Hisense H8F Unboxing and Basic Setup -- The best budget TV of 2019

Unboxing the Sharp-Looking TV with Nearly Non-Existent Bezel

As I take a closer look at this TV, I notice that the bezels on the top and sides are nearly non-existent. However, down below, there is a small strip of gunmetal gray plastic that adds a touch of elegance to the design. The TV itself looks quite decent, but it's clear that some minor adjustments need to be made before we can truly appreciate its features.

Removing Plastic to Reveal the TV

To get started with setting up the TV, I'll remove the plastic covering to reveal its inner workings. Once removed, I'm excited to turn this thing on and see what it can do. As I plug in the power cord and press the button to boot up, I notice that the TV is leaning back by a fair amount. After checking the level stand, I realize that this is indeed by design, which should provide an improved viewing experience.

Setting Up Android TV

This TV comes with Android TV as its operating system, which is a good thing since it's different from High Sense's own interface. To set up the TV, I'll use the Google app on my iOS or Android device, which makes the process go a bit faster. Although I still need to click through several steps, using the Google app shares my login information with the TV, making it easier to access YouTube and other apps.

Configuring Picture Settings

Now that we're up and running, I'll configure some picture settings to see how they affect the viewing experience. First, I notice the backlight action on screen, which is an interesting feature. However, I won't delve into its details just yet. Instead, I'll focus on adjusting some other settings. The picture mode is set to auto, which means it will pick based on my surroundings and the content I'm watching. Since we're in a relatively bright room, I'll select "Theater" as the preset.

Adjusting Advanced Picture Settings

To ensure that everything is optimized for this TV, I'll enter advanced settings to make some adjustments. First, I'll turn off over scan and double-check that there's no motion enhancement. This should help reduce any soap-opera effect that might be present in the image. Next, I'll toggle noise reduction to medium, which will depend on my final review for this setting. For now, I'll leave it at this level. Active contrast is set to medium as well, which should provide a good balance between brightness and color accuracy.

HDMI Dynamic Range

As I finish configuring the picture settings, I notice that HDMI dynamic range is set to auto. This means that the TV will adjust its HDR output based on the signal strength. While this might seem like a minor detail, it's an important consideration for content creators and viewers alike.

A Word About Android TV

Before we dive into our review of this TV, I want to take a moment to discuss Android TV as a whole. As you may know, Android TV is a resource-intensive operating system that requires specialized hardware to run smoothly. In the case of this TV, it doesn't have the kind of horsepower needed to handle Android TV effectively. As a result, the interface can be a bit laggy at times, especially when using certain features or apps.

However, I do appreciate that Android TV brings a more polished and user-friendly interface compared to High Sense's own operating system. The TV looks great from an aesthetic perspective, and with a price tag of $400 for the 50-inch model, it offers incredible value for its size.

The Verdict

Overall, this TV has all the makings of a top-notch value if its picture performance can keep up. With an impressive design, robust Android TV interface, and reasonable pricing, it's definitely worth considering. However, our final review will delve deeper into its performance and identify any areas for improvement. In the meantime, I'll leave you with some parting thoughts: what do you want to see in our review video? Let us know by leaving a comment below! Don't forget to subscribe and hit that notification bell to stay up-to-date on all our latest tech reviews and news.

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"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enwhat's up my friends welcome back my name is Kayla Dennison and this is the Hisense h8f and it might be the best bang for your buck TV in 2019 we're gonna find out but first we got to unbox and set this thing up here's everything that comes in the box and you know it ain't much here's some product literature that nobody's that we're gonna look at got a power cable some ever durab batteries that must be the Chinese version of Excel a rich a remote with some plastic I get to take off fancy interesting remote looks like that's a voice remote and then we've got some screws and two metal legs and you know what these actually feel good they feel solid so I'm encouraged by that okay so we flipped the TV over to put the legs on don't worry it's it's fine and I'm excited to see that there are actually two different positions for the legs so if we go with the inside position here the extremities of the leg from tip to tip it's about 31 and a half inches which is great for people with smaller stands but we've got the space so I'm gonna go with the wider placement which puts it right at about 52 inches and once we get those put into place you know what happens next screwing the screws into the legs the gratuitous back of the TV shot it's pretty plain Jane we got four VESA mounting holes and then over on the far side you'll find four HDMI inputs they all do 4k at 60 Hertz one of them a RC compatible some legacy ports and a couple of USB ports and that's pretty much it so I'll be honest for a TV this inexpensive I wasn't expecting much in the looks department but this is a sharp-looking TV I mean these bezels are nearly non-existent on the top and the sides anyway down bottom there is a little bit of a strip but it's a nice gunmetal gray I mean this TV looks totally decent we got some plastic to remove here and then I'm excited to turn this thing on and see what I can do so we're just about set up about ready to turn this thing on and curious thing this TV is leaning back by a fair amount too and I think that's by design because we definitely have a level stand here so I'm interested to see what that might do to the picture quality now high sense does make a Roku powered TV they also have their own operating system this is an Android TV so if you buy into the h8f which is the best high sense TV you can buy in the u.s. right now they don't sell the h9 here this is what you're gonna get Android which is a good thing because I haven't had the best experience with high senses own interface now since it's an Android TV you can set it up with a Google app on iOS or Android I suggest doing so because it makes the process go a little bit faster although you're still gonna have to click through a bunch of stuff here but when you do it that way it shares your Google information with the TV so you're already going to be logged into YouTube for instance there's an opportunity here to tell it not to install a few apps so I'm going to deselect a couple of these and then we should be watching TV so now we're up and running and the first thing I want to do is go into the settings and man I can't help but notice the backlight action on we'll save that for the performance by the way if you want to know what this TV performs like that's your priority we're coming out with a review video on this soon so subscribe to Digital Trends make sure you get that all right in default mode the picture mode is set to auto this means that it's actually going to pick based on your surroundings and also the content you're watching I don't want that I'm gonna select theater day because we're in a fairly bright room here and I want to pop into advanced settings to make sure there's nothing funky going on there I will turn off over scan double check that there's no motion enhancement and it's on film now I'll check that out later for now I'm gonna turn it off and then motion clearness is off which is good no soap-opera effect there and I'll leave noise reduction at medium for now normally that's something I will turn off for a full review and then active contrast I'm going to want to set that at medium and see what it does HDMI dynamic range is set to auto which is good that means it'll change to HDR based on the signal exceeds and that's really about all I want to do just to get started obviously our review video will have some more detailed suggestions for the picture preset but I think that's the best place to start a quick word about Android TV those of you who watch my TV review videos probably know what I'm about to say those of you who don't here's the deal with Android TV it is a resource intensive operating system and it took the Wizards at Sony developing a chip that could handle it for it to run decently which we just experienced by the way this TV does not have that kind of horsepower so unfortunately Android TV is a little bit laggy you press a button it doesn't go anywhere for a second sometimes if you try to move around very quickly it'll slow down on yeah it's not the end of the world it's just not the slickest experience and if it really bothers you there's other great options out there like Roku fire maybe you can get something like that Apple TV even in general though I'm glad that it has Android TV as opposed to something else it really classes up the interface and I think that people will enjoy interfacing with this TV again I think it looks really good from an aesthetic perspective things are turning out pretty nicely considering the 50 inch version of this TV is only 400 bucks the 55 is 500 and the 65 is 700 bucks which is pretty cheap for a 65 inch TV I think this has all the makings of one of the best values in TV if the picture performance can keep up which will address in our review video coming very soon thanks for watching everyone please leave me a comment down below about what you want to see in the review video we want to cover all the bases for you like subscribe hit that notification bell so that you know when we're coming out with another one of these great videos here's a couple more we think you might like and as always visit Digital Trends calm for the latest tech news and reviewswhat's up my friends welcome back my name is Kayla Dennison and this is the Hisense h8f and it might be the best bang for your buck TV in 2019 we're gonna find out but first we got to unbox and set this thing up here's everything that comes in the box and you know it ain't much here's some product literature that nobody's that we're gonna look at got a power cable some ever durab batteries that must be the Chinese version of Excel a rich a remote with some plastic I get to take off fancy interesting remote looks like that's a voice remote and then we've got some screws and two metal legs and you know what these actually feel good they feel solid so I'm encouraged by that okay so we flipped the TV over to put the legs on don't worry it's it's fine and I'm excited to see that there are actually two different positions for the legs so if we go with the inside position here the extremities of the leg from tip to tip it's about 31 and a half inches which is great for people with smaller stands but we've got the space so I'm gonna go with the wider placement which puts it right at about 52 inches and once we get those put into place you know what happens next screwing the screws into the legs the gratuitous back of the TV shot it's pretty plain Jane we got four VESA mounting holes and then over on the far side you'll find four HDMI inputs they all do 4k at 60 Hertz one of them a RC compatible some legacy ports and a couple of USB ports and that's pretty much it so I'll be honest for a TV this inexpensive I wasn't expecting much in the looks department but this is a sharp-looking TV I mean these bezels are nearly non-existent on the top and the sides anyway down bottom there is a little bit of a strip but it's a nice gunmetal gray I mean this TV looks totally decent we got some plastic to remove here and then I'm excited to turn this thing on and see what I can do so we're just about set up about ready to turn this thing on and curious thing this TV is leaning back by a fair amount too and I think that's by design because we definitely have a level stand here so I'm interested to see what that might do to the picture quality now high sense does make a Roku powered TV they also have their own operating system this is an Android TV so if you buy into the h8f which is the best high sense TV you can buy in the u.s. right now they don't sell the h9 here this is what you're gonna get Android which is a good thing because I haven't had the best experience with high senses own interface now since it's an Android TV you can set it up with a Google app on iOS or Android I suggest doing so because it makes the process go a little bit faster although you're still gonna have to click through a bunch of stuff here but when you do it that way it shares your Google information with the TV so you're already going to be logged into YouTube for instance there's an opportunity here to tell it not to install a few apps so I'm going to deselect a couple of these and then we should be watching TV so now we're up and running and the first thing I want to do is go into the settings and man I can't help but notice the backlight action on we'll save that for the performance by the way if you want to know what this TV performs like that's your priority we're coming out with a review video on this soon so subscribe to Digital Trends make sure you get that all right in default mode the picture mode is set to auto this means that it's actually going to pick based on your surroundings and also the content you're watching I don't want that I'm gonna select theater day because we're in a fairly bright room here and I want to pop into advanced settings to make sure there's nothing funky going on there I will turn off over scan double check that there's no motion enhancement and it's on film now I'll check that out later for now I'm gonna turn it off and then motion clearness is off which is good no soap-opera effect there and I'll leave noise reduction at medium for now normally that's something I will turn off for a full review and then active contrast I'm going to want to set that at medium and see what it does HDMI dynamic range is set to auto which is good that means it'll change to HDR based on the signal exceeds and that's really about all I want to do just to get started obviously our review video will have some more detailed suggestions for the picture preset but I think that's the best place to start a quick word about Android TV those of you who watch my TV review videos probably know what I'm about to say those of you who don't here's the deal with Android TV it is a resource intensive operating system and it took the Wizards at Sony developing a chip that could handle it for it to run decently which we just experienced by the way this TV does not have that kind of horsepower so unfortunately Android TV is a little bit laggy you press a button it doesn't go anywhere for a second sometimes if you try to move around very quickly it'll slow down on yeah it's not the end of the world it's just not the slickest experience and if it really bothers you there's other great options out there like Roku fire maybe you can get something like that Apple TV even in general though I'm glad that it has Android TV as opposed to something else it really classes up the interface and I think that people will enjoy interfacing with this TV again I think it looks really good from an aesthetic perspective things are turning out pretty nicely considering the 50 inch version of this TV is only 400 bucks the 55 is 500 and the 65 is 700 bucks which is pretty cheap for a 65 inch TV I think this has all the makings of one of the best values in TV if the picture performance can keep up which will address in our review video coming very soon thanks for watching everyone please leave me a comment down below about what you want to see in the review video we want to cover all the bases for you like subscribe hit that notification bell so that you know when we're coming out with another one of these great videos here's a couple more we think you might like and as always visit Digital Trends calm for the latest tech news and reviews\n"