Hisense55-Inch Class U8 Series Mini-LED ULED 4K UHD Google Smart TV (55U8N) - QLED, Dolby Vision IQ, Dolby Atmos, Full Array Local Dimming Pro, 144Hz Game Mode Pro, Alexa Compatibility

Mini-LED is and has been my go-to for some time now. I may never go to OLED unless it is 100% guaranteed against burn-in AND the prices come down even further. Mini-LED is close enough in overall picture quality right now for me. Cannot wait for low priced Micro-LED too though.The U8N has come a LONG way since the U8H I am still using. The U8N has pretty much delivered on most of the features promised. Using what appears to be the same chipset. Definitely an overall improvement.Firstly, I am not using the OTA Tuner, WiFi, eARC or PC connection so I cannot speak on those features. Out of the box, my set’s firmware updated from 0100VO0523 to 0100VO1030 (hopefully avoiding any “brightness bug” issues).I prefer Google TV to Roku as the interface for the TV mainly just for the customized settings menus. I really like the Game Bar and separate Settings Menu along the bottom of the screen. I like how the menu shrinks down out of the way with picture adjustment. All of this I did not get with the U8H: just too early.Currently I am using a Fire TV Cube, Apple TV 4K (no DV issues), PlayStation 5 Pro and Xbox Series X with this TV and all look great. Color, Brightness, Contrast, Black Levels, Blooming Light Control, etc. are all wonderful for the price. As opposed to the U8H, the 120Hz & 144Hz image quality is just as good as 60Hz with no loss of quality. So far, VRR has been good but Rtings has mentioned a possible bug around a certain Hz. In addition, right out of the gate, this TV handles very dark and very light color gradients as good as possible. To be fair, the U8H eventually got there for me. Unlike what the U8H promised but never delivered on, the U8N CAN do Dolby Vision gaming at 120Hz. Furthermore, no Dolby Vision funny business out of the gate like the U8H. HDR10, HDR10+ and HLG are all good too.I turn motion smoothing off on all my TV’s because it is not 100% perfect and I can unfortunately always see when it hitches up (not just picking on Hisense here). Unlike the U8H, I did NOT have to make any custom adjustments on this TV. There is just the right amount of expected judder. I am primary using Dolby Vision Custom with Motion Enhancement and Clearness both off. Everything else is default for now. Note: like the U8H, there is some slight vignette in the corners. The screen is dark and non-reflective – looks good.As for audio, the speakers and subwoofer are OK. I am in a small office, and they can fill it with sound no problem. As others have stated, the sound is not “wide”. There is audio separation, just not far beyond the screen. I am using the Standard audio setting and checked the subwoofer option for wall mount since I wall mounted the TV.As for shipping, the packaging was very well done. Mine was delivered in the truck upside down, brought down manually out of the truck by handling just the straps, rotated twice back to upside down and turned right side up by me once I got it inside the house. Unless something knocks into the sides of it very hard or it is dropped from a great height, the set should hopefully arrive in good condition.Super Bowl 59 looked good on this value priced, feature packed TV. If I get another Hisense, I will definitely wait until January/February of the following year for a good price.

I ordered the 85 inch Hisense U8N TV, with the “free” placement and removal of boxing addition. Both exceeded expectations. On the TV, I had done a lot of research about a new 85 inch TV to replace my 2019 75 inch Samsung. Hisense’s 2024 U8N was pretty much at the top of the list for high-end quality at a reasonable (lower end?) price point. Right out of the box, its brightness and contrast were exceptional, and the built-in speakers were pretty darn good as well. (I did hook it up to an inexpensive 3.1.2 Hisense soundbar that does stuff such as Dolby Atmos, which is really good in its own right.) I followed a number of suggestions for tweaking the picture I had read about on-line (setting “Filmmaker” as the default picture mode—which also disables Hisense’s form of motion smoothing—turning off Active Contrast, Super Resolution, and the like), and the picture is awesome. Perhaps you can still get darker blacks with OLED, but this U8N is pushing it pretty close. The most common negative I hear about mini-LED TVs such as this Hisense is that the picture brightness/contrast drops off significantly as one gets 30 degrees or so to the side of the TV. Our setup has all of us within 15 or 20 degrees, and there is no noticeable degradation in the picture quality. At its price point, at least still in mid 2025, I am confident in thinking that it is hard to beat.

The media could not be loaded. Owing to the endless debate regarding image quality of the 75 inch (ADS pro IPS panel) vs other models having VA panel (55, 65, and 85 inch models), I had to purchase both, a 75-inch and 85-inch models to compare them by myself side-to-side so as to cut this long story short!I have to admit that I was pretty impressed by the outstanding image quality of the 75 inch model and its extremely deep black contrast.Here’s my opinion after the comparison:- The colors on the 75-inch model were more saturated, natural, and incredibly vibrant when compared to the 85-inch. I did not need to change any setting of the TV out of the box. The image actually looked like it is about to come out of the TV on the 75 inch. (Check photos)- The colors looked significantly paler on the 85-inch panel and the brightness was considerably inferior as compared to the 75-inch model (check photos).- It was very evident that white images or text appeared to have a rather pinkish or reddish hue on the 85-inch which was very annoying and straining to my eyes. I tried to play with few settings as color temperature, intensity, or gamut to correct it but I couldn't. (Check photos).- The black colors were extremely deep on both and I could not appreciate any difference between the depth of the blacks on both panels which was extremely important to me to decide which one I’ll pick at the end. In my opinion, the assumptions made by few reviewers regarding the “inferiority” of the 75-inch IPS panel compared to 85-inch VA panel were not that appreciable at all by naked eyes. I did not - at any instance - observe any degree of significant difference.- The 10-inch difference between both models, however, was strangely significant in terms of magnification which was a credit for the 85-inch panel.- The built-in speakers and subwoofer on both models are magnificent despite being a bit louder and deeper on the 85-inch model (60 watt vs 40 watt on the 75 inch, I guess). However, this was not an issue for me as I already have a home theater system.At the end of the day, I made my mind and picked the 75-inch and had to return the 85 inch one.I am extremely impressed and very well satisfied with the image quality, color vibrance and accuracy, and the extremely deep black contrats on it. This is added to the cleanliness of white colors on it being devoid of any pink or red hues as was seen on the 85-inch.