(This is Valeris husband writing this review). 65" U7 Google TV. Let me start with the con, which I only found one of. Using a USB port and a 500 GB stick, formatted to EXFat, the TV gives an error and it doesn't list the files. Per the manual, it only likes FAT32. But, the same stick in a 2019 Roku Ultra box works fine.
A bit of a strange thing was Casting from my Win11 laptop using WiFi, at first didn't work and the TV didn't show up on the list. But then fooling around with various settings and apps, I looked again later and there it was and worked fine.
Now for the good, which there is much of. I highly recommend you go ot the Rtings website to read about all the details and how to calibrate many of the settings to improve the experience. Also download the manual for the TV as well from the Hisense website. One thing I had a challenge with was getting the Optical Audio output to work with my stereo. I called support and had a nice person who was patient. He didn't really know in depth but he did finally find someone who knew and pointed the specific way to set that up. In short, when you hit the gear symbol on the remote it brings up a more general settings page. You have to then choose the gear on the TV to get to the advanced settings where the options for audio outputs are. Probably could have got to that in about 10 seconds if I knew that. Then I found out today that instead of hitting the gear button, there is a Menu button at the bottom of the remote that shows the Audio Output and easily allow you to arrow up or down and select a different one.
So on to the good, and I've literally only had the TV for 24 hours. Deliver guys contracted by Amazon were awesome. Not only did they set up the TV and made sure it was working correctly for the most part, they took away my old bad 60" TV and if I wanted to, they would have taken the box too. I decided to hang onto the box just in case something fails on it unpredictably. But hard to find a place to stow that huge box.
The stand is excellent and solid. The picture is beautiful! I've never seen so many options in a Smart TV. The availability of Apps seems endless. In fact there was only one on my Roku Ultra that I couldn't find on the TV. Local Dimming is certainly one of the best features, but again, read the Rtings reviews, which, when compared to many of the lesser priced TVs, most don't have this level of features without paying twice as much for say a similar Sony.
The sound is fantastic for an LED TV. The remote is a nicely sized with some mass to it remote that is simple enough yet enough complexity to make it very useful. Perhaps only missing the ability to turn on other devices. Such as my stereo, where I use it's remote.
Also handy is voice commands talking to the remote with mic option held.
You can also remove 99% of the apps you don't use. And a few that stay, you can move to the far right if you don't use it. And it's nice to organize them in order of personal importance with the Move feature.
This TV also has optimaztion for Gaming, which I don't do but there you have it.
I'm sure there are other features that I will eventually figure out. I also like the screensaver image that shows the time and weather after so many minutes.
Be prepared to spend a ocuple of hours at least getting it all configured and calibrated the way you want it.
| Brand Name | Hisense |
|---|---|
| Item Weight | 34 pounds |
| Product Dimensions | 3 x 57 x 33 inches |
| Country of Origin | Mexico |
| Item model number | 65U7N |
| Batteries | 2 AAA batteries required. (included) |
| Color Name | Black |
| Special Features | Full Array Local Dimming Pro, Dolby Vision IQ · Atmos, Mini-LED ULED, Native 144Hz, QLED Quantum Dot Color |
| Item Weight | 34 Pounds |
| Standing screen display size | 64.5 Inches |
| Aspect Ratio | 16:9 |
| Voltage | 120 Volts |
| Wattage | 250 watts |
