Light and shadow, as well as Black Screen ...

The TV was delivered quickly the next day in their original packaging. The packaging was quite tricky, because you - was after the conveyor belts were cut, could remove the carton upwards and Television thus easy to take out. Nevertheless, two people are recommended, since it is something unwieldy.

The installation went smoothly. Fixed feet per second with screws and already a firm stand was guaranteed. The tuning (SAT receipt) has however taken some time. There was no preselection for radio and TV programs instead was all sorted alphabetically. The menu is reasonably clear, the manual might be somewhat more detail. An illustration of the menu structure would probably already help

Several favorite lists are available for quick program selection. Sorting external PC is unfortunately failed so that I have taken over the relevant channels in a favorites list. The integration into WLAN went smoothly, as well as the installation of an HD + card by CI + module. At the same location, I had two Samsung products (Blu-ray player) repeatedly WLAN problems. The Hisense going well and streaming, for example of the ZDF media library was stable. Minimum stuttering (any bandwidth problems) during the first about 20 minutes (every few minutes barely perceptible).

The distance to the TV is with me approximately three and a half meters - poet should, in my opinion, do not sit in front of a 55 inch television - rather one to two feet away For more of a UHD device would otherwise have recommended, as the image but could already be grainy. With the installation of the HD + - module I am pleasantly surprised by the reception power of the built-in SAT receiver, an external HUMAX receiver brings not appreciably better picture only for older or inferior TV broadcasts (Older films despite HD channels) have a fairly high noise (Here the external receiver is slightly better). The setting options (including noise reduction) are very extensive, the basic setting is very good and hardly leaves to be desired. Overall, I would describe as the picture quality good, as was the sound quality. (For the sound settings there are prefabricated profiles or also an individual equalizer settings).

Blu-Ray, including 3-D works fine. Too bad that the glasses from other manufacturers are not compatible (at least the Samsung glasses not).

Songs are also a number of points not as I would have expected it:

System crashes: When direct zapping through the CH + button, you can shoot the TV targeted. Two-, pressed three times quickly, and nothing works (black image or the last channel will continue, but no function on the remote control possible), only remedy for this: (accessible from the front, but not visible in the center) off the main switch and then on again, then it funzt again. Unfortunately, this happens frequently, even during normal switching. Especially when setting up three to four crashes in the evening were normal. An email with the service was answered within a few hours: .. error known you working on a new FW Man has promised me to let me know immediately when the new FW is available. I can not wait (and hope it comes soon what) .. (the TV is automatically switched Update A look at times whether he performs automatically ...

EPG with no real function. There are very few channels are displayed in the overview of the current program data (mostly just the program that is currently selected). Only when another station selection, the appropriate program preview and content becomes visible. Additional information can be displayed easily via online access, the menu structure here is quite confusing.

Channel-list function: Here a small window opens As with EPG, but only with the channel number (or favorite number), the channel identifier (eg, the first) and the track currently playing. The title will not be displayed until after you select the channel.

Recording and playback feature: connect a hard disk again without any problems. It will also be on the hard drive (included with an external satellite receiver films recognized, but they can not be reproduced. This obviously operate the player does not really. A recording / time-shifted television, I have unfortunately not hinbekommen
Streaming from a hard drive via WLAN is not working. About my Blu-Ray player I can on a hard drive with my movie collection to access. With the TV I have the hard drive in the WLAN can not be found

Conclusion: picture and sound good (four out of five stars), service okay, (three out of five stars), functions and performance improvement (one out of five stars, any problems in the use of external devices).
As an overall judgment I forgive three out of five stars. If the patch is provided quickly, and then the functions are guaranteed stable, I would say: four stars.