Unlike the BENQ and Nebula the Dangbei has form of android 9 built in instead of on a streaming stick, and for external ports there are 2 HDMI ports, that support HDMI 2.1 and eARC, and there’s also 2 USB ports, analog and optical audio out, and even an ethernet port to hardwire your internet connection. However, the Dangbei claims some really impressive specs like 25,000 light source hours at 3200 ANSI lumens, HDR10+, HLG and MEMC, but as you might now it’s pretty common for projectors from random brands on Amazon to have inflated stats on their product pages, so we will of course be verifying as many of those claims as we can with actual testing. $1800 get you the Dangbei Mars Pro which is a 4K laser projector that recently popped up on Amazon from a company that I’ve personally never heard of. Slightly smaller than the nebula, weighting in at 10 pounds by itself or just over 11 pounds with its large external power brick, is the least expensive projector in this video. The nebula 4k laser also has a built in compartment to plug in the nebula streaming stick, but only has 1 external HDMI port, one USB and a plug labeled aux that appears to be an analog audio out port. Unfortunately the nebula lacks any kind of leveling feet and only has a single quarter twenty style tripod mount on the bottom which combined with its 11 pound weight makes ceiling mounting a little bit sketchy, but I’d argue that ceiling mounting that isn’t really what this projector is for. Also useful is the fact that there’s no external power brick, so it’s more or less a pick up and go solution. The Nebula 4K Laser claims 25,000 hours of light source lifespan with 2400 ISO Lumens and is clearly focused on portability since in addition to its non-removable handle, 30 watts of built in speakers and android TV 10 it also has auto focus, auto keystone, and automatic screen fit which are all handy features when you’re going to be moving your projector around a lot. The second largest projector weighs in at just under 11 pounds, the brand new $2199 Anker Nebula 4K Laser, which as the name suggests is a laser light source 4k projector. BENQ also claims the x3000i has 3000 ANSI lumens which is a huge amount of brightness for an LED projector so we will definitely be testing those claims today. The x3000i supports 4k 60hz and 1080p at up to 240hz where it claims an insanely fast 4ms response time. On the bottom are two front leveling feet and a traditional set of projector mounting points or if you plan on putting the x3000i on a shelf near the ceiling it can also be inverted and rear leveling feet can be added to tilt the projector downward. There’s also a 12v trigger port and an RS232 port like you might find on a more traditional projector. In addition to the 2 external HDMI ports there’s also an internal HDMI and USB connection attached to the included BENQ streaming stick to give this projector smart functionality. For connectivity it’s got 2 HDMI ports with an audio return channel, optical and analog audio out, and a USB port. That said, when they’re all sitting next to each other you can see there’s actually a huge difference in size that I wouldn’t have picked up on from looking at their pictures online. The largest by far is this 14 pound giant from BENQ, the $2000 x3000i which is a low latency gaming focused projector with a 4 LED light source with an estimated lifetime of 20,000 hours on high brightness. These are all a newer style of projector designed to be a little more stylish, and not necessarily confined to a home theater space. So lets start out looking at the projectors themselves. But on my channel I can’t just stop there, and if I’M going to drop a big chunk of change on a new piece of tech I need to know which one is the BEST and why, and if you’re here watching this video, that’s probably the kind of person you are too. Right up front let me just say that if you bought any of these 4 projectors I feel confident that you’d be happy with your choice, because all of them are really good, like super impressive. Today on the hookup I’m going to exhaustively test these 4 high end laser and LED smart projectors from BENQ, Anker, XGiMi and Dangbei to figure out which one is best and if any of them are worth buying.
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