Hisense E7 Cinema Series 85E7SF 85"

An 85-inch Mini-LED with best-in-class HDR for under a grand. Bring your own soundbar.

The HDR performance genuinely surprised us. 99th percentile means this thing is best-in-class right now, hanging with sets that cost three or four times as much. The Mini-LED backlight with FALD does real work here, and Dolby Vision IQ plus HDR10+ Adaptive means it adjusts to your room lighting without you touching a setting. Gaming is solid at 74th percentile, and the native 144Hz panel with AMD FreeSync Premium is the real deal for tear-free play. But the audio sits at 52th percentile, dead average, and the smart platform at 36th percentile is a weak spot. Fire TV is fine, but it's cluttered and ad-heavy compared to Roku or Google TV.

The Samsung QN990F and Sony BRAVIA 5 are the obvious premium rivals, but they cost way more and mostly win on processing and smart features, not raw HDR punch. The TCL QM8K Series is the closest real competitor, and it's a toss-up on picture quality, but TCL's Google TV is cleaner than Fire TV. The LG OLED G3 is a different beast entirely, perfect blacks and infinite contrast, but you're paying OLED money and giving up the sheer size and brightness this Hisense delivers for the price.

At $900 USD, this is a steal for an 85-inch Mini-LED with top-tier HDR. You're getting flagship-level brightness and contrast for less than half what Samsung or Sony charge. If you care about picture quality per dollar, this is one of the best deals on the market right now.

The Hisense E7 Cinema Series 85E7SF is a massive 85-inch Mini-LED TV that punches way above its price class on HDR performance. It's sitting in the 99th percentile for HDR, which is wild for a set that costs around $900 USD. The one thing to know: this is a big-screen value play that nails bright, punchy HDR and smooth gaming, but it's not going to win any awards for smart TV polish or audio.

If you want a clean, fast smart TV experience or top-tier built-in audio, this isn't it. Go grab a TCL QM8K for Google TV or a Roku Pro Series for the cleanest interface. And if you're after perfect blacks and don't mind paying for it, the LG OLED G3 is the better pick.

Buy this if you want a huge, bright, HDR monster without spending a fortune. The Hisense E7 85E7SF delivers flagship-level HDR and smooth 144Hz gaming at a price that makes premium brands look silly. Just budget for a soundbar and accept that Fire TV is the price you pay for the savings.