Should You Buy a Hisense TV?
Hisense is one of the most popular TV brands as well as being well known for its fridge freezers, fridges and washing machines.
If you are wondering how Hisense TVs compare to other brands, our guide below collates all the key info in a single place. We've compared over 8,300 TVs by objectively and impartially analysing over 240,000 user and expert reviews and over 2,600 awards from hundreds of different review sites.
Hisense are recognised for their good selection of mid-range and award winning TVs. Their TVs start at $680 for the 65A6G which has a display diagonal of 65", a thickness of 74mm and is a 4K TV and go up to $750 for the H55U7 which has a display diagonal of 55", a thickness of 78mm and is a 4K TV. The average price of a new Hisense TV is $715.
Is Hisense the Best TV Brand?
So are Hisense TVs any good? We give every TV a Kagoo Score by analysing its specs, reviews and prices and comparing this to its competitors. By aggregating this data across all TVs we are able to impartially rank all the TV brands.
Our detailed analysis taking into account all of the above factors found that Hisense is the 9th best TV brand out there.
| #1 |
South Korea
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95% |
95%
152,703 reviews
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| #2 |
South Korea
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93% |
93%
307,644 reviews
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| #3 |
United States
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89% |
89%
4,569 reviews
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| #4 |
Japan
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88% |
88%
6,619 reviews
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| #5 |
Supersonic
United States
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82% |
82%
2 reviews
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| #6 |
Japan
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78% |
78%
1,966 reviews
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| #7 |
Japan
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76% |
76%
9,044 reviews
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| #8 |
Curtis
Canada
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71% |
71%
254 reviews
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| #9 |
China
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69% |
69%
5,578 reviews
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| #10 |
SunBriteTV
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68% |
68%
40 reviews
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| #11 | 68% |
68%
3,346 reviews
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| #12 |
Viewsonic
Taiwan
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66% |
66%
9 reviews
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| #13 |
PROSCAN
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66% |
66%
66 reviews
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| #14 |
Japan
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64% |
64%
1,734 reviews
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| #15 | 64% |
64%
1,866 reviews
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| #16 |
China
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64% |
64%
2 reviews
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| #17 |
RCA
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63% |
63%
155 reviews
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| #18 |
Neovo
Taiwan
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58% |
58%
0 reviews
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Let's look at how Hisense TVs compare to the other TV brands across each of the key facets that make up the Kagoo Score.
| All TV Brands |
| Hisense TVs |
At an average purchase price of $715, Hisense TVs tend to be cheaper than most other TV brands. Hisense also have better reviews than the typical TV brand, with the average rating of a Hisense TV being 72%.
Hisense have a number of great features including unibody design which sets them apart from the competition. When it comes to energy efficiency the average annual running cost of Hisense TV is $34 (based on a person typically using a TV for 5 hours per day), which makes them more efficient than most other TV brands.
There's a smaller selection of Hisense TVs available compared to other TV brands, with only 2 Hisense TVs currently on the market in the US.
No. Of TVs |
Average Price
$818 |
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| $0 | $500 | $1,000 | $1,500 | $2,000 | $2,500 | $3,000 | $3,500 | $4,000 | $4,500 | $10,499 | ||||||||||
No. Of TVs |
Average Price
$715 |
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| $0 | $500 | $1,000 | $1,500 | $2,000 | $2,500 | $3,000 | $3,500 | $4,000 | $4,500 | $19,999 | ||||||||||
What Do the Hisense TV Reviews Say?
We've added up all the reviews for every Hisense TV to work out the average distribution of reviews for Hisense and then compared this to the other TV brands.
Expert Reviews
| 5 stars | 36 | |
| 4 stars | 101 | |
| 3 stars | 26 | |
| 2 stars | 0 | |
| 1 star | 0 |
User Reviews
| 5 stars | 3,759 | |
| 4 stars | 864 | |
| 3 stars | 210 | |
| 2 stars | 161 | |
| 1 star | 340 |
Over 84% of expert reviews and 87% of user reviews for Hisense TVs are 4 stars or higher. This compares to 90% and 92% respectively across all TV brands.
Purchasers of Hisense TVs frequently mentioned that the product was easy to use, had a good design and was easy to connect to other devices. Their TVs have also won 20 awards.
In the table below we compare the average review score given to Hisense TVs by some of the most popular technology review sites against their reviews for other TV brands. The best review score from each review source is highlighted in green.
| Average Review Score | Samsung | LG | Philips | Sony | Toshiba | Hisense |
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77%
249 reviews
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77%
157 reviews
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75%
30 reviews
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71%
22 reviews
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87%
34 reviews
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82%
210 reviews
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80%
109 reviews
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76%
38 reviews
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74%
7 reviews
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|
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84%
185 reviews
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82%
114 reviews
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83%
35 reviews
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86%
12 reviews
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69%
24 reviews
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80%
4 reviews
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84%
149 reviews
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80%
83 reviews
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82%
42 reviews
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84%
11 reviews
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76%
28 reviews
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77%
11 reviews
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95%
116 reviews
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81%
79 reviews
|
84%
41 reviews
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87%
9 reviews
|
66%
16 reviews
|
72%
5 reviews
|
 |
71%
109 reviews
|
68%
76 reviews
|
78%
22 reviews
|
89%
13 reviews
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54%
7 reviews
|
69%
7 reviews
|
 |
81%
133 reviews
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81%
40 reviews
|
78%
23 reviews
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86%
5 reviews
|
65%
13 reviews
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84%
5 reviews
|
 |
75%
101 reviews
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62%
59 reviews
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75%
11 reviews
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85%
4 reviews
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60%
5 reviews
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88%
59 reviews
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90%
62 reviews
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89%
36 reviews
|
91%
12 reviews
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83%
11 reviews
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|
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84%
38 reviews
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86%
81 reviews
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83%
38 reviews
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86%
10 reviews
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90%
6 reviews
|
75%
4 reviews
|
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80%
66 reviews
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83%
65 reviews
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68%
23 reviews
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67%
6 reviews
|
70%
1 review
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90%
72 reviews
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81%
43 reviews
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88%
24 reviews
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87%
3 reviews
|
74%
7 reviews
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80%
4 reviews
|
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76%
90 reviews
|
72%
45 reviews
|
39%
1 review
|
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62%
8 reviews
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65%
4 reviews
|
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75%
68 reviews
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72%
45 reviews
|
64%
4 reviews
|
70%
9 reviews
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65%
4 reviews
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80%
1 review
|
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79%
51 reviews
|
81%
43 reviews
|
81%
26 reviews
|
80%
4 reviews
|
73%
3 reviews
|
77%
2 reviews
|
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88%
86 reviews
|
87%
36 reviews
|
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87%
6 reviews
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85%
1 review
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71%
60 reviews
|
77%
45 reviews
|
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70%
7 reviews
|
61%
9 reviews
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70%
4 reviews
|
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85%
51 reviews
|
84%
34 reviews
|
91%
20 reviews
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88%
6 reviews
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85%
4 reviews
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|
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78%
57 reviews
|
78%
40 reviews
|
81%
10 reviews
|
83%
6 reviews
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70%
1 review
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|
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83%
68 reviews
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83%
38 reviews
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79%
3 reviews
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| Other Expert Sites |
78%
1,618 reviews
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77%
1,273 reviews
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75%
467 reviews
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79%
309 reviews
|
69%
106 reviews
|
72%
62 reviews
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| Average |
81%
3,460 reviews
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79%
2,668 reviews
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78%
932 reviews
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82%
503 reviews
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71%
283 reviews
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75%
113 reviews
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How Many Industry Awards Have Hisense TVs Received?
After checking thousands of expert review websites we found 24 industry awards for Hisense TVs. The table below compares the number of awards received by Hisense to other popular TV brands. The largest number of awards provided by each review source is highlighted in green.
| Number of Awards | Samsung | LG | Philips | Sony | Toshiba | Hisense |
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128
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30
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17
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5
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7
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5
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94
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34
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26
|
4
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11
|
4
|
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78
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55
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22
|
3
|
12
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1
|
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107
|
32
|
10
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13
|
4
|
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17
|
52
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41
|
15
|
3
|
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59
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24
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2
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1
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47
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12
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11
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3
|
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|
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33
|
14
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16
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5
|
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39
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13
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10
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2
|
3
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1
|
|
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25
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19
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13
|
3
|
2
|
|
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12
|
30
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12
|
3
|
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2
|
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35
|
16
|
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2
|
4
|
|
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11
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33
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6
|
4
|
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1
|
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18
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18
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10
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6
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1
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31
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19
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2
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13
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19
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10
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8
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1
|
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13
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19
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5
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2
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6
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|
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22
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16
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1
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1
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20
|
12
|
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3
|
3
|
1
|
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11
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16
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9
|
1
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| Other Expert Sites |
278
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211
|
96
|
53
|
4
|
7
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| Total |
1,091
|
694
|
315
|
138
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62
|
24
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How Reliable Are Hisense TVs?
We checked over 240,000 reviews to find comments about the reliability of Hisense TVs. over 220 of these reviews mention reliability of which 82% were positive. Therefore the vast majority of Hisense TV owners and reviewers thought the product was reliable.
So, most people think that Hisense TVs are good quality. Now let's take a look at some of the reviews for Hisense TVs that mention reliability:
RELIABLE
NOT RELIABLE
Features to Look Out For On Hisense TVs
There's a number of great features to look out for on the latest range of Hisense TVs that set them apart from the competition. These include unibody design.
Hisense Unibody Design
Hisense TVs that feature unibody design include the Hisense U7B H55U7 ($850).
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Compare All Hisense TVs
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