Hisense 40 Inch 40E5QTUK QLED FHD Smart TV

I bought this TV in February 2026 and have been very impressed with it. I was initially hesitant because Hisense isn't as well known as some of the bigger brands, but it has exceeded my expectations. The picture quality is excellent for a 32-inch TV, with bright colours, sharp detail and a clear, vibrant display. The menu system is straightforward and easy to navigate, and the programme guide is well laid out. The smart TV interface is responsive, with apps loading quickly and streaming services playing smoothly without buffering or dropouts. My only criticism is the sound. Like many ultra-thin TVs, the built-in speakers lack depth and bass. The audio is perfectly adequate for everyday viewing, but if you enjoy films or music, I'd recommend pairing it with a soundbar for a much fuller, richer sound. Overall, this is an excellent value TV with great picture quality, fast smart features and an easy-to-use interface. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it.

Delivered in good time. Excellent, sharp picture and wide range of functions. Simple connection to home WiFi router. Built in Freely great feature. Switched from Freeview as roof aerial needed replacing. TV cost less than aerial fitting! Now have much more reliable signal, a huge bonus.

Great little television. I don’t have an ariel so I have just connected it to the ethernet and access the streaming platforms. Fits really well in small places and doesn’t take up much space. I am personally happy with the picture quality but I don’t think the sound is as good. I ended up getting a sound bar and it is a perfect little package.

This TV is absolutely amazing! Great picture, superb sound, very versatile without an aerial, can be placed anywhere so long as your WiFi can reach. Took about 10 minutes to set up, signing in to various streaming services etc. but was straightforward. Slight lag as you change channel sometimes but I think that's due to it being purely a streaming TV service. I haven't tried it with an aerial or satellite connector as that's not why I got it. For my bedroom it's almost perfect except for one very annoying omission: NO BLUETOOTH! Why they would do this I don't know but it means you have to get a separate Bluetooth transmitter if you want to use wireless headphones with it. I believe most larger models have it built in? But that is it's only disadvantage for me. Other than that, highly recommended.

I bought this TV to replace one in the bedroom. The picture is ok but wouldn't say great. The problems start with the standby light which is in the middle at the bottom. It's bright white and whilst it can be turned off in one of the settings, it springs to life at 5am flashing for about 10 minutes. It's like a lighthouse waking us up. I read that it may be doing some sort of update so switched those off in the settings and disconnected the WiFi but no it still gos off a 5am. I tried covering it with tape but that stops the remote working as it shares the same plastic moulding. Other notes are that once the Freely app is initailised for TV over your WiFi you can't get back to the aerial/Freeview without resetting to the factory defaults and stopping the Freely app from re-installing by another buried menu. Finally the EPG text/font is really small and difficult to read. Not impressed, returning and switching to LG or Samsung as a bit more sorted.

After reading some reviews I purchased a soundbar for this tv. There is no need for a soundbar in my opinion as the tv is very loud. There is a vast amount of sound setting’s to suit personal taste. Very easy to setup the tv and get logged in to all apps. Adding the tv to Apple HomeKit was also easy. I would definitely recommend this tv.

This review is for the supply of model 32E5QTUK I was looking for a small 32 inch TV with good picture and this seemed to fit the bill. First, I will say that the picture and sound are good, and the overall experience with the Vidaa system is good, as is the Freely system (once you log into all your streaming services). But a few issues/gotchas. Most importantly, Plex doesn't work on this TV. I don't know why. All other TVs on my wifi network work fine. All the other TV apps work fine on this TV. But Plex...Nope. Its says it cannot connect to the server. I even manually added the server (with IP address) and that didn't connect either. Seems to be a common issue, but I suggest if Plex is important to you, you look elsewhere as this could affect many Vidaa/HiSense TVs...? I am currently engaging with HiSense customer support althought I have to say all they have suggested so far is to clear the cache and reset the whole TV....! I will update if I have news. This TV doesn't have Bluetooth - I assumed all new TVs did but this doesn't - my fault, but be careful if that's important to you (it was to me, but my fault for not being more careful) I bought this on Amazon. In the description it says the Vesa fitting is 200x200. It isn't - it's 100x200. Luckily I did already check the Hisense website (which stated it's correct Vesa at 100x200) and bought a wall mount that included 100x200 and 200x200. Unfortunately, the description for that wall mount was also incorrect as that didn't have 100x200, but it did have 200x100. I bought another and its all mounted and running now (apart from Plex, see above!). So if you are buying this from a retailer I would suggest double checking the HiSense website for specific features. I think because there are so many size/versions of each model, a lot of retailers (like Amazon) have the specs that might not match the specific version you choose. And I would suggest also doing as much checking as you can for any of the apps you might want that are not the normal everyday streamers like iPlayer, Netflix, Disney etc as it seems like it may not work well with some of them...

Its honestly really great value for the money. Setup was quick, the OS performance is fairly good given the lower spec, some slight lag on heavier apps like Netflix but nothing too bad. Sound is OK, it was a bit too bass heavy out the box even on a low volume, clear though with some changes. Remote is good and nicely has a flat bottom so can stand it up which I miss with others. Smart functionality is as good as any other set I've used. Picture isn't as good as my OLED of course, but is way better than most other panels I've seen at this price point and I don't feel bad if I get relegated to this "lesser" TV.