Are Hisense TVs any good?

[MoonC A T]

My old 720p TV is dying. It's over 10 years old, at least.

There is a 50" 4K Hisense TV on Amazon at around $250 with very high ratings which seems like an insane deal

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09WQJPWWY/?coliid=IJ0PJC8ACNU5O&colid=14RIXU8URSPQW&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

Opinions on the brand from those that own one?

I do NOT game on my TVs if that matters...

[_I_]

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i do tech repair, so may be kinda bias against toshiba/element/insignia/westinghouse etc..

So I'm guessing that a TV that begins resetting and struggling to do even that, attempting over and over is dying?

I also notice flesh tones showing as an ugly rotten green color (almost zombie like) for shows/movies that have nothing to do with zombies.

rebooting, showing brand logo splash?
that can be bad power board or main board problem

color issue is main board

white/yellow showing green?
is it a dlp tv? some of those used coolant that would grow algae and turn greenish tint

[Bad 💀 Motha]

And on top of having good android app options on these newer TVs from the last 5 years or so, some also have Roko built-in as well

[emoticorpse]

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And on top of having good android app options on these newer TVs from the last 5 years or so, some also have Roko built-in as well

That was something OP should learn right now. So you want to decide what OS you want on the tv because you have to select. Samsung has Tizen, LG has (I forgot), then Android OS and Roku.

He should learn the differences to select what's available.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

TCL has full android + roku features.

Samsung TVs are terrible because of them having their own app store. It's gotten better but it's not as good as having full android.

[_I_]

yea the newer samsung tvs dropped the steam link app
the older ones no longer support steam link app correctly, one stick runs volume after updates

samsung has moved to ms xbox cloud game stream, which can work for most games

[Tiberius]

Yes its a decent budget option

[Illusion of Progress]

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is it a dlp tv? some of those used coolant that would grow algae and turn greenish tint

Wow TVs growing algae, now I've heard it all haha. Who needs a fish tank when you have a digital one?

[_I_]

yea

https://riddledtv.com/journal/CRTCoolant/

[MoonC A T]

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So I'm guessing that a TV that begins resetting and struggling to do even that, attempting over and over is dying?

I also notice flesh tones showing as an ugly rotten green color (almost zombie like) for shows/movies that have nothing to do with zombies.

rebooting, showing brand logo splash?
that can be bad power board or main board problem

color issue is main board

white/yellow showing green?
is it a dlp tv? some of those used coolant that would grow algae and turn greenish tint

It doesn't even get that far, just keeps clicking over and over like it wants to turn on but doesn't. It can be running fine then suddenly the screen will go black and start clicking and won't turn back on.

It's a Plasma.

This is the TV https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/483566-REG/Samsung_HPT4264_HP_T4264_42_High_Definition.html

[_I_]

plasma, its probably overheating

those have huge banks of mosfets for running the display
if it works for some time then quits, it may be dust or cooling

most have multiple fans to cool the power boards
if you do not hear them when its on, thats the problem

take the back panel off, and clean it and make sure fans spin

i know plasmas are heavy, that one is 70+lbs and only a 42in

[MoonC A T]

Publicado originalmente por _I_:

plasma, its probably overheating

those have huge banks of mosfets for running the display
if it works for some time then quits, it may be dust or cooling

most have multiple fans to cool the power boards
if you do not hear them when its on, thats the problem

take the back panel off, and clean it and make sure fans spin

i know plasmas are heavy, that one is 70+lbs and only a 42in

Thank you so much.

[MoonC A T]

Publicado originalmente por _I_:

plasma, its probably overheating

those have huge banks of mosfets for running the display
if it works for some time then quits, it may be dust or cooling

most have multiple fans to cool the power boards
if you do not hear them when its on, thats the problem

take the back panel off, and clean it and make sure fans spin

i know plasmas are heavy, that one is 70+lbs and only a 42in

Also, maybe stupid question, but is there risk of shock when removing the back panel even when not plugged in or ran for days? Like CRTs?

[_I_]

yes but very low

only the main ~400v caps will have some power in them when off and unplugged
pressing power will not drain them
most power boards look for incoming ac before allowing to be turned on
the caps are used for their reserve power and smooth out incoming power

just avoid the power board area
you can touch the ac jack and plug if you need to remove it

[Mr White]

You will find TCL and Hisense are Just suplus stock from other brands. All they do is stick there label on them.

A bit like Lidi and Aldi do they remove the labels and put there own on.

[Viking2121]

I've been using this cheap Hisense 36 inchnon smart TV as a 2nd monitor for youtube and crap for I want to say for 5- 6+ years, it works good enough and its on a lot as I use it to watch youtube or twitch when I lay in bed, but its a cheap TV so yeah...

Mine has pretty bad backlight bleed on edge of all 4 corners, noticeable on anything dark on the screen, hard to notice with color, If its image quality and features you want, probably not worth it. My factory remote one day quit working so im using it with a universal remote, works well enough for what I paid for it.

Our living room we have a 55 inch TCL 4k Roku TV, its been good for the 3 years we've owned it, though you do have to unplug it from the wall from time to time or Roku just get insanely slow, that TV has a better a better picture than my Hisense but its also newer and 4k.

Have a family member with a another TCL 4k Roku TV, 65inch, and it didn't make it a year before it had no picture, had sound, can hear the menu and it powering on but no picture, we bought a replacement power board on ebay and it brought it back to life, he already replaced the TV and then sold that 65 inch after the repair.

They are cheap TV's, I find that they can either be good or bad, but for what I do with mine, it works perfect, I hung it on the wall and use the HDMI to go to my computer and I watch stuff, I hardly ever use it for anything else.