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Delivery is Free and Next day, which is always a Billy bonus.
Hisense H49M3000 49" Smart 4K Ultra HD TV - Black - Here - £341.10
Hisense H43M3000 43" Smart 4K Ultra HD TV - Black Here - £296.10 (I think the cheapest it's ever been now)
Brill specs on these two models. Very similar all round apart from the obvious screen size differences there is just the slight difference in speaker output. The 49" has 16 Watt speakers whereas the 43" carries 14 Watt speakers. I'm guessing most folks here won't be overly fussed about that and many will probably use their own speaker set up.
Hisense are really churning out some decent sets lately, it's pretty hard to turn them down after looking at reviews as well. I used to have one back in 2008ish and at that point you very rarely saw them around. It lasted for ages, we only upgraded because we wanted a bigger screen. Comes with 2 Year Manufacturers warranty to boot, again... another plus point for sure.
HDR Info
HDR is Via USB only right now, but apparently these are due for a firmware update that should enable HDR further anyway.
Base specs
Resolution Type - 4K Ultra HD
Tuner Type - Freeview HD
Headphone Socket - Yes x1
HDR - USB only - Supposed to be supported via HDMI very soon through Firmware updates.
Scart - x 1
HDMI x 4
USB 3.0 - Yes
Video Formats - .AVI, .WMV, .MP4, .MOV, .3GP, .MKV, .MPG, .MPEG, .VOB, .RM, .FLV, .WebM, .VRO, .OGM
Amazon Instant Video - Coming soon
Netflix support - Yes
Web Browsing - Yes
Youtube - Yes
Top comments
deaddrama
12 Sep 163#84
The 4k10 code is working again folks! Just ordered the 49" tv for £341.10 :sunglasses:
Latest comments (132)
chrischarles
15 Jan 17#132
Has anybody had a firmware update on this TV which has totally broken the TV tuner? Mine told me there was an update yesterday (G1207) so I decided to install it. Sadly now half of my channels have disappeared (DTV Freeview) and after doing a full re-tune they are all in the wrong order. I could probably manually sort them, but it will take a while as the interface is now so slow (due to the new EPG).
Is anybody else in the same boat?
emontes
2 Oct 16#131
I actually find both very annoying heh
daesimps
2 Oct 161#130
I find the red "off" light worse as the TV is in the bedroom. No reason for it to be so bright. It's about to get covered by blue-tak
BeerDrinker
1 Oct 161#129
Is it just me or is anyone else finding the blue "on" led annoying? Any way to turn it off while the TV is on?
chrischarles
1 Oct 16#128
Nor me. I'm sure it's online somewhere... Must be...
grinnaslee
1 Oct 16#127
Still no update
chrischarles
28 Sep 16#126
I know this post is a bit old but I'm sure I'm noticing the same thing... really weird and not sure what to do about it. Did you have any luck sorting it?
deaddrama
21 Sep 16#125
Thanks :smiley: I don't know whether it's cause I'm not used to such a big screen, but the audio seems slightly behind the video on whatever device I'm using, be it PS4, Xbox or the inbuilt Youtube and Netflix apps. Honestly think I'm going insane, lol.
RazorRazz
21 Sep 16#124
Yeah, you're probably right. Can't see any issues whatsoever.
donbarney
21 Sep 16#123
is the lip sync issues related to input lag right?
bigup
21 Sep 16#122
il check mine later, should be stock settings though
deaddrama
21 Sep 161#121
Think I've broken my objectivity over lip sync issues. Those with an M3000 tv, in advanced sound settings, what number from 0-10 is your lip sync slider set?
dave859
20 Sep 161#120
The firmware that the french have is v00.01.00a.G0825, I installed it with a USB stick without problems, if the UK firmware does have localised changes I will just update again though the USB, would be shocked if hisense are making separate firmware for ever country so probably 100% the same.
RazorRazz
20 Sep 162#119
Just spoke to Hisense Tech Support this afternoon and they are rolling out the UK Firmware for HDR10 over HDMI between now and the end of the 1st week of Oct. It's being done in batches, so you may get it anytime in this window.
They also recommended against installing the French Firmware, as it will disable any future OAT updates.
googleboogle
19 Sep 16#118
How do you know the TV is in sync though ?
Craigmcfc95
19 Sep 16#117
Aye, it just doesn't appear on my tv, real shame :disappointed:
bigup
19 Sep 16#116
have you used the USB3 socket (blue)?
if yes, then its probably down to compatibility
bigup
19 Sep 16#115
i have yet to try this, the TV audio is set to 0
Why would you need TV speakers and Soundbar on at same time?
Craigmcfc95
19 Sep 16#114
Bought this panel, been using it a few days. I absolutely love it. My only problems with it are 1. The stand is two little legs instead of one down the middle, which means I need to buy a new stand as my current one is too small. 2. It doesn't seem to read my USB 3.0 stick. It reads my 2.0 stick fine. Besides that, for the money it's absolutely incredible.
deaddrama
19 Sep 16#113
Glad it's working for you :smiley: If you turn the TV speakers on as well, is it perfectly in sync? Or is there a minuscule delay?
deaddrama
19 Sep 16#112
That restock fee is if I simply didn't want it. Having a sound issue means it isn't fit for purpose and I am within my rights to request a full refund in the first 30 days after sale.
bigup
19 Sep 16#111
id try for a replacement first from AO as it seems its faulty
i have the 49" and using Optical from TV to Phillips Sound bar and works fine
googleboogle
19 Sep 16#110
Good luck sending it back to AO.Com.... look at the restock fee
deaddrama
19 Sep 16#109
Yeah tried optical from TV to soundbar, tried headphone out to Aux on soundbar, I don't get it. I might just send everything back and get a tv and soundbar that I see working together flawlessly in a shop before buying.
pimpMe
19 Sep 16#108
Have you tried plugging the optical into the TV to the soundbar?
Before trying that, have you tried switching it all off then all back on at same time?
deaddrama
18 Sep 16#107
I've tried two different soundbars on my 49 inch M3000 (bought last week) and I simply can't get rid of around 50ms of lag. The video is ahead of the audio so none of the lip sync options work. I'm running my PS4 into the TV via HDMI, and an optical cable from the PS4 direct to the Soundbar. Also tried using HDMI Arc and various other settings but the audio is still slightly behind the video no matter what using any external speakers.
The audio is in sync with the video when I just use the tv speakers, but anything external gets audio delay :/ It's not much, but it's enough that it distracts.
daesimpso
17 Sep 16#106
Had the 43" version delivered today. Having a bit of a mare with it. It's connected to my PC which I've used with all my previous TVs without issue. The PC is running the Windows version of Kodi. The issue is that when I play back anything that's 720p it's random as to whether it works perfectly or the screen flickers. I can play a video without issue, stop it, play it again and the second time it flickers like mad or just shows a black screen. If I play something 1080p it's fine. If I then go back to the 720p it usually works again, but only the first time. I've tried the HDMI lead in all the ports, but it makes no difference.
Also causing me issues is the Harmony remote. Unfortunately the TV seems to re-order the input list based on most recently used first. This means my activities on the remote aren't working properly as the remote has no idea what order the input list is in and consequently keeps choosing the wrong input.
Mistersly
17 Sep 16#105
Thanks i ll try tomorrow
dave859
17 Sep 16#104
Yes it's the 43m3000 UK model that I got from Argos back in May.
Mistersly
17 Sep 16#103
Dave did you do the update with the uk model?
dave859
17 Sep 161#102
all went though fine, hdr is now showing in the menu, for the money this is now the best set on the budget market.
dave859
17 Sep 161#101
I will go ahead with it then, just to confirm all i do is place the file from the link on a usb stick, do i have to edit the file name?
emontes
17 Sep 16#100
It does, yes, all apps are still there.
dave859
17 Sep 16#99
as its the french firmware do we still have the bbc apps and all the other uk based apps?
dave859
17 Sep 16#98
Can anyone confirm that using the new French firmware works with the Xbox one S and fully passes the tests for hdr..
Mistry99
17 Sep 16#97
I've read on avforums too that after someone called Hisense up, they confirmed the update roll out for the next few days. I know this probably isn't true but it could be worth the wait for the Uk firmware through the tv itself just to be safe
emontes
16 Sep 16#96
Yes, my TV is an UK version (bought at AO).
Mistersly
16 Sep 161#95
Did you do it on the uk version? (With the serial that ended with uk)?
emontes
16 Sep 16#94
Here are the instructions and file location. As usual, proceed at your own risk:
I just did mine and no issues. Menu is a lot snappier than the old firmware.
Cinema day/night picture mode are no more, just Cinema now and a HDR mode has been added
emontes
16 Sep 16#93
Is it available for download? People on the AVForum have been downloading the French version for their 55M3300 with no issues.
Mistersly
16 Sep 16#92
Hi
It seems the french version have a new firmware with hdr support... the g0825 firmware... the serial number must be HSSO 43300673eu but my tv finish with uk in place of eu... i don t say if this works...
kadooosh
14 Sep 16#91
Anyone know How will this TV be with the new ps4's? Is it compatible?
Spen84
13 Sep 16#90
Update from me... I don't think I'm meant to have this TV, delivered this morning and just got chance to get it out of the box. F*cking screen is smashed! They collecting it Thursday when they bring the next one, next day delivery has turned into a week.
Due to the price I didn't ask for further discount because of the inconvenience, what you reckon?! :smile:
EpicRickyC
13 Sep 16#89
I'm already using that D:
gta15
13 Sep 16#88
Is there Game or PC mode? try that?
EpicRickyC
13 Sep 16#87
I'm not a an expert on tvs but I can't really notice any clouding. I've only just checked out a 1080p movie and my room is quite bright so I might need to look at it again at night to make sure.
On the input lag, does anyone know if it makes sense for the lag to be higher when outputting 4k from a computer then 1080p? I thought a TV would always display its max resolution and upscale so input lag would be consistent no matter what content was being sent to it.
iRaptar
13 Sep 16#86
How do you find the viewing of dark scenes? I have seen reviews of people mentioning clouding in dark scenes.
EpicRickyC
13 Sep 16#85
Received it this morning. The picture is great but the input lag is very high when displaying 4k. I don't think its possible to use this for 4k gaming. At 1080p it's fine however.
deaddrama
12 Sep 163#84
The 4k10 code is working again folks! Just ordered the 49" tv for £341.10 :sunglasses:
EpicRickyC
12 Sep 16#83
I'll check out the input lag when I receive mine tomorrow.
googleboogle
12 Sep 161#82
get25 gives £25 off.
manselld3000
12 Sep 16#81
get20 still works for £20 off making the 49" £359 same code will work for the 43" makeing it £309
grinnaslee
11 Sep 16#80
Great picture on factory settings
BarginHunter85
11 Sep 16#79
Any ideas on the best deal now the code has expired?
SnackyFantastic
11 Sep 16#78
Looks like this has expired chaps. Shame, I will have to stump up full price (though still an absolute steal!)
dave859
11 Sep 16#77
Didn't know that, suppose Hisense have pretty much covered them self's on people trying for refunds if the update don't arrive.
bigup
11 Sep 16#76
to be fair it does say "HDR - Local Play Back" on the box :smiley:
When HDR gets updated on hdmi and if it defo is a 10bit panel they are going to sell a hell of alot more tvs as its an unbelievable price!
dave859
11 Sep 16#75
Sounds promising, no doubt the update will come for us soon. Sony are about to update the ps4 to support hdr so the Hisense support line will go into melt down next week with folk asking why a TV that has hdr wrote on the box doesn't do what it was advertised to do.
dave859
11 Sep 161#74
Hisense Leeds confirmed its a 10bit panel, There's alot of info about the set in this thread
Ordered the 49" Friday afternoon to be delivered Saturday, slot was 2-6pm. was checking it Saturday and it kept sliding to the right, it eventually got to 7:45-11:45pm before customer services rang and said the driver had "sustained an injury" earlier in the day so another driver had to take over!
Delivery has been rearranged to Tuesday, gutted! obviously hope the driver is OK :confused:
bigup
11 Sep 16#71
I've read USA have got their update. So here's hoping ours won't be far behind.
BarginHunter85
11 Sep 16#70
Has the code expired?
deaddrama
11 Sep 16#69
I didn't realise this set was 10 bit, I've looked at the specs and don't see it listed anywhere?
dave859
11 Sep 16#68
Don't be fooled by the price, this set is not your standard cheapy and if Hisense do come good with the firmware upgrade it really will be the cheapest way to play the Xbox one S and ps4 in hdr.
dave859
11 Sep 16#67
If they are true to their word then yes, it's nothing major just a simple software patch to change the spec of the hdmi port to 2.0a. The set is 10bit and hdr already works though the USB. There is also a hdr UHD test channel on the 19.2east satellite that works fine but for some reason the sound doesn't.
canitrunbattlefield
11 Sep 16#66
sorry - complete noob here, but what about this Techwood which is also 49" and 4k? Any major differences?
Rather than PM you guys direct I'll just stick this up for the others who land here from google, so here are the (my) settings for a Hisense H55M3300:
Setup Menu >Picture
Picture Mode >Standard
Apply Picture Mode >Current Source [remember to go into this and apply the settings your happy with]
Brightness >45
Contrast >60
Colour Saturation >40
Aspect Ratio >Automatic
Backlight :
Dynamic Backlight Control >Off
Backlight >50
Advanced Picture Settings :
Tint >0
Sharpness > 6
Adaptive Contrast >Off
Please keep in mind these settings are what looks good on my setup*, they may not look right on yours so play around a little until your satisfied. If you mess up just go back to the main picture menu and reset to defaults and use my settings above as a starting point again.
* SkyHD + Sumvision Cyclone MiniPC2 (Windows 10) + Emtec Media Player + NAS [all the usual files and formats]
simont_space
10 Sep 16#58
All i've done is increse text size in Windows settings. :smiley: Got it on medium and am 2' away, better than my 1080p monitor.
Ensure you get HDMI 2.0, graphics card that outputs 4k. I bought a EVGA GTX950 as it was the cheapest at the time, last December, that was specifically made to run a 4k monitor. My comp isn't powerful enough to run games so can't comment on that side, but everything else is great. The recently updated You Tube 4k app is a sight to behold. I watched 2 hours of video from around the world just to marvel at the 4k. :smiley:
simont_space
10 Sep 16#57
Until they can reduce the lag/input to single digits it will be slow take up, but that only matters with games. I find smaller monitors restricting now. Anything bigger would mean having to actually turn your head to see edge to edge, seems strange but not the thing for monitors.
NeoTrix
10 Sep 16#56
Hey, the code is 4K10 - It's in the description :smiley: They should both still be working too. Cheers
mini0ne
10 Sep 16#55
Really how so?
I sold a TVs I bought from AO and when it broke they were excellent . Chap I sold tv to was honest that he'd bought it second hand and all they asked is I confirm I'd sold it as I was the original purchaser.
They couldn't replace it like for like so gave the guy a much better tv with no charge and even refunded my card £20 for the trouble.
I'd definitely choose Ao.com over Currys that's for certain
rohitmkiller
10 Sep 16#54
I wish I'd ordered the 3300 when it was £249 at amazon :disappointed:
rohitmkiller
10 Sep 16#53
Does anyone know the difference between this and the 3300 series?
mugen6
10 Sep 161#52
You won't need to scale anything.
4k on a 43" screen = 102 dpi
1080p on a 22" screen = 100 dpi
22" 1080p is a standard size - perfectly readable without scaling. 43" 4k will have the same text size.
mugen6
10 Sep 16#51
So it runs 60hz at 4k? I really think using TVs as large monitors is the future, especially if it's just for work and not gaming. I currently use a 34" Dell 3440x1440 and got used to the size very quickly.
A curved 40" 4k monitor (or good enough TV) would be perfect.
googleboogle
10 Sep 16#50
These are actually a decent cheap brand. I think they are selling a lot of loss leading TVs this year to get a foot in the uk market.
Sentral
10 Sep 16#49
Cheap - you get what you pay for. Speaking from experience before any idiots start moaning.
Dunc81
10 Sep 16#48
Can anyone else comment on the viewing angles? About the only thing putting me off at the mo! Hot from me
multiplewicked
10 Sep 16#47
This is a TV, not a monitor. Whilst they may look the same, they are very different. - You will find that most TV's have too much lag to be used as a monitor, game mode attempts to solve this by disabling the effects that get applied to the image such as sharpening, motion tweaks etc, but often its not quite enough and still presents some lag.
Never say never though, I have not used this particular set so the game mode might be okay on this. Parhaps best to be used as a second monitor for the odd games / movies to be played, but not likely to be good for a primary single use monitor.
Bargains_Only
10 Sep 16#46
AO are now showing £329 for 43inch and £379 for 49inch. Do I have use voucher code to get the above prices
NightHawk82
10 Sep 16#45
Great review Chris, your name rang a bell and I remembered watching your YouTube channel for help with a car seat!
ashtad
10 Sep 16#44
Hmm tempted :smirk:
oat233
10 Sep 16#43
Hello simont. Is there any chance I could see a picture of your TV/monitor with some browser windows open (reddit? hukd?) and the scale maxed out? I am worried that even with the text scaled everything will be too small to read at 4k 60Hz. I don't wan to be straining my eyes! :stuck_out_tongue:
Cheers.
stuffies
10 Sep 16#42
Bought the 43" from argos when it was on offer....
Great tv ....did tweak the settings slightly to my own liking.
But if honest I wasn't expecting much.for the price but wow I was wrong. ..even the audio is half decent.
Mainly use it via my shield tv and tried the 4k on youtube that way and the picture was amazing! !!.
Was also surprised how good the upscaling was and the HD channels just via a.cheap ariel was good but when connected to my virgin box. ...another level.
Ordered the 49" last night at 6pm, arrived today at 7am! Can't fault the service.
Tv is great, manufactured in July 2016 (sticker on back) , HDR via usb is stunning
I also have a nvidia shield and YouTube 4K is great too, using hdmi 3 for this.
Will be using it for kodi and Amazon mainly.
All settings are default. Would be good to see some decent settings from owners? Thanks!
shkapars
10 Sep 16#39
Would you recommend this over the samsung KU6400 40", or should I pay that extra 80£ and stick with decent panel, will only use in bedroom for streaming mainly?
Nujol
10 Sep 16#38
Thanks... Good news re: US sets... If you look back through forums you will see when the set was launched Hisense were telling customers it was Q3, then "September" and now Q4... You see my point! :smiley: but hopefully it will come.
technokeenan
10 Sep 16#37
Got anything in a 30"? I want to use it as a PC monitor :smiley:
Nujol
9 Sep 16#24
Just a note of caution, a different one, re the HDR. If you look through the various threads the "firmware update" has been about a month away for about three months. I mean, it's just a computer program. That's all it is. Why is it taking this amount of time to come out?!
Does anyone have these sets with BT UHD? Read some posts that they lose the secure connection and box and TV have to be rebooted - truth or nonsense?!
reddit to Nujol
9 Sep 16#36
The firmware updates are scheduled for Q4, so anytime soon or before the end of the year.
I believe that the US equivalent sets already have the updates, so probably not far away.
pimpMe
9 Sep 16#35
Plex is already installed in the APP's of this TV, takes 30 seconds to activate!
Yes will do, don't know at what time but I will do it when I get the chance.
4K on the 55" looks absolutely brilliant and I don't have any screen issues as described above, not seen any clouding at all and the footy looks fab, even if it is just skyhd..
Upscaling is always going to be an issue with 4K TV's, some channels look fine upscaled and some others look truely awful*, then again the same channels looked bad on my old Sammy..
* - UK Gold, W,Tru TV, etc..
googleboogle
9 Sep 162#14
I will stick a quick review up on Monday when I get mine. Which I paid £352 for.
It's for the man cave and was the best price to spec ration I could find.
Mainly for Xbox one, Kodi and plex media consumption. But will like it to my PC for a second screen.
buba2006 to googleboogle
9 Sep 16#34
Will you get plex/kodi as an app on the TV???
drharish36
9 Sep 16#33
Thanks, could you pm me your settings please. I still think it's a great TV for the money. 4k samples I downloaded look fantastic. Planning to get a nvidia shield too.
Backriver000
9 Sep 16#32
Watch out for clouding on this TV. Reviews from amazon-
"Purchased this tv when it was first introduced. It is 4K and great specs, everything seems to work fine.
However, it has horrible backlight clouding. (I have tried two, and both had the same issue) noticible on dark scene and at night, enough so that it really bothered me to send it back. Also it does have some issues with upscaling some content and can become very noisy."
"Ordered the 49" version, first one arrived with a cracked screen which was disappointing, Amazon, to their credit, were able to organise the courier to uplift the damaged set and drop off a replacement. Unfortunately i'm now requesting a refund on the 2nd tv for these reasons:
1). The backlight clouding on darker images is pretty horrendous tbh, if you're a horror movie aficionado then steer clear.
2). One of the hdmi ports doesn't function correctly.
3). Dark blemish under the screen near the centre of the tv, very noticeable when watching the footy.
It's a shame, the actual quality of picture through SkyHD is excellent but the backlight clouding alone kills it for me. Guess i'll be forking out a bit more and going back to Samsung - you get what you pay for.
Edit - just to add, Amazon's customer service was fantastic during the process even if the product wasn't."
Mistry99
9 Sep 16#31
Haha definitely, thanks for your help! :sunglasses:
Mistry99
9 Sep 161#29
Would anyone recommend the h50m3300 over this (h49m3000)??
Nujol to Mistry99
9 Sep 161#30
On the spec sheet the only difference is that the m3300's have their version of AirPlay/equivalent built in to the semi-smart features. IIRC! But you wouldn't ever buy a TV to use smart features due to limitations anyway, you would stick a smart device into it :smiley:
pimpMe
9 Sep 16#28
I have no such issue with mine, and definately no worse than any other VA Panel the wider you go.
If I get a chance over the weekend I will try to post what settings I have so you can compare somewhat, though I do appreciate everyone has different needs in this respect.
drharish36
9 Sep 16#27
Got the 55" version last week, very impressed so far. Only gripe is the viewing angles are not great, look washed out even if you are at a slight angle. My 10 year old plasma had excellent viewing angles.
bigup
9 Sep 161#26
When I ordered mine at around 6pm today, the earliest delivery date was saying Sunday 11th.
So ordered and noticed I could change the date on the tracking page ( after you pay), it let me choose tomorrow (10th) and it's been loaded in the van already
Just thought I'd point this out Incase it helps anyone else.
steve_b21
9 Sep 161#25
Prob would have gone for the 49" however not too fond of AO return policy, can't be dealing with the hassle.
HDR10 is out of date. Dolby vision FTW. Oh wait, punters getting caught in a format war.....betamax/vhs, bluray/hd-dvd anyone. I would wait to see which format prevails, or if you want a bit of assurance - go with dolby as the higher spec.
deaddrama
9 Sep 162#2
I was looking at these sets last night, I'd buy one if I could find clarification that they will definitely receive a HDR firmwire update. :neutral_face:
pimpMe to deaddrama
9 Sep 16#20
4K HDR for under £300, your having a laugh or on Meds..
fishmaster to deaddrama
9 Sep 16#21
Entirely pointless, the HDR update if it existed would not conform to Ultra HD Premium standard anyway, no way it would, or this would be bargain of the decade. Consumers are starting to be aware of HDR and think this acronym means something if it's printed on the box, it means nothing unless it conforms to an accepted standard.
I've been keeping my eye on the Hisense h50m3300 but is there much difference between that and the 49" here? all I can see is the refresh rates of 800 vs 60. Which should I pull the trigger on?
grinnaslee
9 Sep 16#16
Sign up with AO and receive a £20 discount code off items over £299
googleboogle to grinnaslee
9 Sep 161#17
You can only use one voucher on the order. Which is worth more than £20
bigup
9 Sep 16#15
Ordered the 49" at £341, thanks op
I swore I wasn't going to buy from Ao due to their silly returns policy of up to 50% restocking fee if you open the box ! But surely this is illegal, i have ordered with my credit card so hope they cans help if I have issues.
1.5% quidco too.
marashz
9 Sep 16#13
Check what is chroma 4:2:2, because m3300 currently supports only this (red text is pain to read). Btw 50" is way to big to use as main monitor, imho. Maybe curved would be a bit better, but still not sure.. 40" must be perfect :wink:
gta15
9 Sep 16#3
Is this to big to use as a PC monitor? I'm trying to convince myself its not!
simont_space to gta15
9 Sep 16#12
I have a 40" Hisense as my main monitor. It's bloody huge!!
4K @ 60Hz. The only downside is there is a very slight, I am now used to it, delay with the mouse. I upgraded the firmware, use Game mode, bought a cheapish multi dpi mouse and played around with the settings in Windows until I found a setting I could live with. Didn't take long.
I don't play games on it so I have no idea how they play, but for general day to day use it is brilliant. Deadpool 4k was pretty spectaclar.
GAVINLEWISHUKD
9 Sep 16#11
Cheers. Just phoned my local one and they only have the 65" in store.
GAVINLEWISHUKD
9 Sep 16#9
Does anybody know if the 49" is on demo anywhere? Just want to have a look and play considering sending it back if it's garbage looks like a no go.
googleboogle to GAVINLEWISHUKD
9 Sep 16#10
John Lewis sell a limited HiSense range, but I took a punt on it when it was £354 the other day with a code, it gets delivered monday. It seems to get decent enough reviews on the AVForums
eddieit
9 Sep 16#7
it aint I'm currently using sony 50" tv
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Is this to big to use as a PC monitor? I'm trying to convince myself its not!
googleboogle to eddieit
9 Sep 16#8
Depends how close you look and what you want to use it for
googleboogle
9 Sep 16#6
AO return policy is terrible like, but the delivery service is canny enough.
marashz
9 Sep 162#5
Ps. Check ao return policy before buying
marashz
9 Sep 16#4
I have 50m3300, using it as monitor. It doesnt support currently [email protected] chroma 4:4:4 (hisense emailed me, that they will fix that with firmware update).
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Opening post
Delivery is Free and Next day, which is always a Billy bonus.
Hisense H49M3000 49" Smart 4K Ultra HD TV - Black - Here - £341.10
Hisense H43M3000 43" Smart 4K Ultra HD TV - Black Here - £296.10 (I think the cheapest it's ever been now)
Brill specs on these two models. Very similar all round apart from the obvious screen size differences there is just the slight difference in speaker output. The 49" has 16 Watt speakers whereas the 43" carries 14 Watt speakers. I'm guessing most folks here won't be overly fussed about that and many will probably use their own speaker set up.
Hisense are really churning out some decent sets lately, it's pretty hard to turn them down after looking at reviews as well. I used to have one back in 2008ish and at that point you very rarely saw them around. It lasted for ages, we only upgraded because we wanted a bigger screen. Comes with 2 Year Manufacturers warranty to boot, again... another plus point for sure.
HDR Info
HDR is Via USB only right now, but apparently these are due for a firmware update that should enable HDR further anyway.
Base specs
Resolution Type - 4K Ultra HD
Tuner Type - Freeview HD
Headphone Socket - Yes x1
HDR - USB only - Supposed to be supported via HDMI very soon through Firmware updates.
Scart - x 1
HDMI x 4
USB 3.0 - Yes
Video Formats - .AVI, .WMV, .MP4, .MOV, .3GP, .MKV, .MPG, .MPEG, .VOB, .RM, .FLV, .WebM, .VRO, .OGM
Amazon Instant Video - Coming soon
Netflix support - Yes
Web Browsing - Yes
Youtube - Yes
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Is anybody else in the same boat?
They also recommended against installing the French Firmware, as it will disable any future OAT updates.
if yes, then its probably down to compatibility
Why would you need TV speakers and Soundbar on at same time?
i have the 49" and using Optical from TV to Phillips Sound bar and works fine
Before trying that, have you tried switching it all off then all back on at same time?
The audio is in sync with the video when I just use the tv speakers, but anything external gets audio delay :/ It's not much, but it's enough that it distracts.
Also causing me issues is the Harmony remote. Unfortunately the TV seems to re-order the input list based on most recently used first. This means my activities on the remote aren't working properly as the remote has no idea what order the input list is in and consequently keeps choosing the wrong input.
http://www.hisense.fr/system/files/telechargements/Mise_a_jour_firmware_43M3000.pdf
I just did mine and no issues. Menu is a lot snappier than the old firmware.
Cinema day/night picture mode are no more, just Cinema now and a HDR mode has been added
It seems the french version have a new firmware with hdr support... the g0825 firmware... the serial number must be HSSO 43300673eu but my tv finish with uk in place of eu... i don t say if this works...
Due to the price I didn't ask for further discount because of the inconvenience, what you reckon?! :smile:
On the input lag, does anyone know if it makes sense for the lag to be higher when outputting 4k from a computer then 1080p? I thought a TV would always display its max resolution and upscale so input lag would be consistent no matter what content was being sent to it.
When HDR gets updated on hdmi and if it defo is a 10bit panel they are going to sell a hell of alot more tvs as its an unbelievable price!
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/hisense-43-m3000-uhd-smart-tv-299-argos-2449161
in the meantime get downloading some 4K samples
http://hdrsamples.com/
http://4ksamples.com/
http://demo-uhd3d.com/
http://www.download4k.info/
Delivery has been rearranged to Tuesday, gutted! obviously hope the driver is OK :confused:
http://ao.com/product/49ao3usb-techwood-tv-black-40507-108.aspx
Was close to ordering it from amazon but chose ao due to the savings
https://www.avforums.com/threads/hisense-55-m3300.2028817/page-6#post-23959451
Setup Menu >Picture
Picture Mode >Standard
Apply Picture Mode >Current Source [remember to go into this and apply the settings your happy with]
Brightness >45
Contrast >60
Colour Saturation >40
Aspect Ratio >Automatic
Backlight :
Dynamic Backlight Control >Off
Backlight >50
Advanced Picture Settings :
Tint >0
Sharpness > 6
Adaptive Contrast >Off
Please keep in mind these settings are what looks good on my setup*, they may not look right on yours so play around a little until your satisfied. If you mess up just go back to the main picture menu and reset to defaults and use my settings above as a starting point again.
* SkyHD + Sumvision Cyclone MiniPC2 (Windows 10) + Emtec Media Player + NAS [all the usual files and formats]
Ensure you get HDMI 2.0, graphics card that outputs 4k. I bought a EVGA GTX950 as it was the cheapest at the time, last December, that was specifically made to run a 4k monitor. My comp isn't powerful enough to run games so can't comment on that side, but everything else is great. The recently updated You Tube 4k app is a sight to behold. I watched 2 hours of video from around the world just to marvel at the 4k. :smiley:
I sold a TVs I bought from AO and when it broke they were excellent . Chap I sold tv to was honest that he'd bought it second hand and all they asked is I confirm I'd sold it as I was the original purchaser.
They couldn't replace it like for like so gave the guy a much better tv with no charge and even refunded my card £20 for the trouble.
I'd definitely choose Ao.com over Currys that's for certain
4k on a 43" screen = 102 dpi
1080p on a 22" screen = 100 dpi
22" 1080p is a standard size - perfectly readable without scaling. 43" 4k will have the same text size.
A curved 40" 4k monitor (or good enough TV) would be perfect.
Never say never though, I have not used this particular set so the game mode might be okay on this. Parhaps best to be used as a second monitor for the odd games / movies to be played, but not likely to be good for a primary single use monitor.
Cheers.
Great tv ....did tweak the settings slightly to my own liking.
But if honest I wasn't expecting much.for the price but wow I was wrong. ..even the audio is half decent.
Mainly use it via my shield tv and tried the 4k on youtube that way and the picture was amazing! !!.
Was also surprised how good the upscaling was and the HD channels just via a.cheap ariel was good but when connected to my virgin box. ...another level.
Old thread link
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/hisense-43-m3000-uhd-smart-tv-299-argos-2449161?p=28070514
Tv is great, manufactured in July 2016 (sticker on back) , HDR via usb is stunning
I also have a nvidia shield and YouTube 4K is great too, using hdmi 3 for this.
Will be using it for kodi and Amazon mainly.
All settings are default. Would be good to see some decent settings from owners? Thanks!
Does anyone have these sets with BT UHD? Read some posts that they lose the secure connection and box and TV have to be rebooted - truth or nonsense?!
I believe that the US equivalent sets already have the updates, so probably not far away.
Yes will do, don't know at what time but I will do it when I get the chance.
4K on the 55" looks absolutely brilliant and I don't have any screen issues as described above, not seen any clouding at all and the footy looks fab, even if it is just skyhd..
Upscaling is always going to be an issue with 4K TV's, some channels look fine upscaled and some others look truely awful*, then again the same channels looked bad on my old Sammy..
* - UK Gold, W,Tru TV, etc..
It's for the man cave and was the best price to spec ration I could find.
Mainly for Xbox one, Kodi and plex media consumption. But will like it to my PC for a second screen.
"Purchased this tv when it was first introduced. It is 4K and great specs, everything seems to work fine.
However, it has horrible backlight clouding. (I have tried two, and both had the same issue) noticible on dark scene and at night, enough so that it really bothered me to send it back. Also it does have some issues with upscaling some content and can become very noisy."
"Ordered the 49" version, first one arrived with a cracked screen which was disappointing, Amazon, to their credit, were able to organise the courier to uplift the damaged set and drop off a replacement. Unfortunately i'm now requesting a refund on the 2nd tv for these reasons:
1). The backlight clouding on darker images is pretty horrendous tbh, if you're a horror movie aficionado then steer clear.
2). One of the hdmi ports doesn't function correctly.
3). Dark blemish under the screen near the centre of the tv, very noticeable when watching the footy.
It's a shame, the actual quality of picture through SkyHD is excellent but the backlight clouding alone kills it for me. Guess i'll be forking out a bit more and going back to Samsung - you get what you pay for.
Edit - just to add, Amazon's customer service was fantastic during the process even if the product wasn't."
If I get a chance over the weekend I will try to post what settings I have so you can compare somewhat, though I do appreciate everyone has different needs in this respect.
So ordered and noticed I could change the date on the tracking page ( after you pay), it let me choose tomorrow (10th) and it's been loaded in the van already
Just thought I'd point this out Incase it helps anyone else.
http://www.whathifi.com/advice/ultra-hd-premium-what-are-specs-which-tvs-support-it
I swore I wasn't going to buy from Ao due to their silly returns policy of up to 50% restocking fee if you open the box ! But surely this is illegal, i have ordered with my credit card so hope they cans help if I have issues.
1.5% quidco too.
4K @ 60Hz. The only downside is there is a very slight, I am now used to it, delay with the mouse. I upgraded the firmware, use Game mode, bought a cheapish multi dpi mouse and played around with the settings in Windows until I found a setting I could live with. Didn't take long.
I don't play games on it so I have no idea how they play, but for general day to day use it is brilliant. Deadpool 4k was pretty spectaclar.
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Is this to big to use as a PC monitor? I'm trying to convince myself its not!