It's all about that 6 year warranty imo. Especially given the make (although a huge company) is a bit of an unknown quantity. Heat added. Great deal. No idea why I even look at these TV threads as my fantastic (6 year old) FHD plasma steadfastly refuses to meet its maker.

Same here, I keep thinking about pushing my Samsung off the TV stand. I don't really need a 4K TV, but by God do I want one!

Any good for Ps4?

Thanks for adding the picture whoever did.

The lowest previosuly posted was the same price from AO.com 3 weeks ago but only with 2 years warranty and expired so I guess out of stock.

I have one, excellent value and picture

I'm going to have a look at one in the flesh. I'm really tempted, my current tv is a 40" Samsung and no more than about 25mm thick so really tidy on the wall and this one is 80mm which is a big difference. It's such a bargain though! I'm in the market for a 50" 4k tv and pretty flexible budget wise (prob do't want to spend more than £1000 though). I can live without 3D as haven't watched a 3D film in over a year.
Anyone know if I also have to change the AV receiver to one with 4K passthrough as well? My current one doesn't have this.

Got one of these from AO a few weeks ago. Very pleased with it.

Thanks. I bought the Samsung from Richer Sounds about 5 years ago. I Googled the model number at the time and there was no reviews or anything on it. The only thing I could find was something on the Polish Samsung site (I think).

was £343 on amazon once, but out of stock now.

That's why all the 4K Bluray players will have twin output HDMI's, one directly to the TV and one to the amp for sound only. Yes it takes an extra HDMI lead but at least you don't need to upgrade the amp.

It's all about that 6 year warranty imo. Especially given the make (although a huge company) is a bit of an unknown quantity. Heat added. Great deal. No idea why I even look at these TV threads as my fantastic (6 year old) FHD plasma steadfastly refuses to meet its maker.

Any good for Ps4?

Same here, I keep thinking about pushing my Samsung off the TV stand. I don't really need a 4K TV, but by God do I want one!

Most non-4k av receivers won't passthrough a 4k signal.
Which samsung TV do you have? You may find that this is a significant drop in quality if you have a high end samsung 40".[/quote]
I have a SONY 50" 3d smart tv that I am considering in getting rid for a 4k maybe the Hisense would I not appreciate the upgrade?

HiSense, makes No Sense, If you think you, will save a few Pence,
Get a Samsung or a Sony, A better investment for your Mo'ney.

This is right, it really depends on the model. If you're coming from a budget Samsung, this will be better. If you're coming from an F8000 - look elsewhere.

Tempted for bedroom tv, im not replacing my panny plasma commercial panel ever!

Ha ha. ... it's not just me then! !! I mentioned it to the missus and she went on about we need a new sofa first.... not if I have my way....trying to hold on until the European championships. Hopefully some good deals will pop up... till then I'll keep reading .....

Nice - want it, don't need it...
Heat added!

Great reviews on Amazon for Hisense TVs

They are big in Germany I think!
Saw the a Dortmund game over there .... Lots of advertising

It's a pity your TV fell over, broke and the glass ripped the sofa. 'Insurance? Yes, I've had an accident'

Only downside with RS is when something drops in price and goes to store only it usually means that it's the last dregs and its often open boxed or ex display they are clearing out.

Gonna have to jump in here......

I have always had Samsungs, Sonys etc in the past and been extremely pleased with them - I still have a 60 inch Samsung in the lounge. However I did my bedroom last year and bought a 50inch 4k Hisense as it was on offer from Amazon.

It is AWESOME ! The 4K from built in Netflix is sublime - 1080 picture from PC is SUBLIME - Pic from Wii u and 4k from Nvidia shield tv is FANTASTIC.

If a 60 inch comes on offer then the Samsung is history.............

Dave

Anyone with more knowledge than me think when buying a 4k TV you should go with one which has HDR? This seems to be only on around £700+ models

I got one of these at the weekend to replace the old bedroom plasma.im really impressed with the picture quality don't think my 4k Samsung 8000 series is that much better.the smart menu on the hisense was a little slow until a system update was installed and worked like a charm From then on.As for gaming on the Xbox one I didn't notice Any lag and that's without turning any game mode on.im really pleased with it for the money so hot from me.

This was the entry level 2015 Hisense model so you gets what you pays for - reviews of this TV suggests some issues with the picture, esp when viewing from an angle

http://www.techradar.com/reviews/audio-visual/televisions/hisense-ltdn50k321uwt-1313446/review

http://www.trustedreviews.com/hisense-ltdn50k321uwt-review

above reviews both by John Archer of Home Cinema Choice, hence the similarities

https://www.avforums.com/review/hisense-55k321-LTDN55K321UWTSEU-4k-uhd-tv-review.12122 (55 inch version)

Note, the TV also goes under the catchy moniker of the UB50EC591UWTSEU - essentially referred to as the K321 :

http://hisense.co.uk/electronics/tvs/ltdn50k321uwtseu-ub50ec591uwtseu

This won't get an HDR update by all accounts.

For the price, though, none too shabby and a great (if not large) bedroom/kitchen TV, but worth spending a few bob more for a living room model

50in in the bedroom? Mrs VillageIdiot will be very demanding if she hears that! In all seriousness, get the tech out of the bedroom and get some quality sleep.

37 years in the industry, including development work on the first Optical Discs. You?

What industry, coal? which optical discs, the 1930s ones? the 1950s ones? the 1970s ones?

I got one from AO.com and very happy with it. Plex is a little temperamental.

but aren't those apps run directly on the TV with the sound ARC'ed out to the amp so will run just fine?

In fact yes you are 100% correct, ignore me, forgetting i use my nvidia shield via my av receiver to my 4k tv and that doesnt work. doh!

well if anyone in the north west is thinking of upgrading their current set then I'd be interested in buying yours off you. no 'accidents' need to happen :laughing:

I guess in the case of using an external device like Fire TV then it would be an issue but internal apps not a problem.

​Agree with what he said. We got this and you get what you pay for. This year's entry model is £100 more in 50". But as a brand they are reliable and priced competitively. Their top model spec TV's are well worth looking in to

I was interested in this. I've just looked at Richer Sounds http://www. A new model is coming out at £449
Stock due early May - Pre order now!

http://www.richersounds.com/product/tv---all/hisense/50m3300/hise-50m3300

Worth waiting??

Very tempted to get a 4K TV too (like everyone else here it seems!), however I was watching BBC Click and they mentioned about the HDR format - which is effectively premium 4K - making the contrasts, colours etc much much better (even the comparisons on the news item between SDR 4K and HDR 4K looked drastically different). The link to the news item is here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-36053964. Services like Netflix have already begun creating their content in this new format.
I searched on Richer Sounds for 4K TV's that have HDR and there's only a handful right now. But it seems if i'm going to purchase a TV that will last, HDR is the only way to go? What does everyone else think?

This a viewing your TV guide an interesting read!! Distance v TV screen size and 1080/4K

http://uk.rtings.com/tv/learn/4k-ultra-hd-uhd-vs-1080p-full-hd-tvs-and-upscaling-compared

Also I don't think all TV's upscale to 4K

Thats correct, non 4k screens don't upscale to 4k...

Get a Sony and find they Stop supporting youtube on it 2 years after purchase. Happened to me.
I do like the samsung interfaces and DLNA features though

Sorry I meant some 4K TV's upscale 1080 to 4K
I don't believe this one does.

I've been looking at this and in a similar situation, compared on the RS website they both look the same technically wise (although no DNLA on the newer model??). Doing some googling I've found the new model on a french website and I'm sure it mentioned HDR on this website: http://www.avcesar.com/actu/id-19205/tv-hisense-m3300-trois-modeles-annonces.html
"You can also add an HDR compatibility. Although these screens do not take advantage of a very high luminous peak, they are able to decode the HDR metadata to apply perfectly to their abilities. Namely, Smart TV is of course appropriate. More details soon ." That was translated through google.

How accurate is I'm not sure though. Cosmetically slightly different too.

How good is the speaker quality? A lot of lower-end brands have decent screens but ridiculously crap speakers for audio

HDR is a must-have if you want to make the best of Netflix 4K/Amazon 4K. This model I'm almost certain is non-upgradeable.

The new models the poster above refers to I believe must be the replacement entry level model for 2016, the M3300 (much easier to remember model number) but these seem to only offer some sort of quasi-HDR, pretty similar I think to what the mid-range K700/K710/K720/K730 2015 models look to be getting.

Chris from Hisense was around recently on here, so maybe he can confirm ?

I have a FireTV connected by HDMI running in 1080p and it scales fine on this TV.

its too much for my liking. they should let each format slightly mature before they hoist more tech. HD was allowed to mature some what before the 4k started to be advertised. now, 4k has just come out and now this 4K HDR is being bandied about.

maybe im just being old fashioned but I like to get some kind of value for my stuff before I upgrade :laughing:

All 4K TV's have to upscale all content otherwise you would have a small picture in the middle of the screen with a big black box around. :smirk:

Don't be fooled by the reviews posted earlier in this thread that showed Amazon 4k app on the tv screenshot - it doesn't have Amazon App yet.......should be coming soon - but only Netflix and Youtube apps built in to the tv give you 4k.

This is silly money for an outstanding tv.

At this pricepoint you have no right to expect HDR to be honest.

Dave

The only issue I have with this TV is the dynamic brightness control can be distracting when scenes change from bright to dark or vice versa. Even turning off the option still it is detectable. Other than that it is great picture.

Hi, I've spoken to the tech support at Hisense in Leeds, the new model (50M3300) will have Freeplay, and slight cosmetic change. However ALL the 4K 2016 models will have HDR I was informed. Hope this helps someone.

No HDR on the new model either and it uses more power so your probably better off with this old model. Plus the feet on the new one don't look as nice.

Anyone know what this is like compared with Samsung's UE48JU6400 or LG's 49UF770V ?

If watching 4k content via an external source do you need new HDMI leads or are they all compatible if they're fairly new please?

I went in today and the salesman showed me the 40 inch version and played star trek to show the juddering, and he said it was for all 24 frame films. I guess he wanted more comission, but is it so bad?

The spec on the pre order for the 50M3300 says it doesnt have HDR

http://www.richersounds.com/product/tv---all/hisense/55m3300/hise-55m3300

The spec also said that it didn't have You View but Hisense tech said it would. I called Richer Sounds who told me they've had no training on the Hisense 2016 sets yet. Only saying what Hisense advised.

*edit* Just noticed I linked to the 55, not the 50. I hope they're the same !

Ok, I'll keep an eye on it, I'm after a new 55"+ and the new 50M3300 may well fit the bill, at a decent price too:D

The Richer Sounds I went to didn't speak that highly of the Hisense, they didn't knock them either though. I ended up buying a totally different brand and model and spending a grand. After two days of use though I think I've changed my mind and would like to exchange for a different model. Anyone know what Richer Sounds are like for this? Obviously the tv isn't damaged or anything but it has been taken out the packaging (I still have all the packaging though).

U can just give me your tv instead of pushing it off the stand. Once u do u ll have an empty stand and a very good excuse to buy this one

I have the 58 inch And it jugglers but buzzard only does it for some programs

Got to watch those pesky jugglers. And as for that buzzard....

You've been crudely spell-checked my friend....

Standard HDMI leads work just fine.

Thanks

I bought the 55 inch Hisense 4K TV from Argos 2 days ago and took it back this morning as I thought the picture quality was a bit poor, but I guess I should have expected that with a low budget TV.

It's bloody iPhone for u,
Trying again
It's j u d d e r s but bizarrely only does it for some programs
Anyone experiences this and if so what to do please ?

I'm really no techie as far as TV's go, but try turning off any motion processing off, and see what you get.

Finally pulled the trigger on a TV thread, can't fault Richer Sounds service - ordered at 1355 yesteray and it arrived this morning (-: Ignore the web site just call any branch or telesales and they order it from the warehouse for you. £15 for next day delivery was reasonable as well I'd say.

Have yet to properly get my teeth into it but for now I'm happy, setup was quick and minimal, its very light compared to my old (10 year old 720p Toshiba 37") so it was no problem manoevering it - would still need 2 for wall mounting. The screen is a world apart from my old one, I've gone from 720p to 1080p (upscaled) on a vastly superior screen and the difference is staggering. Obviously I'm not comparing it like for like but to my eyes its amazing.

I did a quick play of some movie trailers - awesome, and of some Xbox Fallout 4 - awesome. I needed to tweak the audio setting on the Xbox as I think a channel was not being sent, but its all good now.

A plus point I didnt consider is as it has a Optical Out, and 4 HDMI, its meant I can go back to a single channel on my Amplifier - makes things a little easier using the pass through audio function (HDMI in to TV, Optical out to Amplifier) the signal has changed from DTS to Dolby IIx though opinions are like ****holes as to which is better - to my ears I cant tell.

So for the money (less than half what I paid for the 37" Toshiba) I can't fault this. For sure there are better screens out there but this is not a bad screen by any means. If anything paying £400 for this TV now means I am open to splurging a lot on a amazing uber TV in the future once I get to grips with having a smart 4k tv - the old TV was basically just a monitor for the last 5 years as I never used the sound and it was SD only on on the tuner.

One last point almost to the inch it slips in perfectly in between my existing floorstanders, not needing to move or change them is also good.

Thanku how do u turn it off

The one I just bought its under advanced settings in picture settings, though enabling game mode turns it off by default.

Interesting article showing the expected specs and naming conventions of the Hisense 2016 US range. Note that there the 4k range start from the H7 series, which also lists HDR Processing. However the H7 range doesn't list Local Dimming, while the H8 series has Multi-Zone, and H9 & H10 have Full Array. What this will all mean in the UK we'll have to wait and see... ;-)

http://www.flatpanelshd.com/news.php?subaction=showfull&id=1453372353