A big screen in a compact space is what projectors are known for, and 2025’s additions cater for brighter models with a little more portability.
There are clearly lots of big things happening at the world’s biggest consumer tech show in 2025, and one of those could actually be in the living room. If you’re “over” the whole TV thing and would prefer a big screen without necessarily having the obviously big display in the living room space, Hisense is set to update its projector range to assist.
We’ve seen Hisense’s laser TV projector developments improve over the years, so much that camera and optics brand Leica has even started collaborating with Hisense to gets its laser technology into Leica-branded projectors, too, but Hisense’s improvements this year are less about that. Rather, they’re about boosting light, rejecting ambient light, reducing the throw distance, and even making it possible to move laser projector technology around the house with you.
Laser TVs — which are actually laser-light projectors with TV tuners inside — are set to get a bit of an upgrade from Hisense this year, with improvements in the field of light control and AI, as the company bolsters its range with three additions.
For the main living space, there’s the flagship L9Q, a three-colour laser TV that comes with a 120 inch screen calibrated to cut back on ambient light, something Hisense calls “ambient light rejection” or ALR. The concept means a screen that will be easier to look at, thanks in part to a new laser engine delivering more brightness at 4000 lumens, the brightest Hisense has ever made.
You won’t need to set the technology far from the wall, either. While the screen is preset to 120 inches, the L9Q will support from 80 inches to 150 inches, throwing this projection to the wall using a shorter throw lens to make it easier to install at home.
Hisense’s L9Q will be one of those laser TVs pretty much made to stay in one spot in the home, thanks in part to its large size, but it won’t be the only model the company has coming.
Two slightly more portable “mini laser projectors” are coming in the C2 and C2 Ultra, models of laser projector that include a gimbal in the design, allowing you to aim the projector at the wall, a screen, or even the ceiling, and using Hisense’s tri-colour laser light technology to project between 65 and 300 inches, depending on the distance.
Neither the C2 or C2 Ultra are short-throw — you’ll need some distance to make them work — but they will include a sound system, with the C2 Ultra including a built-in subwoofer.
“As a brand who stands at the fore of the Laser Home Cinema category, we are thrilled to be introducing such a strong laser line up in 2025,” said Chris Kotis, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Hisense for Australia and New Zealand.
“As category leaders, our mission is to help customers to realise the opportunity for Laser Home Cinema by offering an innovative and immersive suite of products, and this year’s line-up does just that,” he said.
There’s no official word on Australian launch date or pricing for either of the three models, but with Hisense’s local arm talking up the model, we’d say there’s a good chance all three will launch in Australia later this year, likely near the middle.
