Hisense 55R8F (USA version)

•   Overview
•   Pros and Cons
•   Selected Features
•   Specifications
•   Successor

Hisense 55R8F 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 700 nits of peak brightness. It supports HDR10 and Dolby Vision.

We give Hisense 55R8F TV 85 overall score out of 100. Our ranking system is based on the display specifications, video, audio and other features, connectivity and format support.

In this section we highlight pros and cons of Hisense 55R8F.

VA Panel

Hisense 55R8F 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 56 zones.

HDR10

Hisense 55R8F 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.

In this section we present all the features and specifications available for Hisense 55R8F.

BASICS
Brand	Hisense
Series	R8F
Model	55R8F
Size	55"
Country	USA
Release Year	2019
Smart TV

DISPLAY
Display Type	ULED
Actual Size (Diagonal)	54.6"
Resolution	4K UHD (3840 x 2160)
Refresh Rate	100 Hz/120 Hz
Screen Design	Flat
Panel Type	VA
LED Type	Direct LED
Backlight Dimming	Full Array Local Dimming
Backlight Name	Full Array LED
Number of Local Dimming Zones	56
Viewing Angle
Color Depth	1.07 billion
Peak Brightness	700 nits

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 Processor	Hi-View™
Upscaling	4K Upscaling
Frame Interploation Technique	Ultra Smooth Motion
Frame Interpolation Frequency	240 Hz
Filmmaker Mode
Auto Low Latency Mode
Noise Reduction

AUDIO
Speaker Power Rating	10W x 2
DBX
Dolby Atmos
DTS Digital Surround
DTS StudioSound™
WiSA Ready

CONNECTIVITY
Ethernet Input
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi Frequency	2.4 GHz, 5 GHz
Wi-Fi Protocol	802.11 a/b/g/[a]c
Bluetooth
Chromecast
Google Home
Virtual Assistant	Google Assistant
Works with Alexa
HDMI Inputs	4
HDMI Version	2.0b
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC)
HDCP Version	2.2
HDMI-CEC
USB Inputs	1
USB 3.0 Ports
RF (Terrestrial / Cable ) Inputs	1
IF (Satellite) Inputs
Component Inputs
Composite Inputs
RCA Audio Outputs
3.5mm headphone Audio Output
Optical Audio Output
RS-232C Remote

OTHER
Operating System	Roku
Internet Browser
Parental Control (V-Chip)
Teletext
Closed Captions
On-Screen Display Languages	English/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 Tuner	NTSC
NEXTGEN TV (ATSC 3.0)
Digital Terrestrial TV System	ATSC

GENERAL
Power Supply	AC 120 V, 60 Hz
Power Consumption (Typical)	180 W
Power Consumption (In Standby)	0.5 W
Dimension Without Stand (W x H x D)	48.4" x 28.1" x 2.8"
Dimension With Stand (W x H x D)	48.4" x 30.7" x 9.2"
VESA Wall Mount
VESA Hole Pitch (W x H)	300 mm x 200 mm
Wall mount screw	M6
Weight Without Stand	28.7 lbs
Weight With Stand	29.8 lbs
Warranty	1 Year

ACCESSORIES
Remote
Universal Control Capability for remote

The 2019 R8F series has a successor - 2020 R8F5 series. Let us now display the changes that the successor brought.

UPGRADES	Hisense 55R8F5	vs	Hisense 55R8F
Higher Refresh Rate	100 Hz/120 Hz	vs	100 Hz/120 Hz
Dolby Atmos		vs
Bluetooth		vs
DivX		vs
MP4		vs

DOWNGRADES	Hisense 55R8F5	vs	Hisense 55R8F
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 55R8F5. For more detailed comparison between the two please visit Hisense 55R8F vs Hisense 55R8F5 where you can also choose different size and country models to compare.