XGIMI - Horizon 20 Pro

XGimi Horizon 20 pro seems as good if not better than the Valerion Pro 2 (if EBL is not a deal breaker).

Xigimi Horizon 20 Pro or Max, the ceiling mount make it look slick, it has lens shift allows vertical and horizontal adjustment. Good integrated sound and bluetooth audio works well.

Honestly I think the XGIMI projects are the best bang for your buck they offer the best possible picture quality + higher lumens. At a lower cost to you and from what I found from my own research they have the most packed feature set. The new horizon series comes with 240hz, IMAX enhance, Dolby vision, Dolby Atmos, VRR, 3-D, optical and shift, 4k UHD, 3200 iso lumens and more all costing less $1,200 https://a.co/d/0hwTMC3, https://a.co/d/0hwTMC3, https://us.xgimi.com/products/horizon-20

I have a base horizon 20 and its awesome

I was in the same boat looking for something smooth in my gaming room. It was between the horizon 20 or the c2 ultra. After all my digging and research I settled with the c2 ultra. It’s built for xbox so the input lag is minimal and it isn’t iso lumens which means the dark points and contrast isn’t toned out by the actual blast of brightness. I do have a completely isolated dark room with no ambient light so if you don’t have that I’d recommend the horizon as it does better with ambient light. Both great picks but the specs and design of the c2 ultra for your wish list is what I’d go with

Xgimi pro 4k. 1k price

Being realistic, you are going to have problems dealing with any ambient light in the room with the price point you are at. A model like the Nexigo Trivision Ultra is more in line with where you would want to be, or a BenQ HT2060. The XGimi Horizon is a nice model, but isn't super bright and will need a dark room to operate the best. With ambient light, you will have a very low contrast ratio. You want to be aware of the throw distance as well.. [https://www.projectorcentral.com/XGIMI-Horizon-projection-calculator-pro.htm](https://www.projectorcentral.com/XGIMI-Horizon-projection-calculator-pro.htm)

You could get a xgimi horizon s which is bright and good for gaming and 4k and probably would be my choice and a lazer mixed led based projector with 25000 hours lifetime Epson 4050 if you care for black level and lens shift etc But its a bulb and only last for 4000 hours Ive also seen short throw projectors at this price point on eBay and those should have long lifespan and are better for smaller rooms My personal choice would be the xgimi as its easy to mount and looks pretty good for the cost, i’d check it on ebay from the actual seller who sells a refurbished version for 850$ and a new one for 1100$

Like you I have a Mogo 3 pro. In my opinion if you want to upgrade you should go for the Horizon series always by Xgimi

Dangbei has some good options. I traded up to the Xgimi horizon and it had a ton of good features including an HK designed sound system and Dolby vision. Latency isn’t great so idk about anything ultra precise but I would recommend it overall for movies/shows and it’s 4k. I got it on sale for like $1200