Ever since the pandemic sent more movies home in an expedited fashion, our collective need for going to the cinema has changed.
There’s certainly nothing like going to the movies, with a properly large cinema experience featuring a massive picture and excellent sound one of the best ways to take in a film, but being able to do this at home is also excellent, as well.
It may not be the same as sitting in front of the telly, though. The best home cinema experiences are in-home equivalents and recreations of the cinema, using as much room as you can, but being allowed to do it without leaving where you live.
While TVs have definitely hit wall-size proportions and make that possible, the projector still remains one of the best ways to get this one, and there appear to be two more focused on homes keen to recreate the cinema in a living room, but without taking it over like a TV.
Hisense is launching two takes it showed off at CES earlier this year, both supporting not just big screens, but also support for the “IMAX Enhanced” format found on some titles across streaming solutions. That doesn’t mean you’ll get the Imax documentary series, but more a quality formatted for Imax at home, kind of like Dolby Vision, which is also supported in the range.
The new models include the flagship Hisense XR10, a big laser projector designed to be kept in the one place that comes with a staggering lens, 4K visual engine, and a time-of-flight system that works with an auto-adjustment system to keep the picture sharp and clear, even when there’s a bit of light.
A staggering maximum 60,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio is there to help, keeping the darker parts of the projected image dark where needed.
There’s also as built-in sound system worked on by Devialet, one of the more specialist audio brands found in the industry.
Priced at $9999, the Hisense XR10 is definitely a high-end screen, boasting a maximum 300 inch screen size provided you have the room, translating to 7.6 metres diagonally if there’s space. We expect most places would go far lower, probably around the 2 to 3 metre maximum, which would definitely be supported.
If you have less to spend, Hisense’s C3 is definitely made to be a little more cost effective and much more portable.
A more compact variation on the theme, the C3 uses three lasers to cover a similarly sized range, using a 4K system with support for IMAX and Dolby Vision, as well, and setting it on a hinge so it can be aimed more easily.
Think of it like having a tripod of sorts for the projector, making it easy to position at the wall or ceiling, and including two HDMI ports in the design, handy if you want to use one as an eARC soundbar. Given that Devialet doesn’t make its way to this projector, you might want to do that to improve the sound from the small speakers found onboard.
Priced at $3499, the Hisense C3 laser projector is a little more affordable than the Hisense XR10 without being too inexpensive, and definitely made to be moved around the house with ease thanks to that stand.
Both are available online and in stores now, found across the country.
