Hisense R43A7200UK Roku 43 Inch Smart 4K Ultra HD HDR LED TV Freeview HD (Renewed)

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Just like the first UK Roku TV, the Hisense Roku TV (2021) is sold exclusively through Argos. For this review, I was sent the 50in model, which is probably the ideal size to buy for most living rooms. The other sizes available are a 43in screen, a 55in set and a hulking 65in unit. Not much, if anything, has changed in terms of the panel technology: the 4K/UHD (3,840 x 2,160) panels are VA-type LCD LED direct-lit and have a 60Hz refresh rate. Set-up is straightforward – once you’ve located the set-up menus, anyway. They’re clear and uncomplicated, which isn't always the case. It’s possible to tinker around the edges of the way the Hisense does its thing, but in truth there’s not a whole lot of meaningful changes to be made to the way the A7200G delivers images or sound. The six presets for ‘picture mode’, for example, basically alter colour temperature a little. Being offered the option to set ‘dialogue clarity’ to ‘low’ is quite amusing, though, admittedly. It'd be a fun challenge to watch a Christopher Nolan movie with that setting, if nothing else. Accessibility options cover language selection, subtitles, hard-of-hearing settings and audio description. There’s no zoom function (no, not that one) – the fonts used are with accessibility in mind – and Roku has told me it’s working with Digital UK to enable the Accessibility Guide on Freeview Channel 555.

Hisense R43A7200UK Roku 43 Inch Smart 4K Ultra HD HDR LED TV

So far, so very agreeable indeed. And as an upscaler, at least of Full HD 1080p content, the Hisense is no slouch either. Edges lose a little positivity, there’s a general softening of the overall images and detail levels take a turn for the worse too, but these compromises are in line with those demanded by much more expensive televisions doing the same work. And the A7200G’s control of tight, complicated patterns in content like this is, if anything, even more impressive than before. Movement can make the Hisense betray how hard it’s working, but it doesn’t render the images unwatchable. The sound quality of the R50B7120UK was a surprise, but the sound from the 50A7200GTUK’s 2 x 8W speakers is a step down – despite being the same configuration. The best soundbars for small TVs can bring you big sound from a compact unit and make speech clearerHD sources are managed with more finesse. There’s better definition to textures and faces, finer levels of sharpness, and colours are depicted with more volume, clarity and in a pleasingly natural way – not a trait I normally associate with Hisense’s more saturated output. At 9.8kg, it’s slightly heavier and measures at 1116 x 648 x 82mm (without the stand) – so again, very similar. Feet are stationed out wide, and assembly means slotting them in and tightening the screws. Getting to the TV’s start menu takes minutes once the TV has been registered. If you have provided us with a mobile telephone number, our large screen couriers will send a text message or call you to confirm the day of delivery. As far as set-up goes, the Hisense menus are a) very brief and b) don’t have all that much impact on the picture or sound you take receipt of. It’s possible to make fairly fundamental changes to colour temperature this way, but in all honesty the rest of the settings only fiddle around the edges of the A7200G performance. Still, this compares favourably with Philips, which wants you to invest the best part of your day in setting up your TV. You can’t expect fireworks in the design department when you’re paying this sort of money for a television. Really, the best you can hope for is a bit of discretion – and, happily, that’s just what Hisense has delivered.

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This message will show when the TV is not receiving a signal, either through the aerial or an external device connected. This is a 4K TV, right? So it seems obvious that it will look its best when served some native 4K content to display – and that holds true here. No matter if you feed the A7200G the good stuff from a 4K Blu-ray player or via Netflix, it is capable of delivering very watchable images indeed. The Roku does a fine job of upscaling 1080p content to 4K without too much noise but 720p sources and below can look pretty messy, with a noticeable degree of blooming around objects. Hisense Roku TV (2021) review: HDR performanceIf you’re hoping to find a visual or tactile indication of how Hisense has delivered such a big, well-specified TV for so little money, they’re few and far between where design is concerned. An all-in weight of seven kilos means the R50A7200GTUK is easy enough to wall-mount. But a depth of 85mm (to accompany height of 564mm and width of 969mm) means it will protrude an unfashionable distance from the wall it’s mounted on. If anything makes the A7200G look like a budget-conscious option, it’s the unglamorous depth of its cabinet. Step down in quality just a little with a 4K stream via Netflix and the fundamental story is the same. Most of the good stuff – detail levels, absence of noise, facility with edge definition and the subtleties of texture – is carried over intact. Even the drop-off in motion control is mild. Control is available via the remote control handset or the Roku mobile app. The remote control doesn’t feel all that expensive (hardly a surprise) but it’s not the ergonomic disaster it might have been. It’s quite sensibly laid out, and direct buttons for Netflix and Freeview Play are very welcome. They’re certainly more useful than the direct buttons for Rakuten TV or Spotify, anyhow. The B7120UK offered an enjoyable performance, although it had a few weak spots in my estimation – namely HDR brightness and SD upscaling. Little seems to have been changed in that respect, but that’s no bad thing. The Hisense R50A7200GTUK Roku TV remains an impressive performer for the price.

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The Hisense Roku A7200G – or Hisense R50A7200GTUK Roku TV to give its longwinded model name – went on sale in early 2021.

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Viewed from the head-on (which, let’s be honest, is how you’ll look at it for the vast majority of the time), the Hisense is anonymous in an entirely positive way. The top, left and right bezels are very slim and smooth, while the broader strip along the bottom (which carries both ‘Hisense’ and ‘Roku TV’ logos) is equally well integrated. More than a Smart TV, stream 150,000+ movies and TV episodes across a range of apps such as Netflix, Now TV, BT Sport, Apple TV, Spotify, The Roku Channel and Freeview Play. Enjoy every detail in stunning 4K HDR offering 4x more pixels than Full HD, as well as a rich and immersive audio experience with DTS Studio Sound for enhanced bass and clearer vocals. A simple home screen, easy-to-use remote, fast & easy search, and automatic software updates, the Hisense Roku TV is simple to use and easy to love.

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The 4K Blu-ray of Once Upon A Time… in Hollywood produces a sense of naturalism with skin tones that are both varied and well conveyed. Brad Pitt’s complexion isn’t as ruddy as I remember it on the B7120UK. In fact, the A7200G’s images strike me as less punchy overall. When the the first Roku TV in the form of the Hisense Roku B7120UK arrived, it instantly marked itself out as one of the best cheap TVs on the market. A vintage daytime TV broadcast of some 4:3 material from the ’80s, by contrast, manages to be both soft and edgy at the same time, is short of detail and shorter still where motion control is concerned. Hisense A7200G review: Sound quality Anything less information-rich than this can cause the A7200G authentic problems, mind you. If you want to watch daytime TV reruns of 80s detective dramas, that’s your business, but the Hisense isn’t about to maximise your enjoyment. Low-res content looks soft, indistinct and smeary – and that’s before there’s been any on-screen movement. The two simple ‘boomerang’ feet on which the Hisense stands are similarly pragmatic. Each is held in place by a couple of screws, each is nothing much to look at or touch – but each does what it needs to do without fuss and without drawing attention to themselves.Manufacturer Refurbished - Includes Stand, Remote control, User manual and Power lead. Non-essential accessories (cables, adapters etc.) may NOT be supplied. The panel technology in Hisense’s 2021 Roku TVs appears unchanged since last year. This TV still has a VA-type LCD panel that uses direct LED lighting without local dimming, as is the case for many cheap LCD TVs on the market. Being a VA (vertical alignment) panel, it does not have the wide viewing angles of an IPS equivalent. Hisense states that this panel has 176-degree viewing angles, but I’d recommend watching it straight-on. Sit off to an angle and you’ll notice a significant drop-off in picture brightness and colour vibrancy. And if the Hisense A7200G range is anything to go by, it’s business as usual for 2021. The formula hasn’t changed in the slightest – on-paper specification, which includes 4K HDR and Roku's smart TV interface, seems to punch well above the asking price. But while there’s nothing luxurious about the way the plastics used in the Hisense’s construction, neither is there anything about the way it’s all put together that sets alarm bells ringing. Build quality is reassuring here. With some HDR-assisted content delivered by a 4K Blu-ray player, the Hisense really makes the most of its specification. Colours are natural and convincing, and they’re decently wide-ranging – certainly there’s plenty of variation in skin-tones to enjoy here.