- “Up to” 8 years of software updates for Hissense TVS
- Only applies to televisions performing the Vidaa Smart TV platform
- Most Hisense televisions sold in the United States use software such as Google TV or Fire TV instead
When you spend large dollars on a new TV – or even small dollars – you want to be sure that your purchase will last: while we tend to change our phones each year or two, most people stay with the same TV for almost a decade. It is therefore great to see Hisense promise to provide eight years of software updates to your televisions.
Somehow.
There is a little ambiguity here, and the announcement is also specific to the televisions of Hisense leading the Vidaa operating system of Hisense. In the United States, most Hisense televisions run other software: where there are currently 11 Vidaa models listed on the Hissense USA site, there are 157 models running Android TV, Fire TV, Google TV or Roku TV.
So what is really promised here, and how is it compared?
What is Hisense “to”?
The news comes via flatpanelshd, but Hisense made its promise at the start of this year in a press release. According to the company, he “establishes a new standard of industry by offering up to eight years of updates for his Smart TV visualization platform”.
This continued to explain that at eight years of updates, it meant:
- Improved security: regular updates protect personal data and maintain the integrity of the platform in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.
- Application compatibility: You can keep streaming services and up -to -date entertainment applications with the latest features and features.
- Performance boost: You will be sure to benefit from new features and refinements that improve your visualization experience over time.
- Longevity and value: The lifespan of your TV will therefore be extended without the need to undergo hardware upgrades.
And everything is fine, but of course, the devil is in detail: the term “update program at 8 years old” was used by the product Vidaa VP Tal Bone, and “at 8 years” is not the same as eight years for everyone.
Hisense is essentially fair when it indicates that it establishes a new standard of industry, because its eight years are longer than the seven years offered by Samsung on its Tizen televisions and the four web upgrades promised by LG (which is essentially equivalent to five years of upgrades if you buy a TV the same year).
But as I mentioned above, there are warnings here: it will apply much more widely in Europe than in the United States, we do not know which sets could obtain less than eight years of updates, and it does not specify whether it applies only to new 2025 televisions or to older models.
However, it is something that we are happy to see the company commit – any improvement to ensure that the intelligent television side of today’s models and the side creating image is welcome.
