{"video_id":"4c63FU_d8T8","title":"This TV Has an Extra Color(?) - Hisense @ CES 2026","channel":"ShortCircuit","show":"ShortCircuit","published_at":"2026-02-03T14:58:16Z","duration_s":336,"segments":[{"start_s":0.08,"end_s":6.0,"text":"We're here at CES and I am super excited because I've been genuinely looking","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":4.16,"end_s":9.519,"text":"forward to seeing just what High Sense has to offer us. I think for many years,","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":8.32,"end_s":14.639,"text":"High Sense has been one of those companies that's been really underappreciated for making some of the","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":12.48,"end_s":18.24,"text":"best TVs at their price points. And I think their coming out party started","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":16.56,"end_s":24.64,"text":"when they really started showcasing their big boy premium TVs like the 116","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":22.08,"end_s":28.96,"text":"UXS. It's the successor to the TV that Lionus tried out last year, and he loved","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":26.64,"end_s":35.04,"text":"the look of it for its insanely bright, vibrant colors, and now it's even better","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":31.279,"end_s":37.04,"text":"thanks to the RGB LED Evo. I just love","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":35.04,"end_s":41.28,"text":"me some tech names, you know. The flagship improvement, and thus the","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":39.12,"end_s":48.079,"text":"beautiful EVO in the name is the addition of a cyan, or as Highense calls","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":44.32,"end_s":50.879,"text":"it, sky blue, to the RGB mini LEDs.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":48.079,"end_s":55.199,"text":"Highense claims that cyan sits right in the color spectrum where human vision is","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":52.879,"end_s":60.16,"text":"most sensitive to subtle changes and its addition allows the 116 UXS to render","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":58.079,"end_s":65.119,"text":"gradients, tones, and transitions with a level of nuance that feels more natural","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":62.079,"end_s":67.439,"text":"and lifelike. That is a direct quote. I","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":65.119,"end_s":70.96,"text":"would never have written that. It's really hard to know exactly how that","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":69.119,"end_s":75.439,"text":"will translate into the real world experience with the kind of demo content","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":73.36,"end_s":81.68,"text":"that they're playing on the TV, but I can assure you this TV is a feast for","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":78.159,"end_s":85.2,"text":"the eyes and a feast for the mind in the","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":81.68,"end_s":88.4,"text":"fact that it has 110% of the BT 2020","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":85.2,"end_s":91.119,"text":"color space coverage. That's wild.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":88.4,"end_s":94.4,"text":"That's a 15% jump over the claim they made last year. That's a big big","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":92.96,"end_s":98.479,"text":"improvement. And it's not hard to believe when you look at the display. We","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":96.64,"end_s":103.6,"text":"don't have official pricing on this year's model, but last year's model was","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":100.88,"end_s":107.04,"text":"a penny short of 30 grand, and I imagine that we're looking at a very similar","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":105.2,"end_s":111.36,"text":"price for the one behind me. The best news might be that one of High Sense's","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":109.2,"end_s":115.36,"text":"big focus this year was getting all the tech they crammed into their Halo","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":113.04,"end_s":120.32,"text":"products last year into their more excessively priced models like the UR8","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":118.0,"end_s":124.24,"text":"and the UR9, which will come in all the TV sizes you will likely actually","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":122.399,"end_s":128.239,"text":"consider for your home and at a price that you won't need to sell your car to","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":126.0,"end_s":132.48,"text":"finance. And if the quality of last year's tech is anything to go by, I","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":130.64,"end_s":136.0,"text":"think that once again, the High Sense lineup will be a strong contender for","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":134.16,"end_s":139.76,"text":"best price to performance in the display world when they come out later this","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":137.599,"end_s":143.92,"text":"year. Just like I'm still going to be thanking Dbrand until later this year","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":141.599,"end_s":148.8,"text":"for sponsoring this CS coverage, our previous sponsor that we had lined up","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":1},{"start_s":146.16,"end_s":153.28,"text":"dropped us last minute. And like a dang vulture, Dbrand swooped in because","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":1},{"start_s":151.2,"end_s":157.28,"text":"apparently we help them sell overpriced stickers. But what about their phone","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":1},{"start_s":154.959,"end_s":161.76,"text":"cases? the kill switches, screen protectors, and other random doodads","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":1},{"start_s":159.519,"end_s":167.84,"text":"that I don't really understand if I'm being honest. What I do understand is","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":1},{"start_s":163.599,"end_s":170.319,"text":"that my sponsor keeps dropping out.com.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":1},{"start_s":167.84,"end_s":176.56,"text":"Now, back to the show. But if all you care about is size, may I introduce you","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":1},{"start_s":173.04,"end_s":181.68,"text":"to the 163 MX? Yeah, you heard that","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":176.56,"end_s":183.84,"text":"number right. This 163 microLEDD TV is","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":181.68,"end_s":188.159,"text":"vibrant as all heck. And the big improvement here is the addition of","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":186.0,"end_s":191.28,"text":"yellow to the microLED tech, which should help with some highlights","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":189.28,"end_s":195.68,"text":"popping, the gold color, and better skin tones. And High Tense even claims that","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":193.44,"end_s":199.76,"text":"it should reduce eye strain. We'll see about that. But it still has some of the","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":198.08,"end_s":203.599,"text":"big downsides that make this feel more like a commercial display than something","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":201.599,"end_s":208.879,"text":"you'd actually want in your living room. For one, the contrast is so pushed that","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":206.159,"end_s":211.68,"text":"the blacks look kind of off, and there's not really detail in the darks in the","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":210.239,"end_s":216.159,"text":"way that I'd want to see on a high-end display. And the other one is when","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":214.08,"end_s":220.72,"text":"you're a little bit offaxis, you can start to see the panel seams. And that's","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":218.48,"end_s":227.519,"text":"fine when you're straight on, but I don't want any compromises when I'm","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":222.64,"end_s":229.76,"text":"spending uh $100,000.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":227.519,"end_s":234.239,"text":"And that was for the smaller model over there. Who knows what the this one's","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":232.0,"end_s":237.76,"text":"going to cost. Am I right? Uh thankfully there'll be an 85in model. Uh that","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":236.4,"end_s":243.36,"text":"should be a little bit cheaper, but you're not going to get it. I'm not going to get it. Lionus isn't going to","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":241.04,"end_s":248.159,"text":"get it. with too much. And if you want that less than 10% price, and you still","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":246.08,"end_s":252.56,"text":"want jiant, High Sense has got you covered with their comprehensive lineup","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":249.84,"end_s":258.0,"text":"of projectors, including the new XR10 with what they claim is the industry","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":254.319,"end_s":261.6,"text":"widest optical zoom, up to 130 vertical","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":258.0,"end_s":264.8,"text":"and 46° horizontal lens ship, uh, which","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":261.6,"end_s":267.04,"text":"will be a hybrid of optical and digital.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":264.8,"end_s":271.199,"text":"So, take that number as you will. And they claim it's the world's first","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":268.479,"end_s":277.199,"text":"17piece all glass lens on a projector. And it's 6,000 lumens. That's really","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":274.479,"end_s":281.84,"text":"impressive for a package that small. I could fit it into my stupid backpack,","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":279.68,"end_s":286.0,"text":"not the computer, the full size one. I really appreciate that this is the one","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":283.52,"end_s":290.24,"text":"spot they're showing real content so I can get an idea of what this projector","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":287.52,"end_s":293.6,"text":"will actually give me in the real world. Unfortunately, that means that it","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":292.16,"end_s":297.759,"text":"doesn't pop as much as the other displays. So hopefully we can get one of","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":295.52,"end_s":301.68,"text":"these bad boys back at the office uh so we can take a closer look. There's no","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":299.68,"end_s":305.12,"text":"official word on pricing, but when I talked to the rep at one of the booths,","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":303.84,"end_s":309.199,"text":"he said that it's going to cost more than the L9 Q, which comes in at around","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":307.759,"end_s":313.759,"text":"6 grand. So that should give you an idea of what it's going to cost when this bad","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":310.8,"end_s":318.88,"text":"boy releases in either June or July, so they say. Highense makes so much more","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":316.32,"end_s":323.28,"text":"than I realized. Like an AI powered Okay, everything is AI powered now. So,","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":321.28,"end_s":327.039,"text":"okay. Uh, let us know down in the comments what AI powered device you'd","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":325.28,"end_s":330.08,"text":"like to see us cover back at the studio. And make sure you're subscribed to Short","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":328.479,"end_s":334.639,"text":"Circuit so you don't miss any of our very, very sexy CES coverage. Wait, why'","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":333.36,"end_s":337.44,"text":"I say that? That's for our other channel. Yes.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0}],"full_text":"We're here at CES and I am super excited because I've been genuinely looking forward to seeing just what High Sense has to offer us. I think for many years, High Sense has been one of those companies that's been really underappreciated for making some of the best TVs at their price points. And I think their coming out party started when they really started showcasing their big boy premium TVs like the 116 UXS. It's the successor to the TV that Lionus tried out last year, and he loved the look of it for its insanely bright, vibrant colors, and now it's even better thanks to the RGB LED Evo. I just love me some tech names, you know. The flagship improvement, and thus the beautiful EVO in the name is the addition of a cyan, or as Highense calls it, sky blue, to the RGB mini LEDs. Highense claims that cyan sits right in the color spectrum where human vision is most sensitive to subtle changes and its addition allows the 116 UXS to render gradients, tones, and transitions with a level of nuance that feels more natural and lifelike. That is a direct quote. I would never have written that. It's really hard to know exactly how that will translate into the real world experience with the kind of demo content that they're playing on the TV, but I can assure you this TV is a feast for the eyes and a feast for the mind in the fact that it has 110% of the BT 2020 color space coverage. That's wild. That's a 15% jump over the claim they made last year. That's a big big improvement. And it's not hard to believe when you look at the display. We don't have official pricing on this year's model, but last year's model was a penny short of 30 grand, and I imagine that we're looking at a very similar price for the one behind me. The best news might be that one of High Sense's big focus this year was getting all the tech they crammed into their Halo products last year into their more excessively priced models like the UR8 and the UR9, which will come in all the TV sizes you will likely actually consider for your home and at a price that you won't need to sell your car to finance. And if the quality of last year's tech is anything to go by, I think that once again, the High Sense lineup will be a strong contender for best price to performance in the display world when they come out later this year. Just like I'm still going to be thanking Dbrand until later this year for sponsoring this CS coverage, our previous sponsor that we had lined up dropped us last minute. And like a dang vulture, Dbrand swooped in because apparently we help them sell overpriced stickers. But what about their phone cases? the kill switches, screen protectors, and other random doodads that I don't really understand if I'm being honest. What I do understand is that my sponsor keeps dropping out.com. Now, back to the show. But if all you care about is size, may I introduce you to the 163 MX? Yeah, you heard that number right. This 163 microLEDD TV is vibrant as all heck. And the big improvement here is the addition of yellow to the microLED tech, which should help with some highlights popping, the gold color, and better skin tones. And High Tense even claims that it should reduce eye strain. We'll see about that. But it still has some of the big downsides that make this feel more like a commercial display than something you'd actually want in your living room. For one, the contrast is so pushed that the blacks look kind of off, and there's not really detail in the darks in the way that I'd want to see on a high-end display. And the other one is when you're a little bit offaxis, you can start to see the panel seams. And that's fine when you're straight on, but I don't want any compromises when I'm spending uh $100,000. And that was for the smaller model over there. Who knows what the this one's going to cost. Am I right? Uh thankfully there'll be an 85in model. Uh that should be a little bit cheaper, but you're not going to get it. I'm not going to get it. Lionus isn't going to get it. with too much. And if you want that less than 10% price, and you still want jiant, High Sense has got you covered with their comprehensive lineup of projectors, including the new XR10 with what they claim is the industry widest optical zoom, up to 130 vertical and 46° horizontal lens ship, uh, which will be a hybrid of optical and digital. So, take that number as you will. And they claim it's the world's first 17piece all glass lens on a projector. And it's 6,000 lumens. That's really impressive for a package that small. I could fit it into my stupid backpack, not the computer, the full size one. I really appreciate that this is the one spot they're showing real content so I can get an idea of what this projector will actually give me in the real world. Unfortunately, that means that it doesn't pop as much as the other displays. So hopefully we can get one of these bad boys back at the office uh so we can take a closer look. There's no official word on pricing, but when I talked to the rep at one of the booths, he said that it's going to cost more than the L9 Q, which comes in at around 6 grand. So that should give you an idea of what it's going to cost when this bad boy releases in either June or July, so they say. Highense makes so much more than I realized. Like an AI powered Okay, everything is AI powered now. So, okay. Uh, let us know down in the comments what AI powered device you'd like to see us cover back at the studio. And make sure you're subscribed to ShortCircuit so you don't miss any of our very, very sexy CES coverage. Wait, why' I say that? That's for our other channel. Yes."}