Hey, Caleb. Greetings from Houston. I currently have a Samsung 85' QN90A. I want something bigger and better for a dark contro room. I love OLED, but the G4 83' or 98' are too expensive. The Hisense 100' U8K is back to $3,000, and the 98' Sony X90L went down to $5,000. Is it worth the $2,000 difference? I love my 77 Sony OLED X80J, so I know what Sony brings to the table in regards to processing and upscaling low content, but $2,000 is a lot. What would you recommend for size and price at these sizes ( 98-100). I don't do any gaming. I Just do streaming, OTA, and 4k UHD blu-ray movies. Thanks for your input.

Hi, which one would you choose between u8k and u7n?

I could certainly be here for more of it tbh

Do you have a link to where you purchased it? Please.

Hisense U8K 75 inch is a GREAT TV with a 𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐑𝐓 lifespan. Usually at about 10 months of ownership the TV will start having glitches that will increase over time. At about the 13-15 month mark is when the screen will go black or show lines. I have owned THREE of them (2 75inch U8K and 1 65inch U7k). Now Im back to LG. Hisense customer support is non existent

Kinda sounds like the Hisense is better. I chose the Hisense 75 inch U8k because of the better upscaling capabilities. We like watching movies from the 80's and 90's along with the new stuff.

Yes, Caleb, please comment/review on the 75 inch version

Do you know if this holds true for the UK7?

Yes measurements are sorely needed on the 75" to see if it can come even close on contrast and black level to the VA panel. If not then it kills the entire premise of this TV sadly

Yesssss is the 75" a good buy or not?

I bought the 75 inch and am absolutely blown away by the performance of the ADS Pro panel. I actually prefer the image to that of my Samsung QN90A which is a VA panel TV. I would like to see actual comparison to the U8K VA Panel lineup.

Absolutely U8K or QM8. U can save that MOney for Sony , get a 4-5 extra plan . So if they break down like 3rd 4th 5th year they run out of panels to swab, or parts to fix. Hey just give u a brand new version of Flagship panel. :):) 😊 i mean Bestbuy.

OUT DOOR??? What that TV gets like burned n melt? Lol 😅

10X substantial. I had an Ancient diosore age flat screen HD LED $4000 tv too. Made in Japan . When d 2 of them finally died…i was helpless. Hisense was like BROKE our TV perception of “what’s premium”. My Husband ran got 2nd panel double d budget 1 yr later. They are VERY premium. 😊 i mean their flagship Android/google panel. Often ppl mistake them with the --low end ROKU tv that they sell in Walmart. ROKU is their cheap ass line. Their premium panels are only sold maybe Bestbuy/Costco/Amazon. ..very few places.

Okay since I HAVE HAVE HAVE 2 panels of Hisense VA…it’s INSANE. Their TV quality is prob d BEST I have come cross. (I had a $3000 made in japan panel before ). Yeah and after i got my Hisense 55” 65” VA panels. I went to Bestbuy to test tv sound bar. I tried the $300 BOSE small sound bar sounded like crap. I had to go up to like $800 large sound bars to Beat it. Cuz in between there not much mid tier sound bars, n just no point to even do to Just match. Yeah…so my proper feed back since i own 2 Hisense TVs. ($2400 in combine 2 panels). They are BEST for theater experience. Their sound is Fluid , loud punch but all sorts of smooth texture in it. I play a LOT OF KZfaq music, so when it gets loud, d tv does NOT vibrate d ROOM or annoying my chest like low end cheap tv/speakers do. 😮 cheaper TVs. Will have sappy sounds. Hisense flagship panels are like loud butter fluid but clear. .

I read the online review and they mentioned the sound. That was enough to sell me on it. I picked up the 65inch and it's the best sounding flat panel TV I've heard. Its better than any budget soundbar. The highs get rounded off at high volumes and the (actual) bass is tight. I thought flat panels would never sound good.

​@@MrDanofthewestdo u have any backlight bleeding? I saw a pic of a customer on bestbuy showing backlight bleeding and thats why i returned an lg about 2 weeks ago 😖

@@larrymtz83 I can't say I know what to look for in that regard.

Get the u7. I have it. And the price is the best too

What did you end up doing? I would go U7k.

TCL QM8 65" has 1080 diming zones compared to 75" with 1920 diming zones. That's a 75% increase w.r.t its 33% size increase.

What did you do? If I had the proper set up for OLED, I would get the LG.

This TV has terrible blacks and not inky at all. They only show you 4k demo's and gaming so the TV appears to be better than it is. I recently purchased this TV and then returned it immediately because of how bad it is.. nothing about it was good.

@@Ozjoker420. Are we talking about the same model ? The 85UX has over 5,000 dimming zones and a 150,000:1 contrast ratio. Even outer space scenes are thrilling to this former OLED G series owner. As far as I know it only comes in 85 inches. Not questioning your experience, it just doesn't align with what I've been seeing.

@@chromamaster6147 is colour and brightness the only selling point to mini led? I want smooth pictures etc not just better colour and brightness and this hisense is only ok. Give me sony A80L oled any day over mini led.

@@chromamaster6147 my father inlaws Panasonic 65 inch oled is now 3 to 4 years old now and is still one of the best tv's as far as the picture quality and performance goes I've seen. I compare everything to this Panasonic because it's a damn good tv.

@@chromamaster6147 so if it doesn't compare to a TV that's a few years old why bother?

TCL is far behind Hisense in image processing. Hisense is the bigger threat. Even so, I much prefer Sony and Samsung to Hisense for various reasons (mostly image processing). The issue that I run into with both Hisense and TCL is that I see how many of their TVs come back to the store. The open box section at Best Buy typically has a ton of "cheap" TVs. Samsung isn't as well represented now that the TU7000 is gone, but Hisense and TCL are.

I have heard (although no personal hands on experience with either the TCL or the Hisense) that the picture quality is better on the TCL but the image processing is better on the Hisense. Hopefully that will be covered in Caleb’s comparison video!

@@randallsmith2521 I hear you I'm looking into buying a Sony again to have the best of both worlds 😂...

@@LeezahB It is difficult to compare the TVs in the show room as they are set to VIVID mode, which is wildly inaccurate. Hisense's vivid mode is so much less accurate than TCL's. Based on that alone I prefer TCL. I'm also curious about the OS. From what I'm seeing, it looks like both brands are sticking with GoogleTV for their higher end TVs. That makes sense as GoogleTV typically allows for more control.

@@movie_av_impulse I may end up buying a Hisense TV for the living room in my new house due to the brightness. The thing is, most of what is watched there is news, cooking shows, and true crime shows. Movie watching takes place elsewhere, and that is where my Sony TV will be.

Wow, that's going to be a treat!

That's why I don't buy Samsung anymore

Samsung

Yes. LOOK UP the U8KQ.. U prob has the UK model. I hv seen the UK model with the sound bar hanging under. SOOOO NICE. D pic is utter black, bright vibrant . There some Italian guy showing off his EU version of U8K. It sounds like d one u have. It’s going to be a VA panel. MOST ppl in EU dont know that Hisense have BETTER sounds than MOST TVs. Since they are NOT as recognized for its UPGRADED SOUNDS like they already do in USA. They prob upgraded their Design in EU to make ppl aware that they have WAY better sound, like 8 speakers …otherwise ppl will OVER look that. I would. I own 2 Hisense. D MOST amazing sound, fluid/glossy,immersive sound. A lot of cheaper TVs just Buzzing. The EU n AUS model i assume trying to make more statement, to make it elite, 😊but same panel same technology . :)

I have read that the off angle doesn't affect the 75 inch because of the different panel used, but you lose some of the blacks. I am fine with that, I am sure the black levels are much better on the 75 inch u8k that I just ordered compared to my bought in 2018, made in 2017 Sony.

i just got 55 inch u8k and the viewing angle is horrible. at 6 feet, at the recommended 40% field of view recommended by THX, I don't like the viewing angle and VRR with HDR does not work. Contacting support. Not sure if I got a bad unit. THe viewing ange straight on is bad! Good news is The motion in games is 10x better without any ghosting compared to my recently returned TCL Q7.

@@FrostyBud777 I have the exact same TV and yeah I agree that the viewing angle is terrible. It’s starts skewing pretty bad around just 30 degrees. In retrospect I wish I’d sprung for either the X93L or an A75L. The U8K is a fantastic TV for watching movies straight on, but I have a wide viewing setup so it’s not the best for watching sports with more than 3-4 guests.

@@Derek.Mitchell I tried the TCL q7, TERRIBLE inverse ghosting. Returned yesterday. It was perfect in EVERY OTHE WAY. but couldn't live with inverse ghosting. I dont mind normal ghosting /motion blure but inverse ghosting causes me eye damage and angry feelings. I told tcl support they need to let users change the over drive setitngs. Becuase of inverse ghosting, The TCL VRR is worthless. I just tried all day to get the Hisens u8k good but couldnt, it is shit. AMD freesync premium is marketed but it doesnt even work. HDR turns off when VRR is turned on, and when you turn VRR off, tv blacks out on and off till it's restarted, total trash NOW I AM DONE! BOTH 400 AND 600 DOLALR TVS THE VRR "HIGH REFRESH RATE" LOOKS LIKE SHIT OR BAD VEIWING ANGLE. I am going to get the 550 dollar LG 48inch OLED at best buy for 550 dollars, I am giving up 120/144 hz and VRR but like i siad, both are total shit and worthless. I thought about it all day and I would rather Play at 60 fps with BEAUTIFUL OLED, EXTREMELY FAST REPSONSE TIMES DUE TO OLED PANEL, and PERFECT viewing angle due to oled than play with horrible ashed out sides due to poor viewing angle or severe inverse ghosting. I am DONE!!!! Mom said I should get an oled like here but wanted to get a tv with VRR and 120/144 hz but forget it. Both tv's from both companies are total trash . The TCL was perfect for watcing tv and 10x better than the crappy hisense u8k viewing angle. RTINGs .com is smoking some extremely phsyctoci stuff. THey are so wrong in many ways I have found. Talking about image accuracy but it looks like shit. I wanted to get a cheap tv for like 200-250 for a 55in to watch movies but when I hooked up my dad's old 55 inch to my pc, I knew I could never go back to a 32 inch monitor again. The larger size is INFINITELY more immersive. I feel like i have never watched a movie or played a game before , and only started once I played on a 55 inch. I am giving up some size for a 48 inch oled and losing the VRR high refresh rate, but gaining perfect oled frames at 60 fps. I would rather have quality over quantity it seems. Much better to game ultra settings, 4K 60 fps , with PERFECT responds times, color, blacks and viewing angle, than high settings, fsr3 frame gen, and horrible viewing angles and inverse ghosting. Ty for replying, your comment sealed the deal. I will go get the LG a2 oled on sale at best buy for 550 tomorrow.

@@Derek.Mitchell I am getting the 48 in A2 LG Oled today and taking it back. Rather have SUPER QUALITY 60 PERFECT FRAMES a second vs the others. TY SO MUCH for your comment it helped me alot to decide.

The TCL Q7 is a great budget tv...It does alot of things well. It doesn't get that bright but does have a great picture after calibration. Gaming its picture is great with good highlights and colors...If Calibrated you will love this TV for its price to performance.

the dragon is coming.....

@@petedetraglia4776how do you calibrate? just change TV settings through the menus?

The TCL QM8 would be the equivalent of the Hisense U8K I would think. The Hisense U7K would be a better comparison versus the TCL Q7.

How much is it to get calibrated? Would the cost negate the savings of the Q7 compared to the U8k?@@petedetraglia4776

Dude X90L is like the MOST over promoted underwhelming. -80 Local dimming for 65” , low color volume , Sever blooming, pestle shade. I CAN never do SONY X90 X85 80 level tv. They r YEARLY Matte screen tinted. Look like gluten smear on screen. Not too obvious in store demo they make it fast moving image n bright. Ask for remote , go to youtube type in any night walk, dark night scene. D entire screen becomes a pale reflective goo layer matte tinted. Yeah if u ask Bestbuy for remote, they often :”i dont know where it is.” U dont want that in 2024. 😮

You'll like both. 75" from 9' - 10' is fine.