[Personal Experiences] Hisense TV's

Shoo so on the 65" U7QF if you set the HDR to dynamic it chews electricity jumps to like over 250W, fiddle a bit and I can get my decoder (on standby), router, TV, Xbox and sound system to use about 350w.
 
Sigh. My 55" U7A with the Hisense software recently decided it would not play DSTV Now channels or Netflix. Menu and thumbnails on both are fine. Youtube on the TV is fine for everything. It's connected by cable to the router. No amount of resetting helps. I have a Chromecast, so can still watch these, but TV was convenient and seemed to keep DSTV at a higher resolution (separate moan - DSTV sports channels on streaming are horrible).

Any suggestions please?
 
Cirdan said:
Sigh. My 55" U7A with the Hisense software recently decided it would not play DSTV Now channels or Netflix. Menu and thumbnails on both are fine. Youtube on the TV is fine for everything. It's connected by cable to the router. No amount of resetting helps. I have a Chromecast, so can still watch these, but TV was convenient and seemed to keep DSTV at a higher resolution (separate moan - DSTV sports channels on streaming are horrible).

Any suggestions please?
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I have an LG OLED, with much more better software than HiSense. I continue to use it while I save some bucks (actually awaiting for black Friday or an ebucks 40% deal) to buy an Apple TV4k (replaces the existing APPLE TV HD I have)

My tip: get a good dedicated streaming box - don't depend on the inbuilt software

LG TVs have so much adware (I did not accept most of their T&Cs) that as soon as I can watch Netflix, etc in 4k via my appleTV, the LG.TV will not be connected to WiFi unless I choose do an update to TV firmwares.

Edit to say: not an Apple Schill but I have had and have different streaming devices from Amazon firesticks to some other android boxes over the past 4 years - and nothing, years later, still seems to work flawlessly like the Apple TV did from day 1.

Even on Apple, I have Plex and previously had Kodi on it (MrMC app which I paid for) running on my devices.

It just works (and I use the TV remote to control it)
 
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LinuxMan said:
I would rather take the 4 year warranty with Hisense.
Compared to 2yrs with LG and Samsung.
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I bought a brand new 65" 7200F (I've actually had 3 in the process, all with the same issue). I logged a support call because of really bad dirty screen effects on the panel (see pic I posted earlier in this thread). Hisense insisted that I send the unit in for repairs.

A week later, 2 gents arrive in a Ford Figo. I offer to help them pack the TV back into it's box to allow for more careful transport. Off course the box wouldn't fit, so they started wrapping in it a single sheet of bubble wrap, intending to make it stand like that on the back seat. As the TV was less than 2 weeks old, I told them I cannot allow them to transport my property like that, after which they left.

Calling Hisense the next day, I'm told that I chased their repair people away so they cannot help me. I explained how they were planning to transport the TV and why I refused to accept that. I was told that unless I bring the TV to their warranty centre myself, I can return the TV for a refund, which I did.

Bought a Sammy Q60 and, although I miss the Android on the Hisense, I won't miss the way Hisense intents to treat one's property when a claim arises.
 
It’s unlikely that the US model, the U8G, will launch here because Hisense is launching the U8GQ in Europe and SA usually gets the European model not the US model.

According to Vincent Teoh, the U8GQ is not so good:


Note: he starts the video in Mandarin but switches to English for the review
 
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Ryno' said:
It’s unlikely that the US model, the U8G, will launch here because Hisense is launching the U8QG in Europe and SA usually gets the European model not the US model.

According to Vincent Teoh, the U8QG is not so good:


Note: he starts the video in Mandarin but switches to English for the review
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Very disappointed after watching the review. That dark scene performance is terrible. Seems like Hisense is pulling a Samsung move.
 
Ryno' said:
It’s unlikely that the US model, the U8G, will launch here because Hisense is launching the U8QG in Europe and SA usually gets the European model not the US model.

According to Vincent Teoh, the U8QG is not so good:


Note: he starts the video in Mandarin but switches to English for the review
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That's disappointing, as the U8G has gotten brilliant reviews
 
Ok, so the old age question arise again. What TV is the best TV in my budget, that also fulfil my needs?

TV will only be used for Dstv, Netflix, YouTube, Crunchyroll and Twitch. No games will be played so no HDMI 2.1 needed. So effectively looking for the best bang for buck display.

Budget R10K, and these are the options:

Hisense 55U7WF​

Hisense 55A7200​

LG 55NANO79​

Sony KD-55X7500H (far stretch)​

Samsung 55TU7000​


Any other options will be considered as well. This will be the 3th try in my TV hunt in 3 weeks xD. I've already tried the Hisense 55A7000F and Skyworth 55SUC9300.
 
DeanSteinhobel said:
Ok, so the old age question arise again. What TV is the best TV in my budget, that also fulfil my needs?

TV will only be used for Dstv, Netflix, YouTube, Crunchyroll and Twitch. No games will be played so no HDMI 2.1 needed. So effectively looking for the best bang for buck display.

Budget R10K, and these are the options:

Hisense 55U7WF​

Hisense 55A7200​

LG 55NANO79​

Sony KD-55X7500H (far stretch)​

Samsung 55TU7000​


Any other options will be considered as well. This will be the 3th try in my TV hunt in 3 weeks xD. I've already tried the Hisense 55A7000F and Skyworth 55SUC9300.
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The A 7200f would be to similar to the A7000F, I've got the 65 U7QF and it's been pretty good, so maybe the u55qf would be just as good.
 
Main differences between the U7QF and U8QF? Except the built in ugly soundbar at the bottom?

I also seen the U8QF is 120hz, is this for normal viewing or when some sort of console is plugged in?
 
DeanSteinhobel said:
Ok, so the old age question arise again. What TV is the best TV in my budget, that also fulfil my needs?

TV will only be used for Dstv, Netflix, YouTube, Crunchyroll and Twitch. No games will be played so no HDMI 2.1 needed. So effectively looking for the best bang for buck display.

Budget R10K, and these are the options:

Hisense 55U7WF​

Hisense 55A7200​

LG 55NANO79​

Sony KD-55X7500H (far stretch)​

Samsung 55TU7000​


Any other options will be considered as well. This will be the 3th try in my TV hunt in 3 weeks xD. I've already tried the Hisense 55A7000F and Skyworth 55SUC9300.
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You can get a Hisense U7QF for that price. Check takealot.
 
epah said:
You can get a Hisense U7QF for that price. Check takealot.
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And the Hisenses seem to have a great upscaler, watching even SD content doesn't look to bad.
 
Just found out my remote for the 65" U7QF doesn't work anymore. Used it the first week or so, didn't like VIDAA so went back to my Mi Box. Now after a few months the remote doesn't work. Changed the batteries but didn't help. The TV turns on when you turn on the Mi Box and turns itself off as well. But now I can't change volume or picture settings if I need to.

Anybody else had this problem? Do any of the Android apps actually work? I don't even know if my phone has an IR blaster. Could get a spare remote but it is not really worth it if I rarely need it.
 
furpile said:
Just found out my remote for the 65" U7QF doesn't work anymore. Used it the first week or so, didn't like VIDAA so went back to my Mi Box. Now after a few months the remote doesn't work. Changed the batteries but didn't help. The TV turns on when you turn on the Mi Box and turns itself off as well. But now I can't change volume or picture settings if I need to.

Anybody else had this problem? Do any of the Android apps actually work? I don't even know if my phone has an IR blaster. Could get a spare remote but it is not really worth it if I rarely need it.
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use the official hisense app
play.google.com

RemoteNOW - Apps on Google Play

RemoteNOW for Hisense Smart TV
play.google.com play.google.com
 
furpile said:
Just found out my remote for the 65" U7QF doesn't work anymore. Used it the first week or so, didn't like VIDAA so went back to my Mi Box. Now after a few months the remote doesn't work. Changed the batteries but didn't help. The TV turns on when you turn on the Mi Box and turns itself off as well. But now I can't change volume or picture settings if I need to.

Anybody else had this problem? Do any of the Android apps actually work? I don't even know if my phone has an IR blaster. Could get a spare remote but it is not really worth it if I rarely need it.
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Mine still works, though it's not the best quality. Wonder if you can get a replacement
 
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