They're cheap for a reason, cheap parts and panels and Hisense has pretty bad customer service, phone them with any issue and it's the first time they've had of it.
Was the 1st person on here to have the K700, worked fine for a few months and broke, replacement broke, the next replacement broke, tried the 720 that broke, tried various N6800 but every single one had really bad panel problems like DSE and light bleed.
I doubt Hisense gets any repeat business, I would never ever get another one.
8/10 with all those panel issues is pretty amazing really.
Hmm...
Hisense is extremely popular for TVs and white goods in the UK -- growing in a way that the more established companies can only dream of (they're retreating anyways).
Hisense doesn't use cheap parts (where do you think they use cheap parts?). In fact, they use many parts that put them on a par with Panasonic, Sony, Samsung and LG.
They usually have class leading sound and physical build quality (especially at the budget end, which had been virtually unheard of until they entered the UK).
Yes, they seem to have uniformity issues (especially on edge lit models), but so did Sony and Samsung for many, many years. I guess they have a wider tolerance to which panels they'll accept from their suppliers, or sell a lot, so you see more bad ones.
They offer incredible bang for buck and sometimes really surprise (eg last year's budget model which had an almost factory calibrated accurate picture).
As for
@grogi posting about smart platform losing apps - not sure, is there any proof? The VIDAA system appears to be customised Android. I know of no reports from models going back as far as five years losing apps.
The upcoming UK Hisense Roku TVs will be the best option for people worrying about apps being removed.
I think 8/10 is fair. Have you seen the competition at this price? What can match it? Samsung (but then the build quality/design is poorer, etc). Philips (nice picture/sound, but no - software issues). Panasonic (they only rebrand Vestel at the lower end now. When the GX800 is on offer, it might be able to match Hisense's price, but then the Hisense will be even cheaper). Toshiba is Vestel, who've come a long way, but have uniformity issues and poor HDR/very low contrast panels. Sony (XG7 series) is decidedly average at this level and far too expensive with a woeful smart platform.