Hisense Smart TV's and Netflix

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Anyone here got a Hisense smart tv?

I've looked at a few and their picture quality is pretty good compared with the likes of LG and Samsung. I see they run Android. Has anyone got one of these and managed to install the Netflix app?
 
blunt said:
Anyone here got a Hisense smart tv?

I've looked at a few and their picture quality is pretty good compared with the likes of LG and Samsung. I see they run Android. Has anyone got one of these and managed to install the Netflix app?
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Yes.
Yes.
Yes.

Basically you just download the apk, put it on the TV via your preferred method and install.
 
Debeer165 said:
Yes.
Yes.
Yes.

Basically you just download the apk, put it on the TV via your preferred method and install.
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Cool, thanks. It work well? I'm looking at the 55-65" sizes, is the interface smooth and relatively-lag-free?
 
blunt said:
Cool, thanks. It work well? I'm looking at the 55-65" sizes, is the interface smooth and relatively-lag-free?
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Yeah, works quite well most of the time. I have the 55K390PAD myself, which is the 55 inch 3d smart model.

Interface is good, skinned android and all. Just wish it was more customizable to be honest. Runs smoothly most of the time, though I have had 1 freeze that required me to turn it off at the plug to get a response, which was likely due to streaming 720p 60hz YouTube on it for 3 hours beforehand.

Another small issue is the internet speed. I have a 4mbps line and the router is literally 10 meters away, yet sometimes it really struggles with download speed so I'm stuck on low quality streaming at times for unknown reasons. At those same times the pc can easily handle streaming at 720p so the issue is with the TV itself rather than the line.

Oh yes. The media player has some small issues with certain files, it plays everything I've tried, but 1080p video with a high bitrate can cause some defects in the video. I'm guessing due to the processor not being the strongest in the world.

Edit : Oh yes, and boot time is not the fastest either, but unless you have to turn on to catch a match like, RIGHT NOW, it's not too big an issue.
 
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Looking at buying the 60K390PA. Cant find anything on how well it records live tv and what format it uses.
 
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Likely a larger model of the one I have?

If you have any questions, feel free to ask
 
Hi. Sorry. Had to edit previous post. Wanted to know about recording (PVR capability). Thanx
 
PostmanPot said:
Where have you been looking? How bright was it?
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They have them in hifi corp's - I looked at the one in cape gate but I'm sure they all have. Brightness seemed good, they were all in a dark room and comparing to the LG's/Samsungs it was pretty decent - perhaps not as crisp but still good, I didn't see any UHD ones though only full HD in the Hisense.
 
blunt said:
They have them in hifi corp's - I looked at the one in cape gate but I'm sure they all have. Brightness seemed good, they were all in a dark room and comparing to the LG's/Samsungs it was pretty decent - perhaps not as crisp but still good, I didn't see any UHD ones though only full HD in the Hisense.
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Dark room, good. But they were still all probably on high brightness/contrast settings which makes them all seem more on par. You didn't perhaps put them all on Movie/Cinema mode settings? That's what you want in order to test picture quality, contrast, depth, black levels, etc.

Another main reason for me not advocating Hisense and other cheap sets, is because there is no info about them online. No calibrated settings, etc.

They're cheap for a reason. This is something that's going to be with you for 3 - 5 years I'd imagine. Rather spend the 15% more on a branded set. Also, consider waiting for Panasonic to land, if you want really build quality. Not this Korean crap.
 
PostmanPot said:
Dark room, good. But they were still all probably on high brightness/contrast settings which makes them all seem more on par. You didn't perhaps put them all on Movie/Cinema mode settings? That's what you want in order to test picture quality, contrast, depth, black levels, etc.

Another main reason for me not advocating Hisense and other cheap sets, is because there is no info about them online. No calibrated settings, etc.

They're cheap for a reason. This is something that's going to be with you for 3 - 5 years I'd imagine. Rather spend the 15% more on a branded set. Also, consider waiting for Panasonic to land, if you want really build quality. Not this Korean crap.
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Yes I'm hesitant with Hisense, though I still have a "HD ready" 32" that I bought about 8+ years ago that works just fine -but that one isn't a "smart" tv so doesn't have much to it.

I have a 47" LG that has really good picture quality and there's a 4K LG 55" at dion wired for around 20k which is very good; but from what I've read you can't change country on the LG tv's and use Netflix which is a major downer. I've always favoured LG's quality over Samsung but the Samsung smart hub tv's look pretty good and the picture quality is excellent so Samsung is kind've winning the race here due to it being able to use Netflix in SA without a streamer attached.
 
I've heard that the LED panels in these tv's are made by Samsung, is this true?
 
blunt said:
Yes I'm hesitant with Hisense, though I still have a "HD ready" 32" that I bought about 8+ years ago that works just fine -but that one isn't a "smart" tv so doesn't have much to it.

I have a 47" LG that has really good picture quality and there's a 4K LG 55" at dion wired for around 20k which is very good; but from what I've read you can't change country on the LG tv's and use Netflix which is a major downer. I've always favoured LG's quality over Samsung but the Samsung smart hub tv's look pretty good and the picture quality is excellent so Samsung is kind've winning the race here due to it being able to use Netflix in SA without a streamer attached.
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In the TV discussion thread, people who bought Hisenses returned them for slightly more expensive LGs. There is no doubt a branded set will give you better PQ.
 
Kano said:
I've heard that the LED panels in these tv's are made by Samsung, is this true?
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There is no such thing as an LED panel/TV, but no, that is not true. They do make a lot of LCD panels though, which would be used by cheap brands. Panel's only the half of it though, there's also design, backlighting (esp. uniformity), processor/engine, etc. which all play a huge role in PQ.

Uneducated salesmen and people defending their purchases of cheap TVs will often say "But it uses a Samsung panel." It means nothing.
 
Earther said:
Hi. Sorry. Had to edit previous post. Wanted to know about recording (PVR capability). Thanx
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Just be careful with the PVR function as the one I had Hisense 55K390PAD, it would only record from live TV and using a HD DSTV decoder wasn't seen as live TV - I could have missed something but that was how it acted for me.
 
PostmanPot said:
In the TV discussion thread, people who bought Hisenses returned them for slightly more expensive LGs. There is no doubt a branded set will give you better PQ.
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Hmm ok thanks for the info. I'll probably go the LG/Samsung route then.
 
blunt said:
Yes I'm hesitant with Hisense, though I still have a "HD ready" 32" that I bought about 8+ years ago that works just fine -but that one isn't a "smart" tv so doesn't have much to it.

I have a 47" LG that has really good picture quality and there's a 4K LG 55" at dion wired for around 20k which is very good; but from what I've read you can't change country on the LG tv's and use Netflix which is a major downer. I've always favoured LG's quality over Samsung but the Samsung smart hub tv's look pretty good and the picture quality is excellent so Samsung is kind've winning the race here due to it being able to use Netflix in SA without a streamer attached.
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Changing the region setting to get Netflix ect should never be your deciding factor as those apps are nowhere near as fluid and good to use as a dedicated Roku or similar streaming box. Rather go for the TV you most like and spend an extra R1k to get a dedicated streamer - you wont be sorry in the long run!
 
weelzSA said:
Changing the region setting to get Netflix ect should never be your deciding factor as those apps are nowhere near as fluid and good to use as a dedicated Roku or similar streaming box. Rather go for the TV you most like and spend an extra R1k to get a dedicated streamer - you wont be sorry in the long run!
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Fair point, but I think Samsung should be a safe bet.
 
weelzSA said:
Just be careful with the PVR function as the one I had Hisense 55K390PAD, it would only record from live TV and using a HD DSTV decoder wasn't seen as live TV - I could have missed something but that was how it acted for me.
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Was this with a normal non pvr hd decoder (the new ones) or with something like the explora
 
Earther said:
Was this with a normal non pvr hd decoder (the new ones) or with something like the explora
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The new Non PVR HD Decoder: DSTV HD Decoder

They see live tv as an "aerial" connection I presume rather than a HDMI connection. I could be wrong but when I tested it on the one I had, I couldnt get it to work but then again only messed around with it for 30 odd minutes.
 
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