Hisense U8N 1st Impressions

[@jpcreech99]

Most of the time he has given Hisense amazing reviews. He is just being truthful about what he sees and for your info I did buy the U8H from his recommendation.

[@Quantum_TV]

Thank you JP

[@brandonrobinson9151]

​@Quantum_TV literally bought the u8k based off your review, settings, motion fix video, ya it has its issues but great tv for the price

[@johnrhodes3406]

I bought the u8h from his recommendation also and couldn't be happier

[@sydneyatutahi3927]

Thanks for your time and effort Q 🤙🏾

[@Quantum_TV]

Thank you

[@gamedammeister2934]

Glad to hear that they fixed their issues from the past model at least. And has a lot of good things. Hopefully with a patch they’ll be able to fix the issues they have now.

[@andriandri732]

Which issues of the previous model?

[@gamedammeister2934]

@@andriandri732 He said the motion wasn’t the best but in this he made it sound like it’s a lot better.

[@Thatdudedoes]

Damn... I really appreciate the brutal honesty. I was holding out for this model for my rec-room, but at this point, I may just pick up a U8K and call it a day...

[@rohnbosley4811]

All I needed to hear was the black levels are amazing and I'm sold

[@RodMurray777]

I agree with you 100% I bought the U8K last year and I felt the same way you feel last year

[@danielgrimes8312]

Hey Q, it may be just me but it looks like the S90D has these option on colors called " See Colors Mode " on the 'Accessibility " section ....i was curious and i found out they have specific filter for people with eye troubles....but the funny part is the fact "white balance " can be use to your advantage....but you are the real expert here so , so far i'd Recomend it

[@Jnstyn]

Is it possible that this is the 55-inch version? The 55-inch U8N appears remarkably similar to last year’s model, than to the 65-inch U8N. It’s unfortunate that the brightness falls short to their advertisement, considering that Hisense’s website claims it can achieve 3,000 nits peak brightness.

[@brandongragg3673]

First off I love your analysis always real. Upgrading the Garage TV opinion coming from a 65 U8G mostly sports on KZbin TV. I’m between the 75’ U7K/U8k or the new N models. Thanks for everything you do! Holla.

[@planettimn]

Did you get a 65 inch model thats the on I want? I hear its different?

[@rickstanhope7154]

Hey Q, I'm sure I speak for many of us on your channel. I have been looking to pull the trigger on the U8K, but wanted to wait for your analysis of the U8N, so once you have done your magic, a U8K vs U8N comparison would be greatly appreciated ! Cheers

[@fvallo]

U8k has amazing locwl dimming but qc is horrible

[@rickstanhope7154]

@@fvallo what is qc ?

[@mercman009]

Quabity controll

[@petedetraglia4776]

@@fvallo I've had my U8K for about a year and a half with no issues at all. Please list your QC issues???? Also have you done all the firmware updates?

[@Waltwizzle]

Comon U8N all the way u8k sucks motion and ips is a deal breaker.

[@hammerjoe2008]

This is the 55inch. It looks like hisense used different panel than the 65 and up. Not sure what the thinking was.

[@zacharyambrose2104]

I just got the 75 u8n in today which seems like it's an ADS- PRO cuz the viewing angles are much better than my other VA tv. I emailed hisense before my purchase and they said the 75 inch would come with VA so idk what's going on. I would have to disagree with some of his opinions on color presentation across the different video modes. Sports and vivid do come in juiced up with a good bit of blue but theater and filmmaker mode look like they do on other tvs I own. Those modes are normally made to be a touch washed to achieve better accuracy. It's possible his is a VA and mine isn't, hence the complaints. The 75 inch looks good to me so far. He may just be the type that likes a more saturated punchy look. Update: I returned the unit, it had light bleed issues with black bars in movies like the 75u8k and 75u7k

[@alpay389]

could you try out the amazon fire tv cube with it? it has his own cpu to process content. or the apple tv box or nvidia shield.

[@Quantum_TV]

I can. But i can try pc on it

[@kasramoghaddam1389]

Do you think S95D is still a noticeably better TV even with the hazy matt screen?

[@Quantum_TV]

Yes. The S95D looks like a stud compared to this tv

[@jorgeamoranza3831]

So it’s good option to just buy the u8k?

[@Digitalmedia4less]

Ok, I agree with you 100 percent. I have seen this tv already, and you are correct. Demo mode in these budget TV's is to sucker in the consumer and trust me TCL won't be much better in 2024. But you have to stop comparing TCL and Hisense to Flagship TV'S. They are not Flagship. They are budget TV's that are comparable to Roku, Amazon TV'S, and even Insignia. Because the Flagship TV's Samsung, Sony, and LG did drop the ball a little on their 2023 Mini QLED models. But watch out for 2024. They see what TCL and Hisense did and made a name for themselves but I do believe the hype is over for TCL and Hisense comparing these TV's to Flagship. They are the best in budget world TV's not Flagship. So just remember consumers when you buy a Hisense or TCL stop thinking you are in the big league you're not. You're in the budget league, and like the old saying goes, don't worry, be happy with what you can afford.

[@UnleashedEx]

I wanted to buy a u8k but was waiting for the u8n review. This is disappointing I was really excited for the u8n especially after the advances the u8k made. Should I just buy the u8k instead of the u8n?

[@cl587]

That’s what I want to know as well, before u8k go out stock.

[@x102reddragon]

Same here

[@ronf6755]

Definitely get the u8k which will save you 600 bucks and be able to review so many various user settings to choose from until you find the sweet spot to your eyes. Only took me 1 day to set the 658uk up in the bedroom and looks great feeding it Directtv streaming. I had always bought the Flagship Sony Bravia's & Samsung full array let's since 2008. At present this Hisense 65u8k looks as good compared to the Sony Flagship 2017 75900e I have in the living room. Good Luck

[@cl587]

I ordered the u8k, I’m supposed to get it by Monday, let’s see how good it is, I used to have the u8g back in 2021.

[@37000]

It's probably that if the 65inch + have the 3000 nits, this problems you mentioned don't exist?

[@Subacabra]

My U7K needed a decent amount of tweaking to look good for gaming. Looks fantastic now.

[@Yoga_Tv_buying]

Maybe the April Early release the software not ready? Usually their release is in June or in Candada where I am at is like around June /July Seems they always have image issues during release n they fix with firmware update . 😊 remember ur days mad with H9G then 7 weeks later they fixed it with firmware update . Then Once again U8G upon release was completely messed up, 1 firmware update fixed it(it did look disgusting when i first bought it, after update , insane visual). Then last year U8K launch with weird thingy as welll . So I am going to sit on it for now . If doesn’t happen in like 4-6 weeks I d just buy U8K ;):)

[@handycartmexican5640]

What’s the price range of this tv?

[@GameReplays-]

I have u8h (2023) I wonder if this is worth it

[@darkcamo77]

Just curious as to why most reviewers default to SDR more than HDR when calibrating. Like why isn't HDR the general standard setting?

[@Quantum_TV]

Sdr is standardized with an industry standard. This removes the inconsistencies found in hdr. Additionally hdr can be fake and broken. Its just not worth it.

[@t-rex1480]

Looks like if they can address the issues you pointed out Hisense will have one heck of a tv. It appears to have great potential. Thanks for your honest opinion as always!

[@lorddrifter7296]

Been waitin for this one. You know you gotta dig into the motion cuz that u8k wasnt doin it for me

[@Quantum_TV]

Motion is exceptional this year! 👍

[@lorddrifter7296]

@@Quantum_TV well that is a plus. I guess well see what can be done for the rest. I kno you be puttin in that work 😂

[@ericswanson9773]

I think it is a software issue. New chip, so it's like buying a new model car. I'd like to see how it is with updates.

[@johnspelman8976]

every hisense I've ever seen has great color and brightness, but horrible motion. But I imagine once you get into the settings, it'll look very good

[@Quantum_TV]

Motion is amazing. Color is amazing. But the contrast is awful because of posterization and extremely exaggerated lifted shadows.

[@FTGTapGod]

First off, this channel is awesome. I'm just discovering it, but already love the coverage. But man this is really unfortunate. With my industry kind of in a hiatus, I decided to make this the year I dial in my HT/Screening space for friends to come watch movies and view their projects. I have very quickly realized there's a lot of compromises under $3000. I bought a S90C (77" w/ the 2nd Gen panel) and was kind of left luke warm feeling with Samsung processing and lack of DV (only because my Nvidia Shield is incapable of DV tone mapping and doesn't support HDR10+). I have bought a Zidoo Z9X Pro to hopefully solve the latter issue, but I still find the Samsung to make too many decisions for me during processing. I have been looking at this as a possible replacement as the combination of high brightness (at least on 65" - 75") and both DV/HDR10+ support should improve my consistency with HDR handling of different content, but have seen a total of 0 people talk about processing at all. This issue along with the others in your first video would totally kill this as an option for me. Do you think theres any chance the 75" is devoid of any of these issues with the change in panel or would you have any advice on where to look next if not? I know I could buy my way out of this hole with the Sony A95L or new Bravia 9, but I can't justify the cost when I'm upgrading a bunch of other things at the same time.

[@johnnie31000]

I have been waiting for this THANKS 😊

[@Quantum_TV]

You're so welcome!

[@ericswanson9773]

For nits, I looked on Amazon. 55" couldn't find anything but 65" and 75" is 2500 nit. I'm not sure where this 3000 nits is coming from.

[@phreeradikill]

The has 65 inch has 1600 dimming zones, and is 3000nits. The 55 inch only has 600 thats why it's only 1500nits.

[@hakeemshabazz3207]

Hmmm....IF and I mean IF dat's true, I'll have to take this review with a grain of salt! Until Q confirms the different panel on the 65inch U8N, I'm buying the s90c!

[@juelz004]

Something tells me ..once you dial in your settings...your gonna love this tv

[@Quantum_TV]

I dialed it in...but i still hate this tv. Thing is i know others will love this tv.

[@Zzues]

Anyone know what a 65 inch version of the U8N will retail for in Europe if possible?

[@andriandri732]

1700 euros

[@Zzues]

​@andriandri732 Thank you! I found the 65 inch U8K for €1,300, so really struggling to wait or not.

[@jozeg]

@@Zzues 65 inch U8K is 1000€ here in Slovenia. For 1300 u get 75inch here

[@LarryAsberryJr]

Morning Q! Look forward to all your developments with this one. Interesting in seeing how it compares to last year's U8 model and the U7.

[@Quantum_TV]

Morning Larry! I'll be sure to be thorough as possible.

[@alexperez1519]

Ow man, hopefully you can redeem this mess with all your expertise.... Extreamly disappointed with hisense this year.... now TCL will have to pick up the slack. Thank you QUANTUM, I knew something was wrong when no other reviewer was talking about this tv.

[@Quantum_TV]

Yeah..its a mess

[@rsjerald]

I picked up the 55 U8N a couple of days ago. Unfortunately I have to agree with pretty much everything said here. Out of the box, its rouuuuuugh. The black levels are insane. Adjustments are difficult as one setting doesn't make a big difference have to adjust lots of settings to get anywhere. I use mostly as PC desktop and have been using 55 LG Oleds as my desktop for last 3 gen's and have ended up with burnin on all of them so figured would give this a try. I've adjusted standard to be fairly bearable. 4K HDR Dolby Vision content is stunning. Really getting sick of manufactures using crap panels for 55" models and hiding it by using the same model as the larger screens and advertising the better specs. Hoping updates and better calibrations come out as I'm horrible at finding the best settings will improve things more.

[@josephPresto]

Is this their flagship this year?

[@Quantum_TV]

No. There's that 10k nit monster coming out for the rich later this yr

[@josephPresto]

@@Quantum_TV 10k?!? Wow. I still have my U8G and love it but have been thinking of upgrading but this Tv is still going strong.

[@seba_diaz90]

better a review of the tcl c755 thanks

[@davidnewell3232]

The U8N failed to make its perennial spot as mid-priced tv of the year. So clearly the issues are being noticed by other evaluators as well. But, reading through this thread, it seems that the 55" model may perform significantly differently than the larger models. I'd be interested to hear even your quick impression of a larger model. A glance on a showroom floor would either reaffirm the dull, flat output or strike you as completely different and perhaps closer to the hype.

[@chriskelly1740]

What a shame, considering how good the U8H and U8K were! Let's see if the 2024 edition of the TCL QM8 does any better. If it doesn't, the 2023 carry-over Sony X90L with Live Color set to Medium for SDR and Off for HDR10 might be a good bang for the buck. Although there's also the new LG QNEDs and Samsung QN85D. I'm talking about $1,100 55-inch and $1,300 65-inch models for you to consider doing Quantum TV style.

[@lorddrifter7296]

The picture looks very dark. Idk if thats youtube or not. But looks like the new tcls have a chance to come out and beat out hisense. Well see

[@zooboy39]

How did you feel about black bar performance? I received my 75U8N to review and your thoughts are par for the course for me as well (so far, first impressions with about 2 hours of view time). Flat image out of the box, contrast is extremely lacking at times (unless you have an isolated subject on a black screen), and colors are off. But the number one thing that is making it hard to even like the TV is the black bar performance. I'm not sure what algorithm Hisense is using, but this seems bad, even accounting for being spoiled by OLED the last 4 years. I'm curious if the blooming is just a normal occurrence due to the potential IPS panel, or my panel is not great; probably the former but still. Settings were local dimming set to "High", peak brightness "Low" boosted the contrast to 80, black level -1, and it didn't really help, to me. Anyways, thanks for the good video breaking down the issues!

[@JoelNaticchioni]

I was pretty excited for this one. My Dad's TV from almost 15 years ago is faltering, and this looked like a good option. However, the contrast, colors, and posterization in normal content are awful; he watches mostly OTA content and British crime shows. Always great to see your.honest reviews.

[@RC-mz2oe]

May want to consider the Samsung S95B and newer sets see Quantum TV reviews on same.

[@Quantum_TV]

I'm hoping a patch fixes this, but so far its a nightmare. I'm using the 144hz ports, so I'll switch to the 60hz ports to see if this changes.

[@JoelNaticchioni]

@@Quantum_TV Good call on that! The new signal path could have something board level (clock, or color coding) interfering.

[@JussFayth]

Should I just grab last years model and save some money?

[@Quantum_TV]

No. This year is a better year to buy a tv

[@JussFayth]

@@Quantum_TV appreciate your advice.

[@AlejandroOni]

I knew you wouldn't let us down! Thank you for all your hard work!

[@Quantum_TV]

Always!

[@RC-mz2oe]

What's your real feelings? Don't hold back. 😂 DAYum. Not interested in this TV at all but I'm watching from start to finish for the KZbin algorithm. You're welcome. 😜

[@Quantum_TV]

Thanks

[@raymondblanc2345]

oh ok i see this is the 55”

[@craigosterberg5045]

Hisense should be better since they’re trying to catch up to the big 3.

[@matthewlogsdon3510]

Maybe this unit is a dud or maybe the 55inch doesn't look as good as the 65 inch that digital trends put up about a week ago. The box on that video says 3000 nits and the picture at the end of video looked just as good as the U8k.

[@tonyzeno2715]

I had high hopes for this model since CES.. what a let down. The question is why would Hisense ship units that look like this? Hopefully future fw updates will fix/help. But this hurts their Brand when tvs are released this way.

[@MrHenriksan]

Sorry to say this but Hisense TV'S in Europe are not the same as in North America & India they Have the true ULED VA panel and Google OS HSL Sliders. where EU & Australia get ADS panel VIDAA OS with downgraded ULED. I found it out that when looking for new Tv in 2021 I saw Quantum TV Review of Hisense U8G 65'' in may in that year so I waited to see if I could get same TV, but once I saw that EU model didn't have the correct feet backside remote OS. I got really mad when i found out that the U8GQ wasn't the same TV at all. Hisense have been handicap by the European union for years now so you need to look at another TV brands in Europe sadly. P.s I'm going to test out the U8KQ tomorrow and see if you can adjust it the same way as the North Americaen version.

[@Yoga_Tv_buying]

Dude 2021 HIsense is NOT same as 2024 . Since 2023 U8K, the EU VIDA panel has the SAME screen everything with GOOGLE panel. Performance difference would be Minor. They Currys site the EU model has Better reviews than Bestbuy USA. Forget about anything 2021 model. I hope u got a 2023 U8kQ model in EU. those are gem. 💎 SIGNIFICANT UPGRADE from previous gen.

[@JoshRazauskas]

Disappointing I know a lot of people love Hisense .

[@Quantum_TV]

Yes. A massive letdown

[@NoferTrunions]

Thanks for the post! Peak Brightness is the hype now. I have a gamer friend who recently bot a $2000 Samsung 75" (don't know the model) but the blacks are impressive in a completely unlit room at night. However he has HDR cranked up so bright it hurts my eyes - he thinks it's great. The NTSC calibration test image had a flickering blue square where you had to turn down the brightness so you could see the square flicker - if it didn't you were oversaturating the phosphor. The resulting image was pretty dim, but it was the best you could get. Theaters are bright either. I'm all about Pitch Dead OLED Blacks. I would never be near peak nits since I watch in a totally dark room. My question would be to get test patterns to see what's going on starting with grayscale. Not sure what color calibration test patterns for hue and saturation would entail. Another thing is what sort of upconversion is going on? Supposedly the K (and N) have a much improved upconversion. I don't know if that is controllable or what it could be doing. I also know there are some weird Windows 10 color shifts when you watch in a black room - can anything like that be going on? I know the TCL at Best Buy really pops, but that is an extremely bright store environment which is no indication how the set will be with the brightness significantly lowered for dark room viewing. I may have seen a Hisense, not sure if a K, but it was flat in the store. It might have been an H or a U7 - don't remember. I was about to buy the 65U8K but when I got ready to buy, their raised the price and I hesitated and then heard of the N which boasted better blacks - and for me, BLACKS is all that really matters. My initial thinking was get the N or if way cheaper the K or even the U7K if even cheaper. Then I saw Best Buy selling the 65" N for $1500. LOL. That will NEVER happen. I bot the 55H7B over 10 years ago @ Walmart Black Friday and with a VA panel, it was a very good TV until there was an accident and I knocked it over and the screen hit a sharp object about 2" down from the top edge - there is image damage (dead area and lines) but it is still actually watchable. It was good enough that I really wasn't going to upgrade until it died - I had my sights set on OLED but was delayed because most sets had ATSC 3.0 tuners which is a deal breaker for me. Back in the 70's I had 4 Advent Video Beam 7' Front Projectors (4 at the same time - I was a "collector") and was totally hooked on BIG. BIG is THE #1 most important parameter. I had 11.5' with a GE commercial overhead front proj on my wall. Yes NTSC and NOT sharp but the visceral impact of boxing, football, scifi was off the chart and impossible to achieve with anything "small." So I'm waiting and also thinking since I watch in a dark room, if I free up a wall, I could go beyond 100 inches with a projector. Maybe I should buy a cheap interim 65" until I decide what to do. In a short time OLED will be cheaper too. I still think they offer the best for what I'm looking for which is NOT peak brightness.

[@ogimu6757]

Don't by shy. You can fix it

[@Quantum_TV]

I don't think i can. The u8n has this wild over exaggeration of shadow detail. Makes everything flat and ugly. If you try darkening the image in any way, you get wild posterization. Its a conundrum to say the least.

[@xpxtreme]

U76n looks better

[@The_Undying]

I have seen an ant with more brain cells

[@Quantum_TV]

Good for you.

[@scottreinstein9586]

This is the only bad review I have seen for the Hisense U8N! All of the other reviews I have seen for this TV have been positive! Obviously you got a dud TV it happens!

[@Quantum_TV]

Dud units don't display picture perfect home screens & store demos like this one did. When you have a picture defect, it presents itself immediately. This tv is really just that bad.

[@johnlora8756]

Get the hisense u8n 65in and see if that makes a difference. I heard they have a different amount of dimming zones

[@JamesonBrown-en2tx]

2:07 what do you mean by "this particular model"? Your title for this entire video "U8N" literally encompasses all the models. You didn't specify on your title if you're specifically talking about the 55u8n, 65u8n, or 75u8n. So why are you now saying "this specific model". If you're going to discuss first impressions of a specific model (like the 55u8n) shouldn't you reflect that on your title to refer to the 55 inch version and not the generic suffix which encompasses ALL THE MODELS like it's listed on your title? 🤦‍♂️