Even if Hisense said little about its latest addition, the Laser TV 8K 120LX, we still learned that its brightness on a 120'' screen, i.e. 305 cm, (not at the projector output) displays up to at 400 nits, an appreciable value for rendering an HDR signal for example.
Hisense 120LX 8K Laser TV, Main Specifications
We also know that the Hisense 120LX is a triple laser model (exclusive Trichroma technology) which offers 100% coverage of the Rec.2020 gamut, again an interesting specification for HDR content. The obedience 4.1.2 sound section, compatible with Dolby Atmos and DTS Virtual:X, is signed Harman Kardon. A motion detection module is present in order to locate the spectator in space and focus the sound to optimize the sound reproduction. Also worth noting is the Imax Enhanced certification.
8K DMD 0.94'' chip unveiled by Hisense/Texas Instrument
While up to now, Hisense Laser TV hardware has included 0.47'' (1.2 cm) or 0.66'' (1.67 cm) DMD chips, the 8K model will be built around an unprecedented 0.94'' (2.38 cm) DMD chip unveiled at the manufacturer's press conference in China. This is a more than interesting clarification, at the time of writing such a chip still does not exist in the TI catalog (Texas Instrument, creator of DLP technology). The TI offer is currently capped by a 0.78'' (1.98 cm) chip with native Ultra HD 4K resolution.
8K DMD 0.94'' chip, native resolution or display via XPR?
Among other information, still collected during the Hisense press conference in China, a display of 33 million pixels (corresponding to 8K UHD resolution) but without specifying whether it is native resolution or a total obtained via XPR process (wobulation). As a reminder, there is currently no 8K video projection system, consumer or professional. The disclosure of the presence of a 0.94'' DMD chip leaves all doors open: its larger size could mean more mirrors for a higher native resolution, or a brighter rendering at a constant number of mirrors (the 8K would be ensured via XPR) but with a higher pitch for a more efficient display of HDR content.
8K DMD 0.94'' chip, Hisense/Texas Instrument exclusive partnership?
Concerning the absence of this 0.94'' chip from the TI catalog, we should probably see a close collaboration with Hisense which would thus have a temporary exclusivity. What about the chip embedded in the Samsung The Premiere 8K video projector (see our news (UPDATE) CES 23 > Samsung The Premiere 8K, ultra-short focal length 4,000 nits video projector) also unveiled at CES 2023?
Availability announced for the last quarter of 2023. Indicative price: 28,000 euros.
