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Swapping two projectors mid-explosion is about the most useful demo a launch event can run, and that is what XGIMI did in Munich with the Horizon 30 Ultra Max next to the 20 Max. The hands-on from that event says the contrast difference was obvious straight away: sparks and flames whiter, the night sky behind them darker. That matches the claim on paper, up to 10,000:1 native contrast for the Ultra Max, which XGIMI puts at seven times the 20 Max. Brightness barely moves, a claimed 6,000 lumens and only five percent up on the outgoing model, so this generation is about black level, not lumens.
Two caveats. A launch room is a launch room. Claimed native contrast on a projector and what a meter reads in a normal living room are rarely the same number, and the write-up itself holds its verdict for proper testing. Then there is the sound. The Ultra Max keeps 12W Harman Kardon speakers, and the lobby scene from The Matrix came across tinny even through the crowd. Nobody spending this much should rely on built-in speakers, but XGIMI keeps marketing them, so it is fair to hold them to it.
All three models now do 4K/120, double the 20 series. The Pro and Max go on sale November 1 from $2,499, the Ultra Max on November 11 at $3,499. There are 3D glasses on the accessory list too, which is a pleasant surprise this late in the format's life.
If you are holding out for this for a dark room, the contrast claim is the only spec worth chasing in reviews. The lumen figure has barely changed, and the speakers stop mattering the day an AVR goes in the rack.
Two caveats. A launch room is a launch room. Claimed native contrast on a projector and what a meter reads in a normal living room are rarely the same number, and the write-up itself holds its verdict for proper testing. Then there is the sound. The Ultra Max keeps 12W Harman Kardon speakers, and the lobby scene from The Matrix came across tinny even through the crowd. Nobody spending this much should rely on built-in speakers, but XGIMI keeps marketing them, so it is fair to hold them to it.
All three models now do 4K/120, double the 20 series. The Pro and Max go on sale November 1 from $2,499, the Ultra Max on November 11 at $3,499. There are 3D glasses on the accessory list too, which is a pleasant surprise this late in the format's life.
If you are holding out for this for a dark room, the contrast claim is the only spec worth chasing in reviews. The lumen figure has barely changed, and the speakers stop mattering the day an AVR goes in the rack.
