Hisense has revealed that it’s about to start shipping its new flagship L9Q Triple Laser Ultra Short Throw Projector in the U.S. and the U.K. It has been a long time coming, for we first saw it at CES 2025 in January.
The company’s latest “Laser TV” is the successor to the hugely popular Hisense L9H UST projector, and it has been eagerly anticipated for a while, with the promise of much greater brightness and even bigger pictures. However, its launch has been delayed, apparently due to issues with Dolby Vision, which will – according to Hisense – be fixed via a firmware update.
While the Hisense L9Q is most definitely a projector, the company likes to use the “Laser TV” branding on this particular series of products, because they come with a built-in ATSC TV tuner, which means they can receive traditional over-the-air broadcasts in North America, in addition to streaming content. Moreover, the company has long positioned the models as a standard TV replacement, citing the incredibly high brightness they put out, which makes daytime viewing more than just a possibility.
Featuring Hisense’s brand new LPU Digital Laser Engine 2.0 technology, paired with a triple laser light source, the Hisense L9Q is said to put on an impressive show, with thousands more lumens of brightness than its predecessor, while also achieving greater colour accuracy.
Hisense told Tom's Guide the L9Q delivers an “industry-leading” 5,000 ANSI lumens of brightness along with 110% coverage of the BT.2020 colour space. It boasts a 5,000:1 contrast ratio and supports IMAX Enhanced and HDR content, and is capable of throwing up a maximum image of 200-inches diagonally.
Note, however, that while this is indeed an Ultra-Short-throw model, the 0.18 throw ratio means that you’ll need a 25-inch gap between the projector and the surface you’re beaming the images onto, in order to reach that maximum size. If you can't quite manage that, don’t worry, for you can still achieve a very decent 100-inch image from just 12-inches away.
The setup process is kept easy with Hisense’s Auto Screen Alignment and Manual Keystone Correction technology, which allows you to quickly dial in the right settings to get a perfect, rectangular-shaped picture from any location or angle.
The Hisense L9Q runs Google TV, which means that in addition to the terrestrial airwaves you’ll also get all of the top streaming services to find things to watch. There’s a Game Mode too that reduces input lag to just 12 milliseconds at 2K@120Hz. In terms of audio, the L9Q boasts a 6.2.2-channel surround sound system - a first for Laser TVs – and supports both Dolby Atmos and DTS Virtual:X. Hisense said it partnered with Devialet to create the audio system.
The Hisense L9Q Triple Laser Ultra Short Throw Projector is available for pre-order in the U.S. now, directly from the company’s website or from retailers such as B&H and ProjectorScreen.com. It’s priced at $5,999.
The company hasn’t said when it will launch in the U.K., only that it will do so soon. But we can’t be sure of the U.K. price, with Notebook Check suggesting it’ll be listed at £5,999, which would make it significantly more expensive than the U.S. version.
