Before CES even started in January, Hisense announced its latest home theater projector. Aspiring to deliver a crystal-clear display of up to 150 inches, the company touted theL9Q as "the largest and most flexible laser TV on the market." Now, we have almost all the pricing and spec info of the projector.

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According to Hisense's press release, its proprietary TriChroma triple-laser light engine achieves an unrivaled 110% of the BT.2020 color space, the new standard for professional video production. For higher color precision and intensity, the L9Q can project up to 5,000 lumens of brightness and a 5,000:1 contrast ratio.

As a reviewer of home laser TV devices, let me say that that ratio is exceptional.

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Hisense L9Q Projector

The latest UST projector features a 150-inch cast size, a modernized design, and ultra-bright image quality.

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Like its predecessors, the L9Q comes with Hisense's ambient light rejection (ALR) feature, which helps optimize brightness and sharpness even in rooms with aggressive lighting conditions. The vivid hues of live sports, for example, shouldn't suffer any fidelity loss while watching the Super Bowl or myriad basketball games during March Madness.

's Jason Hiner tested the lower-end (but still premium)L9H model last year and found the 100-inch screen to be "a much better replacement for a 98-inch TV than expected." That projector also came with an ALR screen, making pictures look almost like a similarly-sized TV.

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As for sound, the revelation that the design of the L9Q's 6.2.2-channel speaker system was inspired by Roman amphitheaters amuses me. History is integral to technological advancement, and Hisense claims to take advantage of ancient architecture with a 15