Hisense 40-Inch Class H4 Series LED Roku Smart TV with Alexa Compatibility (40H4F, 2020 Model)

I didn't know exactly what a "Roku TV" was, and I had never heard of the Hisense brand. It was very inexpensive - around $240 - so I went for it. We are delighted! It works beautifully with our cable box and our DVD player, and it works as a Roku on its own, so you don't need an add-on. We can still use the cable remote to control it, too, which is amazing. Picture quality is great, sound is great.

So I've read a lot of reviews about the TV not working with Alexa and people having to pay for it. I thought I'd maybe help clear up the confusion as your friendly neighborhood IT person after I leave my review. **I have absolutely no affiliation with Roku.** Review: Easy set up of the TV. Moderate difficulty set up for Alexa if you are not familiar with Alexa skills. Very fast menu. Easiest set up I've done to reconnect my netflix, hulu, etc. I do not subscribe to Roku services what so ever. Absolutely seemless transition from our old TV that our toddler decided he did not like. Additionally, the picture and sound quality are excellent. The homescreen is entirely customizeable which is fantastic! There are themes available also, but I believe those are for purchase. I haven't attempted those yet though. Overall, worth the price by far. Will likely by another. The vendor shipped very quickly. Highly impressed. Our postal carriers are the real MVPs. Roku does not require a subscription. The browser set up is far more straight forward with opting out than signing up on the tv you have purchased. I highly recommend you sign up via browser before beginning set up of the TV. ALEXA SET UP Again, this TV does not have alexa built in. You will need an echo, echo dot, etc for it. They are like $15-30 max. 1. Once you have your echo set up on your phone click on the "home tab" then select "Browse skills" 2. Click the magnifying class search button at the top and search for "roku"; select the app with the bubble that has "Roku" in purple text 3. Click Enable to Use. A browser tab will open. Click "Accept and Continue" 4. You'll need to sign into your Roku account if it doesn't automatically sign you in. 5. It will find the TV you set up. Click "Link to Alexa App" 6. It will ask you to autolink new Roku Devices. Select your preference. 7. Click "continue to alexa app" 8. It will say "your roku accont has been successfully linked". Click close. 9. It will search for your TV and can take a few minutes. After that you are all set to begin using voice commands. 10. On your TV sign in with your account info you just set up, it will give you a pin. Go back to your browser 11. Enter the pin that was on the TV. 12. Continue on through your preferences. You do not have to subscribe to channels or enter into a subscription. it will ask you to set up a payment, but you will not be charged anything at anytime unless you opt in. May the odds be ever in your favor. xx - Your friendly neighborhood IT person

Came delivered in great condition. Quality and all is great. BUT! Buyer beware of a possible scam. I Was having a bit of an issue setting the tv up with my cable service and noticed that there was a number on the tv to call for assistance. I called the number and spoken to a guy by the name of “James” no last name given. He kept telling me that I needed to send an invoice of $100 via email payment in order to have tv services through the Roku app. I explained to him that I already had cable services and that’s all I wanted. An hour goes by of us going back and forth about why I don’t need this $100 Roku plan he’s trying to convince me to buy. While having someone work with me to get the tv and cable going we finally got it up and running(minus sending over the $100 payment I told to send). Again, BUYER BEWARE. Don’t need fall for this scam and try you best to figure it out or cable your local came service. Whatever you do DO NOT call the “customer service” number that it comes with.

My notes on the Hisense 40H4F/40H4+: First off, I've seen several negative reviews by users complaining they had to pay for a Roku subscription or activation fee when setting up their TVs. Sadly, those people were scammed! There is even a page on Roku's site called "How do I protect myself from activation and technical support scams?" that explains this. If you need to create your Roku account and don't wish to get scammed, simply browse directly to roku.com- don't just blindly click the first Roku-related thing that pops up in search results. ONLY go to roku.com to create your account! We had trouble with this TV's Internet connection: Even though the WiFi signal was strong, the actual Internet connection speed was very slow. We often couldn't even download or open Roku apps, let alone actually watch something. When running the Connection Test under Network Settings, the "Internet Connection" step would either fail completely or report that the download speed was too slow for streaming. I have an ASUS-based wi-fi network in my home, and after doing some research I learned that a few of ASUS's default settings are known to cause problems with some streaming devices. In my router's settings, I went to Wireless > Professional and disabled the following settings for all three bands (you have to select each band and disable the same settings for each one): Airtime Fairness, Multi-user MIMO, 802.11ac Beamforming, and Universal Beamforming. After all the settings were applied, our Hisense TV gets perfectly acceptable download speeds (~30Mbps the last time I checked, whereas before this change, the highest I'd ever seen it was 3- and that's when it worked at all.) Finally, mounting weirdness: Before I bought this TV I am sure I had seen information saying that the TV used M4 mounting screws, but I am unable to find this info online now; it's possible Hisense or Amazon corrected this detail. Strangely, while the television actually requires the thicker M6 screws as currently listed in the spec sheet you can download from Hisense, the box included a bag of too-skinny M4 screws instead! (I wonder if earlier versions of this TV used the smaller screws?) In any case, I had to use the M6 screws that came with my TV mount, so be warned. Also, note that the mounting configuration is in the 100x200 formation, meaning the mounting hardware needs to be able to accommodate a rectangle formation that is 10cm across and 20cm down. Mounts that only allow for perfect square formations will not work. (It depends on where the screw holes are.) Also, when buying a mount, make sure you get one that includes M6 screws. I purchased the "PERLESMITH Universal Swivel TV Stand-Table Top TV Stand" from Amazon and it both supported the 100x200 formation and included enough screws to mount the TV.

I love it and easy to setup

Last year, I dropped DirecTv and switched to HULU streaming. This was a replacement tv for my 39" one. I had a ROKU box on both of my tvs already but the box for this one was an older model and wouldn't work with HULU. Since this comes with ROKU, it is a nice addition. The old tv was still good so I gave the it to a friend. Once all the setup was done and I started testing all the channels, etc. The picture was okay but not great - slightly blurry. My son said the Wi-Fi signal from the router was not strong enough being 3 rooms away. I was able to buy a Wi-Fi Range extender and set it to sync it to the Wi-Fi and then plug it in a receptacle closer to the tv. That made all the difference. Now the picture is nice and clear. If you have the same problem with the tv, there's a solution.

At first it was great but after about a month it started freezing and a line appeared in the middle of the tv. I ordered three all together, two of which were 32" and have no issues. The manufacturer is fixing it for us or giving us a new one. Waiting on the return now actually. Other then that no issues. Very good quality.

Purchased this TV for my 16 year old daughter a few months back. She is very happy with the TV and loves that her most loved apps like Netflix & Amazon are built in. Picture is good out of the box and no changes had to be made. The set up is super easy! Seriously a 5 year old could do it! The remote is very user friendly as well. The sound quality is decent. I have a Vizio that’s at least 10 years old, so to me the sound on this TV is very good. You can always add a surround sound speaker if you love the more theatre quality sound. For the price, this TV cannot be beat! I would purchase it again for sure!