After teasing us at CES 2024 room back in January with just aglimpse of its ware , thriving Taiwanese projector makers Xgimi today unveiled a card of five impossibly low-cost new projectors ranging in price from $ 399 to $ 2,699 . From portables with advanced swivel feature to higher - resolution options with more remain - at - home bounty characteristic , Xgimi ’s latest projectors bring Google video smarts and native Netflix to some while also nudge up brightness level and adding IMAX Enhanced certification to others .
MoGo 3 Pro
Ahead of their prescribed launch today at IFA 2024 in Berlin , Xgimi showcased its new projector card to a handful of culture medium at a New York event in August , and Digital Trends was there . At the Greenwich Village event , the company kick things off with its MoGo 3 Pro , a cute and stocky portable that looks more like a Star Wars droid than a projector .
Based on naming conventions alone , you ’d be forgiven for guess that the MoGo 3 Pro was just the next model version of last year ’s popularMoGo 2 professional , but you ’d be faulty . While the MoGo 2 Pro has indeed been replaced ( by the new MoGo 2 Plus we get into that below ) , the MoGo 3 Pro is a all unexampled savage .
With a unique cylindrical “ java cup ” form , the 2.3 - pound 1080p DLP projector pops up and swivels out , powering the unit on and readying it for throwing its 450 ISO lumen image on to whatever aerofoil you see set and at 40 inches to 200 in in size .
Xgimi ’s fantabulous Intelligent Screen Adaptation ( that can be found in several of its projectors ) , is here , too , with its auto keystone chastisement , car focus , automobile screen alignment , and object shunning feature actually relieve oneself it hard to screw up , no matter what surfaceyou’re projecting on to .
In our abbreviated demo of the MoGo 3 Pro in New York , even in the comparatively shiny room we were in , the image was right bright , direct contrast was to be expected ( it would in spades improve in a more controlled environment ) , and its people of colour reproduction was solid to , with 90 % reporting of the DCI - P3 gamut .
The big news with the MoGo 3 Pro , however , is the step up from the MoGo 2 Pro ’s Android telly operating system of rules toGoogle TV(without the need of a dongle ) , which now also intend that there is aboriginal Netflix support — no more awkward workaround to get the rain buckets app on the equipment .
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Along with the fresh projector , Xgimi also showed off some merriment accessories for the MoGo 3 professional , admit the cracking Powerbase Stand , a 20,000mAh battery that doubles as a tripod and can be broken down for easy travel ; an attachable Creative Optical Filter that you’re able to use to project trippy atmospherical paradigm on the wall ( our demonstration had some glowy jellyfish fit ) ; and a sharp - count hold case .
Additionally , the MoGo 3 Pro can be used as aBluetooth speakerwith its two 5 - watt built - in Harman / Kardon speakers , and there ’s a not bad ambient light source lineament when you swivel the projector down to impart a glowing , colored twinkle that you could change and have move to the music you select .
The MoGo 3 Pro is $ 449 , but if you practice bundling it with the Powerbase stand ( $ 129 on its own ) , it ’ll hunt down you just $ 499 . Additionally , the Optical Filter bond and Carrying Case are $ 49 and $ 69 , respectively . We ’ve now got our hands on a MoGo 3 Pro for testing , so outride tuned for your full review .
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Horizon S Pro and Horizon S Max
While it did n’t command the most attention at the New York launching event ( the MoGo 3 Pro kinda stole the show ) , those of us who saw the Horizon Max at CES this year were slap-up to see the last Cartesian product . To our surprisal , Xgimi give us not one but two Horizon S Series projector — the $ 1,299 Horizon S Pro and the more premium $ 1,899 Horizon S Max .
While both do not get the Google TV upgrade , they instead stick with the Android TV OS of its Horizon Ultra predecessor . But Xgimi secernate me that this decision was made because for less portable projector such as the Horizon S line and Aura 2 ultra shortsighted stroke projector ( below ) , customers are more likely to join their own set - topstreaming devices , like an Apple TV or the newGoogle TV Streamer , which will amount with all thestreaming services(including Netflix ) they need . If you ’re not reading between the lines , that mean no native Netflix .
The Horizon S Pro and Max projectors share many of the same features , starting with Xgimi ’s Dual Light 2.0 technical school that combines its Tri - Color laser and pass light source for what Xgimi says is a “ promising , more accurate image while ensure eye comfort . ” They both also extend 360 - degree horizontal and 135 - academic degree vertical rotation in its innovative flexible stand , take a shit them easy to aline when setting up or go around . But they also benefit from Xgimi ’s Intelligent Screen Adaptation features as well . The optic are also keep open safe behind a mechanize slew cover .
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Both projectors are equip with two built - in 12 - watt Harman / Kardon speakers that support DTS and Dolby Audio for ( from what we could learn in New York ) pretty comme il faut sound . If it ’s anything like theHorizon Ultra , it ’ll be honest in a pinch , but you still might want to get adecent soundbar .
That principal differences between the Xgimi Horizon S Pro and the Horizon S Max , apart from their damage tags , are in their brightness levels and image features . The S Pro delivers 1,700 ISO lumens and has livelihood for HDR10 , HLG , and Dolby Vision HDR formats , while the S Max stage all that up to 3,000 ISO lumens ( a 30 % leap from the Ultra ) and adds an IMAX enhance certificate to the picture capabilities .
Xgimi Elfin Flip
The Elfin Flip is a more low-cost and pared - down version of the well - receive Elfin thickset projector that featured a brilliant 600 ISO lumen of brightness and that ran on the Android TV OS . We did get a effective glimpse of the Flip in legal action at the company ’s launch upshot , too , and it looks cool , thick , and decently bright .
With the tatter business “ Cinematic Experience in a Compact Package , ” the Elfin Flip ’s $ 399 price rag makes it a super - affordable option ( the original Elfin is $ 649 ) for not only those who require the ability to take their movies and TV render with them in a bag or haversack but business types with the need for a presentation projector on the go . The obvious new prank up its arm , though , is its swivel stand that offers 150 - arcdegree of tilt so you could adjust the characterisation to a potpourri of protrusion angles and situations . It folds up nicely to become part of the projector ’s eubstance .
With the Elfin Flip , you ’re giving up a few thing for that $ 250 economy , most notably a fall in brightness to a still - adequate 400 ISO lumens and the barter from the Android telecasting O to a custom Xgimi OS that the ship’s company read is progress on webOS , which can be happen in all of LG ’s smart telecasting . The undecomposed news is that it derive with aboriginal Netflix installed as well as all the admission to the other streaming apps you need .
to boot , you also still get the Elfin ’s 1080p resolution image that can throw a huge picture on your wall or filmdom from just a few feet out , the same twofold , 3 - W Harman / Kardon speakers , and fantabulous auto keystone and screen alignment features for setup .
The Xgimi Elfin Flip is available starting today for $ 399 , but can be had for the other skirt price of $ 299 until at least through Black Friday / Cyber Monday , Xgimi tells me .
Aura 2 UST
Next up is the 2nd iteration of Xgimi ’s only radical short throw projector , the Aura 2 . For those who are challenged for infinite in their homes , a UST projectorlike the Aura 2 ( with a 0.177:1 throw ratio ) only require a handful of inches from the wall or screen to be frame-up . The Aura 2 improves on the first variation importantly with a bump in luminousness from 1,800 to 2,300 ISO lumens , while coming in at a more than manageable $ 2,699 .
The Aura 2 ploughshare the Horizon S ’s Dual Light 2.0 technology , its musical accompaniment for HDR10 , HLG , and Dolby Vision formatsandIMAX Enhanced credentials . On the color and line end of thing , the Aura 2 breed 99 % of the DCI - P3 colour gamut and has a contrast ratio of 1,000,000:1 , which mean colors should be accurate and vivid and the smutty levels should throw up in brighter rooms — the demos at the launch consequence depend OK , but we wo n’t do it until we test them for ourselves .
UST projectors like the Aura 2 are equal to of throwing immense 4 K UHD images , with the Aura 2 top out at up to 150 - inches in size . This can be done on a clean rampart , a received projector screen , or on a especial Ambient Light Rejecting screen — for the first time , Xgimi is now offering an ALR screen door you may purchase severally , too . Of naturally , the Aura 2 also gets all that auto image correction technical school for loose frame-up , too .
Like the Horizon S batting order , the Aura 2 hangs on to the Android TV OS , but most people will prefer to connect their own cyclosis devices or a Blu - shaft of light player to it anyway . There are three HDMI input signal , including one eARC porthole for link up all your sources , three USB inputs , as well as 3.4 mm and optic audio recording out , too . speak of audio , Harman / Kardon is embedded in the Aura 2 , too , with four built - in 15 - watt speakers .
MoGo 2 Plus and Halo+ redux
to boot , Xgimi also announced that two of its existing portable 1080p projector will be relaunching with Modern versions that feature Google telecasting support now , too . First up is a new Halo+ “ ( New ) ” good example that ’s $ 799 and available today onXgimi ’s website .
Then in October , a new MoGo 2 Plus poser will replace both the democratic MoGo 2 andMoGo 2 Proprojector that we loved , and will launch entirely at Walmart for $ 299 .
Both of these new projector feature the same specification as their existing model — including 700 ISO and 400 ISO lumen brightness , respectively , and built - in verbaliser with Dolby Audio — as well as new remote control with a dedicated Netflix clit .
