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You won't find "decent" built-in sound. It all sounds like shit.

For something easy, samsung tv's paired with samsung soundbars. Once hooked up, they act as one unit with the tv remote. Once you set it up, that's all that will need to be done.

Honestly it would be easier with a roku box vice the "smart" part of tv. Their UI's are typically terrible, especially for the olds.

If they also have cable, all they have to do is change the input. If they're going with something like YoutubeTV or Hulu Live TV, then no need to switch inputs at all. (And the roku remote will turn the tv on/off and sound up/down just fine, so still only 1 remote needed.

 

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On 12/7/2024 at 10:00 AM, thunderlounge said:

Well, fuck. Got a dead pixel in the middle top center. Guess it’s warranty time. Furk. 

Dude you fucking cursed me. I have the Hisense short throw. Dead pixel top center as of Sunday. I bought it off of Amazon in 2022. Probably not under warranty any longer. 

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Well fuck, that sucks the fat one.

I’m not real sure how to truly describe mine. It’s not “technically” dead as in “not lit up”, but it’s more a group of pixels still rgb and not mixed. Far enough back it looks like a big white pixel.

So dead in operation.

Thankfully not even a year into 4 years of coverage. (2 standard, 2 added at purchase, and feeling better about adding on now.)

 

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The first stuck pixel showed up in mid December, about 3 months shy of 3 years. A couple of weeks later, a second stuck pixel showed up. Last night, a 3rd. What the funk is going on Hisense? Based on Google search results, I'm nearly certain they're going to tell me that I'm SOL because I bought it off of Amazon, which they consider an unauthorized dealer. 

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11 hours ago, thunderlounge said:

I’m still waiting on my replacement. 😠

Did they commit to sending one?

I decided to get off of my ass and email Hisense today. It would be pretty miraculous if they decided to do anything but I figure I should try. Doesn't seem cool to not stand behind a failing product that cost 3400 bucks 3 years into its lifecycle. 

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1 minute ago, Baboontyme said:

Did they commit to sending one?

I decided to get off of my ass and email Hisense today. It would be pretty miraculous if they decided to do anything but I figure I should try. Doesn't seem cool to not stand behind a failing product that cost 3400 bucks 3 years into its lifecycle. 


They did. About 4 weeks ago they said it would be 4-6 weeks.

I’m thinking of hitting them up again next week. Get a status and prod them along a bit. 

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And now a 4th dead pixel. What in the hell. 

I submitted a ticket through Hisense's contact us form on Tuesday, it wasn't really an email. I have not heard anything and I did not get a confirmation email or anything so now I'm wondering if it even went through. I guess I'll follow up. 

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Looks like I’ll be following up too.

 

Switching gears…

Damn. You never notice how much shit out there has deep, booming bass until you get a decent setup.

Murder porn, cheerios commercial, whatever. 
 

I mean, really? 
 

Also reminds me I need to pick up those svs isolation feet. 

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On 1/24/2025 at 6:10 PM, thunderlounge said:

Looks like I’ll be following up too.

 

Switching gears…

Damn. You never notice how much shit out there has deep, booming bass until you get a decent setup.

Murder porn, cheerios commercial, whatever. 
 

I mean, really? 
 

Also reminds me I need to pick up those svs isolation feet. 

The isolation feet work really well.  I've got them on my SB-16 Ultra

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On 1/21/2025 at 9:52 PM, thunderlounge said:


They did. About 4 weeks ago they said it would be 4-6 weeks.

I’m thinking of hitting them up again next week. Get a status and prod them along a bit. 

I had a dead line of pixels on my Hisense a few years ago.  They were very responsive and, after a few weeks, I got a replacement.  But before that, they sent someone out to take a hammer to the screen of the old one so there was no chance of it being resold.  It was a process, but I got it replaced.

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