1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:04,400 We're here at CES and I am super excited because I've been genuinely looking forward 2 00:00:04,400 --> 00:00:09,160 to seeing just what HiSense has to offer us. I think for many years, HiSense has been one 3 00:00:09,160 --> 00:00:14,280 of those companies that's been really under-appreciated for making some of the best TVs at their price points. 4 00:00:14,280 --> 00:00:18,160 And I think their coming out party started when they really started showcasing 5 00:00:18,160 --> 00:00:23,080 their big boy premium TVs like the 116UXS. 6 00:00:23,080 --> 00:00:26,080 It's the successor to the TV that Linus tried out last year 7 00:00:26,080 --> 00:00:31,200 and he loved the look of it for its insanely bright, vibrant colors and now it's even better 8 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:34,440 thanks to the RGB LED EVO. 9 00:00:34,440 --> 00:00:40,040 I just love me some tech names, you know? The flagship improvement and thus the beautiful EVO 10 00:00:40,040 --> 00:00:43,160 in the name is the addition of a Cyan 11 00:00:43,160 --> 00:00:48,000 or as HiSense calls it, Sky Blue to the RGB mini LEDs. 12 00:00:48,000 --> 00:00:51,640 HiSense claims that Cyan sits right in the color spectrum 13 00:00:51,640 --> 00:00:54,800 where human vision is most sensitive to subtle changes 14 00:00:54,800 --> 00:00:59,800 and its addition allows the 116UXS to render gradients, tones and transitions 15 00:00:59,800 --> 00:01:03,200 with a level of nuance that feels more natural and lifelike. 16 00:01:03,200 --> 00:01:07,120 That is a direct quote, I would never have written that. 17 00:01:07,120 --> 00:01:11,840 It's really hard to know exactly how that will translate into the real world experience 18 00:01:11,840 --> 00:01:16,400 with the kind of demo content that they're playing on the TV, but I can assure you, 19 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:21,240 this TV is a feast for the eyes and a feast for the mind 20 00:01:21,240 --> 00:01:25,160 in the fact that it has 110% of the BT 2020 21 00:01:25,160 --> 00:01:28,360 color space coverage, that's wild. 22 00:01:28,360 --> 00:01:31,840 That's a 15% jump over the claim they made last year. 23 00:01:31,840 --> 00:01:36,400 That's a big, big improvement and it's not hard to believe when you look at the display. 24 00:01:36,400 --> 00:01:43,040 We don't have official pricing on this year's model, but last year's model was a penny short of 30 grand 25 00:01:43,040 --> 00:01:46,520 and I imagine that we're looking at a very similar price for the one behind me. 26 00:01:46,520 --> 00:01:49,800 The best news might be that one of HiSense's big focus 27 00:01:49,800 --> 00:01:54,360 this year was getting all the tech they crammed into their Halo products last year 28 00:01:54,400 --> 00:01:59,320 into their more excessively priced models like the UR8 and the UR9, 29 00:01:59,320 --> 00:02:03,720 which will come in all the TV sizes you will likely actually consider for your home 30 00:02:03,720 --> 00:02:06,960 and at a price that you won't need to sell your car to finance. 31 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:10,440 And if the quality of last year's tech is anything to go by, 32 00:02:10,440 --> 00:02:15,400 I think that once again, the HiSense lineup will be a strong contender for best price to performance 33 00:02:15,400 --> 00:02:20,560 in the display world when they come out later this year. But if all you care about is size, 34 00:02:20,560 --> 00:02:23,800 may I introduce you to the 163MX? 35 00:02:24,240 --> 00:02:31,080 You heard that number right. This 163 micro LED TV is vibrant as all heck. 36 00:02:31,600 --> 00:02:34,880 And the big improvement here is the addition of yellow 37 00:02:34,880 --> 00:02:38,120 to the micro LED tech, which should help with some highlights popping 38 00:02:38,120 --> 00:02:43,840 the gold color and better skin tones and HiSense even claims that it should reduce eye strain. 39 00:02:43,840 --> 00:02:47,200 We'll see about that, but it still has some of the big downsides 40 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:52,040 that make this feel more like a commercial display than something you'd actually want in your living room. 41 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:57,000 For one, the contrast is so pushed that the blacks look kind of off. 42 00:02:57,000 --> 00:03:01,200 And there's not really detail in the darks in the way that I'd want to see on a high end display. 43 00:03:01,200 --> 00:03:04,240 And the other one is when you're a little bit off axis, 44 00:03:04,240 --> 00:03:08,040 you can start to see the panel scenes. And that's fine when you're straight on, 45 00:03:08,040 --> 00:03:16,040 but I don't want any compromises when I'm spending $100,000. 46 00:03:16,040 --> 00:03:21,040 And that was for the smaller model over there. Who knows what the fuck this one's gonna cost? 47 00:03:21,040 --> 00:03:24,680 Am I right? Thankfully, there'll be an 85-inch model 48 00:03:24,680 --> 00:03:28,600 that should be a little bit cheaper, but you're not gonna get it. I'm not gonna get it. 49 00:03:28,600 --> 00:03:33,880 Linus isn't gonna get it. It's too much. And if you want that less than 10% price 50 00:03:33,880 --> 00:03:36,920 and you still want giant HiSense has got you covered 51 00:03:36,920 --> 00:03:41,080 with their comprehensive lineup of projectors, including the new XR10, 52 00:03:41,080 --> 00:03:44,680 with what they claim is the industry widest optical zoom 53 00:03:44,680 --> 00:03:49,680 up to 130 vertical and 46-degree horizontal lenshift, 54 00:03:49,880 --> 00:03:53,240 which will be a hybrid of optical and digital. 55 00:03:53,240 --> 00:03:57,680 So take that number as you will. And they claim it's the world's first 17-piece 56 00:03:57,680 --> 00:04:02,000 all-glass lens on a projector. And it's 6,000 lumens. 57 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:05,520 That's really impressive for a package that small. 58 00:04:05,520 --> 00:04:10,000 I could fit it into my stupid backpack. Not the commuter, the full-size one. 59 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:14,240 I really appreciate that this is the one spot that's showing real content, 60 00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:18,600 so I can get an idea of what this projector will actually give me in the real world. 61 00:04:18,600 --> 00:04:22,720 Unfortunately, that means that it doesn't pop as much as the other displays, 62 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:27,680 so hopefully we can get one of these bad boys back at the office, so we can get a closer look. 63 00:04:27,680 --> 00:04:32,360 There's no official word on pricing, but when I talked to the rep at one of the booths, 64 00:04:32,360 --> 00:04:36,840 he said that it's gonna cost more than the L9Q, which comes at around six grand. 65 00:04:36,840 --> 00:04:41,920 So that should give you an idea of what it's gonna cost when this bad boy releases in either June or July, 66 00:04:41,920 --> 00:04:45,400 so they say. HiSense makes so much more than I realized, 67 00:04:45,400 --> 00:04:49,160 like an AI-powered, okay, everything is AI-powered now, 68 00:04:49,160 --> 00:04:53,520 so okay. Let us know down in the comments what AI-powered device 69 00:04:53,520 --> 00:04:57,200 you'd like to see us cover back at the studio, and make sure you're subscribed to ShortCircuit 70 00:04:57,200 --> 00:05:00,720 so you don't miss any of our very, very sexy CES coverage. 71 00:05:00,720 --> 00:05:03,560 Wait, why'd I say that? That's for our other channel.