Hisense is joining in the trend towards CES pre-announcements, unveiling what will be its flagship laser TV for 2025. It’s called the Hisense L9Q TriChroma Laser TV, and it’s an update to last year’s L9 laser TV model.
The improvements are all about being bigger and better, with image projection of up to 150-inches instead of 120-inches, and more powerful Dolby Atmos speakers being some of the main enhancements.
Hisense’s laser TVs are ultra-short-throw projectors that feature a few tweaks to make them work more like traditional televisions do. For instance, whereas most projectors don’t have a smart TV operating system, Hisense’s Laser TVs come with Google TV, which provides access to various streaming apps. In addition, it also features an ATSC 3.0 tuner for regular broadcast content.
In addition, the Hisense L9Q comes with a specialised Ambient Light Rejection screen that’s available in five sizes – 100, 110, 120, 136 and 150-inches. This ALR screen helps to boost the brightness of the projected images by reflecting only the light that’s meant to be seen, rather than the ambient light sources from elsewhere in the room. It’s said to make a big difference compared to when projecting an image onto a bare wall.
According to Hisense, the L9Q’s ALR screen has been improved with “nano-scale light enhancement” tech that helps users to achieve pictures of up to 1,500 nits peak brightness. It can achieve that with the L9Q and also last year’s impressive Hisense PX3-Pro UST projector. If it’s true, that puts them on a par with some of the brightest OLED TVs around, making them a more compelling alternative to traditional TVs.
In terms of the specifications, the Hisense L9Q is said to be able to reach 5,000 lumens of brightness, which represents a massive gain on the 3,000 lumens delivered by last year’s L9. In addition, it can also achieve 110% coverage of the BT.2020 colour space, which matches the capability of Hisense’s PX3-Pro.
There’s also the improved audio system, which Hisense says is capable of delivering 6.2.2-channel sound to ensure “rich, multidimensional sound that rivals professional theaters.” Such a statement is likely to be an exaggeration, but that’s not to suggest it can’t equal some of the best soundbars around.
According to Hisense, the 10-speakers built into the L9Q laser TV deliver a combined 116-watts of power. In addition, it claims to have come up with a novel 15° tilted sound bin design that’s inspired by “Roman amphitheaters” in order to create a more immersive soundstage when outputting Dolby Atmos and DTS VirtualX-compatible content.
Hisense hasn’t yet said anything about prices or availability, but its laser TVs are often viewed as offering great value, giving consumers a way to access cinema-like images at home in an easy to use package that’s much more similar to a regular TV.
