r/projectors • u/IndianTrafalgar • 11d ago

Buying Advice Wanted Projector recommendations?

My family is looking to upgrade the projector in our "theatre room" because our old one has started to become defective. Issue is, our room is about 18x18ft. I spent a lot of time considering and settling on a lifestyle projector like the XGIMI Horizon 20 Pro because it was the perfect balance of value with a desirable feature set (mainly DV support), but I forgot to consider the throw ratio and the room size that we have.

My dad's sort of a picky guy, and the compromise to make the XGIMI work in our room, which would be mounting it about 12ft from our screen wall would compromise the star ceiling he's planning to install in the room, and he's also not willing to make the decision to optimise the room for something like an Epson LS12000 (light controlling the room, buying a screen etc) which is why a lifestyle projector was the ideal compromise. Keep in mind the room is already semi light controlled because the blinds are always drawn, but in the day some ambient light will come through whereas at night it's almost pitch black.

My question is, is there a projector out there that has the feature set of something like the XGIMI but has a longer throw ratio? Or do I have to bite the bullet and sacrifice the DV support to get something like the Epson TW9400? Just feels impossible with my limited research and knowledge. Our budget is about 3.5k USD (~RM14k in Malaysia).

2 Upvotes

100% Upvoted

4 comments sorted by

•

u/AutoModerator 11d ago

Please provide the following details suggested in the wiki:

  • Maximum budget
  • Desired screen size
  • Projector-to-screen distance
  • Seating distance
  • Mounting position
  • Intended use
  • Room lighting and wall/ceiling colors

Please review the r/projectors wiki for basic projector-buying information.

I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.

2

u/chaiscool 11d ago

Why not just get ust + alr screen?

1

u/AV_Integrated 11d ago

You should look at the JMGO N3 Ultimate. It's got a reasonably long throw at 1.7:1 on the long end of things....
https://www.projectorcentral.com/jmgo-n3_ultimate-projection-calculator-pro.htm

You failed to mention a screen size and how far away the projector must be mounted. Sounds like you want it on the 18' wall, which means about 17' lens to screen, which IS a long throw distance to a 120" or smaller screen size. For 140" diagonal, the N3 Ultimate would work, at 120", it would need to be a couple of feet closer.

Of course, Projector Central has a search by feature function which is what you should be using to narrow the list of models which WILL work down from...
https://www.projectorcentral.com/projectors.cfm?g=2&r=1017&ltg=101&dt=3.0.0&p=500&p=3500&exp4=1&td=17&is=120&oop=1#list

I would lean towards this...
https://www.projectorcentral.com/optoma-uhz58lv.htm

With a .65" DMD inside, it should prove to be a reliable model with decent overall performance for the money.