New Hisense H8G Android TV

by AndroidPurity

I have been really excited for this TV ever since I saw they were brining quantum dot technology to Android TV at a mid-level price range. No one else has done that before. At least not in North America.

My only problem is the pricing between the 50 inch and 55 inch is a big difference on Amazon. 50 inch is $421 and the 55 inch is $599.

All basic specs are identical from what I researched. Only difference is the size far as I can see. However I remember seeing somewhere a long time ago that last year's 50 inch H8F had way less local dimming zones than the 55 inch H8F.

So can anyone provide me with how many local dimming zones the 50 inch H8G and how many the 55 inch H8G have?

f1vefour

The 55 H8G was $489 on Amazon two days ago when I purchased it, then yesterday the price was increased to $599.

According to Hisense support answering questions on Amazon all the TV's have 90 zones, I find this unlikely.

I will say if you're interested you may want to pull the trigger, these are going to sell out and who knows when stock will be replenished due to C-19. I was going to purchase the 65" H9F and it's unobtainable now, the 55" is available in one place and shipping is $100 so that was a no go.

nfigot

Was curious but their website was no help. Both just say up to 90 zones not exactly clear.

DR4LUC0N

I just bought this TV myself, I'll be getting it on May 5th. Seems like the best bang for the buck. Bought the 55

darcinator

I just got the H8F for 400 from best buy. Do you think the H8G is worth the extra money?

cvu524

The 55" H8F has 56 zones of local dimming according to Hisense's product info page. The 50" has 32; the 65" has 60. I couldn't find any info on the updated H8G on their site so use last year's model as a reference.

letsdolnchlv

Yes but lol, I believe it to be a step up from h8f.

letsdolnchlv

I pulled the trigger. Was going to get 50 inch but amazon had 55 inch for $454, best buy price matched so being delivered Saturday. Im sure you are all excited for me lol. I'll post review after I get tv.

letsdolnchlv

I've no Sony to compare the h8g to and just found out its sold-out so I hit the right window for once. Oddly I ordered the tivo 4k streaming stick only to realize I now won't need it.

letsdolnchlv

The trick was having amazon and bb having h8g in stock. I have obsessively tracked this tv for over a month. It comes on, it goes out of stock. Amazon, for some strange reason, dropped the price at 1am from their normal $599.99 to$454....usually if they drop price its to $499...I hopped all over it like a puppy on a pork chop. I'm convinced the hisense h8g 55 inch gives me the most bang for my TV buck. I'm anxiously awaiting my TV on Saturday. Finally, after all the years of buying tvs I caught a break.

letsdolnchlv

I got my 55 inch H8G yesterday from best buy who matched Amazon's price of $454 and here's my short and simple review.

All I can say is I do not know how one could improve on this picture. I dont know if spending $1200 on a samsung or lg could improve on the picture. I have not seen an oled to compare to, but to my eyes the picture is bright, sharp and very watchable. At the end of the day its about picture and this is superb.

There are some minor complaints I've noticed after 24 hrs of playing. The settings you have for the inputs does not hold...everytime i would change picture sources (dolby vision, hdr, TV, Amazon prime, netflix) the settings change...does not appear to be any way to apply settings to all sources.

Google is a bit unreliable in that it doesn't always accurately reflect what you asked.

Android works great and the most amazing thing that surprised me was how good the sound is...it has dolby atmos and you can hear the sound moving around. Thought I would need speaker bar but I don't need now.

I don't notice any blooming or any problems with blacks all in all for $454 I do not know how I could find a better 55" tv.

letsdolnchlv

Yes it has disney+, Amazon prime and mlb and tons of other apps. Remote seems to be fine...no noticeable lag when hitting buttons. Android has worked fine...no glitches yet. Still need separate remote for cable box. All in all, outside of having to constantly check picture settings, no real complaints. I still prefer vivid mode for my viewing preference.

letsdolnchlv

Yes netflix switches to dolby vision and hdr as its supposed to. The issue is when you go back to cable from say Netflix, it doesn't go to my default setting vivid. It defaults to economy.. A little annoying but not that much. Google assistant is fair but I never think of talking to my tv (unless its one of my sports teams) so I'm fine pushing buttons. 24 hrs later I can happily say its a very good TV. I've watched all kinds of content and TV basically does what its supposed to do...deliver a bright clear picture. For fun. Put tv in store video mode. I'm not a gamer so no idea how tv performs in that area.

letsdolnchlv

Does anyone know, in settings on hisense H8G, there's an option for hdmi 2.0 format. There's a choice of standard format or enhanced format. Does anyone know what the difference between the 2 formats,?