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Great Bang for the Buck
By John Wesley Hester on Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2025
This TV arrived quickly via UPS in good condition. It’s boxer in the rear for the sound system speakers and looks the same in the front with the Hisense logo centered at the bottom this time around. The inputs are recessed from the outer edge, making it difficult to get to them after wall mounting. However, none are facing back this time around. All are facing toward the outer edge. Out of the box, there was the typical Google TV setup followed by one system update (P0205 to P0415) and 2 remote updates. There are only 3 HDMI inputs this time around, but they are ALL 4K/165Hz though. It seems to be running Android 14 (from 12) with a much later build and security patch level. Google TV seems to be about the same or slightly snapper than the U8N. Storage still 20GB (minus system use, formatting, etc.) Within all the TV menus, there are additional settings added, some moved and others re-arranged compared to the U8N. One I like is a speed test within the Network & Internet settings for example. There is a Quick Tab Tools option on the bottom menu that I think is new, etc. With this TV, I’m just connecting gaming consoles via HDMI (Xbox, PlayStation & Switch 2 one day) and an HDTV antenna for one local channel for storm updates. I’m NOT using WIFI, eARC, PC connection, Fire TV Cube, Apple TV, etc. I hope to try the USB-C input on the side at some point as a display input. First impressions of image quality: little to no vignetting in the corners (way less than the U8N); less Blooming thanks to the additional zones and tech; SDR and all HDR looked great to me with little to no setting changes. Gradients look fine for an 8-Bit FRC display. Motion smoothing is great, but I still personally prefer it off. Motion overall seems on par with the U8N: again, with no setting changes. As such, I must note that there are more image settings (especially Intelligent and AI) than the U8N. Console gaming wise, everything is great in every mode (all Xbox and PlayStation resolutions, refresh rates, etc. are fully supported). I still really like the Game Bar just like U8N. This time around there are themes that can be set to automatically change for PC, Xbox, PlayStation and Switch. The 4.1.2 sound is OK. I don’t use soundbars, but I think anyone who does will continue to do so with the TV – or use a surround sound system. I’m still experimenting with the sound settings. I do use the room acoustics setting like on the U8N by using the remote’s mic. More sound options than the U8N and certainly a different sound right out of the box.
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Stunning picture quality, but poor interface and audio quality
By Stephen on Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2025
I had a Samsung QLED UHD TV but the picture was too dark during the daytime so I got this TV because of its feature of being bright during the day and having an anti-glare screen. It's the same price point and size as my Samsung TV (65inch). All-in-all the image quality blows the Samsung out of the water. The anti glare screen is great and the image is colorful without being oversaturated or washed out. In terms of sound though...it's a huge disappointment. The built in speakers sound like a tin can no matter how much I tinker with the settings. I got them to finally sound decent, but still they are not good. I mostly use the built in speakers for when my daughter watches her kid shows, but I use surround sound speakers for movies and my shows. For some reason though the audio on the Hisense is muddled. Specifically on HBO Max and Apple TV the voices sound so distant, even with all the voice enhancing features enabled. Yet last night I tried out the same shows + the same speakers on my Samsung TV and the voices sound clear as day without the need to enable anything else. I came to realize that the apps on the Hisense Google TV simply are not that great in general, some not even being able to open, to constant crashing, to the audio being muddled and 'bad' for lack of a better term. I've had to resort to using my Roku to watch anything on the Hisense TV since the built in Hisense TV apps are complete trash. I'm not a fan of its Google integration and hope they can get the apps to be configured better. Fandango At Home rarely opens, when it does it crashes after about an hour or less. HBO sounds terrible. Apple TV also sounds terrible... So if you're getting this TV just for the image quality then you'll be happy. But the big question is: Will the inability for apps to run properly on this TV smoothly annoy me sooner rather than later? Will I just end up buying a different TV that doesn't have Google integrated in it? Maybe. But we'll see if I can get by with the Roku replacing the Google interface.
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