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If you set aside their screens, TVs are kind of boring. Most of the time, you know what to expect: gray-and-black panels attached to a pair of pointy-shaped feet. That’s been the design standard since I started testing TVs over a decade ago.This formulaic approach is exactly why I’m intrigued to see a brand like Hisense crumpling up the predictable playbook for its newest TV. It’s an affordable, offbeat QLED dubbed the Hisense Deco TV (or Déco, to be precise).In a sea of garden-variety, gray-colored rectangles on sale at Amazon during Prime Day, this breezy, artful little number caught my eye. It’s precisely the sort of TV I can see people placing in a dorm, a cozy studio apartment or a colorful, neon-soaked bedroom. Even more intriguing is its price: Right now, the 43-inch Hisense Deco TV is just $299 at Amazon for Prime Day.shop all Prime Day deals at AmazonThe Deco TV's design is destined to garner double-takes. In an era of straight lines and shrinking bezels, its round, cherub-like visage is the Bouba to the modern TV's Kiki.Sure, some folks might not be too keen on the Deco TV's bubbly personality. But, to these jaded, TV-testing eyes, I see a TV that might exist in the retro-futuristic dwellings of Kubrick's "A Clockwork Orange."In a room with contrasting décor — warm wood tones, vintage furniture and such — the Deco TV takes on a form that fashion-forward folks might call a statement piece. In a colorful, neon-lit bedroom with a baddie-style aesthetic, it fits right in.
