Hisense Q8600 Thread

Mawirepower said:
The 120hz on the Q8600 is not a gimmick. You can play games at 1440p@120hz which is way better than 2160p@60Hz.

Peak brightness for HDR on LED LCD is one part that beats OLED, so if you can get a TV that shines (pun intended) in that department, go for it

Rating a hand picked and calibrated store display TV is ill adviced. Better to find online user reviews. LED LCD will always suffer from DSE.

Also, TVs hardly get more than one year support on software. So that should be the least consideration between TVs that have one year age difference.
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Have you ever played a game at 120hz on the q8600 or sent any 120hz signal to it? If so please upload a picture as from my experience, I was never able to send any 120hz signal to it.

High peak brightness not does not mean better HDR. Q8600 vs Oled in HDR side by side, its no contest. But an Oled vs a Q90R/Q80R/Q90T thats a different story. Contrast and local dimming control (for backlight TV's) is a hugh factor. The room you watch tv in plays the biggest role to this. If you watch movies at midday with you windows open then a bright TV is the way to go.

Lol the Hisense tv's at Hirsch are not hand picked nor are they calibrated. All TV's have DSE but it has to be within an acceptable range for the consumer. The DSE on the Q8600 is very bad which is not acceptable IMO. Just open the Youtube app and see the loading/splash screen.

I dont know which TV you have that only has 1 year support but LG and Samsung support their TV's for 2 years. Hisense may be different but I really doubt it. Its also about hardware/panel improvements that make the newer models more attractive.
 
FoxFire675 said:
Saw the U7QF at Hirsch. I'd rank it higher than the Q8600 for picture quality. The 7Q I saw had very good screen uniformity, almost unnoticeable vignetting which isnt the case with the the majority of the Q8600's. Black levels were good as well on the 7Q all be it the area the tv was in was modernity lit. Yes the q8600 can get to a 1000nits but peak brighness isnt everything. Also what use is 120hz panel on the q8600 if you cant send any 120hz signal to it? Only major advantage of the q8600 is price, but even then, I would say to those than can spend an extra R2k-R3k go for the Q7 as its going to be supported longer in terms of updates and the overall picture quality and speed of the UI is great. (prices will fall a bit in the coming months as well)
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Have already ordered the Q8600 from Takealot. If I notice anything I can't live with its going right back in and I'll wait for the U7QW in a 65" to become available.
 
I returned my Q8600 because I couldn’t deal with the amount of vignetting around the edges. This tv, for all it’s promise and high specs, has poor screen uniformity. Even the Q8600 store demo models have noticeable dirty screen effect and I have seen a few in stores. However, Makro is selling the 55U7QF and the demo model I saw on display looks far superior in terms of screen uniformity. Even if the 65 inch is priced at 20k it’s bound to go on special and, for me anyway, it’s worth the wait. It might be a feature of the new models that the screen uniformity has been jacked up, because even the U7WF on display at Makro had less vignetting. The new models wont be perfect, but will probably be better. In my opinion.
 
Tector said:
How long ago did you get the rear speakers for that price? Can't seem to get it in SA. Import like R4k. Really want this to complete my home theatre setup
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Bought in July at Digital Experience. Send them a Facebook message for a reminder when back in stock.
 
I see people are comparing the Q8600 with the U7QF for uniformity. I would compare the B8000 to the U7QF. The B8000 had a near perfect screen, with no DSE but doesn't match the Q8600 for watching HDR movies. I bet the U8QF will have bad uniformity too since Hisense is pushing for the best HDR experience with low quality VA Panels.
 
Mawirepower said:
I see people are comparing the Q8600 with the U7QF for uniformity. I would compare the B8000 to the U7QF. The B8000 had a near perfect screen, with no DSE but doesn't match the Q8600 for watching HDR movies. I bet the U8QF will have bad uniformity too since Hisense is pushing for the best HDR experience with low quality VA Panels.
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If 30k Is the price for a 65U8QF 8bit+ panel with poor uniformity and DSE, Hisense can keep their low quality panel (and the horrible Vida OS and dodgy remote) and I will use my hard earned money to buy a 55 inch LG OLED for my HDR viewing experience. OLED is also not perfect tech, but I’ll take my chances with that. Plus it comes with WebOS and a magic remote, which I quite like. The new Hisense pricing is no longer a differentiator in my opinion.
 
Ryno' said:
If 30k Is the price for a 65U8QF 8bit+ panel with poor uniformity and DSE, Hisense can keep their low quality panel (and the horrible Vida OS and dodgy remote) and I will use my hard earned money to buy a 55 inch LG OLED for my HDR viewing experience. OLED is also not perfect tech, but I’ll take my chances with that. Plus it comes with WebOS and a magic remote, which I quite like. The new Hisense pricing is no longer a differentiator in my opinion.
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True, 2020 Hisense lineup is 100% overpriced. 65U8 should be R16k and the 65U7 at R13k like the UK pricing.
 
My 65Q8600 arrived today and I hooked it up only to to realize that my amp is not 4K compatible. Guess I'll be hooking everything up to the TV directly and running one cable back to the amp for audio.

The only HDR I had a chance to test was via my PS4. I noticed that when switching to HDR there is a definite yellow tinge to everything? Not sure if this is the console or the TV...
 
Iwojima said:
My 65Q8600 arrived today and I hooked it up only to to realize that my amp is not 4K compatible. Guess I'll be hooking everything up to the TV directly and running one cable back to the amp for audio.

The only HDR I had a chance to test was via my PS4. I noticed that when switching to HDR there is a definite yellow tinge to everything? Not sure if this is the console or the TV...
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Had the exact issue with my amp. Amp is now connected to the ARC HDMI socket.

When HDR is activated, it has its own picture settings "profile". So if you've made some adjustments while watching SDR content, those settings need to be changed again. You only need to do this once though...
 
Hey there everyone :)

I'm considering purchasing the 55" Q8600, but I'm having trouble finding in-depth reviews for it. I've seen online that a few people believe it is the same as the H9F model in the US, but I've been unable to find any confirmation of this online from professional reviewers or Hisense. As much as I want to believe that, I don't want to get the TV and find out the quality is not up to par.

(Sidenote: I'm not interested in the U8QF due to its price and issues right now)

There are a few specific things that make me wary: Firstly, according to RTINGs the H9F has a native contrast ratio of 6000:1 while the Q8600 is listed by Hisense as having a contrast ratio of 5000:1. Second, it seems companies go out of there way to advertise full-array local dimming and the number of zones, but the Q8600 specs just say "local dimming" with no mention of the terms full-array or the number of zones. This leads me to believe the Q8600 has far fewer zones than the H9F or worse, it is edge-lit. Thirdly, the H9F spec sheet mentions a motion rate of 480, but the Q8600 neglects to mention that, a potential indicator that it is different, as is the case with the H9G vs U8QF.

So on to my questions. I know these are strict requirements, but I really need to be sure about the TV's specs, so I'd really appreciate answers with sources or from users who have tested their Q8600s. *No opinions, please.*

Q1: Can anyone provide a source stating that the Q8600 is equivalent to the H9F, either from Hisense or from a reviewer that has done in-depth testing of the specs of the H9F and Q8600 and found them to be the same?

Answer 1: They aren't the same, but they are similar. This is a comment from Hisense SA on a Facebook post they made last year "...yes, our Q8600 ULED TV is similar to the H9F TV - The Hisense Team"
Source: a Facebook post from Hisense South Africa "Our new Q8600 & B8000 ULED TVs are designed to give you an amazing viewing experience. With 4K picture quality, you will feel as if you are part of the scene with crystal clear visuals"

Q2: Is the Q8600 edge-lit (vertical/horizontal zone strips) or full-array local dimming tech (zones are rectangles)
Q2b: If full-array, how many zones's have you counted?

Answer 2 and 2b: The Q8600 has full-array local dimming with 132 zones. Found this on a Black Friday post from last year on MyBroadband called "The best Black Friday 2019 Deals from Hisense" which is presented by Hisense and states: "... Local dimming technology the screen into 132* different zones ... Based on the Q8600 model. The quantity of local dimming zones may vary depending on the TV series."

Q3: Can anyone provide there own measure of the Q8600's Native contrast? Contrast-with-local-dimming would also be great.

Please, any answers with sources or from users who have done there own testing will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks a bunch!
 
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dhirennaidoo said:
When HDR is activated, it has its own picture settings "profile". So if you've made some adjustments while watching SDR content, those settings need to be changed again. You only need to do this once though...
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Thanks for that. That was the key. For some reason the HDR colour temp (not HDR Picture mode) in HDR mode was set to "Warm". Changing it to standard looked much better.

In fact the standard settings for gaming at least are a joke. Spend some time tweaking it.
 
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Another issue on the q8600 with my onkyo amp

Arc only works in HDMI 1, tried using 2 but no sound was sent through. I also upgraded all my cables to HDMI 2.0
 
alqassam said:
Another issue on the q8600 with my onkyo amp

Arc only works in HDMI 1, tried using 2 but no sound was sent through. I also upgraded all my cables to HDMI 2.0
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Only a single HDMI port supports the ARC function which is HDMI port 1. (All the other HDMI ports do not have the ARC label by them except for port 1)
 
Trying to wall mount mine using my existing panel mount. The manual calls for a spacer (not included apparently) between the TV's rear cover and the wall mount bracket. I would assume this is to make the rear cover flush with the bracket as the screw holes are recessed.

Anyone done this yet? Found a spacer that works?
 
Iwojima said:
Trying to wall mount mine using my existing panel mount. The manual calls for a spacer (not included apparently) between the TV's rear cover and the wall mount bracket. I would assume this is to make the rear cover flush with the bracket as the screw holes are recessed.

Anyone done this yet? Found a spacer that works?
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Can use correctly sized nuts as spacers
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Hi, got my Q8600 a few days ago, but having a hell of a time getting it to send Dolby Atmos to my soundbar through the ARC port. Does it have eArc? Is anyone else getting atmos sent to their devices? (Atmos is working on the tv speakers, and its showing the atmos logo, just not sending it to my soundbar)

Did confirm soundbar atmos is working with another device, just not with tv. On firmware J1114
 
Quintin1988 said:
Hi, got my Q8600 a few days ago, but having a hell of a time getting it to send Dolby Atmos to my soundbar through the ARC port. Does it have eArc? Is anyone else getting atmos sent to their devices? (Atmos is working on the tv speakers, and its showing the atmos logo, just not sending it to my soundbar)

Did confirm soundbar atmos is working with another device, just not with tv. On firmware J1114
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So I tested the Atmos trailer playing through the TV media player and it was working fine.

How do you know it's no working .
 
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