Hisense 75-Inch Roku 8K TV Seen on Amazon for Post-Christmas Delivery

Hisense’s 75-inch 8K Roku TV, introduced in May (see 2105050058), is finally due to ship soon, emailed Hisense, but it won’t be available in time for Christmas if purchased from Amazon. At Amazon Wednesday, the 75-inch U800GR, part of Hisense’s ULED series, was available for purchase for $2,399.99, with “free inside entryway delivery” as early as Dec. 30. Best Buy was the other retailer Hisense gave on its website as a purchase source for the TV, but bestbuy.com said the TV was “unavailable nearby." Best Buy listed the U800GR at $2,699 with a “price match guarantee”; Amazon was a qualifying online retailer for price matching. The 75-inch TV had two questions from shoppers at bestbuy.com. One customer asking about availability was referred by a Hisense product expert to Best Buy. In response to the other question, whether the TV has an ATSC 3.0 tuner, the Hisense product expert said “ATSC 3.0 will not be available until mid 2022,” and “no models currently support this tuner.” Best Buy showed a financing option of $112.50 for 24 months. Though there was no cart option for purchase, the e-tailer gave Best Buy’s extended holiday return period: “When purchased now through Jan. 2, you can return this item anytime until Jan. 16.” The U800GR series has Dolby Atmos and Vision, up to 1,000 nits peak brightness, an 8K upscaler, 180 local dimming zones and Hisense’s 480 Motion Rate, 120Hz panel and low-latency mode for gamers.