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9Hisense Series 4 R4

Hisense Series 4 R4

 Verified
9Hisense Series 4 R4
2.9

21 reviews

Positive vs Negative
33%14%53%
Build Quality
2.7
Value for Money
3.0
Sound Quality
2.9
Software ?
2.4
Picture Quality
3.1
Matty C.
Matty C.ACT
  49R4

Disney+ doesn't work? – So literally within the last few days disney+ has shown up on my TV's apps. It opens I can sign in but every time I try to watch something it doesn't let me and comes up with an error message. There's also something strange going on with the homescreen of Disney+ 2 fine black verticle lines go down the screen only in this app. Is this one ever… Read more

going to get a more appropriate app store? I only purchased this TV last year and I can't get anything else apart from what's in that "vewd" app store..

Kelvin M.
Kelvin M.NSW3 posts
  49R4
Build Quality
Value for Money
Performance

Nothing but problems from day 1 – We've had issues with TV and being able to turn it on/off from the start. After a quick fix the issue comes and go. We've now got a faulty remote they chews threw batteries in two weeks. Hisense will not make any effort to replace. I've sent two emails to them over last six weeks and do not get any response. Can't get through to their call centre. Poor service and poor TV. Would look elsewhere. Show details

Julie
JulieVIC12 posts
  49R4

One Year On – And the telly performs very well. It is nothing fancy but exactly what I need and has never missed a beat. For the low cost of $484 it was a Great buy! Show details ·  1

Alyson
AlysonWA2 posts
  Verified 40R4

Problems after only 4 days – I bought this TV last Sunday, everything was fine. Easy to set up & all worked perfectly. Last night (Thursday) so 4 days later the picture kept switching to a darker mode & the channels I had saved to Favourites weren't showing in Favourites. Even thought they were clearly marked as Favourites. It is still under warranty since I only bought it… Read more

last Sunday but what a pain. Now I have to call & see if it can be fixed. When you buy a TV, you just want it to work. There's not supposed to be issues after you bring it home.

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Blu J
Blu J2 posts
  40R4

Having technical issues after 11 months – I bought this as a secondary bedroom TV and initially, was very happy with it. The picture is good for 1080p - a bit of backlight bleed around the bezel, but thats to be expected in this price range I guess. The OS is a bit slow. Takes a good 30 seconds to load at times. Again, I accepted this for the price point. But I started to experience… Read more

connectivity issues with the WiFi not long after buying it. It constantly drops out even though it is close enough to receive a strong signal. Netflix constantly gets stuck on loading screen. (The issue isnt my internet as my other devices are always fine). I liked that the TV has timer settings to turn itself off as I have a tendency to fall asleep watching. This timer inconsitently forgets its settings and needs to be set again which is quite annoying for me as I wake up from the screen in the middle of the night if it is left on. This was all stuff I was putting up with. But now, I am finding the TV is freezing completely. When this happens, it is unresponsive to the remote or even to the physical power button. The only way to overcome it is to unplug it from the wall. I plug it in again and it works again. But, this has happened quite a few times now and seems to be happening more frequently. Checked for updates but software is up to date. Going to take it back to store of purchase and hopefully get my money back to put toward a different model. Really disappointed as there arent a lot of 40" TVs on the market and I really like the size.

Neil
Neil
  49R4
Build Quality
Value for Money
Picture Quality

Ok tv, not the best – Great TV for a small unit. Bought approx 12months ago. Picture is 'ok' for Netflix (HD), haven't watched live tv on it but at its refresh rate, i don't think it would be very good. Now I have a Hisense 75inch and I love the quality of 4k dvd and Netflix showing, if anything its right there with big screen Samsung I used to own. No problems with… Read more

it until today, the dreaded Vol button not working on the remote. I check the Tv to see if there are any buttons on the side or underneath to work the tv.....nothing, no buttons at all. Nothing to get into settings to reset the Tv or to work anything. Seriously WTH. Goggle a work around and the best I got was to turn it off at the wall and back on again. Thank F this worked. Had no problems with connection to wifi so thats a bonus.

In all not happy with no option to manually input settings on the tv. 2 Stars is all this Tv needs, 1 for picture and 1 for warranty.

Kanu Garg
Kanu GargVIC6 posts
  Verified 40R4

PERFECT AND LIGHT WEIGHT – Everything is perfect, best for Kids bedroom or small bedroom Screen quality is good and ports are also enough Price wise its worth it Completely satisfied and will highly recommend it Show details ·  1

Liz
Liz52 posts
  32R4

Very happy with it – I bought the TV a few weeks ago and it's my first Smart TV. I'm very happy with it. It was a good price and the picture quality is incredible. I just wish I'd gone up to the 40 inch. This TV is an affordable yet high quality TV. I recommend it. Sound when watching YouTube or Netflix could be better though. Show details ·  1

Goldie
Goldie17 posts
  40R4

Great TV – This TV was easy to set up, does everything that I want and that was advertised and considering the cheap price I am really happy with it. I am really happy I bought it. Show details ·  1

Michelle
MichelleVIC16 posts
  40R4
Sound Quality
Software
Picture Quality

Never Again Hisense – This is my 2nd review cos I really want to let Hisense know how bad this TV is. I am sick of getting the message every time I switch on about high energy consumption, switch to Standard - I am on STANDARD!! It's only on for 5 secs but it's pretty annoying that it keeps telling me this when I have done right thing. I will not retune as did that… Read more

when I first bought it back in Jan 2020 - there are just way too many issues with this TV, it always does weird things after watching Netflix/YouTube so I switch off at wall and switch on again. Never again will I buy Hisense, next time back to Samsung, sorry Hisense. I know it was cheap but you still shouldn't have to put up with so many issues. TV cost $365 but ended up paying $425 for extra warranty. Don't know why I bothered cos I'll probably only keep it for 1-2 years.

And82
And825 posts
  32R4

Very easy to use – Good picture and sound and not overly complicated and easy to use only thing no Bluetooth, auto sleep mode and no Amazon prime as in the other TVs from Hisense other wise great tv for the bedroom Show details ·  1

Frank
Frank
  49R4

turned off a few hours after installing and now doesn’t turn on – Installed the tv and switched off by itself . Thought it was just in standby mode. Tried to watch a movie at night and then an hour in, turned completely off and does not turn on anymore. Show details

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MJA
MJAVIC
  Verified 40R4

VERY bad quality product Hisense 40R4.. Do not waste your money on this junk – Purchased this TV new! on 10/10/2019 screen did not even last 6 months!!! died on 24/03/2020 and not covered by warranty at all. So i wasted my money on a HISENSE piece of junk. They didn't even send someone to look at it and simply referred me to section 11a(ii) of their warranty. The "We are not responsible for the crap we make" part of the… Read more

warranty. Absolutely furious about this and now i have no money for a new TV and now can't use this TV as my computer monitor for work!!! Which i now have to do at home!!! HISENSE = Very bad quality!!! Do not buy!!! Hisense make faulty products!!!

Hisense
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Stephen
StephenNSW30 posts
  Verified 40R4

Not worth the money – First time purchase of a Chinese branded TV and the features of it have been disappointing. Firstly, HD pciture quality wise, it was just a joke compare to other Japanese brands. Secondly, being a smart TV and should you wish to using it as another internet browser, then your nightmare has come. WIFI consistency has been a joke. For its price range, surely there still plenty other better options in the market Show details

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Patrick O.
Patrick O.QLD15 posts
  49R4
Sound Quality
Software
Picture Quality

Good picture quality, decent price – Owned for nearly 6 months, never had any issues. Could use 7plus and 9now app, kinda annoying cant get them on a smart tv. But a vast variety of other apps, more than makes up for it. EDIT: after 4 years it gave up its go, lowering my rating as they are priced in the range, you should get more than 4 years

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Emma
Emma7 posts
  Verified 40R4

No Catch up apps except SBS – Bought this TV due to price point and the fact that it was advertised as a smart TV, in-fact claiming that it had Freeview+. Unfortunately, this is not the case. The only Freeview channel with Catch-up is SBS. Not even ABC iview. Basically what you get out of this in terms of free options is SBS and YouTube. Otherwise you have to pay for… Read more

subscriptions to Netflix or Stan. as far as I can tell it is not possible to add apps like Disney Plus or Google Play either. Picture seems fine and was easy to set up but really not impressed with the false advertising. Sound quality and picture are acceptable for the size and price of the tv.

Not me
Not me13 posts
  40R4

Not so smart TV – Got a new hisense 40R4 40 in. Series 4 LED LCD TV and whenever I'm on the internet I get an insufficient system resources. Shutting down web browser message and wifi drop out constantly. Very annoying ... Have checked the system upgrade and all up to date. Show details

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Dave J.
Dave J.NSW
  49R4

Wifi Dropout Issues Constantly – Television dropped out from wifi from day one and unable to be fixed by tech support. Not fit for purpose as a smart tv and considered a major fault with no refund offered even after requested by customer multiple times. Would not have purchased if wifi issues were known. Show details

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Ms Bay
Ms Bay2 posts
  32R4

I bought 2 of these TV's – Affordable price and simple to use this Smart TV. Harvey Norman in Ballina were very helpful at the time of purchase. 32" in size is wonderful for a small space. Picture quality is clear and bright.

Tom Brown
Tom Brown16 posts
  49R4

My god it’s full of light – Setup easy, OS ok but a little laggy. Picture is awful in a dark room. So much light bleed from both ends, dark scenes are a foggy mess. I looked at display in shops and it really looks fine, I was surprised at how bad a picture this had in a dark room. Maybe it was a faulty panel, maybe I was expecting too much from a cheap tv. Either way it was returned within a day and I will very cautious buying another Hisense product. Show details

Kitchen nerd
Kitchen nerdNSW5 posts
  Verified 40R4

Quality picture and sound – I bought this TV based on the in-store demo models. This one had a really clear picture and good quality sound compared with the other TV's in demo mode. The price was a bit more than I had hoped to pay but very reasonable for what I got. Easy to set up and use. The remote control has Netflix and You Tube buttons which is a handy short cut for… Read more

launching those apps. I'm really happy with the sound quality. Not tinny at all - no need for an extra speaker, this is plenty as is.

My only small gripe is it doesn't have all the free to air catch up apps and I can't figure out how to add them, or if it's actually possible. It has SBS which is good, but not ABC iView for example.

Would happily recommend this TV to others.

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