Bright, colorful pictures ; Good in light and dark rooms ; Full TV-style smart system

Some rainbow effect ; Some iffy presets for dark scenes ; OS can be sluggish

The Samsung Premiere LSP9T is the most comprehensive and all-round successful living room-friendly projector solution we’ve seen to date. Picture quality is largely excellent, and sound quality may be the best we’ve heard from any projector. What’s...

Wide Rec.2020 color gamut for HDR ; Outstanding built-in audio system ; Tizen-powered web streaming ; Built-in ATSC off-air tuner ; Sleek industrial design

Requires calibration for accurate image ; Some visible rainbows and laser speckle ; No 3D or Dolby Vision support

Samsung's Premiere LSP9T is now a couple of years old but still plays at the current pinnacle of the UST laser TV market. It was truly cutting edge when it came out—the first of the discrete RGB tri-laser projectors to offer up better than Rec.2020...

Huge 130-inch 4K TV ; Cost-per-inch better than flat panels ; Easy setup ; No glare ; Super sleek design ; Very wide viewing angles ; Filmmaker mode ; HDR Supported ; Smart TV features ; All major streaming apps built-in ; Compatible with Samsung...

Softer edge focus ; 15-second startup time ; Default color modes have red crush ; ISF calibration suggested ; Doesn’t support Dolby Vision ; Doesn’t support Chromecast ; Buggy AirPlay connectivity (could just be me) ; Screen (not included) adds to cost

The LSP9T has significantly higher brightness and a wider colour spectrum than its little brother LSP7T.

The Samsung projector has some optical challenges - including colour shift - which can be distracting for some.

With a price of GBP 6.999, we are allowed to have high expectations for the Samsung LSP9T. The big brother in the Premiere series is in many ways an impressive sight: This short-throw projector paints a huge, razor-sharp and colourful picture, which is...