Xgimi’s Incredibly Bright 4k Projector Targets Daytime Gamers

The flagship Horizon 20 Max projector tin pump retired 5700 ISO lumens of brightness. | Image: Xgimi

The caller Horizon 20 lineup of 4K Google TV projectors from Xgimi targets gamers who want to play time and nighttime connected nan biggest surface possible. In summation to promising an incredibly agleam image from nan flagship model, Xgimi is astatine IFA 2025 saying nan full lineup supports low-latency gaming pinch an input lag of conscionable 1ms — that’s very responsive for a projector that will apt beryllium capable to nutrient a ample image successful rooms wherever you can’t power nan ambient lighting. 

The Horizon 20 lineup — compromised of nan guidelines Horizon 20 model, nan 20 Pro, and 20 Max — is built astir an RGB triple laser architecture. The flagship Horizon 20 Max projector tin nutrient an astounding 5700 ISO lumens of brightness, according to Xgimi, which is “perfect for viewers who want immersive visuals moreover successful daylight aliases high-ambient ray environments.” That puts it conscionable down Dangbei’s 6200 ISO lumen claim for its S7 Ultra Max projector. The Horizon 20 Pro exemplary tin still nutrient a very respectable 4200 ISO lumens while nan guidelines exemplary drops it down to 3100 ISO lumens, according to Xgimi.

Chinese projector makers have gotten into problem for misleading customers on brightness successful nan past, but that was earlier they started measuring brightness successful ISO lumens — a morganatic measurement that often yields a number somewhat smaller than tests conducted utilizing nan ANSI standard. 5,700 ISO lumens is truthful precocious that it’s successful nan scope associated pinch projectors meant for ample spaces that costs good complete $10,000. Nevertheless, Xgimi tells maine that it’s assured that reviewers and users will spot this capacity reflected successful practice.

Xgimi’s projectors besides support Dolby Vision, HDR10+, and IMAX Enhanced modes, pinch nan inclusion of optical zoom and lens shifting tech. Lens displacement works by physically adjusting nan position of nan lens comparative to nan DMD chip, allowing nan image to move up, down, left, aliases correct without distorting aliases scaling it digitally.

These projectors support a 240Hz refresh and VRR to lucifer nan output of a gaming console aliases PC. However, that 1ms consequence is only astatine 1080/240fps — lag increases to 2.2ms astatine 1080p/120Hz aliases 3ms astatine 4K/60Hz. Xgimi besides claims a 10,000:1 opposition ratio erstwhile a move achromatic level enhancement mode is turned on. Netflix useful retired of nan container which isn’t guaranteed pinch all-in-one projectors, and you get 24W of built-in Harman Kardon Speakers for 360-degree sound.

The Horizon 20 lineup tin beryllium preordered successful nan UK and US starting connected September 5th pinch shipments expected successful October. Retail pricing will scope betwixt $1,699 for nan guidelines exemplary and $2,999 for nan Horizon 20 Max. However, impermanent early vertebrate pricing astatine motorboat drops that scope down to $1,189 to $2,399, and you besides get a level guidelines and an Assassin’s Creed crippled code.