HISENSE 55U7QFTUK Quantum Series 55-inch 4K UHD HDR Smart TV with Freeview play, and Alexa Built-in (2020 series), Silver

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HD is a step up in all regards. Colours are better defined and there’s more fine detail for a pleasing picture. There’s a bit of noise around faces, noticeably with wrinkles, and while it’s not the sharpest, it is a satisfactory looking image. Dynamic metadata ensures every frame is adjusted to get closer to the director's vision. Brightness, colour saturation, and contrast are adjusted scene-by-scene achieves amazing image precision. All forms of HDR are supported in HDR10, HLG, HDR10+ and Dolby Vision. Hisense says the panel can achieve a peak brightness of 1000 nits, but I’d imagine it’s less than that figure. Nevertheless, there’s a brightness and punchiness to 4K HDR sources that gives a good impression of what HDR can do.

The Hisense U8QF has a suite of calibration controls which should make it easy to get accurate results. While some of the controls didn’t work thanks to a bug in this sample of the TV, we were still able to get accurately calibrated images from the Hisense U8QF, but it wasn’t as accurate out of the box or as easy to calibrate as the previously reviewed U7QF. This cookie is a performance cookie used for internal Bazaarvoice web analytics, to be correlated to the same user for interactions within a particular client domain.If you’re after a TV that supports the latest picture and gaming features: There’s no Dolby Vision IQ, no Filmmaker mode, no HDMI 2.1 features or 4K@120Hz. Despite it being the premium option in Hisense’s 2020 TV range, it’s mid-range for features. Funnel Dolby Atmos content – the Brad Pitt-starring Fury – and it sounds more expansive, taller and with more depth, if not much width. There’s still a tendency for the audio to stay rooted to the lower half of the screen though. For daytime TV this is fine, for anything more, consider a soundbar. You should buy the Hisense 55U8QFTUK if… This cookie is set by Bazaarvoice. This is a session cookie used for internal Bazaarvoice web analytics to be correlated to the same user browsing session for interactions within a particular client domain. One thing to add is the Hisense U8Q doesn’t seem to automatically switch into Enhanced mode when it detects a device that can do 4K/60Hz or 4.4.4, 4.2.2, 4.2.0 chroma sampling. Head into the menu settings for whichever HDMI port the device is connected to and switch it on. Advanced real-time AI scene optimisation and powerful picture processing delivers new levels of colour, contrast and detail for lifelike picture quality.

Gaming was also good on the Hisense 55U8QF with an input lag of 17ms in both SDR and HDR modes as measured by the Murideo Seven Generator. HDR gaming was also good, however, there are no HDMI 2.1 features available on the Hisense like VRR or ALLM. The viewing angles of the U8QF are not great but are as expected from this type of LCD TV and when watching from the dead centre the image quality is good. We found that over 20 degrees off-axis iswhere the main gamma and colour shifts start to become very noticeable, so bear that in mind if your viewing room has seats that are off to the sides. Supporting the current industry standards for High Dynamic Range of HDR10 and HLG, detail in the darkest areas of a picture aren't lost whilst bright areas don't blow out. In the Standard mode the speaker’s delivery is deliberately flat. I think it works well. Vocals are prioritised and it’s easy to understand what’s being said. It’s not particularly wide or tall, but the Theatre option is there for a more expansive presentation. Vocals, however, are less emphasised.

A cookie set by YouTube to measure bandwidth that determines whether the user gets the new or old player interface. an impressive everyday workhorse with good image accuracy and a nice bright HDR image that many LCD peers at this price point simply can’t match With the stand included the TV measures in at 1232 x 799 x 308mm (whd), or if you’re considering wall-mounting then the rear panel juts out at just 83mm of depth. It’s compatible with VESA wall-mounts, and at 17.4kg without a stand (18.9kg with one), it’s not too heavy.