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Xiaomi Mi 4K Laser Projector 150
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Xiaomi Mi 4K Laser Projector 150
2021
laser (LED)
Ultra HD 4K
short throw
motorized
Android TV
rear projection
HDR
speakers
Lamp:
Laser-LED, ANSI 1600 lm, service life 25000 h
Panel:
DLP, 0.47", 3840x2160 px
Projection:
from 0.14 m, up to 0.5 m, coefficient 0.233:1
Connection:
HDMI 3
Videos
5
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5
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1
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Samsung The Premiere LPU9D
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Samsung The Premiere LPU9D
2024
laser (LED)
Ultra HD 4K
short throw
motorized
Smart TV
HDR
Wi-Fi
speakers
subwoofer
Lamp:
Laser-LED, ANSI 3200 lm, 2 000 000:1, service life 20000 h
Panel:
3840x2160 px
Projection:
from 0.11 m, up to 0.24 m
Connection:
HDMI 3, Wi-Fi v5
Photos
15
Prices
3
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$5,497.99
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XGIMI Aura 2
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XGIMI Aura 2
2024
laser (LED)
Ultra HD 4K
short throw
motorized
Android TV
HDR
IMAX Enhanced
speakers
Lamp:
Laser-LED, ANSI 2300 lm, 1 000 000:1, service life 20000 h
Panel:
DLP, 0.47", 3840x2160 px
Projection:
from 0.14 m, up to 0.39 m, coefficient 0.177:1
Connection:
HDMI 3
Videos
11
Photos
9
Prices
1
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XGIMI Aura
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XGIMI Aura
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2021
laser (LED)
Ultra HD 4K
short throw
motorized
Android TV
HDR
Wi-Fi
speakers
subwoofer
Lamp:
Laser-LED, ANSI 1800 lm, service life 20000 h
Panel:
DLP, 0.47", 3840x2160 px
Projection:
from 0.11 m, up to 0.44 m, coefficient 0.233:1
Connection:
HDMI 3, Wi-Fi v5
User reviews
1
Videos
13
Photos
6
Prices
1
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Samsung The Premiere LSP7T
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Samsung The Premiere LSP7T
2021
laser (LED)
Ultra HD 4K
short throw
motorized
Smart TV
HDR
Wi-Fi
speakers
subwoofer
Lamp:
Laser-LED, ANSI 2200 lm, 2 000 000:1, service life 20000 h
Panel:
DLP, 3840x2160 px
Projection:
from 0.25 m, up to 0.42 m, coefficient 0.25:1
Connection:
HDMI 3, Wi-Fi v5
Videos
9
Photos
6
Prices
2
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$2,158.62
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$2,199.00
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Samsung The Premiere LPU7D
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Samsung The Premiere LPU7D
2024
laser (LED)
Ultra HD 4K
short throw
motorized
Smart TV
HDR
Wi-Fi
speakers
subwoofer
Lamp:
Laser-LED, ANSI 2400 lm, 2 000 000:1, service life 20000 h
Panel:
3840x2160 px
Projection:
from 0.21 m, up to 0.38 m
Connection:
HDMI 3, Wi-Fi v5
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Samsung The Premiere LSP9T
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Samsung The Premiere LSP9T
2021
laser (LED)
Ultra HD 4K
short throw
motorized
Smart TV
HDR
Wi-Fi
speakers
subwoofer
Lamp:
Laser-LED, ANSI 2200 lm, 2 000 000:1, service life 20000 h
Panel:
DLP, 3840x2160 px
Projection:
from 0.11 m, up to 0.24 m
Connection:
HDMI 3, Wi-Fi v5
Videos
15
Photos
7
Prices
14
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Viewsonic X2000B-4K
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Viewsonic X2000B-4K
2023
laser (LED)
Ultra HD 4K
short throw
motorized
Smart TV
rear projection
Wi-Fi
speakers
subwoofer
Lamp:
Laser-LED, ANSI 2000 lm, 3 000 000:1, service life 20000 h
Panel:
DLP, 0.47", 3840x2160 px
Projection:
from 0.08 m, up to 0.52 m, coefficient 0.22:1
Connection:
HDMI 2, Wi-Fi v5
Videos
3
Photos
23
Prices
4
Price from
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LG HU715QW
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LG HU715QW
2022
laser (LED)
Ultra HD 4K
short throw
motorized
Smart TV
HDR
Wi-Fi
speakers
subwoofer
Lamp:
Laser-LED, ANSI 2500 lm, 2 000 000:1, service life 20000 h
Panel:
3840x2160 px
Projection:
from 0.43 m, up to 0.63 m, coefficient 0.22:1
Connection:
HDMI 3
Videos
7
Photos
7
Prices
4
Price from
$2,996.00
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$4,679.00
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Epson EB-770F
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Epson EB-770F
2023
Education
laser (LED)
Full HD
short throw
rear projection
Wi-Fi
speakers
Lamp:
Laser-LED, ANSI 4100 lm, 2 500 000:1, service life 20000 h
Panel:
3LCD, 0.62", 1920x1080 px
Projection:
from 0.32 m, up to 0.89 m, coefficient 0.25:1 — 0.35:1
Connection:
VGA, HDMI 3, Wi-Fi v5
Photos
13
Prices
4
Price from
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Hisense Laser TV 100L5F
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Hisense Laser TV 100L5F
2021
laser (LED)
Ultra HD 4K
short throw
Smart TV
HDR
Wi-Fi
speakers
Lamp:
Laser-LED, 1850 lm, service life 25000 h
Panel:
DLP, 3840x2160 px
Projection:
from 0.29 m, up to 0.29 m
Connection:
HDMI 4, Wi-Fi v5
Videos
11
Photos
5
Prices
6
Price from
$1,800.00
up to
$3,650.00
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Hisense Laser TV 100L9H
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Hisense Laser TV 100L9H
2024
laser (LED)
Ultra HD 4K
short throw
motorized
Smart TV
HDR
speakers
Lamp:
Laser-LED, ANSI 2700 lm, service life 25000 h
Panel:
DLP, 0.47", 3840x2160 px
Projection:
from 0.3 m, up to 0.3 m, coefficient 0.25:1
Connection:
HDMI 3
Photos
7
Prices
2
Price from
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up to
$4,497.00
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LG CineBeam Premium HU915QE
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LG CineBeam Premium HU915QE
2024
CineBeam Premium (premium series)
Ultra HD 4K
short throw
Smart TV
rear projection
HDR
Wi-Fi
speakers
Lamp:
LED, ANSI 3700 lm, 2 000 000:1, service life 20000 h
Panel:
DLP, 3840x2160 px
Projection:
from 0.4 m, up to 0.53 m, coefficient 0.19:1
Connection:
HDMI 4, Wi-Fi v5
Videos
4
Photos
12
Prices
3
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Hisense PX1-PRO
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Hisense PX1-PRO
2023
laser (LED)
Ultra HD 4K
short throw
motorized
Android TV
HDR
Wi-Fi
speakers
Lamp:
Laser-LED, 2200 lm, 1 000 000:1, service life 25000 h
Panel:
DLP, 0.47", 3840x2160 px
Projection:
from 0.27 m, up to 0.49 m, coefficient 0.25:1
Connection:
HDMI 2
Videos
15
Photos
3
Prices
2
Price from
$1,895.00
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$2,663.00
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Hisense PX2-PRO
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Hisense PX2-PRO
2024
laser (LED)
Ultra HD 4K
short throw
Smart TV
HDR
Wi-Fi
speakers
Lamp:
Laser-LED, 2400 lm, 2 000 000:1, service life 25000 h
Panel:
DLP, 0.47", 3840x2160 px
Projection:
from 0.27 m, up to 0.49 m, coefficient 0.25:1
Connection:
HDMI 3, Wi-Fi v5
Videos
12
Photos
11
Prices
1
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Epson EH-LS800
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Epson EH-LS800
2023
Home Cinema
laser (LED)
Ultra HD 4K
short throw
Android TV
rear projection
HDR
Wi-Fi
speakers
Lamp:
Laser-LED, 4000 lm, 2 500 000:1, service life 20000 h
Panel:
3LCD, 0.62", 3840x2160 px
Projection:
from 0.3 m, up to 0.5 m, coefficient 0.16:1 – 0.4:1
Connection:
HDMI 3, Wi-Fi v5
Videos
7
Photos
12
Prices
1
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Epson EB-770Fi
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Epson EB-770Fi
2024
Education
laser (LED)
Full HD
short throw
rear projection
Wi-Fi
speakers
Lamp:
Laser-LED, ANSI 4100 lm, 2 500 000:1, service life 20000 h
Panel:
3LCD, 0.62", 1920x1080 px
Projection:
from 0.32 m, up to 0.62 m, coefficient 0.25:1 — 0.35:1
Connection:
VGA, HDMI 3, Wi-Fi v5
Videos
2
Photos
11
Prices
2
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Optoma CinemaX P2
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Optoma CinemaX P2
2021
Home
laser (LED)
Ultra HD 4K
short throw
motorized
Smart TV
rear projection
HDR
Wi-Fi
speakers
Lamp:
Laser-LED, ANSI 3000 lm, 2 000 000:1, service life 30000 h
Panel:
DLP, 3840x2160 px
Projection:
from 0.47 m, up to 0.66 m, coefficient 0.25:1
Connection:
HDMI 3
Videos
10
Photos
7
Prices
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$4,599.00
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Optoma W340UST
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Optoma W340UST
2024
Business/Education
short throw
rear projection
speakers
Lamp:
UHP, ANSI 4000 lm, 22 000:1, service life 4000 h
Panel:
DLP, 1280x800 px
Projection:
from 0.49 m, up to 0.66 m, coefficient 0.27:1
Connection:
VGA, HDMI 2
Photos
7
Prices
1
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HP BP5000
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HP BP5000
2024
laser (LED)
Ultra HD 4K
short throw
Smart TV
HDR
Wi-Fi
speakers
subwoofer
Lamp:
Laser-LED, 6000 lm, ANSI 2500 lm, 50 000:1, service life 25000 h
Panel:
DLP, 3840x2160 px
Projection:
from 0.13 m, up to 0.33 m, coefficient 0.23:1
Connection:
HDMI 2, Wi-Fi v5
Videos
3
Photos
9
Prices
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Viewsonic X2000L-4K
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Viewsonic X2000L-4K
2023
laser (LED)
Ultra HD 4K
short throw
Smart TV
rear projection
HDR
Wi-Fi
speakers
subwoofer
Lamp:
Laser-LED, ANSI 2000 lm, 3 000 000:1, service life 20000 h
Panel:
DLP, 0.47", 3840x2160 px
Projection:
from 0.08 m, up to 0.52 m, coefficient 0.22:1
Connection:
HDMI 2, Wi-Fi v5
Videos
1
Photos
22
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Epson EpiqVision Ultra LS800
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Epson EpiqVision Ultra LS800
2023
EpiqVision
laser (LED)
Full HD
short throw
Android TV
HDR
Wi-Fi
speakers
subwoofer
Lamp:
Laser-LED, 4000 lm, 2 500 000:1, service life 20000 h
Panel:
3LCD, 0.62", 1920x1080 px
Projection:
from 0.28 m, up to 0.54 m, coefficient 0.16:1 – 0.4:1
Connection:
HDMI 3, Wi-Fi v5
Videos
7
Photos
29
Prices
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Epson EpiqVision Ultra LS650
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Epson EpiqVision Ultra LS650
2023
EpiqVision
laser (LED)
Full HD
short throw
Android TV
HDR
Wi-Fi
speakers
subwoofer
Lamp:
Laser-LED, ANSI 3600 lm, 2 500 000:1, service life 20000 h
Panel:
3LCD, 0.62", 1920x1080 px
Projection:
from 0.32 m, up to 0.7 m, coefficient 0.26 — 0.41:1
Connection:
HDMI 2, Wi-Fi v5
Videos
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Photos
13
Prices
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Colour:
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Epson EpiqVision Ultra LS300
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Epson EpiqVision Ultra LS300
2023
EpiqVision
laser (LED)
Full HD
short throw
Android TV
HDR
Wi-Fi
speakers
subwoofer
Lamp:
Laser-LED, ANSI 3600 lm, 1 500 000:1, service life 20000 h
Panel:
3LCD, 0.61", 1920x1080 px
Projection:
from 0.35 m, up to 0.7 m, coefficient 0.27:1
Connection:
HDMI 2, Wi-Fi v5
Videos
4
Photos
13
Prices
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1001 – 2000
2001 – 3000 lm
3001 – 4000 lm
4001 – 5000 lm
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1 – 1.4 m
≥ 1.5 m
Max. throw distance
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3.1 – 5 m
5.1 – 10 m
10.1 – 15 m
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Min. throw ratio (:1)
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50 – 59"
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150 – 199"
200 – 299"
300 – 399"
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Size
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0.61 – 0.7"
> 0.7"
Focus
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Operating system
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Smart TV (Android AOSP)
Android TV
Features
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IMAX Enhanced
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3.5 mm output (mini-Jack)
optical output
microphone
Management port
COM
USB (slave)
LAN (RJ45)
HDBaseT
3D Sync
Lamp life
≤ 2500 h
2501 – 5000 h
5001 – 7500 h
7501 – 10 000 h
> 10 000 h
Noise level
≤ 26 dB
27 – 28 dB
29 – 30 dB
31 – 32 dB
33 – 34 dB
> 34 dB
Weight (portable)
< 500 g
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