Amazon has
58" Hisense 58U6HF U6 Series Quantum ULED 4K UHD Smart Fire TV on sale for
$319.99.
Shipping is free.
Best Buy has
58" Hisense 58U6HF U6 Series Quantum ULED 4K UHD Smart Fire TV on sale for
$319.99.
Shipping is free.
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Champagne13 for finding this deal.
Note, product must be sold/shipped by Amazon or Best Buy respectively
Specs:
- Resolution: 3840x2160
- Motion Rate: 240
- Refresh Rate: 60Hz
- Dolby Vision/HDR10/HDR10+/HLG
- Backlight: Full array local dimming
- Brightness: Typical 350nitsļ¼Peaking 600nits
- Ports:
- 4x HDMI 2.1
- 1x USB
- 1x Digital Optical Audio
- 1x Ethernet
- 1x RF Input
- 1x Digital Audio Out (Optical)
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Edit: just found this discussion on Reddit about it. Explains why the cheap 65" I bought my mother failed after about 18 months https://www.reddit.com/r/Hisense/s/lDYniPvvbs
I will stay away from this Brand
No brand is immune to capacitor failure, as they're literally sacrificial items, much like a battery. And it's not just TVs; capacitors are found in everything (also the number one failure of HVAC compressor systems and just as easy to replace).
A cheap soldering iron kit with everything you need is $10.
A bulk pack of 500 capacitors that span the range of most consumer products is $8 (obviously check if it has the exact one you need).
And the best part? Diagnosing capacitor failure typically requires no electrical circuit knowledge, because they usually swell or leak when they go bad.
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No brand is immune to capacitor failure, as they're literally sacrificial items, much like a battery. And it's not just TVs; capacitors are found in everything (also the number one failure of HVAC compressor systems and just as easy to replace).
A cheap soldering iron kit with everything you need is $10.
A bulk pack of 500 capacitors that span the range of most consumer products is $8 (obviously check if it has the exact one you need).
And the best part? Diagnosing capacitor failure typically requires no electrical circuit knowledge, because they usually swell or leak when they go bad.
No brand is immune to capacitor failure, as they're literally sacrificial items, much like a battery. And it's not just TVs; capacitors are found in everything (also the number one failure of HVAC compressor systems and just as easy to replace).
A cheap soldering iron kit with everything you need is $10.
A bulk pack of 500 capacitors that span the range of most consumer products is $8 (obviously check if it has the exact one you need).
And the best part? Diagnosing capacitor failure typically requires no electrical circuit knowledge, because they usually swell or leak when they go bad.
Searching "TV capacitor replacement" will probably show tons of results. Avoid any where they spend any amount of time on their own face or are attempting to hold the camera while doing the job.
My instinct also tells me to avoid channels like iFixIt, where they're just trying to sell you junk instead of teaching anything.
It's not a hard process and it's only been made easier by the fact that you don't (or can't) run to Fry's or Radio Shack when you need something they probably had to special order anyway.
If I had to recommend a style of channel to aim for, it would be bigclive. He's a Scottish dude that disassembles things to diagram their circuitry and had a brief period where he tried to carbonate various liquids in a Soda Stream.
Last point: Flux is cheap, so always use it.
I will stay away from this Brand
I just had a mid range Sony blow after 2 years. On top of a Samsung and 3 LGs in the last 7 years.
I have 3 Hisense tvs, and only one had a problem, but was fixed with a 10 cent capacitor
TVs are dispoable these days.
I have 3 Hisense tvs, and only one had a problem, but was fixed with a 10 cent capacitor
TVs are dispoable these days.
If you grew up with a traditional TV that had a tube or even the larger projection models, they didn't last any longer than an LCD or even a plasma.
But even before that, there was an entire era where TVs were just as much furniture pieces as they were appliances. Those went out of date faster than the TV could break.
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I'll also echo what others have said about the Hisense interface being sloooow. Even in our newer and higher tier U8K it's painful using the home screen menus but generally better once you're in an app. Definitely use an external streaming box, even a plug-in Chromecast/Google TV, if you value responsiveness.
This one or the Wally Mart Hisense Roku version?
This one or the Wally Mart Hisense Roku version?
It is big and bright, great in a bright room, excellent color and viewing angle, and plays well with my denon surround receiver.
If it lasts 3 years, cool... 65" OLED's will probably be sub $500 by then anyway.
I like it much better than my 50" tcl roku tv which has crap viewing angle and a wonky wifi adapter.
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