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Samsung announced new versions of its Premiere 7 and Premiere 9 ultra short-throw projectors, which are successor to the Premiere LSP7T and LSP9T from last year, as well as the Premiere 5 and Premiere 8K. One feature found in all projectors this year is the so-called Lightwarp, which turns any object or surface into an interactive display. Let's start with the Premiere 8K, which is the new king of the Samsung projector hill. As the name suggests, the device supports 8K resolution and can upscale 4K content into 8K…

Today, Amazon has a great discount on the Hisense PX1 4K UST Projector. It’s now listed at $1,999, which is going to save you $1,300 off of its regular price. That is good enough for an all-time low, and a really great price in general.This is a triple-laser ultra-short throw projector from Hisense that can provide up to a 130-inch display in your home. All that for under $2,000 is pretty good. The PX1 uses pure red, green and blue lasers, which allows it to produce 107% of the BT.2020 color space. Something that even…

Samsung might not be the first company to produce an ultra short throw (UST) projector that can display a native 8K resolution image, but it claims that its new Premiere 8K is the first of its kind to display that image at a size of 150 diagonal inches. The company revealed the Premiere 8K at CES 2023 but did not immediately provide pricing or announce the projector’s availability. Until now, 8K UST projectors have been limited to image sizes of 120 inches. And while 120 inches is pretty big, especially when…

What is an ultra-short-throw projector, and why would you want one? An ultra-short-throw projector or UST is one that needs very little space between it and the projection surface to cast a large format image. This is achieved via ultra-wide lenses and light source and lens arrangement that can be quite challenging to pull off. Generally a projector needs to have a throw ratio of less than 0.4:1 to qualify as UST. This kind of setup is desirable for a number of reasons. First, there is the question of space. With a…

Update: An earlier version of this review mentioned that this was the PX1-Pro, it is actually the PX1, which is $700 less. The review has been updated to reflect that now.On paper, the Hisense PX1 looks decent, but I didn’t think I was going to like it as much as I have. It doesn’t get overly bright, coming in at 2,000 ANSI Lumens. I’ve checked out UST projectors that have been much brighter. But, this is another example of why you shouldn’t read to much into specs. Because the PX1 is actually quite bright.Now, before…

On paper, the Hisense PX1-Pro looks decent, but I didn’t think I was going to like it as much as I have. It doesn’t get overly bright, coming in at 2,200 ANSI Lumens. I’ve checked out UST projectors that have been much brighter. But, this is another example of why you shouldn’t read to much into specs. Because the PX1-Pro is actually quite bright.Now, before writing this review, I used this projector for well over two months. I’ve used it in a couple different rooms in my home, to see how it works in brighter and darker…

Rather than employ fairly common ALDP laser technology for its upcoming all-in-one ultra-short-throw 4K projector, Casiris Tech has opted to use a separate laser for each RGB color for improved color accuracy.The Casiris A6 UST projector has already been through a successful funding round on Kickstarter, and has now moved to Indiegogo In-Demand for a final pre-order push.The triple-laser light source at the heart of the system allows the A6 to go beyond support for the Rec.709 and DCI-P3 color gamuts that many ALDP-based…

On the one hand, Ultra Short Throw (UST) projectors offer a top-notch home theater experience at a fraction the cost of a comparably sized TV. On the other, features like Dolby Vision that you expect on a good 4K TV are nowhere to be found on any projectors, UST or otherwise. That just changed with the launch of the Formovie Theater home projector. At a street price of $3,000, you get up to a 150-inch picture, a triple-laser 4K DLP projector with Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos, speakers tuned by Bowers & Wilkins and…

South Korean authorities are seeking the arrest of Do Kwon, co-founder and chief executive officer of Terraform Labs. His company is behind the now-collapsed terraUSD and luna cryptocurrencies. South Korean prosecutors are now seeking to freeze bitcoin linked to Kwon.Woohae Cho | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesSouth Korean authorities sought Kwon's arrest this month and claimed he is on the run. The prosecutors said that Interpol, the global policing organization, has issued a "Red Notice" for Kwon. Such notices are issued for…

Hisense USA has launched a new 4K ultra-short-throw smart projector that features the same TriChroma laser engine as the L9G from 2021 and the PX1 Pro from earlier this year, but comes in cheaper than either.As the name suggests, TriChroma architecture employs separate laser red, green and blue light sources for brighter visuals, as well as enabling support for 107% of the BT.2020 color space. The result, according to Hisense, can mean a similar, or better, true-to-life viewing experience than you'd get on a LED TV.The…