The Best Laser TV - Experts Decide!

[@isaiahl.carter1682]

WOW!!! There's hardly anything left of you, bro!!! You look great!!!

[@Jen-yb2ij]

Yes looking great chris

[@desiman0786]

So glad to see you're back on the channel.. Great video.. Looking forward to the lifestyle projectors as I'm in the process in buying one for my home cinema.

[@ProjectorScreen]

Excellent event coverage Chris, thanks for being a part of it again this year! It’s always a pleasure spending time with you, both personally and professionally.

[@garryhammond3117]

Good for you Chris! - You must be honored to have been asked to be a judge. - Your reviews have always been articulate, accutate, and honest. - Cheers!

[@homemediapatrol3784]

Chris is an honest man, check out was he says starting at the 3:00 mark "The Formovie Theater that I have in My Testing Room isn't quite as bright as it appeared in the Showdown or it's possible that the hardware has changed or maybe their is some variance in hardware perfromance between units." Red Flag.

[@divertiti]

A projector's image looks different with different environment, screen, and possibly settings is a red flag? Lmaoo

[@dharmasx2]

Thank you Chris, great to see you again! I hope you do a comparision video between the Formovie Theater vs the new Awol PRO models

[@ProjectorScreen]

We’ve got a room full of screens ready for you @chris majestic 😉

[@homemediapatrol3784]

Once again this delusuional sole Formovie dealer is trying to control the Environment a competition is held in.

[@apmendoza15]

I got a formovie theater in a light controlled theater room and it’s absolutely amazing

[@jimshinosky9041]

Do you also have an ALR screen? I’ve been considering getting an ultra short throw projector but I really don’t want to replace my existing screen or pay for an ALR screen if it doesn’t make a huge difference in a light-controlled room.

[@apmendoza15]

@@jimshinosky9041 I don’t. Some people recommend it and some say a white screen performs just as fine. I have a white screen and the PQ is very very good. However, I don’t think the same can be said if in a non-light controlled room. I have dark walls and ceilings and no windows so it gets dark in my theater room.

[@apmendoza15]

@@jimshinosky9041 I don’t. I just have a white elite screen that was like $700. Looks amazing

[@bryanp4827]

I would like to see more UST projectors set up in theatre environments without the use of ALR screens, to see their true performance

[@ProjectorScreen]

In a light controlled environment, where extra brightness isn’t really an advantage for a projector, the USTs with the best contrast will have an even greater edge.

[@antonioaffonseca1]

@chris I need your help. I have read many reviews, but I am a big fan of yours. I am between these four projectors. I care a lot about sharpness, black levels and color depth. Lastly would by brightness, but most of the time I watch movies mainly at night. Nexigo Aurora Pro (great black levels and colar depth with Dolby Vision) Epson LS800 (the high average of everything) Formovie (professionals pick of the year) Hisense Px2 Pro (also an average overall good choice) Help me! A cheap option would be the Optoma D2.

[@InternationalWaters]

Thanks Chris for again providing us patiently detailed info. After several months of reading online reviews and forums, and viewing break downs and comparision videos, I made the decision a few weeks back to go with the AWOL 3500 Pro. It's my first dive into the UST universe. I am having the install completed tomorrow. Excited to see how it looks and performs. I was surprised to not see it in this years competition but realized the reason for possible subsequent omission after reading @ConeDefense reply.

[@Wimpelmann]

So i´m gonna keep my Formovie Theater a bit longer. Was looking in to the V5000i. Thx for the Shootout, saved me some money 😁😁😁

[@adamhallinoates12]

Great video and a great shootout!

[@vmsenthilkumar]

Welcome back ❤ glad to have you back

[@TheOldBlackCrow]

Very cool! Info I've been waiting for! Nothing like a demo fail, though... Bummer. Thanks for all you do!

[@donjaun540]

I loved your video. I'm looking for something that can do 3D well too and not cost an arm and a leg. XGIMI so far looks like a winner. The formovie sounds good, but no 3D. Thanks again.👍

[@mortalaxe122]

I have Xgimi horizon ultra, and 3d looks better than cinema from my town. :))) 2d is meh... But 3d... I love It.

[@CynicAtheist]

Nexigo is 2500 with a 100 inch screen included on amazon. Would you get it over the Hisense which is 1900. These are prime day prices.

[@blackcaesar8387]

last year I was very enthusiastic about this type of content, but since since massive drop in large tvs, sadly i think the writing is on the wall for UST projectors. I mean for the price of UST+screen, you are looking at a 98-100 inch tcl/hisense miniled tv that is 5 -10 time brighter with almost oled like contrast and black levels. I still defend the use of traditional long throws in dedicated light controlled HT space.

[@blackcaesar8387]

@@PaulC-xv4zr I get what you're saying. I used an epson projector (not ust, but just as bright) in living room for 2 years. made my own ALR screen. There is a reason why I specifically called out the miniled tvs, which are the higher end lcd tvs. Tvs like tcl qm8 and hisense u8k have generally excellent blooming control, anti glare technology, super high brightness and oled like deep blacks (local dimming). you can find 100inch versions of these tvs for roughly the price of a UST + CLR screen. I would never recommend some cheap crappy lcd tv over a good projector. Also most living rooms (for which USTs are generally intended) are not light controlled.

[@sebulia1]

Thanks for that insightful video. As the happy owner of a lifestyle projector (Epson EF12), I look forward to your future video on those!

[@salehkambijo1849]

Hi, love your contents Very interested about ur thoughts in benq ht4550i in dark room ? Would you do a review in future or best projectors in 2024?

[@dg-lito]

Thanks for all the informations you give about colors, contrats and luminosity. I wonder how loud they sound in a room? How db the fans produced? Is it quiet, annoying? Its a big criteria that I would like to know more. Thanks

[@harbirarora5526]

Hi Chris…amazing videos…congratulations What’s your pick between AWOL 3500 and Ultemia Thor 60. My theatre room is extension of a large basement with some ambient light during day time. I plan to use 120-130 ALR fixed screen. Thanks in advance

[@sirsrb]

Is it worth paying extra for a ceiling mount projector like the epson LS12000 or a cheaper UST like the formovie or AWOL. My new house is being cabled for a traditional theatre setup but now I’m thinking UST. Any thoughts?

[@JA-hy8nu]

Any idea why my Formovie projects a fuzzy image on scenes that are white?

[@ChrisMajestic]

That’s strange. Is it all the time?

[@JA-hy8nu]

@@ChrisMajestic Yes only noticeable on white scenes

[@motionmedia9756]

No AWOL?

[@BrandonPDaGoat]

For your home theater, what projector do you use? Why?

[@tarekorfali796]

Hi Chris, I have the LG HU70LA, do you recommend to upgrade to the Formovie Theater? Is it worth it? Thanks

[@michaellovett8043]

Hey Chris I. Can’t wait to see your review on the XGIMI Horizon Ultra. I did purchase this and I am now looking for an ALR screen. I was wondering if you could answer me these questions. I want to get the AWOL floor rising screen instead of the obsidian long throw alr screen from Vividstorm. As I’m not sure if there site is a legit site order from seeing how cheap their screens are. So I wanted to know if it would work with a regular Alr screen. My other question since it’s a lifestyle projector & sits in the back of your room can you pair a soundbar up to it with Bluetooth for your sound. I can’t seem to find any reviewers that ever speak on whether this is option that works well for audio for movie viewing. Thanks and look forward to your reviews

[@jourdan9504]

I'm looking the best wisa supported wireless surround system. Right now I'm looking at enclave cinehome 2 and enclave cinehome pro. Are there better options. What is the main difference between these 2?

[@OrtodontiaOrtopedia]

Formovie Theater or Nexigo Aurora Pro? Please!!

[@mohammedhekmat6218]

Nice work chris, Is the hisense l9g come close in performance & picture quality to these ust projectors?? Because in my country they offering l9g 120 screen for only $3000

[@ChrisMajestic]

Yes the L9G is great

[@eliasmiranda5637]

Can you test IN the future Formovie with AWOL 3500

[@shahramsherazi]

I have compared both AWOL 3500 pro is much superior Chris has avoided this in his comparison

[@jaychannel8558]

Can you explain why you mentioned that the Epson LS 800 is not true 4K? Thx.

[@PSYCHOV3N0M]

A lot of UST projectors aren't true native 4K. They use pixel shifting with 1080p to artificially create a 4K image. A native 4K UST projector is usually much more expensive.

[@smallbigdognaturals2112]

How would you rank these against an AWOL 3500?

[@Steven-ue6zv]

He probably won’t answer so that awol won’t sue him for saying the Formovie is better 😅

[@theroachmotel]

Didn't test the samsung stp??? Seems like a miss to not include them. You mentioned the reasons why but they don't add up. Thr samsung short throw has been top pc the list last couple of years so unsure why you'd exclude

[@ProjectorScreen]

The Samsung came in 4th out of 6th place in the 2022 Showdown and is on its way to being discontinued and replaced with a newer version. It has had no updates since the first Showdown so there would be no reason to think it would have done any better against all of these superior, newer units. I would expect the new version(s) will be included in the 2024 Showdown.

[@theroachmotel]

@@ProjectorScreen Thank you for the detailed response on this

[@neil_down_south]

I wish there was a dumb UST, I hate turning on my Samsung and being bombarded by apps etc. much preferred my old epson projector in that respect.

[@mauquibzonedout]

I just want a good gaming projector that does 240hz

[@shahramsherazi]

Why you omitted AWOL 3500 pro it's the best I have compared even with formovie and it's the only projector which can project to 150 even formovie cannot

[@adamhallinoates12]

AWOL came in last place last year and threatened to sue projectorcentral and the judges because they are sore losers. They don’t deserve to be invited back

[@ConeDefense]

Projector Screens addressed this. AWOL threw a fit over where they placed last year and threatened legal action if they were included again. I wouldn’t touch any company based on that kind of behavior either.

[@shahramsherazi]

@@ConeDefense ok but product wise it's superior I have compared it with all

[@julesb9979]

No awol ??

[@AK__Productions]

The winner of this test has rainbow effect, so no go for me. I assume every other has it too except Epsons model.

[@sergiogameryt2847]

❤🎉

[@robzilla69]

You didn't grab random off the shelf units. You let the manufacturers send you their optomized units. That is not going to be our experience. Also brightness is by far more important with lazer tvs than black levels etc. You are treating them like standard projectors for dark rooms. Us real world UST users know brightness is by far the most important thing. I don’t own an AWOL but they outperform all those you tested. Even though the company is childish. My LS 800 is good enough and bright. Combined with a good ALR it is very watchable in a bright sunlit room.

[@SrChalice]

For the love of God man, please tell these manufactures to give us multi resolution projectors. 1080p and 4k alone is garbage. We need 21:9 and 1440p. Why on earth are projectors limited to 16:9. 16:9 is tv format, this should've never been the only option on projectors. Even ViewSonic 10 years ago had had 21:9. All they are doing here is creating the same features in projectors over and over. The gaming ones should have 21:9 and most movie are filmed in 2:35.1 which is basically 21:9. We need options man.

[@Heimkineast]

No Awol Vision? 🙄

[@nelz_2592]

No awol surprised thought that be in there?

[@dougefresh7577]

AWOL came in last place last year and threatened to sue projectorcentral and the judges if they were included this year. Sore losers afraid of judges they can’t pay off for good reviews.

[@nelz_2592]

Really see bunch of other reviews online from pretty good reviewers and all enjoy it

[@homemediapatrol3784]

@@dougefresh7577 where does it say they threatened to sue projector central and judges?

[@homemediapatrol3784]

@@dougefresh7577 where does it say AWOL threatened to su them?

[@jaychannel8558]

The comment, snapshot.

[@ChrisMajestic]

Am I missing something here?

[@evilmonstertruck]

No awol. And formovie technically won twice. Hahahaha. No, they weren't persuaded in anyway!!

[@audymat55]

It would be interesting to test the best screens for this kind of projectors

[@jaychannel8558]

Why did you delete my comment. Have something to hide. Everything was truthful. Now the snapshot you just deleted will be posted all over the forums.

[@ChrisMajestic]

Is this directed at me? I don’t delete comments and I have no idea what you’re talking about. ???

[@jaychannel8558]

@jaychanne|8558 • 0s ago Chris Did you know that Ratingscom rated the Formovie a 7.1 out of ten, rated 1800 Lumens when they advertise 2800. They came in 9th out of 9 projectors by the Hook Up and Formovie is being sued by Epson for fraud and misleading Advertising claiming 2800 Lumens when everyone else can't get to 1800. I know he pays you for sponsorships but really, all these complaints about Formovie having dim HDR and DV, and the picture with the lights on get washed out? Have you ever asked him why he did the first shoot out with the lights off and didn't include brightness. The second shoot out he put dim lights BEHIND the screens and didn't include HDR. Also can you elaborate what you meant when you said in this video that your not sure what they did with the Formovie, maybe different hardware, but your Formovie doesn't look like the one in the competition.

[@aleXtreme_]

Wasted comparison, biggest formovie competitors are not included which is huge disappointment

[@TimmyM]

4:11 is the LGBTQI+ community okay with that? 😅

[@46GarageUSA]

Experts ? And yet no projector 📽️ from AWOL on that list or even tested. Meh . Useless

[@spazoq]

So they keep comparing the same old projectors over and over? Getting rid of the manufacturers they don't like. Cool.

[@dougefresh7577]

What are you talking about? The only projector that was in it for the 2nd year was the previous year’s winner.

[@TheOldBlackCrow]

Very cool! Info I've been waiting for! Nothing like a demo fail, though... Bummer. Thanks for all you do!