Low Cost 85 Inch TV - Hisense, Samsung - Which One?

LChicago1 on 13/01/2023 - 14:05
Last edited 13/01/2023 - 15:33 by 1 other user

Hi there
Looking to get new lower cost 85 inch TV and really struggling between 2 main options. My budget doesn't extend really much higher than these (able to get pretty good deals), as recently got the Hisense PL1H Projector really affordably for 'movie room' Overall, been pretty impressed by that (and post some views to those deal topics)

Low Cost TV Options
1. Hisense 85A7HAU - can get for $1450
2. Samsung 85BU8000 - can get for $1640

Which one
1. Hisense - 85A7HAU - $1450 deal
- 'direct lit' - which seems to imply back lit with LED's as thicker
- Dolby Vision, HDR10+, believe filmmaker mode
- Dolby Atmos (yes only 2 speakers, but believe means processing to eARC as well
- Wide gamut colour - 1billion colours (seems to be same as samsung 'crystal colour'
- PVR capability (haved used before)
- eARC
- VIDAA5 smart TV interface. I have the VIDAA6 on the PL1H projector and it launches apps much faster than 2019 Samsung Tizen or Google TV have on other or dongle)
- 3 year warranty

1. Samsung - 85BU8000 - $1640 deal
   
   • edge lit - which means thinner, but not sure if as great a control. Says can use then slim mount, but slim mount really won't work on stud walls (never really advertised)
   • Dolby Digital Plus - can't find anywhere if it can actually send Dolby Atmos through eArc for any app content launched from Tizen
   • HDR10+, meaning no Dolby Vision, don't think filmmaker mode either
   • Crystal colour - which seems to mean 1Billion colours - wide colour gamut
   • no PVR capability
   • eArc, but the 3rd HDMI and ethernet sticks right out back of unit, makes no sense why
   • 2022 Tizen - have read some reviews that it is much slower than previous versions
   • 1 year warranty

Which one? Really don't have budget to go up much in price

thanks!

Poll Options

• 9
  Hisense 85A7HAU
• 4
  Samsung 85BU8000

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  holdenmg on 13/01/2023 - 14:32

  +2

  Where are you getting these prices from?

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  Shunty on 13/01/2023 - 14:50

  I was looking at the Hisense 75” for around 1.1k but got put off by mixed reviews. That price on the 85” is pretty good. Can you tell us where you are getting that from?

  On the Hisense, a sales guy from JB told me the operating system of the a7hau is a bit old and outdated and has been upgraded in next level models such as the u7hau…I’m not up to date with tv tech though so I don’t really get the implications of this as my 6 yr old sony system is fine and I assume anything from 2023 would beat that… maybe…

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  JimB on 13/01/2023 - 15:05

  Have a look at both screens.

  Pick the one with better PQ.

  If the same, get the Hisense with longer warranty.

  10 years ago, I'd say get the Samsung for sure but since then I've had issues with every Samsung product that I've owned (bar memory chips and flash cards)

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  Lord Fart Bucket on 13/01/2023 - 15:08

  +1

  1 year warranty

  Hahahahaha.

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  Shadowsfury on 13/01/2023 - 15:33

  +1

  Been happy with my Hisense A7G (much smaller than yours though) but I'd happily get another when time to upgrade

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  dogboy on 13/01/2023 - 15:48

  I found the menu system, responsiveness and remote on my Hisense to be quite poor. On the other hand, my Samsung has a great remote and is super quick. The only issue I have with the samsung is the advertising they try to insert in the menu.

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  Nillionaire on 13/01/2023 - 20:05

  I'd just get a better smaller TV and sit closer

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  payless69 on 13/01/2023 - 20:18

  +2

  Get the Sony into a pool house and watch it die from the chlorine….