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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 privation to play time and nighttime connected the biggest surface possible. In summation to promising an incredibly agleam representation from the flagship model, Xgimi is astatine IFA 2025 saying the full lineup supports low-latency gaming with an input lag of conscionable 1ms — that’s precise responsive for a projector that volition apt beryllium capable to nutrient a ample representation successful rooms wherever you can’t power the ambient lighting.
The Horizon 20 lineup — compromised of the basal Horizon 20 model, the 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 privation immersive visuals adjacent successful daylight oregon high-ambient airy environments.” That puts it conscionable down Dangbei’s 6200 ISO lumen claim for its S7 Ultra Max projector. The Horizon 20 Pro exemplary tin inactive nutrient a precise respectable 4200 ISO lumens portion the basal exemplary drops it down to 3100 ISO lumens, according to Xgimi.
Chinese projector makers have gotten into occupation for misleading customers on brightness successful the past, but that was earlier they started measuring brightness successful ISO lumens — a morganatic measurement that often yields a fig somewhat smaller than tests conducted utilizing the ANSI standard. 5,700 ISO lumens is truthful precocious that it’s successful the scope associated with projectors meant for ample spaces that outgo good implicit $10,000. Nevertheless, Xgimi tells maine that it’s assured that reviewers and users volition spot this show reflected successful practice.
Xgimi’s projectors besides enactment Dolby Vision, HDR10+, and IMAX Enhanced modes, with the inclusion of optical zoom and lens shifting tech. Lens displacement works by physically adjusting the presumption of the lens comparative to the DMD chip, allowing the representation to determination up, down, left, oregon close without distorting oregon scaling it digitally.
These projectors enactment a 240Hz refresh and VRR to lucifer the output of a gaming console oregon PC. However, that 1ms effect is lone astatine 1080/240fps — lag increases to 2.2ms astatine 1080p/120Hz oregon 3ms astatine 4K/60Hz. Xgimi besides claims a 10,000:1 opposition ratio erstwhile a dynamic achromatic level enhancement mode is turned on. Netflix works retired of the container which isn’t guaranteed with 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 the UK and US starting connected September 5th with shipments expected successful October. Retail pricing volition scope betwixt $1,699 for the basal exemplary and $2,999 for the Horizon 20 Max. However, impermanent aboriginal vertebrate pricing astatine motorboat drops that scope down to $1,189 to $2,399, and you besides get a level basal and an Assassin’s Creed crippled code.
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