Hisense Series 7 N7

OK While it Lasted – On April 23 2018 I purchased an Hisense 50" 50N7 ULED TV and Hisense provided a three year warranty. A little over three and a half years later the television died. It developed fixed vertical lines and was useless. There are instructions on the net as to how to fix the TV...but you have to take it apart. And getting it repaired just isn't worth… Read more

the money.

Throughout the whole time we had the TV I have to say the operating system was flaky.

At first the fast forward would only work in ten seconds bursts. Hisense Australia was unhelpful with a firmware update. I scoured the net and found a firmware update in southern Africa and that fixed the problem.

Then there were the hard reboots that were needed from time to time because the television would become unresponsive. So you had to disconnect the power cord, wait 30 seconds and reconnect it and then the TV would reboot and everything would work again.

Configuring the television was an initial nightmare and it took one month and several pages of hand written settings which I then transcribed onto one of our computers. Next I needed a further print because I needed the involved settings near the TV. Why? Because from time to time I had to restore the TV to its factory settings and then reconfigure the TV.

All in all the three and half years were a mix of fine viewing and frustration which all ended in relief when the TV finally died. That's right, relief because the Hisense nightmare had finally come to an end.

Now here's the rub, I'm I.T. literate and I regularly throw code onto my computer and have been using computers since the late 1970s. When I used to use to use Windows back in the early 90s I would regularly type in code to reboot the system. Therefore this I.T. literate writer has to say that with a Hisense television you get what you pay for. Sure they're cheap to buy but the internal construction is cheap as well.

The thing is most TVs use LG screens and how the TV is constructed and the operating system installed has a huge bearing on your viewing pleasure or, viewing hell.

What happened to our television was that a wire probably came loose from from the circuit board and that gave us the fixed vertical lines. In other words the internal construction of our Hisense television was poor. Maybe that's why Hisense give three year warranties because the life expectancy of their product isn't much longer than that.

We've learnt our lesson and moved up the food chain. I looked at all the major brands and came to the conclusion that LG TVs are the best of the consumer level brands. You may choose otherwise and that's your choice. All I'm saying is that from bitter experience my advice is to steer away from the bottom end of the market and particularly Hisense. If you want a TV that is cheap then it will probably be cheap.

The more you pay brand wise, the better the construction.

Two final pieces of advice. Under Australian case law the projected life of many consumer goods is three years. Consumer (legislated) law provides one year of protection. If your television dies within three years get in contact with the manufacturer and then get the brushoff. Next you should contact a State consumer protection body and have a case mounted against them for the television to be fixed at their expense or have a replacement provided. A TV is not expected to die after one year and neither should a refrigerator, washing machine or a computer be in that situation either. In law we refer to this as "the projected life of a product". If you purchased a small portable radio then you're looking at one year of protection because that's the projected life of that particular product.

Why do I know all this? Because I've got a background in contract law and economics. Sweet talk is just sweet talk but common (case) law and legislation are all interlinked and they are a much more powerful tool that you can use for your own betterment and peace of mind.

My second piece of advice is to never ever pay extra for an extended warranty as per the preceding paragraph it's just not needed. Use the law, it's there to protect you. And don't buy a Hisense television! (I guess that's a third piece of advice.)

Upper class TV for the lower class price :D – FIRST THOUGHTS & UNBOXING: Loved the presentation of it, so easy to unpack. You need to have someone to help you a little bit. Just cut the straps and then you can lift the box straight off the base. Nothing is ever more satisfying than peeling those protective plastics off the trims :). THE GOOD: I'm super happy with this purchase. I've had… Read more

it for a few months now and I've enjoyed every moment of it. Admittedly I don't watch much free-to-air TV however it picked up all the channels the first time without any issue.

There's an ethernet connection at the back too... handy if your family are all on their phones downloading stuff while you're trying to stream a UHD movie, you can just plug that bad boy straight into the router.

The user interface is well thought out and easy to navigate. There are a number of sound and picture presets example: Game, Cinema, Dynamic and you can change each one to your preferred custom setting.

Each of your input channels can be renamed, for mine I have renamed them Xbox, Playstation, Microcade & TV. I thought that was cool.

At the back of the TV it features a few connectors... 2x USBs, 2x 60hz HDMI, 2x 30hz HDMI, a USB 3, Optical sound, Ethernet, TV Antenna, headphones 3.5mm jack, a common interface card slot, and your usual AV/Stereo components ( yellow, white, blue, green & 2x red)

GAMING:

I've used the playstation with it and it's fine with no noticeable lag. I have also connected my gaming PC to it and it works a charm, automatically changing to the best resolution where i do not have to strain my eyes to see the writing.

I recently purchased an Xbox One X (Enhanced) which has 4K and I must say it looks fantastic. I didn't think for the 1K price tag that this TV could look so good and yet here we are.

Blu-ray movies look really really good and I purchased a movie from Xbox store that was Ultra HD and it was so sharp and nice. 55 inch is probably the biggest size you'd want to go anything bigger will put strains on the graphic cards inside the consoles and you'll start to get lag.

SOUND: I was happy to see that the TV had an optical output which was handy, so now we play games, watch movies and TV all on the one sound bar. The base sound on the TV is quite loud and sufficient, however it is just standard sound and someone who has spent their entire life using external speakers and surround, it just won't do.

APPS: The TV also features a big 'YouTube' button and a 'NETFLIX' button. Just press either one and you're in! Super stoked with TVs having these options, no need to turn the console on to watch Netflix anymore.

There's also a 'MEDIA' button for all your different medias from your computer. You can watch videos straight from your drop box or video files from your computer.

'APPS' button where you can access the smaller media sites like STAN, TED, SBS on Demand, 4K now etc etc. I haven't tried any of the other apps though.

THE BAD:

It's stuffed up only once, I was watching netflix and when I tried to quit the show the screen kept going black, after a while, I pulled the TV out of the wall and plugged it back in and it was good again. I think it might have been Netflix that was causing the issue, maybe a memory cache or something.

CONCLUSION:

If you don't want to spend ridiculous $$$ on a TV...buy this... its 55 inch 60hz 4K resolution with Netflix, YouTube & other media ready apps... not to mention optical sound. You seriously can't beat that price for that size and quality.

10/10

Excellent affordable big screen TV – We just built a family room and needed another big screen TV but didn't want to pay a fortune. We already had a Hisense Series 7 65M7000UWG (65") in the Lounge and love it so much we wanted the same one but they're no longer made. Fortunately the 65N7 is the same unit with updated software OS and remote. I did a bit of research and the P7 was… Read more

also out but didn't get great reviews and was a lot more expensive.

So this review is pretty much the same as the 65M7000UWG but overall the N7 is an improvement.

Like most people I did a lot of research before buying this TV and I couldn't be happier with the decision.

Paid $1,450 at JB which is a great value for what you're getting.

Oncer again I toyed with the idea of buying a cheap TV (Bauhn or Sonic) at the $1,000 mark and fortunately thought better of it mostly because it was for the kids space and we wanted them to be happy they had a similar TV to the one they had been using but also because for $500 more you get a very good TV with all the latest features (quality up scaling and HDR etc.) and very good reviews compared to the more expensive big guns from Sony and Samsung.

The 65" screen is massive (you'll need a large lounge room for it) and has a very slim frame which is silver colored so it fades away when you mount the TV on the wall.

Picture quality is sensational and watching the AFL on 7HD was just superb. No issue with fast sport action, no artification and no motion blur. Blacks are really black (sure not as good as a $5,000 OLED but I'll get one of those next time).

I hate TV's that are slow to change channels and there's no issue with this one and all round the TV is very responsive. Only takes 5 seconds to power on which is alot quicker than the 65M7000UWG and changing inputs is instantaneous.

The remote has a button for NETFLIX and also for YouTube which is great but one thing to consider is that Hisense do not use an Android operating system on this series. The one used is called 'Opera' and doesn't have as much in terms of apps in its store but it now does have an app for Stan and SBS.

Set up and configuration of the TV was all very easy and I found the settings intuitive and easy to use.

Plenty of HDMI ports (4) and USB (2) and all the others you'd expect.

One thing to note is that for any TV with a screen size of 65" you need to be watching the HD free to air channels to get a decent picture (not just the SD ones). SD channels tend to look poor in terms of sharpness and resolution.

Finally this TV is big (the box is 6 feet long) and its heavy and slim line LED screens are fragile.

So bear that in mind when you buy a big TV.

It won't fit in a car and the retailer won't want you to lay it flat to transport it. JB have said to me with the last big TV that if I wanted to lay it flat they would need to take it out of the box and power it on to check that the screen was intact and working and then the warranty would be voided by laying it flat...

I ended up getting it delivered same day (they use private local guys that you just call up) for $70 and he checked it was OK when delivered too.

Also don't forget when you get it home you will need two strong people to get it in and put the stand on.

A good tv for the price – Bought the tv 3 years ago for $2,100. The tv looks nice, the picture quality is good, and apps like Netflix work well. The only major issue for us is Smart functionality wasn’t usable, so we needed to buy Chromecast. But seems to be a good quality tv for the price. Show details

Awesome TV for a great price – Crisp clear UHD 4k 65" TV at a good price point and with all the features, only thing lacking with this unit is the speaker which sits on the back of the TV but with a good soundbar you have the ultimate home entertainment experience.

Spinning wheel of death – Wish I never purchased this TV. Was ok for the first 12 months but now the spinning wheel in the middle of my screen stays all the time. Won’t load any smart functions. Absolute junk. Crap TV for the price. I’m so unhappy with this piece of junk. I’ve learned my lesson with buying the cheaper brand.  Show details

Great HD/4k, bad HDR and apps – Overall this is a pretty good TV. The silver finish looks classy and build quality is good. The image quality is really good if you stick to HD or 4K (more on HDR below). There are some downsides: - HDR looks terrible. This is not a proper HDR TV. We have to turn it off as it's just not usable. - Lots of artifacts when you turn on any of the… Read more

smooth motion features; - TV doesn't properly remember image settings, specifically smooth motion settings. I always have to turn SM off manually, as the TV doesn't store my custom settings. - Apps are disappointing: not much choice and Mirror/Anycast doesn't work.

Top TV beautiful clear picture – Top TV with alternative technology, has never faulted in three years I've had the set .

Very good, can't beat the value – Great tv, agree on comments with the OS and we use a $50 Firestick so bypasses that problem. I am looking for an OLED and cant quite justify the 4x cost for the small benefit. Be aware that I have seen some Hisense tvs that have terrible viewing angles. I have two Hisense but you need to view them in the flesh first. OK Update, At 3 years we have… Read more ·  1

a tv clearly on its way out, was its still good value, yes but less than I first thought, would still buy another.

Broke down in less than 2.5 years and they make you wait for repair – We were quite happy with the tv, but suddenly after 2years and 5months it broke down. It has 3 yr warranty. We reported the problem to Hisense AU customer service and after 11 days we are still waiting, apparently, for a part that is coming, so they told us, from Sydney. The technician is very apologetic, blames availability of the part. We live… Read more

on the Sunshine Coast. If it was coming by horse it would have been here by now! Not happy. First and last Hisense product for us.

Perfect for gaming! – Simple to setup, plug and play. I bought this for the Xbox one x - don't forget to optimise the HDMI port to enable dynamic format for best visuals. Looks amazing once this has been turned on. 10/10 would recommend especially at the current price point. Show details

The best TV! – I am absolutely in love with my Hisense N7 65" TV. It is a smart tv which is ULED. It has all of the apps built in including Youtube, internet browser, Netflix, freeview etc. It has excellent colours and sound, with perfect picture. It is in a stylish silver, chome look - which looks classy. Show details

Great Television – This television was very easy to set up and delivers great picture quality. Plenty of ports for additional devices and it's connectivity abilities also are great. Very good value for money. Show details

Terrible – Had only for 1 week bought brand new from jbhi it cracks and popping noises all the time with a white line at top of the screen called jbhi they told me to call hisense direct to try solve what's the problem this should not happen to a $1500 brand new 5v  Show details

Avoid – Mirrorcast won't connect with any Microsoft operating systems, so I have to physically connect my laptop via HDMI cable. User Interface is horrible. Comes pre-installed with limited apps: Netflix (works well), Stan, SBS On Demand, Youtube. This tv does not allow you to download more apps. For example, GooglePlay is not available. It has an… Read more

internet browser, however GooglePlay will not play movies through the internet browser, either.

This tv also has sound and image syncing problems at times (the sound is a few seconds delayed from the image). This happened when we watched movies directly via the Stan app, and also when we watched Googleplay on laptop connected with HDMI cable.

This tv spruiks having the Samsung panel, but the Hisense software is absolute rubbish. Will never buy this brand again.

Avoid, it is a waste of money, even for a cheap tv.

LOVE !!! – Absolutely love my TV brought a few months back and the picture and quality is amazing !! I was a bit specticual about the tv at first as it wasn’t “Samsung” or “LG” but after having this TV I will continue to buy Hisense TVs- the only issue we have had is with the remote and sensor but after turning the tv off and on was fixed  Show details

Great TV for a great price – Hisense 75N7 is wonderful TV, picture quality is good and the price for the TV comparability cheaper to other big brands. Nice slim shape, good connectivity, enough HDMI and USB ports. Sounds is not the best for my experience; for the best quality experience may need add a sound system. Overall we made a good purchase.  Show details

Amazing picture quality – Purchased this about 6 months ago and still happy today compared to the day I bought it.picture quality is amazing for the price as uses a Samsung panel and you can tell. People whinge about the Sound but I was extremely impressed. The UI is fantastic and very fast. Love having a YouTube button on the remote. Only downside, it weighs a tonne compared to some competitors so if wall mounting keep that in mind.  Show details

Great tv – Great smart tv in our bedroom. Has all the apps I need. Especially like the YouTube and Netflix buttons. Happy with the picture quality and colours. It’s not the most expensive tv out there and I think given the features on the tv I’d say it’s pretty good value for money. Will buy a larger one for the living room next.  Show details

Amazing quality Great price – This is an amazing quality TV with easy to use features, including a Netflix and Youtube button on the TV remote. The sound is average but thats like every tv nowadays, you need speakers to be satisfied. Quality is perfect compared to other companies who make 4k tv’s that are bland. Only issue i have is having to reconnect to the internet everytime the tv is turned on due to it being wireless. Otherwise, i highly recommend buying this tv!  Show details

Good quality – The operating system is decent considering the price is less expenssive comparing to other brands. You can't beat this TV for the price! Very happy with the performance of this tv so far. I love the apps on the tv, which is what i mainly use it for. It has enough ports to support all the additional devices i need. The picture is super clear… Read more

when watching 4K Netflix, image is super awesome. Speakers aren’t that loud but works fine. There’s 3 years warranty which is quite long!

A good domestic machine – The workmanship is very solid, all the cutting edge, grinding, splicing the details are very elegant,On the interface configuration, HX750 has HDMIx4, USBx2, VGAx1, 3.5mm audio input/output x1, video component x1, AV analog x1, fiber audio x1, network LANx1, and most of the high-end TV consistent,New Application Center shortcut keys, highlighting the newly added network application features.It is a relatively pleasant surprise.  Show details

Hisense Series 7 N7 – 1. The satisfaction of the operating system and application of the smart TV is still very high, easy to operate and convenient. 2. The function of this product and its performance is relative to the relatively good operation, satisfaction is very high. 3. The TV bluetooth will be slightly slower to connect, but the wireless connection is still… Read more

very good, satisfaction is also OK.

4. The device has enough ports to connect a lot of devices, very good.

Hi Sense Coloured TV – Upgraded our old television with the ALDI Hi Sense 65 inch tv. It was easy to install and setup a breeze. The colour, sound and contrast is brilliant. The price was excellent and the features are relatively easy to get around. Well explained with the setup for Netflix for the family. Thanks ALDI and Hi Sense, would recommend this brand and company  Show details

Love this TV! – the Picture quality of this Tv is awesome! Super handy that it has applications such as Netflix, Stan, and YouTube. The applications make it really easy and convenient to use and don’t have to worry about the fuss of connecting your phone or computer to the TV. Would highly recommend this TV for someone who isn’t Tec savvy and just wants to be a able to easily stream tv shows and movies.  Show details

Good picture – Bought this tv a few months ago . Nil issues so far . Pictures and sounds are geat . I will recommend this tv to anyone . We are thinking on buying a small kitchen one for our bedroom too. My friend bought same model two years ago and still very happy with it.  Show details

Great Price & long warranty – One of the lower priced models available for a large flat screen and it has a longer warranty on it then the big brands so great value for money. Clear screen, easy to install hanging on the wall and quite light weight, remote control functions are easy to understand and use. Definitely recommend!!!  Show details

Well worth the price – Honestly the best TV iv had so far. Picture quality is great watch Netflix on this all day every day. Sound quality could be better but I have a great sound bar which makes life so much easier. it might take a few seconds to load up but which smart TV doesn't. For the price you are paying and the warranty you receive this TV is the market leader i would strongly recommend this for a person not wanting to speak 10k for its competitor.  Show details

This is perfect – Great smart TV, so easy to use. Love the features such as You Tube and Netflix at the touch of a button. Easy setup of the TV. Wireless and Bluetooth connectivity is quick. Haven’t recorded on it as yet but looks easy to do this. The picture is clear and fabulous. Also has IView. Very happy overall with this TV.  Show details

Good value Hi Sense Smart TV – Normally buy Samsung TV's for top quality & reliability, but my son wanted a new Smart TV for his new Apmt & Samsung was out of his price range. Hence when JB Hi Fi had this tv on special at EOFY sale, we checked it out. It is easy to set up, easy to use & has very good picture quality for the price. It occasionally drops wi fi connection without… Read more

reason & Tv has to be reset to allow re-connection. A friend also bought this tv last month & has similar issue, so clearly this is a small issue for Hi Sense to fix. That said, the TV has so far showed itself to be very good value.