The new Hisense 2018 TV line-up offers some premium features and technology for a great price. It even has Quantum Dots and ULED on some models.
No, Hisense is not a cheap Chinese TV and white goods maker although some of its earlier products were, let’s be nice, pretty rough.
Rather it is a long established (since 1969) whitegoods and electronics manufacturer. At last count, it had 13 factories in China and several international factories. It collaborates with some well-known technology companies on its products.
Like many Chinese companies, it first stated in ‘white-labelling’ – making electronics for others including Sharp TVs. In 2017 it bought 95% of Toshiba Visual Solutions. It only started to use the HiSense name on TVs from 2013.
So, GadgetGuy’s take is from what we have seen Hisense is a low risk, a step above the melee of TV makers and a potential challenger to mainstream brands.
Hisense 2018 TV line-up
Not to oversimplify things but it has entrants for most price points
Feature | Series 9 | Series 8 | Series 7 | Series 6 | Series 5 | Series 4 |
4K ULED | √ | √ | √ | |||
Quantum Dot | √ | √ | ||||
4K Ultra HD | √ | √ | ||||
FHD | √ | |||||
UHD Certified | √ | |||||
Wide colour gamut | √ | √ | √ | |||
HDR Supreme | √ | |||||
Motion | 200Hz | 200Hz | 200Hz | |||
Local dimming | √
1000+ zones 75” 720 zones 65” |
√ | √ | √ | ||
Backlight | Full backlit | Edge lit | Edge lit | Edge lit | Edge lit | |
HDR10 | √ | √ | √ | |||
VIDAA U 2.5 interface | √ | √ | √ | √ | ||
VIDAA Smart | √ | √ | ||||
Apps
Netflix Stan Freeview |
√ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ |
Ports | 4 HDMI up to 4K@60Hz | 3 HDMI up to 4K@60Hz | 4 HDMI up to 4K@60Hz | 4 HDMI up to 4K@60Hz | 3 HDMI up to 4K@60Hz | 3 HDMI FHD |
Comms | Wi-Fi AC dual band EthernetUSB |
same | same | same | same | Wi-FI N
Ethernet |
Sound | Dolby Digital
2 x Tweeter 2 x Mid 4 x Woofer
|
Dolby Digital
2 x Tweeter 4 x Mid 2 x Woofer
|
Dolby Digital
2 x Tweeter 2 x Mid
|
Dolby Digital
2 x Tweeter 2 x Mid
|
Dolby Digital
2 x Tweeter 4 x Mid |
Dolby Digital
2 x Tweeter 2 x Mid |
Size |
75” $6,499
65” $4,499 |
75” $4,999 65” $3,699 |
75” $4,499
65” $3,299 55” $1,999 50” $1,499 |
65” $1,499
55” $999 50” $899 43” $749 |
65” $1,599
|
55” $899
50” $799 39” 598 32” $499 |
Note specifications and prices are subject to change.
Australian webite
https://hisense.com.au/product/75-series-9/
https://hisense.com.au/product/65-series-8/
https://hisense.com.au/product/75-series-7/
https://hisense.com.au/product/65-series-6/
https://hisense.com.au/product/65-series-5/
https://hisense.com.au/product/55-series-4/