I think anything less than 78cm will not do or the legs will be hanging off?

front:



back:


legs:

While you're correct in that there's no additional information available to the 4K result, there are plenty of ways to make intelligent use of what information is available to make a higher resolution image that looks significantly better than the original. Having studied and worked with image processing algorithms for a large part of my life, I can assure you that decent upscaling involves a LOT more than "duplicating existing pixel data then applying a sharpening filter", and the results of high quality upscaling can be very worthwhile. The issue is that a TV needs to upscale in realtime, and good upscaling algorithms require more complex software and a lot of processing power. Cheaper TVs tend to cut corners here, with the worst "upscaling" giving fairly mediocre results. Many TVs do much better though, even down to the low end these days.

Note that even on the example images in the article you linked to, you can very clearly see improvements between the upscaled image and the 1080 version. For example look at the (lack of) aliasing along all the rooftop edges in the first image below (upscaled 1080p) vs the second image (non-upscaled):

http://i.rtings.com/images/reviews/m-series-2015/m-series-2015-upscaling-1080p-large.jpg
http://i.rtings.com/images/reviews/e-series-2015/e-series-2015-upscaling-1080p-large.jpg

That's almost certainly a second order interpolation of some sort taking place, most likely bicubic. It is very definitely NOT duplicated pixels plus sharpening, which would look absolutely awful on those edges! Plenty of more complex algorithms exist than bicubic interpolation but they tend to be reserved for upscaling photos and so on, where time isn't so critical. e.g. look at software like Perfect Resize.

Bottom line: Good upscaling helps, despite what you seem to believe.

Found the model on the Spanish Hisense site. Not sure why they don't have it on their UK website.

http://www.hisense.es/electronica/television-hisense/h43m3000.html

Also,whats a simple way of testing if HDR is working or not(after the upgrade)?

​Yes how exactly?
I'm getting 1920×1980 too.

How can you force it to play in 4k on the youtube app?

All I can get is 1080p on 4k videos even it seems

Yes it does.

I don't see why not. In fact someone at the very beginning of the thread has their son's PS 4 hooked up with no issues

No it still doesn't play YouTube in 4k

will this TV work with ps4 pro (the 43)

Does anybody have this tv with an Xbox One S and Gears of War?

I've not able to set up the tv on Gears as it's too bright and I can't see the logo's in HDR mode.

Also in case not mentioned before the update allows the user to switch between FreeView (Aerial) and FreeSat (Satellite). The TV does not have the licence (not many do) for the full EPG in FreeSat so this is handy to switch between the two services. Press ok to bring up the channel list, press left for sub menu and choose the top option. Yes HDR over HDMI now and full 4k on YouTube. Set your TV picture to something decent (plenty of videos on YouTube) and this is cracking for the original 299 !

Thanks again Deanali!

Glad it arrived in the end!! As far as I know Youtube now plays 4K videos in 4K and HDR enabled over the two HDMI connections (Although that may not be totally accurate!)

Got my upgrade! Yay! Switched on the telly and after a few minutes up pops the Upgrade. Went very smoothly. I now see HDMI 4 is UHD.
Does anyone know what are all the changes in this upgrade?
Thanks.

did the update break something to do with putting in a 1080 source and upscaling to 4k? I can't get my pc connected and playing games properly, it puts the window in the top left, duplicates the to the top right and covers them boths slightly and fills the bottom with garbage. Setting desktop to 1080 still shows 4k when I press the info button (60hz on the back and 30hz on the sides)

the tv only activate the HDR mode if it detects HDR content cant comment on the pc as i only have a non HDMI 2.o card try to download some HDR clips from Here and play them , i can play them through usb and it will auto detect the picture mode as HDR you can change modes then , please note the leo movie trailer and the mad max trailer is not compatible as apparently they are encrypted for only to panasonic tv's

Hi Alan,

Thanks for your response.
Yep I have checked the system info and it hasn't upgraded. I'll try your suggestion tomorrow and see how I get on. I''l let you all know.
Cheers!

when the update Appears and you select upgrade while its updating the system will send it back to the back ground, however the TV should restart I expect this didn't happen? i suppose you checked in settings -> about -> system info for the version number if it G0825 i has updated but i suppose you already checked that might be a good idea to disconnect Ethernet factory reset the tv and re-connect to wi fi and do a detect upgrade again might work that way

Sorry I can't help at the moment. I need the Upgrade to work.

Thanks for your reply Deanali.

I've just got home and switched the telly on and looked again for the Upgrade...no joy. I've tried your suggestion of switching on and off again then checking, nothing.
I called Hisense support earlier and they said a support guy will get back to me within 24 hours.
Guess I'll just have to wait.
Why can't things be straightforward eh?

Got the update on my TV! How do you enable HDR? The part in picture settings is kind of greyed out for me and won't let me select it. I'm using the HDMI port for my PC (GTX 1070, which is HDR compatible)

I had the same, switched the TV off and on again nothing happened, but after a few attempts manually searching for the update it appeared again and then I pressed again and it started the download.

Now it's saying "no new update package detected"? I don't get it..it was there earlier? Odd. Anyone having the same issues?

Hi Deanali
My TV has detected the upgrade. I've clicked on the "Upgrade" option then it sends me back to the "Settings" tab. Does it automatically install or let you know when it's ready? I've selected the upgrade but can't see anything happening or downloading as it were.
How does the whole process happen?
Thanks for your help.

My update arrived this morning. Fixed the issue I had with my BT Ultra HD box whereby it would not show a picture after powering down on the 4K HDMI ports and repowering. (I had to switch on connected to the HD port and move the connection to the 4K port).
The only issue I had were the reset off TV settings, although I only noticed when that terrible adaptive contrast or whatever it is that causes the screen to change brightness all the time and no picture initially from the BT box until I changed the setting on the BT box to 10bit output from 8 bit.

No update for me yet either

Yes no update here either :disappointed:.

G0825

Does any one know how to enable th HDR in picture mode please? i have got HDR in picture mode settings but cannot select it for anything , further i have no idea how to enable DLNA for tis TV not showing up my NAS or shared contents

What software version do you have? Still no update on my TV yet after checking

Just to reiterate what has been said here. no 4:4:4 at 4k @ 60hz for me. Default settings windows rescales all windows,text,apps with 300% dpi and yes everything looks fine then. But back to 100% and chroma is not 4:4:4. Not sure if a new HDMI cable could sort it or not but pretty doubtful. @30hz its fine.

Mind you its really temperamental still first day it was in 4k now its mostly in 2k just now got a few to work in 4k it even displays 4k in white near the viewing stats very odd indeed

My 49inch doesn't have the update :disappointed:

​didn't know you tube was now in 4k, will check it out later.

Guess what when i Switched on the TV yesterday morning message appeared saying a software update is ready
something to the effect of this will enable HDR over HDMI and enhancements to you tube, epg info and other minor bug fixes , the HDMI 3 & HDMI 4 now appear as HDMI3_UHD and HDMI4_UHD and you tube displays 4k videos in 4k( you can see the info when you enable video info in the you tube app) .
most of all i have got my 5Ghz network back on the TV :smiley:

​Does sound like its the TV in your case, I would get a refund from Argos rather than getting it replaced with the other model, that's unless it's hdr with 4 hdmi ports like this model.

Thanks , yes it was connecting to the 5Ghz network earliar even it was even showing other 5ghz networks not anymore have disabled auto and tried 40 as mentioned but no luck all other devices can connect think its te tv too bad

​Make sure your router is set to certain 5Ghz channel and not on smart as sometimes it can switch to a channel that a lot of devices don't see, my set wasn't seeing my 5ghz network and I thought it was the TV and when I changed the channel to 40 in the bt hub 5 it showed up.

Sadly my TV is giving problems will only connect to Wi-Fi 2.5GHZ band 5Ghz has disappeared, switching from TV apps to HDMi says"no signal" i have to power off the TV and back on for it to work ,
Hisense says the Wi-Fi module has failed and will send an engineer to fix it sadly a week later nothing ..not impressed with there support
Argos says they are happy to replace it but they no longer stock this TV and offered me the Hitachi 43 " 4K TV , or a refund , i dont know how long they will take to refund the money ( some online say they had to wait 2 months!!!)and they is nothing except the hitachi one in this price range :disappointed:
suggestions for s replacement any one ? or any one else faced similar situation
thanks

Thanks dave859,

i had a look on satexpat it indeed does look like hotbird i have changed to a new LNB changed the cables to webro WF100 from standard sky supplied honeycomb triax cable still no luck tried with a alignment meter too( basic analog one) it wil only pick up the hotbird signal nothing else neighbors get it pretty much aligned it to to the way theirs is i get no FTA -uk :disappointed:

​sounds like your dish is pointing at 13east hotbird. Your a fair bit away from 28.2east.

​Not sure what's taking them so long, it should be a simple task of patching a 2.0 port to 2.0a. Other manufacturers mangaged this with little fuss and its taking Hisense half a year.

Email from Hisense today said 4-5 weeks

​Word is mid September but no one knows for sure yet.

Any update on HDR?

Thanks Allena , ai have , followed your advice on the other thread about LNB settings and everything , but no joy mostly polish and Arabic channels and dutch i think no UK FTA at all no matter which satelitte i select and re scan it will pick up pretty much the same with minute differences wino UK FTA at all even a andriod apps says its aligned correctly , may be the dish is minutely misaligned and its picking up a different satellite or something wrong with th reciver on the TV , i really dont know

You must scan the Astra satellites at 28.2 degs East for FTA UK channels.

​No idea!

What comes in the update?

No firmware update yet, but if you select location as Italy and search for an update it offers you one. Tempted, as I can't think why it would be a problem

i know this is an old thread ,but wonder if anyone can help me


i scanned astra sattelites, eurobird with an old sky dish it is aligned properly , i get close to 900 free channels (over1200 in all),but bbc, itv and all the other uk free channels are missing only bbc world service is there no uk channels on any stalitte i scan theey are mostly scrambled or arabic channels i think, not knowing anything about sttalittes i wonder if you or anybody here can help, on how to get the uk fta channels ?,

Thanks

Still can't find the ***** remote control code to allow a Virgin Tivo remote to control the volume on this TV. Mildly frustrating and I really can't be bothered sitting for hours trying every one!

Brilliant TV though for the price, bought it not long after the deal was posted and can't fault it at all.

back in stock at argos

I ​hope Hisense are true to their word but as I've been told the same information I can't see any problems. It's lucky they are working on it as alot of these cheaper manufacturers just take your money and give no updates or aftercare.

Good news for owners of this series of TV.

Just got off the phone with the Hisense tech dept and they confirm that the panel is 10 bit, not 8 and that a firmware update is definitely coming later in the year to update the 2 HDMI 2.0 ports to 2.0a to support HDR there, as well as over USB.

Had a phone call back from Hisense who told me that all 2016 sets that have a 10bit panel will get a firmware update to hdmi 2.0a in the autumn.

How is this tv with standard definition like freeview? Also is it out of stock everywhere!?

This TV has claimed it has hdr on the box which in my view is good enough proof for anyone buying to believe it has. I understand this is a £300 set but surely we should be getting at least a TV that the specifications claim to be.

don't worry too much about Argos warranty,because on every brand new TV Hisense have a 2 yr manfacturer warranty as standard (just need to register online).
Yes I think Argos eBay is ebay wing of Argos retail (only that they also sell refurb as well as new argos products)

Looks like the same thing to me looking at the specs on the US site.

Just badged differently for each market.

Argos ebay would be the same as Argos and I'm not sure how any warranty would be affected as it is an automatic right to have one.

It's simply that they have a store front on there.and the company registration details are present.

Is this the same as the h7c. I have contacted hisense but they haven't replied. Argos have said they have discontinued it and Amazon order from the factory whenever an order is placed. Not sure about ordering it through Argos eBay as the warranty only covers specific sellers. So not sure if eBay Argos will count as Argos. Don't want to get it if the h7c comes out in a few weeks etc. So is this the h7c and is there anywhere else I can purchase apart from eBay. There are plenty available on .fr .de .es Amazon but they don't ship to the uk. This is bugging me as I have saved for this to since it was announced in Jan then once I have saved enough I can't buy it anywhere. Don't really want to risk Amazon as have to wait 1-2months then if it's faulty etc will have to wait another 1-2 months

Have a look a few posts up.

You will need to collect though.

Anyone know how else to get this TV at that price?

Yes I saw that.

I'm impatient though and want one tomorrow.

It would appear that this TV may be available from Amazon for the same price as Argos, however they quote "Usually dispatched within 1 to 2 months." in the ad. :confused:

Contacted Argos to ask when they will be having more stock and they sent two replies.

Thank you for your email regarding the TV you are hoping to purchase from us. I am sorry that this item is unavailable and is sold out in your area. It is a special seasonal purchase and is not part of our normal or standard range and has been promoted in a flyer campaign which has proved popular and sold out where you live. It means that unfortunately we will not have any more stock for the foreseeable future and we recommend that you select and alternative product. It will remain on our Global web site until all stock in the Country has been sold.

Thank you for your email regarding the availability of this item.

I have checked this item, and I am sorry to say that we will not be having further deliveries of this item.
Our new catalogue is launched this Saturday 16th of July, and our new range of items will be available then.


For a product that clearly sells well, it seems a bad decision to drop it.

Just done some digging about and yes, it does seem that on some models of TV and AV receivers, a software update is possible.

With this being a 2016 model TV then it might just be even more probable, which will make this one of the best buys you can make right now.

Now I'n salivating at the bit waiting for somebody to get a stock in.

​Word is only a software update is needed to bring most HDMI 2.0 televisions up to 2.0a spec. Will see what happens at the end on August & hope a firmware update goes out soon.

Available as a click and collect only from Argos ebay site.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hisense-M3000-43-Inch-4K-Ultra-HD-Freeview-HD-Smart-Wi-Fi-LED-TV-/361543149177

A shame it's not 2.0a but at this price the specs look great and no surprise that nobody has any in stock due to obvious popularity.

The 2 hdmi at the back of the set are labelled 2.0.​

The ports would need to be HDMI 2.0a to support HDR

it has HDR in the form of a feature called "adaptive contrast" it comes in 3 settings low,medium and high and practically does what HDR does, i.e. automatically tweaks contrast and darkens blacks etc hence showing more details in the pics especially the "high " setting(which ive set my TV to and it works well,not the brilliant but good for price )

It's available at the Holloway Road store N7 London

Anyone know if it will be back in stock before the 23rd of July?

Oos everywhere even for delivery. Shame really as was going to buy before I saw this thread. :disappointed:

amazing how people want 4k, hdr, low input lag, etc for £300 if you want to be picky then up your budget. buy a budget tv expect it to have some niggles

​well if it's not argos will have alot of returns in the next 6 months. Will give the hisense support line a ring to check on this & also the youtube 4k situation.

Hi thanks for your reply only now got back from holiday and tried this out didnt work but many thanks

On q&a the staff are saying it's not hdr

Hows this for gaming? Input lag?

​Not looking good for it over hdmi then, i don't recall any firmware updates as yet but I'm sure by the end of August something will be done, if not argos will be having it back.

HDR is supported over USB only at the moment apparently

Promotional video also says you can watch youtube in 4K, that's not true though

​thanks, will go and preorder the xbox one s now.

It says HDR on the box for my TV but the specification in the manual and on UK website does not state whether it is, or is not! However the spec for this model on the Hisense Spanish website states it is, see: http://www.hisense.es/es/electronica/television-hisense/h43m3000.html#especificaciones-3

Added info: I've just viewed the promotional video for this TV on the UK website and it states High Dynamic Range there.

Are we 100% good with this set being hdr, I'm getting the xbox one s and from reading this thread some are saying it is and others are saying it isn't.

No fell out with it after last one, I have played halo and fallout and other FPS AND ITS ALL GOOD

Cheers for the reply, have you played any CoD?

Non issue, I play Fifa on Xbox one and have zero problems it's as good as any LED.

I'm on the verge of buying this, can somebody please tell me how the input lag is for gaming?

Anyone else have this issue with this TV and a BT Ultra box?

When connected via HDMI ports 3 and 4 it appears it will not handshake correctly after I have put the BT box to sleep and restarted it. If I switch it off at the mains (or back of the box) and switch it on it connects ok, just not from sleep. I have tried changing the eco setting on the box to no avail.

Has anyone used this TV with a ps4 or xbox one? How is the input lag and the motion blur? Can you play multiplayer without a problem with the input lag?

Been using these settings for a day, good on darker content but a bit vivid for some - grass is a bit too green on the football, and skin tones look a bit too tanned (thought it was just Gary Lineker at first but everyone on Top Gear looked a bit orange too).

I had an old Skybox and satellite dish. I plugged the Sat cable into the TV and selected the Astra Satellite to pick up all the channels for free.

It's Ultra HD

Specifications
model H43M3000
Screen Aspect Ratio: 16: 9
Screen size: 42.6 ?? / 108 cm
Resolution: 3840x2160 Ultra HD
Refresh rate: 800 Hz
Special: UHD Upscaling, HDR, 10-bit process

​If it's not freesat, what could t be used for in the UK?

It's obviously for a different screen, but yes those settings are an improvement over the standard for me, thank you.

Noticed on the official hisense site it mentions nothing about HDR, is this model really HDR?

This seems to work well. A couple of different names for settings (Theater = Cinema etc) but seems to work well and looks pretty good: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alv0BcSteDU

Hi White_Rose!

Thanks for the info...that's very helpful. Can you tell me the name of the Free Channel Editor please?

I found one that supports Hisense here: https://github.com/PredatH0r/ChanSort

For those wishing to arrange satellite channels. Tune as normal and then output the list to USB. Free channel editor app on Web. Allows you to arrange how you wish, I.e have regional BBC1 etc and then upload back to set. Hisense support excellent, not DSat nor does it claim to be so no certificate allowing full EPG or order listing but brilliant for the money. Astra UHD demo channel shows how good 4k is on this set. Impressed with Netflix 4k and sound is excellent, better than my Samsung. You need to play about with picture settings to get display right and no ITV/4od but for 299 who cares. Really impressed

And how is gaming on this model?

How new is this model? Spoke to Argos and they aren't getting any more stock apparently. I have one reserved, and 43" is my maximum size. I'm tempted, but is this likely to be obsolete soon?

https://hisense.co.uk/electronics/tvs/h43m3000

On UK website

Netflix 4k seems to work fine, as does Amazon.

Anyone care to share their settings? I'm varying between cinema day and night with a few tweaks, but haven't got into the detail settings.

I was about to say the same thing. 4K is a different, more expensive package.

Quick thought!

Have people with Netflix and this TV remembered to upgrade Netflix and pay the extra so you can get 4K?

Netflix is in 4k! ?

I'm thinking this could be the reason for not getting NetFlix in 4K. Could this apply to YouTube does anyone know?

ARTICLE ON DIGITALTRENDShere

​4k euro16 is being aired in some of the European countries like france and Italy and also Portugal and turkey. ITV & BBC had over a year to set up something but didn't think it was worth the money.

​Argos are great for returns, get it and try it for a week and if it don't meet your needs play the youtube is not in 4k card and get a full refund.

Really stuck on this one. Want to purchase and try it but can I take it back if i'm not happy?

So is this model if you use this link HERE

I am told that it isn't possible to install Kodi because it doesn't have an Android OS.

anyone know if you can install kodi on this tv?

the 49 inch version is on their uk website https://hisense.co.uk/electronics/tvs/h49m3000/spec

It's Turkey. First channel to stream 3656 × 2664.

What country is that? I wasn't aware any broadcaster world wide were broadcasting in 4K yet.

Trt 4k is fta on 42east and this tv picks it up well with a 80cm dish, they are showing the later stages of euro 16 in 4k. its found on freq 12625 H 12500.

No real ideas, I'm afraid... other than the obvious ones of settings for the LNB LO frequency and the name of the satellite you want.
My settings paths are: Settings / select Channel / select Auto Scan / select Change Setup / select Satellite / select Single Satellite / select Astra 28.2E / select Antenna Setup / set LNB Power ON / LO frequency 9750,10600 / Auto 22K tone / press BACK button / select All Channels or just Free (whatever you want) / select Frequency Scan / press right arrow button and wait for scan to end. Where there are multiple settings on the page use down button to move through settings, and then back button, otherwise use right arrow to move to next page.

One thing I found when I was tuning to another satellite (2nd dish) although I had selected to new satellite name (Astra 23.5) when I had a problem I discovered the setting had gone back to Astra 28.2, I had to reset it a second time. Don't know if this is relevant in your case, but you might check that you are seeking Astra 28.2.

Hope this helps you.

In England, i can't get the sattelite to pick any channels up, even though the cable picks channels up on my sky box, tried all satelite's mentioned, tried changing LNB power too, any one have any other ideas? Thanks.

Bought this TV today, seems a great set, much better than what it replaced.

Has anyone come across a code to make a Virgin Tivo remote operate it? none of the ones virgin list seem to work.

Hi, can someone who uses their new T.V for gaming give their experiences so far? Console gaming preferably. Many thanks

Yes, for sure: go to the channel setup section and there's an option to change the LNB power settings. In the Auto Scan section where you choose the satellite (I choose single satellite) beneath which is antenna setup. Select antenna setup, and the first item after this is the LNB power setting, while highlighted just press OK to toggle between on and off

Hi , much appriciate if i could know how to tell the Tv to power up the LNB , cant see any options on the TV , I know my previous Tv had this option but cant find it here, any idea where it is on the menu ? Thanks

​eutelsat(from the drop down choice) picks up most channels ,even more than hotbird 13.
Ps I couldn't get anything on the Astra either.

Have you set the parameters correctly? You need to tell the TV the LO frequencies of your LNB. You also have to select to power the LNB. Most sky box LNBs are 9.75 / 10.6Ghz. Hope this helps. (Not in UK but picking up Astra 28.2 with the TV)

Hello Jason,

Yes I am picking up channels on the Astra 28 2e satellite, also was able to on the other Satellite mentioned in this thread Hotbird e 13

Hello again guys,

I wonder if anyone can give me a clue. I am using the Astra satellite through the built in Sat receiver and found that the HD channels were all over the place.
I then found the Channel Edit settings and arranged the main channels in the 7 Favourite slots available.

Now when I try to scroll past those 7 fave channels it doesn't let me go any further down the listings but loops me back to the No.1 Fave channel.

Has anyone dealt with this ? Or could give me some tips tip with regard to setting up with best Satellite or how to deal with channel issue I'm having?


Thanks in advance.

Yes will let you know

Has anyone in England managed to pick channeks up via the satellite port? I'm finding zero channeks on astra 28.2e even though my sky box can get signal via the same wire.

Oh, not that then. :disappointed:
It will be interesting to hear what you get told by Hisense.

yes its the very same

What is your software version? Mine is V00.01.00a.G0319 (It is show in System/About in the settings menu)

Honestly? Well I genuinely think this TV is amazing value and is really very good. I am now using it as my main TV, and I am really very pleased with the picture quality, the flexibility (variety of inputs and so on) ... and the blacks are really good too.

Having looked at similar sized 4K TVs in the shops most of which were at least twice the price of this Hisense (including a Philips one that I didn't make a note of because it wasn't all that impressive), I think I made the right choice in buying. But to actually say it is better than any other model is really subjective, isn't it?

I was a tiny bit disappointed with the picture quality when viewed from wide angles, but I have to admit I'm not likely to want to watch TV at those angles because of the perspective. So, overall, I'd recommend it.

Yes looks like a problem on mine only , the support guy too couldn't get to the bottom of it , supposed to let me know on Monday.

Hello.

What's this TV honestly like? I have been looking at the Philips 40" Put4600 android tv and debating which is the better tv. Can anyone help?

Curious, because on my TV the overscan is not greyed out. I just checked it. Currently watching 1080p input via HTML3 and I can toggle the overscan function.

That would explain the march 2016 manufature date on the tv guy is getting back to me on why the overscan is disabled just curious why its disabled

This TV may only have beed released to the UK market 4 weeks ago, however it has been available in other European countries since April and details and support information has been posted on several Hisense sites including Spain and Germany I found them when I Googled for information and I checked them out when this offer was first on HUKD, e.g. http://hisense.de/tv/show/h43m3000/ Seems to be some tardiness on getting it on to the Hisense UK site!

Hisense support calledme regarding a different issue , they said the website is being updated, this tv he said has only been released about 4 weeks he said further been told a software update is coming

Thanks very much for checking that much gratitude from me , mines not active on any ,i will just log it with hisense ,thanks again

Checked a few other sources:
"Overscan" functional on all SD & HD broadcast TV ch I've checked including internet channels, HDMI Blu-Ray player, SCART PVR, BBC iPlayer app;
"Overscan" not functional on YouTube, Internal PVR (USB), USB videos.
"Display" greyed out on all sources I've checked.

Also does anyone know why this particular model isn't on the hisense website?

Just bought this TV. Did anyone manage to confirm if its Chroma 4:4:4? Picture quality using Sky+HD and my gaming PC (GTX 980 TI) is amazingly good through both.

Thank you very much

"Overscan" control is functional on mine, only item greyed out in Advanced Picture Settings menu is "Display". However I've currently only checked on broadcast signals not HDMI, etc. Will check all the others later when I have time without others wanting to watch TV!

Thanks found it however it is greyed out disabled :confused: is it the same on yours? thanks

To find "Overscan On/Off" scroll down the Advanced Picture Settings Menu and it is between Colour Temperature settings and Noise Reduction settings.
"Display" is also greyed out on mine.

I know for certain that HDMI3 (central back of TV) is marked 4K 60fps - which presupposes that this is one of the two HDMI 2.0 inputs Hisense says this TV has. I used HDMI3 for testing 4K from my PC and I had no problems with playback. I couldn't test 60fps because my ADM setup won't support it. I think that your your motherboard will also influence what you can get out.

I run a WQHD monitor quite happily, but hadn't had anything to test true 4K on until this TV. So I can't give you any further advice because I just don't have the knowledge. Sorry.

Thanks for the detailed advice it is much appreciated i did try both VLC & MPC-HC both dont play the DVD only one that does is the default Powerdvd 14 however it plays havoc with the screen goes green then pixaletd all over like a pixlated blanket then full green screen all within seconds , i have to end task it to stop it , yes the card is 1GB, i dont know how to offset it to the GPU i will have a look to see how to do that , but i wonder i the message was about the frame buffer size it only came up once no more i wasn't able to replicate it

It should display at the full 4096x2160 but only at 30Hz due to the HDMI 1.4. If the codec for playback is supported (try using VLC or MPC-HC) then is should play fine (if the video is offset to the GPU) the only other issue might be the framebuffer size. But if you have a 1gb card or higher it shouldn't be an issue.

Rather than spending more now it may be better waiting and maybe upgrading to a new GPU in the future. The low end Polaris 11 part will have much higher performance and low power use and will have support for HDMI 2.0 with HDR and HLG (BBCs upcoming HDR standard, which will end up being the UK standard).

Thanks kind of suspected it was something to do with the card :disappointed: no hidef blue rays till then i spouse of course lower quality older blue rays play well , any ideal why it says 4096x2160 in display resolution -recommended is it safe to try to use it do you know?

thanks for that

Hi,
I cant find an over scan option in the advanced picture settings menu and the display menu in advanced is greyd out and disabled any idea? thanks

It will be 30Hz as it only supports HDMI 1.4. You could buy a Display port to HDMI 2.0 adaptor.Here

Thanks it seems to Suddenly have sorted itself without me doing anything , i too have an AMD radeon R7 System (discrete) on HDMI2.0 cable, It Even shows 4096x 2160(as recommended- this is the maximum capability of the card as stated in the specs) however i cant select that as the screen shows up as 2 sections, however now it only shows up as 30Hz and not 60Hz, consequently i can play hi-def blue rays media it gets pixalated all over with a message displaying display refresh rate is different from selected rate :o any idea what is going on?? thanks

how good are the calibration settings on this tv? does it have 2 and 10 point white balance controls? i have a samsung h6400 which has great calibration controls but is 1080p and i was looking for a 4k

I tried this successfully. I used a 4K grade HDMI cable, plugged into 'HDMI 3' on the TV. It worked okay. Your Windows system needs to be able to output graphics in 4K - that's down to your graphics card or CPU's capabilities. (My PC CPU is an AMD A10-7850K 4Ghz APU with Radeon R7 Graphics built in, so it runs 4K at 25fps without a graphics card.)

Does anyone know if this requires special drivers to use in winnows its only coming up as a full HD screen maximum resolution is 1920x1080 Thanks

Thank you!

on the back,​left hand side (as you face TV) close to aerial and HDMI ports.
white label

Haha! The real question is, why is it the same price for those extra 3 inches - are the features different at all?

Hi Guys!
Hope you're enjoying the beautiful weather!
Can anyone tell me where I can find the serial number?

that's what she said :smile:

About three inches ;-)

Can anyone explain the difference between this and the similarly priced Hisense M3300 40"?

From a subjective point of view this TV does not appear to have significantly different off axis viewing characteristics to many other LCD sets I have viewed. I'm never quite sure what the "viewing angle" figures really mean for LCD TVs and monitors since most are fairly poor when you view from more than 30 degrees off axis with poor black levels, backlight clouding issues and increasingly washed out colour.

I've finally got BBC iPlayer to work on my TV. I'd already done several factory resets and not got it to work, however yesterday I decided that I would do a last reset and if it didn't work the TV was going back. The difference this time was that I connected the TV to the internet using wired ethernet connection instead of wireless, did the reset and amazingly the BBC iPlayer worked this time, and switching back to Wi-Fi it is still working!

Thanks , intersting that !! but recent nthe philips TV's have 176/176 degrees all my monitors have 178/178 no not sure watching slightly outside 90degrees will look like can any one with the TV let me know , will be most greatful , Thanks

​90° is the pefect number these days (I maybe wrong too) for a standard screen,as ive read somewhere .

176° you mention is possible for a curved screen

Hi re bbc Iplayer not working. I selected to reset my tv back to default settings and started again and it worked this time. Hope this helps someone

a bit concerned about the stated viewing angle it says on the argos website is Viewing angle 89/89 degrees surely that's pretty bad that cant be correct , or have I got it wrong i thought the norm these days was more like 176/170 can some one confirm please .., that's the only thing holding me back on this set

Can anyone confirm if 10bit colour is available through the Nvidia control panel at 4K, 60hz, 4:4:4?

Ok. That helps a little.
Thanks

angled view is fine.
I hung my set on the same small universal tilt wall bracket that my previous 22in LCD TV/DVD combi used to be mounted on. :smile:

Hi Donna

Could you tell me the name of the app please?

EDIT* I found one!
It's made by Hisense for the iPhone and it's called V-Remote. It worked straight off the bat!

It just keeps getting better....:sunglasses:

Hi allena!

Thanks for your response, I haven't actually viewed my TV from a side angle as where it is situated in the corner of my room doesn't allow that view easily.
The reason why I want to mount it on the wall is because I don't have so many cables now because of the great features of this TV.
I got rid of my Sky box because I can now plug the satellite dish straight into the TV, so that has made it so much more feasible to mount it on the wall. That will give me some free space that I can use better.

I want the option to turn the TV just for convenience more than anything else.

Hi Jordan2020. Welcome. Unfortunately I can't answer your question - hopefully someone else will - but your desire to have a wall bracket that allows tilting and turning made me wonder what the quality of your picture is when you look at the screen sideways on, rather than straight on? I am very happy with mine too, but the one thing that lets it down (not acquired in the UK) is the loss of picture quality when viewed at angles. I am wondering if there might be more than one version of panel used in this TV.

Hey Guys!
First time poster.
Thanks to all your honest reviews I went ahead and purchased one of these beauties! I am very pleased with it and you saved me from buying another TV which wouldn't have been as good as this one.

Now, have any of you good people hung this telly on the wall? If so can you recommend a wall bracket?
I would like one that tilts and turns.

Much appreciated!

I can use it to change the volume and channel. But I couldn't get the keyboard or anything else to work.

The smart phone app works with my iPhone.

​No I'm not talking about a physical remote, I talking about the smartphone remote control apps :smile:

Anyone have any joy with Sky remote codes for this set?

​Your wasting your time trying to get these remote apps to work on hisense tbh, infact I doubt if any of the the "less than double figured" universal remotes would work with this manufacturers TV's.

I had to get a "one for all" (make) remote ,worth £19 to run my set(Sony blue ray and sky box too).

​on mine PC connections working just fine. no problems at all.

has anyone got the remote apps working in this TV?..

I've downloaded a few remote apps on my phone none seem to connect. :disappointed:

Any chance you can post up a photo of the windows taskbar, with open apps so the status indicators are showing?

On mine they were not visible... wondering now if I just had a bad set.

Not a problem I've seen using it from both tuners or HDMI or Scart inputs, other than on my set Overscan was turned on when I first switched it on and I had to turn it off. I still have the BBC iPlayer issue and am awaiting a response from Hisense.

No this isn't an overscan issue, this is a problem with the design of the tv OR a fault in the one I had.

Ive had various windows 10, Mac, xboxone, Sky TV, BT TV, fire stick etc etc.

The windows only one and the Mac both needed overscan setting on so that picture wasn't cropped.

Unsure why the over cut of somethings...eg my shield tv over cuts but when using the built in free view there is none....well not when I watched the england game ITVHD.

Would guess it's depending on what device your using and the setting....just not had time to mess when it over cuts but can't see why it can't be sorted via setting on the tv / input device.

As for a lag on bbc iplayer....There was none for me....and tested on talktalk bb none fiber.

Personally I'm really happy with it.

This may be a silly question that you may have already addressed, but have you turned off "Overscan" in the advanced picture settings menu?

Hmm, been doing some more testing over the week. At 100% scaling this doesn't look to be 4:4:4 chroma compatible.

Hisense also haven't been able to answer why it cuts off the picture around the edge of the screen.

As such it's going back!

These settings will vary according to the input source. If this might help anyone, for the HDMI3 input from my Atemio Nemesis Satellite Receiver, the settings I prefer for PICTURE are:

Picture Mode = Cinema Day
Brightness = 53
Contrast = 38
Colour Saturation = 43
Backlight = 55
Dynamic Backlight Control = OFF
Tint = G1
Sharpness = 7
Adaptive Contrast = LOW **
Colour Temperature = WARM
Noise Reduction = MIDDLE**

** These I might change

I'm not a lover of high colour saturation.

​My BBC iplayer works, but the picture is jerky and not smooth, I have sky fibre also, but it even does it on Ethernet.

​yes same on mine

Thanks for that info. I was just interested as mine came via Amazon in France, and they sourced it from a Spanish company, So I was just wondering if there were any variations in build.

I received mine this afternoon and haven't had time to make any adjustments yet.

Yes, label says "Made in PRC, Assembled in Europe". I understand that Hisense have manufacturing facilities in France and Hungary. What level of assembly takes place in Europe I don't know, may not even go beyond flashing firmware and packaging for the European markets!

​yes

There is a label on the TV carton that says "Assembled in Europe" - can anyone who bought this from Argos confirm their's says that too, please?

This or the 40" 321 model?

can some one tell me the best settings for watching tv/youtube/netflix and the best settings for gaming

just had a look at the specs on my motherboard and it does have intergrated graphics which Supports HDMI with max. resolution 4096 x 2160 @ 24 Hz / 2560 x 1600 @ 60 Hz. may use the onboard graphics if i decide to purchase the tv

i have a gt 730 which looks like it only has a max output of 1600p. may need to upgrade my card if i want to view 4k via pc.

It will if your PC graphics card is capable of outputing at 2160p through HDMI!

does this tv display youtube 4k content when using it as a pc monitor and not the built in app?

I did wonder why the 4k satellite demo channels looked miles better than the 4k youtube videos. How the hell did a 2016 4k tv go on sale with iplayer problems and no 4k resolution on the built in youtube app.

Ok many thanks for the confirmation. Iplayer not playing is not a big problem for me as I can download the shows on my Sky HD box but youtube 4k videos not being able to play on tv is a deal breaker for me.

Also I prefer AV panel. This one appears to be IPS. Looks like Sony is my next option.

I wonder why thats the case. Is it software or hardware limitation?

Strange inbuilt youtube wont play 4k videos considering TV is capable of displaying and the source video is also 4k

Ok yes if your playing a 4k YouTube video on a device capable of sending that 4k video via hdmi and you have that plugged into hdmi 3 or 4 then yes it will be 4k.

The inbuilt YouTube will not display a video at 4k

Regarding youtube. ...what I did was play 4k video via my shield tv....There was a box saying disable HD, clicked that and it default 1080p which looked great ....however I had the option of different res...Inc 4k.
So changed to 4k and the picture was amazing. ...also changed to an SD res to see if there was a different and whilst good it wasn't near the 4k picture.

For those having issues with BBC iPlayer. ..are any of you using a vpn to mask your location???just a thought as it won't work if do. ..if set to a different country.

No my BBC iPlayer still does not play, I have been in touch with Hisense and have given them information they requested regarding my ISP, Router/Modem, etc, but still waiting for them to get back to me.

No the YouTube app does not play at 4K resolution it works at max 1920x1080. For those who want to see for themselves, select the YouTube app>Left Click left into the menu>Select "Settings">scroll right till you see "Show Video Info" then click OK. Go back to Search and select a 4K video and play it and the video info including resolution it is playing at will be displayed.

I have downloaded 4K movie trailers from the 'net and played from USB and also played the Astra UltraHD Demos that you can get using the satellite tuner on this TV they play at 2160p and are pretty impressive.

Can't find any info on the panel technology but suspect it is IPS as it has similar characteristics to my IPS computer monitor, and the recent 50" Hisense UHD panels are defo IPS.

When I say I took a photo I mean that it shows a 4k logo as opposed to an HD logo.

I searched 4k videos on youtube. I played a couple of them and both looked mighty impressive. I took a photo but can't seem to upload it.

Well...got my new one and picture is spot on. Very impressed - though I've not had a new tv for about 11 years! 4k streams on youtube look fantastic.

I'm not at home so can't check or post evidence. In YouTube you can select a setting to show video info in top left whilst it's playing.

I did that and could not get any videos to show at 4k.
I called Hisense and they confirmed that YouTube did not yet play video at 4k and that Netflix did.

There haven't been any system updates since so I'm fairly sure that's still the case.

Tested iplayer last night after a few comments and worked first time fine.
Only tested a 4k small video clip off youtube....and wow the detail on the picture was best I've ever seen. ( compared to tvs I've had in the past )

It is very interesting what you say about axis and black levels. I wonder if this is a IPS set?

Is there anything on the box confirm if it is IPS or AV panel?

Although viewing angles are better on IPS panel I prefer AV panel as the contrast and black levels are much better on AV panel.

Also does BBC iplayer now work on this unit?

What about Youtube 4k videos? Does it play these videos in native 4k resolution?

There are conflicting reports whether it plays youtube 4k videos or not and same with iplayer.

Any latest update would be nice as I am strongly considering this tv.

Cheers

picked mine up today.
really nice picture
fair few common apps, also got £10 voucher as promo is back on :-)

I took it back tonight as advised by the nice man at Hisense. They didn't have any in stock - I'm gutted. Have reserved another to collect tomorrow.
I also come from using a 720p panny to this and it was a major improvement I just couldnt handle seeing the banding! Hopefully the one I pick up tomorrow is ok.

No banding here and really impressed with it and even more so for the price :smiley:
Still going to have a tweak with the setting but not had much time atm .....but tested some SD and HD stuff and HD looks great,but the SD was alot better than i expected.

No doubt if you wanna spend nearer 600-700 quid then there is better out there ,but last tv i had was a 720p panny about 7 yrs old....so to come from that,to this....wow.

went into my local argos today and asked them if these voucher codes apply to this tv 20% - FURN20 / HOME20.
they said no because those codes don't apply to electricals

The Consumer Contracts Regulations allow you to return an item if you simply change your mind if you buy it online.
http://www.which.co.uk/consumer-rights/advice/i-want-to-return-something-bought-online

interested in this myself as i want to upgrade my pc display to something better than the 720p tv i am using atm,

any feedback on display lag when used with pc/console would be appreciated.

Thats completely fantasy! The cheapest 4k may look better if the source is 4k but my 5 years old Sony wiped the floor with cheap Hitachi 4k on 1080p or HD.

The colours / brightness/ picture quality was 10 x times better on Sony than cheap 4K tv which I have sold it on.

My advice is dont buy any cheap rebadged 4k tv. Top quality 1080p would be always better than 4k.

I am still considering this Hisense as it does not appear to be a rebadged cheaply made tv but leaning towards Sony as I want to install Kodi.

If only this tv was Android to install Kodi

Has anyone else had banding issues with their one? I'm taking mine back to Argos and exchanging it for another.

Hmmm, noticed an annoying issue with this TV, besides the lack of PIP.

It appears that the lcd panel is mounted a fair distance away from the front of the screen, so if looking at the screen straight on, certain elements of the GUI in Windows are obscured. e.g. the bar beneath taskbar icons cannot be seen unless looking low down at the bottom of the screen (from a normal seating position the edges disappear slightly).

Obviously not a problem usually but I need this to work with a pc also.

what's the picture quality like on this tv compared to the samsung40h6400? which has great reviews albeit a 2014 model and not 4k

Iplayer works fine on mine via wireless. Am on Sky fibre for isp.

Hi contacted hisense with regard to BBC I played issue he said he's had three calls with the same problem this week all have been on Sky broadband so not sure if that's the problem. I was also having problems with colour fading in and out and sound occasionally lowering so he said he thought I had a faulty to and said to take it back. The other question I asked was whether I could use my iPhone on the screen mirroring and he advised this wasn't possible.

​up conversion is surprisingly good TBH.

watching S1E1 only fools and horses side by side on a 1080 40" screen as well and they are like for like.

so up conversion from 480p to 2180p is fantastic. very watchable :wink:

Is it 4k with HDR???

iPlayer worked first time perfectly.
For those is doesnt work maybe its some sort if aerial/reception/signal issue only??

No, mine's still not working and not got had time to ring Hisense, probably do that tomorrow and see what they say. I can cast BBC iPlayer and a lot of the other things that this so-called "Smart" TV doesn't have like ITV Hub, etc., from my tablet. YouTube app works fine at Full HD (but not 4K as another poster has said) so internet connectivity is OK.

this is hilarious, but good job nevertheless ...enjoy:D

p.s. how's the 'up conversion' lol

Well caved and picked one up - looks like it is 4:4:4 chroma, which is great. Major downside for me is no PIP from what I can tell. Might get in touch with Hisense to ask why such a useful feature is missing.

All in, the tv seems incredibly good quality for the price point. The screen seems as uniform as anything i've ever seen from Samsung / LG, the remote control is also more premium feeling than the various Samsung / LG's that I own.

Has anyone with iPlayer issue just called Hisense? Number is on Hisense.co.uk they call you back and are great.

Does anyone know if you can use the Anyview cast with iPhone. Many thanks

I got this TV a couple of days ago. Still trying to set up picture to suit me, so far have not managed to acheive natural skins tones, far less picture settings options than the Samsung D5520 it replaces. Side by side the Sammy has better black levels on axis but Hisense is better off axis and it seems viewing angles are better.

HD upscaling from 720p, 1080i & 1080p seem fine, but from SD upscaling is quite poor. Definately turn off adaptive contrast and auto backlight as these are far too aggresive even at low settings.

Anyone having problems with BBC iPlayer? So far I can't get it to play anything. Can't see any way to update or re-install pre-installed apps. Also the selection of apps in the app store is dire!

PVR function works well on HD and also works in standby.

Is there a simple way to switch from Terrestrial to Satellite EPG? I can only manage it by going into the menu for channel setting and part way into the rescan options!

Well the TV is £299.00 and quidco seems to be working according to you guys...

Top cash back is tracking 10.1% All TVs over £299.99 for Home Delivery & Fast Track Collection -

wonder if the same glitch works for them :/

Maybe because the delivery took it 302.95....???Either way tracking 9 %

£299.00 is not OVER £299.99.

So if it is tracking at 9% then that's a mistake.

Ermm nope tracking £26.95.....believe the rate of 9% is for 2 days and for tvs 299.99 or over.

Quidco should be 5% as the TV isn't over £299.99.

Got one tonight and gotta say really impressed.
Not had too much time messing with the setting....but free view channels through a ariel are decent Q.
Left it on standard picture mode and there was a back light setting off low middle high. ...was auto set to high and this caused the tv to keeping dimming,so set it to off and manually adjusted the backlight to my liking.
Also connected a shield tv and looks great...played a few tv shows via kodi and streamed some sd and 720ps shows and the upscaling.is better than I thought it would be.
Several audio setting to play with but the sound too is good.

Is there better yes....For under 300 this is a steal.
Oh quidco tracking 9 %cashback aswell.

Just to confirm all i have to do is display that image on the screen?
No issues reading the last 2 lines on mine. I think the guy above has a faulty set.

Tested on HDMI 3 and 4 (4k at 60hz) and also one of the 30hz HDMI ports.

Where is the link? Looked back loads of pages but can't see it.

Ok someone explain? The chroma thing did I test wrong? Displays fine for me! The comments on the page even suggest doesn't work with HDCP connections.

I'm guessing people who have an AV will already know but if not then set your amp to scale up lower quality broadcasts up to say 1080p then the TV will have less work to do.

That's a deal breaker for me, shame.

Is HDMI 4 definitely the correct hdmi 2.0 PC one?

Banding - not that I can see :smiley: yay
Picture quality.. There are a LOT of settings especially four colour! A LOT! The menu system isn't the easiest for finding and adapting them.

Hisense tech support is FANTASTIC call the number on their UK site and they will call you back the person who does is working for Hisense I've only ever had two different people call I called before I bought to chat with them about the set.
If you have player it is already running the latest software, future ones will auto update assuming you have a connection.
I had no issues with I played out of box, I have since gone in and changed quality to highest and activated beta mode. Still all good.

A lot of tvs suffer from it even ones that cost £1000s. Some people can deal with but I can't stand it. You could swap it for the same set and not have any banding but it's just hard to get one without it.

Is the banding that is specific to a cheaper brand I.e get what you pay for? Is there a fix? I'll probably pop it back to argos tomorrow and change for another.

Hope someone can help me with this. Just picked mine up and set up. Ive noticed dark verticle streaks when the camera pans left/right (currently watching the live football on BBC hd) The picture is amazing but keep noticing these streaks and not sure if its a fault on the TV? Hope I'm making sense!

That's called banding I took 3 Philips tvs back which had them. Not good I deffo won't be buying this TV now I know it has this.

Spent about two hours now with the TV fiddling with settings. The picture quality is light years better than the four year old LG it replaced. Black levels look fine once you turn off all of the advanced settings. Colours are pretty good as well again much better than my LG. Pic quality at 4k looks great to me. BBC HD on Virgin also looks superb although it makes Wayne Rooney look ugly. Surely a TV fault....

​yes, like I said its a cheap and cheerful TV it does everything it says on the tin.

now if anyone can share some perfect calibration settings for this set would be awesome. pic format please :smile::wink:

cheers

You got to be joking? That Philips tv is the biggest pile of rubbish I have ever purchased, it didn't do blacks it did greys, bad banding on all 3 sets I went through, if you even touched the screen you got a white mark that wouldn't go away. You have to mess around so much to get the picture right. I refuse to believe any TV can be worse than that Philips

I disagree with your summary, unless you are very clear that it's only a bedroom TV for YOU.

I've had the 39" since January and now this one has n my living room as the main TV.
Netflix 4k seemed fine to me, daredevil and Jessica jones are very grainy I assed that was a choice of marvel?
I don't see the issue on that chef one or the 4k fish tank thing.?
I also think if you have a budget less than £400 for your main TV and want 4k that this is a really solid option!

BTW black levels are a joke lmao

the Phillips TV from Argos @£295 was in my opinion much better.

this TV is a bit choppier (artifacts)

but for the price and features its an OK buy

BTW this a make do 4k TV. picture quality is some what questionable, kinda fuzzy not as sharp as other sets.

sound is very good for the TV speakers.

YouTube is 1080p no option to go 4k.

Netflix 4k is a joke... so much grain its not even funny. colours are a mess and dose not feel like 4k content whatsoever!!!! amazon prime is just the same...... am I missing something???.

YouTube 4k from PC looks awesome, but the included apps (netflix, prime) on the TV are almost a joke.

that's all folks :sunglasses:

this TV is noffin more than a bedroom tv really.

Hi, its saying image not found?

and @30hz chroma is 4:4:4

Has anyone connected this to a Virgin Media Tivo box, If so have they managed to pair the remote for the volume to work? If so could you let me know the code please?

​unfortunately it doesn't seem to be chroma 4:4:4.

tested with 980ti @ 60hz HDMI 4 on the TV and the last 2 lines are unreadable :disappointed:

http://i.imgur.com/3T4YgzI.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/wr8dg9M.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/imLa1Rk.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/Zyp1Zza.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/MWth28w.jpg

How do you know which setting to scan with when connecting to a satellite dish? Poster above mentioned hotbird. Mine is an old sky dish.

Ok, I've collected mine this lunchtime and had a bit of a play, after playing with the settings I've got my ARC working, watched some 4k on you tube and now watching my son playing on the xbox. It's great, I need to tweak the picture settings to get it just right. It plays content from an external hard drive and things looks good, happy days.

I remove all of the extra stuff, smoothing, auto backlight adjustment etc and then get in and mess with it, I then add smoothing back in for my BT 4k box and tweak colour and contrast up for xboxone.
There is of course some motion blur, it's less than my 3 year old Samsung had but not as good as my last Panasonic plasma.
I play Fifa and watch sports and you can notice a bit on those but not to the extent that it's any sort of issue or distraction in the slightest.

Do you get vivid or dynamic under picture settings? I guess then you alter contrast backlight etc?

Also any complaints about juddering or motion blur?

Thanks

Thanks for the reply. Sounds like a good spec for the price. Think I'll be popping to Argos today - I'll carry it home if I have to!

I didn't try the discount codes tbh, but assumed they wouldn't work. The box fit across the back seats of my mk2 focus but box has since been binned so couldn't tell you the size. Think I've got the picture settings just right now for my Sky+ HD box and the picture is incredible full stop, let alone for a quid under £300.

Does anyone know if the Argos discount codes work on this item? The codes posted at the top (FURN20/HOME20). This TV looks amazing spec for the price! Also, does anyone happen to have box measurements - not sure it'll fit in the car (Fiesta).
Thanks!

Screen mirroring works well with the "anycast view" feature (on android anyway)
I've tried it with my android phone successfully.

Screen mirroring works well with the "anycast view" feature (on android anyway)
I've tried it with my android phone successfully

​Your right I connected sky dish cable to the connector at back of TV and tuner found close to nearly 900 channels (TV and radio ) on the hotbird e 13 option.

If skybox was to be retired now it wouldn't matter ,as this tv's inbuilt receiver gets all the same channels the skybox does.

Thanks and yes if you buy online you can return it but I am not sure if that applies to products thats opened and set up. I will try to read Argos Terms and Conditions

I haven't tried screen mirroring as I have an iPhone and windows tablet and have never tried that so not sure.
It does have built in wifi so ihave sent YouTube videos etc to it.
It has anyview cast as an input which I believe is for that?

Very happy with picture, better than my Samsung and almost as good as my plasma Panasonic that was a beast of a picture.
Return policy is in line with normal UK if you buy online you can return can't you?

Many thanks really appreciate your help. Great it plays .ts files as well.

I am not fussed about 4k but in terms of sky hd or freeview hd especially level of black you are happy then considering you had Samsung before?

Do we know what Argos' return policy is? Can we order it online then set it up and just send it back if we dont like the picture quality etc on the grounds of distance selling regulations?

Also have you tried screen mirroring your phone or tablet yet? Does it do screen mirroring?

Cheers

I think anything less than 78cm will not do or the legs will be hanging off?

front:



back:


legs:

Can anyone tell me the distance between the feet?

well handled the .ts file with ease! played it, pause FF FR etc all worked fine.

just found out can also play video /images/ music etc direct from your dropbox folders!

very happy with picture but as others have said a good tweak makes a BIG difference.

Yes please test the file called 'San Diego Clip.ts'

It is on the following websites for sample videos. San Diego clip is basically full hd scenery of sea and sound of waves. You need to download it on pc and then put it on usb stick then fingers cross to see if Hisense plays it from usb stick.

https://dveo.com/downloads/TS-sample-files/

Many thanks. I am also surprised to read about black levels that you are happy with. Thats promising. I bought Hitachi 4k from Argos a couple months ago and sold it on because blacks were poor like grey and i didnt like it at all

So I won't touch rebadged Vestel tvs ever again but this Hisense sounds good if the deep black levels are acceptable and plays .ts files

If the picture quality especially blacks are par with Sony and Samsung then £299 for 4k hdr is no brainer!

ill test do you have a suggested file online anywhere?
Also

I just returned the hisense 39" model that was on amazon at £299 to get this one, i spoke to hisense(great customer support btw) he confirmed its essentially the same but with a slightly newer OS and of course screen but all hardware is the same.
I was really happy with it for xbox and apps and BT TV at 4k.

one annoying thing you cant change the order of the premium apps so its 13 presses to get to plex!!

oh also very happy with blacks I also have a 3 year old samsung and the hisense is much better.

Now you're saying something a bit different, which is more in line with the reality. I don't think anyone here was saying interpolated upscaling to 4K results in "razor sharp" results, just that the effect is better than no interpolation at all (pixel doubling). Sure, it's well known that any non-adaptive interpolation has to make a tradeoff between aliasing, halos and blur - at least one of the three will end up being made worse if you improve the other two. That doesn't mean you don't get an overall improvement still compared to no interpolation at all. I agree that deciding which is the "right" combination is somewhat subjective, but you seem to be saying you'd prefer trivial pixel doubling over any form of interpolation at all?!

Advanced adaptive interpolation techniques can improve all three of aliasing/halos/blur, but (as far as I'm aware, haven't really looked in to it) they typically require more processing power than current TVs can handle.

I guess in regards to picture quality you cant get deep blacks as you would with Sony and Samsung range?

Also does this play .TS files? Under media player it says TS container but if you check it under video it has avi mp4 mkv etc but not TS

Please can someone test if it plays .TS files?

I had this issue. I would allow at least 70cm. Technically it is 67cm. But the feet point outwards.
The 78cm is the width of the whole thing. The feet are closer underneath.

widest point, edge to edge is just under 31" (78 cm)

it's a nice TV mate and it and it has a fantastic upscaler too which will give a better image even with SD / HD sources :wink:

Can anyone tell me the distance between the feet?

If it is using bicubic interpolation, you'll be well aware that this results in haloing, which is an undesirable image artifact.

Any increase in apparent sharpness in those pictures comes with the increase in visual artifacts (e.g. blurring, blocking and haloing). Hence why the writer concludes that any improvement in image quality is subjective.

Unfortunately, any algorithm which reduces one of these artifacts does so at the expense of others. For example, upscaling that reduces jagged edges might induce more blur, and upscaling that reduces halos might appear less sharp.

Bottom line is that you can't polish a turd and people claiming their PS4 etc is suddenly razor sharp etc in 4K are delusional.

While you're correct in that there's no additional information available to the 4K result, there are plenty of ways to make intelligent use of what information is available to make a higher resolution image that looks significantly better than the original. Having studied and worked with image processing algorithms for a large part of my life, I can assure you that decent upscaling involves a LOT more than "duplicating existing pixel data then applying a sharpening filter", and the results of high quality upscaling can be very worthwhile. The issue is that a TV needs to upscale in realtime, and good upscaling algorithms require more complex software and a lot of processing power. Cheaper TVs tend to cut corners here, with the worst "upscaling" giving fairly mediocre results. Many TVs do much better though, even down to the low end these days.

Note that even on the example images in the article you linked to, you can very clearly see improvements between the upscaled image and the 1080 version. For example look at the (lack of) aliasing along all the rooftop edges in the first image below (upscaled 1080p) vs the second image (non-upscaled):

http://i.rtings.com/images/reviews/m-series-2015/m-series-2015-upscaling-1080p-large.jpg
http://i.rtings.com/images/reviews/e-series-2015/e-series-2015-upscaling-1080p-large.jpg

That's almost certainly a second order interpolation of some sort taking place, most likely bicubic. It is very definitely NOT duplicated pixels plus sharpening, which would look absolutely awful on those edges! Plenty of more complex algorithms exist than bicubic interpolation but they tend to be reserved for upscaling photos and so on, where time isn't so critical. e.g. look at software like Perfect Resize.

Bottom line: Good upscaling helps, despite what you seem to believe.

is this the same model as the 43h7c the're selling in the us at the moment? seems to have the same specs.

:stuck_out_tongue:

...brb going to school

Well it pretty obvious that if you take an SD image and scale it to Full HD and 4K that the scaler has much less work to do to scale to Full HD.
But a good scaler on a 4k tv and a poor one on a 1080p set can make the difference seem less.
Also the size of the TV makes a big difference. A SD video on a 65" 1080p TV is likely to look considerably worse than the same image on a 40" 4k TV at the same distance due to having smaller and more pixels to smooth out the image.

But yes in essence there is no new data but how well the 'guessing' is done will greatly influence the picture.

Wouldn't it be good if you could install Kodi on it too.

Well I'm siding with DarthBalls

because he seems a nicer chap than you :stuck_out_tongue:

a quick heads up:

make sure you register the tv on http://hisensewarranty.co.uk/ for the 2 years warranty, argos give you 1 year

what a clown, 2nd link (on google) with a video to help you understand:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4B95nnN2TOo
who said anything about adding more extra information, the filtering / upconversion with these new TVs will improve the image and it looks better, clearer and sharper (not full 4k quality definitely better)
you will see an improvement to the image

You're in la-la-land. The only process going on here is duplicating existing pixel data and then applying a sharpening filter to any edges the upscaler detects. It's a hilarious marketing exercise that fools people like you into thinking it's making something out of nothing.

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

"To present lower-resolution material on a 4k TV, the TV has to perform a process called upscaling. This process increases the pixel count of a lower-resolution image, allowing a picture meant for a screen with fewer pixels to fit a screen with many more. It’s important to remember that since the amount of information in the signal doesn’t change, there won’t be more detail present.

"The Vizio M’s upscaling resulted in a bit of added smoothness, but overall the two images look very similar. There isn’t any more detail in the upscaled picture than you can see in the native 1080p picture, so whether or not it looks better is entirely subjective."

"A 4k TV doesn't improve the picture quality of lower quality content like 1080p Blu-rays."

Simply put, a 1080p source will never look better on a 4K TV than on a 1080p TV.

I'm convinced this runs some form of android in the background but you can't enable developer mode or anything so I'd say not, maybe somebody will work out how to get around if but I doubt it.

this TV support HDR too it mentions it on the box:

what a clown, 2nd link (on google) with a video to help you understand:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4B95nnN2TOo

who said anything about adding more extra information, the filtering / upconversion with these new TVs will improve the image and it looks better, clearer and sharper (not full 4k quality definitely better)

you will see an improvement to the image

[quote][/You can't "upscale" a non-4k source, it won't look any better.
The TV will physically display in 4K, however with the source image being <4K, it won't look any better than that.quote]

installed premium apps include:

Netflix (4k works)
BBC iPlayer
Amaxon
YouTube (4k works)
wuaki.tv
BBC News
Chili
Deezer
YuppTV
d
viewster
accuweather
Toon goggles
AOL
Plex
Games
web Browser
Kidoz
Viaway

App store is powered by Foxxum AppStore?

Please do explain to everyone how it is adding additional picture information to the original source image.

I'll help you, you cannot. The TV "upscaling" to 4K isn't adding any extra detail to the picture, because it can't. What it is doing is taking the lower resolution image and duplicating pixels and adding sharpening to that result.

All that means is that you're getting a stretched output with more visual artifacts.

Upscaling CANNOT add more detail than is already present.

I'd advise you not to commit such disrespectful comments in future, unless you want to end up looking like an ass again.

Can anyone tell me if this has an IPTV app. Similar to Smart IPTV on the LG and Samsung TV's?

Also been reading that some Hisense TV's allow the installation of .apk files in developer mode. Does this TV allow this?

How do I find out the full SMART functionality without buying?

Cheers. No way it will sit on top of a sound base then.

what utter nonsense

I have this tv and it upscales (up conversion) /sd / hd to 4k, filters and improves the image (obviously not as good as running full on 4k but a drastic noticeable difference)

I have a 4k monitor without a 4k upscaler / filter and this monitor, you can see a drastic difference with the 4k upscale / filter / processing this TV does to improve the image

...where do these people come from

Hope it helps make your mind up about the tv, I've got one reserved until the 24th. I'm just watching reviews and advice from other people. PS, thanks for the comment!

You are a walking, talking encyclopedia johnblake, I watch the Click program on BBC and what you stated about HDR is what the beeb presenter said.

If its as good as my 7inches Hisense tablet then you wont regret it. I bort the Hisense 2yrs ago last January and it hasnt let me down or been faulty once. I did try researching it b4 i bought but all i could find was that Walmart USA were importing them into their supermarkets.

You can't "upscale" a non-4k source, it won't look any better.

The TV will physically display in 4K, however with the source image being <4K, it won't look any better than that.

I'd like to know this too.

4k and UHD are the same thing which is 4 x the resolution of full HD. HDR is high dynamic range which gives better contrast and brightness at the same time to what you are watching, as far as I understand. I await the multitude of corrections as I'm no expert! PS, hope this helps.

so is 4K, UHD and HDR totally different things?

What's the banding like on this? Last on I bought was the Philips 4K from argos and that suffered from banding

can 4k tvs upscale from usb flash drive

​My bad ,I didn't even notice that connector was a sattelite one lol
I'm still finding my way around it tbh, for under £300 this thing is the Leicester city of of the TV world

Thanks for the info regarding satellite connection, Folks. :smiley:

Can anyone say what quality the upscaling is, please?

I've reserved to pick up today and can do some testing this evening.
Does anyone know the width between the legs? I need to see if it will fit on my TV stand.

http://www.hisense.es/electronica/television-hisense/h43m3000.html

under specifications:

Especial: UHD Upscaling, HDR, 10 bits process

It's HDR yeah

Yes, it says so on the product video at Argos.

This TV has a screw in satellite input as well as an input for your TV aerial which is great, as my new Samsung only has an aerial input. I connected mine last night to my sky satellite cable and received channels with no problems... :smiley: Hope this helps

Thought I should add..it's not freesat, but it is capable of tuning into a Satellite dish and frequencies

Is this HDR?

Can any one say if this has a satellite tuner, or not. Wasn't clear in the Q&A on Argos site.

There are 2 HDMI ports that do 60 and two that do 30. They are labled up too

Is it definately outputting at 4k at 60hz? Do you know which hdmi port is for pc use on this tv / are you using a specific "pc" mode?

As long as any red text is sharp and clear as per everything else it should be fine.

This or a 4k monitor? any advise?

I could read the text outputting 4K from my laptop using the 60hz hdmi if that's all it requires?

What's the viewing angle like with this model? Much colour loss at an angle?

Amazon is so I assume Netflix also. Puma I will try now

Are the Amazon and Netflix apps 4k?

http://www.geeks3d.com/20141203/how-to-quickly-check-the-chroma-subsampling-used-with-your-4k-uhd-tv/

If you don't mind, thanks!

Any confirmation of 4:4:4?

Phew...http://www.digitaltrends.com/home-theater/hdmi-arc-explained-works-care/#:FecmWlvOs-v+8A

If memory serves, i think arc stands for audio return channel? Now im gonna have to check :laughing:

There's an app for your phone that has a keyboard and trackpad. It's not too great though

Has anyone tried using this as a large monitor ?

​There is a Hisense keyboard being sold online somewhere especially for this.
More of a remote control type keyboard I would assume

Is there a regular web browser app on it? That would help ditch the laptop after all.

Good on you Stewby!

I gotta feeling Hisense will become a big brand in UK in time, esp after Euro2016

Hi I've just bought this tv and set it up. The picture seems quite fuzzy on all the settings ie standard cinema day and night and dynamic which is extremely bright. Does anyone know what settings I should use. I would have expected it to be OK out of the box. Thanks in advance.

Picked one of these up tonight. Been really impressed so far. 4K from YouTube looks incredible, HD feeds are pin sharp too. Even SD looks fine when sitting approx 8 feet away.

Apps for Netflix and Amazon video work well. The EPG seems smooth.

Sound needs a bit of tweaking but is acceptable given the price. Happy so far for £299.

can confirm that a scan of 28.2east brings in all the free to air channels in a very good order, its not freesat but its organized and not all over the place.

48" sharp smart TV is same price in tesco

It does have a satellite tuner and Some of the 4k demos on 5west and 19.2east satellites look outstanding on this set.

Thanks, i've heard of people saying that on some models 60hz doesn't work properly when connected to a PC. If you ever get a chance to hook one up and check that and the Chroma 4:4:4 let me know.

Cheers

Brought one today... it has a sat connector and a normal tv antenna connector, my picture quality is fantastic .
and if you work for "First group" you can get it for £276 at argos

Just got it, it is android based I'm sure

Exactly. Everywhere I look for specs it says S2/S. But chistinizami who said it doesn't have the tuner has actually bought one of these, I think.

it says S2 / S which means it must have a satellite tuner, unless this argos version is a cheaper spec model

I think it's a Hisense 43H7C

​2 of its 4 hdmi slots state "[email protected]" next to them ( on mine anyway)
other 2 slots (arc and mhl???) state "[email protected]"

It has HDMI 2.0 so I see no reason why it wouldn't do 60hz

If anyone gets this, can they check whether it is [email protected] via PC HDMI and whether you can get Chroma 4:4:4 ?

off to get one today

Can this play 4k videos on Youtube? A review on the Argos site says it can't, but then through Google it suggests it can.

This is the only official documentation from HiSense I can find:
http://hisense.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Produktbilder/TV/H43M3000/H43M3000.pdf

Specifications
model H43M3000
Screen Aspect Ratio: 16: 9
Screen size: 42.6 ?? / 108 cm
Resolution: 3840x2160 Ultra HD
Refresh rate: 800 Hz
Special: UHD Upscaling, HDR, 10-bit process
Audio
Dolby: MS10
Output Power: 2x7W
NICAM / A2 Stereo: NICAM Stereo
Equalizer: Yes
extras
Teletext (pages): 899
Multi-Language OSD: 17 languages
Hotel TV: Yes
PVR: Yes
Time Shift: Yes
PC channels classification: Yes
Internet applications
Wireless LAN Adapter Support: Integrated WiFi / LAN (2.4G and 5G)
Apps: Yes (Netflix, YouTube, Wuaki.TV, art, Toon Googles, Game Center, App Store, Plex, Kidoz, AOL On, Viaway, Media, Accuweath er, YuppTV)
Web Browser: Yes (Opera)
HbbTV: Yes (v.1.5)
Anyview System: Yes
Media Player: Yes
Reception System
Digital Reception (DVB) DVB-T2 / T / C / S2 / S
Common Interface (CI): CI + (v1.3)
Astra LCN: Yes
Interface connection
HDMI Input: x2 (1.4), x2 (2.0)
USB: x2 (USB2.0), x1 (USB3.0)
S / PDIF: 1 (optical)
audio input (L / R): 1
Headphone output: 1
RF tuner: 2
Input Composite (AV): 1
Component Input YPb (Cb) / Pr (Cr): 1
SCART: 1 (adapter required)
RJ45 Ethernet port: Yes
Dimensions
Net / Gross Weight (kg): 10.1 kg / 12.8 kg
Package (Horizontal / Vertical): Vertical
Size Package (Anx × H × D) (mm): 1079 × 153 × 658 mm
net size based and speakers (Anx × H × D) (mm): 969 × 607 × 192 mm
net size without base and speakers (L × H × D) (mm): 969 × 563 × 87 mm
included Accessories
Stand: Yes
VESA: 200 x 200
Remote control: Yes
Battery: AAA x 2
User Manual: Yes
DMP formats
container format
AVI, MP4, MKV, TS, FLV, OGG.
Video
AVI, WMV, MP4, MOV, 3GP, MKV, MPG, MPEG, VOB, RM, FLV, WebM, VRO, OGM.
Audio
WMA, WMV, MP4, FLAC, MP2, MP3, ACC, WAV, VOB, VRO, MPG, MPGEG, MKV
Images
JPG / JPEG, BMP, GIF, PNG, WEBP, MPO, JPS, PNS
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I bought this very model about 2 weeks ago from Argos,so far very impressed.
4 HDMI ports( 2 are 4k 60ps), HDR etc etc

Although not android,but does have an appstore with quite a few apps.
4k content is brilliant(although only played off YouTube)

Sound is good too(with a bit of tweaking of settings).

Well worth it on my humble opinion.

Think I found it on Amazon.de- claims to have Android on it: Amazon.de

It would appear so, certainly at present.

Is this model specific to Argos in the UK?

Is it an android tv? The model number some say it is others done?? Found something from the uk Your text here

That sounds worth a punt. Reserved one for collection tomorrow.

He has a PS4 connected and has no complaints, motion is smooth. Cant comment on the audio. Mostly used between PS4 and Netflix 4K.
I can post more detail once it has more use.

Not too much difference between the specs. I find it odd that only Argos are selling this. Those specs suggest 10 bit panel with HDR. If that was the case then £299 seems a great price I would think.

My lad bought this for his bedroom the other day, for the price I would say its fine.

4k content looks impressive.

Found the model on the Spanish Hisense site. Not sure why they don't have it on their UK website.

http://www.hisense.es/electronica/television-hisense/h43m3000.html

Very good price