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Model Decoder

What does that model number actually say?

The same TV can carry a different number by size, year and country. Paste one and we look for the exact model in the catalog first, then read the number part by part. Anything we cannot read is marked unknown.

Step 1

Exact match in the catalog

Hisense Hisense UR8 RGB Mini LED

Hisense · 2026 · RGB Mini LED

UR8 RGB Mini LED

55 · 65 · 75 · 85 · 100″

55-inch

$1,299

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Found it

55UR8SG

Hisense Hisense UR8 RGB Mini LED, 55-inch.

Step 2

Reading the number

  1. 5501 Size
  2. UR802 Series
  3. SG03 Variant
Size
55-inch class
55
Series
UR8 series
UR8
Variant
Market or production variant
SG
Brand
Hisense
Screen size
55-inch class
Series
UR8
Model year
Not in the number
Region
Not in the number

This reading uses the maker’s usual naming pattern and can be wrong, because makers change schemes and some numbers carry retailer or factory codes. A catalog match above is exact, and a pattern reading is not.

Where to find your model number

The number on the box and the label on the back of the TV is the most reliable. Settings menus usually list it too, often under support or about this TV.

  • Brand and family

    Letters at the start often show the brand family or the panel type.

  • Size

    Two or three digits usually give the screen size in inches. Some makers round to a size class.

  • Series and year

    The middle of the number names the series, and many makers put the model year in a letter or digit.

  • Region

    The ending often marks a country or retailer variant. Two numbers can be the same TV sold in different places.