Hisense wants to market this as a "TV". The product page on their own web site specifically calls it a "Laser TV". To me, that implies it's going to be as simple as a TV, and comparable in other ways too. It is not that. Don't buy this if you want something you can take out of the box, plop down and start watching, with the expectation that everything's going to be perfect right off the bat. Ok, I admit this is my first projector - I did know most of this in advance, but I somehow expected that the screen was going to ship pre-built in a giant box. (I had read that it was termed a "hard screen".)
What this is is an ultra-short throw projector, and it still has most of the same initial hassles as other projectors. It took my wife and I three evenings to get it set up. It comes in two boxes; one for the projector and one the screen, which ships rolled up and needs to have its frame built, then be carefully and delicately stretched and attached to that frame. If you mess it up at all (and we did), you have to just as carefully undo it and redo it, which can take hours. The screen then gets mounted on the wall at a precise height, the projector placed at a precise height below it, and then you spend several hours at least trying to get the geometry just right.
Or you don't and just live with the automatic adjustment, which in my case didn't work at all. I have seen YouTube videos where it's clear that the YouTuber just did the auto adjustment and accepted it, because it looks just like mine did after that, warped picture not filling the screen and all. Coming from LCD and plasma TV's with their perfect geometry, that just wasn't good enough for me. So I reset everything and did it all manually, which took me two more evenings to really get it dialed in. My geometry's still not perfect, but it's pretty good. I do believe there is a little bit of distortion caused by the lens itself, which probably can't be fully compensated for unless you have the projector much farther back than the 13.8" specified, which would then require you to have the screen placed much higher too. (Since the image is being projected up, the farther you pull the projector from the wall, the higher the image is.) I figured all this out while almost literally wrestling with mine, since to even get the auto-geometry function to work requires having the projector physically placed and leveled close to where it should be to start with. And that meant a lot of wiggling back and forth, pulling and pushing my TV stand in and out, turning and un-turning the leveling feet, etc. until I got things just right.
The brackets holding the screen do have their own adjustment "wands" that basically let you turn a screw from behind the bottom of the screen to raise and lower it a bit both for leveling and to help adjust for projector placement, if you didn't quite get it right in your initial measurements. (I followed the 13.8" guideline, but to fill the 120" screen, my projector needed to be about 16" from the wall, which also means the bottom of the image is higher than I mounted my screen.) These aren't very easy to use, though, and give you about 1/10 a millimeter for each turn. They do work, it just takes a lot of turning - and they get pretty hard to turn with the screen hanging there - before you get any noticeable results. And obviously, there's a limit to how far you can go moving the screen this way.
Now, ALL THAT SAID, once the hassle of setup is out of the way, if you haven't seen a modern 4K laser projector in action before, you will probably be SHOCKED when you see this thing running. I can't say whether it's better than other 4K UST projectors (it's the only one I've tried), but it is so far beyond what my experience has been with older home cinema projectors that it's not even funny. First, the screen is almost comically huge. I'm pretty sure I've been in actual multiplexes with smaller screens than this. My wife and I are in a house for a couple years where we have a big, blank, literally two story wall in our living room, and this may be our only chance to have a screen this big so we just went for the biggest we could get in a UST projector screen.
It is easily bright enough to watch TV comfortably during the day with light coming in through the windows. Obviously the black level suffers in that situation, but it's not *hugely* different from watching an LCD in bright daylight - the daylight's hitting an LCD screen and brightening it too. The point is that the bright parts of the image are bright enough to overpower the daylight and give enough contrast to make the image appear natural. That's not something you would have seen from older projectors (or probably even a lot of cheaper new long-throw ones), which generally were intended for dark rooms and appeared completely washed out in daylight. This is really what Hisense means when they call this a "TV", because once it is set up, you can use it for any situation you'd otherwise use a TV for.
Be prepared to see all the flaws in whatever source you're viewing, though. Cable TV from Cox on this projector and screen looks *terrible*. Cox just downgraded every single channel to 720p for some unknown and surely stupid reason, most with fairly low bit rates too, and it is equivalent to watching SD sources on a more "normal" size HDTV. It is distractingly bad. It caused my wife to ask "do you want to get rid of cable?" tonight. And we now might. I do not understand why the cable companies seem to be actively encouraging their customers to become cord cutters. 720p?! What year... no, what century is this??
Most streaming services now do at least 1080p, if not 4K, and those generally look pretty good, though I can still easily pick out digital noise from bit rates that aren't high enough for 4K. (1080p streaming can often look as good or better, because it's not as bit rate starved.) That's just endemic to streaming, but it's easier to ignore on a smaller TV. Still, it's better than cable at this point, that is for sure, and streaming still looks pretty acceptable on this screen.
Where this thing really shines is with 4K Blu-Ray. I popped in Blade Runner 2049 on 4K BD tonight, turned off the lights and WOW. It was like being in a movie theater, seriously. No flaws in the picture whatsoever. Everything was crisp and clean; great color, great contrast, amazing detail even at 120". Black level is really good with the lights off, though it's not "true black" like you'd get with an OLED TV. But man. I've never seen something like that in a home setting, ever. Size does matter.
There's also just something about having the image projected onto the screen that makes it more lifelike. TV's use a more direct light source - you're looking right at the light - and it creates its own kind of harshness; if it doesn't look worse, it at least looks *different* from what you see in a movie theater. But projectors in general, including this one, just give you that smooth, natural, cinematic look. Combined with the fact that, as a laser UST, this one is bright and sharp and comes with a big screen, it is really a sight to see while sitting on your couch at home.
I would take a half star off if I could for the following so far minor issues, but they could become annoying over time:
1) I'm not sure it's saving my picture settings when I change anything. By default, it comes with all the motion interpolation and noise reduction crap turned on. I turn that all off, but often I'll notice the picture looks weird, check that again and it's all back on. It may be that it's resetting things for every different source it detects (not inputs, but sources) and I'm still just finding new ones that it detects for it to reset things for. Sometimes it does seem to save them, which is why I'm hoping it's just that, but then sometimes it does not. In any case, it should just have a "turn all this junk off, for every source, forever" setting, but it doesn't seem to. It does have that for ALL settings, but there are certain settings I do want to set differently per source.
2) There is a weird, almost intentional looking outline of my screen on my wall about 6 inches away from the screen edge itself. It's not light bleed - it's too far away, and it's well defined. It's like it's literally just drawing a thin rectangle around my screen. I need to look more into this. It's not the end of the world, just a little distracting sometimes. I feel like it's the outside edge of the lens or something.
3) The included OS is Android TV. This is my second Android TV and I'm sorry, but Android TV sucks. The interface itself is ok, but my main gripe is that on both Android TV's I've had (the other was a Sony), all the included apps stuttered to the point that they were basically unwatchable. And honestly, I do not want to have to log in to my Google account in order to go to the Play Store to download additional apps. This is something that literally every other TV OS does better. I normally use an Xbox as my main media player so this isn't a huge deal to me, but it could be for you if you plan on just using the projector alone to watch stuff. I tried watching WW84 from HBO Max and a couple things on Netflix and all were just a stuttering mess.
4) The eye protection is super-annoying, at least while setting the projector up. You can't walk anywhere near it without setting it off. I often will walk in between my TV stand and coffee table to get around my wife to go to our kitchen, and that sets it off even though I'm not really close to the path of the laser. (It's projecting in the opposite direction.) The really stupid thing is that it gives you a five second delay before it does anything about it - it just warns you to move or it's going to shut off the laser. If you were actually looking at the laser, you'd never see this warning - you'd just get shot in the eye with the laser. You can turn this feature off completely, but those are the only two settings - on or off. I'd like to have some real eye protection if someone does get near the laser, but I feel like this isn't doing anything but being irritating. So I probably will have to shut it off.
Anyway, so four and a half stars. Awesome picture quality once it's set up and dialed in, but that setup can be a hassle. A few small issues (so far), but they're easily trumped by the giant screen and the true theatrical experience.
And to answer a couple questions I see come up repeatedly but that I've generally found aren't big issues for me... the sound quality from the built-in speakers is actually pretty good (but I only use them for TV watching anyway; I use a separate sound system for movies), and while this is one of those pixel-shifting 4K projectors, I personally can't even see that. You'd have to have some crazy eyes to say this isn't "real" 4K - I mean even on 4K Blu-Rays, I can walk up close to the screen and count the pixels, and they're not shifting. There's no softness to the picture, no rainbows or anything either, just a smoothness that all projectors seem to have.
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| hardware interface | 802 11 acbgn, bluetooth, hdmi, usb | 802 11 acbgn, bluetooth, ethernet | hdmi, bluetooth, ethernet, usb3.0, s/pdif | hdmi, bluetooth 4 0, 802 11 acbgn | bluetooth | hdmi, usb2.0 |
| display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 3840 x 2160 | 3840 x 2160 | 4096 x 2160 | — | 3840 x 2160 |
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| image contrast ratio | — | 1000000:1 | 2,000,000:1 | 3000:1 | — | 2000000:1 |
| max throw distance | 1.1 feet | 1.7 feet | 1.41 feet | 1.4 feet | 1.4 meters | 21.25 inches |
| min throw distance | 1.1 feet | 0.9 feet | 0.71 feet | 0.6 feet | 1.04 meters | 5.9 inches |
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The L5 Laser Cinema immerses you into a whole new 4K UHD viewing experience. Its DLP Technology powered by Texas Instruments provides laser-focused detail and brightness only seen in cinemas while the X-Fusion Laser Light Source enables you to enjoy a more natural viewing experience.
120-Inch Laser Cinema Key Features
4K Laser Cinema
Laser Cinema is the future of larger screen television viewing. The lightweight screen can hang wirelessly to deliver a massive 120" display.
True Color
The enhanced spectrum of color shows images true-to-life with the precision of its laser light source, exceeding standard UHD 4K color range.
Smooth Motion
The Digital Micromirror Device (DMD) coupled with MEMC technology deliver smooth motion enhancement, for precise movement for fast action content.
dbx-tv
Embedded 30W speakers provide superior audio performance, and the award-winning audio offered by dbx-tv digital audio technology delivers rich sound.
Easy Connectivity
With four (4) HDMI ports available, easily connect all of your audio/video systems and components from a simple cable box to the Laser Cinema for a rich experience.
Ultra Short Throw
The Ultra Short Throw Laser Cinema is positioned at only 35 cm (13.8") from the wall. It is simple to install and fits in almost any room to perfectly integrate into your lifestyle.
1 HDR10 & HLG 2 X-Fusion Technology
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A Hisense Home Theater: Binge watcher and gamer review
Our family used to be moderate theater movie watchers. We would go at least twice a month. Now many new movies are being released online at the same time as in theaters.I was looking at similar product for around $14,000. I was ready to go big. But when I started comparing specs I found out that the Hisense 120L5F was offering the same 120" experience at a better price with 200 more lumens at $4,999. I took the plunge and now let me start with my review.The screen set up is challenging but my kids did it so it wasn't too bad. Watch our install video. After the screen setup, this is where the Hisense 120L5F starts to shine.The picture quality is very good at HD quality on Netflix. I like a lot of old films so HD is what I watch the most. But lots of new stuff on Netflix is 4kUHD (Ultra High Definition). And when you watch the 4k stuff it blows you away. It is so sharp. Our family watched 4K UHD content from Amazon Prime and HBO/Max also. It really is amazingly how clear it is.Next you'll notice is how good the projector sounds. I would liken the sound to Sony Dolby Digital over. For THX fans, this sound system does not have a lot of bass. It's very crisp, accurate, and clean. However, for those that want that booming base, you will have to buy a supplementary sub-woofer. It also comes with and audio delay if you really want to dial in a perfect lip sync. But I didn't need it. Even at 30 feet away, the lip sync was accurate enough for me.You can watch it in the daytime and that took me buy surprise. The screen absorbs the projector light well and tends to reflect outside light. There was a review on the 100" version of this screen that talked about the technology behind the how the screen reflects daylight. But I don't remember how. I just like that it works.It's a short throw so you will only need 15" away from the wall. So, you don't need a lot of space to set up the projector and at 15" away from the wall, people won't be walking in front of it and creating those classic annoying projector shadows.Our family also games so this is perfect for 3rd person or top down gaming. I got dizzy playing first person shooters like Valorant and Overwatch at 120" but had no difficulty playing 3rd person zombie games like Dead Rising 4 or a top down game like League of Legends.So far, we use on hdmi port for the Xbox one, and the other hdmi ports for PC's.We've had the projector for three weeks and have multiple people binging and gaming at different times of the day. We are definitely heavy users of the projector and we all love it so far. If anything breaks or fails I within the next few months I will add more to this review. But for now, it's truly amazing and worth all the money I spent and saved.Oh, it also does video calls but we haven't use that function yet. Lol.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 24, 2021
I was looking at similar product for around $14,000. I was ready to go big. But when I started comparing specs I found out that the Hisense 120L5F was offering the same 120" experience at a better price with 200 more lumens at $4,999. I took the plunge and now let me start with my review.
The screen set up is challenging but my kids did it so it wasn't too bad. Watch our install video. After the screen setup, this is where the Hisense 120L5F starts to shine.
The picture quality is very good at HD quality on Netflix. I like a lot of old films so HD is what I watch the most. But lots of new stuff on Netflix is 4kUHD (Ultra High Definition). And when you watch the 4k stuff it blows you away. It is so sharp. Our family watched 4K UHD content from Amazon Prime and HBO/Max also. It really is amazingly how clear it is.
Next you'll notice is how good the projector sounds. I would liken the sound to Sony Dolby Digital over. For THX fans, this sound system does not have a lot of bass. It's very crisp, accurate, and clean. However, for those that want that booming base, you will have to buy a supplementary sub-woofer. It also comes with and audio delay if you really want to dial in a perfect lip sync. But I didn't need it. Even at 30 feet away, the lip sync was accurate enough for me.
You can watch it in the daytime and that took me buy surprise. The screen absorbs the projector light well and tends to reflect outside light. There was a review on the 100" version of this screen that talked about the technology behind the how the screen reflects daylight. But I don't remember how. I just like that it works.
It's a short throw so you will only need 15" away from the wall. So, you don't need a lot of space to set up the projector and at 15" away from the wall, people won't be walking in front of it and creating those classic annoying projector shadows.
Our family also games so this is perfect for 3rd person or top down gaming. I got dizzy playing first person shooters like Valorant and Overwatch at 120" but had no difficulty playing 3rd person zombie games like Dead Rising 4 or a top down game like League of Legends.
So far, we use on hdmi port for the Xbox one, and the other hdmi ports for PC's.
We've had the projector for three weeks and have multiple people binging and gaming at different times of the day. We are definitely heavy users of the projector and we all love it so far. If anything breaks or fails I within the next few months I will add more to this review. But for now, it's truly amazing and worth all the money I spent and saved.
Oh, it also does video calls but we haven't use that function yet. Lol.
A Hisense Home Theater: Binge watcher and gamer review
Reviewed in the United States on June 24, 2021
Our family used to be moderate theater movie watchers. We would go at least twice a month. Now many new movies are being released online at the same time as in theaters.Reviewed in the United States on June 24, 2021
I was looking at similar product for around $14,000. I was ready to go big. But when I started comparing specs I found out that the Hisense 120L5F was offering the same 120" experience at a better price with 200 more lumens at $4,999. I took the plunge and now let me start with my review.
The screen set up is challenging but my kids did it so it wasn't too bad. Watch our install video. After the screen setup, this is where the Hisense 120L5F starts to shine.
The picture quality is very good at HD quality on Netflix. I like a lot of old films so HD is what I watch the most. But lots of new stuff on Netflix is 4kUHD (Ultra High Definition). And when you watch the 4k stuff it blows you away. It is so sharp. Our family watched 4K UHD content from Amazon Prime and HBO/Max also. It really is amazingly how clear it is.
Next you'll notice is how good the projector sounds. I would liken the sound to Sony Dolby Digital over. For THX fans, this sound system does not have a lot of bass. It's very crisp, accurate, and clean. However, for those that want that booming base, you will have to buy a supplementary sub-woofer. It also comes with and audio delay if you really want to dial in a perfect lip sync. But I didn't need it. Even at 30 feet away, the lip sync was accurate enough for me.
You can watch it in the daytime and that took me buy surprise. The screen absorbs the projector light well and tends to reflect outside light. There was a review on the 100" version of this screen that talked about the technology behind the how the screen reflects daylight. But I don't remember how. I just like that it works.
It's a short throw so you will only need 15" away from the wall. So, you don't need a lot of space to set up the projector and at 15" away from the wall, people won't be walking in front of it and creating those classic annoying projector shadows.
Our family also games so this is perfect for 3rd person or top down gaming. I got dizzy playing first person shooters like Valorant and Overwatch at 120" but had no difficulty playing 3rd person zombie games like Dead Rising 4 or a top down game like League of Legends.
So far, we use on hdmi port for the Xbox one, and the other hdmi ports for PC's.
We've had the projector for three weeks and have multiple people binging and gaming at different times of the day. We are definitely heavy users of the projector and we all love it so far. If anything breaks or fails I within the next few months I will add more to this review. But for now, it's truly amazing and worth all the money I spent and saved.
Oh, it also does video calls but we haven't use that function yet. Lol.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2022
DO NOT BUY THIS, HISENSE IS GARBAGE AND AMAZON ALLOWS NON AUTHORIZED SELLERS
I really like this UST projector but it is failing in less than a year.
I am still under warranty for a little while longer but I have requested assistance from Hisense and they have not responded.
I tried to call and they claimed my call would be answered in the next two minutes for thirty minutes.
I have sent in another request for assistance so maybe this time.
What good is a warranty if you can't get in touch with the company if there is nobody to assist with a claim?
UPDATE: I FINALLY SPOKE WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY WILL NOT HELP.
APPARENTLY AMAZON SELLERS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED DEALERS SO THEY TOLD ME TO GO POUND.
I really like this UST projector but it is failing in less than a year.
I am still under warranty for a little while longer but I have requested assistance from Hisense and they have not responded.
I tried to call and they claimed my call would be answered in the next two minutes for thirty minutes.
I have sent in another request for assistance so maybe this time.
What good is a warranty if you can't get in touch with the company if there is nobody to assist with a claim?
UPDATE: I FINALLY SPOKE WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY WILL NOT HELP.
APPARENTLY AMAZON SELLERS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED DEALERS SO THEY TOLD ME TO GO POUND.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2021
