A rising brand for several years on the television market, Hisense is jockeying with TCL to carve out a comfortable place in the living rooms of the French. We took advantage of a little detour to the Hisense showroom to learn more about the 2024 catalog that the Chinese manufacturer is preparing to launch shortly.
Exit OLED, which is losing momentum, Hisense’s offering now focuses on QLED televisions, at entry level, and MiniLED televisions, both offering large diagonals and particularly attractive prices compared to competition.
XXL televisions at “mini” prices: Hisense’s bet with the E7NQ series
No OLED or 8K televisions for Hisense, but a catalog which gives pride of place to large diagonals while remaining within particularly tight price ranges. This is the manufacturer’s winning recipe for the coming year.
There are a total of four QLED series for four MiniLED series at Hisense this year. If the A5NQ focuses on being a small, affordable television with its two 32-inch and 40-inch references and its Full HD / 60 Hz panel, the other three models try to meet everyone’s needs and requirements with the E7NQ and A7NQ series. (4K UHD / 60 Hz), as well as the E7NQ Pro (4K UHD 144 Hz) which closes the series with more advantages to highlight.
Hisense therefore offers a wide choice of diagonals on these QLED televisions, from 32 to 100 inches! These are the E7NQ and E7NQ Pro series which were nevertheless chosen by the manufacturer to integrate the largest formats. The E7NQ will thus benefit from diagonals ranging from 43 to 85 inches, while the E7NQ Pro offers screens of 55, 65, 75, 85 and 100 inches for prices which start at €799, stopping at only 2 €599 for the 100-inch monster.
Although it is not equipped with a MiniLED system, but with a more classic FALD (Full Array Local Dimming) backlight, the E7NQ Pro series already offers a very high quality image for the asking price. Designed for gaming, it supports signals up to 144 Hz in 4K, and is capable of going up to 240 Hz with HSR mode, the effect of which is to halve the vertical definition.
Note that the HSR mode, allowing the refresh rate to be doubled, is available on all of the QLED and MiniLED series. There is of course compatibility with VRR, notably FreeSync Premium certification, as well as two HDMI 2.1 ports out of the four on this television. Finally, support for Dolby Vision and HDR10+ are on the program, as is Dolby Atmos on the sound side. The E7NQ Pro is also equipped with a 2.1 audio system with a power of 50 W. Finally, it is important to specify that all series, with the exception of the A5NQ, have a brightness to adapt the content according to the ambient brightness.
Hisense MiniLED: bigger, more efficient and cheaper TVs
The manufacturer’s real ambitions are fully reflected in its four new MiniLED series U6NQ, U7NQ, U8NQ and UXNQ.
Placed under the sign of excess, the UX series impresses, as we mentioned during CES 2024. Available in diagonals of 65, 85 and 110 inches (which will respectively be marketed at €4,200, €8,000 and €18,000), it will feature up to 40,000 backlight zones (on the largest model) for a light peak capable of reaching 10,000 cd/m². This series also features a new type of anti-reflective coating, with an extremely low reflectance rate. Interesting fact: we find this coating on the U8NQ series!
More affordable, the U8NQ series will only be available in 65-inch (€1,699) and 75-inch (€2,299) diagonals. Hisense made a different choice of panels for these two references, VA for the first, IPS for the second. We find a refresh rate of 144 Hz (240 Hz with the HSR) and operation on 1,600 zones for the 65 inch, 2,000 zones on the 75 with a light peak announced at 3,000 cd/m². The television is also highlighted by an integrated sound bar with a 60 W 2.1.2 system. Hisense also introduces a function called Hi Concerto allowing the audio of the television to be synchronized with that of a Hisense sound bar (2024 model year) .
The U7NQ series will be available in 55, 65, 75 and 100 inches at the respective prices of €1,099, €1,399, €1,699 and €3,199. These televisions offer up to 1,600 zones (on the 100 inch) of local dimming for a peak light of 1,500 cd/m². On the sound side, this time we are talking about a 40 W 2.1 system.
The U6NQ is satisfied with a 4K UHD panel of 60 Hz (120 Hz HSR), with a light peak announced at 600 nits for more than 120 local dimming zones. Like the other MiniLED televisions in the Hisense catalog, it will benefit from Filmmaker Mode, IMAX Enhanced certification and will support Dolby Vision and HDR10+. The brightness sensor, across all of its ranges, also allows you to benefit from Dolby Vision IQ and HDR10+ Adaptive.
On the other hand, no HDMI 2.1 for this series, but only three HDMI 2.0b inputs. This series should be launched soon with diagonals of 50, 55, 65 and 75 inches at the respective prices of €699, €799, €999 and €1,299.
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