XGIMIHorizon S Max 2024 New 4K Projector, IMAX Enhanced Portable Projector, Dolby Vision, 3100 ISO Lumens, 110% BT.2020, Built-in Flexible Stand, Intelligent Screen Adaption, 2 x 12W Harman KardonGlobal Recycled StandardGlobal Recycled StandardGlobal Recycled Standard

I have been researching extensively the new line of lifestyle projectors that use the new triple laser technology and decided on the XGIMI (pron. Ex-Jimmy) Horizon S-MAX, coming in at just under the 2K dollar range. Not the most expensive, not the cheapest. I read up on them and decided to lay down my hard earned dollars, and I am glad that I did.First and foremost is the ability to reproduce accurate color, that jumps out at you when it is supposed to and at the same time looks real, not like a cartoon. For instance, I like to see a football field look like a football field, with grass that actually looks like grass, and neon lights that jump out of the screen. I like to see the deep greens of a forest and the yellows of autumn. The deep blues of the ocean and the black of space! I have finally found the projector that can deliver on that wish.Additionally, XGIMI seems to have found a way to eliminate the dreaded " laser speckle " that pops up on almost every other projector available and is quite annoying, by combining a laser with a led light source, I have yet to see the slightest aberration.The quality of the image has actually earned a I-Max certification, so yes, you can tell your friends that you have a I-max theater at home. It also provides Dolby Vision support.Playing 4k content is amazing and the native resolution is 2160, real, not pixel shifted.I am a 3D addict, and this gives the most amazing 3D experience you could imagine. It is like a ride to another world. There is no drop-off in color , brightness and the image is impeccable.It is portable, although I have it mounted up on a shelf on my ceiling in my home theater. I find the separate power brick, and YES, it is a brick, to be a great engineering idea, keeping the power source and its extra heat and potential to induce 60 cycle hum into the internal audio speakers, isolated from the main board. It is easy to mount separate from the projector itself and is equipped with a pretty long power cord. The internal speakers are Harman-Kardon and sound quite good like a good Bluetooth speaker although I have it fed through a AVR with multiple HDMI inputs for 7.1 Dolby, which makes the single HDMI input a non-issue. I also have Netflix available through multiple devices which makes the lack of Netflix support also a non-issue with me.The set up was about 5 minutes, and the color out of the box is amazing. It's pretty much plug and play, as opposed to my last projector, which took about 4 months to dial in a picture which is in no way as good as this ! I have owned many projectors but never any as good as this . I suppose you can spend 5 to 6 K on a projector and it will be as good or better BUT, it will weigh 5 times more and will be 4 times as big !! This one weighs in at about 10 pounds, and looks like a cool little Bluetooth speaker.So, if you are considering this projector, I would say go for it , before the price goes up, you will be amazed. I was, and honestly, I am hard to please !I am an actual guy who bought this projector and happen to think it is pretty awesome. I am not getting anything in return for writing this, This is my actual honest take on this product. I Love it !!!I highly recommend !!

Bright, Beautiful Picture, the auto focus and auto alignment is a great feature. The lack of inputs is the only issue. They did fix the major issue I had with an update. (it now auto switch's to the input from the receiver and I don't have to manually select it as it was before). Major improvement. 3D is bright. The 4k is amazing. very happy with this purchase.

The pros: the auto screen cover is greatimage is pretty dang good even on a regular white 120" screen.auto focus and auto keystone is nice (but any little movement will cause it to try and rekey. got a stand which did help. Also fixed the camera with a different hanger and that also helped.)audio from HDMI is goodauto focus works pretty nice. Good to have on the remoteis a bit more "portable" with the gimbal but note the power brick is big and requires 120v so portable is relative here.Works with Home Assistant (gives more control using HA)Cons: Not as bright using just a standard white screen. perhaps a special super reflective screen maybe but i don't have that. a bit washed out with very little light so only use with low lightStill aas a hard time trying to fill the screen. I have a very standard 120" screen.Side to side pivot is touchy and if you have Auto recalibrate turned on it will try to readjust the screenNote: No audio output other than HDMI. Able to get around buying a cheap HDMI audio splittersplitter requires additional power to separate audio so if this is an issue be aware.Most features are turned off by default so make sure you take a lookHigh brightness mode (wow the noise the fan makes is unbelievable and would not recommend ever using and the change doesn't seem to be much)Not a fan of the interface, but because it's Android you can sideload apps. Able to completely redesign the interface..or for less techy, replace using another device like a Firestick