4K Android TV for a reasonable price

by coolsheep769

So I had a Hisense 58" 4k Android TV I absolutely loved that was bootlooping today, so I promptly returned it, got my refund, and was talked into getting a Roku one instead since apparently this model was notorious for "motherboard issues". It was $350,

This was easily the biggest mistake I've made in my life.

The thing has, as far as I can tell, no semblance of HDR, no Dolby anything, was Roku (which is awful compared to the Android TV interface, and doesn't play quite as nicely with my Google Home stuff), and worst of all, has no UHD upscaling, so needless to say, I'm returning that thing first thing tomorrow.

My question is then- where do people find Android TVs? I've checked the apps/websites of Newegg, Walmart, Best Buy, and Costco (where I got the 2 I've been through so far), and there aren't any nice search options for it, and I usually only find one or two, and they cost thousands of dollars.

As of right now my options seem to be rolling the dice with another of those Hisense 58" ones that have everything I want for cheap but are allegedly notorious for hardware issues, or I can try to find something else in a reasonable price range, which is proving difficult. I don't need the Samsung super ultra mega giga maximum color type stuff, but at least HDR and UHD upscaling so I don't hate myself when I watch non-4k content lol. Has anyone been shopping around for these recently and have recommendations?

Ep1c1nCoGn1tO

Get a Nvidea Shield / Mi Box S/3 with a dumb plain 4K display. That is fool proof and will ensure quality with support as well.

Android Televisions are not worth it. A separate device is cheaper and has far better specs.

Teethpasta

The only real resource is rtings.com it's an amazing place but sadly the only of its kind.

Trwlg

Using a Philips with android tv and im very content with it ;) 4k - 100hz but NO native HDR on the panel

TechFreeze

Best Buy has the 65” Sony X750F for $899 right now 55” for $749

horizonrave

sorry guys, but any good quality screen with 4k/HDR and so on.. they're all smart.

I can't imagine anyone producing a good quality screen TV and not putting any smart software in it, they simply can't, it's what is expected demanded by default. Isn't it??? Thanks :)

raptor75mlt

How about an LG 4k hdr tv and a chromecast ultra?

WasedaWalker

Walmart has a 4K Android TV from Philips for $400

AKTheCrusher

Do you guys get Philips TV's in the states? I have a 55" with 4K, HDR-10, Android TV 8 and tri-sided Ambilight. Great TV, can't say that I fault it for anything, except for some irritating audio lag through HDMI ARC with a Sony soundbar system. But that might be the soundbar.

ThisGuy_2018

Best Buy & Amazon have both started carrying the new 2019 Hisense H8F series Android TVs 55” is $499.99, and 65” is $699.99. It supports HDR & Dolby vision. Rtings.com will be reviewing them soon.

nzolo

I'm super happy with the 58" Hisense. It has literally everything you'd want except OLED for an unbelievable price. I suspect Hisense is trying to corner the value market before everyone else does as QLED/OLED's come down in price.

I would say it's worth rolling the dice on one again. That's basically the advantage of a costco membership, you can roll the dice on bang for buck deals like this where the only downside (lemons) is made up for by the costco membership itself. Plus that warranty! The guys at returns might see a bunch more of these but in the real world you're talking about like 2% vs 1% lemon rates between models. You just got unlucky I think and I doubt lightning will strike twice.