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Hisense R8 Review

Name: Hisense R8
Brand: Hisense

Updated Jan 31, 2024 12:00 PM

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The R8 Hisense TV has great picture quality, works for casual gaming, and has a rich display of vivid colors. However, pro gamers might shun it due to lack of VRR and lackluster HDR performance.

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Table of Contents

Product Snapshot

Overview

Announced in 2020, the R8 Hisense 65-inch LCD (LED) TV is a mid-range display that’s got a 2160p maximum resolution and an impressive ability to upscale sub-4K content. According to Hisense, its LED panel relies on proprietary ULED technology to enhance 4K detail and improve picture quality. In addition, its motion rate 240 image processing technology provides excellent motion handling capabilities that movie enthusiasts and gamers will enjoy during fast-paced scenes. With its easy-to-use Roku TV platform, streaming content from Netflix and other media will be pretty straightforward. Sit tight for the rest of this Hisense R8 TV review, and determine whether it’ll be worth considering over these other highly rated TVs.

Consensus

our Verdict

The R8 Hisense TV is great for casual movie watching, with deep blacks, sub-4k upscaling, comprehensive color gamut coverage, and peak brightness levels. But if you’re a pro gamer, you may want to look elsewhere. The TV has a Game Mode to reduce input lag and decent motion handling, but lacks Variable Refresh Rate support, below par HDR performance, and HDMI 2.1 ports.

ReasonS to Buy

Excellent motion handling
High color accuracy
Game mode for low input lag
Great contrast levels

Reason to Avoid

No HDMI 2.1 ports
No support for Variable Refresh Rates
Mediocre sound

Hisense R8 Specs

	Backlight Type	–
	Display Type	LED
	HDMI Inputs	3
	HDR Format	Dolby Vision, HDR10
	LED Panel Type	LED
	Max Resolution	3840 x 2160 (4k)
	Refresh Rate	60 Hz
	Screen size	65"
	Smart Platform	Roku TV
	Sync Technology	n/a
	VRR	n/a

All Specs

Test Results

Color Gamut % (DCI P3 xy)	96.82
Color Gamut % (DCI P3 uv)	0
Color Gamut % (Rec 2020 xy)	0
Color Gamut % (Rec 2020 uv)	0
Color Gamut % (sRGB)	0
Color Gamut % (Rec 709)	0
Color Gamut % (BT.2020)	0
Color Gamut % (Adobe RGB)	0
Color Gamut % (BT.709)	0
Contrast Ratio (x:1)	0
SDR Brightness (nits)	717
HDR Brightness (nits)	770
Input Lag (ms)	13.4
Response Time (ms)	0
Color Washout (Degrees)	0
Color Shift (Degrees)	0
Brightness Loss (Degrees)	0
Reflections (%)	0
Low-Freq Extension (Hz)	0
Freq Response StdDev @ 70db	0
Freq Response StdDev @ 80db	0
Weighted Total Harmonic Distortion @80db	0
Intermodulation Distortion @80db	0
EOTF (600 nit delta)	0
EOTF (1000 nit delta)	0
EOTF (4000 nit delta)	0