{"id":127949,"date":"2021-04-04T08:34:35","date_gmt":"2021-04-04T07:34:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=127949"},"modified":"2024-04-08T16:49:05","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T16:49:05","slug":"hisense-55u8qf-review-jbl-sound-system-and-extensive-smarttv-features","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/tv\/hisense-55u8qf-review-jbl-sound-system-and-extensive-smarttv-features\/","title":{"rendered":"Hisense 55U8QF : JBL sound system and extensive SmartTV features"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Chinese electronics company Hisense, which has been active in the television market for several years, presents a luxury TV.\u00a0The Hisense 55U8QF ULED 4K TV features a 100Hz ULED 4K display, full local dimming, built-in JBL sound system and extensive SmartTV features.<\/p>\n

The price of Hisense U8QF series models is much cheaper than that of competitors.\u00a0In the proposed review of Hisense 55U8QF ULED 4K Multi-HDR, using the example of the model with the smallest screen diagonal, we will try to find the strengths and weaknesses of the U8QF series in order to understand whether it is worth buying.<\/p>\n

Hisense U8QF review<\/h2>\n

Design<\/h3>\n

As soon as you release Hisense from the packaging, then immediately pay attention to the high quality workmanship.\u00a0The body is nice and flat, with built-in cable ducts at the back, made of aluminum.\u00a0Display 139 cm. Below is the JBL sound system, covered with acoustic material.<\/p>\n

If you prefer to hang your 55-inch TV on the wall, then you should use the VESA 400 x 300 bracket, which is not included in the package.\u00a0The included 55U8QF remote control fits nicely in your hand.<\/p>\n

The remote has separate buttons for the most common streaming services.\u00a0Hisense 55U8QF comes with a center stand, remote control including batteries, power cord and quick start guide.<\/p>\n

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Image quality<\/h3>\n

The 55U8QF has a ULED 4K Quantum Dot display with 100Hz refresh rate and array-wide local dimming.\u00a0Lovers of high-quality images will appreciate these parameters.\u00a0Hisense U8QF TV series can fully display the DCI-P3 color space in addition to an extended color gamut of over 1 billion colors.<\/p>\n

The only thing that is not particularly pleasing is that the color of the matrix is \u200b\u200b10 bits (\u00a08 bits + FRC\u00a0).\u00a0With a brightness of 600 cd \/ m\u00b2, Hisense is ideal for movies with HDR10 + and Dolby Vision content.\u00a0https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/video\/hdr10-plus-vs-dolby-vision.html The TV provides an extremely high contrast image (5000: 1) with vivid colors.\u00a0For bright objects, the LED backlight turns on completely, briefly reaching a brightness of 1000 nits.<\/p>\n

In dark scenes, specific areas of the image are individually darkened so that rich blacks and clearly visible grayscale are displayed perfectly, even in high-contrast images.\u00a0Thanks\u00a0to the VA matrix,\u00a0blacks do not “turn” milky gray even when the light is off.\u00a0Explosions and laser light effects are spectacular.<\/p>\n

Fast movements are reproduced smoothly and harmoniously by the 100Hz panel.\u00a0The U8QF TV has a distinct advantage, especially when watching action-packed action movies and football broadcasts.\u00a0The U8QF picture is impressive not only when watching ultra-high definition 4K content, but also when watching regular TV programs and movies from DVD discs.<\/p>\n

It should also be added that the 55U8QF 4K Ultra Premium TV has 132 controllable dimming zones.\u00a0Based on all of the above, the conclusion suggests itself that U8QF is almost as good as such leaders as\u00a0Sony XH950\u00a0and\u00a0Samsung Q90R\u00a0, except for a 10-bit matrix.\u00a0On the other hand, none of these competitors have Multi HDR.\u00a0Thus, Hisense proves that a TV with the same picture quality can be purchased at a slightly cheaper price.<\/p>\n

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Sound quality<\/h3>\n

The weak point of most flat screen TVs is often the built-in speakers.\u00a0Large loudspeakers simply cannot be housed in a flat cabinet.\u00a0In collaboration with American speaker manufacturer JBL Hisense, has created a sound system.\u00a0The acoustics are well coordinated and convincing with very good sound dynamics and clear dialogues.<\/p>\n

However, on deep bass, the technology quickly reaches its limits.\u00a0In this case, an external soundbar can help, ideally with Dolby Atmos support.\u00a0One of these is the Soundcore Infini Pro 2.1 soundbar, which has built-in subwoofers and additional speakers for Dolby Atmos.\u00a0Control is carried out using the TV remote control.<\/p>\n

VIDAA Smart TV<\/h3>\n

An important element of the Hisense U8QF are the SmartTV functions with its own\u00a0VIDAA\u00a0operating system\u00a0.\u00a0Compared to Samsung and LG, the selection of apps is slightly smaller.\u00a0On the other hand, the user is spared from annoying forced ads.\u00a0In addition to media libraries and a web browser, all major streaming providers are also available.<\/p>\n

Amazon Prime Video,\u00a0Netflix , and Youtube have their own button on the remote. In general, the control is fast. Hisense responds at lightning speed. The system can be operated intuitively.<\/p>\n

Instead of a dual tuner, the U8QF has only a receiver (DVB-S2 \/ T2 \/ C).\u00a0Thus, it is possible to record programs only on a connected USB drive.\u00a0The channel change is fast – no more than three seconds.\u00a0For PayTV channels, there is a CI + card slot on the back.<\/p>\n

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Connections<\/h3>\n

Four HDMI ports only support 2.0b (4K @ 60Hz).\u00a0It is not yet known if there will be an upgrade to\u00a0HDMI 2.1\u00a0.\u00a0There are also two USB 2.0 ports, TosLink optical output, analog AV input.\u00a0WiFi and Bluetooth are also available on board.\u00a0LAN RJ45 is available for line internet connection.<\/p>\n

A slight downside is the fact that the TV doesn’t have a line-in headphone jack.\u00a0In case of need for headphones, it is possible to connect an\u00a0SPDIF\u00a0adapter\u00a0to the optical output.\u00a0The adapter converts the digital signal to analog.<\/p>\n

Conclusion<\/h3>\n

Hisense 55U8QF is of high quality and looks very stylish. 55U8QF – is most advanced image quality: Hz the panel 100 to complete local dimming\u00a0FALD\u00a0(Full Array Local Dimming) and peak brightness 1000 nits.<\/p>\n

Hisense 55U8QF delivers brilliant images with vivid colors. In addition to HDR10 +, Dolby Vision with dynamic metadata is also supported.\u00a0The built-in JBL sound system is well coordinated and delivers quite rich sound.<\/p>\n

SmartTV functions with VIDAA operating system and Alexa voice control work flawlessly.\u00a0The disadvantages include a poor selection of installed applications, 8-bit color + FRC and the absence of a line-out for headphones.\u00a0All these disadvantages are more than offset by the competitive price.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Chinese electronics company Hisense, which has been active in the television market for several years, presents a luxury TV.\u00a0The Hisense 55U8QF ULED 4K TV features a 100Hz ULED 4K display, full local dimming, built-in JBL sound system and extensive SmartTV features. The price of Hisense U8QF series models is much cheaper than that of […] More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10402,"featured_media":127961,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[641],"tags":[778],"class_list":{"0":"post-127949","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-reviews"},"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127949","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10402"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=127949"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127949\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/127961"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=127949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=127949"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=127949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}