For anyone interested, here's some info I found on the U8H. The unit reviewed here is actually the U8HQ, which comes with an ADS panel (think IPS) with around 160 dimming zones. Should be fine for everything except for dark room viewing. The US version comes with a VA panel with 3 times more dimming zones, which obviously is the better option. Some owners complain about blooming on this EU version as well as bad upscaling of lower resolution content.
Thanks for sharing your findings and research. Although the UK tv is not as good as the US version, is this tv still a good buy compared to what's currently available in the UK?
@@audi4581 Hey there, l'm in Bulgaria, so I don't know the prices of its competitors in the UK. I would consider the Samsung Q80b a direct competitor, which in BG costs 110 GBP more. It really depends on your needs. For me, the Hisense is a no-go as it's Vidaa system does not have HBO Max. If you don't need HBO Max and there is a significant difference in price compared to the Samsung, you can go for it I guess. You might also take a look at the Sony x90j, which has a VA panel and as a 2021 model might be on sale. For a little more, the LG C1 is even better with its Oled panel. I would factor in the warranties these companies offer in the UK as well. All the best!
@@Rainholm Hi Happy New year, may 2023 be a healthy, happy, and peaceful year for you. Sounds like you know a lot about TVs and have some great insights into the current models. Are mini LEDs and similar variations reliable? With so many variants, one wonders how the tv will perform after 3/4 years. I agree with the warranty, it's important to have with the new introduction of different tv technologies. Sony TVs are always a great choice but usually at a minimum 20% more expensive than the similar competitor TVs. The central tv stands look much better and take up less space. Many of the Sony models are more expensive and have individual legs for standing. Oled tvs look great, but with burn-in a potential issue, I would rather avoid in the first place and not purchase it. There is in-built technology, especially in newer models, but the potential is there for a burn-in. The Hisene looked like a good choice and the best of Samsung and Sony. This Hisense retails for approximately £900, as time passes the price should come down. However, the USA model is much better in terms of components and the final tv with the dimming zones. Most of the online reviews both videos and written are of the US model. This complicates things as I think the Uk version is an IPS panel and the Us a VA panel Thanks for your help any advice or models be appreciated ideally for less than £900. Thank YiouA
omg, then I ordered the wrong TV for myself. i looked at lots of reviews for the U8H and then now noticed the stand looks different. It is shocking to me that such a big difference is not apparent in anywhere in the model number - Hisense's website and Takealot all just call it the U8H. I will ONLY be using it in a darkened room.
I was going to buy this tv until I saw that they have the rubbish version in South Africa.What is the deal with that?More than three times the dimming zones in the US?!If you are watching US reviews and buy this in SA you will be disappointed.This almost seems fraudulent,same model number,completely different tv.I will be buying OLED,sorry Hisense,you almost made a customer out of me.
@@bobjan3748 The new versions that have been coming out apparently are the same versions world wide.Glad that you are happy.I went and bought an LG OLED,which were on special at Hirsch.Take care.
Thanks for watching. Sadly I don't have the U8G. Also, we got very different U8G models last year in our region. Had no features like VRR, 4K 120 etc. This is the first year Hisense has released similar TVs across countries.
@@GLITCHEDZA Thats good tp hear that we getting the same features as the USA version and not the European model, i bought the U8G as it was still a good deal when i picked mine up, however still pales in comparison to my LG B7 Oled in every feat apart from Brightness and motion!
@@GLITCHEDZAi ended up getting the Toshiba Z770kn and it is identical to the U8G from America and the picture quality is way better than the U8G i bought 2 years ago for SA, looking to get the S90C OLED nezt or the U8K
Great review. This set is on my list along with the OLED's. Seems this tv has amazing peformance to cost ratio. The brightness is a nice to have for me but I'm always a little leery of burn in that comes with OLED's. Want to play console games.
I have always wanted an OLED but honestly after this, I would stick to Mini-LED. The brightness makes such a bigger difference than the true blacks. Gaming was especially great.
@@GLITCHEDZA Thats an interesting take on brightness having a bigger impact than the inky blacks. Have you tried HDR content? I'd imagine it would be amazing if this set can actually hit 1500 nits.
@@jerrycurls88 HDR is great especially. I went for content that had things like fireworks and particle effects. Tiny objects lit up so brightly. Made a massive difference.
i have a c1 oled and have had it for 2 years there is no way you will get burn in unless you leave the same channel on the tv for literally months without changing it!! its basically impossible to get burn in on an oled unless you try to make it happen. plus usuing the screen saver f eature once a week will also eliminiate the chances of burn in,. i was very nervous when i got the oled and now i have zero fears of burn in. hope that helps
Awesome Review, would you be able to show how sports looks on this TV. Maybe some Rugby and Soccer content? Especially from DSTV as DSTV content is in generally in 720p
@@chrome3720 seen the euro review of this tv and they were impressed with sports watching....everything else applies to this review applies to the Euro version
Nice video. Too bad only 161 local dimming zone hurts this fine TV. With all of the mini led compare to regular local zone leds, you would need thousands of dimming zones to take advantage of the mini led full potential. Like handcuffing the unit when they could have made a run at the upcoming QOLED.
I do agree that upping the dimming zones would have been so much better but again, Hisense wants this TV to be the most affordable Mini-LED on the market so they had to cut it down to hit that price tag. Hopefully, as the tech gets cheaper we will see these zones increase.
In North America the U8H has 500 dimming zones for the 65 and 75" TV while the 55 has 300. It is interesting that different regions get different products
@@GLITCHEDZA they play everything you throw at it all dolby vision profiles except obviously the dual layer version. Dolby atmos. DTS.MASTER and all the each audio. You cannot bear that. They also play mp4 and mkv dolby vision not all tvs do that. Very impressive. Just got top gun maverick HDR plus dolby vision imax enhanced edition and DTS.MASTER audio. Absolutely outstanding
PROCESSING QUESTION: Reviews and comments have said this Hisense TV looks great in "Native" 4K content; however, the "Processing" related to "Noise" from 1080p Blu-rays, 720p Cable TV, and 480p/480i DVDs is said to have problems compared to other TV sets. Is this true? How does the "Processing" of this TV compare to a $600 70" LG TV with Direct Lighting?
I didn't notice major quality issues when watching 1080p content. UA-cam HD was a little mediocre and I think other TVs might handle upsacling resolution better than this Hisense one but isn't bad to the point where you should not consider this TV due to the HD upscaling.
@@ThePracticalOne Haha so strange! I feel like they cheap out on us and you feel that way too. I guess it would be better if they simply made the same model for all regions.
I prefer the way this version looks. And I was ready to pull the trigger. Until I found out today about other differences which are more important than visuals. This is supposedly ips panel in Europe and UK. So worse contrast better viewing angles. But the most important difference being something like 3-4 times less dimming zones. At this point I'm starting to question if this is at all comparable to US version. European version might look the part but is nerfed as f.ck
As far as I know, Hisense is only changing some of the design elements and OS this year. The panel and general tech is the same. They did this because of how much heat they have received in the past for naming TV models the same but making them drastically different. So far out of the three models I reviewed here, they are identical in performance compared to the US models. Just a few design changes and of course VIDAA.
@@pedroordep2632 my view is if there's only a few hundred dollars in it, get the higher model. I've seen the Australian version of the U8HAU and it was impressive. Last yrs Australian U8G looks terrible.
The image quality is very much the same when it comes to clarity and resolution. The U8H has a very different colour mode due to the Mini-LEDs being blue. Takes a while to adjust them properly. But in the end the brightness really makes this TV much better than the U7H. The U7H is the best if you want LEDs but this Mini-LED model really is something on its own. Tough to compare to the rest too.
@@GLITCHEDZA thank you for the reply! I ordered the H8U but was apprehensive because I saw the H7U on a stand and the video that was playing had such bad quality. Despite that I went with your and other reviewers review, so I'm hyped to get it :)
Getting mine next week I have the TCL version and switches its itself of with poor os. All the years I have had hinsense never has 1 issue can't wait for this baby real hdmi 2.1 and 120 hrz
Looks like in the US market, they went with a cheaper mount. Probably because they expect most people to mount it to a wall anyways. Because of the different mount, I'm not sure if they changed the speakers as well. This TV on this video has a attractive cloth speaker cover, which the US models seems to lack from other videos I have watched. I actually think this model in this video looks very attractive and better built than the US models. This is kind of disappointing as they are marketing this as Hisense's flagship TV. With a price tag of 1000k for a 65 inch, they should have made this look better than the cheap plastic build they are selling in the US.
The USA panel is way better. Triple dimming zones, for example, higher pick brightness. USA's and EU's are very different TVs with USA's being the better one.
I can't compare this model to the previous one sadly because I never had time with it. But I can only gather Hisense improved the blooming with this year's model as an obvious feature. With that being said, if you're deciding between the Sony X80K and this Hisense I would definitely do the Hisense. Way better panel tech, brightness and colour.
@@GLITCHEDZA your 65 inch looks amazing! Oh man I hope 55 inch is also good. I'll try if not I'll order 65 inch then. Thanx for replying and making awesome videos for these tvs!
I'm thinking about getting me this TV however I see that there are people saying that this TV is completely useless because of its poor Black Levels, is this TV good and what about the 55 inch version I see it only has 112 local dimming zones
Hey,,that a few ppl complaint is because in business school we take Marketing (internationally in diff country how things are seen/marketed). In human natrual we can see things half empty or half full, n happily “waste our money” or angry even if its good deal. Like BMW3 operates like Honda Civic, even tho its not great ppl buy cuz we see it as Half full. But if its Elite Honda Acord with all d add ones but too PRICEY, we see it as “over priced” as half empty. So since a lot of ppl talking about US panels, we are NOT looking at this panel with fair eye . I have 2020 Hisense 86local dimming VA panel --55” ABSOLUTELY Stunning. Like yeah. 2020 Sony top seller H900X--600 peak nit, 24 Local dimming. I am NOT kidding. 24, not 240. N last year like A80J or something is like 34. (They hide d spects too on any sale site). QLED has 2 panels. Back panels controls Total Brightness, front panel controls color n Darkness. So even tho its ADs u can tweak it to perfection. ITS REALLY NICE> . Yes VA is maybe tinny tinny bit of more vivid. But like this is TOP the line ADS. 7 2021 Samsung d FLAGSHIP ULED-ONLY 1 panel was VA, called QN90A. Runner up QLED was QN85A--IPS. Ppl buy it n so $$$$ n willing to pay for it, its they see it “half full” n happy about it. This panel performance is close. It might not need as much local dimming. (So the MAX peak nit it needs, the MORE local dimming u need. If its over 1000 its REALLY good . Its the sweet spot) a lot of tech nerds can get very Fixated on a spect. Just like buying car if we get 330hp Infiniti, we need elaborate break system. Its d cohesion. Like if 250hp still good, then d break doesnt need to be like extreme. Most time we dont drive at 330 peak. Hope this helps. Yeah…in psychology often we KNOW oh d U8H is much “better in USA”. Suddently we subject U8HQ as U8H . Its not same thing. In China U8H is like 240hz VA its like 3x UK price. It’s Insane $$$$. Lol i cant even get that one. That U8H n U8HQ are amazing panels judging Va or ADs both great. My friend got a U7H, in North America, he’s ultra happy about it lol.
@@birdtj82 Thank you for the information, you gave far more information than even Hisense Market team who refused to respond to that question. The brightness of the TV is something that no one questions because everyone agrees that its a really bright tv, but the one comparison that I have been looking for is showing the actual black levels between the U8H and the U8HQ I know that the U8H's black and blooming level is almost comparable to OLED however they are not comparing these 2 tv's to each other and I would like to see that comparison made. Is the U8HQ really so much worse than the U8H in regards to Blooming and Black levels or is this just being blown out of portion
@@xerofox1373 hey sorry for my long ass post lol. My family used to do international export . My Dad died tho from cancer. But i grew up with export etc n went to school for it. So i have a little more intersting ideas than those TV tech influncers by d Book lol. Thx again. Sorry if wrote too long n dreadful lol.
@@birdtj82 it was an interesting read, tou actually provided a response that was more than acceptable. Sorry to hear about your dad, battling Cancer can be difficult for everyone involved. You should definitely try out new ideas you never know what will work.
I did buy one from takealot then heard it’s not a patch on the US - Eurupean same as SA paid 12k bargain maybe .. returned it unopened and ordered a TCL C 735 gaming tv instead FOMO LOL
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.
@@GLITCHEDZA ¸For anyone reading this I really reccomend the tv,so far its flawless,only the remote control is a little too big and everything is bombed onto it and a little bit unusal to maneuver.All in all best Tv I have ever had and seen at someones house.Here in Croatia it is not really a budget TV cause we get paid like 600 euros a month.I watched over 15 reviews on this tv decided thats it and for anyone having anyone questions about it ill answer it.
Awesome review @GLITCHEDZA I know this is now an older TV but I managed to get a 65U8H for a steal here in South Africa Can you provide some calibration settings that you used please? Keep up the awesome reviews!
Thanks for watching! I didn't list the settings for the U8H but these are for the U8K and should be very similar. Some settings aren't available on the U8H but they won't change much. Streaming/TV Settings Picture Mode - HDR Custom/Dolby Vision Custom (Dolby Vision IQ if you want the filmmaker’s intended experience) Local Dimming - High Backlight - 100 Automatic Light Sensor - Off Automatic Colour Temperature - Off Brightness - 50 Contrast - 85 Colour Saturation - 60 Sharpness - 20 Adaptive Contrast - Off Ultra Smooth Motion - Off Noise Reduction - Off MPEG Noise Reduction - Off Colour Temperature - Warm 2 Expert Settings Dark Detail - Off Gradient - Off Gaming HDMI Format - Enhanced Picture Mode - HDR Standard Game Mode - On Local Dimming - High Backlight - 100 Automatic Light Sensor - Off Automatic Colour Temperature - Off Brightness - 50 Contrast - 80 Colour Saturation - 60 Sharpness - 15 Adaptive Contrast - Disabled Ultra Smooth Motion - Disabled Clear Motion - Off Noise Reduction - Disabled MPEG Noise Reduction - Disabled Colour Temperature - Warm 2 Expert Settings Colour Gamut - Auto Dark Detail - Off Gradient - Off Dynamic Tone Mapping - On Dark Detail - Off (on if you’re playing competitive games on dark maps) High Refresh Rate Mode - On
Hi I am in the uk and looking for a good tv for ps5 gaming in a bright room - Would you ( or anyone reading this ) recommend I get this tv or the tcl 835k - Thanks :)
It isn't bad for you. Of course I recommend sitting at a decent distance away from the TV. 2-meters and further for a 65-inch. I would definitely keep the kids away from viewing it right up close.
@@GLITCHEDZA maybe I can bring the brightness down though not sure if I'll take the viewing experience away but I can't stop the 2 year old from watching near,thanks anyway
@@Hi-pt2nq Oh yes definitely. You can turn down the Mini LEDs specifically to reduce the brightness. Then just turn it up again when you're alone. I can imagine how tough it must be. Can't prevent them from going close to the TV.
Hey no worries. I have had Hisense USA model flagship panel last 2 yrs. I have their H9G/Q9G at 1000 Nit brightness, 86 local dimming (for 55” it was enough. N same year competing SONY H900X was 24 pathetic local dimming ), and U8G at 1500 brightness , 360 local dimming. Both worked out fine. Just have to be fine tuned like first 1-2 days. Everyone’s eyes are diff subject to their own sensitivities. Some are more sensitive to bright some are to dark (she black/white dress, blue n gold dress situation). So this panel has 2 light options, most ppl will just go up the BRIGHTNESS setting. But we go to BackLight setting(for over all brightness n peek brightness) dim that,,,then go back to d Actual BRIGHTNESS at previous page (to up/down d dark color). Thats just what i have been doing it with Hisense, looks amazing. Most ppl gibing bad reviews often dont know how to tweak it. It’s worth it. Cuz every hisen panel i just do it like fluidly now. Its so easy.
Hi, thanks for the great review mate. Not fully clued in on technical specs, I just bought this TV for a PS5, (for any one else I reckon Kloppers is running a great deal at the moment R17k for 55” and R24k for 65”). I know you don’t want to compare vs OLED but would you recommend a C1 (or C2) for a couple thousand more? And also which TV =>R20k would you recommend for PS5?
I personally would look at a Mini LED TV now that I have seen and reviewed this model tbh. While they obv can't hit the pure black levels of OLED, the brighter image and HDR content in gaming blew me away. So much so that I would now opt for Mini LED instead of OLED. Be that a C1 or C2. Then again, the OLEDs are great TVs. I just think brighter panels and higher peak HDR is more important than deeper blacks. I also don't like how limited OLED TVs are regarding brightness. Compared to this TV, they are dim. As for a TV under R20K. Check out Sony's Bravia 90J range. I think the 55" starts at R19,999. I own a X90H 65", Was R29,999 last year but I know the smaller ones are under R20. They are great TVs, Decent, local dimming, 4K120Hz, Android TV etc.
@@GLITCHEDZA I have been debating getting a Sony x90j for some time now but also looking at this U8H. What would you go for if you were to buy a new tv now?
@@onewheelersa8450 I actually have a Sony X90H and absolutely love it. But at the same time, I feel like Mini-LED is the future and has some incredible advantages over Full Array LED TVs (like the X90J). Especially the brightness. It is a tough one because Sony TVs are so good and they are calibrated perfectly. But this U8H will definitely produce double the brightness. It doesn't have as good dimming as the Bravia though so you'll get more bloom on dark content. If you want a much brighter image and you enjoy HDR content and want that to look better, the U8H is the answer. But if you're worried about bloom and are brand-specific, Sony is the one. I personally would do the U8H because after seeing the brightness, I would love to see it everyday in games I play and stuff I watch. I just wish it had Android TV like the Bravia :(
@@GLITCHEDZA If this TV had Google TV I would have ordered it already. It's the one thing I am disappointed about. At the moment the U8H is on special and 3K cheaper then then the X90J so I am heavily considering going with the U8H. How bad is the blooming issue in everyday watching compared to the Sony?
QUESTION: why does the "stand" that you show in this video look so much different than what Best Buy and other stores show? The retail stores show two separate legs on the outside, while your video shows a stand in the middle.
So Hisense made the model look physically different in certain regions. While the tech mostly remains the same, the builds vary with different stands and operating systems. Like we get the VIDAA OS models here and in the US you get the Android models. Our dimming zones are also a few short compared to the US models.
@@GLITCHEDZA really? Because I went a looked at a U9H today and it looks exactly like that. The bottom bezel for example is like that because of the improved sound quality on the U9H. Been researching this a lot and haven't seen any U8H Tv's that look like that, stand aside.
In my experience, the blooming isn’t actually that bad when viewed with the naked eye. For example, even during credit rolls, there’s not really any noticeable blooming unless you’re viewing the screen from above or below the screen.
What's even the point of mini LED if it has just 160 dimming zones? I guess there's brightness, but I was expecting much more. Even the iPad Pro with a display that's a fraction of the size, has 2500 zones. So I can imagine blooming being an issue.
Blooming is definitely an issue on this model. I think Hisense wanted to make this an “entry point” for Mini-LED so the 160 dimming zones were implemented to cut costs.
Is it true you can't download apps from Google playstore and also in terms of picture quality for sports,movies and tv shows is this better than u7h,I don't play games I just need perfect picture quality, please respond
This TV is great for HDR content so if you're watching stuff without HDR it might be best to go with the U7H. It is cheaper and has better motion handling than this U8H. And no, you can't install apps from the Google Play store if your region gets the VIDAA model. However, some countries get the Android TV model. You must check what model you get. If it is Android, you can install apps. If VIDAA, you're limited to the apps on the TV store.
Can't say really coz I haven't tested out the TCL X925. But by the look of things, it is an 8K TV with similar specs to this model except for the 4K and 8K differences. Hard to recommend an 8K TV today tbh. I don't think upscaling technology is where it is meant to be. I would rather stick to 4K for another few years.
Hisense changed the stand to alleviate the use of a sound bar. As you stated, it's the best sound you've heard in a TV. Every blogger is comparing the Samsung S95 and LG G1 G2 blah blah OLED's, in your opinion, is this tv better?
I really don't enjoy comparing this sort of thing to an OLED. It isn't an OLED so why are they comparing it to one. Hisense isn't trying to make it an OLED competitor either. Two different TVs with two very different tech. Have to compare Mini-LED with Mini-LED.
Great review but you didn't mention what its motion handling is like ?. I watch a lot of sports including MotoGP, Football and Rugby so did you test the motion handling at all ?.
Hi there, I bought the U8H at Makro and very happy with the TV, I can't figure out what Game Mode Plus is and how do I access it. Do you perhaps have any callibration settings to reccomend
The game mode is under Freesync on this TV. Make sure your HDMI is also set to Enhanced. Sorry, I forgot exactly where these settings are on the TV but HDMI signal I think is in Advanced. Game Mode is in picture settings when playing games. As for the calibrations, I can't remember exactly what I used but I disabled all motion settings, noise settings, enabled a "warmer colour profile, I know this TV was very blue even on Warm 1. I think I used Warm 2. The colours, like white should be slightly warm to appear more natural.
55" needs to come down in price soon, I reckon. Can get a 55 " LG C1 for the same price which, all else being held constant, is a better TV even if it's older. Edit/corollary : This statement is with respect to the South African market, where the 55" is currently at R21 000. Fortunately, Hisense TV prices actually drop over time, unlike the OLEDs where a 65" C9 at Makro is still friggin R40k, barely cheaper than the C1.
US and canadian versions come with a VA Panel. EU and this version come with an IPS Panel. I would love to get an US version here in germany. Because it has much less blooming, better blacklevels and much more Dimmingzones. You can tell the different versions by their stands. Center stand is IPS and two seperate stands on the sides is the better imagequality VA version
There are a few. Hirsch's usually stock them all. But this model only recently released so might be hard to find in some stores while they get stock to them all.
On my US U8H all I have to do is on the remote where the navigation (up, down, left, right and Ok in the middle) white circle is I just press UP and that shows me the information for that HDMI input.
Too bad we’re not going to this model in USA. There’s a slight difference between yours and the one I saw at Best Buy. The stand is different and there’s no speaker grill on the front of the tv
I am honestly so impressed with the brightness of this TV that OLED is a tough sell for me now. Especially given how great games look on it. I know there are compromises to VRR and local dimming but I have had a Sony X90H for two years and you get used to the limitations. You need to really want an OLED in this case. I would say U8H in my case only because it fits my preferences more.
@@Hi-pt2nq It really depends. The overall image quality is on par with the Bravia. However, the U8H has much more bloom caused by the mini LEDs. But it is also double the brightness compared to the Sony.
@@brendangrant1820 The felt on the front isn't a soundbar though so don't worry about losing out on speakers. All the models have the same front speakers but they point from below the speaker. We just have that fabric in the front to give it a different look. It isn't speaker mesh.
Yes a very big difference. This TV uses Mini LED tech which is new. So the panel is incredibly bright and has much darker blacks. Tough to compare the U6H to this U8H coz they are so different. The U8H is of course, a lot better in so many ways thanks to the Mini-LED.
Is this the same tv as the US version? In the UK they claim 1300 nits but in the US 1500 nits which suggests we are not getting the US version in Europe/Rest of the World.
Well the "claim" of nits isn't really something that you can say "the TV is different in each country". As far as I am aware, even the US versions are reading the same 100% peak brightness nits as my model too. So it seems that the brightness is the same across the board. Multiple reviews I have seen test just under 1000 nits on 100% window. If the US model was "better" in brightness, it would be over 1000.
@@flaw3dgenius222 I really do think so. So Hisense got into a lot of trouble last year for shipping TVs in different regions with very different specs while calling them the same model. This year they had to streamline the range. From what I have seen, the U8H from US reviewers performs the same. Even the amount of blooming on areas is the same on my model I tested. Perhaps there are a few minor differences in performance and drastic differences in the design but they are very much the same technically.
@@GLITCHEDZA 2-3 times as many dimming zones is hardly minor. Ips vs VA panels are completely different although there are pros and cons to both. So at this point I don't think we can assume that the rest of the TV is the same. As far as I'm concerned we might be getting a nerfed TV in every aspect. And we won't know until somebody tests it in detail
@@jnvitug Hmm... Because Netflix wasn't working for me awhile ago on my H9F. And to fix the issue I reset the TV. You can try contacting Hisense or post your issue on Reddit. Because maybe someone who has the same issue was able to fix the issue. As a last resort you can return it.
we have this same tv in australia, but for some absurd reason, the mounting base is completely different. Instead of a central mounting base it has two prongs on each corner, meaning you need a far wider entertainment unit to be able to mount it. Im wanting to get the 65 inch model of this tv, and that wouldnt be a problem if the base was like this, but because it isnt in aus, id also have to buy a new entertainment unit. And this is the same for ALL hisense tvs sold in aus.
Haha! It is so strange they decided to go with different stands in different regions. I personally preferred the two legs as you could put them in different spots to suit the TV stand. However, I am currently reviewing one of their soundbars and it is huge. It doesn't fit in between the legs so it would be better to have a single stand. I guess there will be people to both hate and love the two different stands.
@@TheBeardedTechGuy305 Hahaha! So many people want this stand instead of the one that comes with the Android version. I actually prefer the two-leg version myself.
This tv and it's equivalent model in Australia is the u9hau, the u8h is different again....and correct me if wrong someone, this u8h is different from the Euro version in that it has less dimming zones!!! I believe the euro u8h is the panel and body as the Aust u9hau and this SA tv is the Aust u8hau panel but with the u9hau body and speakers....confused anyone! Please correct me if I am wrong though. Correction this is the same as the euro model and the Aust u9hau they all have 160 dimming zones
It makes things quite brown so I tweaked it myself. But you can always change things around. Some people prefer that cold image whereas some prefer the warm.
Do you think they will ever fix the free sync with local dimming thing? Some people are telling me its fixed and others tell me it will be later in an update.
I don't think it will ever be fixed. This is a technical limitation that has to do with the panel on the TV itself. All LED panels have this issue. The tech doesn't allow the LEDs to handle dimming while managing the refresh rate at the same time. Well, as far as I know it is not possible with the tech at this time. Even Sony's Mini-LED and LED range disables local dimming when turning on VRR.
@@GLITCHEDZA well dam. Screw free sync then. I guess I'll just turn it off unless a game is tearing bad. I plan on getting a 4090 and using this tv to game on.
@@GLITCHEDZA Sony recently put out an update that fixes the local dimming disabling with vrr turned on. So that’s fixed now on their TV’s. On this U8H are you saying that local dimming gets disabled when using freesync only or it gets disabled with both vrr and freesync when they’re turned on? I’ve seen others on Reddit say that vrr and local dimming works on their TV’s.
@@stoksyXL So it definitely was disabled on my model when I turned on VRR. However, originally the setting was still enabled when VRR was on and I could toggle stuff but the dimming never actually changed. Hisense then sent me a firmware which I think hasn't been released to the public yet. This firmware blanked out the local dimming setting with VRR. I think they don't want people to think VRR works with local dimming by leaving the settings open. The new firmware locks the setting to make it clear that it doesn't work when VRR is on. Also, the local dimming turns off for both VRR and FreeSync. In fact, the FreeSync setting is the VRR one. Works for VRR on PS5 and FreeSync on Xbox. What I think is happening on Reddit is that users think VRR and local dimming is working but the TV isn't actually changing anything. The new update will turn the setting off instead to clear confusion.
@@GLITCHEDZA my u8hau latest firmware shows local dimming and freesync as available in game mode but local dimming is in fact turned off . selecting any of the dimming levels does nothing
People were doubting the figure of 160 zones but you can pretty clearly count the zones in the blooming test, it's actually just 160 zones, a little disappointing for something advertised as Mini LED.
Hisense uses different designs for their TVs in different regions. India. SA and parts of Europe get this U8H model with VIDAA OS and this stand. The US get the version with Android TV and the other stand. But it is the same TV on spec.
Should be in the picture settings. But the TV does lock you into some settings if you choose the IMAX or Dolby Vision IQ modes. Even Game Mode locks you out of some settings.
@@GLITCHEDZA aah thanks. On another topic have you noticed any flickering on HD Enhanced mode? I am getting it consistently on God Of war Ragnarok especially after pausing the game.
@@zeemeister1 I had a few issues but I changed my HDMI cable and it seemed to be fine. I also found that in general, when TVs do this I unplug both ends and plug them back in. It is a widespread issue that I find across brands for some reason.
For anyone interested, here's some info I found on the U8H. The unit reviewed here is actually the U8HQ, which comes with an ADS panel (think IPS) with around 160 dimming zones. Should be fine for everything except for dark room viewing. The US version comes with a VA panel with 3 times more dimming zones, which obviously is the better option. Some owners complain about blooming on this EU version as well as bad upscaling of lower resolution content.
Thanks for sharing your findings and research. Although the UK tv is not as good as the US version, is this tv still a good buy compared to what's currently available in the UK?
@@audi4581 Hey there, l'm in Bulgaria, so I don't know the prices of its competitors in the UK. I would consider the Samsung Q80b a direct competitor, which in BG costs 110 GBP more. It really depends on your needs. For me, the Hisense is a no-go as it's Vidaa system does not have HBO Max. If you don't need HBO Max and there is a significant difference in price compared to the Samsung, you can go for it I guess. You might also take a look at the Sony x90j, which has a VA panel and as a 2021 model might be on sale. For a little more, the LG C1 is even better with its Oled panel. I would factor in the warranties these companies offer in the UK as well. All the best!
@@Rainholm
Hi Happy New year, may 2023 be a healthy, happy, and peaceful year for you.
Sounds like you know a lot about TVs and have some great insights into the current models.
Are mini LEDs and similar variations reliable? With so many variants, one wonders how the tv will perform after 3/4 years. I agree with the warranty, it's important to have with the new introduction of different tv technologies.
Sony TVs are always a great choice but usually at a minimum 20% more expensive than the similar competitor TVs. The central tv stands look much better and take up less space. Many of the Sony models are more expensive and have individual legs for standing.
Oled tvs look great, but with burn-in a potential issue, I would rather avoid in the first place and not purchase it. There is in-built technology, especially in newer models, but the potential is there for a burn-in.
The Hisene looked like a good choice and the best of Samsung and Sony. This Hisense retails for approximately £900, as time passes the price should come down. However, the USA model is much better in terms of components and the final tv with the dimming zones. Most of the online reviews both videos and written are of the US model. This complicates things as I think the Uk version is an IPS panel and the Us a VA panel
Thanks for your help any advice or models be appreciated ideally for less than £900.
Thank YiouA
omg, then I ordered the wrong TV for myself. i looked at lots of reviews for the U8H and then now noticed the stand looks different. It is shocking to me that such a big difference is not apparent in anywhere in the model number - Hisense's website and Takealot all just call it the U8H. I will ONLY be using it in a darkened room.
I no longer trust Hisense at all
I was going to buy this tv until I saw that they have the rubbish version in South Africa.What is the deal with that?More than three times the dimming zones in the US?!If you are watching US reviews and buy this in SA you will be disappointed.This almost seems fraudulent,same model number,completely different tv.I will be buying OLED,sorry Hisense,you almost made a customer out of me.
I bought one a little while ago and I can’t notice a difference at all between the us/ uk ones and the ones we have here in SA
@@bobjan3748 The new versions that have been coming out apparently are the same versions world wide.Glad that you are happy.I went and bought an LG OLED,which were on special at Hirsch.Take care.
Wait there is a difference in South America????
@@chrisossa2022 Not South America...South Africa.We get dumbed down versions.They must think that ALL of us here are idiots and wont notice.
I just ordered this set and got it for $1000. Can't wait to get it set up
How is it?
Great review as always, please can you do a comparison between U8G and the U8H just to see real world difference!
Thanks for watching. Sadly I don't have the U8G. Also, we got very different U8G models last year in our region. Had no features like VRR, 4K 120 etc. This is the first year Hisense has released similar TVs across countries.
@@GLITCHEDZA Thats good tp hear that we getting the same features as the USA version and not the European model, i bought the U8G as it was still a good deal when i picked mine up, however still pales in comparison to my LG B7 Oled in every feat apart from Brightness and motion!
@@GLITCHEDZAi ended up getting the Toshiba Z770kn and it is identical to the U8G from America and the picture quality is way better than the U8G i bought 2 years ago for SA, looking to get the S90C OLED nezt or the U8K
I like this company products.
They are awesome. I am doing a whole range of Hisense soundbar reviews soon so stay tuned for those.
@@GLITCHEDZA thanks again for your support
Great review. This set is on my list along with the OLED's. Seems this tv has amazing peformance to cost ratio. The brightness is a nice to have for me but I'm always a little leery of burn in that comes with OLED's. Want to play console games.
I have always wanted an OLED but honestly after this, I would stick to Mini-LED. The brightness makes such a bigger difference than the true blacks. Gaming was especially great.
@@GLITCHEDZA Thats an interesting take on brightness having a bigger impact than the inky blacks. Have you tried HDR content? I'd imagine it would be amazing if this set can actually hit 1500 nits.
@@jerrycurls88 HDR is great especially. I went for content that had things like fireworks and particle effects. Tiny objects lit up so brightly. Made a massive difference.
i have a c1 oled and have had it for 2 years there is no way you will get burn in unless you leave the same channel on the tv for literally months without changing it!! its basically impossible to get burn in on an oled unless you try to make it happen. plus usuing the screen saver f eature once a week will also eliminiate the chances of burn in,. i was very nervous when i got the oled and now i have zero fears of burn in. hope that helps
@@fullsend_ny7948 easy to say , mine got burn in after 8 months , basic use . Their hit and miss.
Awesome Review, would you be able to show how sports looks on this TV. Maybe some Rugby and Soccer content? Especially from DSTV as DSTV content is in generally in 720p
This tv is not good for sports you have to buy the high end tvs for sports
@@chrome3720 seen the euro review of this tv and they were impressed with sports watching....everything else applies to this review applies to the Euro version
Nice video. Too bad only 161 local dimming zone hurts this fine TV. With all of the mini led compare to regular local zone leds, you would need thousands of dimming zones to take advantage of the mini led full potential. Like handcuffing the unit when they could have made a run at the upcoming QOLED.
I do agree that upping the dimming zones would have been so much better but again, Hisense wants this TV to be the most affordable Mini-LED on the market so they had to cut it down to hit that price tag. Hopefully, as the tech gets cheaper we will see these zones increase.
In North America the U8H has 500 dimming zones for the 65 and 75" TV while the 55 has 300. It is interesting that different regions get different products
@@davidyang9902 Chinese.
Hisense getting better every year..Big papa style 4k tv
I would have never recommended a Hisense TV a few years ago but they have done a great job.
@@GLITCHEDZA they play everything you throw at it all dolby vision profiles except obviously the dual layer version. Dolby atmos. DTS.MASTER and all the each audio. You cannot bear that. They also play mp4 and mkv dolby vision not all tvs do that. Very impressive. Just got top gun maverick HDR plus dolby vision imax enhanced edition and DTS.MASTER audio. Absolutely outstanding
PROCESSING QUESTION: Reviews and comments have said this Hisense TV looks great in "Native" 4K content; however, the "Processing" related to "Noise" from 1080p Blu-rays, 720p Cable TV, and 480p/480i DVDs is said to have problems compared to other TV sets. Is this true? How does the "Processing" of this TV compare to a $600 70" LG TV with Direct Lighting?
I didn't notice major quality issues when watching 1080p content. UA-cam HD was a little mediocre and I think other TVs might handle upsacling resolution better than this Hisense one but isn't bad to the point where you should not consider this TV due to the HD upscaling.
Hey there im here in cape town bought this tv a month ago...could u recommend some settings so i could get the best out of my tv please
I wish we had this design for the US version.
Yeah, they cheap out on us.
@@ThePracticalOne Haha so strange! I feel like they cheap out on us and you feel that way too. I guess it would be better if they simply made the same model for all regions.
Totally agree Jango, that was my first thought.
If the US got this version I would have bought it instantly.
I prefer the way this version looks. And I was ready to pull the trigger. Until I found out today about other differences which are more important than visuals. This is supposedly ips panel in Europe and UK. So worse contrast better viewing angles. But the most important difference being something like 3-4 times less dimming zones. At this point I'm starting to question if this is at all comparable to US version. European version might look the part but is nerfed as f.ck
Hopefully this isn’t too different from the USA version of the TV. Picked this up to replace my lg OLED
As far as I know, Hisense is only changing some of the design elements and OS this year. The panel and general tech is the same. They did this because of how much heat they have received in the past for naming TV models the same but making them drastically different. So far out of the three models I reviewed here, they are identical in performance compared to the US models. Just a few design changes and of course VIDAA.
I was thinking of getting LG C2/G2, Shall I check hisense too as on option?
Dimming zones are the biggest difference I see right now. The US models are supposed to be 336 -55", 504-65" and 528 for the 75".
@@piyushkumar6456 OLED eats this TV all day but im getting this hisense because its better in bright rooms
I have both C1 and U8G and i can tell you, OLED destroys this all day everyday, but i really like the motion on the U8G
In terms of image quality, is there a difference between this H8U and the H7U?
He said he couldn't go back to normal FALD TVs..
@@TheKwod I thought it was because of the brightness, I don't recall he taking about clarity/quality
@@pedroordep2632 my view is if there's only a few hundred dollars in it, get the higher model.
I've seen the Australian version of the U8HAU and it was impressive.
Last yrs Australian U8G looks terrible.
The image quality is very much the same when it comes to clarity and resolution. The U8H has a very different colour mode due to the Mini-LEDs being blue. Takes a while to adjust them properly. But in the end the brightness really makes this TV much better than the U7H. The U7H is the best if you want LEDs but this Mini-LED model really is something on its own. Tough to compare to the rest too.
@@GLITCHEDZA thank you for the reply! I ordered the H8U but was apprehensive because I saw the H7U on a stand and the video that was playing had such bad quality. Despite that I went with your and other reviewers review, so I'm hyped to get it :)
Heard this TV is a brightness monster. Plus overall a good budget TV for the price and looks more premium than budget.
which min led isnt a brightness monster, itd be like saying i heard the "insert literally any" OLED has great black contrast and response times
@@whiskizyo2067 not all LED TV's are brightness monsters. Some of them fall a little short in the brightness area.
@@whiskizyo2067 I have a TCL Miniled TV and it's bright but I have non Miniled TV's that are even brighter.
Sorry the UK version is junk
How can i enable the 4k 120hz
Getting mine next week I have the TCL version and switches its itself of with poor os. All the years I have had hinsense never has 1 issue can't wait for this baby real hdmi 2.1 and 120 hrz
It is a great TV. I am sure you're going to love it. Thanks for watching!
This TV looks amazing
Looks like in the US market, they went with a cheaper mount. Probably because they expect most people to mount it to a wall anyways. Because of the different mount, I'm not sure if they changed the speakers as well. This TV on this video has a attractive cloth speaker cover, which the US models seems to lack from other videos I have watched. I actually think this model in this video looks very attractive and better built than the US models. This is kind of disappointing as they are marketing this as Hisense's flagship TV. With a price tag of 1000k for a 65 inch, they should have made this look better than the cheap plastic build they are selling in the US.
The USA panel is way better. Triple dimming zones, for example, higher pick brightness. USA's and EU's are very different TVs with USA's being the better one.
Agree, they are totally different tv's withthe same model mumber, such a cheap and misleading move from Chinese companies.
Hi thanks for the review. I'm struggling to get the TV to 120hz for ps 5 gaming . It says 60hz. Is there anyway I can change the configuration?
Make sure you have your HDMI settings on "Enhanced".
Which type of panel have this tv in your country?
Dude your quickly becoming my best reviewer 👏🏾
Hehe you are too kind! Thanks for watching!
Has there been any updates to sort the blooming ?? Want to decide between it and the lg x80k since there have both been discounted to £850 in the Uk.
I can't compare this model to the previous one sadly because I never had time with it. But I can only gather Hisense improved the blooming with this year's model as an obvious feature. With that being said, if you're deciding between the Sony X80K and this Hisense I would definitely do the Hisense. Way better panel tech, brightness and colour.
Why do we always get worse specs with Hisense tvs in 🇬🇧 😤
Hi I am looking at buying this tv herein the UK, why do you say it is a worse spec here ?, it looks the same to me ?
How reliable the tv is? Or will it last as long as my current Samsung still going strong for more than 5 years now.
It should my h8f is still running even tho I mainly use my vizio Oled now
I have a 15 year old Pioneer plasma that is still going strong.
Great video!!! Is this 55 inch or 65inch? I just ordered 55 inch from USA amazon.
Thanks for watching! This is the 65-inch
@@GLITCHEDZA your 65 inch looks amazing! Oh man I hope 55 inch is also good. I'll try if not I'll order 65 inch then. Thanx for replying and making awesome videos for these tvs!
I love the center stands! Much easier for smaller entertainment centers with wide double legs
Unfortunately in Europe we have U8HQ. Waiting to see the diffs, probably an ads panel vs VA
I'm thinking about getting me this TV however I see that there are people saying that this TV is completely useless because of its poor Black Levels, is this TV good and what about the 55 inch version I see it only has 112 local dimming zones
Hey,,that a few ppl complaint is because in business school we take Marketing (internationally in diff country how things are seen/marketed). In human natrual we can see things half empty or half full, n happily “waste our money” or angry even if its good deal. Like BMW3 operates like Honda Civic, even tho its not great ppl buy cuz we see it as Half full. But if its Elite Honda Acord with all d add ones but too PRICEY, we see it as “over priced” as half empty.
So since a lot of ppl talking about US panels, we are NOT looking at this panel with fair eye .
I have 2020 Hisense 86local dimming VA panel --55” ABSOLUTELY Stunning. Like yeah. 2020 Sony top seller H900X--600 peak nit, 24 Local dimming. I am NOT kidding. 24, not 240. N last year like A80J or something is like 34. (They hide d spects too on any sale site).
QLED has 2 panels. Back panels controls Total Brightness, front panel controls color n Darkness. So even tho its ADs u can tweak it to perfection. ITS REALLY NICE> . Yes VA is maybe tinny tinny bit of more vivid. But like this is TOP the line ADS. 7
2021 Samsung d FLAGSHIP ULED-ONLY 1 panel was VA, called QN90A. Runner up QLED was QN85A--IPS. Ppl buy it n so $$$$ n willing to pay for it, its they see it “half full” n happy about it. This panel performance is close. It might not need as much local dimming. (So the MAX peak nit it needs, the MORE local dimming u need. If its over 1000 its REALLY good . Its the sweet spot) a lot of tech nerds can get very Fixated on a spect.
Just like buying car if we get 330hp Infiniti, we need elaborate break system. Its d cohesion. Like if 250hp still good, then d break doesnt need to be like extreme. Most time we dont drive at 330 peak.
Hope this helps. Yeah…in psychology often we KNOW oh d U8H is much “better in USA”. Suddently we subject U8HQ as U8H . Its not same thing. In China U8H is like 240hz VA its like 3x UK price. It’s Insane $$$$. Lol i cant even get that one.
That U8H n U8HQ are amazing panels judging Va or ADs both great. My friend got a U7H, in North America, he’s ultra happy about it lol.
@@birdtj82 Thank you for the information, you gave far more information than even Hisense Market team who refused to respond to that question.
The brightness of the TV is something that no one questions because everyone agrees that its a really bright tv, but the one comparison that I have been looking for is showing the actual black levels between the U8H and the U8HQ I know that the U8H's black and blooming level is almost comparable to OLED however they are not comparing these 2 tv's to each other and I would like to see that comparison made.
Is the U8HQ really so much worse than the U8H in regards to Blooming and Black levels or is this just being blown out of portion
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@@xerofox1373 hey sorry for my long ass post lol. My family used to do international export . My Dad died tho from cancer. But i grew up with export etc n went to school for it. So i have a little more intersting ideas than those TV tech influncers by d Book lol. Thx again. Sorry if wrote too long n dreadful lol.
@@birdtj82 it was an interesting read, tou actually provided a response that was more than acceptable.
Sorry to hear about your dad, battling Cancer can be difficult for everyone involved.
You should definitely try out new ideas you never know what will work.
I did buy one from takealot then heard it’s not a patch on the US - Eurupean same as SA paid 12k bargain maybe .. returned it unopened and ordered a TCL C 735 gaming tv instead FOMO LOL
Thanks.
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.
Awesome to hear! Enjoy it! Definitely an upgrade.
@@GLITCHEDZA ¸For anyone reading this I really reccomend the tv,so far its flawless,only the remote control is a little too big and everything is bombed onto it and a little bit unusal to maneuver.All in all best Tv I have ever had and seen at someones house.Here in Croatia it is not really a budget TV cause we get paid like 600 euros a month.I watched over 15 reviews on this tv decided thats it and for anyone having anyone questions about it ill answer it.
@@DrFlozz How is the blooming on this TV?
@@DrFlozz How is the blooming on this TV?
Awesome review @GLITCHEDZA
I know this is now an older TV but I managed to get a 65U8H for a steal here in South Africa
Can you provide some calibration settings that you used please?
Keep up the awesome reviews!
Thanks for watching! I didn't list the settings for the U8H but these are for the U8K and should be very similar. Some settings aren't available on the U8H but they won't change much.
Streaming/TV Settings
Picture Mode - HDR Custom/Dolby Vision Custom (Dolby Vision IQ if you want the filmmaker’s intended experience)
Local Dimming - High
Backlight - 100
Automatic Light Sensor - Off
Automatic Colour Temperature - Off
Brightness - 50
Contrast - 85
Colour Saturation - 60
Sharpness - 20
Adaptive Contrast - Off
Ultra Smooth Motion - Off
Noise Reduction - Off
MPEG Noise Reduction - Off
Colour Temperature - Warm 2
Expert Settings
Dark Detail - Off
Gradient - Off
Gaming
HDMI Format - Enhanced
Picture Mode - HDR Standard
Game Mode - On
Local Dimming - High
Backlight - 100
Automatic Light Sensor - Off
Automatic Colour Temperature - Off
Brightness - 50
Contrast - 80
Colour Saturation - 60
Sharpness - 15
Adaptive Contrast - Disabled
Ultra Smooth Motion - Disabled
Clear Motion - Off
Noise Reduction - Disabled
MPEG Noise Reduction - Disabled
Colour Temperature - Warm 2
Expert Settings
Colour Gamut - Auto
Dark Detail - Off
Gradient - Off
Dynamic Tone Mapping - On
Dark Detail - Off (on if you’re playing competitive games on dark maps)
High Refresh Rate Mode - On
@@GLITCHEDZA thank you I'll give it a try!!!
Hi I am in the uk and looking for a good tv for ps5 gaming in a bright room - Would you ( or anyone reading this ) recommend I get this tv or the tcl 835k - Thanks :)
Before the United States.
Is middle east version has the same dimming zones of this version ?
Is this brightness good for eyes including for children?
It isn't bad for you. Of course I recommend sitting at a decent distance away from the TV. 2-meters and further for a 65-inch. I would definitely keep the kids away from viewing it right up close.
@@GLITCHEDZA maybe I can bring the brightness down though not sure if I'll take the viewing experience away but I can't stop the 2 year old from watching near,thanks anyway
@@Hi-pt2nq Oh yes definitely. You can turn down the Mini LEDs specifically to reduce the brightness. Then just turn it up again when you're alone. I can imagine how tough it must be. Can't prevent them from going close to the TV.
Hey no worries. I have had Hisense USA model flagship panel last 2 yrs. I have their H9G/Q9G at 1000 Nit brightness, 86 local dimming (for 55” it was enough. N same year competing SONY H900X was 24 pathetic local dimming ), and U8G at 1500 brightness , 360 local dimming. Both worked out fine. Just have to be fine tuned like first 1-2 days.
Everyone’s eyes are diff subject to their own sensitivities. Some are more sensitive to bright some are to dark (she black/white dress, blue n gold dress situation).
So this panel has 2 light options, most ppl will just go up the BRIGHTNESS setting. But we go to BackLight setting(for over all brightness n peek brightness) dim that,,,then go back to d Actual BRIGHTNESS at previous page (to up/down d dark color). Thats just what i have been doing it with Hisense, looks amazing.
Most ppl gibing bad reviews often dont know how to tweak it. It’s worth it. Cuz every hisen panel i just do it like fluidly now. Its so easy.
@@birdtj82 thank you so much for your detailed response, I'll definitely follow suit
We have an app that wants to advertise on your UA-cam, how much do you charge for the ad
i think you got the wrong model that is a u9h not the u8h can tell by the stip on the bottom of the tv
No I doubt that. Says U8H everywhere. This is the South African version. Looks a little different in some regions.
Hi, thanks for the great review mate.
Not fully clued in on technical specs, I just bought this TV for a PS5, (for any one else I reckon Kloppers is running a great deal at the moment R17k for 55” and R24k for 65”).
I know you don’t want to compare vs OLED but would you recommend a C1 (or C2) for a couple thousand more?
And also which TV =>R20k would you recommend for PS5?
I personally would look at a Mini LED TV now that I have seen and reviewed this model tbh. While they obv can't hit the pure black levels of OLED, the brighter image and HDR content in gaming blew me away. So much so that I would now opt for Mini LED instead of OLED. Be that a C1 or C2. Then again, the OLEDs are great TVs. I just think brighter panels and higher peak HDR is more important than deeper blacks. I also don't like how limited OLED TVs are regarding brightness. Compared to this TV, they are dim.
As for a TV under R20K. Check out Sony's Bravia 90J range. I think the 55" starts at R19,999. I own a X90H 65", Was R29,999 last year but I know the smaller ones are under R20. They are great TVs, Decent, local dimming, 4K120Hz, Android TV etc.
Oh and congrats on your buy! R24k for the 65" is a steal!
@@GLITCHEDZA I have been debating getting a Sony x90j for some time now but also looking at this U8H. What would you go for if you were to buy a new tv now?
@@onewheelersa8450 I actually have a Sony X90H and absolutely love it. But at the same time, I feel like Mini-LED is the future and has some incredible advantages over Full Array LED TVs (like the X90J). Especially the brightness. It is a tough one because Sony TVs are so good and they are calibrated perfectly. But this U8H will definitely produce double the brightness. It doesn't have as good dimming as the Bravia though so you'll get more bloom on dark content.
If you want a much brighter image and you enjoy HDR content and want that to look better, the U8H is the answer. But if you're worried about bloom and are brand-specific, Sony is the one. I personally would do the U8H because after seeing the brightness, I would love to see it everyday in games I play and stuff I watch. I just wish it had Android TV like the Bravia :(
@@GLITCHEDZA If this TV had Google TV I would have ordered it already. It's the one thing I am disappointed about. At the moment the U8H is on special and 3K cheaper then then the X90J so I am heavily considering going with the U8H. How bad is the blooming issue in everyday watching compared to the Sony?
QUESTION: why does the "stand" that you show in this video look so much different than what Best Buy and other stores show? The retail stores show two separate legs on the outside, while your video shows a stand in the middle.
So Hisense made the model look physically different in certain regions. While the tech mostly remains the same, the builds vary with different stands and operating systems. Like we get the VIDAA OS models here and in the US you get the Android models. Our dimming zones are also a few short compared to the US models.
@@GLITCHEDZA The TV in this review is a UH9, that's why !
@@dukdown What are you talking about hahaha. This is definitely the U8H.
@@GLITCHEDZA really?
Because I went a looked at a U9H today and it looks exactly like that.
The bottom bezel for example is like that because of the improved sound quality on the U9H.
Been researching this a lot and haven't seen any U8H Tv's that look like that, stand aside.
@@GLITCHEDZA do you think the dimming zone difference and overall picture quality is any worse than the US version ?
whats' the game on 6:50 ?
can't find anything like r.e.n the will of the west
It is Ori and The Will of the Wisp.Great game
the bloom is very noticable. thanks for tempering my expectations. still worried it might be too bright for my bedroom tho
In my experience, the blooming isn’t actually that bad when viewed with the naked eye. For example, even during credit rolls, there’s not really any noticeable blooming unless you’re viewing the screen from above or below the screen.
Blooming is always much more noticeable through a camera lens than if you view it in real life.
only with recording it on a camera
Get the Sony x7500h. It would work well in a bedroom.
I have the u8h google tv, its not that good in upscaling 1080p and under content
What's even the point of mini LED if it has just 160 dimming zones? I guess there's brightness, but I was expecting much more. Even the iPad Pro with a display that's a fraction of the size, has 2500 zones. So I can imagine blooming being an issue.
Blooming is definitely an issue on this model. I think Hisense wanted to make this an “entry point” for Mini-LED so the 160 dimming zones were implemented to cut costs.
Is it true you can't download apps from Google playstore and also in terms of picture quality for sports,movies and tv shows is this better than u7h,I don't play games I just need perfect picture quality, please respond
This TV is great for HDR content so if you're watching stuff without HDR it might be best to go with the U7H. It is cheaper and has better motion handling than this U8H. And no, you can't install apps from the Google Play store if your region gets the VIDAA model. However, some countries get the Android TV model. You must check what model you get. If it is Android, you can install apps. If VIDAA, you're limited to the apps on the TV store.
Dont know whatever your sponsored or not but can you answer this qiestion? For gaming/watching is this tv better or tcl x925?
Can't say really coz I haven't tested out the TCL X925. But by the look of things, it is an 8K TV with similar specs to this model except for the 4K and 8K differences. Hard to recommend an 8K TV today tbh. I don't think upscaling technology is where it is meant to be. I would rather stick to 4K for another few years.
Hisense changed the stand to alleviate the use of a sound bar. As you stated, it's the best sound you've heard in a TV. Every blogger is comparing the Samsung S95 and LG G1 G2 blah blah OLED's, in your opinion, is this tv better?
I really don't enjoy comparing this sort of thing to an OLED. It isn't an OLED so why are they comparing it to one. Hisense isn't trying to make it an OLED competitor either. Two different TVs with two very different tech. Have to compare Mini-LED with Mini-LED.
Great review but you didn't mention what its motion handling is like ?. I watch a lot of sports including MotoGP, Football and Rugby so did you test the motion handling at all ?.
Euro review of this tv says it pretty decent
Can this TV play games in dolby vision at 4k 120hz or dolby vision is limited to 60hz?
Dolby Vision gaming is limited to 60Hz on this TV.
Hi there, I bought the U8H at Makro and very happy with the TV, I can't figure out what Game Mode Plus is and how do I access it. Do you perhaps have any callibration settings to reccomend
The game mode is under Freesync on this TV. Make sure your HDMI is also set to Enhanced. Sorry, I forgot exactly where these settings are on the TV but HDMI signal I think is in Advanced. Game Mode is in picture settings when playing games.
As for the calibrations, I can't remember exactly what I used but I disabled all motion settings, noise settings, enabled a "warmer colour profile, I know this TV was very blue even on Warm 1. I think I used Warm 2. The colours, like white should be slightly warm to appear more natural.
@@GLITCHEDZA Thanks for the feedback, I have switched to Warm 2 and it looks better now and disabled the settings that you mentioned.
55" needs to come down in price soon, I reckon. Can get a 55 " LG C1 for the same price which, all else being held constant, is a better TV even if it's older.
Edit/corollary : This statement is with respect to the South African market, where the 55" is currently at R21 000. Fortunately, Hisense TV prices actually drop over time, unlike the OLEDs where a 65" C9 at Makro is still friggin R40k, barely cheaper than the C1.
At Bestbuy, you can currently get the 55 inch Hisense U8H for $699.99, while C1 is $1199.99
@@mianlo2624 I don't think Best Buy deliver to South Africa, though. or do they?
@@kevinobonyo6230
Oh, at least in the United States the pricing is different.
What panel type is this version? AU and US versions seem to be IPS . They still look great though.
US and canadian versions come with a VA Panel. EU and this version come with an IPS Panel. I would love to get an US version here in germany. Because it has much less blooming, better blacklevels and much more Dimmingzones. You can tell the different versions by their stands. Center stand is IPS and two seperate stands on the sides is the better imagequality VA version
To big! 40” is perfect size!
Is there a light behind?
Which better this tv or tcl c835
I am curious about this as well. Like which one does the mini led better overall?
Which retailer is selling this model is 75inch in South Africa
There are a few. Hirsch's usually stock them all. But this model only recently released so might be hard to find in some stores while they get stock to them all.
How do I get the game info to display ie frame rate?
On my US U8H all I have to do is on the remote where the navigation (up, down, left, right and Ok in the middle) white circle is I just press UP and that shows me the information for that HDMI input.
Too bad we’re not going to this model in USA. There’s a slight difference between yours and the one I saw at Best Buy. The stand is different and there’s no speaker grill on the front of the tv
It's alright for me. The speaker grill is not a big deal along with the stand.
@@kojimasan444 yep I understand. But those things would make your TV set look premium
I just hope that the panels and picture quality is the same!
I guess that's definitely not hisense u8h
Would you rather have a 55 inch SONY OLED A80CJ at Costco for $899 or this Hisense 8H for $699 at Best Buy?
I am honestly so impressed with the brightness of this TV that OLED is a tough sell for me now. Especially given how great games look on it. I know there are compromises to VRR and local dimming but I have had a Sony X90H for two years and you get used to the limitations. You need to really want an OLED in this case. I would say U8H in my case only because it fits my preferences more.
@@GLITCHEDZA is the picture quality better than the Sony x90H?
@@Hi-pt2nq It really depends. The overall image quality is on par with the Bravia. However, the U8H has much more bloom caused by the mini LEDs. But it is also double the brightness compared to the Sony.
Did you get a compatible sound bar mounted to the bottom of the screen? of does that felt soundbar come with the TV?
Ah, just seeing this is sourced from S.Africa. Too bad, the soundbar improves the look of the panel, doesn't look to be available in the US.
@@brendangrant1820 The felt on the front isn't a soundbar though so don't worry about losing out on speakers. All the models have the same front speakers but they point from below the speaker. We just have that fabric in the front to give it a different look. It isn't speaker mesh.
Would this be significantly better in all areas than my current Sony X930E?
Technically but you wouldn’t get that Sony processing. The better option would be an 85 x95K if you could ever afford it.
@@oppa1319 But the Sony sdr processing gives smoothed over facial textures. Don’t like it.
9:03 The TV includes WHAT? Wtf is Vida 6?
So in my country our Hisense TVs come with VIDAA which is Hisense's operating system. Most places use Google TV.
Uff, no local dimming with VRR. Deal breaker for me.
local dimming works with VRR, just not with freesync ua-cam.com/video/4H0tt3pvbQY/v-deo.html
Damn how much you expect from a 1k tv
Lol
DON'T BUY THEIR TV IT IS A CRAP. THEY SELL YOU ANDROID TV BUT YOU CAN'T DOWNLOAD APPS FROM GOOGLE PLAY !!!!!!!
4:02 hungarian parlament and a chain bridge :D
Oh awesome! haha I just found some cool-looking videos online. It is a beautiful place
Hi, is there much difference between U6H and this one, beyond the 120Hz?
Yes a very big difference. This TV uses Mini LED tech which is new. So the panel is incredibly bright and has much darker blacks. Tough to compare the U6H to this U8H coz they are so different. The U8H is of course, a lot better in so many ways thanks to the Mini-LED.
@@GLITCHEDZA Thanks 👍
Srt. Suport?
Is this the same tv as the US version? In the UK they claim 1300 nits but in the US 1500 nits which suggests we are not getting the US version in Europe/Rest of the World.
Well the "claim" of nits isn't really something that you can say "the TV is different in each country". As far as I am aware, even the US versions are reading the same 100% peak brightness nits as my model too. So it seems that the brightness is the same across the board. Multiple reviews I have seen test just under 1000 nits on 100% window. If the US model was "better" in brightness, it would be over 1000.
@@GLITCHEDZA So you reckon we are getting the same TV for the first time? Just a totally different looking TV compared to the US model.
@@flaw3dgenius222 I really do think so. So Hisense got into a lot of trouble last year for shipping TVs in different regions with very different specs while calling them the same model. This year they had to streamline the range. From what I have seen, the U8H from US reviewers performs the same. Even the amount of blooming on areas is the same on my model I tested. Perhaps there are a few minor differences in performance and drastic differences in the design but they are very much the same technically.
@@GLITCHEDZA 2-3 times as many dimming zones is hardly minor. Ips vs VA panels are completely different although there are pros and cons to both. So at this point I don't think we can assume that the rest of the TV is the same. As far as I'm concerned we might be getting a nerfed TV in every aspect. And we won't know until somebody tests it in detail
@@GLITCHEDZA What a liar.
My disney plus, hulu, peacock, pluto tv not working on this tv
You can try to see if there's an update for the app, or try resetting the TV to factory settings.
@@mianlo2624 yep did that, same thing
@@jnvitug
Hmm...
Because Netflix wasn't working for me awhile ago on my H9F. And to fix the issue I reset the TV. You can try contacting Hisense or post your issue on Reddit. Because maybe someone who has the same issue was able to fix the issue. As a last resort you can return it.
we have this same tv in australia, but for some absurd reason, the mounting base is completely different. Instead of a central mounting base it has two prongs on each corner, meaning you need a far wider entertainment unit to be able to mount it. Im wanting to get the 65 inch model of this tv, and that wouldnt be a problem if the base was like this, but because it isnt in aus, id also have to buy a new entertainment unit. And this is the same for ALL hisense tvs sold in aus.
Haha! It is so strange they decided to go with different stands in different regions. I personally preferred the two legs as you could put them in different spots to suit the TV stand. However, I am currently reviewing one of their soundbars and it is huge. It doesn't fit in between the legs so it would be better to have a single stand. I guess there will be people to both hate and love the two different stands.
@@GLITCHEDZA You wanna switch I want that stand soo bad om going crazy to find and buy it.
@@TheBeardedTechGuy305 Hahaha! So many people want this stand instead of the one that comes with the Android version. I actually prefer the two-leg version myself.
This tv and it's equivalent model in Australia is the u9hau, the u8h is different again....and correct me if wrong someone, this u8h is different from the Euro version in that it has less dimming zones!!! I believe the euro u8h is the panel and body as the Aust u9hau and this SA tv is the Aust u8hau panel but with the u9hau body and speakers....confused anyone! Please correct me if I am wrong though. Correction this is the same as the euro model and the Aust u9hau they all have 160 dimming zones
@@nelsonmendes7551 I also live in Australia so the U9H is the way to go? What are the differences between the U8H and the U9H in Australia?
Filmmaker mode should be pre Calibrated for best natural colors, right?
Not in chinna
It makes things quite brown so I tweaked it myself. But you can always change things around. Some people prefer that cold image whereas some prefer the warm.
@@GLITCHEDZA On my U7G, Filmaker mode is too cold and dim. I use a modified Theater day and Theater Night depending on room brightness.
This is U8HQ not U8H.
so you recomend?
Definitely. This is amazing value for money and has incredible image quality.
Do you think they will ever fix the free sync with local dimming thing? Some people are telling me its fixed and others tell me it will be later in an update.
I don't think it will ever be fixed. This is a technical limitation that has to do with the panel on the TV itself. All LED panels have this issue. The tech doesn't allow the LEDs to handle dimming while managing the refresh rate at the same time. Well, as far as I know it is not possible with the tech at this time. Even Sony's Mini-LED and LED range disables local dimming when turning on VRR.
@@GLITCHEDZA well dam. Screw free sync then. I guess I'll just turn it off unless a game is tearing bad. I plan on getting a 4090 and using this tv to game on.
@@GLITCHEDZA Sony recently put out an update that fixes the local dimming disabling with vrr turned on. So that’s fixed now on their TV’s.
On this U8H are you saying that local dimming gets disabled when using freesync only or it gets disabled with both vrr and freesync when they’re turned on?
I’ve seen others on Reddit say that vrr and local dimming works on their TV’s.
@@stoksyXL So it definitely was disabled on my model when I turned on VRR. However, originally the setting was still enabled when VRR was on and I could toggle stuff but the dimming never actually changed. Hisense then sent me a firmware which I think hasn't been released to the public yet. This firmware blanked out the local dimming setting with VRR. I think they don't want people to think VRR works with local dimming by leaving the settings open. The new firmware locks the setting to make it clear that it doesn't work when VRR is on.
Also, the local dimming turns off for both VRR and FreeSync. In fact, the FreeSync setting is the VRR one. Works for VRR on PS5 and FreeSync on Xbox.
What I think is happening on Reddit is that users think VRR and local dimming is working but the TV isn't actually changing anything. The new update will turn the setting off instead to clear confusion.
@@GLITCHEDZA my u8hau latest firmware shows local dimming and freesync as available in game mode but local dimming is in fact turned off . selecting any of the dimming levels does nothing
what gun are you using in Destiny 2?
It is the Delicate Tomb. The seasonal exotic from this current season.
People were doubting the figure of 160 zones but you can pretty clearly count the zones in the blooming test, it's actually just 160 zones, a little disappointing for something advertised as Mini LED.
completely wrong as usual
This isn't the U.S. version, if that's what you're referencing, as it does have much more dimming zones.
The TV stand on this doesn't look like a U8H though ?
edit: I believe the TV in this video is a U9H !
Hisense uses different designs for their TVs in different regions. India. SA and parts of Europe get this U8H model with VIDAA OS and this stand. The US get the version with Android TV and the other stand. But it is the same TV on spec.
It's ADS or VA panel?
How on earth do i change settings in HDR content?
Should be in the picture settings. But the TV does lock you into some settings if you choose the IMAX or Dolby Vision IQ modes. Even Game Mode locks you out of some settings.
@@GLITCHEDZA aah thanks. On another topic have you noticed any flickering on HD Enhanced mode? I am getting it consistently on God Of war Ragnarok especially after pausing the game.
@@zeemeister1 I had a few issues but I changed my HDMI cable and it seemed to be fine. I also found that in general, when TVs do this I unplug both ends and plug them back in. It is a widespread issue that I find across brands for some reason.
Too bad the 75-inch U8H is IPS. 😪