![]() For those who prefer the easier network setup of a wired connection, that's a particularly welcome touch, while the Wi-Fi gives you the freedom to also connect whether there's a nearby Ethernet port or not. The C1 offers both Wi-Fi and Ethernet as options for connecting to the internet through your network. With no setup needed for the OS itself, basic installation is reduced to plugging in the power cord, turning the projector on, pointing it at whatever you're using for a screen, and connecting to a video source. The already installed apps include most of the major streaming sources-Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+, YouTube, and most notably, Netflix, which is either unavailable on Android TV models or often requires a clumsy workaround. Initial setup is easier than for most of the competition, largely because the Hisense's Vidaa OS is ready to go without any setup beyond signing in to (or signing up with) whatever streaming apps you want to use and optionally installing more from the well-stocked app store. For any particular projector, it may be an issue for some, but not others. As with the well-known "rainbow effect" (red/green/blue flashes that DLP projectors tend to show), how easily you see speckle and how bothersome you find it varies from one person to the next. The key disadvantage for the three-laser design is that it tends to create a laser speckle effect in the image. Hisense rates it at 110% of BT.2020 (aka Rec.2020), the standard for ultra-high definition (UHD, or 4K) TVs. More important, it delivers a larger color gamut (range of colors) than most other light sources can. ![]() As with any solid-state light source, the triple-laser design offers a long life, rated at a minimum of 25,000 hours. Where the C1 differs from many competitors is that its light source is a TriChroma laser engine, with red, green, and blue lasers. Meanwhile, the extra height from the boxy shape leaves room for a high-quality audio system. A solid-state light source and a 1,920-by-1,080-pixel DLP chip that employs TI's fast-switch pixel-shifting tech combine to deliver a 3,840-by-2,160-pixel image to the screen. ![]() It also uses the most common internal components for its category. Like most room-to-room portables, the C1 is a near cube, at 7.1 by 9.7 by 8.5 inches (HWD) and 10.1 pounds, with all of its ports on the back panel. Design: Tricolor Lasers Mean Lots of Colors Often selling for less than its list price, it offers just enough to replace the BenQ GP500 as our new Editors' Choice pick for a 4K room-to-room portable. In short, it will show off almost anything you throw at it to best advantage, while its competitors either support fewer HDR options or have issues with one or more of the versions they support. More significantly, it's the first to deliver a high-quality image for both as well as for standard dynamic range content, and it also supports HLG HDR. The Hisense C1 Laser Mini Projector ($1,997.97) is one of the first projectors we've seen in its category (which, despite the "mini" in its name, is room-to-room portable projectors) to support Dolby Vision, a key variation on HDR with important advantages over the more common HDR10.
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