Its price is high, but its clear to see why.
It also loads up on the upgrades.
The 240Hz gaming mode turns the projector into a fantastic platform for fast-paced gaming.
But since its launch, it has already seen some hefty discounts.
Hisense still opted for a stylish, metallic design.
This time around, it has used more rounded edges.
Its an altogether elegant design.
There are also sensors for automatic image adjustment and autofocus.
Around back, the Hisense C2 Ultra features an impressive array of ports.
It only gets two HDMI ports, but one of these supports eARC.
It also offers 3.5mm and S/PDIF audio outputs.
And if the projectors Wi-Fi 6E connectivity isnt enough for your needs, it supports wired connectivity over Ethernet.
One feature Hisense dropped from the C1 on this model is built-in controls.
Theres a power button on the projector, but no onboard volume or playback controls.
Hisense C2 Ultra review: Performance
When its beaming, the Hisense C2 Ultra is a knockout.
The triple-laser projection system does its thing yet again, firing out visuals with an extremely wide color gamut.
A flashy, colorful show like Cyberpunk Edgerunners looks absolutely stunning.
By default, the C2 Ultra has some pretty unsightly motion smoothing enabled.
Disabling it is simple, though this can introduce some judder.
Its not bad, but when a bright object experiences the judder, it leads to very unpleasant flickering.
Artifacts are more apparent in animation, though.
Yuasa Masaakis animation masterpiece Mind Game is a wonderful test of the projector.
The projector puts on an altogether brilliant show.
Projection is quite flexible with the C2 Ultra.
But at longer distances, the image can become too large.
Its unfortunately a bit slow, particularly because of the slower nature of optical zoom.
For instance, with a full checkerboard test pattern, contrast hits 81.9:1.
This isnt as stunning, but is still strong for a projector.
Color is naturally astounding.
Brightness measurements were taken with a light meter and ANSI test pattern.
A Spyder X2 Ultra colorimeter was used alongside DataColors software and a 1.1-gain projection screen for color measurements.
At higher volumes, the speakers can experience some undesirable resonance in the chassis of the projector.
Setting the projector onto a softer surface that can absorb some vibration proves helpful.
Still, the speakers are more than sufficient when youre trying to use the projector on its own.
And the resonance may be less perceptible in larger spaces.
The stereo sound is even effective for some semblance of spatial audio.
At 4K, the projector didnt prove especially adept at gaming.
Whether in gaming mode or not, I measured a 50-51ms latency between a source and display output.
The Hisense C2 Ultra also truly runs at a proper 240Hz, displaying 240 frames a second.
Here, the projector clearly did not skip any.
Beyond the numbers, the projector plainly proves itself.
I never once felt any latency.
This comes with some serious limits to the apps available for the projector and other integrations.
For instance, Google Assistant isnt available.
The projector instead runs on Hisenses own Vidaa OS.
It doesnt present a major hurdle to use, but its no less annoying to see.
The OS itself is rather easy to get around.
One thing that would have improved the experience is a direct shortcut to all of the system configs.
But it would be ideal to have one or two ways to immediately pull them up.
The biggest setback for the remote is the many shortcut buttons it lacks compared to some of Hisenses others.
Its far more than a simple brightness upgrade over a prior model.
