Hisense U8QG TV Review: Beautifully Bright, Tough to Tame Leave a comment

After all, final yr’s U8N was equally potent, inside the visible margin of error for most people. It’s no small feat to push the brightness even additional, however I might’ve most well-liked Hisense focus as a substitute on a number of the U8’s hang-ups, like poor off-axis viewing, a typical problem with LED TVs, or its penchant for oversaturating reds.

That further pink tint was notably noticeable in HD reveals like Breaking Dangerous (sure, I’m rewatching for a 3rd time) with the Warm1 colour temperature, whereas Warm2 seemed too cool. In a single scene from Season 2, Jesse’s nuckles look positively painted pink as he performs with a beetle. In one other, a sure somebody is on the lookout for a funeral costume, pulling out a “blue” one that appears unequivocally violet on the U8QG—however correct blue (with some purple tint) on my LG C1 OLED.

The TV’s tendency to flatten shadow particulars is much less of a problem, due to its principally strong reflection dealing with and the power to pep up darkish areas with Peak Brightness or settings like Darkish Element. Scenes just like the darkish depths of Mandalor from The Mandalorian or the torturous hilltop shot from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows proved simple to zip up even in difficult environments.

The U8 additionally appears to have stepped up its image processing this yr. Picture readability may be arduous to quantify, however the TV does an excellent job rendering sharp 4K pictures and upscaling HD video, whereas principally minimizing moiré, the form of glittering impact on nice patterns that may be an issue with budget-forward TVs. You’ll discover strong movement response, particularly with a contact of movement smoothing, and respectable display uniformity, too. My assessment mannequin revealed solely minor blotches in difficult check patterns and transferring skylines.

Maybe the U8QG’s greatest brag is that there simply aren’t lots of TVs that carry out this effectively in its worth tier, in a number of sizes (although efficiency between sizes will range). TCL’s rival QM8, at the moment in our testing rooms, often prices extra, and costs go up from there for something near this stage of brightness from premium manufacturers, like Sony’s unbelievable Bravia 9 (9/10, WIRED Recommends). That would make the U8QG the default TV for brightness lovers on a funds, particularly as soon as the U8N is gone.

As standard, all of it relies upon if you purchase. Till lately, a 65-inch U8QG value $1,500, on par with the QM8K and bougier OLED fashions from final yr just like the LG C4 (9/10, WIRED Recommends). The C4 isn’t any nuclear titan, however it gives significantly better accuracy, readability, off-axis efficiency, and so forth. At $1,000 or much less, the U8QG is rather a lot friendlier, and effectively price contemplating for these after eye-blasting brightness.