Hisense U8N Review - Remarkable Brightness and Contrast! 

Uh...their scoring methodology is sus at best. I don't think they actually even watch any content on the tvs. Take for example the Sony x95k...When they first reviewed the tv they gave it a mediocre contrast score and the way they discussed the contrast was that it wasn't as good as you'd hope for with a high end LCD. Then they changed their scoring methodology a few months later and gave the x95k a terrific score and now all the sudden the contrast is excellent. I get that we need to change how we score things from time to time, but if you actually watched some content on the tv rather than just using test patterns there's no way you could have 2 completely contradictory evaluations of the contrast of a tv. I've also seen them describe tv diffeent tvs that they sscored the same exact way completely different than one another. LG OLED gets a "Great" grey uniformity description where the Sony gets "Just ok" with the same exact score. Their analysis is detailed, but it's not consistent.

You might consider learning a bit more about “reviews” and what they do to reach their conclusions. For example, the Hisense is absolutely a great value right out of the box…but after a few years that’s not the case. Cost of ownership over 5 years has increasingly seen Hisense owners have to fork out more money sooner to replace their short lived panels. This is not something rtings is currently talking about within its reviews. Maybe their longevity test will have an impact on this? But I doubt it.

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I agree . I walk pass centrual train union station in Toronto . N saw 😮the 110-120” business LED display like Wall/tV type of thing . The immediate real Life proportional visual n especially 😮Landscape look so particular 😮. I was thinking like wow , ppl got 77” oled have NO idea what they miss out on. Life size propotion landscape gives a 3D Theater 🎭 type visual .

They are more affordable than oled.

@@ericswanson9773 sure they are, and much more recyclable, durable and fixable.

The U8N 75" ADS Pro panel get extremely close, though.

@@MadViking82 ADS are getting excellent contrast ratio though, almost beating VA panels.

@@Valdaemonium Yeah, and who cares if the contrast is 200K:1 or 300K:1 in the end. What is more important is that the U8N 75" has the most zones in the U8N line up (2000) and thus should have very good blooming control despite the much lower native contrast. Rest of the stuff it provides are only positives, such as wide viewing angles, better response times and colors and it eliminates black smearing which the VA panels have. ADS Pro is the panel to go if you want to game and use Desktop with your TV, and don't want to worry about burn in. Plus, this TV is really cheap. I'd love to go for the U9N but they don't sell that where I live and at the same time, it is ugly as hell from the sides.

It got a 8 in color accuracy and with an average of only 3.5 de, most colors will be identical to the naked eye.

Hisense had --BUG issue evey year upon lunch . U8G had insane Tcon board mess up Pesterizarion , U8H has sever red ghosting , U8K had something else I forgot . They usually fix with software update within weeks at Incredibly speed . 😊 Yeah Quatum TV even uploaded new video saying new update made the 2021 U8G better ! 😊 same here my 2021 U8G still gotten worked on thru the 2.5 yrs each update it made image look better . My 2 Hisense U8 doesn’t have the Buggy issues . I have had both of them long enough to know they r quick n snappy . Usually they release a mid summer update then Sep/Oct after that when ppl buy them around Black Friday rarely run into anything .

Hope? More like cope

Ya it is nice except for the DIRTY SCREEN EFFECT it has

What are you talking about that was the U8N TV review​@daviddougher8637

@@daviddougher8637 Do you think the TCL Q7 has less DSE?

@@sector7676EVERY TV has DSE. I had $5000 Made in Japan 60” Tv had SIGNIFICANT DSE. It is a PREMIUM TV issue for over 14 years. A lot of ppl used to buy Direct LED suddently Upgrade to premium LED they though its a Brand thing its -ALL premium LED thing. DSE is caused by upon turning on, the back n local dimming off ,the back panel is not brightened , only front panel light up so u see the DSE. Once back panels Boost full brightness, 🔆 all the funny visuals Gone u see no issue. 95-98% panels if have ANY DSE will not effect real life viewing at all. ONLY the OCD ppl gets mad n go online bash about the DSE. Cuz they STUCK in that” I need everything PERFECT” fixation.

​​​@@Yoga_Tv_buyingmy last two tvs, sony xf900 and s90c dont have any dse, not even a little bit..your 5k tv was pure sht lol and you kept it...😂 Not everyone has low standards...

Same I'm in the UK and will wait for the TCL C855 as it's got Google TV

Also here in India it uses Vidaa but still have brightness bugs in them and panels dont go bright above 500 nits (U7K)

Yeah it’s OPEN secret that BEST buy HATES Hisense . 😊😮 ex employee exposed , they have SCRIPT (forced by Management )about HOW trash talking Hisense TCl. N “make sure tv shut off , or unplugged from wall ,if on then no source food or set to look blown out “ “if ask for remote to change setting , clam can not find remote “ “if customer show interest , tell them bad quality control n processing .” 😮 Literally scripted .

Do u notice Digital Trends’ “ Possitive Reviews” often have a LOT of mushy looking Images. IF he says “omg Hisense U8k Blooming control is next level , its very black” --matching with a dull foggy image. He will say :”Look at the SHINE on the Wall of Samsung S95C so impressive” -Matching with Agreesive BLINK . He will say “ the image on U8N is next level” --Matching with a Dull image again. IN Advertising, they play with Neuro Science brain 🧠 reaction. when Visual /conscious Mind do NOT match. It creats “conflict” which release cortisol/tress/BAD experience. Imaeine U show a pic of your best friend to a female :” MY Buddy is SO HOT , u need to date him”. When he’s like Sub 5. Or a Man has weird looking type woman fetish, n SHOWS off :” omg she is so hot!!!!🥵” at their buddy’s house. Ppl will 😮 vomit air . When repeat 4-5 negative emotion towards an Image , our brain 🧠 😮believes its BAD experience . It can bake in. (When woman get asulted in 1 house, get close to it, will still tiger the pain. Brain make relation to --Warn) so the woman will see the--HOUSE is danger, not the guy does the assault. SO Digital Trends Videos are VERY suspicious because he has been doing that TO Hisense n Samsung Flagship QD-OLED n QLED for a few yrs. I am not trash talking. Its VERY open known Advertising trick. Either d Person he hire has beef with HIsense/Samsung, that digital trends has no idea they are doing it himself. Or he just doesnt care.

That is quite unfortunate especially if you bring guests over frequently for sports or movie nights. The only thing you can really do to circumvent this (besides getting an OLED or waiting for newer LED models) is to buy the biggest screen size you can possibly afford and accommodate space for.

The SONYs do not have this issue - especially if you can get a X95/3L or a BRAVIA 7/9

@@danmks2 True, but Sony's Dolby Vision implementation is a bit odd. Which is a shame as their picture processing is legendary.

You can't have it both ways. The TV's with the best local dimming have worse viewing angles. It's always a tradeoff with mini led

@paulcox2447 I see you coping/fangirling so hard in every led tv comments section 🤣🤣 I have an oled myself but its just sad to see

75” U8N is ads pro. Then the U9N 75” 85” are also ADS PRO :)

Yeah dude U8K is like SONY X95L Level. If u pull X95L on Rtings. Then U8K on Rtings. On 2 separate internet browser side by side. EVERYTHING in line exact same level. Its crazy ppl dont know such tv existed.

U8K has 4X contrast ratio of SONY x90L. 2.5X contrast ratio of X93L. Ppl really do NOT know what they are missing out if they have not seen U8K in person 😅

Dse-instant return

Good luck finding a u8k

@@MediumRareShorts they've got them available on Amazon but I don't see the 85-in on there

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We're nearly finished testing it, so we should have a review of it soon!

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They've posted that they've purchased the 2024 QM8, so the review is coming soon.

Tv at diff size can be bit different i guess the S90C 83” are WOLED, but 77” is QD-OLED. The QN90C 50” n smaller are VA panel, but 55” n larger are ADS-PRO. Ppl sit close to 55”, prob dont need as bright as the 65” i guess :)

We’re actually buying and testing the 75” model as well!

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Yesssssssssss!!!!!

which tcl? i think you're talking about 2022 tv's.

@@tradito No. Every single TCL tv lowers the resolution and disables sharpness as soon as you enable 120hz. I have last years model and it does that. Haven't seen this years model but I'm done buying TCL tvs. Even if they finally offer true 4k 120hz their lower resolution/streaming up conversion sucks

@@tradito All TCL tvs lower resolution when 120hz is enabled at 4k

It does 120hz plug in n play. :)

Yes tCL does that with pc Gamming . So the last year TCL is not good for PC 120hz . This year I think might have fixed it tho using diff chip

Didn't you buy at store with 5 year warranty? Sorry you were just unlucky.

@@ericswanson9773 I returned it to Costco, they were out of stock to exchange it, I’ve added money and bought C3.

@@ericswanson9773 I returned it to Costco and these TVs were out of stock, I decided to add more money and bought C3.

​@@ericswanson9773Don't even need the 5 year for this case. The one year from Hisense should have it covered

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I have the I8K and I have not experience any bug, except audio sync issues with ARC. After tons of experiments and not real help from Hisense, I have discovered that any issues can be resolved by doing ONE thing - press and HOLD the power button when you turn off the TV! This actually resets the software, while a quick press just turns the power off. I realized this once I thought about the fact that it is Google OS, and you are basically doing what you would do on your Android phone. My sync issues are a thing of the past!

@@HardCold-Alquan You shouldn't have to do a reset just to get things to work right. That's the point. Don't make excuses for them, it's not acceptable.

The issue of bugs seems to be remanant in Hisence TV's. I guess they put are their R&D into having the brightest tv on the market as this one being even too bright for good quality picture. The old Samsung approach. May be pleasing to the eyes in the showroom but not so great in reallife situations.

@@racineurr.8924 For sure.... Having to change TV modes every time I turn it on just to get Game Mode working right is a huge bummer. The Android TV in my H9F is laggy as hell too. It seems to be an ongoing issue with many Chinese companies... They don't seem to put the proper time/money into R&D, specially when it comes to the software side of things.

I have U8K. Software up to date, no issues.

Yeah the U9N will come out later. Then UX. U9N will be like SONY X93L VS X95L status

simp

In this series, that's probably the 75", since that size uses an IPS panel instead of VA like the rest of the series.

@@traditoit’s ADS-pro . Quite different than IPS . ADS-Pro is more premium than VA . Has 2X contrast ratio of ADS. So let’s not call that IPS

ADS-pro . I am aiming got that one right now 😊

@@Yoga_Tv_buying curious tô see If contrast would be Nice too

@@thiagodelgado3128 it has 2X -Contrast Ratio of typical ADS. The Samsung last year QN90C has that same screen too. If u go to Bestbuy . Look for QN90C (that Samsung will NOT look as good as HIsense. Because it will have higher blooming than last year U8K). But u can see that Glossy elegant screen. I have seen last year U8K 75” . EVERYONE in the store zoomed in calling it OLED . The Guy right cross from U8K 75”, he was looking at SONY A95K 75”. Mistook me as employee came over to like ask me bunch questions lol 😝 it was hilarious. Cuz I was d ONLY customer there entire large store beside him lol. N he like got so confused that ADS-PRO panel looked like QD-OLED n he was going around circles vetting that Hisense U8K . Lol n comparing that to A95K n got more n more confused cuz I dont think he expect U8K could deliver an Image look like SONY flagship QD-OLED A95K 75” lol, but U8K was more bright n vibrant. Lol

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It's because they use mediatek chipsets. They aren't cheap, they are the biggest manf on the market. They just haven't made a set with 4 hdmi ports that companies can buy. LG has 4 because they build their owns chip

@@paulcox2447 thanks!

Agreed. I like interpolation and a low latency mode like Samsung has is a great improvement of it. I don't care about some artifact, but the low often over 100 ms of latency most interpolated modes on other brands have is a lot.

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LG has very minimal ads if that is important to you. You can completely turn them off except for programs it suggests for you. No true ads though.

@@paulcox2447 Thanks for the suggestion. I have almost no tolerance when it comes to ads in media products. For example, having a remote with a dedicated Netflix button is a huge nope. I would rather pay the money I'd "save" by buying a product with ads and data harvesting.

Yeah u know Bestbuy Ex employees exposed that Bestbuy Hates Hisense because the Mid/low end SONY LG Samsung not moving also WOLED not selling well. Bestbuy has order employees to BAd mouthing, calling it bad quality, low life etc. n Immediately :”with your budget, I suggest this one,…..” 😅 Don’t be fooled. I have 2 U8 series. 2.5 yr 3.5yr in solid. $2500 later nothing to complaint about :) 😊

@@Yoga_Tv_buyingI believe you only because when I went to Best Buy they had no Hisense models except hidden on the side out of view and they were tiny. Thank God I did my own research and found the U8K 100 inch for $3k!!! So much better than 83 inch OLED which would have been $1k+ more and WAY smaller

Yeah, would be great if they would mention that in the reviews. (+ information about if it's the exact same model in US/Europe and if there's a huge price difference because that's sometimes the case) Can't find it here in the Netherlands in any webshop.

@@BeetjeVreemdcheck out the TCL c855. after my own research it's my favorite new TV.

QD OLED and OLED do not suffer from DSE. QD OLED in particular are essentially perfectly clean

Well, believe it or not, My Sony TV has a Wi-fi bug and a grid effect “Dirty Screen Effect” issue 😢

@@asafblasbergvideographer If it has an Oled panel made by LG i am not surprised. You have to fight for your rights and demand it is replaced or refunded. It took me months to get a refund on my Hisense, but in the end they agreed that there was nothing they could do the cure the fault.

Yes there is. Last I heard from Best Buy is they’re expecting it within 2 months

@@MediumRareShorts I mean, Hisense own press release states the U8N comes in sizes up to 85 in.

Surprise!

Dude, just open the HDR images on Ratings of the U8N and any Sony - or better yet, don't...since you own the U8K. They gave a higher rating to the U8N over the Bravia 7 which costs twice as much so your argument is actually the reverse - Hisense must be paying them given the HDR images 🙂 Of course, I'm jesting about the payment part. Ratings is impartial - they are right in their measurements but their scores are based on a rating scheme that I don't agree with as it doesn't take into account picture detail or the ability to improve an image. For instance, it's akin to measuring a soccer player based on their running speed - some of the best players have been slow.

Lmao dude they hate on Sony just as much. Gtfo

Looks like you had a bad experience but statistically speaking you are an outlier (see consumer reports 2019). Calling Hisense quality and SONY/LG not is - frankly - laughable. We are still seeing almost 15% return rates on U-series Hisense models and less than 0.5% on SONYs...

Why don't you mind sharing with all of us what Sony TV you purchased in the past? Assuming you're purchasing budget panel brands like Hisense makes me assume that you don't have the capital to invest in Sony's premium models like the a95l or the Bravia 9. You can't compare the Hisense flagship with Sony's similarly priced TVs and then assume that all of Sony's technology is inferior.

No matter how hard the influencers try, including the nonsense of calling Sony part of the "big three" they still only make up 5% of TV sales.

Actually, you get as many bad ones from samsung Sony and lg nowadays.

​@@ericswanson9773 nah

That's a lie Hisense make good tv with good picture quality.

Hisense is pure JUNK!!!!!

@@roryforrester941 Lie? Hisense is cheap Chinese crap.