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Hisense 55R8F (USA version)

SCORE:
85
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Highlights

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

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Overview

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.

DISPLAY
89
VIDEO FEATURES
91
AUDIO FEATURES
47
OTHER FEATURES
68
CONNECTIVITY
86
FORMAT SUPPORT
83
OVERALL
85

Pros and Cons

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

PROS
  High Resolution
  Direct LED
  Full Array Local Dimming
  Color Depth
  HDR10
  Dolby Vision
  DTS Digital Surround
  Wi-Fi
  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)

Selected Features

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.

Specifications

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

BASICS
BrandHisense
SeriesR8F
Model55R8F
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
Backlight NameFull Array LED
Number of Local Dimming Zones56
Viewing Angle
Color Depth1.07 billion
Peak Brightness700 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 ProcessorHi-View™
Upscaling4K Upscaling
Frame Interploation TechniqueUltra Smooth Motion
Frame Interpolation Frequency240 Hz
Filmmaker Mode
Auto Low Latency Mode
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
Chromecast
Google Home
Virtual Assistant Google Assistant
Works with Alexa
HDMI Inputs4
HDMI Version2.0b
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC)
HDCP Version2.2
HDMI-CEC
USB Inputs1
USB 3.0 Ports
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 SystemRoku
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 (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 screwM6
Weight Without Stand28.7 lbs
Weight With Stand29.8 lbs
Warranty1 Year
ACCESSORIES
Remote
Universal Control Capability for remote

Successor

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.

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