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Hisense 55H9F (USA version)

SCORE:
86
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Highlights

  • 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) ULED Display
  • HDR10, Dolby Vision, HLG support
  • Full Array Local Dimming
  • Wide Color Gamut
  • Hi-View™ Processor
  • Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth

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Content

Overview

Hisense 55H9F was introduced in 2019. It has a ULED screen with 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) resolution and 100 Hz/120 Hz refresh rate. The TV is HDR compatible and can reach 1000 nits of peak brightness. It supports HDR10 and Dolby Vision.

We give Hisense 55H9F TV 86 overall score out of 100. Our ranking system is based on the display specifications, video, audio and other features, connectivity and format support.

DISPLAY
90
VIDEO FEATURES
91
AUDIO FEATURES
43
OTHER FEATURES
68
CONNECTIVITY
91
FORMAT SUPPORT
83
OVERALL
86

Pros and Cons

In this section we highlight pros and cons of Hisense 55H9F.

PROS
  High Resolution
  High Refresh Rate: 100 Hz/120 Hz
  Direct LED
  Full Array Local Dimming
  High Number of Local Dimming Zones: 132
  Color Depth
  HDR10
  Dolby Vision
  Wi-Fi
  Bluetooth
  Works with Alexa
CONS
  Limited Viewing Angle
  No HDR10+
  No IMAX Enhanced
  No AMD Freesync™
  No NVidia G-Sync
  No 4K HFR
  No 2K HFR
  No VRR
  No Dolby Atmos
  No NEXTGEN TV (ATSC 3.0)

Predecessor

A predecessor of 2019 H9F series is 2018 H9E series. In this section we show their comparison.

UPGRADES Hisense 55H9F vs Hisense 55H9E
More Local Dimming Zones 132 vs 10
Dolby Vision vs
Higher Frame Interpolation Frequency 480 Hz vs 120 Hz
Virtual Assistant Google Assistant vs
Internet Browser vs

DOWNGRADES Hisense 55H9F vs Hisense 55H9E
RCA Audio Outputs vs

For this comparison we chose 55" version of the predecessor - model 55H9E. For more detailed comparison between the two please visit Hisense 55H9F vs Hisense 55H9E where you can also choose different size and country models to compare.

Selected Features

VA Panel

Hisense 55H9F has a vertical alignment (VA) panel which is most commonly used in LCD TVs as it provides deeper blacks compared to the IPS panel. However, it is still limited with the viewing angle compared to the IPS panel or OLED display.

Full-Array Local Dimming

The TV has Full-Array Local Dimming technology with multiple zones throughout the display. Individual zones of LEDs can light up independently which enhances black levels, shadow details and decreases level of light bleed in dark parts of the image. This gives higher contrast with increased picture quality which is very important for HDR reproduction. Higher number of zones gives better control over local dimming and less blooming around the bright objects and subtitles. This particular model has 132 zones.

HDR10

Hisense 55H9F supports HDR10 which was announced on August 27, 2015, by the Consumer Technology Association and uses the wide-gamut Rec. 2020 color space. It is not backward compatible with SDR. It sends static metadata via video stream to the TV which calibrates its screen brightness and color according to that. HDR10 is technically limited to a maximum of 10,000 nits of brightness and uses 10-bit color which corresponds to 1024 shades of the primary RGB colors.

Dolby Vision

This TV also supports Dolby Vision which is an update to HDR10 by adding dynamic metadata that can be used to more accurately adjust brightness levels up to 10,000 nits maximum brightness on a scene-by-scene or frame-by-frame basis and support up to 12-bit color depth (4096 shades of RGB) and 8K resolution.

Specifications

In this section we present all the features and specifications available for Hisense 55H9F.

BASICS
BrandHisense
SeriesH9F
Model55H9F
Size55"
CountryUSA
Release Year2019
Smart TV
DISPLAY
Display TypeULED
Actual Size (Diagonal)54.6"
Resolution4K UHD (3840 x 2160)
Refresh Rate100 Hz/120 Hz
Screen DesignFlat
Panel TypeVA
LED TypeDirect LED
Backlight DimmingFull Array Local Dimming
Number of Local Dimming Zones132
ColorWide Color Gamut
Viewing Angle
Panel Bit Depth8 bits + FRC
Color Depth1.07 billion
Rec.2020 Color Space Coverage70%
DCI P3 Color Space Coverage93%
Brightness500 nits
Peak Brightness1000 nits
Contrast Ratio6000∶1
Minimum Response Time4 ms
Input Lag16 ms
VIDEO
3D Capability
HDR10
HDR10+
Dolby Vision
Dolby Vision IQ
Advanced HDR by Technicolor®
IMAX Enhanced
AMD Freesync™
NVidia G-Sync
4K HFR
2K HFR
VRR
HGIG Compatibility
Picture ProcessorHi-View™
Upscaling4K Upscaling
Frame Interploation TechniqueUltra Smooth Motion
Frame Interpolation Frequency480 Hz
Filmmaker Mode
Auto Low Latency Mode
Color Enhancer Ultra Color Enhancer
Noise Reduction
AUDIO
Speaker Power Rating10W x 2
DBX
Dolby Atmos
DTS Digital Surround
DTS StudioSound™
WiSA Ready
CONNECTIVITY
Ethernet Input
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi Frequency2.4 GHz, 5 GHz
Wi-Fi Protocol802.11 a/b/g/[a]c
Bluetooth
Bluetooth Version5.0
Chromecast
Google Home
Virtual Assistant Google Assistant
Works with Alexa
HDMI Inputs4
HDMI Version2.0a
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC)
HDCP Version2.2
HDMI-CEC
USB Inputs2
USB 3.0 Ports1
RF (Terrestrial / Cable ) Inputs1
IF (Satellite) Inputs
Component Inputs
Composite Inputs
RCA Audio Outputs
3.5mm headphone Audio Output
Optical Audio Output
RS-232C Remote
OTHER
Operating SystemAndroid
Internet Browser
Parental Control (V-Chip)
Teletext
Closed Captions
On-Screen Display LanguagesEnglish/French/Spanish
VIDEO FORMATS
3GPP
AV1
AVI
ASF
DivX
Flash Video
H.263
H.264
H.265
MKV
M2TS
MP4
MPEG-4
QuickTime
RealVideo
TS
VC-1
VP7
VP8
VP9
VOB
VRO
WebM
WMV
Xvid
AUDIO FORMATS
AAC
AC4
AIFF
ALAC
APE
aptX
eAAC+
EAC3
FLAC
HE-AAC
LPCM
M4A
MIDI
MP2
MP3
OGG
RealAudio
WMA
WAV
IMAGE FORMATS
BMP
GIF
JPEG
JPS
MPO
PNG
TUNER
Digital Tuner 1
SAT Tuner
Analog TunerNTSC
NEXTGEN TV (ATSC 3.0)
Digital Terrestrial TV SystemATSC
GENERAL
Power SupplyAC 120 V, 60 Hz
Power Consumption (In Standby)0.5 W
Dimension Without Stand (W x H x D)48.5" x 27.8" x 2.8"
Dimension With Stand (W x H x D)48.5" x 30.7" x 9.5"
VESA Wall Mount
VESA Hole Pitch (W x H)400 mm x 200 mm
Wall mount screwM6
Weight Without Stand31.5 lbs
Weight With Stand33.3 lbs
ACCESSORIES
Remote
Universal Control Capability for remote

Successor

The 2019 H9F series has a successor - 2020 H9G series. Let us now display the changes that the successor brought.


UPGRADES Hisense 55H9G vs Hisense 55H9F
More Local Dimming Zones 180 vs 132
Higher Panel Bit Depth 10 bits vs 8 bits + FRC
Dolby Atmos vs
DivX vs
MP4 vs

DOWNGRADES Hisense 55H9G vs Hisense 55H9F
DBX vs
USB 3.0 Ports vs 1
Flash Video vs
QuickTime vs
TS vs
VC-1 vs
VP9 vs
VOB vs
VRO vs
WebM vs

For this comparison we chose 55" version of the successor - model 55H9G. For more detailed comparison between the two please visit Hisense 55H9F vs Hisense 55H9G where you can also choose different size and country models to compare.

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