully it holds up to the elements, with the use of a cover.
Hey everyone! An important update: I have now triple-confirmed with Hisense that all sizes of the U8H, including the 75-inch model, use a VA panel. On the same call, I also learned that all sizes of the U7H will also use VA panels. Hisense has stepped away from IPS on these two series based on customer feedback -- this according to Hisense engineers and its product marketing team. Here is a quote from Hisense: "We collected the feedback from the end user, so in this year, we have changed all panels of the U7H and U8H series to VA panel. " Furthermore, the issue with vertical resolution getting cut in half for some gaming scenarios is a bug that will be fixed in the next OTA update. So, some early adopters may be experiencing this now, but it will go away soon.
That’s music to my ears. I have TCL R655 arriving on Friday to hold me over since the 75 U8H is over a month out on delivery from Amazon. Gives me a chance to put that through its paces since I heard there’s some motion issues with the Hisense. But that sound on the Hisense and the brightness make that an options still.
@@veloce981 I'm pretty sure when I was looking for something more concrete I was getting pretty consistent info that the u8h at least in Europe will have an ips. It looks like Hisense is making a change from the u8g being an ips at the 75" size because us customers were very unhappy about it. I don't know if they got the same backlash on your side of the world.
Thanks for sharing, Caleb! And a wise choice by Hisense. I'm not against IPS at all; it has its place for several users and certain situations. But for myself, contrast & black level is everything. After the really nice U8QF, the following series with their IPS panels were such a huge disappointment.... (Now there is just time for Hisense to work on the processing; color reproduction & especially motion.)
Fingers crossed I like the 55" arriving Monday! Always used a 50" in my studio apartment, but this might still just fit in. As long as I don't think it's too big for my space...this thing looks amazing. Had a used 1080p Hisense before and even that was great
This TV will be perfect for my 12 year old daughter. She's been saving for a tv for her Switch in her room. Also the ps5 she's getting this weekend for her birthday. She mainly watches anime and plays video games. So she'll be proud to have this next to her Oled switch she paid for also.
Mqx is trash. We’re gonna unfortunately have to compare it to the PQX going forward. The M series has gone down since 2019 it’s not even funny since the m558G1 or whatever it’s called
@@DC-bn8px I’m gonna disagree with you about the mqx. It’s only real downfall is the lower dimming zone count but even then it does ok. I’m currently reviewing the 65 inch model and I like it. It’s plenty bright but unfortunately the 1000 nit promise is only in vivid mode. But the calibrated mode still hold right at 920 nits in the 10 % window to the low 700s in the 75% window. It’s got great black levels and colors are very punchy yet surprisingly accurate. This is the m series making a comeback. The 50 inch model is pretty much a different tv but I would definitely recommend the 65 inch model especially on a good Black Friday sale. Current prices I’d say spend the extra for the u8h but if you can get it for 100 less come holiday season it will be a nice buy. Would love to see Caleb review the tv . Either way have a nice weekend!!!
@@chevyss934 not really. They have more market share in the US than Sony or lg and many others. They have a decent fan base . The original 2020 lineup was very ambitious yet launched with buggy software. After two years of patches their oled is still on the market and now is a great tv. The last years pqx and p series were actually very good TVs and will be sold through the end of the year . Irrelevant would be something like skyworth .
Don't! The Hisense U8H has many problems that caused me to return the product. I bought the U8H because of reviews saying it is "Bright" and the Mini-LED VA panel has "Blacks" that are very dark. Those things were true; however, the U8H suffers from many other problems - and has all along. These problems have never been solved, and never will be. Some of them cannot be solved - such as the inferior technology used for the panel that is based on "8-Bit plus FRC" technology rather than the "True 10-Bit" technology used by Samsung, LG, and Sony. This "Plus FRC" technology used by Hisense and TCL creates a "Rainbow Effect" that some people (including me) see, and it is very disturbing. It reminds me very much of the days of DLP TV sets where there was a similar type of "Rainbow Effect" that some people (including me) could see. In the early reviews of the U8H on reliable places such as RTings, it said the U8H had glitches and problems with things such as Dolby Vision and Netflix, and also the gaming suffering from a problem where the vertical resolution was cut in half when gaming at 120hz. RTings said Hisense was aware of those problems and planned to eventually fix them with firmware updates. Most of those particular problems were solved, although other problems were sometimes created. For example, the one firmware update created another glitch in one of the HDMI inputs. People wondered from the start if Hisense was going to attempt to fix some of the other glitches that reviews talked about. Hisense never promised to fix those particular glitches the way they did the glitches they claimed they were aware of dealing with Dolby Vision and Netflix. For example, the RTings review points out that the U8H has TERRIBLE problems with "Stuttering" while watching Blu-ray movies running at 24 frames per second. I can tell you this is definitely 100% true. No form of firmware update has fixed this yet as of January 2023, so it is obvious no form of firmware update ever will fix this problem. You can easily see an example of this "Stuttering" problem if you go to a local store where all the TV sets are on display. I eventually saw the Hisense U8H at Best Buy sitting next to the Sony X90K and the X95K, and the Samsung Q90B, and the TCL Class 6, and several TV sets from LG. Each of them were playing the same stream of movies. The Samsung and Sony TV sets did not display "Stuttering," but the Hisense U8H did have very noticeable "Stuttering." The LG TV sets actually had the worst "Stuttering" of all. This was particularly noticeable in the new Doctor Strange movie that was on display. The Sony TV sets had virtually no noticeable "Stuttering." But the Hisense U8H showed "Stuttering" in multiple spots - even in scenes as minor as showing Doctor Strange simply rotating his head. The other problem the RTings review talked about was "Shimmering." This was obvious on the U8H, but not on the other TV sets - exactly as the RTings and Digital Trends reviews said. One of the other problems with the U8H that people wondered about all along was if the weakness in "Processing" would ever be fixed with firmware updates. Unfortunately, these problems have never been corrected, and obviously never will. For example, the "Digital Noise" option can be selected, but it never does anything visible to eliminate digital noise. The U8H also suffers from problems with "Posterization" and "Macroblocking" from the various Gradients. These problems are caused by the TERRIBLY INFERIOR technology that Hisense uses in the UH8 and TCL uses in the Class 6 for their panels, which is called "8-Bit plus FRC" rather than using "True 10-Bit" technology for the panel. The Hisense U8H and TCL Class 6 TV sets only have access to a small fraction of the colors available in "True 10-Bit" TV panels. But what is worse is the U8H has such weak "Processing" power that the "8-Bit plus FRC" panel is not capable of processing correctly and ends up with "Gradient" errors and "Posterization" errors and "Macroblocking" errors. A good example of what I'm referring to was seen at Best Buy when all those TV sets were next to each other and Gran Turismo was shown on display on all the TV sets. A person who had never seen that game and didn't know what the game was "supposed" to look like would never think anything was wrong. But when you see the game next to the other TV sets, you realize how the game is "supposed" to look and you realize why the U8H from Hisense has "Gradient" problems with Posterization. The Samsung Q90B and Sony X90K and X95K show colors in Gran Turismo that look "smooth" and "gradually" go from a dark color to a light color so that it looks like it is a 100% perfect transition from "dark" to "light." But with the Hisense U8H, you don't see a "smooth" type of "gradual transition." Instead, with the U8H, you see the colors shift from a white, to suddenly being a darker white, to suddenly being a grey, to suddenly being a dark grey, to suddenly being a light black, to suddenly being a black. It is not "smooth" and not "gradual" at all with the transition. The reason for this is because of the "8-Bit plus FRC" panel that is used, which is inferior technology. The "Viewing Angles" of the U8H are also TERRIBLE. As the RTings and Digital Trends reviews say, the moment you start to get off center so that you are not looking directly at the TV, you start to see the shades and tints of the colors change in ways that are not accurate. In fairness, this also happens with the Sony X90K and even the far more expensive Sony X95K. This did not happen as much with the Samsung Q90B, though. But, it was so bad that I decided I would rather have an IPS panel with Mini-LED to improve the "Blacks" rather than having a VA panel with such terrible viewing angles. The LG Class 83 sold at Best Buy (which is just a renamed version of the 2021 Class 90) actually does not do a particularly good job with the viewing angles considering it is an IPS. But, the LG Class 85 2022 model does do a good job with having high-quality blacks and excellent viewing angles due to the fact that it is an IPS panel and has Mini-LED for lighting. My hopes were very high for the Hisense U8H. I have talked with other people who bought the U8H and returned it. Everyone has said, "I would have gladly paid a couple hundred more dollars if Hisense would have just used a 'True 10-Bit' panel, used some technology to improve the viewing angles of the VA panel, and used some technology to improve the "Processing" so it did not experience problems with 'Stuttering' and 'Shimmering.'" I hope Hisense can fix those problems for 2023. The prices for those Sony, Samsung, and LG TV sets are out of my range, so I didn't buy anything for 2022. I guess I will just have to wait until 2023 to see what is available and hope the prices aren't too high for me. This will be my third year without a decent-sized TV set, because my 70" Sony broke two years ago. I want to wait to get a good one, because I hope it lasts a long time. Best Buy charges WAYYYY TOO MUCH for their insurance, so I won't buy from Best Buy. I want a TV of at least 70", but I'm not willing to pay over $1,500. These TV sets simply don't last as long as they should anymore. That 70" Sony one lasted only four years. It's a good thing I had insurance on it. The reviews were correct that the TV gets "Very Bright" and has "Blacks" that are "Very Black." But there is a HUGE PROBLEM. If you are watching a Blu-ray at 24 frames per second, it DOES NOT MATTER HOW BRIGHT OR BLACK something is, BECAUSE IT WILL be "STUTTERING"!!! Hisense needs to understand that you cannot build a skyscraper with 100 floors without building a solid foundation first! Hisense needs to make sure their #1 priority is to build a TV set that DOES NOT have a problem with "Stuttering." And Hisense needs to make sure their 2023 TV sets forget about this inferior "8-Bit plus FRC" technology that causes a rainbow effect seen by some people. Hisense should ONLY be using "True 10-Bit" technology in their TV sets.
Get it lol. I have 2 Hisense Flagship Panels. That actually started d crazy wave 2 yrs ago in 2020. Against all the noise…I bought it…n 3 month, 6 months 12 months still Jaw dropping. I bought it cuz all stores shut. So I couldn’t see it in store. But ratings were critical, d honest ones are very good. Then d extreme ppl VERY critical. Like how Tusla first came out…all the BMW MEcedes loving car ppl were offended’ whats that. Electrical car? Ewrrr!” Hisense is been getting d same treatment. Ppl are scrapping TV looking for something to be mad at lol. Its like if i am UGLY no one cares, since I am NOT ugly kid…d female (especially ASian) will go thru EVERYTHING from my past, to my now, from my background, to anything. To find “something” to make big deal about my LOOKS lol. D despiration to find something to point at Hisense was comical. I actually innitially Believed it. So after I bought it, i was like waiting for ISSUES to POP. (Before that I had MADE IN Japan VERy premium TV). Nothing. I read more reviews to wait for Thoes issues to pop…nothing. Lol. Yeah 8 months later I went to Bestbuy to finally check out SONY LG, etc. (cuz i bough my tv without seeing it in store) . Strangest feeling ever that all the “big deals “ about hisense ,,, that most of TVs in Bestbuy display look crappy. (If they are NOT play PRE structured Demo) let them play 1080p UA-cam or movie etc looking crappy. Ps d Banding issue, Hisense have each year and always fixed pronto within 3-4 weeks max. Last year was called Tcon update something like that in early Dec. this year was like in mid Dec. lol. I bought 2nd panel….doubled budget last year. I am buying 75” this year heee hee hee. Get the 2023 Hisense U8K if u wanna save d budget. It’s going to be 1000 local dimming 1500 nit…. I am running 2 Hisense 2020 2021 flagship panels right now i do NOT see Banding, i dont see rainbow, i dont see those werid letters. Ratings .come test --oh it has jitter on 24pt. That bs is so sentient. UA-cam plays all videos on 30, same as Netflix. U really have to be like 60 yr old that live in the bushes that have to urge to buy DVD to watch blue ray. If u are NOT grandpa…u are gonna be fine. Lol. I dont even film stuff on my iphoe with ……24pt. U cant even find a Laptop play DVD. Lol so like it’s useless feature for most ppl to have. When play 4k youtube, drome…utter smooth. Completely STunns u NO shimmer nothing. There ppl who are Tech nerds cant get over the fact that Hisense is out doing Sony x95K. Hello I Bought SONY LAPTOP. I was d epic sony kid. N I am using d $350 Sony FM-1000M4 ear buds. So i do like quality stuff. for TV….Sony had never been that great last 12 years. Lol. Just ppl want to believe it. Yeah go to BESTBUY.come if u want their U8H are like 4.6-4.9 Stars…everyone who bought it did their research. I have way more say to it cuz I HAVE 2 flagship panels i spent over an hr in store to check d U8H…against Samsung S95B. Lol there is NO banding or shimmering. It’s smooth. The jutter can be changed (in store Bestbuy h*tes Hiense) they always turn Mothion smooth off. Or they set it to “FIRM” to creat the funny look, or they will set color to “Auto” to be like washed out, instead of color set to “Native”(look realistic). Or having TV set to Film Maker Mode(suit to play 24pts) etc. to play UA-cam video(30pts) ,,to produce unnecessary processing like :”see see see looks aweful”. --Its on Redit that BESTBUY nation wide is trying to mess with Hisense settings on display, or just dont even turn it on, or tell us about banding etc to spook u. --my husband found it, n was exposed by Bestbuy ex employee , saying that they were Trained to say that. Lol. Sony x95K native contrast 1700:1 Hisense U8H Native Contrast 5000:1. Cant even compare. U8H look 3D when u play youtube 4k videos or Netflix 4K videos. If u are NOT grandpa or living in d bushes. No need to panic, its a TV….some OCD ppl will have Something to find. Bestbuy USA site reviews are telling . Human brain are Biased. JUst like if u wanted to try a restaurant since bunch of ppl are suggesting its amazing. Yr best friend” warn u, nooooo its too salty”. Upon trying,,,u are going to SEEK the SALTY taste. Its actually from revolution. I am getting 2023 U8K lol…i have gotten 2 panels. Me n my family already decided lol. OUR 2020 H9G(exact same gut as U7H) still look so much better than those Sony X90K or X85K, QN85B..etc. ITS UNREAL!!!. My husband just walked OUT of Best Buy getting mad how can they only display the shady TVs
Hahah. There a video called “Hisense U7H vs U8H. Which is the better Choice “ something like that . Uploaded 2 days ago. Interesting lol. :) I am witting for my 2023 U8K. I expect price jump. But so worth it. Lol…i am still loving my 2020 H9G…super future prof tv.
Got mine this week and love it!! Switched the Standard picture out. Then set it to game mode and it's nice!! PS5!! If you're willing to shell out a couple hundred, you should be willing to make some extra adjustments to keep your picture perfect for you.
@@buddyromero87 I love it!! I had to make some little adjustments from SD to HD. You can look at some online videos about Hisense and PS5 adjustments and they are all helpful. I don't leave HDR on in the PlayStation because it makes my games look darker. The brighter the brights, the darker the dark. It can push 120 fps depending on the games. Right now, I am enjoying Ys 8 and Cyberpunk 2077. Oh and film/movie mode is awesome. I got the 55 inch version that was on sale at Amazon $599.99. You can always check other UA-camrs speaking on that TV. For that price, goes to show you Samsung and Sony's are overpriced. I love Sony though and LG. Also, don't forget to get HDMI 2.1 cable.
Hi there. A bit of a random question, but do you know if this TV has a portrait mode (planning to mount it vertically in a window for advertising purposes for our charity)
I had an LG LEDTV that recently broke (my fault). The one thing I did love about that TV, even though it was a more budget TV, was that the film smoothness mode, where it would eliminate the jitters from 24fps movies when it came to motion, such as panning across a cityscape. I had to hookup a temporary TV that doesn't have this, and I realized how much I missed this. I get headaches watching the screen jitter from movement because of the mismatch between 60hz refresh and 24fps motion. I might have been sold on the Hisense if they had an equivalent feature, but the fact that it doesn't, coupled with the other problems, ended up making it a deal breaker. If you've experienced proper jitter correction, you can't live without it.
Dude . Make sure turn tv on first thing . Turn down d -back light - first . Cuz Backlight controls over all brightness 🔆 n Peak Brightness 🔆 Front panel “Brightness “ setting controls Dark color n black level . A lot ppl got it backwards . I heard from professional colabrator saying dont over tweek it when TV so good already . Like keep Sharpness low ish . contrast relatively close to original. Color close to original ,Something like that . To avoid pixilation .
They should allow people to turn on the light sensor but adjust the image for a given brightness level. It's always this with TVs. The light sensor is a great idea on paper, but the tuning isn't quite what you want, so you end up having to adjust the brightness all the time anyway.
Samsung actually does do that . I have a q85b and it lets you turn on the sensor and set a brightness level the tv can’t go under. I don’t use it and have no clue how well it works but it’s there on the neo qleds at least .
@@curtk8130 Sounds like a good start -- it solves PART of the issue. Of course if the TV decides it's brighter than it actually is that wouldn't do anything, but I'll take it.
As for bugs with Hisense sets, that is was they are reknown for, i bought one for bedroom use and rejected it even after updating the firmware it still had numerous annoying glitches, and would change channels or go into standby without any reason, i even took the batteries out of the remote, but it still had a mind of it's own. The shop were not surprised when i returned it, and gave me a deal on a Sony, at last a tv that worked!
I have a Hisense U8G & the brightness on it is nuts! Makes my Sony 950G seem dim full of blooming in comparison. And that was Sony top of the line 4 years ago. But I likely won't buy another Hisense again until they can fix the motion. It's terrible!! Even with motion processing turned off it still does weird movement every once in a while. So disappointing they can't figure that out. But once they do there won't be much reason to buy a LED TV from any other brand.
Thank you SO uch Caleb!~ My friend in Brisbane recommended Hisense, they have several. I am coming out of the standard old HD TV into the market for new. I was going to hold off & wait for the OLEDs to come down in price but w/ the suggestions for this TV from you & others.....I'm already getting a great soundbar tomorrow & watching for the U8H to go on sale. After Superbowl is NOT the time. Thx again for ALL your reviews, you rock!! 📽👍
I'm getting my first smart TV In a few week & right now I'm trying to decide on LG, Samsung or even Hisense the TV reviewed is $1095 at The Good Guys could even get myself a good Soundbar If I decide to get this TV, Would love to know If this TV supports Plex & web browsing It would certainly be a considaration for me.
I have a U8G and would love to get a U8H to try that mini-LED tech, and take advantage of the now 2 year warranty. Especially since Hisense has been putting in work to keep updates rolling out to address issues and perfect their flagship lines for at least a year and a half after release. Unfortunately, I ended up getting a 55" instead of 65" because I got a crazy good deal around last year's Black Friday. The difference in dimming zones between sizes was substantial and I wish I could have had the over 300 zones option. I will say though, I usually keep my backlight even during the brightest part of the day at only 75% instead of the full 100%. It isn't that large of a difference, but these TVs can get BRIGHT bright, and there just aren't all too many situations that call for that, even when talking highlights in HDR. Though I should clarify I use it as a bedroom TV, where brightness control is usually more important. I'm also the kind of person that likes to tweak every picture mode for every different input, and for different times of the day and different types of content, so I'm just not the kind of person that is one to set it and forget it. As for Hisense software bugs noted in this vid, I would say after my experience with the U8G over the last year that Hisense at least for their flagship line does not just put out a TV and move on, they definitely continue working on correcting issues and addressing complaints. I even had another recent system update within just the last month or so, which is probably a year and a half after the initial release. So combining that experience with them extending their warranty out to 2 years, I wouldn't let those concerns prevent you from making a purchase. I would however suggest carefully putting your individual panel through it's paces, as particularly things like grey screen uniformity can vary from unit to unit so when in doubt, try returning for a different unit to check out another panel before deciding you want to return the TV outright.
Dude ps … in case if u turn on Netflix , UA-cam etc ….. if it’s 60HZ it’s because the content is 60HZ not d TV . But it does amazing upscaling! I am not those OCD ppl that they needing everything setup perfect . So all this time I use 2 Hisense flagship panels …. I 😂had no clue of any 😅of those Sllilly issues like “ banding” I don’t see it ! It means something !!! Hope u got d 65” at least ! I bought my 55” Hisense over a yr ago ! LOVE it Soo much really really regret not size up ! So I had to buy 2nd 2021 Flagship … both future prove ! Like I am absolutely loving my TV !!!
I saw this on Best buy and it caught my attention. I was originally looking for LG C3 oled and Samsung S90C but when I saw this I was blown away. The price was hard to pass to. I saw 75" for only 1200$.
You know, I'm honestly baffled that so many people are sleeping on Hisense TVs. I've had some or other TV from this brand since the end of 2013, and I have never not been impressed with them. I am definitely looking forward to testing this one out.
because they dont spent too much on marketing thats why reviewers don't get paid while samsung, sony and lg they spent and pay reviewers. whoever spent billions on marketing gets the best reviews plain and simple. if you see hisense spent billions on marketing even if the price gets high you will see reviewers finding justification, if they are not paid they will try to lower the price to value etc etc. Look at the OS it is android it is the same OS as Sony but why quirky when in fact it is all the same as TCL and Sony lol... so it is the same experience when in fact the only differentiator is fluidity. See it's already at less than $1000 for 65 inch and they still want it down to $699 lol... and in par with samsung while samsung gets a pass of $1799 for the same specs as this
@@nesttea2239 i find it really funny as 85% of the components we have right now are all chinese. DJI is Chinese, go pro is chinese and even iphone chipset are chinese so what is the point actually, you can actually take advantage of it as they have manufacturing meaning they make their own panel directly and can sell it cheaper than the rest. Chinese state own etc etc are just a bullshit when in fact you check all your appliances and components they are all made in china and just assembled here
I was gonna buy a Sony OLED but it was too expensive I really didn't wanna spend that much and they didn't have a 75 inch. So I came across this hisense and saw all the great reviews. Once i saw the price i pulled the trigger. I I should be getting it tomorrow. Can't wait.
Make sure turn down d -- BACK LIGHT (its factory Default ti be 😮on 100%) it’s going to be -- so bright . D -- BACK light controls over all N Peak brightness! D front panel “brightness “ controls Dim , n Black , dark . A lot of ppl get so excited n forget which one is which ! N turn it wrong cause blooming n got all mad about it ! Human r hibitual… we are used to have 1 panel . This tv has 2 panels . Needs to be both tuned separately to stretch d eye comfort :) lol 😅 I was lucky that I read ppl’s 😮 review . Some girl had d back light at 100% all month n confused about it . Once it turned down to match d Room (dark or sunny ) brightness or have sensor up . Everything so good :)
@@Tor109 turn it down . Depends to what room ur in , dim room , lamp on/off , sunshine ….. n if u r watching dark content . That’s why I am honest , most calibrator will be like “do my setting “ Some ppl wants bright room (having Morning Coffee , afternoon Sun set ! Others … like dark room basement watching 2am 🕑show . So in pitch black room - back light dim to under 45% . Front light under 35-40% =>have same effect 2pm TV back light under 70%(high rise condo , or TV by window ) Front light under 50% ! Remeber d (black/gold or Blue/white dress 🤓👏🏼🤣) online debate ??? Some ppl’s eyes 👀 pick up more Black . Some ppl’s eyes 👀 pickup 🛻 More white color . Some ppl with blue eyes I heard Pickup more blue color etc . N others might pickup more green/Red (when ppl have colour blind also diff ) So turn into d -- best comfort is best for what helps ur visual exp . Those modes r Filters . So do d Lighting first then apply those “Modes “ aft .
Oh ps , do not OVER Tweek too! I u hear a lot of ppl in love those filters of Film maker mode , this mode that mode ! Some of them makes color WEIRD! It’s like if u like dark movie , old school etc. I do not like that . I buy d tv to make as 3D realistic as Possible , why make it more weird aged . It’s just my preference! Some professional calibrator made sure mention that “do not turn Sharpness setting n contrast too high “ those r Filters ! D shows/movies r already calibrated ! N tv is already try to be calibrated to perform its best usually . So “Sharpness “ “contrast “ certain color “ is set too high . It can cause pixilation! So I don’t even turn Motion Processor off “ I have it on Medium or Smooth Setting always ! All contents run 🏃♂️ fluid ! Some ppl like to have that off …n suddenly it has “artifacts “ n like “ wow 😮 jitters “ Wtf . I don’t see them ! I just don’t see it .
@NYC Person You bring up a valid point as pixel burn is a very real thing with everything from our tiny little cell phones to TVs and even one burnt pixel can destroy the viewing experience. I doubt anybody would leave it in such high mode continually but it's not easy to adjust the video settings on this brand of TV so it's PLAUSIBLE that they would and then we'd hear all the reviews about how horrible the brand is blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah. The manufacturer should really make things a little bit simpler, IMO
10/10 Tv,got it yesterday after having a 4k Led for 2 years and the difference is huuuuuge,sound and picture quality is perfect,my parents bought a Qled samsung that cost the same and it is not even near the Hisense picture.U8HQ model.
Thank you, Caleb, for this review. If Hisense continues to improve, spend the resources, needed, and build the brand, then they can be a top tier player in this industry. Also, follow-up with the updates, be committed to do that. A question, will a professional cailbrator be able to do all the changes that you mentioned? Thanks to DT for the all the great content.
Yes. A Pro calibrator would definitely take care of getting the TV out of energy saving mode, put it in Filmmaker mode for SDR and HDR, remove motion smoothing from Dolby Vision (if DV Dark is not selected) and make sure changes were applied to apps and all HDMI inputs. Might want to make sure they enable enhanced HDMI where needed. The 2-point white balance adjustment on my review sample needed two points reduced on one color -- that's it. But different panels will need to be measured and adjusted accordingly. Plus, a pro calibrator might want to go in and do a 10 or 20-point adjustment.
Great review! They should improve the algorithm on the ambient sensor. I turn that on on our samsung tv and forget about the backlight. I cant see myself messing with it every time I turn the lights on/off.
My Samsung Qled died in under 2 years and my Sony x90j is a nightmare. My U6G has some quirks but is far superior to both in many aspects. I would give Hisense a chance.
Hi Caleb. We Aussies were wondering if the Australian version U8HAU is the same as the version you tested? Last year it wasn't and the Aussie version had a ADS panel not VA and was generally inferior. Thx for your channel. I always enjoy your informative reviews and I am a willing subscriber. Cheers. 🍻🇦🇺👍
In jb hi, two tvs impressed me, the samsung S95B, and the Hisense U8H, and I wasnt expecting that. Not sure if that means theyre using a VA panel back here or the mini LED LD system is pushing 10000+ contrast ratio even with a IPS...not sure. TCL 55C835 also looked good but needed some adjustments as some colours were over saturated. As usual, the sony LCDs looked dull and coarse instore.
I haven't been to other stores yet but my local JB claims the sets are stuck in demo mode. Hardly a fair comparison if you can't display identical content.
I bought my 65 inch hisense u8g becauseyour video. My hisense u8g $850 TV is miles better than my $2000 samsung TV. Just had to tweak all the settings and blown away.
I am so tempted to get one of these, but I am curious to see how the new TCL TVs will stack up. I think they are refreshing the 8-series, so wonder how that compares to the U8H
@@michaelwyckoff7593 Yeah it seems like people are wishing up and getting more budget friendly brands like TCL and Hisense. They are both offering big bang for buck. I was possibly going to get a Sony (non OLED, I use my TV as a PC monitor as well) but the price to performance compared to the U8H is laughable. I am glad I waited, now I just want to see what TCL has to offer to see if I'll get the U8H, or a 6-series or 8-series.
@@alexsaraceno6144 It is. From what I understand it's official name in the US will be the 8-Series Q854, while the C835 is the 6-Series R655 as others have mentioned.
Bought it for $600 on your rec. Best TV ever under $1200 hell $2000. If you dont like it its because you dont know how to adjust it. Just unreal. Thank you soooooooooooo much.
I’m hearing rumors the U8H has to cut the vertical resolution in half (again!) to handle a 4K/120Hz signal from an external source. This is something gamers need to know. If this is true that is some heartbreaking news. And, quite frankly, a dealbreaker. Need to verify local dimming is available with VRR on as well.
Apparently people are saying it uses the same system on a chip as last year's U8G, not surprising that it would then have some of the same issues. That being said, if you aren't playing games in 120fps mode, do you really need 120hz refresh rate? I play in 30fps (RT ON/PERF) or 60fps (RT OFF/QUALITY) & not in high frame rate mode, but I don't really play competitive online games either though.
@@bamhamer Just get it. I got mine this week and loving it on my PS5. You'll have to play with the adjustments a little to get it working right for you. Got mine for $699, but I saw it after for $649. Damn worth it for the 55 inch.
Just got the 65 inch delivered yesterday and loving it! No panel or quality issues, I did go through every HDR type to set my picture settings but all part of the fun haha
So 2 years.....and great tv's will be a commodity(and accessible to lower budgets) with mini-led's probably becoming the standard along with faster processors and more stable software. OLED, unless they solve the burn in problem will more than likely be reserved for high end only. Manufactures will than compete on quality of components and longevity.
OLED prices are dropping ever year. LG oleds will only continue to get more affordable. Their production facilities are way better than they were even 5 years ago. Same with burn in. TVs now have burn in protection the TV's 5 years ago simply did not have.
I bought the first TCL mini led set, a 65 825, and it was and is a excellent looking set with excellent blooming control. It also had black crush and horrible bright spots in medium or low local dimming. They fixed that about a year after I got it. I liked it enough that when I came into some significant money I bought the Sony Z9K right when it came out. It looks even better of course but it should for the money they want for it. I live in Portland Oregon too and I've had the HD HomeRun 4k tuner for a couple of years now. Portland does not broadcast anything in 4k yet, but the atsc 3.0 channels are more stable and possibly higher bitrate. The Sony of course has the 3.0 tuner but I haven't hooked it up yet, the HomeRun tuner works great and I can record from it. Eventually when demand rises they'll roll out 4k. Loved your work on the shoot out👍
This TV is what Vizio elevate is to soundbars. It is a pain getting settings right, but worth it. The brightness actually did hurt my eyes. lol Also, if you dont have an hdmi cord plugged into one of the slots, then, then option to turn on enhanced hdmi wont show up in the settings.
I'm not sure why you complained about judder when viewing under 60Hz content when there is a judder setting in the motion settings that completely fixes the stutter your talking about.
People say they love it in SDR. Content I think it’s one of those things you would actually have to be there because you got to think he has TVs for like 3 grand and shit so it’s probably pretty good
Was really dubious about it. But it looks and tests really good in person. Your review confirms it. Will be giving them my money, replacing a 5 year old OLED with burn in issues at more than double its price.
These reviews need to go over the build quality as well. Most people are wondering the same question: Will a Hisense last as long as an LG or Sony TV? Some of us are willing to spend more to get something that lasts longer, ultimately saving us money in the long run and getting a better TV for that longer timeframe. If Hisense is super dependable and rarely breaks, this should be mentioned, and vice versa.
Just a note on longevity-bought a Sony 55A8h in spring of 2021. 2 weeks past the 1 year warranty the panel took a crap. Sony's response was it was out of warranty so your SOL on it. Replaced with it with an LG C1 OLED - we will see.......
@@grumpygrandpa1371 That sucks. My LG stopped working 2 weeks after my 5 year Costco warranty. I got a G1 because it had a 5 year panel warranty included by LG (only G series). I'm basically going to see if the newer LG OLEDs last longer than their first gen OLED TVs. This is why I'm hesitant about Hisense....I know it can be worse and for that lower price on Hisense, I'm very skeptical I would get a better experience.
@@BigDawgSev that's good to hear you're Hisense is still going strong, I usually see people saying not to waste time with Hisense because of their build quality. I couldn't find people praising Hisense dependability anywhere.
Thanks for the review! Very nice television indeed, but time for Hisense to ensure flawless motion handling in their TV products. (I'm sorry Caleb, I'm not like you... even the awesome "static" picture quality and the price cannot help me forget the stutter and motion issues...)
Meantime it has been revealed, that Hisense (again) selling only ADS (IPS) paneled versions of this TV here in Europe. What a shame, really...! U8QF was the last Hisense television, which was worth buying. I suppose Hisense do not want to be big on this market. Sad....
I do use the Automatic Light Sensor at night to relax my eyes a bit. Even with it on it is OLED-like quality. Blooming is not a problem, but if out of the box you see some, minor picture adjustments pretty much takes care of it. TV is remarkable!
I have the same dark room/bright room issue on qn90a. I think they need to add smarter light sensor algorithms that are adjustable. If i turn it on it tends to be too dim for me, they should have a +-10 brightness adjustment to their algorithm. It would be so easy to implement… and people that prefer a brighter or dimmer image can adjust. There could be a brightness “user calibration” for these features. I am baffled it doesn’t exist. On your smartphone for example you can turn it on and then adjust a bit as it gets too dim or bight for the environment
Does the U8H have to cut the vertical resolution in half to handle a 4K/120Hz signal from an external source. Also can you verify local dimming is available with VRR on as well.
Just bought this 65 inch its on the way. I wanna use this for my TV box ip streaming, antenna channels, video gaming and some usb 4k content. I got it at 900 bucks and hope I can get some picture setting help. I have a soundbar so audio is good. Im replacing a 1080p OLED TV that is starting to suffer from burn in and its going to be a backup TV now. I wanted to get the 65 inch U8K with the 1000 dimming zones but that costs 300 to 400 bucks more. I would rather just save the 400, get last years model with 512 dimming zones. Hisense is awesome for having built in 4K antenna settings. Cant wait to get this. You can get other LCD's for 500 with 65 inch but the picture will suck. I always check contrast, black levels and response times which this TV scores high.
@@tinotendamanjonjo6389 Yeah, this usually happens when a company believes it doesn't have enough market share in a territory. I could be wrong of course.
@@abuelb Hisense tv's are junk themselves. The panels fail within a couple of years. After my last two, I am done with them now. I rather pay the premium for LG or Sony, knowing that at least I'll have a tv that lasts longer than a few years
I've been a fan of Hisense TV's since I bought one at Walmart 10 years ago, just looking for a cheap TV. Turned out to have a picture as good as my Samsung at the time, which was 3x the price.
This with a Nvidia Shield for upscaling 1080p plex stuff might be a very good inexpensive combo. I’m just mostly worried about motion as I watch allot of 24fps movies
I currently have a 2 year old hisense u7q I think it is and it is still absolutely fantastic and great quality picture. Paid £600 at the time and brilliant value....when I upgrade it will be hisense again
With both Hisense and TCL (I own the 75R646) and more sophisticated processing is what you lose compared to the Big 3. So, depending on the user, these Chinese sets will either be an awesome value OR, leave you wanting the unit with less artifacts and gradation. For me, considering the savings, and as long as they last, these sets are a no brainer in terms of value 👍
Hello Everyone, Bought the 55-inch U8H. Overall, I am very impressed with this tv. I do own Sony and Samsung as well, and for this TV, I paid half of both Tvs. I was wondering if anyone have great SDR settings for tv? I am kinda confused about the gamma I used to this that 2.2 is the standard but now this Bt.1886 is the standard. Thank you everyone!
I’m now torn between this and the LG C2 to replace my 6 year old Samsung LED. I really wanted the black levels of an OLED but it seems this is almost as good. On sale this could be half the price of the C2 at 65 inches which makes it an easier pill to swallow. Has anyone compared this to an OLED side by side?
I want to keep watching Caleb do these TV rundowns, but I'm really only looking for an UST for my next purchase. No time soon, since the screen is also a factor, but these are still fun to see what's out there.
You’re always shocked with the cheap sets but the bottom line is that last years Sony a80j on sale at Costco for 1k is always better. You caused me to buy a not so great TCL in 2020.
@@ericB3444 it's a great tv for the price. $800 with 3 year Warranty, it's been great to own but you would definitely like the top name tv better. Hisense don't have the big name money flow so that's why there tv are kinda bugish. It's way better then a tcl 5 or 6 but that don't mean buy it.
I just received my UH8 a few days ago, and I'm absolutely devastated that I have to exchange it. The color banding is simply too much to deal with for gaming. Some games it's more pronounced than others but it's always there. The blacks and brightness are absolutely jaw dropping. The contrast on this TV seems second to none, but the damn thing can't process then image fast enough to prevent the posterization.
Did u tweak the TV??? Cuz it’s Suppose to be 100% at PEAK brightness at 2100nit when u first turn on. It’s suppose to have back light n Front light both turned down to fit yr room level. It has WAY better contrast ratio than most TV. Sony X95K has native contrast 1:1700, Hisense U8H 1:5000. So I dont understand where u get “that jaw dropping black n bight no contrast” except u might have it turn on in pitch black n Froget to turn down d --Back light” that controls TOTAL panel brightness n PEAK brightness”. Lots ppl do the Front light n like”why so mushy”. Sounds like yr case. This TV has way better contrast level than SONY X95K, X90K,,,,X85K. So like if u FIND this is bad TV. Good luck for getting a decent one :) just trying to help u cuz it happens to a lot of ppl…if wasnt online Reminders from reviews” make sure turn down Back LIGHT, it has -2 panels--“ i would have done the same thing as u might have done (assume I r now fake review just throwing shades ) No fault in that. But would missed out a perfect TV . I am sorry it has banding issues. I dont game at all…so i dont see that Gamming problem. But yeah seem it has more issue with PC Gamming n Xbox ,,than PS5 from online feedbacks. Especially more PC Gamming. Cuz ppl use it as monitor when they cant afford buying Gamming Monitor.
So has Hisense ripped off we Aussies by giving us a U7H+ instead of the U8H as seen overseas ? It really sucks that we don't get the Subwoofer, we also get their OS instead of pure Android . Gee thanks Hisense :(
@@birdtj82 My town of 1500 residents has an electronics store that are a Hisense dealer & they even told me today they are having supply issues looks like I'll have to travel over 1 hour to get my new TV not sure what brand I'm buying yet but Hisense is tempting they are a good price.
@@casperblackcat1975 hey wait for 2023 -- Hisense U7K , U8K (flagship ) Those 2 panels r going to be VA panels -- VA panels are More crisp ! But SONY , Samsung only put them on their flagship $3000 panels . -- IPS panels r still good(AGAIST old school HD) just bit more mushy/blooming ! Are u In USA or Aus ? If u r in USA or Canada 🇨🇦 then u can get their VA panels already !!!! If u are in AUS .. I heard they were IPS panels . maybe wait for 2023 U7K , U8K ( both VA panel ) for d EU /Aus version . N they have 2 panels stuck in 1 ! Back panels --control total Bright/peak ! Front -- Controls Black ! So if u ever see an -- Google Android Panel , then it’s their premium lines . If it’s their ROKU … then it’s their low budget lines :):) (AUDI Vs VW) that’s why there such mix feed back online for their performance n quality . But over all they r getting better year aft year . I went from Full skeptical to :” absolutely NO SONY , LG for me . Yeah make sure get their VA panels …. So worth it ! D 2022 U8H has subwoofer , also 2023 U8K has subwoofer 🔊 (maybe U7K too ) I heard they r sounding so nice no need TV sound bar :):)
@@casperblackcat1975 ps…i saw yr videos of SHEEP. Those are awesome. I wish i get to pat sheep. Those are hilarious. My dad used to Import Marino Wool from Australia with highest wool stamps ISO 900 something,,,then send them to manufactures in China to produce the SWEATERS , then they are sold in department stores in USA/CANADA/Japan…etc. about $250 or more USD in the 90s. thats why i grew up understanding diff TIER of “made in China” cuz I was alwys close connect to those Mega Consuting firms . My dad used to tell me al his colleagues that would export NIKE, SONY ear phones, CD players etc….my dad export Philips light bulps , VERY high quality of clothes. That Reputable brands always do NOT go to manufacture to do their order .they always awlays 100% go to Consulting Firms to order thru the firm . That the Firm has a LOT of CASH n long lasting relationship that they will put the stuff in HIGHEST quality Manufactures to be made. Vs random USA entpreners “i invent something. I am going to make them made in china for CHEAP, n bring back to sell in USA, AUS, CAN….i will be rich!” In fact they have NO experience to control the production or even pick the supplier. Thats how they end up with Walmart quality. Lol we are talking about TV. Lol thats how I understand/address. When u check Hisense. Make sure get their ULED , VA panels. AMAZING. Like if they are sold out. The sales ppl like :”oh this is comparable.” Do NOT believe it. Its diff tier, diff quality, completely diff budget of production, diff client they are trying to Impress. THEIR UHD line, are good. Their ULED IPS is decent. When everyone talkings about their “AMAZING panels” --they are talking about d ULED, VA panels. All of them are stunning even trace back to 2020 models . :):):) My Dad passed away. I miss him. I remember he used to look around looking for Virgin Marino wool all over the place… in New Zealand/Aus to try to import them. N some area only have small batch, he had to order from 3 diff countries. --in order to do d production IN TIME> So it is understandable why some HIsense in AUS, UK dont have the same Make as USA, there is Def logistic or supply chain for parts issue.
@@birdtj82 Firstly glad you like my sheep videos that's our main Industry In my part of Australia we tend to farm more sheep for meat & many cerial crops are farmed as well, I've heard that there are firmware issues with Hisense TVs features can often break after updates. Been looking at Sony & they tend to have very good TVs at a decent price going to the Good Guys In Mildura In a few weeks to make my purches. By the way I'll be making more more sheep videos soon so stay tuned.
Proud owner of a hisense qled 65". 700 euros. No, it doesn't have 120 hz and its hdr isn't the best, but with dolby vision and atmos content on, it has a stunning picture especially in my living room.
thinking of pulling trigger but very confused about if the u8h can handle 24fps movies properly or should i just forget the excellent picture quality and go for a sony/tcl/other i CAN NOT watch movies w soap opera effect which or crazy artifacts or whatever bc of processor and im kinda terrified lol thanks much
There is sepcific setting like -- motion smooth . Something like that , turn it off when watching 24 fps . It will fix it I believe . It’s universal issue for many TVS . Not just Hisense I think
Just saw the u9h in store, picture was good....sound was fairly middling. Honestly the USA never got the the TCL c825 and the speaker setup on that tv....blows this thing out of the park. If TCL brings the c935 to the USA....boy get yourself that tv....you won't regret it.
I'm ready to buy this, but given Hisense have a habit of releasing variations of the same model in different regions for some weird reason I'm hoping someone can help. I'm UK based, having checked specs it looks identical except for the stand, in the uk we get a rectangular lump in the centre of the unit, the twin legs look much better. Does anyone know if there's a difference? In particular the hdmi 2.1 connections? The Hisense U8g I think it was, although advertised as 2.1 in the uk, actually turned out to be 2.0, which resulted in a load of bad online reviews with a lot of returns claimed. If anybody can answer it'd be much appreciated! Thanks in advance.
Hi Buddy, I can answer your questions because I purchased the U8H 55inch micro led TV here in the UK. In the UK it comes with VIDAA not Google TV and its a very poor interface. TV is full of foreign apps which you cannot remove and the app store is terrible. Full of foreign apps again and there's about 6 apps of interest in the app store. It's that bad. TV comes with WiFi 6 in UK and the stand is in the middle as you point out. Two of the HDMI ports are 2.1 120 hz. It does the Arc on hdmi 2 and does it well. Two are 60 hz. It's certainly not worth all the extra cash especially considering the terrible VIDAA. The freeview plus and the tuners on board are great. Sound is very powerful. I use my amp though via hdmi arc If you have any more specific questions let me know. I could send you screenshots of the amount of foreign non removable apps and the terrible app store content? Don't go with VIDAA is my advice.
@@jnhcunha So, I moved from a 2007 Samsung ES7000 TV which was top of the range at the time but getting somewhat dated and only 1080p. At first I didn't understand all this dolby vision and how blacks become blacker and colours more vibrant etc but since its been pointed out I have sought out any content that really shows this off. Avatar springs to mind. The blacks are black but there has appeared 4 tainted patches of a yellow like tint in the 4 corners off the screen which can be seen during certain scenes etc. When the TV is doing the blackest blacks though it is not noticeable. My other TV has similar patches.... Is this the bleed you refer too? The picture is well cool but not mind blowing tbh. It's the VIDAA aspect that makes me regret buying this TV. My old Samsung TV has a waaaay better Interface and LOADDDZ more apps available and it's 2007 and recieved no updates for years now. Maybe 10 years... Lol. It's all the non relevant foreign boat ware apps that ruin it plus the limitation of choice. The selection is shockingly limited. Definetly get hands on with VIDAA before you buy. The US have got it 100 times better with Google TV
Hey all! Thanks as always for all the great comments. I'll try to get through some of them and reply where I can. I'm supposed to be off work today. But hey, while I'm here, something you'll want to know: The 75-inch U8H does not -- repeat, does NOT -- use an IPS panel as some have suspected. It uses a VA panel which, technically, has slightly better specs than the 55- and 65-inch variants. Thanks for watching and I'll see y'all on the next one!
Is it the same in Europe? Tnx
@@stipest1905 I don’t believe so, no. Different model number convention. Always check spec sheets. The U8H in the US claims 1500 nits peak and up to 320? dimming zones.
Do you mind saying whats your source for this? The Hisense rep on Best Buy comments specifically said 75U8H is IPS FWIW. Maybe he got it confused with last years models. Could it be a scenario of mixed panels, both IPS and VA anything? I think last year the 75u8G started shipping VA and then switched to IPS later. Just seeking more claritry
@@cryengine_x This comes directly from Hisense corporate. I’ve been speaking with their engineering and product development team, both US-based and China-based members. I’d count on it.
@@Caleb_Denison Hisense has confirmed via an email to one of my viewers, that the 75in is ips. Unless their product team is I'll informed, I'll take the official word over at hisense.
they said the 55 and 65 are VA and the 75in are ips. this again was in an office email posted to my discord.
I got a 65" U6H a few days ago for my dad and the settings are almost identical and I had the same issues setting it up. I couldn't figure out why in some scenes the image would look washed out no matter what settings I chose. Thanks to you I know now that it was the HDMI setting in the quick menu. Looks so much better.
Caleb commented earlier that the information that he got was that the 75" is in fact using a VA panel
I am your long lost uncle
Just bought the 65 inch (mostly for gaming) on sale at Best Buy for $899 and it has been one of the best investments I’ve made in tech in some time. I was coming from a 6-7 year old 55 inch LG that had started to show signs of wear and right out of the box this thing made me in awe. Would’ve been happy even if I paid full price! Highly recommend (ps5) great review!
Thanks for saying the cost
You can see the terrible problems with Macroblocking and Posterization in the Gran Turismo PS5 demo at Best Buy. Just look how the Samsung and Sony TV sets have demos that show how the color gradually changes color, while the U8H looks like it is divided into completely different sections with different colors - almost intentionally. But, that is NOT the "intent." Most people who don't realize the way it is "supposed" to look don't realize it isn't supposed to be like that. But, the U8H is NOT supposed to be like that. The firmware updates keep coming for the U8H, but the U8H still has not fixed those problems. And Hisense never promised to fix the problems with Posterization, Stuttering, and Macroblocking.
@@gwuengr2 That's why it is important to buy insurance polices. And that is exactly why it is a TERRIBBLE idea to buy a TV from Best Buy - because the insurance police of Best Buy are FAR TOO EXPENSIVE.
Cheap components fail early.
@@rodbutler4054 I agree. That is why it would be nice if Sony stopped using cheap parts in their products that are sold for high prices. I had an expensive Sony ES A/V Receiver break after just five years - just a short time after the warranty ended. Sony wouldn't honor it. I was told, "Sorry, the motherboard burnt out and there is nothing we will do."
The Sony TV I had was similar. It was just four years old and broke. Now they don't even make 3D TV sets anymore, so it is frustrating. Thankfully, I had insurance on that one. But, I wouldn't buy insurance from Best Buy again - because the Best Buy insurance for TV sets is ABSURD on their TV sets.
I’ve had LG TVs for 11 years and still own two of their 3D TVs that I will never get rid of. I bought one of their 4k TVs 2 1/2 years ago but I knew I was missing out on image quality and black levels for sure and wanted to experience that without the hassle of oled. I got the 65 U8H for my ps5 and I still can’t believe the picture quality. I’m in awe every time I watch 4k anything on this bad boy. And the gaming features was the cherry on top. Experiencing 4k120 is everything I thought it’d be.
Lol i hear u. I had SHARP LED Made in Japan TV that I kept for 10 yrs. I was like UPset when i thought my tv finally having issues n geting a new TV. I got Hisense.n like Upon turning it on within a second. I was like :”Damnnn i wish i got that earlier” loL
The gaming features on this tv are lacking…and as it stands right now this tv has 4k 120hz…at half resolution…
@@PeterBParker2398not really I looked on Reddit and everywhere about this issue it’s still 4K it does change anything if you put it side to side to another 4K tv it will still be looking 4K
I have a 2015, 1080p LG OLED TV which was when OLED first came out. It still has amazing picture and 3D rules at 55 inch. I wanna get 4K at
about 65 inch. Im leaning towards a LG OLED 4KTV 65 inch going for 1500 bucks which is a good bargain. If I buy this one for 900 bucks will
I regret it or is it a dumb choice ? It is available at 900 now for 65 inch but I feel getting a LCD LED over a OLED is a downgrade. The OLED wins
in perfect Blacks, colors, motion, response times. The Hisense only wins with a bit brighter pic. However the UH8 is quoted as close to OLED
Blacks.
Hisense is capable of making the big boys look silly at half the cost!!!
Scam scam scam
Yeah it's called slave labor
@@joesmith201212 well in China people do get paid for their labor so they are not slaves. But slaves certainly didn’t do all the research and development to make these amazing value packed products.
@@curtk8130 yeah it's just some of those people are also 12
@@jaredferguson662 I don’t have a clue about that but value wise hisense is hard beat. Sony or lg have never made an lcd tv better than the u8h and that says a lot.
Have had mine now for just over a year. It is on 15 hours a day. It has never failed to give me a great picture. Just a clear and bright as day one. No regrets at all. Just bought a U6K for the man cave.
My U8H 75 inch got delivered today, looks amazing so far.
How are you liking it I’m getting mine Monday 55inch any tips about setting it up I got like 30 screen shots for the settings 😭
Hi there. A bit of a random question, but do you know if this TV has a portrait mode (planning to mount it vertically in a window for advertising purposes for our charity)
Awesome review. This is exactly what I am looking for. Thank you to everyone that made this video happen.
Respect to Hisense for putting in the work. It is amazing what these companies have done for affordable TVs in the last few years. This makes you demand more from the big brands which is always good for the end user experience.
Cheers. :)
The stuttering makes me not want to buy i5 for my new living room
In 2021 I brought Hisense U8G, 75" and what a beautiful picture it produces.
This new model has better numbers and a similar price ..... WOW.
In my books Hisense is the budget brand to beat !!!!!!
You've eeerrr never owned a Samsung tv then hu? Hisense (cheap Chinese crap) is the brand to beat you've gotta be kidding me.
@@shelby6622He clearly isn't. Because the word "budget" is placed before the words "brand to beat". Mustang guy!
Every TV in my house is a Hisense, best decisions I’ve made. I’m thinking of putting this in my bedroom where my U6G currently is. Also, whole heartedly disagree on the light sensor, it works phenomenally in my bedroom now. Cheers!
Your review is right on target! I bought the 55-inch model during the first week of Sept 2022 ($649) and almost sent it back the same day because the picture quality was just so terrible out of the box. However, after two system/firmware updates it was so much better. But I was still not impressed with the picture quality until I discovered that the HDMI input default setting was 1080p vs 4K (what's up Hisense shouldn't 4K be the default on a 4K TV? At least mention it in the setup guide!). Once I switched the HDMI Input setting to "enhanced" I finally got an outstanding picture from the U8H that I was expecting! Super bright and outstanding 4K HDR input picture quality; however, very poor handling (i.e., processing) of standard resolution content, it just can't upscale very well. So, super at handling recent 4K HDR content, sucks at upscaling old 480p content. The TV sound is outstanding, it's the first TV I've owned that I could get by without a soundbar. The ATSC 3.0 turner is almost useless at this point, there's a big delay with audio and the OTA turner just can't bring in many channels. My Sony X80J can tune in almost twice the number of OTA channels. The X80J does a fantastic job at upscaling my 480p content (e.g., M.A.S.H., As Time Goes By, Perry Mason, etc.). The X80J also has much better wide-angle viewing. Hoping for U8H improvements in the near future via more firmware updates.
@E Gib, thank you for the feedback. This is very valuable! Good to know how it compares to Sony for upscaling.
For the HDMI thing, were you using a cable box or streaming service to watch 4K content?
How is 720p/1080p content?
Thanks for the feedback. Is the Hisense good at upscaling 1080p hd stuff...thats all I watch really. Thanks
Hi there. A bit of a random question, but do you know if this TV has a portrait mode (planning to mount it vertically in a window for advertising purposes for our charity)
If they deliver the same quality in Brazil and don't charge us a heart... Applause for Hisense! Great content.
Loved my u8g. I can say from experience that hisense does a great job listening to their consumers on fixing software bugs. Excited that tcl and hisense are walking all over Sony mini led and for substantially less money.
Wouldn't say walking allover Sony....they still produce a better tv....the quality of those two brands mini led performance makes it a tougher choice. Overall reliability issues and screen/picture issues still bug those brands. Sony is still the king....but those brands better keep the keen price point or significantly up their game in processing, software glitches, screen quality (DSE etc) and customer service (especially customer service)
@@nelsonmendes7551 no doubt Sony is a good brand but they are over priced for their quality and implementation of their tvs over the last couple generations. They've gone down hill over the years in their value while still charging their Sony tax. Their current mini led lineup has major blooming issues which is disappointing as they've had great tvs and blooming control in the past. Have had Sony, LG, Samsung, hisense and hisense for their value, customer service they are doing a great job. Not perfect by any means but a great value. Sony definitely needs to step up their game if they are fling to continue to charge their premium prices.
@@dtbrown1978 haven't heard anything about the blooming being bad, not the best but not terrible. As a value proposition you're right, but their service in my country has been good. The "budget" stuff isn't anything special but their top end stuff is great. Hisense is a great value product but unfortunately their prices are creeping up that they'll stop being that value proposition, they need to improve in many areas if they want to keeping the new prices. Same with TCL....they need to keep their prices lower than the big boys and stop getting ahead of themselves. Processing on the Hisense is still a major issue.
@@nelsonmendes7551 I agree. Sony trumps them. Caleb mentioned he didn't know how the Hissence would work in a year or so. I know Sony's will be working just fine.
@@josephdubiel7129 My x950h bricked itself in 1.5 years. TV would not turn on and authorized Sony repair said it was not fixable. Thankfully I bought on AMEX so they reimbursed but from doing some searching this appears to be a somewhat common issue with Sony TV’s. There were some that fixed by disabling the warning processor but on the 950H Sony made it so you can’t really get the back of the TV off. Pretty disappointing considering the price. Here because I’m researching alternatives to Sony.
Nice review. If it's this good now, hopefully in a year it will be even better. Most of your points of concern (motion, low level color detail) can, and hopefully will, be refined with software updates. And I say "hopefully" because mine just came through the door! 😄
Yes, I know no from experience that new Hisense TVs take a year of updates to iron out (very) annoying software issues.
@@Dmanz67 I much prefer updates to no updates. And After dealing with a Vizio for 9 years (hard giving up 3D...), this Hisense has seemed refined and bug-free so far.
How does it look off angle...say up to 45 degrees? Thanks!
@@keithprenger8763 It begins to get a little washed out off angle. However, I'm coming from a 9 year old edge-lit LCD, and it's not nearly as bad as that, so ymmv.
Did they fix the motion issues with a software update?
Got this tv like a week ago. They were not joking when they said this tv is bright. Even when the contrast and backlight is are to 0 and local dimming turned off, it’s still pretty bright ESPECIALLY if you’re in a dark room
Dude, u will Need some warm soft night light in d DARK room. Otherwise u will get eye strain.
=--saying from me that has 2020 vision. Lol
PPL are always in “oh i want cinomatic room” experience, watching TV in Pitch ‘Black. Its actually not good idea. If u have warm dim light behind u (not next to TV) yr eyes are MUCH better seeing pics than in Pitch black (imagine seeing things in High Beam by car in d dark)
Also Backlight controls --peak brightness,
“Brightness” setting controls d BLACK(darkness) lol. So hope u didnt get it reverse. Just mention it to u in case. A lot of ppl like:”omg too bright,”. They turn d “brightness down” --in fact they made the grey/black color more Black, but peek brightness(Backlight) still up.
@@birdtj82
the only eye strain you will get is tired eyes and maybe dry eyes.
Blue light and other tv lights at night dont damage your eyes (saying that because you mentioned 20/20 vision). Blue light in dark rooms is linked a little to earlier/accelerated far-sightedness at an old age.
The only thing that really is straining and damaging our eyes (leading to short-sightedness) is looking at things at short distances too much (reading books, looking at phones, computer screens) and not counter-attacking it enough by relaxing your eyes by looking into the far enough or being exposed to daylight enough.
@@marragonn dude....first of all thanks for taking the time to write . u are obviously trying to help. so thank u very much. I actually agree with what u mentioned mostly and those i actually already know cuz they were taught in Health program in college. so u are mostly right about often read book etc computer screen cause short sightedness.
At same time too. d Having night lamp n everything i said was Actually Lectured by College professor in Canada. so i dont know , its what was advised i am just passing it to this young man.
just like if d car in front of us High beam, if we were in d range, our iris will auto Shrink. Iris are made of muscle that pull n release. When d lights are dim, our iris try to pull n let more lights come in. Just light when we look at directly at Flashlight, u cant see. but if there is image u need to see in the same direction, part of eye will HAVE TO ----OPEN iris UP ---when the IRIS is trying to shrink n make the hole smaller----AT SAME TIME. Its the constant tension trying to TUG O WAR. that cause the IRIS MUSCLE extreme stress. It has NOTHING to do with blue or warm light but d Brightness that u are watching d tv . it has Everything to do watching tv in a Pitch black room like trying to facing a flashlight when trying to focus n see d pic(it requires eyes open let MORE light in) when trying to restrict d lights coming in. over time the Iris will be lose its elasticity, unable to properly shrink any more. so d hole is too big. it either let too much light coming in, damage its retina. Or yr eye ball shape will over compensate into Oval to focus counter react to d Iris losing its elasticity .
I am assuming u do NOT have Hisense U8H. so i understand why u don see how Bright it is. This panel is 4x TIME as bright as 2020 Flagship Sony H900X, LG. Its prob like 5-10X brighter. UNLESS u have d TV ppl wont see why this guy says So Bright is worrysome. like LG C1 is 750 peak, LG CX is 700 Peak. this TV is 2100 peak brightness. without having d light dimed at night n having warm soft room light, he WILL have watching a Flash light in d dark experience, n strain . U are imagining looking at tv like 40w light bulb. i am talking about this tv is 100-120w light bulb bright. its insane tv.
thx again.
You would never want to turn off local dimming you are destroying your TV’s contrast and black levels and by doing so makes it no better than an LCD from 10 years ago
@@PeterBParker2398 I guess he might have just said “ it’s so bright even turn back light to 0 , n local dimming off “ prob means he was testing d tv around to see how dark it gets upon arrival . I am sure he turned back on n tweaked it to use it .
My husband does this type of stuff . For me I do Not like to mess with things I like things go straight to be set optimal . Some ppl like to play around settings to see d Capabilities of gadgets to their enjoyment . Lol like when we buy a Home Speaker , d dude will be like Turn it to Max to hear how LOUD it gets like on my face out of nowhere , n like d Immediate Urge , it’s a toy or something . Omg so loud ! Lol for me , I wanted to Tweak my speaker to optimal n be done with lol , so I can go chilling .
Bought a Hisense TV for the 1st time 7 years ago, it was a cheap 4K TV on an Amazon Black Friday Special. Can tell it doesn't have the best processing power, however has been pretty rock solid and no major issues. We typically leave the TV on all day for the dogs too, so its got a few hours on it and still going strong. I'm placing my order for this 65U8H tonight! Thanks for doing a great review of this TV!
Good to know that you have had It for so long I'm getting my first smart TV In a few weeks looking at LG, Samsung & maybe Hisense does your TV support Plex as I'm a video content creator & would love to see my video content on TV, I'm looking at adding a soudbar so I can listen to my music through the TV If Plex is able to be used on Hisense.
@casperblackcat1975 The U8H has been a great TV, I have the 65" model, it is bright! Plex runs great on it, I've not had one issue.
Always great work. I would like to request that Digital Trends do a video on home calibration. I know professionally trained is better but sometimes they are hard to find in your area (my parents live 100 miles from a midsize city that might have a vendor) or in my case just didn't seam like a reputable person when I talked to them on the phone. So what can a home user get for gear to help make those final tweaks in the Nit Nerds area without breaking the bank on expensive test gear. Perhaps a low, mid and high end options set so people can choose what they want to spend. I keep thinking about buying some gear and there are so many options at a large range of price points I don't know what would be best bang for the buck. Of course there are caveats to you can really screw up your TV, I know, but i want to make things a little bit better with tools than just by eye.
The short answer is there's no way to get the gear necessary without breaking the bank. That's why this isn't really a thing.
I second that idea!
There is a video on it
Agree there is ALWAYS a benefit to adjusting a set out of the box since most manufacturers calibrate TV's to look good in a bright showroom floor under fluorescent lights. A video with recommended settings other than just "turn off eco mode" would be nice. Obviously that's the first thing you do on every TV
They already have a video guide on how to calibrate your TV called "How to adjust your TV settings for the best picture quality"
Bought one last week. Amazing TV for the price. Just take your time calibrating it for your living room/theater area and you'll love it.
I bought the U8G last year and absolutely love it. Software can be kind of buggy every now and again but nothing that ruins the experience.
Bought it this year. It’s a great tv.
It's buggy still?
@@Suijen86 sometimes the earc stops working but switching it on and off fixes it.
@@greenman1282I have the u6h and it's not buggy, just laggy. Picture a bit disappointing though...
@@Suijen86 what don't you like about it?
U7G owner here. Love my TV. After all the software updates, it is finally wear it should have been off the shelf.
Saw a 65" U8H selling for $950 at best buy earlier in the week. An amazing price for all the bells and whistles in this tv 😍
It’s $899 right now
I've been researching for months now and watching your videos and I'm getting ready to pull the trigger on this thing, I'm placing my order for this tv son as I'm done typing this! Thanks Caleb
Hi there. A bit of a random question, but do you know if this TV has a portrait mode (planning to mount it vertically in a window for advertising purposes for our charity)
I bought this TV last week. Honestly it was so bright that I use the light sensor to keep it from burning my retinas out. I knew the price on this was going to be good, at some point, but can not believe what you can buy this for already, today. Gaming, 1080P, 4K all look SO good. I turned off motion compensation because Soap Opera affect bugs me and have had no issue. The sound is fantastic, but I put it in Speech mode because I found the bass a bit over powering the dialog in my ears. My biggest criticism is the documentation. There are so many settings that it could easily overwhelm someone that just wants to turn it on and enjoy. It takes quite a bit of tinkering as you move around different types of content/sources with little understanding what the settings do. All trial and error. I'm not sure that this is a Hisense only problem these days though. I would definitely add this to a short list for anyone looking at a TV right now, no matter your budget.
Yeah I totally agree with you!!! I just had my 55 inch U8H delivered yesterday & I love it!!! So far so good 👍🏿
I think most people have their backlight set to high. I have a Hisense U6G that had noticeable dirty screen effect in panning shots with light backgrounds. By turning down the backlight to about 12% ( suggested by Rtings ) and adjusting the contrast to about 88% I was able to remove the DSE for intensive purposes.
Also even at 12% backlight even the U6G is plenty bright enough.
Thoughts and settings on the Hisense 75U8H.
I want to thank the reviewer for their time and effort in creating the reviews for this model series.
So I’ve been living with my Hisense 75U8H for about a month now, and I wanted to share my thoughts and settings for those that may find it useful in some way.
I’m not a gamer so there won’t be anything related to that. I’m fortunate to have a light controlled environment and these settings are mainly based on that, with most viewing done at night and with the ambient light kit also recommended by another reviewer.
The quality is everything that has been said about this model series, including the black levels truly approaching oled territory, with virtually no noticeable blooming. I was concerned at first with the flesh tones, as no matter the source or material, it exhibited an awful pinkish/magenta-ish/sunburned hue, and the greens seemed to narrow themselves down to one dark green color for everything. Played with every setting to no avail. So I reset back to ground zero and pulled out my ancient AVSHD disc and carefully proceeded. So after putting a bunch of hours on the set( yes, they do break-in), and tweaking everything for the different sources and inputs, the color finally started to settle in. The flesh tones are now 90 to 95 percent accurate, yellows and golds and browns look like they’re supposed to without any tint leaning in one direction or another, and the greens now have the variation you would expect to see in a mixed scene of trees and grass, etc.
The following are the settings based on a wide variety of material on all the sources, and in setting the backlight, contrast and local dimming so it doesn’t melt my retinas, but still has a good level of ”kick” and dynamic range. Of particular note is my go-to reference disc of The Fifth Element (the good pressing), because it has such a wide variety of colors and levels of saturation, which makes it challenging to reproduce accurately. Filmmaker Mode was the starting point where applicable for SDR. HDR is kind of all over the place in terms of settings, for me at least. When HDR is flagged, the three default choices that you’re given work for some things but not all, so I’ve had to tweak things based on the particular content being viewed. Again, personal taste and the room it’s being viewed in.
Also, since the Dolby Vision issue has not been fixed at this point, I used the “Custom” mode to tweak that in.
The bottom line is, I feel these are all good starting points before a “real” calibration, but each person has their own taste and preferences, so of course, feel free to tweak-away!
Cheers!
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Hisense 75U8H - “Dolby Vision Custom” Settings
Contrast: 38
Brightness: 48
Color: 35
Tint: 0
Sharpness: 8
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Local Dimming: HIGH
Backlight: 13
Color Temp: MED
Motion: CUSTOM - 5 / 7
Gamma: 2.2
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Color Tuner -
Red-
HUE: 3
SAT: 0
BRT: -3
Green-
HUE: -1
SAT: -1
BRT: -3
Blue-
HUE: -1
SAT: -1
BRT: -1
Yellow-
HUE: -7
SAT: 0
BRT: -1
Cyan-
HUE: -1
SAT: 0
BRT: -1
Magenta-
HUE: -2
SAT: -2
BRT: -2
White Balance - 2 Point
R-OFFSET: -1
G-OFFSET: 0
B-OFFSET: -5
R-GAIN: 0
G-GAIN: 0
B-GAIN: -4
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Hisense 75U8H - SDR Settings
Contrast: 7
Brightness: 47
Color: 42
Tint: 0
Sharpness: 0
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Local Dimming: LOW
Backlight: 17
Color Temp: MID-LOW
Motion: CUSTOM - 5 / 7
Gamma: BT1886
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White Balance - 2 Point
R-OFFSET: 1
G-OFFSET: 1
B-OFFSET: -4
R-GAIN: 2
G-GAIN: 0
B-GAIN: -4
Color Tuner -
Red-
HUE: 3
SAT: 0
BRT: -3
Green-
HUE: -1
SAT: -1
BRT: -3
Blue-
HUE: -1
SAT: -1
BRT: -1
Yellow-
HUE: -7
SAT: 0
BRT: -1
Cyan-
HUE: -1
SAT: 0
BRT: -1
Magenta-
HUE: -2
SAT: -2
BRT: -2
As of 11/24/2022
Kernel: 4.19.182-ab92 (August 9th, 2022)
OS Build: RTT 2.211209.001
Hi there. A bit of a random question, but do you know if this TV has a portrait mode (planning to mount it vertically in a window for advertising purposes for our charity)
First up thank you Caleb
Please upvote this so there is a Chance for it to be seen:
Hisense's European models are still vastly different(inferior) to the almost equally named American ones. Every interested customer from Europe should be aware about this.
I see a lot of people, not only with this make of television but many, complaining about judder and what motion smoothing settings to use. The answer is none..no smoothing, no noise correction ..nothing. it's the apps, Blu-ray players ect that you are using. You need to turn on auto refresh rate or refresh rate switching. That way your tv plays the videos original frame rate instead of trying to play a 24fps film at 60fps ect. That is all. Plex, youtube, games, DVD players, Blu-ray players ect...turn on auto refresh rate or refresh rate switching. Then turn off all the unneeded processing in your tv's advanced picture settings. One more thing, with smart tv's, force close apps you are not using and clear cache, not data..just cache. The more apps that are open, the more processing and ram you are using. Apps usually do not actually close when you exit out. I own the u7h, it runs beautifully. No judder, no stutter, no blur..just clean and crisp picture.
U r so smart ! Informative ! 😊
I have 2 Hisense Flagship panels last 2 yrs . No jutter.
Ppl have jutter issue usualy is d content issue , or they r playing like 480 n 640 resolution!
My friend In PEI in Canada 🇨🇦. Got U7H, he said it’s beautiful! Like he loved it so much !
U7H is Identical to 2020 Flagship H9G in my opinion but more upgraded with HDMI plug I think. I have that panel . So good 😊
Great to see Hisense and TCL keep the big dogs on their toes and allow them to have a bit of perspective of what the average enthusiast wants and can get for a certain price.
OK, you did it again. I had the U7H on order from Best Buy and I went ahead and upgraded the order to the U8H for $200 more.
Got the 55" for $650 to replace the LG B7 OLED in my kid's room. The picture quality is amazing for the price. The FALD is awesome and I really can't tell any significant difference coming from an OLED. The brightness is absolutely insane, I need to crank that backlight down so I don't blind myself.
EDIT: To add onto my comment. I don't have high confidence in the TV's software and who knows how well Hisense will continue support and upgrades but for me it really doesn't matter because of the price. So far I haven't discovered any gamebreaking bugs or anything so that's great.
I would get Hisense but I hate their setup they use google/android as their oi if it was their own os I would get one
No. You don't want to bring down backlight. Maxout backlight, local dimming on high, active contrast on high, contrast on max. You need to Control black and brightness level with brightness control. Set it below 50. Should be around 30 to 40. Watch the image pop like 3D.
@@Pidgeys I agree but Hisense has a fire tv interface so I might get that
@@abuelb This is the exact opposite of what other UA-camrs are saying and yet the best settings I've tried yet. Wow thanks for man. My picture looks amazing. Before these settings SDR content was almost unviewable. Now it pops. Only adjustment I made was to the contrast. I lowered it to twenty. But man does this look good. 👍👍
You really believe this TV looks as good as a OLED ?
Make sure you also check out Caleb's Hisense U8H vs. TCL 6-Series comparison: ua-cam.com/video/7S8hgDhipFc/v-deo.html
Basically the TV's processor can't handle a 4K/120Hz signal from an external device via HDMI without compromising the image quality and reducing the load. Therefore each pixel in a 3840 x 2160 signal at 120Hz will not be represented on the display. To reduce the strain on the processor and display an image on the TV at 4K/120Hz the vertical resolution pixel count is cut in half.
Some people don't consider this a big deal, as your eyes may not see the reduced quality of the image from several feet away. What people fail to realize is, if you set your external device (an Xbox Series X, for example) to output 4K/120Hz, the TV will compromise the image quality in all resolutions. (Playing a 1080p game in that mode will look worse than the same game at 60Hz.)
This is a bad trend in the TV industry right now, and when a manufacturer says their TV can do 4k/120Hz, it simply means it can ACCEPT such a signal from an external device, but you may not get true pixel to pixel representation. In other words "Fake 4K/120Hz." When shopping for a gaming TV, make sure it will display a full 4K image at 120Hz. Unless you don't think it's a big deal. Some people don't care - they just want the 120Hz reaction time
Is there a list of TV's that fully support 4k/120?
In the last couple of years manufacturers started to hide these shortcomings more and more. I'm sick an tired of it
Seems like an insanely important issue to go unmentioned in this review. So every time you play a game that runs at 60fps or below (nearly all of them), you have to manually go into the Series X’s output settings and switch it to 60hz if you don’t want the resolution to be compromised? I’ve never had a TV with variable refresh rate capabilities… does enabling that with the Series X also mean having to set it to the resolution-compromised 120hz output?
This was already fixed in a firmware update for the U8G I'm pretty sure they will fix it with the U8H too if it hasn't already been fixed. Not sure where your getting your info but in the last couple years most big named manufactures have fixed this issue and so has Hisense.
@@SkTzO7 source?
@@bamhamer multiple UA-cam videos and update patch notes. Hell even the old c1 fixed 4k 120 quite awhile ago. Just UA-cam "U8G 4k120 fix" or Google.
I picked up the 55" U7G to replace my H9F about a year ago, and other than some software bugs its been an insane bargain as far as picture quality goes. Thanks for reviewing these TVs Caleb, seriously
I understand the value comparison but there still needs to be the direct comparisons. I wanna see this side by side with the QN90B and the X95k. Cause at half the price if it’s that close or better…than maybe it’s worth playing the panel lottery to get past their quality control and DSE.
@Veezo Uptown I’m 51 and have never had a issue with any Samsung or LG. Mind you I only get a new tv every 3-4 years. I’m rural and have no interest in needing to exchange the same tv 2-4 times until I get a good one. I would spend the extra to just get the good one first .
It's been one year using this TV many hours playing videogames on PS5 and HDR is stunning when games have a good HDR support, 4K120hzHDR&VRR for around $600 back in 2023 and I can't believe it, this was the first affordable next gen TV since 2020 when Sony and Microsoft launched their consoles.
I have been waiting for this TV for a while to hit the market. I ordered it several days ago before this video was released, with the labor day sales, I couldn't pass the deal up.
I feel guilty using this as an outdoor TV in a full covered patio. But with the ATSC 3.0 tuner for future-proofing, the crazy brightness, the Wifi6e support, and great price, it just seemed to be a perfect option for an outdoor TV in our space. I am hoping the built-in audio will work for my space.
Hopefully it holds up to the elements, with the use of a cover.
Hey everyone! An important update: I have now triple-confirmed with Hisense that all sizes of the U8H, including the 75-inch model, use a VA panel. On the same call, I also learned that all sizes of the U7H will also use VA panels. Hisense has stepped away from IPS on these two series based on customer feedback -- this according to Hisense engineers and its product marketing team. Here is a quote from Hisense: "We collected the feedback from the end user, so in this year, we have changed all panels of the U7H and U8H series to VA panel. " Furthermore, the issue with vertical resolution getting cut in half for some gaming scenarios is a bug that will be fixed in the next OTA update. So, some early adopters may be experiencing this now, but it will go away soon.
That’s music to my ears. I have TCL R655 arriving on Friday to hold me over since the 75 U8H is over a month out on delivery from Amazon. Gives me a chance to put that through its paces since I heard there’s some motion issues with the Hisense. But that sound on the Hisense and the brightness make that an options still.
Is this for Europe and Australia as well or just USA?
@@veloce981 I'm pretty sure when I was looking for something more concrete I was getting pretty consistent info that the u8h at least in Europe will have an ips. It looks like Hisense is making a change from the u8g being an ips at the 75" size because us customers were very unhappy about it. I don't know if they got the same backlash on your side of the world.
Thanks for sharing, Caleb! And a wise choice by Hisense. I'm not against IPS at all; it has its place for several users and certain situations. But for myself, contrast & black level is everything. After the really nice U8QF, the following series with their IPS panels were such a huge disappointment....
(Now there is just time for Hisense to work on the processing; color reproduction & especially motion.)
That's awesome! Thank you for confirming.
Fingers crossed I like the 55" arriving Monday! Always used a 50" in my studio apartment, but this might still just fit in. As long as I don't think it's too big for my space...this thing looks amazing. Had a used 1080p Hisense before and even that was great
How is it
This TV will be perfect for my 12 year old daughter. She's been saving for a tv for her Switch in her room. Also the ps5 she's getting this weekend for her birthday. She mainly watches anime and plays video games. So she'll be proud to have this next to her Oled switch she paid for also.
This tv looks awesome. Not only would I like to see the comparison to the new TCL but also the new Vizio MQX model.
I agree with the tcl but the vizio is going to be inferior because they have worse zone counts, brightness etc then both.
Mqx is trash. We’re gonna unfortunately have to compare it to the PQX going forward. The M series has gone down since 2019 it’s not even funny since the m558G1 or whatever it’s called
@@DC-bn8px I’m gonna disagree with you about the mqx. It’s only real downfall is the lower dimming zone count but even then it does ok. I’m currently reviewing the 65 inch model and I like it. It’s plenty bright but unfortunately the 1000 nit promise is only in vivid mode. But the calibrated mode still hold right at 920 nits in the 10 % window to the low 700s in the 75% window. It’s got great black levels and colors are very punchy yet surprisingly accurate. This is the m series making a comeback. The 50 inch model is pretty much a different tv but I would definitely recommend the 65 inch model especially on a good Black Friday sale. Current prices I’d say spend the extra for the u8h but if you can get it for 100 less come holiday season it will be a nice buy. Would love to see Caleb review the tv . Either way have a nice weekend!!!
Vizio pretty much is irrelevant at the moment
@@chevyss934 not really. They have more market share in the US than Sony or lg and many others. They have a decent fan base . The original 2020 lineup was very ambitious yet launched with buggy software. After two years of patches their oled is still on the market and now is a great tv. The last years pqx and p series were actually very good TVs and will be sold through the end of the year . Irrelevant would be something like skyworth .
I am buying one this week because of your review.
Do it !! They sold out 2X . They r restock 1 last time . I think , its last small Restock. I got Hisense 😮 2 panels ! I CAN NEVER do Sony LG ever !
Don't! The Hisense U8H has many problems that caused me to return the product. I bought the U8H because of reviews saying it is "Bright" and the Mini-LED VA panel has "Blacks" that are very dark. Those things were true; however, the U8H suffers from many other problems - and has all along. These problems have never been solved, and never will be. Some of them cannot be solved - such as the inferior technology used for the panel that is based on "8-Bit plus FRC" technology rather than the "True 10-Bit" technology used by Samsung, LG, and Sony. This "Plus FRC" technology used by Hisense and TCL creates a "Rainbow Effect" that some people (including me) see, and it is very disturbing. It reminds me very much of the days of DLP TV sets where there was a similar type of "Rainbow Effect" that some people (including me) could see.
In the early reviews of the U8H on reliable places such as RTings, it said the U8H had glitches and problems with things such as Dolby Vision and Netflix, and also the gaming suffering from a problem where the vertical resolution was cut in half when gaming at 120hz. RTings said Hisense was aware of those problems and planned to eventually fix them with firmware updates. Most of those particular problems were solved, although other problems were sometimes created. For example, the one firmware update created another glitch in one of the HDMI inputs.
People wondered from the start if Hisense was going to attempt to fix some of the other glitches that reviews talked about. Hisense never promised to fix those particular glitches the way they did the glitches they claimed they were aware of dealing with Dolby Vision and Netflix.
For example, the RTings review points out that the U8H has TERRIBLE problems with "Stuttering" while watching Blu-ray movies running at 24 frames per second. I can tell you this is definitely 100% true. No form of firmware update has fixed this yet as of January 2023, so it is obvious no form of firmware update ever will fix this problem.
You can easily see an example of this "Stuttering" problem if you go to a local store where all the TV sets are on display. I eventually saw the Hisense U8H at Best Buy sitting next to the Sony X90K and the X95K, and the Samsung Q90B, and the TCL Class 6, and several TV sets from LG. Each of them were playing the same stream of movies. The Samsung and Sony TV sets did not display "Stuttering," but the Hisense U8H did have very noticeable "Stuttering." The LG TV sets actually had the worst "Stuttering" of all.
This was particularly noticeable in the new Doctor Strange movie that was on display. The Sony TV sets had virtually no noticeable "Stuttering." But the Hisense U8H showed "Stuttering" in multiple spots - even in scenes as minor as showing Doctor Strange simply rotating his head.
The other problem the RTings review talked about was "Shimmering." This was obvious on the U8H, but not on the other TV sets - exactly as the RTings and Digital Trends reviews said.
One of the other problems with the U8H that people wondered about all along was if the weakness in "Processing" would ever be fixed with firmware updates. Unfortunately, these problems have never been corrected, and obviously never will. For example, the "Digital Noise" option can be selected, but it never does anything visible to eliminate digital noise.
The U8H also suffers from problems with "Posterization" and "Macroblocking" from the various Gradients. These problems are caused by the TERRIBLY INFERIOR technology that Hisense uses in the UH8 and TCL uses in the Class 6 for their panels, which is called "8-Bit plus FRC" rather than using "True 10-Bit" technology for the panel. The Hisense U8H and TCL Class 6 TV sets only have access to a small fraction of the colors available in "True 10-Bit" TV panels. But what is worse is the U8H has such weak "Processing" power that the "8-Bit plus FRC" panel is not capable of processing correctly and ends up with "Gradient" errors and "Posterization" errors and "Macroblocking" errors.
A good example of what I'm referring to was seen at Best Buy when all those TV sets were next to each other and Gran Turismo was shown on display on all the TV sets. A person who had never seen that game and didn't know what the game was "supposed" to look like would never think anything was wrong. But when you see the game next to the other TV sets, you realize how the game is "supposed" to look and you realize why the U8H from Hisense has "Gradient" problems with Posterization. The Samsung Q90B and Sony X90K and X95K show colors in Gran Turismo that look "smooth" and "gradually" go from a dark color to a light color so that it looks like it is a 100% perfect transition from "dark" to "light." But with the Hisense U8H, you don't see a "smooth" type of "gradual transition." Instead, with the U8H, you see the colors shift from a white, to suddenly being a darker white, to suddenly being a grey, to suddenly being a dark grey, to suddenly being a light black, to suddenly being a black. It is not "smooth" and not "gradual" at all with the transition. The reason for this is because of the "8-Bit plus FRC" panel that is used, which is inferior technology.
The "Viewing Angles" of the U8H are also TERRIBLE. As the RTings and Digital Trends reviews say, the moment you start to get off center so that you are not looking directly at the TV, you start to see the shades and tints of the colors change in ways that are not accurate. In fairness, this also happens with the Sony X90K and even the far more expensive Sony X95K. This did not happen as much with the Samsung Q90B, though. But, it was so bad that I decided I would rather have an IPS panel with Mini-LED to improve the "Blacks" rather than having a VA panel with such terrible viewing angles. The LG Class 83 sold at Best Buy (which is just a renamed version of the 2021 Class 90) actually does not do a particularly good job with the viewing angles considering it is an IPS. But, the LG Class 85 2022 model does do a good job with having high-quality blacks and excellent viewing angles due to the fact that it is an IPS panel and has Mini-LED for lighting.
My hopes were very high for the Hisense U8H. I have talked with other people who bought the U8H and returned it. Everyone has said, "I would have gladly paid a couple hundred more dollars if Hisense would have just used a 'True 10-Bit' panel, used some technology to improve the viewing angles of the VA panel, and used some technology to improve the "Processing" so it did not experience problems with 'Stuttering' and 'Shimmering.'"
I hope Hisense can fix those problems for 2023. The prices for those Sony, Samsung, and LG TV sets are out of my range, so I didn't buy anything for 2022. I guess I will just have to wait until 2023 to see what is available and hope the prices aren't too high for me. This will be my third year without a decent-sized TV set, because my 70" Sony broke two years ago. I want to wait to get a good one, because I hope it lasts a long time. Best Buy charges WAYYYY TOO MUCH for their insurance, so I won't buy from Best Buy. I want a TV of at least 70", but I'm not willing to pay over $1,500. These TV sets simply don't last as long as they should anymore. That 70" Sony one lasted only four years. It's a good thing I had insurance on it.
The reviews were correct that the TV gets "Very Bright" and has "Blacks" that are "Very Black." But there is a HUGE PROBLEM. If you are watching a Blu-ray at 24 frames per second, it DOES NOT MATTER HOW BRIGHT OR BLACK something is, BECAUSE IT WILL be "STUTTERING"!!!
Hisense needs to understand that you cannot build a skyscraper with 100 floors without building a solid foundation first! Hisense needs to make sure their #1 priority is to build a TV set that DOES NOT have a problem with "Stuttering."
And Hisense needs to make sure their 2023 TV sets forget about this inferior "8-Bit plus FRC" technology that causes a rainbow effect seen by some people. Hisense should ONLY be using "True 10-Bit" technology in their TV sets.
Get it lol. I have 2 Hisense Flagship Panels. That actually started d crazy wave 2 yrs ago in 2020. Against all the noise…I bought it…n 3 month, 6 months 12 months still Jaw dropping. I bought it cuz all stores shut. So I couldn’t see it in store. But ratings were critical, d honest ones are very good. Then d extreme ppl VERY critical. Like how Tusla first came out…all the BMW MEcedes loving car ppl were offended’ whats that. Electrical car? Ewrrr!” Hisense is been getting d same treatment. Ppl are scrapping TV looking for something to be mad at lol. Its like if i am UGLY no one cares, since I am NOT ugly kid…d female (especially ASian) will go thru EVERYTHING from my past, to my now, from my background, to anything. To find “something” to make big deal about my LOOKS lol. D despiration to find something to point at Hisense was comical. I actually innitially Believed it. So after I bought it, i was like waiting for ISSUES to POP. (Before that I had MADE IN Japan VERy premium TV). Nothing. I read more reviews to wait for Thoes issues to pop…nothing. Lol. Yeah 8 months later I went to Bestbuy to finally check out SONY LG, etc. (cuz i bough my tv without seeing it in store) . Strangest feeling ever that all the “big deals “ about hisense ,,, that most of TVs in Bestbuy display look crappy. (If they are NOT play PRE structured Demo) let them play 1080p UA-cam or movie etc looking crappy.
Ps d Banding issue, Hisense have each year and always fixed pronto within 3-4 weeks max. Last year was called Tcon update something like that in early Dec. this year was like in mid Dec. lol. I bought 2nd panel….doubled budget last year. I am buying 75” this year heee hee hee.
Get the 2023 Hisense U8K if u wanna save d budget. It’s going to be 1000 local dimming 1500 nit….
I am running 2 Hisense 2020 2021 flagship panels right now i do NOT see Banding, i dont see rainbow, i dont see those werid letters.
Ratings .come test --oh it has jitter on 24pt. That bs is so sentient. UA-cam plays all videos on 30, same as Netflix. U really have to be like 60 yr old that live in the bushes that have to urge to buy DVD to watch blue ray. If u are NOT grandpa…u are gonna be fine. Lol. I dont even film stuff on my iphoe with ……24pt. U cant even find a Laptop play DVD. Lol so like it’s useless feature for most ppl to have. When play 4k youtube, drome…utter smooth. Completely STunns u NO shimmer nothing.
There ppl who are Tech nerds cant get over the fact that Hisense is out doing Sony x95K. Hello I Bought SONY LAPTOP. I was d epic sony kid. N I am using d $350 Sony FM-1000M4 ear buds. So i do like quality stuff. for TV….Sony had never been that great last 12 years. Lol. Just ppl want to believe it.
Yeah go to BESTBUY.come if u want their U8H are like 4.6-4.9 Stars…everyone who bought it did their research.
I have way more say to it cuz I HAVE 2 flagship panels i spent over an hr in store to check d U8H…against Samsung S95B. Lol there is NO banding or shimmering. It’s smooth. The jutter can be changed (in store Bestbuy h*tes Hiense) they always turn Mothion smooth off. Or they set it to “FIRM” to creat the funny look, or they will set color to “Auto” to be like washed out, instead of color set to “Native”(look realistic). Or having TV set to Film Maker Mode(suit to play 24pts) etc. to play UA-cam video(30pts) ,,to produce unnecessary processing like :”see see see looks aweful”.
--Its on Redit that BESTBUY nation wide is trying to mess with Hisense settings on display, or just dont even turn it on, or tell us about banding etc to spook u. --my husband found it, n was exposed by Bestbuy ex employee , saying that they were Trained to say that. Lol.
Sony x95K native contrast 1700:1 Hisense U8H Native Contrast 5000:1. Cant even compare. U8H look 3D when u play youtube 4k videos or Netflix 4K videos. If u are NOT grandpa or living in d bushes. No need to panic, its a TV….some OCD ppl will have Something to find. Bestbuy USA site reviews are telling . Human brain are Biased. JUst like if u wanted to try a restaurant since bunch of ppl are suggesting its amazing. Yr best friend” warn u, nooooo its too salty”. Upon trying,,,u are going to SEEK the SALTY taste. Its actually from revolution. I am getting 2023 U8K lol…i have gotten 2 panels. Me n my family already decided lol. OUR 2020 H9G(exact same gut as U7H) still look so much better than those Sony X90K or X85K, QN85B..etc. ITS UNREAL!!!. My husband just walked OUT of Best Buy getting mad how can they only display the shady TVs
Hahah. There a video called “Hisense U7H vs U8H. Which is the better Choice “ something like that . Uploaded 2 days ago. Interesting lol. :)
I am witting for my 2023 U8K. I expect price jump. But so worth it. Lol…i am still loving my 2020 H9G…super future prof tv.
Got mine this week and love it!! Switched the Standard picture out. Then set it to game mode and it's nice!! PS5!! If you're willing to shell out a couple hundred, you should be willing to make some extra adjustments to keep your picture perfect for you.
Until a firmware update wipes out all of your previous calibrations. lol
@@renesonse5794 Well didn't happen here.
How does that ps5 look on it ?
@@buddyromero87 I love it!! I had to make some little adjustments from SD to HD. You can look at some online videos about Hisense and PS5 adjustments and they are all helpful. I don't leave HDR on in the PlayStation because it makes my games look darker. The brighter the brights, the darker the dark. It can push 120 fps depending on the games. Right now, I am enjoying Ys 8 and Cyberpunk 2077. Oh and film/movie mode is awesome. I got the 55 inch version that was on sale at Amazon $599.99. You can always check other UA-camrs speaking on that TV. For that price, goes to show you Samsung and Sony's are overpriced. I love Sony though and LG. Also, don't forget to get HDMI 2.1 cable.
Hi there. A bit of a random question, but do you know if this TV has a portrait mode (planning to mount it vertically in a window for advertising purposes for our charity)
Thank you Caleb. Looking forward hopefully soon to the new TCL 5 and 6 Series returning with the Roku O/S.
I had an LG LEDTV that recently broke (my fault). The one thing I did love about that TV, even though it was a more budget TV, was that the film smoothness mode, where it would eliminate the jitters from 24fps movies when it came to motion, such as panning across a cityscape. I had to hookup a temporary TV that doesn't have this, and I realized how much I missed this. I get headaches watching the screen jitter from movement because of the mismatch between 60hz refresh and 24fps motion. I might have been sold on the Hisense if they had an equivalent feature, but the fact that it doesn't, coupled with the other problems, ended up making it a deal breaker. If you've experienced proper jitter correction, you can't live without it.
Hey man what LG tv was that I'm planning to buy an LG too
The Hisense has jitter correction afaik
Best Buy had this on sale for $799 for the 65" this week, took the leap and bought it, will compare it to the LG C2 in my living room.
Dude . Make sure turn tv on first thing . Turn down d -back light - first . Cuz Backlight controls over all brightness 🔆 n Peak Brightness 🔆
Front panel “Brightness “ setting controls Dark color n black level .
A lot ppl got it backwards . I heard from professional colabrator saying dont over tweek it when TV so good already . Like keep Sharpness low ish . contrast relatively close to original. Color close to original ,Something like that . To avoid pixilation .
They should allow people to turn on the light sensor but adjust the image for a given brightness level. It's always this with TVs. The light sensor is a great idea on paper, but the tuning isn't quite what you want, so you end up having to adjust the brightness all the time anyway.
Samsung actually does do that . I have a q85b and it lets you turn on the sensor and set a brightness level the tv can’t go under. I don’t use it and have no clue how well it works but it’s there on the neo qleds at least .
There is a light shift setting which sort of does what you're talking about
@@curtk8130 Sounds like a good start -- it solves PART of the issue. Of course if the TV decides it's brighter than it actually is that wouldn't do anything, but I'll take it.
@@glennmarclee which TV is that? What does it do exactly?
As for bugs with Hisense sets, that is was they are reknown for, i bought one for bedroom use and rejected it
even after updating the firmware it still had numerous annoying glitches, and would change channels or go
into standby without any reason, i even took the batteries out of the remote, but it still had a mind of it's own.
The shop were not surprised when i returned it, and gave me a deal on a Sony, at last a tv that worked!
I have a Hisense U8G & the brightness on it is nuts! Makes my Sony 950G seem dim full of blooming in comparison. And that was Sony top of the line 4 years ago. But I likely won't buy another Hisense again until they can fix the motion. It's terrible!! Even with motion processing turned off it still does weird movement every once in a while. So disappointing they can't figure that out. But once they do there won't be much reason to buy a LED TV from any other brand.
Thank you SO uch Caleb!~ My friend in Brisbane recommended Hisense, they have several. I am coming out of the standard old HD TV into the market for new. I was going to hold off & wait for the OLEDs to come down in price but w/ the suggestions for this TV from you & others.....I'm already getting a great soundbar tomorrow & watching for the U8H to go on sale. After Superbowl is NOT the time. Thx again for ALL your reviews, you rock!! 📽👍
I'm getting my first smart TV In a few week & right now I'm trying to decide on LG, Samsung or even Hisense the TV reviewed is $1095 at The Good Guys could even get myself a good Soundbar If I decide to get this TV, Would love to know If this TV supports Plex & web browsing It would certainly be a considaration for me.
I have a U8G and would love to get a U8H to try that mini-LED tech, and take advantage of the now 2 year warranty. Especially since Hisense has been putting in work to keep updates rolling out to address issues and perfect their flagship lines for at least a year and a half after release. Unfortunately, I ended up getting a 55" instead of 65" because I got a crazy good deal around last year's Black Friday. The difference in dimming zones between sizes was substantial and I wish I could have had the over 300 zones option. I will say though, I usually keep my backlight even during the brightest part of the day at only 75% instead of the full 100%. It isn't that large of a difference, but these TVs can get BRIGHT bright, and there just aren't all too many situations that call for that, even when talking highlights in HDR. Though I should clarify I use it as a bedroom TV, where brightness control is usually more important. I'm also the kind of person that likes to tweak every picture mode for every different input, and for different times of the day and different types of content, so I'm just not the kind of person that is one to set it and forget it.
As for Hisense software bugs noted in this vid, I would say after my experience with the U8G over the last year that Hisense at least for their flagship line does not just put out a TV and move on, they definitely continue working on correcting issues and addressing complaints. I even had another recent system update within just the last month or so, which is probably a year and a half after the initial release. So combining that experience with them extending their warranty out to 2 years, I wouldn't let those concerns prevent you from making a purchase. I would however suggest carefully putting your individual panel through it's paces, as particularly things like grey screen uniformity can vary from unit to unit so when in doubt, try returning for a different unit to check out another panel before deciding you want to return the TV outright.
You just made my decision for me. Buying it today. Thank you
Dude ps … in case if u turn on Netflix , UA-cam etc ….. if it’s 60HZ it’s because the content is 60HZ not d TV . But it does amazing upscaling! I am not those OCD ppl that they needing everything setup perfect . So all this time I use 2 Hisense flagship panels …. I 😂had no clue of any 😅of those Sllilly issues like “ banding” I don’t see it ! It means something !!!
Hope u got d 65” at least ! I bought my 55” Hisense over a yr ago ! LOVE it Soo much really really regret not size up ! So I had to buy 2nd 2021 Flagship … both future prove ! Like I am absolutely loving my TV !!!
After my last two Hisense TV's I personally would not buy from them again. Both times the panels have failed just shortly after the warranty period.
Then why are you watching this video. 🤦♂️
@@richardcerritelli9657 Because I was every video from digital trends?
I saw this on Best buy and it caught my attention. I was originally looking for LG C3 oled and Samsung S90C but when I saw this I was blown away. The price was hard to pass to. I saw 75" for only 1200$.
You know, I'm honestly baffled that so many people are sleeping on Hisense TVs. I've had some or other TV from this brand since the end of 2013, and I have never not been impressed with them. I am definitely looking forward to testing this one out.
because they dont spent too much on marketing thats why reviewers don't get paid while samsung, sony and lg they spent and pay reviewers. whoever spent billions on marketing gets the best reviews plain and simple. if you see hisense spent billions on marketing even if the price gets high you will see reviewers finding justification, if they are not paid they will try to lower the price to value etc etc. Look at the OS it is android it is the same OS as Sony but why quirky when in fact it is all the same as TCL and Sony lol... so it is the same experience when in fact the only differentiator is fluidity. See it's already at less than $1000 for 65 inch and they still want it down to $699 lol... and in par with samsung while samsung gets a pass of $1799 for the same specs as this
I am still rocking a u7a hisense which is edge lit but it is really good and it is 5 years with no issues whatsoever.the build is really good.
they are also a state owned Chinese company. So some people may not trust them/their intentions
@@nesttea2239 i find it really funny as 85% of the components we have right now are all chinese. DJI is Chinese, go pro is chinese and even iphone chipset are chinese so what is the point actually, you can actually take advantage of it as they have manufacturing meaning they make their own panel directly and can sell it cheaper than the rest. Chinese state own etc etc are just a bullshit when in fact you check all your appliances and components they are all made in china and just assembled here
@@nesttea2239 You trust Google?? lol
I was gonna buy a Sony OLED but it was too expensive I really didn't wanna spend that much and they didn't have a 75 inch. So I came across this hisense and saw all the great reviews. Once i saw the price i pulled the trigger. I I should be getting it tomorrow. Can't wait.
Make sure turn down d -- BACK LIGHT (its factory Default ti be 😮on 100%) it’s going to be -- so bright . D -- BACK light controls over all N Peak brightness!
D front panel “brightness “ controls Dim , n Black , dark .
A lot of ppl get so excited n forget which one is which ! N turn it wrong cause blooming n got all mad about it ! Human r hibitual… we are used to have 1 panel . This tv has 2 panels . Needs to be both tuned separately to stretch d eye comfort :) lol 😅
I was lucky that I read ppl’s 😮 review . Some girl had d back light at 100% all month n confused about it . Once it turned down to match d Room (dark or sunny ) brightness or have sensor up . Everything so good :)
@@birdtj82 so set the backlight level to what?
@@Tor109 turn it down . Depends to what room ur in , dim room , lamp on/off , sunshine ….. n if u r watching dark content . That’s why I am honest , most calibrator will be like “do my setting “
Some ppl wants bright room (having Morning Coffee , afternoon Sun set ! Others … like dark room basement watching 2am 🕑show .
So in pitch black room - back light dim to under 45% . Front light under 35-40% =>have same effect 2pm TV back light under 70%(high rise condo , or TV by window ) Front light under 50% ! Remeber d (black/gold or Blue/white dress 🤓👏🏼🤣) online debate ??? Some ppl’s eyes 👀 pick up more Black . Some ppl’s eyes 👀 pickup 🛻 More white color . Some ppl with blue eyes I heard
Pickup more blue color etc . N others might pickup more green/Red (when ppl have colour blind also diff )
So turn into d -- best comfort is best for what helps ur visual exp .
Those modes r Filters . So do d Lighting first then apply those “Modes “ aft .
Oh ps , do not OVER Tweek too! I u hear a lot of ppl in love those filters of Film maker mode , this mode that mode ! Some of them makes color WEIRD! It’s like if u like dark movie , old school etc. I do not like that . I buy d tv to make as 3D realistic as Possible , why make it more weird aged . It’s just my preference! Some professional calibrator made sure mention that “do not turn Sharpness setting n contrast too high “ those r Filters ! D shows/movies r already calibrated ! N tv is already try to be calibrated to perform its best usually . So “Sharpness “ “contrast “ certain color “ is set too high . It can cause pixilation! So I don’t even turn Motion Processor off “
I have it on Medium or Smooth Setting always ! All contents run 🏃♂️ fluid ! Some ppl like to have that off …n suddenly it has “artifacts “ n like “ wow 😮 jitters “ Wtf . I don’t see them ! I just don’t see it .
@@birdtj82 I’m in a dark room so I set the backlight to 35 and it’s much better thank you.
Great review! When you make it that bright, I’m worried about the longevity of the panel.
@NYC Person
You bring up a valid point as pixel burn is a very real thing with everything from our tiny little cell phones to TVs and even one burnt pixel can destroy the viewing experience.
I doubt anybody would leave it in such high mode continually but it's not easy to adjust the video settings on this brand of TV so it's PLAUSIBLE that they would and then we'd hear all the reviews about how horrible the brand is blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah.
The manufacturer should really make things a little bit simpler, IMO
Caleb D because of your channel, I went and grab the tv stand in all of your review videos. It’s such a nice piece in my living room!
If you do a follow up can you test the arc and optical sound options? The last few Google/Andriod Hisense tvs I've had have had major sound issues.
10/10 Tv,got it yesterday after having a 4k Led for 2 years and the difference is huuuuuge,sound and picture quality is perfect,my parents bought a Qled samsung that cost the same and it is not even near the Hisense picture.U8HQ model.
Thank you, Caleb, for this review. If Hisense continues to improve, spend the resources, needed, and build the brand, then they can be a top tier player in this industry. Also, follow-up with the updates, be committed to do that. A question, will a professional cailbrator be able to do all the changes that you mentioned? Thanks to DT for the all the great content.
Yes. A Pro calibrator would definitely take care of getting the TV out of energy saving mode, put it in Filmmaker mode for SDR and HDR, remove motion smoothing from Dolby Vision (if DV Dark is not selected) and make sure changes were applied to apps and all HDMI inputs. Might want to make sure they enable enhanced HDMI where needed. The 2-point white balance adjustment on my review sample needed two points reduced on one color -- that's it. But different panels will need to be measured and adjusted accordingly. Plus, a pro calibrator might want to go in and do a 10 or 20-point adjustment.
@@Caleb_Denison Thank you,Caleb for the reply. Hopefully more people will consider Hisense.
Great review! They should improve the algorithm on the ambient sensor. I turn that on on our samsung tv and forget about the backlight. I cant see myself messing with it every time I turn the lights on/off.
My Samsung Qled died in under 2 years and my Sony x90j is a nightmare. My U6G has some quirks but is far superior to both in many aspects. I would give Hisense a chance.
My Samsung just crashed in less than 2 years also. Very disappointed, will definitely try this HiSense. Keep hearing great things
I got a 4k Samsung TV for 169.00 and love it. It does as well as some of the later models. But was a steal when I got it for a upgrade.
Hi Caleb.
We Aussies were wondering if the Australian version U8HAU is the same as the version you tested? Last year it wasn't and the Aussie version had a ADS panel not VA and was generally inferior.
Thx for your channel. I always enjoy your informative reviews and I am a willing subscriber.
Cheers. 🍻🇦🇺👍
In jb hi, two tvs impressed me, the samsung S95B, and the Hisense U8H, and I wasnt expecting that.
Not sure if that means theyre using a VA panel back here or the mini LED LD system is pushing 10000+ contrast ratio even with a IPS...not sure.
TCL 55C835 also looked good but needed some adjustments as some colours were over saturated.
As usual, the sony LCDs looked dull and coarse instore.
YES we need to know, I will avoid hisense until they release the same tv here that is being reviewed in other markets.
I haven't been to other stores yet but my local JB claims the sets are stuck in demo mode. Hardly a fair comparison if you can't display identical content.
@@djestar
Hi. Stuck in " demo " mode? 🤯
That's a new one. Sounds like a dodgy sales assistant to me!
Cheers 👍🇦🇺
I bought my 65 inch hisense u8g becauseyour video. My hisense u8g $850 TV is miles better than my $2000 samsung TV. Just had to tweak all the settings and blown away.
I am so tempted to get one of these, but I am curious to see how the new TCL TVs will stack up. I think they are refreshing the 8-series, so wonder how that compares to the U8H
The U8H compares to the 6 series because the 8 series (if anything like C935) would be easily ahead in terms of specs at least
The TCL new TV's are selling out fast all over the place they are being sold. It's the R655 6series I believe. I think it's a Roku TV OS too.
@@michaelwyckoff7593 Yeah it seems like people are wishing up and getting more budget friendly brands like TCL and Hisense. They are both offering big bang for buck. I was possibly going to get a Sony (non OLED, I use my TV as a PC monitor as well) but the price to performance compared to the U8H is laughable. I am glad I waited, now I just want to see what TCL has to offer to see if I'll get the U8H, or a 6-series or 8-series.
@@CosmicPotato Same boat. Waiting for TCL to release their TVs. Do we know if the TCL 9-series (C935 in other countries) is coming to the U.S. ?
@@alexsaraceno6144 It is. From what I understand it's official name in the US will be the 8-Series Q854, while the C835 is the 6-Series R655 as others have mentioned.
Bought it for $600 on your rec. Best TV ever under $1200 hell $2000. If you dont like it its because you dont know how to adjust it. Just unreal. Thank you soooooooooooo much.
I’m hearing rumors the U8H has to cut the vertical resolution in half (again!) to handle a 4K/120Hz signal from an external source. This is something gamers need to know. If this is true that is some heartbreaking news. And, quite frankly, a dealbreaker. Need to verify local dimming is available with VRR on as well.
Apparently people are saying it uses the same system on a chip as last year's U8G, not surprising that it would then have some of the same issues. That being said, if you aren't playing games in 120fps mode, do you really need 120hz refresh rate? I play in 30fps (RT ON/PERF) or 60fps (RT OFF/QUALITY) & not in high frame rate mode, but I don't really play competitive online games either though.
what exactly does that mean? i play a lot and planned on buying the u8h :/
@@steveknick1978 PS5 games are starting to add 40FPS modes in 120HZ. So yeah 120HZ is a requirement
@@bamhamer Just get it. I got mine this week and loving it on my PS5. You'll have to play with the adjustments a little to get it working right for you. Got mine for $699, but I saw it after for $649. Damn worth it for the 55 inch.
Just got the 65 inch delivered yesterday and loving it! No panel or quality issues, I did go through every HDR type to set my picture settings but all part of the fun haha
65 U8H or 65 U6H.?
@@OCGames. U8H
Can you do a review on the 75 U8H because It has an IPS panel and I’m curious if the performance is the same as the 65 before making that purchase.
I truly appreciate your review. The settings advice is gold. Instant improvements.
So 2 years.....and great tv's will be a commodity(and accessible to lower budgets) with mini-led's probably becoming the standard along with faster processors and more stable software. OLED, unless they solve the burn in problem will more than likely be reserved for high end only. Manufactures will than compete on quality of components and longevity.
OLED prices are dropping ever year. LG oleds will only continue to get more affordable. Their production facilities are way better than they were even 5 years ago.
Same with burn in. TVs now have burn in protection the TV's 5 years ago simply did not have.
Burn in.I have Oleds for 5years now and no burn in even using it has PC.
Y’all are the best TV reviewers out there. Thank you. Keep it up!
I bought the first TCL mini led set, a 65 825, and it was and is a excellent looking set with excellent blooming control. It also had black crush and horrible bright spots in medium or low local dimming. They fixed that about a year after I got it. I liked it enough that when I came into some significant money I bought the Sony Z9K right when it came out. It looks even better of course but it should for the money they want for it.
I live in Portland Oregon too and I've had the HD HomeRun 4k tuner for a couple of years now. Portland does not broadcast anything in 4k yet, but the atsc 3.0 channels are more stable and possibly higher bitrate. The Sony of course has the 3.0 tuner but I haven't hooked it up yet, the HomeRun tuner works great and I can record from it. Eventually when demand rises they'll roll out 4k. Loved your work on the shoot out👍
Hisense U8 Series is my all time favorite TV's no matter which year!! 2020 2021 now 2022 model. Great Work Hisense 🤝
This TV is what Vizio elevate is to soundbars. It is a pain getting settings right, but worth it. The brightness actually did hurt my eyes. lol Also, if you dont have an hdmi cord plugged into one of the slots, then, then option to turn on enhanced hdmi wont show up in the settings.
I'm not sure why you complained about judder when viewing under 60Hz content when there is a judder setting in the motion settings that completely fixes the stutter your talking about.
Processing is very important, hisense should improve on that, especially in sd content
People say they love it in SDR. Content I think it’s one of those things you would actually have to be there because you got to think he has TVs for like 3 grand and shit so it’s probably pretty good
Was really dubious about it. But it looks and tests really good in person. Your review confirms it. Will be giving them my money, replacing a 5 year old OLED with burn in issues at more than double its price.
These reviews need to go over the build quality as well. Most people are wondering the same question: Will a Hisense last as long as an LG or Sony TV? Some of us are willing to spend more to get something that lasts longer, ultimately saving us money in the long run and getting a better TV for that longer timeframe. If Hisense is super dependable and rarely breaks, this should be mentioned, and vice versa.
Hisense build quality is ok it should last I have an Vizio oled right but I use to have an h8f Hisense from 2018 in it still works
Just a note on longevity-bought a Sony 55A8h in spring of 2021. 2 weeks past the 1 year warranty the panel took a crap. Sony's response was it was out of warranty so your SOL on it. Replaced with it with an LG C1 OLED - we will see.......
@@grumpygrandpa1371 That sucks. My LG stopped working 2 weeks after my 5 year Costco warranty. I got a G1 because it had a 5 year panel warranty included by LG (only G series). I'm basically going to see if the newer LG OLEDs last longer than their first gen OLED TVs. This is why I'm hesitant about Hisense....I know it can be worse and for that lower price on Hisense, I'm very skeptical I would get a better experience.
@@BigDawgSev that's good to hear you're Hisense is still going strong, I usually see people saying not to waste time with Hisense because of their build quality. I couldn't find people praising Hisense dependability anywhere.
I got a Hisense last year and all the gaming features with outstanding TV specs with a good price. I am only buying this brand now they are killing it
Thanks for the review! Very nice television indeed, but time for Hisense to ensure flawless motion handling in their TV products. (I'm sorry Caleb, I'm not like you... even the awesome "static" picture quality and the price cannot help me forget the stutter and motion issues...)
Meantime it has been revealed, that Hisense (again) selling only ADS (IPS) paneled versions of this TV here in Europe. What a shame, really...! U8QF was the last Hisense television, which was worth buying. I suppose Hisense do not want to be big on this market. Sad....
I do use the Automatic Light Sensor at night to relax my eyes a bit. Even with it on it is OLED-like quality. Blooming is not a problem, but if out of the box you see some, minor picture adjustments pretty much takes care of it. TV is remarkable!
I have the same dark room/bright room issue on qn90a. I think they need to add smarter light sensor algorithms that are adjustable. If i turn it on it tends to be too dim for me, they should have a +-10 brightness adjustment to their algorithm. It would be so easy to implement… and people that prefer a brighter or dimmer image can adjust. There could be a brightness “user calibration” for these features. I am baffled it doesn’t exist.
On your smartphone for example you can turn it on and then adjust a bit as it gets too dim or bight for the environment
One can do that on Samsung TVs too plus there is an intelligent setting as well.
My U8H 65" was delivered 2 days ago.. Can't wait to get it all set up this weekend. Confidence level is high!
Does the U8H have to cut the vertical resolution in half to handle a 4K/120Hz signal from an external source. Also can you verify local dimming is available with VRR on as well.
@@ytglenn I haven't even taken it out of the box yet
@@fk6823 have you taken it out of the box yet
Just bought this 65 inch its on the way. I wanna use this for my TV box ip streaming, antenna channels, video gaming and some
usb 4k content. I got it at 900 bucks and hope I can get some picture setting help. I have a soundbar so audio is good. Im replacing
a 1080p OLED TV that is starting to suffer from burn in and its going to be a backup TV now. I wanted to get the 65 inch U8K with
the 1000 dimming zones but that costs 300 to 400 bucks more. I would rather just save the 400, get last years model with 512
dimming zones. Hisense is awesome for having built in 4K antenna settings. Cant wait to get this. You can get other LCD's for
500 with 65 inch but the picture will suck. I always check contrast, black levels and response times which this TV scores high.
Hisense keeps improving their lineup every year. Their dominance now seems inevitable
lol.. yeah, no.
They only have this level of spec on US models. Sucks for the rest of us
@@tinotendamanjonjo6389 Yeah, this usually happens when a company believes it doesn't have enough market share in a territory. I could be wrong of course.
@@abrahamlincoln6744 uhm yeah. Theyve been disrupting the Big 3 overpriced junks. Hisense is much bigger outside the US.
@@abuelb Hisense tv's are junk themselves. The panels fail within a couple of years. After my last two, I am done with them now. I rather pay the premium for LG or Sony, knowing that at least I'll have a tv that lasts longer than a few years
I've been a fan of Hisense TV's since I bought one at Walmart 10 years ago, just looking for a cheap TV. Turned out to have a picture as good as my Samsung at the time, which was 3x the price.
This with a Nvidia Shield for upscaling 1080p plex stuff might be a very good inexpensive combo. I’m just mostly worried about motion as I watch allot of 24fps movies
same boat here, did you ever get the tv?
I currently have a 2 year old hisense u7q I think it is and it is still absolutely fantastic and great quality picture. Paid £600 at the time and brilliant value....when I upgrade it will be hisense again
With both Hisense and TCL (I own the 75R646) and more sophisticated processing is what you lose compared to the Big 3. So, depending on the user, these Chinese sets will either be an awesome value OR, leave you wanting the unit with less artifacts and gradation. For me, considering the savings, and as long as they last, these sets are a no brainer in terms of value 👍
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Hello Everyone, Bought the 55-inch U8H. Overall, I am very impressed with this tv. I do own Sony and Samsung as well, and for this TV, I paid half of both Tvs. I was wondering if anyone have great SDR settings for tv? I am kinda confused about the gamma I used to this that 2.2 is the standard but now this Bt.1886 is the standard. Thank you everyone!
I’m now torn between this and the LG C2 to replace my 6 year old Samsung LED. I really wanted the black levels of an OLED but it seems this is almost as good. On sale this could be half the price of the C2 at 65 inches which makes it an easier pill to swallow.
Has anyone compared this to an OLED side by side?
Neither...get the Samsung S95B...its by far the best. And the prices have come down A LOT.
Quantum tv guy did
Ha ha I have a 6 year old Samsung TV myself and it's still a monster of a TV. It will not be going anywhere anytime soon.
Are there windows on the room ?
if not get an oled much better contrast
@@abrahamlincoln6744 as good of a proposition as the S95b is no dolby vision is a deal breaker. For me at least
I want to keep watching Caleb do these TV rundowns, but I'm really only looking for an UST for my next purchase. No time soon, since the screen is also a factor, but these are still fun to see what's out there.
You’re always shocked with the cheap sets but the bottom line is that last years Sony a80j on sale at Costco for 1k is always better. You caused me to buy a not so great TCL in 2020.
Killer deals on those a80js
@@craighopkins4496 Craig, it’s an amazing set. Please buy two.
Yeah QTV made me get my u8g
@@alanclark9000 Alan, what’s has been your experience with the U8G?
@@ericB3444 it's a great tv for the price. $800 with 3 year Warranty, it's been great to own but you would definitely like the top name tv better. Hisense don't have the big name money flow so that's why there tv are kinda bugish. It's way better then a tcl 5 or 6 but that don't mean buy it.
I just received my UH8 a few days ago, and I'm absolutely devastated that I have to exchange it. The color banding is simply too much to deal with for gaming. Some games it's more pronounced than others but it's always there. The blacks and brightness are absolutely jaw dropping. The contrast on this TV seems second to none, but the damn thing can't process then image fast enough to prevent the posterization.
Did u tweak the TV??? Cuz it’s Suppose to be 100% at PEAK brightness at 2100nit when u first turn on. It’s suppose to have back light n Front light both turned down to fit yr room level. It has WAY better contrast ratio than most TV. Sony X95K has native contrast 1:1700, Hisense U8H 1:5000. So I dont understand where u get “that jaw dropping black n bight no contrast” except u might have it turn on in pitch black n Froget to turn down d --Back light” that controls TOTAL panel brightness n PEAK brightness”. Lots ppl do the Front light n like”why so mushy”. Sounds like yr case.
This TV has way better contrast level than SONY X95K, X90K,,,,X85K. So like if u FIND this is bad TV. Good luck for getting a decent one :) just trying to help u cuz it happens to a lot of ppl…if wasnt online Reminders from reviews” make sure turn down Back LIGHT, it has -2 panels--“ i would have done the same thing as u might have done (assume I r now fake review just throwing shades ) No fault in that. But would missed out a perfect TV .
I am sorry it has banding issues. I dont game at all…so i dont see that Gamming problem. But yeah seem it has more issue with PC Gamming n Xbox ,,than PS5 from online feedbacks. Especially more PC Gamming. Cuz ppl use it as monitor when they cant afford buying Gamming Monitor.
So has Hisense ripped off we Aussies by giving us a U7H+ instead of the U8H as seen overseas ? It really sucks that we don't get the Subwoofer, we also get their OS instead of pure Android . Gee thanks Hisense :(
Government regulation issues n supply chain issues . There is delay . I looked it up .
@@birdtj82 My town of 1500 residents has an electronics store that are a Hisense dealer & they even told me today they are having supply issues looks like I'll have to travel over 1 hour to get my new TV not sure what brand I'm buying yet but Hisense is tempting they are a good price.
@@casperblackcat1975 hey wait for 2023 -- Hisense U7K , U8K (flagship )
Those 2 panels r going to be VA panels -- VA panels are More crisp ! But SONY , Samsung only put them on their flagship $3000 panels .
-- IPS panels r still good(AGAIST old school HD) just bit more mushy/blooming !
Are u In USA or Aus ? If u r in USA or Canada 🇨🇦 then u can get their VA panels already !!!!
If u are in AUS .. I heard they were IPS panels . maybe wait for 2023 U7K , U8K ( both VA panel ) for d EU /Aus version .
N they have 2 panels stuck in 1 !
Back panels --control total Bright/peak !
Front -- Controls Black !
So if u ever see an -- Google Android Panel , then it’s their premium lines . If it’s their ROKU … then it’s their low budget lines :):) (AUDI Vs VW) that’s why there such mix feed back online for their performance n quality . But over all they r getting better year aft year . I went from Full skeptical to :” absolutely NO SONY , LG for me .
Yeah make sure get their VA panels …. So worth it ! D 2022 U8H has subwoofer , also 2023 U8K has subwoofer 🔊 (maybe U7K too ) I heard they r sounding so nice no need TV sound bar :):)
@@casperblackcat1975 ps…i saw yr videos of SHEEP. Those are awesome. I wish i get to pat sheep. Those are hilarious.
My dad used to Import Marino Wool from Australia with highest wool stamps ISO 900 something,,,then send them to manufactures in China to produce the SWEATERS , then they are sold in department stores in USA/CANADA/Japan…etc. about $250 or more USD in the 90s.
thats why i grew up understanding diff TIER of “made in China” cuz I was alwys close connect to those Mega Consuting firms . My dad used to tell me al his colleagues that would export NIKE, SONY ear phones, CD players etc….my dad export Philips light bulps , VERY high quality of clothes. That Reputable brands always do NOT go to manufacture to do their order .they always awlays 100% go to Consulting Firms to order thru the firm . That the Firm has a LOT of CASH n long lasting relationship that they will put the stuff in HIGHEST quality Manufactures to be made.
Vs random USA entpreners “i invent something. I am going to make them made in china for CHEAP, n bring back to sell in USA, AUS, CAN….i will be rich!” In fact they have NO experience to control the production or even pick the supplier.
Thats how they end up with Walmart quality.
Lol we are talking about TV. Lol thats how I understand/address. When u check Hisense. Make sure get their ULED , VA panels. AMAZING. Like if they are sold out. The sales ppl like :”oh this is comparable.” Do NOT believe it. Its diff tier, diff quality, completely diff budget of production, diff client they are trying to Impress. THEIR UHD line, are good. Their ULED IPS is decent. When everyone talkings about their “AMAZING panels” --they are talking about d ULED, VA panels. All of them are stunning even trace back to 2020 models . :):):)
My Dad passed away. I miss him. I remember he used to look around looking for Virgin Marino wool all over the place… in New Zealand/Aus to try to import them. N some area only have small batch, he had to order from 3 diff countries. --in order to do d production IN TIME>
So it is understandable why some HIsense in AUS, UK dont have the same Make as USA, there is Def logistic or supply chain for parts issue.
@@birdtj82 Firstly glad you like my sheep videos that's our main Industry In my part of Australia we tend to farm more sheep for meat & many cerial crops are farmed as well, I've heard that there are firmware issues with Hisense TVs features can often break after updates. Been looking at Sony & they tend to have very good TVs at a decent price going to the Good Guys In Mildura In a few weeks to make my purches.
By the way I'll be making more more sheep videos soon so stay tuned.
Proud owner of a hisense qled 65". 700 euros. No, it doesn't have 120 hz and its hdr isn't the best, but with dolby vision and atmos content on, it has a stunning picture especially in my living room.
Does Hisense support web browsing.
thinking of pulling trigger but very confused about if the u8h can handle 24fps movies properly or should i just forget the excellent picture quality and go for a sony/tcl/other
i CAN NOT watch movies w soap opera effect which or crazy artifacts or whatever bc of processor and im kinda terrified lol
thanks much
There is sepcific setting like -- motion smooth . Something like that , turn it off when watching 24 fps . It will fix it I believe . It’s universal issue for many TVS . Not just Hisense I think
No, it cannot.
Just saw the u9h in store, picture was good....sound was fairly middling. Honestly the USA never got the the TCL c825 and the speaker setup on that tv....blows this thing out of the park. If TCL brings the c935 to the USA....boy get yourself that tv....you won't regret it.
I'm ready to buy this, but given Hisense have a habit of releasing variations of the same model in different regions for some weird reason I'm hoping someone can help.
I'm UK based, having checked specs it looks identical except for the stand, in the uk we get a rectangular lump in the centre of the unit, the twin legs look much better.
Does anyone know if there's a difference? In particular the hdmi 2.1 connections?
The Hisense U8g I think it was, although advertised as 2.1 in the uk, actually turned out to be 2.0, which resulted in a load of bad online reviews with a lot of returns claimed.
If anybody can answer it'd be much appreciated!
Thanks in advance.
Hi Buddy, I can answer your questions because I purchased the U8H 55inch micro led TV here in the UK.
In the UK it comes with VIDAA not Google TV and its a very poor interface.
TV is full of foreign apps which you cannot remove and the app store is terrible.
Full of foreign apps again and there's about 6 apps of interest in the app store. It's that bad.
TV comes with WiFi 6 in UK and the stand is in the middle as you point out.
Two of the HDMI ports are 2.1 120 hz. It does the Arc on hdmi 2 and does it well. Two are 60 hz.
It's certainly not worth all the extra cash especially considering the terrible VIDAA.
The freeview plus and the tuners on board are great.
Sound is very powerful. I use my amp though via hdmi arc
If you have any more specific questions let me know.
I could send you screenshots of the amount of foreign non removable apps and the terrible app store content?
Don't go with VIDAA is my advice.
@@BattlingBigfoot how about black levels and blooming?
@@jnhcunha So, I moved from a 2007 Samsung ES7000 TV which was top of the range at the time but getting somewhat dated and only 1080p.
At first I didn't understand all this dolby vision and how blacks become blacker and colours more vibrant etc but since its been pointed out I have sought out any content that really shows this off.
Avatar springs to mind.
The blacks are black but there has appeared 4 tainted patches of a yellow like tint in the 4 corners off the screen which can be seen during certain scenes etc.
When the TV is doing the blackest blacks though it is not noticeable.
My other TV has similar patches.... Is this the bleed you refer too?
The picture is well cool but not mind blowing tbh. It's the VIDAA aspect that makes me regret buying this TV.
My old Samsung TV has a waaaay better Interface and LOADDDZ more apps available and it's 2007 and recieved no updates for years now. Maybe 10 years... Lol.
It's all the non relevant foreign boat ware apps that ruin it plus the limitation of choice.
The selection is shockingly limited. Definetly get hands on with VIDAA before you buy.
The US have got it 100 times better with Google TV