Hisense 65" Q9 Quantum Dot TV $402 off ($1598)

How is the TV? I wasn't able to find any reviews online. How does this compare to the TCL 6 series? Any DSE or other panel issues? Does this compete with something like the X900F?

pakscorpio wrote: ↑ How is the TV? I wasn't able to find any reviews online. How does this compare to the TCL 6 series? Any DSE or other panel issues? Does this compete with something like the X900F?

All non-OLED's have DSE and bad viewing angles. I just find it so weird this TV is already on sale but no one has yet to post a review about it.

While I can't review this TV, I can say my H9908 is one of the best TV's I've ever owned in terms of picture quality and value for money. I'm blown away by it every time I turn it on.

If their new Q series are anything like their prior gen H9 flagship TV's, I'd expect picture quality to be extremely impressive.

That said, their TV's don't seem to hold value for long... I'd expect this TV to drop to a $1,000-$1,200 price range within a year.

waiting for costco in stock 65Q9809

If only it had eARC.

fearlessfx wrote: ↑ While I can't review this TV, I can say my H9908 is one of the best TV's I've ever owned in terms of picture quality and value for money. I'm blown away by it every time I turn it on.

If their new Q series are anything like their prior gen H9 flagship TV's, I'd expect picture quality to be extremely impressive.

That said, their TV's don't seem to hold value for long... I'd expect this TV to drop to a $1,000-$1,200 price range within a year.

Other than the Kuros. I don't think any TV has held any significant value, and no one really bought them for that reason, it was just a side effect of being the best TV ever made, then having the technology being shut down across the industry.

So that's not really an issue for most buyers I don't think.

Just picked this up today and WOW I’m seriously impressed. Their ULED technology is no joke, crazy black levels. Blows my TCL 6 series out of the water. Very little DSE, only some vignetting in the corners. Seriously looks like an OLED with these blacks. Works flawlessly with Dolby Vision + Dolby Atmos with my Apple TV going through my soundbar.

So I found out that the Q9 is just the Canadian version of the H9F. More details on this TV here: https://www.avsforum.com/forum/166-lcd- ... -talk.html

Review here:

Seems like this is the new king of the jungle.

Jimboski wrote: ↑ All non-OLED's have DSE and bad viewing angles. I just find it so weird this TV is already on sale but no one has yet to post a review about it.

The TV just recently hit the market and from my understanding has little marketing push at the moment as Hisense is focusing more on their H8 which directly competes with the TCL 6 Series.

It's an exclusive to Visions Electronics at the moment, which is not a Canadian wide brick and mortar, although they do offer Canada-wide shipping.

I've used my panel daily for the last week and change and it's amazing. I've dialed in my colors and settings based on various test patterns and I am able to produce a great picture. As mentioned before, there is very little vignetting (Gets better the lower you set your FALD) and the motion rate settings are amongst the best if seen. My only complaint is you have to calibrate the Standard/HDR/Dolby Vision content independently, so full set up can be a little time consuming.

Gaming mode yields input lag between 6-10ms, and since I use the Android TV OS for everything other than gaming, I just leave my HDMI 1 port in Gaming mode 24/7. Netflix on Android OS displays Dolby Vision very well; however, the built in YouTube app does not support HDR unless you cast the content from a smart device into the built in Chrome Cast. This is less of an issue with Hisense and more of a known issue with most of not all Android OS TVs.

At 1000nits the panel is exceptionally bright. I took two pictures of Assassins Creed Odyssey with HDR disabled and HDR enabled at 1000nits and man what a difference! I locked all settings off in manual mode on my camera to insure the results wouldn't get skewed.

Rtngs also recently picked up this TV and they are currently working on an official review, which I am looking forward to. The H8 reviewed very well, so I'm sure the Q9 will as well.

What settings do you have for your calibration?

pakscorpio wrote: ↑ What settings do you have for your calibration?

I will post some pictures of the settings later tonight when I'm done work. I've calibrated Game mode, Theatre Dark, Theater dark HDR, and Dolby Vision using test patterns pulled from various sources. I may still play with them further, but for now they are where I like them compared to side by sides from my older ISF calibrated Hisense 6107 and the built in Netflix test patterns.

pakscorpio wrote: ↑ So I found out that the Q9 is just the Canadian version of the H9F. More details on this TV here: https://www.avsforum.com/forum/166-lcd- ... -talk.html

Review here:

Seems like this is the new king of the jungle.

You're absolutely right, I just saw this same H9F tv from Hisense on RTINGS.com and it got a 8.3. This is the Q9809 in Canada..
Here's the rtings.com review: https://www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/hisense/h9f

Rtings rated it 8.3, that's pretty good but it's $1600, not sure if it's worth the price premium over the 2 TV's i'm about to recommend.

M658-G1 65" rated at 8.1 could have been had for $999 a couple of weeks ago. 2019 release, has quantum dot technology.

TCL 6-Series 65" rated at 8.0 could be had at $999 at Best Buy right now and possibly at Costco locations if your location has it stocked. This model is a 2018 released model but still stands strong against the TV's coming out in 2019 in it's price range.

If you thought the Hisense was bright apparently the TCL 6-Series is brighter according to the reviews. So TCL 6-Series for bright rooms, Vizio for the darker rooms.

Jimboski wrote: ↑ Rtings rated it 8.3, that's pretty good but it's $1600, not sure if it's worth the price premium over the 2 TV's i'm about to recommend.

M658-G1 65" rated at 8.1 could have been had for $999 a couple of weeks ago. 2019 release, has quantum dot technology.

TCL 6-Series 65" rated at 8.0 could be had at $999 at Best Buy right now and possibly at Costco locations if your location has it stocked. This model is a 2018 released model but still stands strong against the TV's coming out in 2019 in it's price range.

Interesting take and I agree. Basically, good deal compared to OLED, but not a good deal compared to 6 series / Vizio. This TV sits somewhere between.

I bought the TCL for $999 at Best Buy as well to compare which one is more worth it for the price, and I am without a doubt keeping the hisense. I got it for about $1500 all in with tax since I know I guy at visions, and this tv blows the TCL out of the water in subjective picture quality. It’s definitely worth the extra money IMO if you have the budget. This is beating the q80R and the X900F for me, even if they cost the same price. This is honestly up there with the likes of the A9G, only major downside being some blooming when viewing in a dark room at night. 2 years warranty on top is nice as well. Total 3 years I get using my Amex card. I would definitely recommend trying it out for yourself first, visions is good with returns. Panel uniformity has been really great too, much less DSE than my TCL but still some vignetting in corners.

Only real complaint is the software is sometimes buggy (forgets your calibration settings), but that will probably be fixed in future firmware updates since this TV is just coming out.

Ty for review.

When you can get the 65B8 for only $400 more this is cold as ice. Burn in stuff is way over hyped just like it was for plasma.

brobinsoncc wrote: ↑ When you can get the 65B8 for only $400 more this is cold as ice. Burn in stuff is way over hyped just like it was for plasma.

Agreed.

Looks like this model runs hot, not sure if it effects the longevity of the TV.

pakscorpio wrote: ↑ I bought the TCL for $999 at Best Buy as well to compare which one is more worth it for the price, and I am without a doubt keeping the hisense. I got it for about $1500 all in with tax since I know I guy at visions, and this tv blows the TCL out of the water in subjective picture quality. It’s definitely worth the extra money IMO if you have the budget. This is beating the q80R and the X900F for me, even if they cost the same price. This is honestly up there with the likes of the A9G, only major downside being some blooming when viewing in a dark room at night. 2 years warranty on top is nice as well. Total 3 years I get using my Amex card. I would definitely recommend trying it out for yourself first, visions is good with returns. Panel uniformity has been really great too, much less DSE than my TCL but still some vignetting in corners.

Only real complaint is the software is sometimes buggy (forgets your calibration settings), but that will probably be fixed in future firmware updates since this TV is just coming out.

Make sure when you are calibrating the display settings that you change the bottom field to All Inputs BEFORE you modify the settings. If you modify the settings first, then it won't carry over to the other inputs. You also have to calibrate SD, HDR, and DB Vision all seperately. To reduce the lag on the OS, you can enable developer mode and reduce your animations to 0.5x or off completely and it makes a huge performance difference.