Horizon 20

I personally own the base model. Have been nothing but impressed, and run a matte white drop down screen. Gaming is phenomenal with no input lag whatsoever so ever. Even during the day with a decent bit of light in my living room it is still watchable.

I upgraded to the horizon 20 base model from an epson 3800 and the difference is night and day.

https://preview.redd.it/k298opy5rrzf1.jpeg?width=5712&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5c902bc5ba46ec7650aa53d1b5a3a5ecedc2791e This is the horizon 20 base model, honestly barely use my tv since I got it. This is throwing at 100 inches with brightness at level 6.

Imo wait for promotion, the base 20 can be a low as $1.2k. However, with day time usage imo you will need the max with the highest brightness ~57% brighter than the base.

The new Xgimi 20 series not available? Why pick the old xgimi?

Iirc the new xgimi 20 base is around your range

Good thing about such content is their bright colors so even with some ambient lights it will do fine, at least for those 1500 lumens and higher ones. If you plan to only watch in the dark then you can afford to lose some brightness. You need to know your throw ratio and the screen size you want for brightness level. 4m gap, imo can go to 150" but projectors can get expensive for that size lumens. Imo get ust and alr screen if you can. PQ will never be as good as tv, hence best is to get the biggest tv you can afford. Projector is only an option due to large tv being expensive or can't fit the door. Xgimi horizon 20 for less than $1.2k is a good basic starter. Or get those cheap projector and use a cheap grey alr cloth like this: https://youtu.be/po60aU4Iifw

I got mine on the Black Friday deal for $1189 (USD). I’d wait for a similar sale. Then, you can buy a projector screen to improve the picture quality in ambient light. I’ve got my horizon 20 base paired with Wupro’s black crystal ALR screen (fixed frame), and I’m super happy with the results.

I recommend spending 180 more if possible and getting the horizon 20 base…incredible [picture](https://imgur.com/a/FSn7Zpm) at this price point…

I haven’t used it in the daytime because it’s on my balcony but I’ve used it with the lights on full blast and it looks great to me… I’ll have to snap a picture next time I set it up…

I have the H20 Base since November and it's mounted to the ceiling with the XGIMI ceiling mount (which is great by the way) and connected to an Onkyo avr. I project to a white matt wall in a light controlled room and the picture is great. My previous projector was an 11 year old Acer 1080p projector and it's a night and day difference. The colors are great, the picture is sharp, the projector is really quiet and the integrated Google TV system is fast. I do also game and that's great as well. Their Dynamic Black Enhancement is not working that well so far but they're working on it. Even with it disabled, dark scenes look ok.

I was hesitant because of the lack of reviews as well but it's pretty sharp, even without the red ring lens, and very bright.

It really hangs pretty low with the original mount. I measured 48.5 centimeters which is approximately 19.09 inches from ceiling to end of projector. If that is too low for you you should get a 3rd party mount, there are several out there.

You should go with the XGIMI Horizon 20 (Pro). It has either 4k 60 Hz or 1080p 240hz with VRR and very low 1ms input lag. I have the base version and it's great so far.

I have the H20 base version and project a 120" picture on a white wall. The picture is great, very sharp and good colors. It's too bright for me in a dark room so I use it with 3-5 brightness. Be aware that some people are very sensitive to RBE. I see it sometimes in high contrast scenes (white text on black background) but it doesn't bother me. Dolby Vision is as blast. The stranger things finale looked gorgeous and Tron Ares was stunning as well.

The Pro can also do 1080p 240hz. It’s listed on the website. Try connecting a PC. The Pro and Max have all the same features. Same RGB triple laser. Same lens/optics. VRR, 240hz, ect. The only real difference is brightness (due to more power to the laser, a larger power supply, and 40 laser chips vs the Pro’s 30 chips). Aesthetically, the only difference is the design of the speaker grille and the color of the leather is a slightly different shade of grey. But otherwise they are identical products. You’re just paying more for higher brightness with the Max.

Have you tried enabling ‘Projector Super Frame’ in addition to PC Mode and/or Game mode in the display settings of the horizon 20 Pro? And did you go Into the display settings -> Advanced Settings in Windows and tried switching to 1080p 240hz? Even the Base horizon 20 model supports 240hz lol all 3 models support it

I have this one, really like it a lot. It's very bright indoors during the day and works great outdoors at night. There is a pending software update that should fix the black levels.

If I have the blinds open, the contrast does not look that great. I did not want to spend double the price because it is occasionally used. My 85" tv is primary. If you are going to use it as your main display, I would either get the base or max. I get about 2000 lumen output on the base.