Customers are enthusiastic about the excellent picture quality and sound of the 55" Class U8 Series MiniLED QLED UHD 4K HDR Smart Google TV (2025). Users also appreciate the responsiveness and fast Google TV experience, as well as its great gaming performance. Some customers have noted that the TV is a bit heavy.
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great App!
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Love the app and being a Total Tech member. Comvemiemt and good value.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
First time Hisense user!
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First time using a Hisense ever. And it didn’t disappoint at all. Out of the box, it’s insanely bright, but after calibration, it’s much easier and definitely pleasing to the eyes. I don’t have a complaint just yet. You can’t go wrong with this TV.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
U8 2025
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Good picture quality and great brightness, but dark scene's are having blue issues I'm hoping will be fix in a update
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 2 out of 5 stars
Not so good
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
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I bought this thinking I would give Hisense a try. Not even in the same league as Samsung
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Brand response from HisenseProductExpert
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Hello Machizmo, Thank you for choosing the Hisense 55U8QG and for sharing your feedback with us. We are truly sorry to hear that this unit failed to wow you. If you require technical assistance, please reach out to our dedicated support team directly at 1-888-935-8880 or via email at [email protected] so that we can promptly address and resolve the issue for you. Thanks again, Harley with the Hisense Support Team.
Rated 2 out of 5 stars
Unsatisfied
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
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Not what they are saying about it
Can't get the picture detailed on faces whites look like a yellow tint
Too expensive for the picture quality
Tcl qm8 is soooo much better
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Brand response from HisenseProductExpert
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Hello Hisense Customer, Thank you for choosing the Hisense 55U8QG and for sharing your feedback with us. We are so sorry to hear about your experience. If you require technical assistance, please reach out to our dedicated support team directly at 1-888-935-8880 or via email at [email protected] so that we can promptly address and resolve the issue for you. Thanks again, Harley with the Hisense Support Team.
Pros mentioned:
Picture quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great TV with BRIGHT and colorful picture
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On the whole, I really like this TV. For context, I'm upgrading from a 4K Non-HDR 50" TV from another well-known brand. While I knew there would be a difference, the difference is MASSIVE.
First off, the picture quality (which is really what you are going for with a TV) is tremendous. The TV can get super bright - almost too bright, as it's set to 100% brightness out of the box and I had to turn it down - and with the mini-LED backlighting, you also get local area dimming. This means that in areas of the screen where the picture is black or very dark, the backlight itself can go dim to create super high contrast between light and dark areas. The effect is amazing and creates much greater realism. The color is also great - colors are bright and have good saturation to them and there are a number of color space options.
Detail of course is sharp (if you're using 4K content) and the TV can handle high refresh rates to avoid blurring fast motion (all these things will depend on having video sources and cables that can support them). That makes it great for a variety of things from sports (clearly targeted at this market), movies and games as well. There are lots of settings and ways to customize it to exactly what you want. Sound is GREAT for a TV (usually built in speakers are a bit weak, and that's not the case here), with good range and they can get very loud, I'm using them at "5" and they fill the room (I think it's out of 100). This might be the first "flat screen" TV that I've had that didn't need a seperate audio system for normal use.
If you haven't used Google TV before, that's obviously a key feature here (for better and for worse) - generally the interface is nice and clean with easy access to popular apps, though Google does tend to throw some ads in and things you can buy/rent. You can of course get around this by using your own external video source and there are 3 HDMI inputs and a USB-C input for this purpose. The remote allows for voice control and it's nice that it's backlit as well - it does also integrate the Google app functionality.
Setup was quite easy - though I've setup a Google TV before, so I already had the needed accounts, that would take additional time if you had to set them up and it does request internet access during the setup (I didn't try to set it up offline to see if that would be possible or not). I mounted the TV to the wall so I can't speak to the stand, but mounting using the 100x100 VESA mount was quite easy - and the connections are well laid out to avoid the mounting points and also angle the connectors to the side so you can mount the TV fairly close to the wall if you wish.
The TV is quite large of course, so it's good to have two people to unbox it and mount it, not necessarily due to weight but just due to size.
So if you're in the market for an upgraded TV with all the bells and whistles, this is a GREAT option to check out. Give it a try today!
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Picture quality
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great picture and color with some caveats
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This set has awesome picture and color, with blacks coming in full, natural shades and the brightest colors captured with no blurring or pixelation. The TV handles motion smoothing like the best of them, with even images from low-quality sources getting a boost that really improves their viewability. Even if you turn the "soap opera effect" off, there is still excellent picture quality produced from older media. Colors are bright, rich, and distinct without feeling oversaturated, and even gaming looks great on this set.
I actually really like Google TV, so I'm kind of biased in reviewing the internal software. It's fast, fluid, easy to navigate, has all the apps you need, and gets regular updates.
Build quality seems decent, too. This isn't the sturdiest set in the world, but it feels more solid and durable than cheaper sets of the same size.
The only two downsides are the sound quality and the viewing angles. I originally wanted to set the TV up somewhere where the picture wouldn't be the central focal point of the room, and that's when I first noticed some picture degradation if you're not looking directly at the set. This is kind of odd in answer this nice and well-appointed, but it's there nonetheless.
The other slight negative is the sound quality. While you'll probably want to pair this with a nice professional speaker see setup, of you choose to use the built-in speakers you're going to be a bit disappointed. They're more than adequate, but they don't reproduce the sound spectrum with the same granularity as the display panel does the visual spectrum. They'll get you by, but don't expect anything fancy.
All in all, a very nice set that competes well with other high end sets at this price point.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Gaming performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great tv
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I have the option to try this TV out and let's say I am amazed. I am in firm belief that OLED displays are the most superior and while I'll take Mini LED over the traditional LED TVs I felt OLED was the way to go. But I'll say this mini LED can compete with OLED. Maybe not go head to head but it has characteristics that make it better. Price and brightness. This TV gets a peak brightness of 5000 nits and has up to 5000 dimming zones . The TV was easy to set up and I did it myself but it was somewhat hard alone. After watching some movies through the apps on the TV and playing some games on my PlayStation 5 I am amazed. It has a native 165 hz panel which is good for gaming .I also have my PC set up but haven't used it yet. But on my PS5 I was playing Call of duty and some rpgs I am quite happy with the performance of the TV. The screen is very bright with Dolby Vision support and the other HDR formats. I get those bright highlights you'll get with HDR and the high brightness of this TV.