What Is The Best Ultra Short Throw Projector? 2023 Laser TV Showdown Results UST Projector Shootout
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- Which ultra short throw projector is the best? We answer this question at the 2023 Laser TV showdown.
ProjectorScreen.com, the web's #1 projector and projection screen retailer, has once again teamed up with Projector Central, the world's largest database of projector information and one of the most authoritative websites for resources and reviews in the industry, to bring you the second annual, 2023 Laser TV Showdown - the Ultimate Ultra Short Throw Projector Shootout.
Scoring breakdown and more info on the projectors:
- Laser TV Showdown Results: www.projectorscreen.com/blog/...
- Lifestyle Projector Showdown Results: www.projectorscreen.com/blog/...
- Projector Measurements: Coming Soon!
We pit 9 UST projectors head to head to determine the winner for the best laser TV in 2023. With industry experts judging this unrivaled competition, no other comparison comes close to the authority of this event. - Věda a technologie
Congrats on another awesome showdown again this year! I think they way you guys do this is way better than the other shootouts, but it would be nice to see more technical things in the video itself and not have to read it in your blog.
Thank you very much! Unfortunately the video was more of an afterthought for us as opposed to the main reason we do the event. I appreciate your feedback and will hopefully produce a more substantial cut if the video for next years event… or perhaps we’ll release and extended cut for this year with all of that once the dust settles after the holiday shopping season.
@@GamersGettingPlayed You can read about why ProjectorCentral decided to exclude AWOL based on the legal threats made by AWOL who demanded that they be excluded from this event, on ProjectorCentral's writeup of the event on their website.
While I can't speak to the motivations of every youtuber out there, they are often compensated by brands to make positive reviews and they are sent cherry picked units that perform better than what a customer would get off of the shelf.
The LaserTV Showdown did not allow for any manufacturer supplied units and was judged by an independent panel of experts, using professionally calibrated projectors so you get an opinion of many vs just one, and the opinion of many came with no outside influence of compensation, free items, affiliate commissions or otherwise.
It that my boy Chris Majestic!?!
It is! Chris is the man 👍
Chris is great
Been using my Formovie Theater for over a year now and absolutely love it! Excited to upgrade my screen to a 120 inch soon.
Excellent! Hit us up when you are ready to make that screen upgrade and we will take special care of you ;)
What a great video and event
Thank you very much 🥰
Hello, thanks for yor work! How about nomvidic p2000 and jmgo o2 ultra?
And what do you think about ust projectors 5000$+ such as epson ls12000, appotronics and so on, did they worth its money? elite - sim2 xtv 4k
Thank you for the info
I guess I made the right choice in buying the Formovie last year. Combined with the Vivid Storm 120” floor riser, the Formovie produces a great hdr picture. 😊😊😊😊😊
I got one on black friday 😊
So, I’m just curious why you didn’t use the better c1pro in this comparison? It was on the market from mid 2023 and for fairness you could use one mentioning unofficial us channel for buying one, maybe next time on c2pro…. Except that I think you have done a wonderful job and I’m searching/viewing your content with confidence. Keep on doing that.
Ps I’m enjoying aC1pro from November, I-might be biased….
So I have been choosing between me getting a Epson LS800 or a Formovie
And this video made my mind up. Follow some of the guys in the video and the only thing people complain about the Formovie is the remote control.
So thank you for finally making me decide guys.
The remote is not an issue. It’s not backlit, no big deal.
Been using it since march last year and never had any issues with the remote. Like the person above me said, it just not backlit which is not an issue in my opinion and by now i have memorized all the buttons and i dont even look at the remote now😅.
What are your thoughts on using an UST pj in a dedicated home theater with zero ambient light projecting on a AT screen? Are there specific screens for this scenario? Please advise.
We generally recommend somethjng like a Stewart Filmscreen Greymatte 0.7 microperf for acoustically transparent in a dedicated room. It has no ALR but works great with both UST and standard throw projectors.
Thank you!@@ProjectorScreen
ProjectorScreen, hi.. hope all is good..just want to ask an opinion if it's worth upgrading to Epson Ls800? I have Hisense L9g 100 inch... ? Thanks in advance.🙏🙏🙏
The ls800 is brighter and has dynamic contrast, but it’s not as sharp of an image and it doesn’t have as wide of a color gamut. What are you specifically looking for in an upgrade?
It was good to see the Epson do so well. I have one and love it
The ls800 is a great projector and often an easy recommendation for a well lit room
If you had to make a choice between the Nexigo Aurora Pro and the Ultimea Thor T60 which would you purchase - good 3D is a plus. Thanks
The Thor is a much brighter unit with better sharpness and wider color gamut. It is also more expensive. Both are very solid options and the need (or lack thereof) to the extra brightness may be the reason to go with one vs the other.
Please feel feee to give us a call, email or chat if you wanted to get into the details or nuances of both projectors with one of our specialists.
Nexigo for me and that's because of the cost
Thanks so much guys. I was also wanted the 3D option. Is the AWOL 3000 much better than the Nexigo in general?
@@whatsnext4529 I wouldn't say that it is better than the Nexigo at all.
@@ProjectorScreen Good to know, I’ll probably wait to see if it goes on sale before the Super Bowl. If it doesn’t I’ll wait till Black Friday or any holiday sale in between. Thanks!
Have you taken projector noise into account? Does any of them have noticeable high-pitched noise (laser noise?) in addition to fan noise?
The judges did not take any projector noise into account during this contest; the scoring was based on image quality alone.
@@ProjectorScreen That's unfortunate because noise might make otherwise great projector useless.
I noticed from some review videos for the Wemax Nova SE 4k UST is basically the Formovie Theatre…… In those review videos the instruction manual for the Wemax is labeled “Formovie”…….
I believe the only major differences is the ANSI Lumens, ALPD 4.0, Android TV 11.0, and the 107%BT2020……
The Wemax having a slightly lower Grade in these categories. How significant are these changes?
I think a comparison between these would be really fun considering the price difference!!
Wemax produces very loud high-pitched sound when laser is on. I wonder if Formovie theater is the same?
So the only major difference are the brightness, wide color gamut (Formovie with triple laser and Wemax as a single), actual color management system with Android vs lack of calibration controls on the Wemax and amazing contrast by virtue of alpd 4.0?
It sure doesn’t sound like they are basically the same unit at all 😂
Any reviewer who is saying they are “basically the same” is not a reviewer that is worth watching.
@zhsergey2 It is not the same
00:07 The second annual laser TV Showdown results revealed the best ultra short throw projectors for 2023.
01:31 The laser TV Showdown included a lifestyle projector Showdown as well.
02:51 Projector Central brought together a panel of six independent judges for the competition.
04:12 Judges evaluate Ultra Short Throw projectors using stress test
05:30 Judging based solely on image quality
06:54 The C1 projector scored top in detail and sharpness but has low contrast and high price.
08:20 Epson ls800 tied for second place while the four movie theater was the top pick for best ultra short throw projector of 2023.
09:46 The four movie theater is the best Ultra short throw projector for 2023.
So what exact model was the 1st place winner ? Formovie t1 global ?
Yes, it is called the Formovie Theater, it is the global version of the T1
Great roundup thanks guys. Sad to see about AWOLS behaviour, I've just struck them off the list.
Hey everyone he gets to the point at 9:18
What is your thought if I want to purchase one for mid day to dark room conditions , which one is better for which condition ? please ! 🙏
I would suggest the winner, the For movie Theater as it's superior contrast and image processing make it an ideal choice for medium to dark room conditions. Add an ALR screen and you've got something that can also perform very well in a brighter environment.
@@ProjectorScreen thank you for your reply and done such an amazing video ! Subscribed!
Recommended alr screens?
We highly recommend the Spectra Projection screens used in this Showdown. They provide best in class ambient light rejection, black levels, resolution and have one of the most well built frames and adjustable mounting brackets.
I would love to see where the VAVA Chroma would stack up against these competitors!
The Vava Chroma was in last year's competition and unfortunately came in last place in the triple laser round: www.projectorscreen.com/blog/2022-laser-tv-showdown-best-ultra-short-throw-projector-shootout
So the Nexigo was knocking everyone out in the hookup video and in this shootout it’s sitting at the button? Now am concerned if the Nexigo the shootout had is different from the nexigo Aurora pro everyone else get. Am confused now if I should go the Nexigo route or AWOL. I like 3D
We have actually tested 3 different Nexigo models; the original sample they sent us (which we lent to the Hookup), the one we borrowed from the Hookup (that he used as the primary item in his video), as well as the retail unit we purchased to include in the Showdown. There were differences between them all.
We are working with Nexigo to ensure we have a unit representative of what customers today will be purchasing for when we do our next comparison & review.
Hmmmmmm that makes me kinda concern as I was debating choosing nexigo Aurora pro over the Benq x3100i. Am mostly concern about picture quality, 3D and gaming.
@@lordzee2947 The one they purchased didnt have the latest firmware update.
Funny! The Indigo Aurora pro did not even make the top three. Other videos and comparisons showed the Indigo Arora Pro little bit highe and many respects than your top pick this year, Foremovie. There is a current sale going on with a 100" automatic ALP screen riser. I was all set on the Aurora pro which had 120 Hz as well as 3D viewing, there were many advantages that I seen from other videos. Please give me an explanation why the indigo Aurora pro did not even make the list. Thank you Jim k
Some of my friends say that Epson EpiqVision Ultra LS800W is the best ultra short throw projector, are they right?
The ls800 is a great unit and came in 2nd place in this Showdown.
Where is the LG HU915?
Will you be doing a shootout for long throw laser projectors?
It is something that we are considering doing later this year.
Great content ❤
I am confused, why the benq q600 or even better the benq q7050 wasn't in the test. All the reviews shows the benq q7050 batters the epson 800.
The benq 7050i won the single laser round in the 2022 Showdown but because it is a discontinued product it wasn’t included in the 2023 Showdown.
I’ve never even heard of the Q600.
@@ProjectorScreen sorry, 6000, typo 😁
judges pick start at 6:15
What long throw projector would be better then the Formovie projector under $3500.
It would depend on the environment and your use cases. For example, if you are in a dedicated, dark room, a competitive video gamer and susceptible to the rainbow effect, the Epson 5050UB may be a better choice for you, even though it is a bulb based unit and has a much more narrow color gamut.
There are other options that may be better for a particular person as well based on other criteria.
If you need any assistance in figuring out what may be best for you, don't hesitate to call our team of specialists at 1-888-392-4814 for help.
@ProjectorScreen ok thank you! I prolly will call, I'm in the process of building a dedicated theater room, will be completely dark, no windows, no gaming and just will be watching movies. I'm trying to decide on whether to go UST or a traditional projector.
Hmmm bit sceptical on these results, the formovie projector is only 2800 lumens brightness, may be a good picture but not very bright, I have the Samsung and it’s the same brightness and it’s way way too dark, when in a completely dark room
The Formovie Theater is plenty bright in a moderately lit room and especially in a dark room. If you have a 2800 lumen projector and feel it’s too dark in a “completely dark room”, you either have it setup incorrectly or have a bad unit.
@@ProjectorScreenso the quality control is so bad I could have had a “bad unit” is this meant to be a joke? If there’s a chance a “bad unit” exists then Samsung should be avoided by everyone
For the record I took my unit back to the shop and the salesman gave us honest opinion that these just projectors are no comparison to a tv, any claims they can replace a tv is just lies, only thing going for them is a large picture, a poor one at best
Perhaps you should try a different shop, salesman or projector. There are thousands of people who have USTS and are quite happy with them as TV replacements.
@@Mambo1701e
@@ProjectorScreen thanks for the reply, I’ve returned the projector, think I’ve been spoilt by the superior picture quality of a oled, I’m planning on a larger new oled, no match in size as a projector but picture quality is infinitely better
Amazing do this every year keep up the good work!the best test to date is by the channel - the hook up ust showdown
He does make a great video and we like and respect his work, but I would beg to differ in regards to which test is better.
1) we use only retail projectors off the shelf and not manufacturer provided golden samples
2) we calibrate our units in 3 different modes
3) we have a panel of 6 expert judges instead of just 1 persons opinions
4) we have the judges look at all units at the same time, which leaves nothing to memory and allows for easy comparison of any unit to any/all others.
While we do feel that our Showdown is the most expansive and encompassing event of its type, it may not be all reflected in our roundup video here.
The Hookup did a great job with his; we however have different philosophies, methodologies and criteria. Two different but valid comparisons that are both helpful to potential UST buyers.
Is there a reason for LG being not included? It was placed 2nd in your earlier showdown.
Unfortunately ProjectorCentral ended up pulling it from the Showdown. Below is a quote from ProjectorCentral on why:
“We actually did have a unit on hand but became concerned quickly that its Calman Auto-Cal'd image, which was spot-on on paper, wasn't truly giving this model a fair representation of its best performance. Keep in mind that the HU915 is now a pretty well-known entity that came in second overall in the 2022 competition and has reviewed quite favorably with ProjectorCentral and elsewhere. The only responsible and fair thing to do was drop it from the competition. We're considering the possibility of doing a little mini-Showdown in the coming months taking the top performers from this latest round and putting it against the HU915 and maybe a couple of others that didn't make it into the event.”
I asked them the same thing about the AWOL vision, which seems to be rated as a top product across all CZcams reviewers, and it was left out because of some hard on these guys have for AWOL vision. I asked them for some simple answers, and they told me I was spamming them from two separate accounts I had to tell him I have five different accounts. I just happen to be on a different account when I answered another question they seem very paranoid about giving just a simple damn answer. I could literally post links from the 10 most trusted reviewers on CZcams and AWOL vision would rate between nine and 10 on every single list, so I don't have much respect for those guys
I care more about brightness, is the LG with the 3700lm better than the Formovie 2800lm with HDR10+?
You will get a brighter image for sure with the HU915Qe, but neither will really support HDR10+. You can get Dolby Vision however from the Formovie.
@ProjectorScreen It's quite know that the LG have a terrible rainbow effect, i saw different videos on YT were owners complaining about the RBE at fast scenes.
Such a shame that the Hisense 100l9hd laser-tv was not part of the showdown.
I'm really bummed that we, Europeans have the VIDAA os and you Americans have Google TV. Is it possible for a European, to buy the Hisense 100l9hd with Google TV from you and send it to Europe?
The l9h is pretty much the same projector as the px2-pro, except that the l9g comes bundled with a screen. Once you calibrate the l9h, its brightness diminishes to be much closer to that of a calibrated px2-pro.
If you are interested in having us assist you with the Google TV version, please send an email to team @ projectorscreen.com
@@ProjectorScreen But the lg9 have a fixed focus point for 100 and 120 inch for a much sharper picture, or does that claim don't stick? BTW, the px3 Pro is on it's way for the events in 2024. 2024 is gonna a busy tv year, with the 2024 Olympic summer games in Paris and the EUFA EURO 2024 in Germany.
@@walterverbeeck6929 We have not seen any difference in sharpness between their fixed focus and variable focus units.
When will the lifestyle video be released?! Excited to see if you had the C1 in there as i have seen great things about it
Results 6:09
Proud owner of Formovie T1 (Theatre) since march 2022. Many people of AVS forums were calling us shills when we were praising it, moment of silent for them.
I thought Awol 3500 was better than the Formovie?
If you prefer higher brightness at the expense of getting 1/3rd the contrast (much worse), the AWOL may be right for you. That being said, you can get something like the Ultimea Thor T60 that came in 4th place in this Showdown and get something even brighter than the AWOL, with much better contrast and a wider color gamut for less money.
@@ProjectorScreenDoes the ULTIMEA THOR T60 have 3D Frame Packing for 3D-BLU-RAY movies?.. ...and does it have Dolby Vision? Also, if you placed the AWOL LTV-3500 PRO next to the ULTIMEA THOR T60, is the picture quality difference slightly better or extremely better than one another?
How much more expensive is it to include 3D capability? In this price range, 3D should be included; dead, or not.
Without the NexiGo Aurora Pro?
It was in the Showdown. It’s even pictured in the thumbnail. 🤷♂️
They dont know how to judge projectors. The epson ls800 colors are really washed out.
The panel of judges are all professional calibrators and projector reviewers. Perhaps the ls800 that you viewed wasn’t setup well or properly calibrated.🤷♂️
@ProjectorScreen no that's not it. I adjusted the colors. They are flat .The awol 3500 has oled TV colors. You don't know how to review projector
It will be interesting to see how the Nexigo Aurora Pro stacks up once you revisit it post firmware update.
We have actually tested 3 different Nexigo models; the original sample they sent us (which we lent to the Hookup), the one we borrowed from the Hookup (that he used as the primary item in his video), as well as the retail unit we purchased to include in the Showdown. There were differences between them all.
We are working with Nexigo to ensure we have a unit representative of what customers today will be purchasing for when we do our next comparison & review.
It's interesting that The Hook Up ranked the Formovie as the lowest overall and it was ranked highest overall here. Now I don't know what to believe 🤔
He uses a different methodology than ProjectorCentral did. In his shootout he used manufacturer provided samples for most of the items, did not calibrate them and did not have them all setup at the same time to see them in comparison to all of each other and only provided his single opinion.
In the LaserTV Showdown, all units were taken from retail stock, professionally calibrated in 3 different modes and judged by a panel of 6 experts.
Any laser Tv that isn't capable of 3D is out of the question for me. And all of the top results have no 3D capabilities.
These results would be significant if the judges couldn't see what projectors they are judging while judging them.
This needs to be a blind trial for 2024 and the judging will be taken much more seriously imo.
We've attempted to do it blind, but logistically it is a challenge. The Judges get far to close to the screens wheras they can see the top of the projector, plus many of them (as they are professional reviewers) recognize menu options and interface to know the make of the projector as settings are being changed.
It is something that we have brought up again to ProjectorCentral and your feedback is appreciated.
Not quite there yet native 8k will arrive soon enough and will be much better and worth the wait. Also be better on gaming.
Hello, just and advice for the net time, make it as bling test, too heavy halo effect bias to get a realgood result in my opinion.
We've attempted to do it blind, but logistically it is a challenge. The Judges get far to close to the screens wheras they can see the top of the projector, plus many of them (as they are professional reviewers) recognize menu options and interface to know the make of the projector as settings are being changed.
It is something that we have brought up again to ProjectorCentral and your feedback is appreciated.
@@ProjectorScreen thanks for your answer! 😊 😊 😊
Thanks, that was a great work. But could we maybe get links with additional info? Like how much each unit scored. Would also be nice to see their measured latency times etc.
Thanks.
The links are in the video description and will take you to our blog where you can see the full scorecards.
I am very curious about why AWOL wasn't included in this. Also I'm sad that the top 3(4) picks don't have 3D :( Thank you for doing this it is very helpful! :)
ProjectorCentral addresses their decision for not including AWOL in this year’s Showdown in their writeup of the event on their website.
To summarize it here: AWOL's flagship projector came in 5th out of 6th place last year in the triple laser round of the 2022 Showdown.
They apparently did not score as highly as they would have liked and had subsequently embarked on a year+ long campaign to discredit the event, its organizers and judges and challenge the integrity of Rob Sabin, editor-in-chief @ ProjectorCentral.
Prior to this year’s event they sent Rob a threatening email and had threatened to sue the organizers if AWOL was included.
It’s quite a shame that a company would behave in such a manner and be so afraid to be judged by an independent group of experts, conducted by the most authoritative entity in the projector review world, ProjectorCentral.
@@ProjectorScreen Manufactuers throwing tantrums because they don't get the results they wanted is just sad. It's also counter-productive, now I think less of AWOL management, not more.
@@jaychannel8558
The LaserTV Showdown was performed in a room (as you can see in this video as well as last year's) that had both lights on and lights off judging; it is certainly not a "cave".
We were AWOL's ONLY reseller at the time of last year's Showdown as well as the majority of the other products in the showdown, however there are items that ProejctorCentral choses to include that we do not carry, such as the Leica Cine 1 in this year's contest.
If you are unhappy that there are several different people putting on shootouts and run them differently, I guess it would make sense to pay attention to the one that is run by ProjectorCentral - the most authoritative entity in the projector review space and whos event has the projectors calibrated in several modes and judged by an independent panel of 6 experts.
Other shootouts do not calibrate the units, are only judged by 1 person or if it with a group, don't even publish the names of the judges.
Other shootouts use manufacturer supplied unit which we all know are cherry picked to be top performers or may contain special hardware or firmware to provide performance superior to what is available to consumers.
The 2023 LaserTV Showdown used retail units, off of the shelf to ensure what is judged is what a consumer could purchase themselves.
@@jaychannel8558it sounds like awol are a bunch of sore losers
@@ProjectorScreenOMG 😮. Awol is so scummy. Take a loss and move on, don’t threaten people. Sorry you have to deal with those jerks.
An image of sbs 3D is shown during the formovie win, but zero mention of 3D. So how was the 3D compared to others youve tested.
Heres an innovative idea...how about a shootout of projectors that are 3D capable? No one has ever done that (if 3D is even mentioned in reviews, its aling the libes of " yes, it has 3D and it works."
With few to no showrooms for a consumer to see anything personally, a 3D showdown would be a MAJOR help to those of us who are looking for such a unit. We get comparisons of every other feature...except for one of the biggest features many of us look for.
I for one would LOVE that but unfortunately, I'm afraid that 3D enthusiasts like ourselves are a rare breed.
@@tdrabik77 Not as rare as one might think. Many 3D titles on Amazon are higher on their sales list than the 4k. And Avatar 3d sold well. Even the lower run of Robot Monster 3D had to have additional replications. Every person I know that has ever watched a 3d movie on my set would promptly buy one if they could. When i say they cant, not made any more...the response is wtf not!
I guarantee that if any mfgr put out just one consumer 3D/4k set, they wouldn't be able to keep up with the demand. LG could just reissue their original OLED model, with no updates and it would sell...including those looking to replace old sets, those who can buy more than one as a backup, those who'd buy to resell at higher prices once their gone, etc.
One reason AWOL is doing so well is that they dont hide the fact that they are 3D capable, as others do. As an AWOL rep stated somewhere, they included 3D because thats what the customers wanted. Business matters aside, good for them.
Of course, it is a niche. But so is Atmos. And UHD for that matter. Just saying its a larger niche than some believe.
Thanks for the feedback. Perhaps this is something we can do in the near future. We likely wouldn’t be able to pull together the same type of Showdown event with a panel of judges, but our own comparison of the 3D abilities of various units is doable.
@@ProjectorScreen considering that reviews of 3D performance are as barren as the Gobi desert (except for Shane Lee) we'll gratefully take it!
@@Joe-hh8gd Also, please feel free to make an appointment with our team to come to our showroom and get to test them all out for yourself!
IMHO the formovie getting first place twice in a year is a little concerning. The setup on it is not consumer friendly. It consistently needs focus adjustments. I believe out of the box experience on it is not aces. Not everyone is going to spend hours or days setting it up "just right". There needs to be a consumer confidence score on all these projectors. Ease of setup and out of the box watchibility. Thats where the LG 915 should have been brought in. a True plug and play unit.
The Epson should simply be #1 because they are the only ones without a rainbow effect. Reviewers need to understand that this is most people's biggest issue with projectors.
at 3 minutes you introduce the judges and im like out of attention by then
The world in 2023… where our attention spans are so low we want everything in a TikTok 20 second video. I recommend mediation and time off devices to get attention span back. Great book: Stolen Focus… but will take prolonged attention span to read a book. (This is just lighthearted - please don’t take as an attack) applies to us all! The amount of work, time and effort that went into this, should be an hour long!
Since the Formovie has now been crowned the heavyweight champion of UST projectors, why not periodically have other models, especially the newer ones challenge it for the title?
This event is done yearly and all of the other 8 models in this year’s contest were not in it last year because they are new.
The Formovie Theater was included again since it won last year.
LaserTV, such a stupid name LOL
Sorry 🤷
However we saw a side to side comparison proved nexigo aurora pro is bank for the buck, this one don't show side to side comparison
The judges saw them side by side; all 9 at a time and made their determinations that way. Please keep in mind that we used retail units off of the shelf and had them professionally calibrated. We did not use any manufacturer provided samples or juiced up units like many other reviewers do; so you know that what was in the Showdown is the same product that you could get yourself at purchase; not a special cherry picked unit by the manufacturer that outperforms the production runs.
enough with the hand movements bro
👋🤲👐🫶🫵
What the hell is this pixel shift 4K garbage? You're not getting 4 1080p screens together to create an authentic 4K image, they're using TWO 1080p screens. On top of that, companies try to dupe you with fancy terms like "4K Enhancement", "E-Shift", "XPR". Just be honest and not tell customers it has "4K resolution" when it's fake 4K.
It's like when realtors and apartment advertisers try to make you think you're getting a really cool kitchen even though it's incredibly small when they say things like "This apartment boasts GALLEY kitchen complete with parquet flooring".
The other great projectors were not considered for this showdown because we are not authorized dealers for them like Nexigo Aurora Pro and Nomvadic p2000. etc etc are the overall winner compared to many expensive projectors by other reviewers
The nexigo aurora pro was in this contest. ProjectorCentral decided to not include the Nomvdic, but did include other items that we do not carry such as the Leica Cine1.
We also did not start carrying the Nexigo or Ultimea until after the Showdown was held.
There are only so many units that can be reviewed at once and ProjectorCentral decided which ones to include or not.
No other reviewer has done a comparison like this with 9 units side by side at the same time, professionally calibrated and judged by a panel of 6 independent experts.
@@ProjectorScreen the hook up did, please look up
@ProjectorScreen what about hisense ls9h
The l9h is only available with a bundled screen and that screen is vastly different between the 100” and 120” sizes.
Their PX2-Pro was included instead since it does not come with a screen and after it and the l9h are calibrated, they are virtually the same.
Lol, we lent him several projectors for his various shootouts, and we speak frequently - I am quite familiar with his video.. heck, he even has a banner for our website at the end of it. Look it up 😂
That being said, he did not calibrate the units nor did he look at all of them at the same time; he did them one vs one.
He also used mostly manufacturer provided units, which may be superior to those that are found at retail, like the ones we used for our showdown.
He makes great videos and we all respect the job that he does with his reviews.
In his video he includes things that we don’t (and vice versa) and uses a different philosophy, methodology and uses his singular opinion, vs that of the group of experts we had, run under the direction of ProjectorCentral.