Watching sports on the big screens of Hisense TVs is always a great delight. While watching your favorite matches, you should enable sports mode on your Hisense TV if you would like to experience it in the most lively way. Sports mode is available on all the latest Hisense Smart TVs in the mid and high-end segments. This mode works for matches on live TV broadcasts, streaming platforms, and HDMI sources.
If you want to have a clear idea about the use of Hisense TV sports and how to access it, go through this guide.
What Sports Mode Does on Hisense TVs?
In simple words, Sports mode improves the visual and audio clarity of Hisense TVs in a way that is apt for streaming sports content exclusively. Upon enabling this mode, the TV will automatically customize the visual tone. It calibrates brightness & contrast to highlight each image and increases image depth. Also, the Hisense TV refresh rate is adjusted to capture each movement of the players accurately and display them smoothly without motion blur.
What makes sports mode stand out and suitable for watching sports is that you can’t get its accuracy and liveliness on another mode or preset on Hisense TVs. Only sports mode will give the experience of watching the match live at its venue.
How to Turn ON Sports Mode on Hisense Smart TVs
Some Hisense TV models offer sports mode as a standout option. On such models, even the audio calibrations change in a sports-suitable way. On the other OS models, it is given as a display preset. In the upcoming headings, I have provided a way to enable Hisense TV sports mode on its different OS versions.
Hisense Android/Google TV
- Select the Settings option on the Home screen.
- Scroll down to the System option and select it.
- At the bottom of the System section, you can locate the Sports mode option.
- Enable its toggle key, and the Hisense Android/Google TV’s Sports mode will be activated.
Hisense VIDAA TV
The latest Hisense VIDAA TVs of the U6K series & above have the AI Sports mode, offering an enhanced viewing experience exclusively for sports. All you have to do is enable the Sports Mode Auto Detection feature once so that your Hisense TV picture settings and sound settings can be automatically adjusted when sports content is detected. Here’s how to do it.
- Select the System option within the Settings menu.
- Then, navigate to Advanced Settings.
- Locate the Sports Mode Auto Detection and turn ON the option to finish the task.
Apart from the AI Sports mode, you can also choose the Sports preset by selecting Picture Settings → Picture Mode from Settings to make Hisense VIDAA TVs fall into sports mode.
Hisense Xumo TV
- Press the Cogwheel button on the remote control and launch the Quick Settings menu on-screen.
- Select the Picture and Sound option and choose the Sports option from the available modes. Now, your Hisense Xumo TV has entered into sports mode.
Hisense Fire TV
- Press the remote’s Settings button, and a side menu will appear.
- In that, select the Picture option.
- Select the Sport preset and get your Hisense Fire TV’s display apt for sports streaming.
Hisense Roku TV
- Get into the Picture settings option on the TV Settings of your Hisense Roku TV.
- Click on Picture mode and scroll through the available presets.
- Choose Sports mode and activate it.
Alternate Ways to Enable Sports Mode on Hisense TVs
Apart from the remote control, you can also use the remote app and voice assistant paired with your Hisense TV to turn ON Sports mode. Learn to know how by referring to the following points.
Hisense TV Remote App
- Open the RemoteNOW app [Play Store | App Store], which you have already set up with the Hisense TV.
- Tap the Personal Center tab on the bottom and select the Picture Setting option on the next screen.
- Then, choose Picture Mode and select the Sports preset to enable Sports mode on Hisense TVs remotely without accessing the on-screen menu.
Note: You can also enable Sports mode through the on-screen options using the Hisense TV remote app by accessing the navigation buttons on the remote interface.
Voice Assistant
- Provoke the connected voice assistant, either Google Assistant/Alexa, on your Hisense TV by saying, ” Hey, Alexa/Google.”
- When it starts listening, give the command “Change to Sports mode,” and the TV will switch to game mode upon recognizing the instruction in no time.
For your Information! It is possible to customize picture aspects, like brightness, contrast, etc., and sound parameters, such as Surround Sound, Bass, and Treble, even after you choose Sports mode as a preset option.
Customize Hisense TV Sports Mode to Match Particular Sports
Besides the adjustments, the sports mode makes for visuals and sound effects on Hisense TVs by matching all the categories of sports, presets are also available for particular sports in higher-end models. For example, you can go to Picture mode settings and choose the Football preset. Thereafter, the TV visual aspects will change in a way that is appropriate for football matches.
Moreover, you can access Sound settings on your Hisense TV and choose preset audio modes specifically given for Motorsports, Football, and Tennis, if available, to experience the minute realistic details in sound effects of that particular sport.
How to Turn OFF Sports Mode on Hisense TVs
You have to navigate through the same option you hovered over to enable Sports mode on your respective Hisense TV model to turn it off, too. On Hisense Android/Google TV, disable the Sports mode’s toggle key. On Hisense TVs with the VIDAA, Xumo, Fire & Roku OS, change the picture mode from Sports to Standard. Likewise, turn off the Sports Mode Auto Detection option if available.
Tips to Make Best Use of Hisense TV Sports Mode
- Connect a soundbar to the Hisense TV to enhance regular audio capability and enjoy grand sports events with the stadium effect.
- Keep the Sports mode or the preset in the default aspect customization as far as possible. Also, prefer to utilize the AI Sports mode always if available.
- Set up 4K mode on Hisense TV to watch sports matches with more detailing. If your Hisense TV offers HDR mode, enable it without fail and select its Sports preset rather than the TV’s default sports mode.
- Increase Motion enhancement while streaming sports with rapid movements.
Sports Mode on Hisense TV Not Working – Quick Fixes
- If the Sports mode option is greyed out or not enabled, restart your Hisense TV once to clear up bugs/glitches and get the option back.
- Update your Hisense TV if it has old firmware and help sports mode’s error-free functioning.
- If you experience lags, consider disabling Motion enhancement and turning on game mode on your Hisense TV for a while.
- Suppose the quality of visuals is poor in sports mode, turn off the energy saver on your Hisense TV or any other active power-consumption options. Check the original resolution of the content or connect the 4K HDMI cable as well.
- If a particular color is dominating, access the Picture settings and calibrate it according to your requirements.
- When you have an audio delay, ensure the connected audio device is configured properly. Otherwise, power cycle the TV as a try or make adjustments in the audio delay setting.
FAQ
Set your Hisense TV ambiance to dark or dim lighting while watching matches in sports mode. Maintain 7 to 10 meter distance to prevent eye strain and have bias lighting behind the TV if possible.
No, the simple difference is that game mode is for playing games, and sports is for watching sports content on Hisense TV.
If the Hisense TV sports mode lacks the visual or audio preset of a particular sport, it is possible to create your own preset and enable it at any time.
Yes, you can watch any content on Hisense TV in sports mode. However, due to the mode’s nature of presenting everything with detail, the visuals of normal content might look unrealistic, and the audio output might lack originality. Moreover, your Hisense TV will consume more power due to the high processing speed the sport mode requires.
No, the option only gives easy access to live and upcoming sports matches across different platforms available on your Hisense Roku TV, and it doesn’t enable sports mode.
