Hisense USA, which introduced the highly popular high-value H8C 4K LED LCD TV series last year, revealed today that select models from its 2017 H9D and H9D Plus 4K “ULED,” and H7D and H6D series of 4K Ultra HD Smart TVs are available now at authorized retailers around the country.
All of the models in the respective series hitting the market now will have 3840 x 2160 pixel resolution and will support high dynamic range (HDR) at varying quality levels determined by series. All 4K models will also have 10-bit panels, advanced 4K upscaling technology and will include a dbx-TV on-board surround sound system.
Hisense said the H7D and H6D models will start appearing in stores today, and the H9D and H9D Plus models will begin to arrive shortly thereafter.
Read more about the 2017 Hisense 4K Ultra HDTVs available now after the jump:
Hisense uses three levels of motion handling performance across all of its 2017 TV lines. These various systems use combinations of 60Hz or 120Hz native refresh rate LCD panels, scanning back light technology, blinking back light technology and Motion Estimation Motion Compensation (MEMC) circuitry to achieve the appearance of motion clarity. The higher the associated number, the higher the motion smoothing effect is supposed to be. HD Guru has found that televisions with the highest Hertz number (120 Hz is maximum for 4K TVs) for native refresh rate LCD panels are typically the best, regardless of the accompanying motion processing system.
Most of the 2017 4K Ultra HD lineup includes 4 HDMI 2.0a/HDCP 2.2 inputs, USB 3.0 input, HEVC and VP9 profile 2 codec decoding and 802.11ac Wi-Fi connectivity.
Hisense does not specify the exact level of peak brightness or color gamut coverage for its models. However, HD Guru found last year’s H8C series models to offer an impressive boost in specular brightness highlights with richer color saturation and detail from supporting 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray movies and some streaming content.
Highlighting the H9D and H9D Plus lines is the use of the company’s wide color gamut and brightness-boosting Ultra LED “ULED” technology. These models offer edge-lit LED panels and a package of step-up features including local dimming, on-board dbx-tv audio technology, Opera TV smart TV operating system with an Opera web browser and a host of popular streaming service apps including: Netflix, Amazon Video, YouTube, FandangoNow, VUDU, Pandora and others.
The H9D and H9D Plus series will differ primarily by use of motion handling capabilities.
Hisense H9D Plus Series – 4K Smart ULED TV
The H9D Plus models available now include 65- and 55-inch screen sizes both with 120 Hz native refresh rate LCD panels. The 65-inch adds to that “Motion 480” with MEMC, scanning back light and blinking back light motion handling capability and the 55-inch offers a “Motion 240” system with MEMC and scanning back light motion smoothing. The feature list includes the following:
- HDR10 support
- Wide Color Gamut
- Motion Rate 480 (65-inch)
- Motion Rate 240 (55-inch)
- Local Dimming
- UHD Upscaler
- Smart TV with Apps and Web Browser
- 4K Media Player
- dbx-tv Award-Winning Audio Technology
- Wireless Digital Audio
The 55-inch Hisense H9D Plus is available now at $1,299.99 (expected everyday street retail)
The 65-inch Hisense H9D Plus is available now at $1,999.99
Hisense H9D Series – 4K Smart ULED TV
The Hisense H9D series models will be offered in the 75-, 65- and 55-inch screen sizes with the 75- and 65-inch (pictured at top) models offering native 120 Hz refresh rate LCD panels and “Motion 240” motion processing enhancement. The 55-inch will have a 60 Hz native refresh rate panel and “Motion 120” blinking back light motion processing. The feature list includes the following:
- HDR
- Wide Color Gamut
- Motion Rate 240 (75-inch, 65-inch)
- Motion Rate 120 (55-inch)
- Local Dimming
- UHD Upscaler
- Smart TV with Apps and Web Browser
- 4K Media Player
- dbx-tv Award-Winning Audio Technology
- Wireless Digital Audio
The 55-inch Hisense H9D is available now at $899.99
The 65-inch Hisense H9D is available now at $1,299
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Hisense H7D and H6D Series – 4K Ultra HD Smart TVs
The H7D and H6D Series offer 3840 x 2160 pixel (4K UHD) resolution in addition to basic HDR (HDR10 format) with specular highlights and color enhancement performance level corresponding to model series. Hisense pointed out that the level of HDR quality (measured primarily in peak brightness and the percentage of DCI-P3 wide color gamut coverage), will vary between series.
Screen sizes 55-inches and over in the H6 and H7 series use a combination of 120 Hz native refresh rate panels, MEMC and scanning back light in for “Motion 240.”
Smaller models in the H6D and H7D series will all use 60 Hz panels with Motion processing system consisting of blinking back light technology known as “Motion 120.”
Hisense H7D Series – 4K Smart TVs
The H7D 4K UHD Smart TV Series includes models with 43-, 50- and 55-inch screen sizes. The Hisense remote control offers one-touch hot keys for quick access to apps like Netflix, YouTube, Vudu and Amazon Video. The feature list includes the following:
- HDR
- Motion Rate 120
- UHD upscaler
- Smart TV with apps and Web browser
- 4K Media Player
- dbx-tv audio
The 43-inch Hisense H7D is available now at $399 (expected everyday street retail)
The 50-inch Hisense H7D is available now at $499
The 55-inch Hisense H7D is available now at $549.99
Hisense H6D Series – 4K Smart TV
The H6D 4K UHD Smart TV Series includes the 43-, 50-, 55- and 65-inch screen sizes and has a built-in UHD upscaler and Opera TV OS-based Smart TV platform with leading apps and services including “4K Now,” that aggregates available 4K movies, trending videos and streaming providers into one convenient gallery.
- HDR
- Motion Rate 120
- UHD upscaler
- Smart TV with apps and Web browser
- 4K media player
- dbx-tv audio
The 43-inch Hisense H6D is available now at $348
The 50-inch Hisense H6D is available now at $398
The 55-inch Hisense H6D is available now at $468
The 65-inch Hisense H6D is available now at $828
By Greg Tarr
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