It’s also a fair bit more expensive, crossing the $1,000 mark with the 65-inch 65U8G model we tested retailing for $1,299.99. That’s still a very reasonable price for the features and performance you get, making the Hisense H9G our Editors’ Choice winner for midrange TVs.Įditors' Note: This review is based on testing performed on the Hisense 65U8G, the 65-inch model in the series. Apart from the screen-size difference, the $949.99 55-inch 55U8G is identical in features, and we expect similar performance. The U8G has a gorgeous design, with an edge-to-edge glass panel framed by a silver band that rests just behind it, keeping the screen itself front and center. The bottom edge holds a narrow silver bezel with a small sensor array protruding down from the middle. The entire TV sits on two triangular gray metal legs that attach to the bottom, just a few inches past a third of the screen’s width from either direction, sitting significantly narrower than the TV itself and giving you more flexibility in where you can place it. Hisense uses Android TV for the U8G’s interface, like the H8G and H9G before it. It’s slightly clunkier than the Google TV interface used by the Sony A90J and the Chromecast With Google TV, but it’s still just as functional and loaded with features. Most major streaming services are available, including Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, HBO Max, Hulu, Netflix, Twitch, and YouTube. However, while the Apple TV app is available on Google TV, it doesn’t currently work on Android TV, so you can’t run it on the U8G. Google Cast is integrated with Android TV, so you can stream from any Android phone or tablet, or a Chrome tab. Google Assistant is built into Android TV and the U8G features far-field microphones for hands-free voice control. Just say, “Hey Google,” followed by a request, and the TV will respond accordingly. If you have an Amazon smart speaker, you can also control the TV with Alexa.ĥ Simple Tweaks to Get the Best Picture Settings for Your TV Google Assistant can search for content, provide general information like the weather forecast and sports scores, and control both the TV and a wide range of smart home devices. The Hisense U8G is a 4K TV that supports high dynamic range ( HDR) content in Dolby Vision, HDR10, HDR10+, and hybrid log gamma (HLG). It has a 120Hz refresh rate and supports automatic low latency mode (ALLM), variable refresh rate (VRR), and AMD FreeSync. We test TVs with a Klein K-10A colorimeter (Opens in a new window), a Murideo SIX-G signal generator (Opens in a new window), and Portrait Displays’ Calman software (Opens in a new window) using methodology based on Imaging Science Foundation’s (Opens in a new window) calibration techniques. In the Theater Day picture mode with default backlight settings and an SDR signal, the U8G showed a peak brightness of 581.856cd/m^2 for a full-screen white field, 858.031cd/m^2 for an 18% screen white field, and a black level of 0.34cd/m^2 for a contrast ratio of 25,236:1. Pushing the backlight to maximum bumped those numbers up to 707.693cd/m^2 for a full-screen field, 1,037.702cd/m^2 for an 18% field, and a black level of 0.41cd/m^2, for a nearly identical contrast ratio. Those are impressive results, and that’s only with an SDR signal-with an HDR10 signal, the brightness and contrast get even better.
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