Hisense 43" 4k

philstar

Yamanoto wrote: »

It'll revise downward soon enough when they see they're shifting far fewer units at £449

are you speaking from experience? is that the way it goes?

68 lost souls

philstar wrote: »

are you speaking from experience? is that the way it goes?

It's the highest it has ever been by nearly €100 I expect they may be lining up a sale at 25% off!(the inflated price which is actually just the normal price)

Suaimhneach

I dont get prompted for updates - should I be looking for them?

Yamanoto

philstar wrote: »

are you speaking from experience? is that the way it goes?

Can't obviously say it'll adjust downwards with absolute certainty, but if prices are out of kilter on a particular product (which they are in this case), they'll often revert after a period.

Skerries

TheBully wrote: »

http://www.currys.ie/Product/samsung-ue50ku6020-smart-4k-ultra-hd-hdr-50-led-tv/341252/409.4
Out of stock ATM but surely a bargain?

seems to be

http://pricespy.ie/product.php?p=3965424

tonic wine

68 lost souls wrote: »

Tinie wrote: »

My Hisense got an update today. Only differences I noticed was the EPG is slightly different, and YouTube now can be controlled ala casting via smartphone like Chromecast. Any other changes I missed ?

It said something about freeview play but don't have freeview so no use to me, good for those around the border counties

I don't understand that, the TV is advertised as freeview HD, but i'm using the inbuilt tuner for HD freesat?

JaMarcusHustle

TheBully wrote:

Out of stock ATM but surely a bargain?

I got the 55KU6000 and it's an excellent TV. I'm absolutely delighted with it.

The 6200 has Bluetooth which from what I can see is the only main difference. And obvious that link is only the 50" but I don't think anyone would be disappointed with that TV. Great price.

Riesen_Meal

TheBully wrote: »

http://www.currys.ie/Product/samsung-ue50ku6020-smart-4k-ultra-hd-hdr-50-led-tv/341252/409.4
Out of stock ATM but surely a bargain?

I paid 470 for the 40 inch version of this before Xmas, great TV for the price, but does not have proper HDR, if you want that you are spending upwards of over 1K usually...

Only difference between a 6000 and a 6020 AFAIK is the 6020 has a built in satellite tuner along with aerial...

cronos

Fieldog wrote: »

I paid 470 for the 40 inch version of this before Xmas, great TV for the price, but does not have proper HDR, if you want that you are spending upwards of over 1K usually...

Only difference between a 6000 and a 6020 AFAIK is the 6020 has a built in satellite tuner along with aerial...

What's the difference between this HDR and the normal HDR? How do you know the difference?

BsBox

cronos wrote: »

What's the difference between this HDR and the normal HDR? How do you know the difference?

It supports HDR-10, but not Dolby Vision. They achieve mostly the same thing, except DV is technically superior (although proprietary). Think of it like the 'Blu-ray' vs 'HD DVD' format war that happened around 2007.

One will dominate in the end, but for now, you've got the awkward phase where it's a mix of different content providers and manufacturers taking sides.

Here's a nice summary on the whole thing.

68 lost souls

tonic wine wrote: »

I don't understand that, the TV is advertised as freeview HD, but i'm using the inbuilt tuner for HD freesat?

Freeview play is a new service which is more like sky+ or horizon go with on demand service. It is uk based but also available if you are close enough to the north

Free sat is Irish equivalent without on demand and I believe uses the same tuner as French feee to air tv or something? The tv isn't targeted at Irish market so they don't advertise the free sat but obviously it is capable of tuning it

Mountjoy Mugger

68 lost souls wrote: »

Freeview play is a new service which is more like sky+ or horizon go with on demand service. It is uk based but also available if you are close enough to the north

Free sat is Irish equivalent without on demand and I believe uses the same tuner as French feee to air tv or something? The tv isn't targeted at Irish market so they don't advertise the free sat but obviously it is capable of tuning it

Freesat isn't the Irish equivalent of anything.You are confusing Saorview and Freeview, I think. Freesat is, as the name suggests, over satellite. It is a UK product, and can be picked up by TVs that have a satellite tuner or a satellite receiver.
Freeview and Saorview both require a terrestrial tuner

68 lost souls

Mountjoy Mugger wrote: »

Freesat isn't the Irish equivalent of anything.You are confusing Saorview and Freeview, I think. Freesat is, as the name suggests, over satellite. It is a UK product, and can be picked up by TVs that have a satellite tuner or a satellite receiver.
Freeview and Saorview both require a terrestrial tuner

Sorry, I was incorrect. Got confused between them.

givecredit

Freeview play will be a great addition to everyone with smart dns.
You should find that when pressing the Input button on the remote and going up the list there will be a new Freeview Play Icon at the top (above your favourite Apps list) which will allow you to access all of the new catch-up apps (BBC iPlayer, ITV, 4oD, 5 On-demand and UKTV Play) without using the EPG

Yamanoto

Skerries wrote: »

seems to be

http://pricespy.ie/product.php?p=3965424

Not a like for like comparison.

Amazon link's for a 65" TV.

Starscream25

Happy to learn that the screen is sturdy enough after crashing a drone into it at considerable speed, upon inspection i identified a number of scratches caused by the propellers, however with a little bit of gentle persuasion these scratches came right off and am happy to report the screen is looking as good as ever.

cletus

Starscream25 wrote: »

Happy to learn that the screen is sturdy enough after crashing a drone into it at considerable speed, upon inspection i identified a number of scratches caused by the propellers, however with a little bit of gentle persuasion these scratches came right off and am happy to report the screen is looking as good as ever.

Is this something that's recommended? Because I don't have a drone. I'm good at paper aeroplanes though

UsedToWait

givecredit wrote: »

Freeview play will be a great addition to everyone with smart dns.
You should find that when pressing the Input button on the remote and going up the list there will be a new Freeview Play Icon at the top (above your favourite Apps list) which will allow you to access all of the new catch-up apps (BBC iPlayer, ITV, 4oD, 5 On-demand and UKTV Play) without using the EPG

Cheers for posting.
Got this sorted on my TV - wasn't really aware of it before you posted

PaddyCar

givecredit wrote:

Freeview play will be a great addition to everyone with smart dns. You should find that when pressing the Input button on the remote and going up the list there will be a new Freeview Play Icon at the top (above your favourite Apps list) which will allow you to access all of the new catch-up apps (BBC iPlayer, ITV, 4oD, 5 On-demand and UKTV Play) without using the EPG

Any idea why I can't find this option on my TV?

UsedToWait

Have you set up a smart DNS service?

There's another thread on this forum about Getflix - I signed up for the free 2 week trial, and once you change your TVs location to UK, enter the Dublin DNS server on your TVs network settings and validate your IP address on the Getflix website, it appears like magic
(I'm not using a Hisense, but imagine it's the same process)

Oat23

givecredit wrote: »

Freeview play will be a great addition to everyone with smart dns.
You should find that when pressing the Input button on the remote and going up the list there will be a new Freeview Play Icon at the top (above your favourite Apps list) which will allow you to access all of the new catch-up apps (BBC iPlayer, ITV, 4oD, 5 On-demand and UKTV Play) without using the EPG

UsedToWait wrote: »

Cheers for posting.
Got this sorted on my TV - wasn't really aware of it before you posted

Am I in the right place? Updated my TV (43m3000) to the newest firmware, which it said was for Freeview Play, but there is nothing above the Premium section.

UsedToWait

Oat23 wrote: »

Am I in the right place? Updated my TV (43m3000) to the newest firmware, which it said was for Freeview Play, but there is nothing above the Premium section.

^Sorry, I can't advise as I'm on an LG tv - I'm sure some Hisense folk will be along soon

T-b0n3

Oat23 wrote: »

Am I in the right place? Updated my TV (43m3000) to the newest firmware, which it said was for Freeview Play, but there is nothing above the Premium section.

I have a 55M7000 but mine looks like yours. No sign of free view. Got BBC and Tg4 apps working but that's it.

givecredit

Oat23 wrote: »

Am I in the right place? Updated my TV (43m3000) to the newest firmware, which it said was for Freeview Play, but there is nothing above the Premium section.

You need to do a factory reset after the update.
When you have done that and press the Home button you'll see a new section for freeview play at the top.
This will have the new apps for itvhub, all4, 5demand and uktv demand as well as Iplayer.

Oat23

givecredit wrote: »

You need to do a factory reset after the update.
When you have done that and press the Home button you'll see a new section for freeview play at the top.
This will have the new apps for itvhub, all4, 5demand and uktv demand as well as Iplayer.

Got it now and it's working well! Thanks very much for your help.

Had a small heart attack after performing the update. I thought it destroyed the two 4k/60Hz ports as it was only displaying my PC at 30HZ. Spent 45 minutes trying to fix it, then randomly came across the HDMI/CEC function settings where I realised I needed to set it to enhanced to output 60Hz. My set must have came with that setting activated already because I never had to turn it on!

I remember there was someone in this thread who couldn't get their TV to display at 60Hz and sent it back because he/she thought it was broken. I wonder if they had the same problem?

cletus

Does a factory reset mean having to rescan all channels, set fav list etc again

T-b0n3

What version are you guys on?

I'm on V00.01.00a.G0825

Which it says is the latest version. But I still can't see the freeview apps.

Not sure if the versions will be the same as I'm on a 55M7000.

Thanks

Edit: I can see on AVforums that that is the latest UK version. hmmm

slaphead45

I did a factory reset today on the 43m3000 after getting the software update earlier this week and taking out the getflix lifetime subscription. Got the freeview apps and all channels and favourites had to be returned (not a big deal really). The BBC, channel 5 and UKTV apps work but cannot get ITV hub or all4 working. Added bonus is that I can now get US Netflix so happy enough.

Anyone have tips for getting ITV hub to work? I've tried it with and without a postcode

givecredit

T-b0n3 wrote: »

What version are you guys on?

I'm on V00.01.00a.G0825

Which it says is the latest version. But I still can't see the freeview apps.

Not sure if the versions will be the same as I'm on a 55M7000.

Thanks

Edit: I can see on AVforums that that is the latest UK version. hmmm

The 43 inch model is the only Hisense with freeview play rollout so far. Other models expected to receive update in next 4 weeks.

Nollog

slaphead45 wrote: »

I did a factory reset today on the 43m3000 after getting the software update earlier this week and taking out the getflix lifetime subscription. Got the freeview apps and all channels and favourites had to be returned (not a big deal really). The BBC, channel 5 and UKTV apps work but cannot get ITV hub or all4 working. Added bonus is that I can now get US Netflix so happy enough.

Anyone have tips for getting ITV hub to work? I've tried it with and without a postcode

ITV hub works for me with smartdns.

All4 is just a black screen.

richy

Just had a browse through the last few posts. Couple questions for you DNS people on how to get the best out of the TV. I currently have Sky tv too.

BBC iplayer doesnt work for me and my location is set at UK. IT gives the message "SOmething went wrong loading the program". If I get a DNS will this solve it for me?

TO get Freeview live do I need some sort of satellite tuner/receiver? I have nothing other than Xbox One, TV, Chromecast and Sky box.

What is on Freeview live exactly?

Anything else I could use? Or do I not need all that stuff as have sky?

How do I get Netflix US on the TV? Is it easy to switch back to the UK version?

Cheers!

slaphead45

richy wrote: »

Just had a browse through the last few posts. Couple questions for you DNS people on how to get the best out of the TV. I currently have Sky tv too.

BBC iplayer doesnt work for me and my location is set at UK. IT gives the message "SOmething went wrong loading the program". If I get a DNS will this solve it for me?

TO get Freeview live do I need some sort of satellite tuner/receiver? I have nothing other than Xbox One, TV, Chromecast and Sky box.

What is on Freeview live exactly?

Anything else I could use? Or do I not need all that stuff as have sky?

How do I get Netflix US on the TV? Is it easy to switch back to the UK version?

Cheers!

DNS will allow access to iPlayer and, with the software update, access to freeview catch up services. It won't allow access to freeview live which you probably don't need if keeping Sky.

Access to US Netflix very much depends on your DNS provider and is always liable to be shut down.

The Ayatolla

Whats the latest software version to get the Freeview Play stuff? I did a check for update but nothing found.

My version ends in 901.

slaphead45

I'm having issues with the BBC HD channels since doing the factory reset - signal quality down to 19%. Anyone else having this issue ?

will56

slaphead45 wrote: »

DNS will allow access to iPlayer and, with the software update, access to freeview catch up services. It won't allow access to freeview live which you probably don't need if keeping Sky.

Access to US Netflix very much depends on your DNS provider and is always liable to be shut down.

If I get a DNS do i just need to enter the digits under the network section on the TV or does it need to be done on the router ?

Riesen_Meal

will56 wrote: »

If I get a DNS do i just need to enter the digits under the network section on the TV or does it need to be done on the router ?

Can't be talking about DNS stuff on here

tony1980

I was taking a look at this TV https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01E1QQHPK/ which seems to be coming in at 475 euro delivered. Is it worth it at this price?

kyeev

As long as you're not bothered about Freesat built in, its pretty much spot on.
Good screen, sound, DLNA etc.

tony1980

Could anyone tell me how long delivery took with Amazon?

jay0109

tony1980 wrote: »

Could anyone tell me how long delivery took with Amazon?

Ordered Monday evening in early December and the TV was delivered on the Saturday (without advance notice mind!)

tony1980

jay0109 wrote: »

Ordered Monday evening in early December and the TV was delivered on the Saturday (without advance notice mind!)

Was that the free delivery option?

jay0109

Yeah

kyeev

Mine was free super saver delivery and it took about a week.
(Same as anything I ever ordered with free super saver delivery)

Tusky

Has anyone found the perfect settings for the 40 inch model? Or can I just use settings for the 43 inch one that were posted a few pages back?

duffman13

tony1980 wrote: »

Could anyone tell me how long delivery took with Amazon?

Mine took almost 4 weeks, original was lost post black Friday replacement was about 3 days late but arrived eventually. It was just the time of year I ordered to be honest though

Tinie

duffman13 wrote: »

Mine took almost 4 weeks, original was lost post black Friday replacement was about 3 days late but arrived eventually. It was just the time of year I ordered to be honest though

How does a big TV go missing...

slaphead45

Tinie wrote: »

How does a big TV go missing...

Mine was ordered on a Friday with free delivery and arrived on the Monday. I was surprised to say the least but it was back in summer '15.

Amazon don't yet seem to have recovered from the black Friday \ Christmas rush. Ordered a small number items recently and they took 10 days to reach me.

Tinie

slaphead45 wrote: »

Mine was ordered on a Friday with free delivery and arrived on the Monday. I was surprised to say the least but it was back in summer '15.

Amazon don't yet seem to have recovered from the black Friday \ Christmas rush. Ordered a small number items recently and they took 10 days to reach me.

If they're being delivered by that ascendia company, then it's the norm. They seem to.alwaus be late at delivery

ReZonator

Tusky wrote: »

Has anyone found the perfect settings for the 40 inch model? Or can I just use settings for the 43 inch one that were posted a few pages back?

You could try the settings I use if you like. I got the color temps from a video I linked to earlier in the thread.

Picture mode: Cinema
Brightness: 46
Contrast: 48
Saturation: 50
Backlight: 50
Dynamic Backlight: Off
Tint: 0
Sharpness: 5
Adaptive contrast: Off/Middle, whatever!
Color temp: Warm
Noise reduction: Off.

Color tuner:
Red 0, 0, -4. Green 0,-1,9. Blue-4,-2,6.
Yellow 1,-2,1. Cyan -1,-1,1. Magenta -1,-2,0.

Everything else left to default.
If you hook your TV up to a PC make sure to calibrate the Gama settings in windows.

sweetie

noticed last night that the remote also controls my Nvidia Shield TV, very handy!