Hisense 100Q7N vs 85U7K vs TCL 85C755?

[sohels]

Hi, I'm looking for a large new TV in a ~3L budget. TV room usually has low to moderate lighting, never completely dark or super bright. Viewing distance is 16-18 feet.

Visited the local Reliance Digital & Croma stores and was able to look at the following TVs in a shop floor environment:

1. Hisense 55U7K - I liked the colors, darks, brightness / contrast, and motion smoothness. 65U7K was also on display, but was damaged with horizontal lines visible on screen. U7N was not on display, and is not available in 85" so ruled out.
2. Sony 55X90L - looked very good, at par with U7K, both better than Bravia 7 Mini LED which is much higher priced. But maxes out at 75" and is pricey, so ruled out.
3. TCL 85P745 - lacked color and brightness punch compared to U7K, dull blacks, motion smoothness & rendering was terrible when watching football via Jio Cinema, lot of pixelation in non 4K content. Hence ruled out the 98P745.
4. Hisense 55Q6N - as underwhelming as P745, except looked less pixelated due to smaller screen size.

Unfortunately, neither the Q7N nor the C755 were on display which makes it a bit hard to compare to U7K. Like the U7K, Q7N seems to have higher refresh rate and full array local dimming (albeit ~250 zones vs ~500), whereas Q6N has neither - so would Q7N picture quality be closer to U7K than Q6N, apart from the lower NITS? Blacks seem good in early Youtube reviews, eg

Here's the prices I have been offered (including credit card / EMI discount):

Hisense 100Q7N - 2.83L
Hisense 85U7K - 2.5L
TCL 85C755 - 2.47L

I'll likely be using a Fire TV 4K so onboard OS / apps are less important. What would be your pick?

 

[Sidz]

85 inch TCL C655 is currently available for 99,990 if you have Amazon ICICI card or One Card.

https://amzn.to/4fSDdBf

 

[sohels]

Seems I have missed this deal - I do see the 50K discount for Amazon ICICI, but at a starting price of 1.99L, not 1.49L as in your screenshot. So final I see is 1.99 - 50K = 1.49L

 

[Sidz]

Seems I have missed this deal - I do see the 50K discount for Amazon ICICI, but at a starting price of 1.99L, not 1.49L as in your screenshot. So final I see is 1.99 - 50K = 1.49L

yeah, i too see the same now.

 

[rohitshakti]

Hi, I'm looking for a large new TV in a ~3L budget. TV room usually has low to moderate lighting, never completely dark or super bright. Viewing distance is 16-18 feet.

Visited the local Reliance Digital & Croma stores and was able to look at the following TVs in a shop floor environment:

1. Hisense 55U7K - I liked the colors, darks, brightness / contrast, and motion smoothness. 65U7K was also on display, but was damaged with horizontal lines visible on screen. U7N was not on display, and is not available in 85" so ruled out.
2. Sony 55X90L - looked very good, at par with U7K, both better than Bravia 7 Mini LED which is much higher priced. But maxes out at 75" and is pricey, so ruled out.
3. TCL 85P745 - lacked color and brightness punch compared to U7K, dull blacks, motion smoothness & rendering was terrible when watching football via Jio Cinema, lot of pixelation in non 4K content. Hence ruled out the 98P745.
4. Hisense 55Q6N - as underwhelming as P745, except looked less pixelated due to smaller screen size.

Unfortunately, neither the Q7N nor the C755 were on display which makes it a bit hard to compare to U7K. Like the U7K, Q7N seems to have higher refresh rate and full array local dimming (albeit ~250 zones vs ~500), whereas Q6N has neither - so would Q7N picture quality be closer to U7K than Q6N, apart from the lower NITS? Blacks seem good in early Youtube reviews, eg

Here's the prices I have been offered (including credit card / EMI discount):

Hisense 100Q7N - 2.83L
Hisense 85U7K - 2.5L
TCL 85C755 - 2.47L

I'll likely be using a Fire TV 4K so onboard OS / apps are less important. What would be your pick?

Just a small question, why do you want to go with these brands when all know that they don't have even OK after sales service....

Why not LG ?

 

[sohels]

Update - we bought one Hisense 100Q7N for the TV room and two TCL 75C755 for bedrooms from the local Reliance Digital.

All are amazing, but I personally enjoy the Hisense more on account of the huge screen size.

 

[rsjaurr]

Congratulations!
Did you buy it offline or online and and at what price if you don't mind?

Which has better picture quality out of these two?
TIA

 

[jr83]

Update - we bought one Hisense 100Q7N for the TV room and two TCL 75C755 for bedrooms from the local Reliance Digital.

All are amazing, but I personally enjoy the Hisense more on account of the huge screen size.

Ooh! Congratulations!

Is the C755 distinctly better in image quality (contrast, blacks, highlights, motion) than the Q7N?

The specs would say it has to be, but with most of these displays, the weakness is the processor.

 

[ajuvignesh]

Ooh! Congratulations!

Is the C755 distinctly better in image quality (contrast, blacks, highlights, motion) than the Q7N?

The specs would say it has to be, but with most of these displays, the weakness is the processor.

There is no replacement for a huge size. That is the reason why even if projectors cannot match TVs in PQ, contrast and deep blacks, people still prefer it for its huge area of projection.

 

[sohels]

Congratulations!
Did you buy it offline or online and and at what price if you don't mind?

Which has better picture quality out of these two?
TIA

Ooh! Congratulations!

Is the C755 distinctly better in image quality (contrast, blacks, highlights, motion) than the Q7N?

The specs would say it has to be, but with most of these displays, the weakness is the processor.

I bought offline. Final price I paid was 2.83L for 100Q7N and 1.42L for each of the two 75C755.

In terms of picture quality / positives:

• Overall, the picture quality is surprisingly close in both Hisense and TCL.
• The main advantage 75C755 has are the highlights - the peak brightness is higher, to the point where it can get a bit too bright in a dark room. Not surprising, since peak brightness is 1600 nits for TCL vs 800 nits for Hisense.
• Although the TCL has 500+ dimming zones, and the Hisense has 256, the blacks are very similar - I tested this on 4K demos and movies, and there is hardly any difference. With the caveat that the TVs are in different rooms and I've not been able to compare side by side.
• Motion is fine on both, both are 144hz VRR panels. I tend to set the motion setting to 'Clear' or the lowest judder reduction available since I do not enjoy the soap opera effect.
• In terms of overall PQ, I tend to prefer the colors / processing of the Hisense. I find myself tweaking PQ settings more often on the TCL, while I haven't had the need to do this on the Hisense. The TCL is amazing when everything is set perfectly for a given source / movie, but the Hisense is more consistent across content.
• The built in OS is snappy and intuitive in both Hisense and TCL. We're using the onboard apps and have not felt the need to connect our Fire TVs or Apple TVs. Just using a single HDMI to connect to the soundbars via e/ARC.
• All 3 TVs were fine in terms of QC - absolutely no patchy brightness, dead pixels, or any other issues in terms of the panel, backlight, or TV bodies.

Now the negatives:

• Hisense TV did not fit in the elevator. TV was too heavy for 3 Reliance Digital delivery boys to carry up the stairs, so I sent household staff to help. Not ideal - they knew the TV size, and the floor it was to be sent up to - they should have sent adequate manpower.
• Hisense installation was prompt and smooth. No complaints.
• TCL installation was a nightmare. Installer showed up 5 days late after repeated followups. Reliance Digital kept canceling the installation requests, and local staff were not helpful. What worked was directly contacting TCL support.
• When he did show up, TCL installer was untidy (smudged the wall) and incompetent, and brought wall mounts marked as 50-65" compatible only. I pointed this out but he insisted they were fine. Well they weren't - the stand bent and the TV leaned away from the wall under its own weight.
• I complained to both Reliance Digital and TCL service provider but they claimed no other stands were available, and there was nothing they could do to help. I finally dismissed the TCL installer and contacted the guy who did a good job installing the Hisense TV and paid him out of pocket to install both TCL TVs with compatible wall mounts.
• I'm following this up with the Level-2 CEO email address listed on the Reliance Digital website but it does not appear to be manned with competent agents. The responses so far have been boilerplate and unhelpful.
• One of the TCLs kept getting logged out of my Google account. This was fixed by a factory reset and logging in using the Google Home app, instead of the onscreen username / pw prompt (a pain to enter via the TV remote).
• One of the TCLs had a some pixellation when watching fast action in certain picture modes, but a software update fixed this.
• I'm not certain, but I suspect the Hisense forgets any tweaks you make to built in picture presets, in the event of a power failure. I need to investigate this.

In sum, if I had to do it again, I'd pick the same TVs since 85" would be too big for the bedrooms. If this is not the case for you, I daresay that at nearly the same price, the 85Q7N may be worth looking into vs the 75C755, since the larger size creates superior immersion, as @ajuvignesh has pointed out.

 

[jr83]

There is no replacement for a huge size. That is the reason why even if projectors cannot match TVs in PQ, contrast and deep blacks, people still prefer it for its huge area of projection.

Oh, I definitely agree. I have a 75X90K and a 100" ALR + Epson UB5050 in my theater.

The X90 spoils you for HDR content, and I was asking because I was curious how good the C755 is when compared to a flagship level HDR TV (technically the X95). I also have a LG C2 and I know how good OLEDs can get, but I prefer the brightness of good old LEDs so far.

@sohels thank you! Your in-depth review, makes me believe more that the C755 is underwhelming, than the Q7N punching above its weight. The C755 should be distinctly better given its spec sheet, and am surprised it is even that close. At under 3L, the 100Q7N is crazy value when you consider everything you need to do to attain a front-projection setup to compete with that.

 

[Spinekar]

There is no replacement for a huge size. That is the reason why even if projectors cannot match TVs in PQ, contrast and deep blacks, people still prefer it for its huge area of projection.

This is so true, when i find good content i stop watching it on the smaller screen and make a note to watch it on the projector ( 120 inches epson fullhd with atmos sound)
even the basic content starts to look good, and if the maker has put in effort in cinematography then it's fantastic to watch on a larger screen

 

[ajuvignesh]

This is so true, when i find good content i stop watching it on the smaller screen and make a note to watch it on the projector ( 120 inches epson fullhd with atmos sound)
even the basic content starts to look good, and if the maker has put in effort in cinematography then it's fantastic to watch on a larger screen

Me too. I watch nice contents only on big screen. It gives so much of immersion.

 

[sohels]

@sohels thank you! Your in-depth review, makes me believe more that the C755 is underwhelming, than the Q7N punching above its weight. The C755 should be distinctly better given its spec sheet, and am surprised it is even that close. At under 3L, the 100Q7N is crazy value when you consider everything you need to do to attain a front-projection setup to compete with that.

@jr83 I can see how my observations, as drafted, can lead to your conclusion above. But to clarify - C755 is not underwhelming in the slightest. I've spent more time watching on the C755 since my previous post and there's no doubt that it's a very impressive TV. If one were to take size out of the consideration, say by viewing the 98C755 and 100Q7N side by side, I'm sure the TCL would look noticeably brighter and possibly more punchy, but at significantly higher cost - 2.8L vs 4.4L. I plan to watch some of my favorite scenes on both screens back to back over the coming holidays and will report back on my findings. If at all possible, I'll try to snap photos that capture the differences I'm seeing.

 

[jbgude]

@jr83 I can see how my observations, as drafted, can lead to your conclusion above. But to clarify - C755 is not underwhelming in the slightest. I've spent more time watching on the C755 since my previous post and there's no doubt that it's a very impressive TV. If one were to take size out of the consideration, say by viewing the 98C755 and 100Q7N side by side, I'm sure the TCL would look noticeably brighter and possibly more punchy, but at significantly higher cost - 2.8L vs 4.4L. I plan to watch some of my favorite scenes on both screens back to back over the coming holidays and will report back on my findings. If at all possible, I'll try to snap photos that capture the differences I'm seeing.

Thank you for your insights very interesting. Can you tell me how the" upscaling" is on the Hisense TV with regards to 1080i/P and lower resolution videos like DVDs 720?
Am seriously considering the Hisense, the TCL 755 and the Samsung DU 9000.

 

[Fastdifference]

Can you please share your viewing distance for the Q7N ? Really thinking about pulling the trigger on this.

Any other niggles with this model that you have come across ?

 

[sohels]

Thank you for your insights very interesting. Can you tell me how the" upscaling" is on the Hisense TV with regards to 1080i/P and lower resolution videos like DVDs 720?
Am seriously considering the Hisense, the TCL 755 and the Samsung DU 9000.

I only use the built-in streaming apps (there is no STB) so haven't really tested with interlaced content. I can tell the difference between 1080p and 4K. Cricket via Hotstar and live news via Youtube look fine. With some older westerns, more graininess / noise were noticeable, but turning up Noise Reduction and Digital Noise Reduction to High fixed that.

Can you please share your viewing distance for the Q7N ? Really thinking about pulling the trigger on this.

Any other niggles with this model that you have come across ?

Viewing distance is ~17 feet.

And nope, no major issues - the TV works great. In fact I have held off on upgrading my bedroom JBL 5.1 soundbar (that I use with 75C755) since I prefer watching movies on the 100Q7N in our TV room with Samsung Q950 soundbar - ie not worth the extra spend at this point.

One minor irritant - F1 TV app is not available on Vidaa OS, but I was able to Airplay via my iPhone. Might be a good idea to check if your favorite streaming app is available!

 

[Fastdifference]

Thanks for you reply, I have decided to go with 85incher at this stage. I have 2 X Hisense 65inch E7k pro TVs and I am really happy with their performance.

The confusion right now is between the Hisense Q7N 85 Inch QLED or the C755 Mini LED.

The C755 wins specs wise but is the quality that much more superior ?

Q7n is around 1.75L and C755 is around 2.40L

Not too worried about VIDAA or Android.

 

[Fastdifference]

UPDATE : Been offered Hisense Q7N 85 inch for 1.60L from a local dealer.

Best price on TCL C755 85inch is 2.30L

Can anyone chip in and help me make a purchase?

70k price difference between these two.
Is 70K worth it for Mini Led or as OP has suggested both the tvs have similar performance?

 

[jbgude]

Just remember that you, most likely, will have just ONE TV in a room . The question of " comparing" will not arise.
If you are happy with the picture quality of the Hisense, I would suggest you save your money. If, however, the TCL pic quality is demonstrably better, and you enjoy watching programmes like Planet Earth etc....then go for the better picture!