Hisense has unveiled its latest laser TV, the L9Q. It includes streaming TV onboard as well as a Dolby Atmos soundsystem. It uses Hisense’s proprietary TriChroma triple-laser light engine, which the company says can exceed the BT.2020 color space, has 5,000 lumens and a 5,000:1 contrast ratio. You’ll have a choice of five screen sizes, between 100 inches and 150 inches.
The company says the display’s AutoScreen Alignment and Manual Keystone Correction will help to aid installation. Other features include a 6.2.2 surround system out of an ampitheater-inspired slot, Google TV, eARC and HDMI 2.1, Wi-Fi 6E and Nextgen TV (ATSC3.0).
Hisense says the TV it’s showing at CES 2025 will be capable of 1,500 nits of full-screen brightness when paired with the ultrabright 2.9-gain screen — while most high-gain screens are 2.2 or less. I spoke to CNET’s projector expert Geoff Morrison and he said that 3.0 gain screens back in the CRT days were “like watching a flashlight,” but was hopeful that new technologies could minimize ill effects.
The first TV I ever bought was a relative of today’s laser TVs — a 42-inch Sony Wega rear-projection TV — and so this Hisense has me feeling nostalgic. Of course, rear projection works on a slightly different principle, as today’s laser TVs are projectors that replace the box with a traditional screen.
Hisense hasn’t announced pricing or availability but there is no way this will be cheap. As a guide, the previous generation of this TV was $5,500 at launch.
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