Review: XGIMI Z6 Polar LED DLP Projector

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Review: XGIMI Z6 Polar LED DLP Projector

XGIMI's Z6 lifestyle projector is a clever swiss army knife for down-and-dirty home theater...

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Lamp, LED, or Laser: What's Best for You?

Tim Adams - Monday, Apr 1, 2019

Lamp-based projectors are being challenged now by laser- and LED-driven models, but each still has its place. Integrator Tim Adams covers the bases.

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NEC P525WL 5000 lm, 1280x800, 9.7 kg

$2,299

NEC P525WL LCD Laser Projector

Optoma 4K550ST 4500 lm, 3840x2160, 5.9 kg

$3,999

The least expensive 4K, short-throw in its class..

NEC P502WL-2 5000 lm, 1280x800, 8.8 kg

$2,299

NEC P502WL-2

Epson PowerLite L610U 6000 lm, 1920x1200, 8.5 kg

$3,499

A high-value, high output, $3,499 laser projector.

Hitachi LP-AW4001 4200 lm, 1280x800, 7.6 kg

$2,349

A highly affordable, laser-driven UST projector

Canon REALiS WUX7000Z 7000 lm, 1920x1200, 17.0 kg

$8,549

High value, high output laser projector

Panasonic PT-MZ770U 8000 lm, 1920x1200, 17.1 kg

$7,499

Low price, light weight 8000-lumen laser projector

Casio XJ-UT311WN 3100 lm, 1280x800, 5.7 kg

$1,499

Ultra Short Throw WXGA over 3100 lumens

Dell M318WL 500 lm, 1280x800, 0.4 kg

$449

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$369

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Mar 28 - Sony VPL-VW295ES 4K SXRD Projector Review

Rob Sabin

Still the least expensive true native 4K projector on the market, Sony's VPL-VW295ES delivers punchy SDR and HDR images with superb sharpness and excellent color accuracy right out of the box.

Mar 22 - XGIMI Z6 Polar LED DLP Projector Review

M. David Stone

XGIMI's Z6 Polar is a clever swiss-army knife of a projector that fits a variety of lifestyle applications while delivering a surprisingly good picture for its price.

Feb 13 - Big, Bright, Not All Business: Using A Commercial Projector in Your Family Room-Pt 2

M. David Stone

Part 2 of our two-part report on how cost-effective, high-brightness business projectors perform in ambient-light home theaters.

Feb 12 - Big, Bright, Not All Business: Using A Commercial Projector in Your Family Room-Pt 1

M. David Stone

Commercial projectors deliver super-high brightness for a fraction of the cost of high-lumen home theater projectors. But will they work in a family room? In this two-part series, M. David Stone takes a look.

Jan 21 - BenQ TH671ST Projector Review

M. David Stone

The BenQ TH671ST's compact size, short throw lens, bright picture, accurate color, and fast 16 ms input lag makes it an ideal choice for apartments and dorm rooms where a big image and gaming performance really count.

Dec 26 - Optoma HD27HDR Projector Review

M. David Stone

Optoma's HD27HDR delivers the benefits of 4K HDR content at 1080p resolution.

Dec 11 - Epson Home Cinema 4010 vs. Optoma UHD51A

Rob Sabin

We faced off Epson's new Home Cinema 4010 ($1,999) and Optoma's popular UHD51A ($1,699), two stellar values among under-$2K 4K projectors, to find out how they really differ in tech, features, and performance.

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