Hi! Need feedback from TV Techies on the forum. I am interested in buying 50 inches LED from Hisense. Want to take feedback from existing users and techies who can guide me if it's a good TV to go for or not.I am looking at their 4K smart TV presently. But can also consider Hisense plain LED set. Are these sets reliable? Will they last long? How is the quality of panels and the overall product quality. Authentic input is awaited.In short guys, is there any sense in buying Hisense?
The word "Hisense" doesn't covey a lot of confidence, in all honesty. And if you've to ask about it's reliability then the answer is probably "No"!
With that said; Tech Radar and PC Mag have reviewed the brand rather favorably but keep in mind that they often publish sponsored i.e biased reviews.
https://www.techradar.com/news/should-i-buy-a-hisense-television https://www.pcmag.com/review/370906/hisense-65h9f
Tom's Guide has a more conservative opinion about the brand:
https://www.tomsguide.com/us/hisense-tv-worth-it,review-6030.html
Also, the consumer rating of Hisense on Consumer Affairs is a shabby 3 out of 5 stars. Which isn't exactly pathetic, but is pretty close:
https://www.consumeraffairs.com/home_electronics/hisense-tvs.html?#sort=top_reviews&filter=none
While I've no personal experience with the brand, I think it'd be a better idea to save-up some more money and go with established brands such as Samsung, LG, Panasonic or Sony etc.
Let me ask you something, how often do people change televisions? Maybe once or twice in a decade or so?! Don't cheap out on stuff that you intend to keep for YEARS. That's what common sense suggests, my friend.
Rest is up to you.
I was about to purchase hisense 50 inches and ended up with samsung 40 inches. And I'm soooooo happy that i didn't purchase it.
i bought hisense smart tv about 2 months ago from Metro. Amongst other Chinese units displayed, Hisense's voice and picture quality seemed better to me. It costed me 29,000, so instead of going for other Chinese plain LED, i went for Hisense.
It works okay, nothing to be bothered about till now. Except sometimes YouTube just stucks and have to go to home page again to start watching a video.
Remember, whatever you buy, buy a SMART TV not plain one. internet connectivity and watching youtube videos on it is a pleasure itself .
Thanks for the detailed write up!
I wish LED TVs lasted for a decade, I would gladly follow your recommendation. My Sony Bravia lasted 3/4 years. Then got a Samsung LED in 2014. It stopped working in 2017 and had developed faults earlier as well. I have been let down by the reliability of both these big brands in the past
well i dont know such things technically ,,,,,,,,,but one thing i will say ,,,,,,i see every second LED in china with hisense logo ,,,,,,,,,
Most of the consumer electronics in China these days are either Hisense or Midea. I used these brands for a couple of months and they worked fine. I am not sure of the long term reliability but routine usage was perfectly alright.
Well I'm using Sony bravia from past 7 years and it didn't get faulty even once. And i also own samsung 40N5300 model and works like a charm. It has Dolby speakers, and after purchasing this TV i regretted that why did i purchase home theatre because i didn't feel any difference in voice of home theater and LED. Home theater is of Sony. Samsung is so superb when it comes to sound and display quality. It has like 3D sound quality.
Hisense is a cheaper solution but it won't be reliable in my opinion. I once purchased a LED of Orient after comparing its result with Sony in Metro, thinking its only 19-20 difference and later on after 2-2.5 years LED's speaker lost their sound and it was inaudible. Later on other technical issues started appearing. So the lesson was, if I'd added 20%-30% more at the time of purchase, i could have saved 70% that is wasted.
That's indeed a problem with OLED technology. The "O" in OLED means "Organic", and thing with organic materials is that they wear out; or shall I say 'decay' permanently overtime. Especially when we expose them to our always fluctuating voltages with high noise and ripples which is absolutely destructive to capacitors and AC-DC converters in the long run. Combine that with high ambient temperatures (There's a reason we keep meat, an organic item, in freezers!) and it's no wonder that most OLEDs 'croak' after 3-4 years of service!
A voltage stabilizer is a MUST for expensive home appliances.
In any case, I think it's best to go with TVs with IPS panels and LED back-light. Sure, it's contrast ratio won't be anywhere near as good as an OLED. IPS technology just can't compete with a hypothetical infinite contrast ratios of OLEDs, which is comparable to cathode-ray tubes but on the other hand, IPS is non-organic so it'll NEVER wear out on you!
Hope it helps!