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Choosing The Ideal Projector Screen

4. November 2022

by Ana Carneiro projectors

Choosing The Ideal Projector Screen

By XGIMI Tech – 2023-11

A projector screen is any surface onto which a projector can cast images. The screen on which you intend to watch your projected content is a vital part of the entire setup, as it can ultimately determine the quality of your experience.

Generally, projector screens (curtains) are ideal for indoor and, mostly, outdoor projector use. Screens are also a common accompaniment of projector setups. Another common projecting surface is a wall— usually smooth plain-white surfaces.

Also, there are other do-it-yourself projector screen solutions. Some have been known to use a clean sheet as a projector screen, although the downside is that it may take longer to set up, as you would need to find a way to hang it to avoid folds, movements, and wrinkles. The bodies of vans have been used by people on outdoor camping trips, or on movie nights in the backyard. Projector paint also lets you turn most surfaces into a projector screen, and the upsides are numerous. You can apply the paint on blank surfaces, and they give an excellent viewing quality just like a projector screen. The downside is that they ultimately cost just as much to buy and take longer to set up.

Other custom projector screen options include wrapping papers, window blinds, and even a wardrobe. These options largely cost less to set up than projector screens, but the latter deliver a better viewing experience most of the time. The most common options remain a projector screen (curtain) and a plain colored wall.

Projector Screen (Curtain)

Choosing A Suitable Wall

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Conclusion

Projector Screen (Curtain)

Curtains rank as the most common projecting surfaces today. They are best suited to outdoor projectors, which usually have lower brightness than home projectors, and would lose most of their display quality if projected onto a wall. Projector screens reflect color better in these circumstances (outdoor, in areas where you do not have absolute light control) and will give you better viewing quality than a wall.

Screen (Curtain) Vs. Wall— Why You Should Use A Screen

Screens have a stronger case than walls as far as ideal projecting surfaces are concerned. For starters, projector screens reflect color better than plain painted walls. You get a more detailed and lifelike color display when you project onto a screen— clearer, sharper, and more accurate. Image texture, sharpness, and detail will most likely be sacrificed if you project onto a wall instead.

Projector screen colors are of two popular varieties— plain white or gray. White screens are more common compared to their gray-colored counterparts, as they are more readily available. White is regarded as the best wall color for projectors. In enclosures where you can achieve absolute light control, i.e., where there is a single and common light source without interference, white screens perform better than gray ones. In viewing rooms or setups that are not entirely dark, gray screens boost contrast on digital projectors and absorb ambient light, which hits it better than a white screen. However, if you project on gray screens, you may experience less vivid pictures, darker whites, and even blacker blacks.

Another aspect where screens have the upper hand over walls as projecting surfaces is brightness. Projector brightness generally determines the image brightness, and home projectors are known to have brighter outputs than outdoor projectors. Yet, the quality of the projecting surface also affects the image brightness. White and gray screens, which are the most readily available for purchase, greatly reduce image brightness depreciation, compared to a wall.

Projector Screen (Curtain) Mini Buying Guide

There are a handful of important factors you need to mull over before you buy a projector screen, and each one is as important as the next if you hope to have an excellent viewing experience.

Budget: The prices of projector screens vary based on several factors like brand name, projector screen material, framework (e.g., tabletop projector screen), and screen size. Higher-priced screens tend to give better quality, yet, price does not always equate to value. Most home cinema screens cost between $400 to $4000.

Projecting Location: If you intend to use the screen with a portable projector for camping trips, you should settle for floor standing or floor-mounted screens, or retractable projector screens that can be stored easily. If the setup is meant to be indoors, ceiling-mounted projector screens or floor-standing screens are ideal.

Size: Projector screens are of different sizes, and your choice of the screen will depend on the intended activity. For small spaces like a living room or a private cinema setup, screen sizes between 100 inches to 150 inches should be ideal. If you have a larger venue and audience, bigger screen sizes (150+ inches) would give a better viewing experience.

Screen Material: Projector screens are made of different materials, some are more convenient to store than others, and they all have varying reflective capabilities. The best projector screens are made from vinyl or spandex. High-grade plastic, polyester fabric, canvas, PVC, rubber, and fiberglass are other materials used to produce projector screens.

Storage Convenience: You should also consider if the projector screen is convenient for storage. However, if you choose a curtain that can be rolled up, it may result in the formation of curls and wrinkles on the screen.

Common Types Of Projector Screens

There are two main types of projector screens available— fixed frame and retractable projector screens.

Fixed frame screens are usually mounted on the wall, and stationary. These types of projector screens are common in home theater settings. For ultra-short-throw projectors, fixed frame screens are highly recommended.

Retractable projector screens can be folded up or down like window blinds when not in use. Retractable projector screens are either ceiling mount screens, which retract upwards, or floor-mounted screens, which retract downwards.

Projector Screen Materials

Typical projector screens can be made with blackout material, plastic, or fabric. Blackout material maintains a good balance between contrast and high fidelity color. On the other hand, plastic is difficult to fatigue, especially the white ones, while the fabric material is easy to wash and maintain.

Four Steps To Choosing A Projector Screen

Determine the screen size. Consider the size of the room, the number of people that make up the audience, and the setting— larger screen sizes for larger venues.

Choose the aspect ratio— 16:9 is the standard for home theaters, while 16:10 is widescreen.

Choose the screen material.

Pick the screen type— whether ceiling-mounted, floor-mounted, or tabletop screen.

Choosing A Suitable Wall

Projecting onto walls has notable downsides. Image quality and image brightness will be adversely affected if you choose a wall over a screen, but using a wall is ultimately cheaper, easier to set up, and is a go-to option if you want to set up as quickly as possible.

Yet, not all walls are suitable for projecting onto. If a wall isn’t smooth, you will see tiny shadows here and there on the projected image. Hence, the wall you intend to use must be as smooth as possible. If you already have your home decor all done, look for the most suitable space on your walls. Plain walls should suffice, and some people also paint the wall space. Regular white paint is suitable and cost-effective. You can also use projector paint for the walls, although it is costly. Projector-painted walls reflect light more accurately and efficiently, almost as good as a standard projector screen.

It would help your line of vision and concentration if you had a frame around the painted area, separating it from the rest of the wall, something akin to borders.

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XGIMI AURA:

This 4K ultra-short-throw laser projector delivers laser-powered UST projection. XGIMI AURA comes with 4K UHD resolution, 1800 ISO Lumens for image brightness, X-VUE 2.0 image engine, 60Hz motion compensation technology (MEMC), Harman Kardon speakers, and 20,000 hours laser lifespan. XGIMI AURA is most suitable for large room spaces as it projects a 120″ image from 11.7″ away.

XGIMI HORIZON Pro:

The XGIMI HORIZON Pro is a 4K long throw home projector fitted with 1500 ISO Lumens, ISA technology— for auto keystone correction, auto obstacle avoidance, autofocus, and intelligent screen alignment— 4K UHD display, 8W Harman Kardon speakers, X-VUE 2.0 image engine and MEMC technology. HORIZON Pro’s 1500 ISO Lumens brightness ensures excellent image color and less interference from ambient light.

XGIMI Halo+:

This XGIMI 1080p portable projector is fitted with ISA technology, an FHD display, smart screen adaptation technology, 700 ISO Lumens for excellent image brightness and color, X-VUE 2.0 image engine, MEMC technology, and sound from Harman Kardon. XGIMI Halo+ is an excellent choice if you need a portable projector for camping as it is small, easy to move around, suitable for setups in small spaces, and features high ISO lumens.

Conclusion

Projector screens or walls are good projecting surfaces, each with its distinct advantages and drawbacks. Standard projector screens (curtains) are ideal options, especially in outdoor setups, and generally give the best viewing experience. They can be rather expensive if you are on a low budget, and setup may take some time.

Walls come cheap, especially if you choose not to use the projector paint option. Using a wall as a projecting surface is fairly easy to set up, and takes no time at all, compared to regular projector screens. However, walls do not produce excellent projected images when compared to screens, due to their texture.

Whether you choose to use screens, walls, or DIY alternatives, the quality of your projector still has the most significant impact on the overall viewing experience. XGIMI AURA is highly recommended for short-throw projection onto walls, XGIMI HORIZON Pro is a highly recommended long-throw home projector option, while the XGIMI Halo+ is a portable projector suited for camping trips, is easy to move around, and gives a pleasant viewing experience all-round.

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How X-VUE 2.0 Provides Unparalleled Visual Clarity

14. Juli 2022

by Ana Carneiro projectors

How X-VUE 2.0 Provides Unparalleled Visual Clarity

By XGIMI Tech – 2023-11

Simply put, XGIMI’s X-VUE 2.0 image engine is the power behind its phenomenal color and visual clarity. This incredible technology helps keep all dynamic content incredibly clear and smooth while delivering lifelike colors that seem to jump off the screen. In this article, you’ll learn all about X-VUE 2.0 and why it is necessary to achieve the ultimate viewing experience.

What is X-VUE？

Enhanced Clarity

Revivification (True Color Restoration)

Ultra de-noise (Exceptional Noise Reduction)

Conclusion

What is X-VUE？

X-VUE image quality engine is a big-screen picture quality processing expert. The X-VUE image quality engine technology was developed for 5 years and includes 3 systems and 11 technologies that can enhance the image effect from clarity, color, and noise reduction to provide users with an immersive image quality experience.

Enhanced clarity

Every image is clear and smooth. The X-VUE engine improves the smoothness of dynamic images, enhances picture details, and improves picture layering.

The enhanced clarity function can optimize entire images with specific algorithms to bring out more details. The veins of the leaves, the texture on the wings of dragonflies, and even a single strand of hair can be clearly shown after optimization. In our sample comparison, we found that the projector with X-VUE image quality engine showed more details of pet hair, even in the background of relatively complex scenes.

Besides, the enhanced clarity function, which provides targeted optimization of large-screen picture quality, makes the picture smoother, more layered, and more detailed.

In high-speed motion pictures, picture jitter and trailing have greatly impacts the immersive movie-watching experience. The clarity enhancement system can calculate the screen change between two frames, automatically generate intermediate frames, and fill the screen gap in the motion state by interpolating frames. This solves jitter and trailing issues for high dynamic images and significantly improves the smoothness and clarity of images in motion.

Revivification (True Color Restoration)

Restores true-to-life imagery by unifying the color temperature standard, optimizing different colors for different objects, and correcting the skin color of faces.

To please the user’s eye, the major projector brands have their own color-tuning tendencies. However, color separation and realistic restoration is still in the same general direction. However, there are subtle differences in color performance due to different batches of optical machines, such as the yellow, green, and violet-like colors of the optical machine itself, which can be off. The X-VUE picture quality engine, on the other hand, allows the picture to be colorful and layered without distortion.

At the same time, it identifies different objects in the picture through intelligent algorithms and optimizes and enhances the colors of different objects in the picture independently. The revivification function can identify different colors such as red tomatoes, green vegetables, and orange pumpkins. Although the three objects have different color performances, the X-VUE picture quality engine can make different color tones for these three different objects. Thus, the color of each object is closer to the actual color while not affecting the color of other objects.

Not only that, but X-VUE can also make targeted adjustments to the skin tones of people in the picture. With the X-VUE image quality engine, the people in the picture are clearly getting more details. There is no overexposure in the brighter areas of the image, and it is well layered and rich in detail.

Ultra de-noise (Exceptional Noise Reduction)

A clearer picture. Improves picture clarity, text sharpness, and image smoothness.

Finally, noise can be a topic that all display devices cannot avoid. And as the size of the projected image increases exponentially, noise is more noticeable to the viewer. The X-VUE image quality engine technology combines a number of noise reduction technologies to provide different noise reduction algorithms for different screens, intelligently suppressing the noise in the screen while retaining much of the picture detail.

And when we watch the original imported movie, the noise around the subtitles is very easy to produce. The addition of a huge screen in the projection, often more easily noticed by the viewer, looks like a heavy shadow general. The pure noise reduction can be processed by the unique noise reduction technology specifically for this kind of noise, so that the subtitles in the film display more clear and three-dimensional.

Conclusion

With X-VUE 2.0, you get a significant boost in clarity and color detail, leaving your display ultra-clear and filled with lifelike visuals. Undoubtedly, this is captivating enough to immerse you in your favorite entertainment content with ease. Do yourself a favor, and experience movies and TV shows the way the creators envisioned.

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Why MEMC Technology Is A Must-Have For Your Projector?

13. Juli 2022

by Ana Carneiro projectors

Why MEMC Technology Is A Must-Have For Your Projector?

By XGIMI Tech – 2023-11

Motion Estimation, Motion Compensation, or MEMC technology has been widely used in TVs and projectors for some time now. Popular XGIMI models like, Halo+, the Horizon Series, and Elfin feature 60Hz motion compensation, which helps deliver a display with incredibly low image blur, ensuring you won’t miss a moment of your action movie or sports game.

In this article, you will learn all about MEMC technology, how it works, and why you need it for your projector.

What Is MEMC?

Why Do We Need MEMC Motion Compensation?

What Are The Main Differences Between The Various MEMC Motion Compensations?

Conclusion

What Is MEMC?

MEMC is a must. Using smaller screens via smartphones, iPads, or TVs to catch up on dramas, it was difficult to notice the frame-dragging that occurred when images at 24fps shift rapidly. However, with a projection of up to 100 inches, the shaky blur experienced in films such as Fast and Furious can easily be seen as cars speed by. This is why, with any home projector, MEMC motion compensation should be standard. Thanks to intelligent frame insertion, any content playing at a high frame rate of 24fps will do so smoothly, thus ensuring a better viewing experience.

Why Do We Need MEMC Motion Compensation?

MEMC motion compensation is one of the most advanced display enhancement features for the naked eye. So why do we need it? There are two main reasons.

1) Makes videos smoother
In life, one sees continuous and uninterrupted object movement. However, in videos, only 24 frames display per second or 24 instants, as we often say, leaving the rest of the movement unknown. When watching a movie and the object movement is fast onscreen, we sometimes realize that the image is not smooth. MEMC motion compensation improves the video frame rate and retrieves that «unknown» object movement that would otherwise lead to image blur.

2) Makes videos clearer
Current TVs are still dominated by LCD screens. Those LCD screens have long holding times and slow response speed, which leads to distortion and deviation when the picture changes quickly. When inputting and outputting, objects with more details on the surface of the picture will appear blurry as a whole, while objects with a flat surface will have delayed motion edges. MEMC motion compensation can increase the sampling rate of the raw data, shortening the duration of each frame on the human visual system, thus reducing the drag.

What Are The Main Differences Between The Various MEMC Motion Compensations?

The MEMC motion compensation function has long been available for TVs. For some unknown reason, the technology disappeared from Chinese TVs for a while. However with, smartphone giants like Huawei and OnePlus releasing their TV products, the MEMC motion compensation function has reappeared. Still, the efficiency of this smart feature varies from TV to TV. So let’s discuss the components of MEMC motion compensation.

1) Frame Latency
MEMC processing requires multiple frames of information and therefore has a specific latency. Although this millisecond of difference is not noticeable when watching movies, that is not the case when playing video games. Inserting frames makes the video game picture smoother, but with high latency rates, the image will always be half a beat slower, which greatly reduces user engagement and satisfaction.

The XGIMI’s MEMC motion compensation is specifically designed to heighten the gaming experience. With an optional Game Mode, users receive a better balance between the smoothness of the picture and the frame delay.

2) Object motion range
The onscreen object motion is supported by varying MEMCs ranges. Only object motion that is within the supported range can be detected. Calculation errors will occur if object motion is out of range, which ultimately leads to issues such as missing details or ghosting. (Ghosting occurs when an image artifact appears as a trail of pixels behind a moving object, almost like a motion blur that looks like a ghost.)

3) Static screen protection
When we watch TV content, there are often static logos such as station or commercial logos. Inefficient or outdated versions of MEMC technology will misjudge them, causing issues such as ghosting. However, most MEMC technology on the market today does an excellent job of detecting and displaying such logos, reducing the potential of these issues occurring.

4) MEMC accuracy
MEMC technology cannot estimate the motion of infinitely small objects, so its accuracy varies. The higher the accuracy, the smaller the objects detected, and the more accurate the motion compensation will be. MEMC accuracy is an issue that some suppliers ignore when they integrate the technology into their products. XGIMI realized this problem early on. Consequently, we created a Football Mode, which allows our MEMC to interpolate frames more accurately and reduces frame errors when watching sports with smaller objects within the image.

5) Calculation accuracy
MEMC predicts the picture between two frames and inserts the estimated frame to improve the video frame rate and make the image smoother. The operation seems quite simple, but video content is complex and changeable, complicating picture prediction. Consequently, the MEMC calculation accuracy varies from company to company.

Calculating MEMC motion compensation is difficult. Changes in brightness and picture, the complex motion scenes, periodic object movement, object motion at the edge of the screen, and more all affect the accuracy of MEMC calculation.

For example, the change from low frame speed to high frame speed alters the Cadence format of the original signal. Motion compensation must accurately detect the Cadence of the original signal to calculate it quickly and accurately.

For the XGIMI H3, we introduce MOTION TURBO, which detects complex scene changes faster through a new algorithm, allowing the MEMC technology to intervene and calculate faster. This significantly improves the MEMC accuracy.

Conclusion

A 60Hz motion compensation technology (MEMC) is essential to ensuring all fast-paced content is delivered with super-low image blur and latency rates. XGIMI has made it a habit to integrate this technology into most of our models, including Halo+, the Horizon Series, and Elfin. For those who love action movies, sports, or high-graphic videos, strong MEMC technology is a must for incredibly sharp and clear imagery, even in the heat of the action.

You can also learn more about XGIMI’s technology: ISA technology,X-VUE 2.0 image engine.

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How Throw Ratio Helps You Achieve the Ideal Screen Size?

13. Juli 2022

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By XGIMI Tech – 2022-05

Projecting a large enough display at home requires a suitable throw distance between the screen and the projector. So what determines this distance? The short answer is throw ratio.

For a quick reference, the chart below provides various screen sizes with the appropriate throw distance needed to achieve them with an XGIMI projector: product models include HORIZON series, Halo series, MoGo series, and Elfin.

*The screen size varies based on the throw distance

AURA is XGIMI’s first projector to use advanced Ultra Short Throw (UST) technology, delivering breathtaking displays of various sizes without compromising space. Place AURA 29.8cm (11.7″) from any wall and enjoy 120″ of razor-sharp imagery for anything you watch.

Interested in learning more about how projector throw ratios ensure a more immersive home viewing experience? Keep reading!

What is Throw Ratio and Throw Distance?

Throw distance is the distance from the tip of the projector’s lens to the screen.

This distance determines where the projector will sit in your classroom relative to the projection screen. For any given projector, the width of the image (W) relative to the throw distance (D) is known as the throw ratio D/W.

Throw ratio is the relation between the throw distance (the distance between the projector’s lens and the projected image) and the width of the projected image:

Throw Ratio = Throw Distance / Image Width

The throw ratio tells us what image size we can project from a certain distance away. Let’s say you’re setting up an XGIMI projector in your living room that has a throw ratio of 1.2:1, and you’re using a screen 10ft in width. How far away should the projector be positioned from the screen? Let’s do the math and find out!

Take the width of the screen and multiply it by the first number in the throw ratio. So, screen width x throw ratio = throw distance. For the example above, it should look like this: 10ft (screen width) x 1.2 (first number in the throw ratio) = 12ft

According to this equation, if you place your projector 12ft away, the picture will perfectly fit the proportions of the screen with only minor adjustments to the lens’ zoom needed afterward.

For a quick and easy way to determine the appropriate throw distance, feel free to use this calculator provided by Projector Central.

Lumens And ANSI Lumens In Projector

17. Juni 2022

by Ana Carneiro projectors

Lumens And ANSI Lumens In Projector

By XGIMI Tech – 2023-01

Previously, people determine a bulb’s brightness with watts. But in recent times, the lumen is widely used to measure the brightness of light bulbs. Later, as projectors become more and more popular, ANSI lumen occurs. Both lumen and ANSI lumen determine the level of brightness you want or are available.

In this article, you’ll learn what are lumen and ANSI lumen, and how many ANSI lumens you’ll need for your projector.

What Are Lumens And ANSI Lumens

Lumens And ANSI Lumens Measurement

Why Are Lumens important?

How Many Lumens/ANSI Lumens Are Needed For An Indoor And Outdoor Project?

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Conclusion

What Are Lumens And ANSI Lumens

A lumen is a standard unit of luminous flux (also known as brightness) used in physics to describe the luminous flux of a light source. The lumen may be thought of as a measure of the total quantity of visible light emitted from a source in a particular beam or angle. Simply put, lumens are the unit of measurement that shows how strong or intense a light source is.

The ANSI American National Standards Institute (ANSI) lumen is often used to evaluate projector brightness. ANSI lumens are measured using smarter methods that involve many variables. While the measurements are actually much more complicated, you will find that the ANSI Lumens Measurement Method has several elements that help provide a more accurate value.

Lumens And ANSI Lumens Measurement

The mortal eye is sensitive to three wavelength ranges of light, each corresponding to the peak event of retinal photopsin colors red (R 560 nm), green (G 530 nm), and blue (B 430 nm). This is the base for RGB- grounded color videotape systems.

Consider putting the light 0.30 measures down from a flat wall on which we will draw a 0.09 cadence forecourt, this surface emits one lumen per square bottom of illumination.

The equation between ANSI lumens and Lumens: LED Lumens value / 2.4=ANSI lumens.

XGIMI’s projectors use ANSI lumens.

Why Are Lumens important?

Without enough light output, a projector can’t display brilliant pictures. Images will appear muddy and fuzzy if the light output is too low, even if you decrease the lights in the room to compensate.

Look for the ANSI (American National Standards Institute) Lumen rating on a projector’s light to see whether it has the necessary brightness for your needs. It will inform you of the maximum amount of light the projector is capable of producing. Projectors with 1,000 ANSI lumens or more are generally appropriate, although other considerations such as ambient light, screen distance or size, and room size will also influence whether less or more lumens are required.

How Many Lumens/ANSI Lumens Are Needed For An Indoor And Outdoor Project?

When determining how many ANSI lumens to utilize, there are three factors to consider, namely:
• Locations
• Ambient Light
• Screen Size

Locations: Decide where you would like to use your projector. Outdoor projectors often have lower brightness when compared to home projectors. That’s because higher brightness generates more heat, and a larger space for dissipating the heat will be needed, thus making it less portable for a projector.

Ambient Lighting: Ambient light is really one of the most important considerations when purchasing a projector. The amount of natural light entering the room where the projector will be used is called ambient light.

Low Ambient Light Environments: If you’ll be using your projector in a dark room or one with low ambient light, any ANSI lumens rating will suffice. You might choose projectors with low ANSI lumen ratings if you can manage the ambient light in your room using window coverings or by turning off artificial light sources. In low ambient light conditions, projectors with 300 to 600 ANSI lumen ratings will suffice.

Low to Medium Ambient Light Situations: People installing projectors in medium ambient light environments will require models with a greater brightness rating than those listed above. Depending on additional criteria, such as the size of the projected images and the distance between the projection screen and the projector, the brightness of these projectors can range from 600 to 2,000 ANSI lumens.

Medium to High Ambient Light Environments: To project viewable imagery in areas such as auditoriums, public venues, or workplaces with glass windows without shades, projectors with high brightness are required. These areas have a lot of ambient light, thus a projector with a strong light source that can counterbalance the influence of said ambient light is required. For strong ambient light environments, a projector with at least 2,000 ANSI lumens rating may be necessary.

Screen Size: The larger the screen is, the higher the brightness needed. If you prefer a large screen size, ie. 200″, it’s definitely recommended to get a projector with higher ANSI lumens.

To learn more about the number of lumens/ANSI lumens required for a project. The table chart below is some advice for choosing the suitable ANSI lumens for your projector:

Ambient Light	ANSI Lumens
Indoor low ambient light	300-600 ANSI lumens
Indoor medium ambient light	600-1600 ANSI lumens
Indoor high ambient light	1600-2500 ANSI lumens
Outdoor low ambient light (ex. camping in dark woods)	200-500 ANSI lumens
Outdoor medium ambient light (ex. backyard with some street lights)	600-1000 ANSI lumens
Outdoor high ambient light (ex. midday with sunlight)	>1000 ANSI lumens

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Home projector

It’s thrilling to see your favorite film on a large screen in a dimly lit room with your family, friends, or just on your own. For a genuine home theater experience, you’ll need a projector. Here are two home projectors that can provide an excellent immersive viewing experience to you:

XGIMI Horizon Pro

XGIMI HORIZON Pro offers intelligent screen detection that can adjust the size of the image to the size of your screen. It launches in less than 10 seconds.
More features:
● 1500 ISO Lumens, bright enough for medium to high ambient light
● True 4k resolution.
● ISA technology (autofocus, auto keystone correction, obstacle avoidance, and auto screen alignment)
● X-VUE 2.0 Image Engine for sharp image and lifelike colors
● Built-in Android TV™ with over 5000 apps, ie. HBO, Disney+
● Harman Kardon speakers, 2*8W speakers.

XGIMI Elfin

Elfin is a new portable LED projector launched by XGIMI. It is easier and portable to move around because of its small size. It has automatic screen adjustment technology.
More features:
● 600 ISO Lumens, suitable for low to medium ambient light
● 973g, thin and compact, easy to move from one place to another
● 1080p FHD resolution
●ISA technology (autofocus, auto keystone correction, auto obstacle avoidance, and auto screen alignment)
● 26.5ms Game Mode Boost

Outdoor Projectors

Outdoor projectors are great for watching movies in the backyard, when camping, or even on business trips. And below are two that might suit your needs:

Halo+

Halo+ is one of the most brightest and advanced portable projectors, it outshines most portable projectors and is suitable for those with a higher budget.
More features:
● 700 ISO Lumens
● Built-in batteries for 2-4 hours
● 1080p FHD
●ISA technology (autofocus, auto keystone correction, auto obstacle avoidance, and auto screen alignment), 6 seconds setup
● Android TV™

MoGo Pro

MoGo Pro+ is a 1080p Android TV™ portable projector. It is suitable for those with a lower budget.
More features:
● 300 ANSI lumens
● Built-in batteries for about 2 hours
● Autofocus and 40° auto keystone correction
● Voice control with Google assistant
● True 1080p resolution

Simply put, here are some recommendations for different ambient lights:
For low to medium ambient light indoors, such as using in the bedroom, XGIMI Elfin with 600 ISO Lumens is recommended.
For medium to high ambient light indoors, such as using in the living room, XGIMI HORIZON Pro with 1500 ISO Lumens is recommended.
For low ambient light outdoor, such as for camping in the woods, XGIMI MoGo Pro with 300 ANSI lumens and a built-in battery is recommended.
For medium to high ambient light outdoor, such as a backyard with some street lights, XGIMI Halo+ with 700 ISO Lumens and a built-in battery is recommended.

Conclusion

Lumens or ANSI lumens are units of measurement that show how strong or intense a light source is.
The equation between ANSI lumens and Lumens: LED Lumens value / 2.4=ANSI lumens.

Choose the Appropriate Projector Brightness that Suit your Environment

The portable XGIMI Halo+ and MoGo Pro are suitable for outdoor use and easy to move, while the XGIMI HORIZON Pro and Elfin are good for home use. If you are aware of your needs, selecting the proper projector is an easy task.

The best projector for a certain step is determined by its parameters. While a projector’s ANSI Lumens Rating provides useful information about its brightness, there are a number of additional considerations to consider when selecting the optimal projector brightness.

One of the factors affecting image quality is resolution, you can learn more information here.