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The ProjectorCentral Forums is a great place to chat with other projector enthusiasts about all things projectors. Join the Discussion As is the case with many new lifestyle projectors, the Horizon Pro uses a LED light source that will only need minimal maintenance, if any, and never needs to be replaced. XGIMI says it outputs 2,200 ANSI lumens and can last 25,000 hours, although it's unknown at which brightness setting that light source life was measured. Over the life of the projector this is great for cost saving, as a typical lamp-based projector (such as the recently reviewed Optoma UHD35) will require multiple lamp replacements to reach the same number of hours. So while the UHD35 is initially a few hundred dollars cheaper, the costs in the long run cause it to cost more overall. Brightness. The brightest light mode on the XGIMI Horizon Pro is Performance, which I measured at 1,521 ANSI lumens in Movie image mode. It adds a distinctive green tint to the image. The Bright brightness setting is 78.8% that of Performance at 1,199 ANSI lumens. Standard, Eye Protection, and Custom all measured basically the same—around 74.5% of the brightness of Performance, or 1,133 ANSI lumens. Color and white brightness were virtually equal with color brightness only off by 1.45%. The Horizon Pro runs Android TV 10.0, which some prefer over the newer Google TV-inspired UI that sometimes favors promoted content over your own.
Using my preferred settings for both SDR and HDR viewing, the image was appropriately bright for my 90-inch screen in a dark room or with a low level of ambient light, and it was also suitable for an 80-inch screen both at night in a family room with lights on or off, and in daytime on an overcast day. The feature can also automatically shrink the image to a smaller size to boost image brightness on particularly bright days. (Credit: Xgimi) With a throw ratio of 1.2:1, you can achieve quite a big picture without having to place the Horizon too far from your display surface. Featuring twin HDMI connections, two USBs and more, it’s easy to get all your components connected to the Horizon Pro. Dual-band wi-fi and Bluetooth are on hand for wireless casting and music streaming. You can even plug in your headphones or connect to your home cinema, using the 3.5mm and optical digital outputs.There are only four buttons on the top of the projector—power, volume up, volume down, and play—and aside from the power button their functionality isn't mentioned anywhere in the documentation that comes with the projector or found online. This reinforces the fact that the remote is an absolute necessity to control the Horizon. I hope that XGimi follows suit with LG and adds eARC to one of those HDMI connections so that people can just use a speakerbar or a surround system and get ease of use (more or less) with high quality surround sound on a single cable connection. This should really be standard on all projectors at this point. Outputting at a super-bright 2200 ANSI, the Horizon Pro is one of the brightest projectors in its class. This means that rather than just being a night-time only projector, the Horizon Pro is just as happy with daytime viewing. Delivering consistently bright colours and sharp images, the Horizon Pro matches a TV for anytime viewing pleasure.
Brightness (light output) will vary depending on usage conditions. White light output measured in accordance with ISO 21118. The nominal value represents the average value of mass production and is tested under ideal laboratory conditions in the performance mode/high power mode. Love this review. I am a pretty firm believer that XGimi is leading the way with their LED projectors and others are playing a bit of catch up. They are using LED modules that are delivering what was unheard of in terms of brightness just a few years ago. Even if it can't reach 2,200 lumens, a decently calibrated 1,100 lumens is plenty for a 120" or larger screen in a dark room. Maybe even a 150"+ screen after dark if you are okay with normal movie theater brightness. The throw distances above are estimations and may differ in actual usage scenarios. Adjustments required are based on your specific living space dimensions and conditions. Automatic keystone correction can be activated any time the projector senses motion. It was too sensitive for my needs as any bump would start a new hunt and override my carefully constructed rectangle. Where the Horizon Pro shined in all 4K content is in the detail. The skin textures in Frodo and the hobbits, each hair of Gandalf's beard, the dirt that seems to follow Aragorn throughout his adventures, it was all there. I never once had to change the auto focus result to make the detail look any better (although I did try to manually adjust it and only succeeded in making it look the same).The menus provide seven predefined picture modes for SDR and HDR10 input, including a Custom mode, plus three additional modes for Dolby Vision—for bright rooms, for dark rooms, and a Dolby Vision custom mode. There’s no projector stand built in, so you’ll either need to prop up the projector to get the right angle, or you can use the thread-mount on its underside to attach it to a tripod. The latter is a good option, giving you an easy way to move and position the projector. XGlMl makes every effort at the time of publication to ensure the accuracy of product information it provides. Due to subsequent changes involving product batches, production, and supply factors, it may be necessary for XGlMl to make changes and adjustments to text and images so that they match the performance, specifications, indexes, and components of the actual product. Product information is subject to such changes and adjustments without notice. hours is the theoretical lifespan of the light source. The actual lifespan may vary due to differences in environmental conditions, product usage, and the mode selected.
Every image mode out of the box is very blue, which causes magenta to be more of a purple. The closest to the target 6500K white point that the Horizon Pro gets (without adjusting the white balance) is in Custom image mode with color temperature set to warm, and it's still slightly blue at around 7000K. With my Calman calibration software from Portrait Displays, an X-rite i1 Pro 3 spectrophotometer, and a Murideo Six-G pattern generator, I was able to get the white balance to 6500K by using the RGB sliders that are available with a custom color temperature. My settings were Red 49, Blue 21, and Green 30, but only use those as a starting point and don't expect them to get the exact same results as product samples vary. The color temperature adjustment also fixed the magenta color point that, under all the other image settings, was far too purple (although it was still a little oversaturated, as was blue and red).
With a brighter projection and Dolby Vision, the Horizon Ultra is a magnificent 4K projector.
Brightness Uniformity. Screen uniformity on the Horizon Pro is very good. On my sample it measured at 86.6%, with the bottom right being the dimmest and the middle top being the brightest. There were no visible hot spots in anything that I watched. There are four manual controls along the top of the projector: on/off, play/pause, volume up, and volume down.
Refer to the theoretical data from XGIMI laboratories: the power saving mode is calculated based on the average power consumption of HORIZON Pro 180W) and the power of a 98-inch TV 550W), viewed 8 hours every day in one year.
If you need something you can put in a bag, then there are smaller, portable projectors with batteries that make better travel companions – and higher-quality home cinema projectors for those looking for a more permanent installation. If you want to hold out for a 4K room-to-room projector that has it all—including fine image quality for HDR10 as well as for SDR and Dolby Vision—you might want to consider a 1080p model like the Epson Mini EF12 or the Xgimi Horizon to tide you over until one's available. Between those two, the EF12 is guaranteed to be free of rainbow artifacts due its three-chip design. But it doesn't include 3D support, while the Horizon supports 3D, but shows rainbows. The Ultra also supports full HD 3D using DLP-Link glasses in side-by-side and top-bottom formats only. I didn't see any crosstalk in my tests, and 3D-related motion artifacts were less obvious than typical for current projectors. However, note that 3D is not supported in Game mode, which produces the shortest lag times. I measured the lag using a Bodnar meter at 18.4 milliseconds (ms) for 1080p 60Hz input and 18.3ms for 4K 60Hz. As with XGIMI’s other projectors, the Horizon runs Android TV natively, rather than a modified version of mobile Android. The benefit of this is a smoother interface that’s designed for use with the remote control, rather than a base OS that was built for touch use.
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