Mini-LED TVs are moving into the mainstream, and I’ve been impressed with the Hisense 4K QLED Mini-LED TV Google TV since the minute I unboxed it. I’ve been testing it out for a few weeks and I’m a huge fan. It’s a thin, light TV with spectacular picture quality, and the QLED overlay really enhances colour, contrast, and brightness. The fact that it comes in at such a great price point means Mini-LED will soon be popping up in living rooms everywhere. Here’s a look at what I thought of the 2023 Hisense 55″ 4K UHD HDR QLED Mini-LED Smart Google TV.
Features on the Hisense 4K QLED Mini-LED TV
The Hisense 4K UHD HDR QLED Mini-LED Smart Google TV (Model: 55U78KM) is available in 55 inches, 65 inches, and 75 inches. It’s a very thin TV, measuring only 10 inches (8.8 cm) wide and it’s (44 lbs) 20 kg with the stand.
- 4K UHD resolution with HDR
- Quantum Dot overlay gives you millions of colours and very realistic image quality
- Native 144Hz refresh rate makes gaming and watching sports seamless and blur-free
- 4 HDMI ports (2xHDMI2.1 + 2xHDMI2.0), Ethernet port, and 2 USB (USB 3.0 + USB 2.0)
- Dolby Vision/HDR10/HDR10+/HLG
- Mini-LED backlight technology enhances contrast and gives you deeper, richer blacks, ultra-bright whites, and fantastic colour reproduction
- Full array local dimming for better zone control and realistic picture
- Google TV operating system offers you streaming channels, apps, and more, and you can use your voice assistant to search for content
- Remote control has pre-sets for Netflix, Tubi, and more
Setting up the Hisense 4K QLED Mini-LED TV
One of the things that surprised me most about the Hisense 4K QLED TV is how light it is. I could easily pull it out of the box and set up the stand myself, and that’s not always the norm with a 55 inch TV. The bezel is quite thin, and there isn’t a lot of weight in the back of the TV where the speakers and inputs are.
I like the included stand. It lifts the TV slightly so it’s easy to set a sound bar under it if you’d like to do so. It’s also mountable if you’d like to use a TV wall mount. The bezel looks like a picture frame and I think it would look great on a wall with a flat mount.
Testing out the Hisense 4K TV
The Hisense 4K Mini-LED Google TV is new for 2023. It’s part of a new series of TVs available from Hisense, and they are impressive TVs for quite a few reasons.
Mini-LED backlight with QLED overlay
If you want a fantastic TV without maxing out your budget, Mini-LED is fast becoming the go-to choice. While Mini-LED can’t reach the contrast levels of OLED, the technology lets you enjoy black levels that are so rich you will probably have a hard time discerning it from the true black of OLED. Mini-LED TVs, like the Hisense 4K TV, have thousands of LED lights that make up the backlight instead of the hundreds you’d find in an LED TV, and the addition of a layer of Quantum Dots over the Mini-LED backlight enhances the colour and contrast even more. Take the photo of the cat on the TV as an example. It was taken in a dark room and you actually can’t see the bezel of the TV at all. It was pretty eerie watching in a dark room because the picture was so black it looked like the floating face of a cat.
I’ve had my own Mini-LED QLED TV for a few years and the Hisense 4K TV is far brighter and more vivid than my own. I set it up with the default brightness setting and didn’t adjust it for the first few days. Even though my living room lacks ambient light, the Hisense 4K was more than bright enough set to default picture settings. It has a few different modes you can adjust with the remote control or you can do a deep dive into the picture settings and adjust the brightness, contrast, and saturation. I recommend you spend a bit of time tweaking the settings until you find the perfect level of brightness.
The Hisense 4K TV has spectacular colour representation and the picture quality is fantastic. I enjoyed watching everything from reruns of The Crown to sports and everything was very real to life. I enjoyed watching in a dark room at night and I didn’t find the brightness to be too much, and during the day the TV was just as bright and vivid. I think the layer of quantum dots really enhances picture quality, and the TV has 4K upscaling so everything we watched looked great.
144Hz refresh rate is perfect for sports and gaming
It’s nice to see TVs moving to native refresh rates of 144Hz. The standard for refresh rates has been 60Hz or 120Hz for quite awhile. Having a TV with 144Hz ensures smooth motion for sports, action movies, and gaming, and I didn’t see any blur or ghosting on this TV at all. The technology on this TV is a good way to future proof your TV for the latest gaming consoles too, because most only support 4K/120Hz at the most.
We plugged our Playstation 5 into one of the 4 HDMI ports and enjoyed a few games. We streamed a few and played a few on the local drive and didn’t notice a difference in refresh rate or lag between the two. The addition of HDR enhances dark areas in on the TV and the fast refresh rate makes everything seem fluid. We played for a few hours and it very immersive. It’s nice when you’re not pulled out of your game due to lag or judder.
Sports are very fluid on this TV as well. We watched a football game and an NBA game and thought the picture quality and motion control were fantastic. It made me think that the TV would be amazing if it was even bigger. If you have the wall space, the 75 inch Hisense 4K TV would make you the go-to game day person in your friend or family group.
Google TV operating system on Hisense 4K TV
I was happy to see Google TV as the operating system on the Hisense 4K TV. It makes streaming and adding apps so easy, and it’s so simple to set up the TV that anyone can login and have the TV up and running in under 10 minutes. All you need is your Google user name and your phone to scan a QR code and the TV will set up your streaming apps, smart home apps, and more.
I like how Google also gives you the option to use the TV as a web browser and lets you access your favourite apps like TikTok right on the screen. I also like how it has Google Assistant built in so you can use your voice assistant to search for content instead of just tapping with your remote control.
Should you choose the Hisense 4K QLED Mini-LED TV?
The Hisense 4K QLED Mini-LED TV is a great option for anyone who wants to upgrade to the latest TV technology without breaking their budget. I was actually surprised a TV that looks this good is available at such a low price point, and it’s the perfect TV to choose when you want to go even bigger than the standard 55 inch size. If I was bringing it home I would be very tempted to choose the 75 inch size.
Having a TV with 144Hz native refresh rate means your TV will outpace the latest gaming consoles and it offers a very smooth picture when watching fast paced sports, movies, or streaming videos games. Put that together with the superior brightness available thanks to the Mini-LED backlight and you have an easy to use TV with amazing picture quality.
You can find the Hisense 4K QLED Mini-LED TV at Best Buy right now.
I love the great 144Hz native refresh rate and it is cool to see Google TV as the operating system.
I learned that:
– you can use your voice assistant to search for content
– Quantum Dot overlay gives you millions of colours and very realistic image quality
I also love that the remote control has pre-sets for Netflix!
Discovered Hisense’s Mini-LED TV has a vibrant Quantum Dot display and an impressive native 144Hz refresh rate.
I learned Hisense’s Mini-LED TV boasts a vivid Quantum Dot display and an impressive native 144Hz refresh rate
Two things that I learned about Hisense and their new Mini-Led TV from this article are:
1. Google TV is used as the operating system on the Hisense 4K TV
2. Full array local dimming for better zone control and realistic picture
I learned of the easy set up with a Google user name and a phone to scan a QR code and that
Quantum Dot overlay has millions of colours and very realistic image quality although it is thin and only weighs about 44 pounds.
Two things I learned from Shelly about the Hisense 4K QLED Mini-LED TV is that it has 4 HDMI ports and a 144-hertz refresh rate.
I learned what Mini-LED is and that Mini-LED backlight technology enhances contrast and gives you deeper, richer blacks, ultra-bright whites, and fantastic colour reproduction. I also learned that the Hisense TV has a Google TV operating system that offers streaming channels, apps, and more, and that you can use your voice assistant to search for content. That’s cool!
I discovered Hisense’s 4K QLED Mini-LED TV offers vibrant Quantum Dot display and an impressive native 144Hz refresh rate.
The addition of a layer of Quantum Dots over the Mini-LED backlight enhances the colour.
I also learned that the Hisense Mini-LED TVs are a pretty affordable way to get a great quality TV.
Two thing I learned about the Hisense Mini-LED TV is that the backlight technology enhances contrast and that the 144Hz native refresh rate makes for a really smooth picture which is awesome when watching fast-paced sports!
Two things that I learned about the Mini-Led TV is that the addition of a layer of Quantum Dots over the Mini-LED backlight enhances the colour and contrast even more and that it’s super light in weight!
love the amazing 144Hz refresh rate that is critical for my sports viewing
I learned it has Dolby Vision and Full array local dimming for better zone control and realistic picture.
Hisense is challenging Samsung’s dominance with:
-quantum dot overlay and
-full array local dimming.
I learned that the Hisense provides amazing colour reproduction and enhanced contrast. It has Google TV as its operating system
Hisense Mini-LED TV impressed me with its 144Hz refresh rate for smooth visuals and affordable pricing, offering advanced technology at value.
Thank you for the review. I always appreciate good technology that is easy and seamless, so my two favourite traits were:
1) Mini-LED backlight technology enhances contrast and gives you deeper, richer blacks, ultra-bright whites, and fantastic colour reproduction.
2) Native 144Hz refresh rate makes gaming and watching sports seamless and blur-free.
Thanks!
two things that i learned from this article is the google tv feature on Hisense and how thin the tv is! Amazing!
Hello,
I’m Happy to see these two things:
1- the Super possible resolution of realistic image quality by pictures potentials
2- expectative of 144Hz refresh rate is perfect for sports and gaming
Thanks
I learned that the bezel looks like a picture frame, and that the refresh rate is so high/fast that sports and gaming will be seamless
I love that it’s so thin and that the colours are so bright.
Quantum Dot overlay gives you millions of colours and very realistic image quality
Dolby Vision/HDR10/HDR10+/HLG
These are y two fave things
I love the comment about the image of the cat looking as if it was floating! That is pretty great picture quality! I learned from reading this article that Mini-LED backlight technology improves the contrast, resulting in deeper, richer blacks, ultra-bright whites, and all-round great colours. I also learned that the Hisense Mini-LED tvs are a pretty affordable way to get a great quality TV, as they are less expensive than OLED tvs, but they have amazing pictures quality because they have THOUSANDS (!!!!!) of LED lights in the backlight.
One thing I learnt about the Hisense 4K QLED Mini-LED TV is that its mini-LED backlight technology:
1) Improves contrast
2) Provides fantastic colour reproduction
I learned that it has MiniLED with OLED overlay to offer quality optics at reduced cost and that it comes with native Google Apps support
I learned that Hisense has 144Hz native refresh rate means your TV will outpace the latest gaming consoles, which since I am a gamer would be great and I also learned that the layer of quantum dots really enhances picture quality
Based on this article, I learned that:
-Hisense is one of the first TV brands to incorporate amazing Mini-LED technology for brighter colours and deeper blacks than previously possible.
-The Hisense 4K QLED Mini-LED TV Google TV has a native 144Hz refresh rate that makes gaming and watching sports seamless and blur-free.
I learned that the Hisense 4 K QLED Mini TV has a 144HZ refresh rate with is great for my gaming and that Quantum Dot overlay gives you millions of colours and very realistic image quality
Learned a lot, but #1 for a big sports fan like me is that the 144Hz refresh rate enhances sports experiences. (I am sure my grandsons would like the effect on gaming!) And, I love the idea that the Hisense 4K TV has spectacular colour representation that makes everything more real to life. On my old t.v. (and like me, it is OLD!!) I am often bothered by the poor quality making me so aware I am watching a less than lifelike image.
I discovered Hisense’s impressive Mini-LED TV offers vivid colors and a native 144Hz refresh rate, enhancing sports and gaming experiences. #HisenseReview
Two things I learned from Shelly about the Hisense 4K QLED Mini-LED TV is that Mini-LED backlight technology 1) enhances contrast & 2) provides fantastic colour reproduction.
I learned what Mini-LED is and why it provides high qualtiy viewing for a lower price. I also learned about the 144Hz native refresh rate which keeps a really smooth picture when watching fast-paced sports or gaming.